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Metro Service Sectors as operating units have been discontinued (their various aspects now organized by function -- cf. scheduling, etc.) as of April 2010 while the respective Governance Councils continue to exercise oversight for their respective geographically designated portions of the Metro service area. Background information: http://www.metro.net/board/service_sectors/default.htm Agendas and (in some cases) staff reports: http://www.metro.net/board/mtgsched.htm State Audit Report: http://www.bsa.ca.gov/reports/summary.php?id=420 A three year Service Sector progress report was presented at the July 2005 Metro Board meeting: http://www.metro.net/board/Items/2005/07_July/20050728RBItem39.pdf At the June 21, 2007 Metro Operations Committee meeting a report was made on Service Sector effectiveness: http://Metro.net/board/Items/2007/06_June/20070620OPItem49.pdf Preliminary details of a reconsolidation of most Sector operations was given to the Metro Operations Committee at its November 18, 2009 meeting: http://www.metro.net/board/Items/2009/11_November/20091118OPItem48.pdf Executive Secretary Dana Gabbard's in-depth report on the Feb. 16, 2010 quarterly Metro Sector Governance Council Meet and Confer meeting (published by Streetsblog L.A.) includes details about the logistics of re-consolidation as outlined in remarks by Metro CEO Art Leahy plus his engagement in a lengthy q&a session with the assembled Council members: http://la.streetsblog.org/2010/03/05/a-review-of-the-metro-sector-governance-councils-meet-and-confer/ Metro CEO Arthur Leahy via board box in a memo dated March 10, 2010 informed the agency Board of Directors of the status of what he termed "Governance Council Interim Management Transition": http://libraryarchives.metro.net/DB_Attachments/100310_Gov_Council_InterMgt_Transition.pdf NOTE: Although we list the usual meeting date for each governance council as the relative day of each month, occasionally a council will change its meeting date or location for a single meeting, or "go dark" for a month. We recommend checking the So.CA.TA events calendar before planning to attend a governance council meeting to confirm date and location. Due to the reconsolidation of Metro bus operations' scheduling and planning, the address for all five Councils is now the Metro headquarters building, One Gateway Plaza, 4th Floor, Los Angeles CA 90012-2952. Contact the security guard on the 3rd floor for access. The main telephone number for all five Council offices is now (213) 922-1282 [voice] and (213) 922-1211 [fax]. The executive director for the Councils is Jon Hillmer, (213) 922-6972, hillmerj@metro.net Gateway Cities GOVERNANCE COUNCIL MEMBERS: Cynde Soto (Chair), Wally Shidler (Vice-Chair), Josue Barrios, George Bass, Anne Bayer, Jo Ann Eros-Delgado, Lillie Dobson, Cheri Kelley. Meetings are held on the second Thursday of the month at 2:00pm at the Gas Company Training Center, 9240 Firestone Bl., Downey. This location is served by Metro Lines 115, 127, and 266. The Gateway Cities Governance Council has jurisdiction over Lines 26, 45, 51, 52, 53, 55, 60, 62, 66, 102, 105, 121, 125, 127, 128, 130, 200, 214, 254, 265, 266, 270, 352, 355, 460, 577X, 611, 612, 705, 745, 753 and 760. COMMUNITY RELATIONS MANAGER: Dave Hershenson, (213) 922-1340, hershensond@metro.net San Fernando Valley GOVERNANCE COUNCIL MEMBERS: Richard Arvizu (Chair), Brad Rosenheim (Vice-Chair), Gary Bric, Michael Cano, Jesus Ochoa, Kymberleigh Richards, Steve Veres, Donald Weissman. Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month at 6:30pm at the Marvin Braude Constituent Service Center, 6262 Van Nuys Blvd., Van Nuys. This location is served by Metro Lines 164, 233, 237, 761 and 902. It is also four short blocks from the Van Nuys Orange Line Station. The San Fernando Valley Governance Council has jurisdiction over Lines 90, 91, 92, 94, 96, 150, 152, 154, 155, 156. 158, 161, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 183, 222, 224, 230, 233, 234, 236, 237, 239, 240, 242, 243, 244, 245, 290, 292, 353, 363, 364, 634, 645, 656, 734, 741, 750, 761, 794, the Orange Line (901) and 902. COMMUNITY RELATIONS MANAGER: Wilbur Babb, (213) 922-4955, babbw@metro.net San Gabriel Valley GOVERNANCE COUNCIL MEMBERS: Alex Gonzalez (Chair), Rosie Vasquez (Vice-Chair), Harry Baldwin, Roger Chandler, Bruce Heard, Albert Huang, Stephen Ly, Joseph Mosca, Dave Spence. Meetings are held on the second Monday of the month at 5:00pm at the El Monte City Hall Building East Council Chambers, 11333 Valley Blvd. (temporary meeting location during El Monte Station construction). This location is served by Metro Lines 76, 194, 270 and 487. The San Gabriel Valley Governance Council has jurisdiction over Lines 68, 70, 71, 76, 78, 79, 81, 83, 84, 175, 176, 177, 180, 181, 190, 194, 201, 251, 252, 256, 258, 260, 264, 267, 268, 287, 378, 485, 487, 489, 605, 620, 665, 685, 686, 687, 751, 762, 770, 780 and the Silver Line (910). COMMUNITY RELATIONS MANAGER: Dave Hershenson, (213) 922-1340, hershensond@metro.net South Bay GOVERNANCE COUNCIL MEMBERS: Ralph Franklin (Chair), John Addleman (Vice-Chair), Devon Deming, James Goodhart, Rena Kambara, Lou Mitchell, Robert Pullen-Miles, Don Szerlip, Kim Turner. Meetings are held on the second Friday of the month at 9:30am at the Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald Community Center, 801 E. Carson, Carson. This location is served by Metro Lines 246 and 247. The South Bay Governance Council has jurisdiction over Lines 40, 42, 108, 110, 111, 115, 117, 120, 126, 202, 204, 205, 206, 207, 209, 210, 211, 212, 215, 232, 246, 247, 305, 312, 344, 358, 439, 442, 445, 450X, 550, 607, 608, 625, 626, 710, 711, 715, 740, 754, 757 and the Silver Line (910). COMMUNITY RELATIONS MANAGER: Rich Morallo, (213) 922-1341, morallor@metro.net Westside/Central GOVERNANCE COUNCIL MEMBERS: Catherine Bator (Chair), Joe Stitcher (Vice-Chair), Peter Capone-Newton, Art Ida, Jeffrey Jacobberger, Glenn Rosten, Terri Slimmer, Jerard Wright. Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at 5:00pm at the La Cienega Tennis Center, 325 S. La Cienega Bl., Beverly Hills. This location is served by Metro Lines 20, 28, 105, 705, 720 and 728. The Westside/Central Governance Council has jurisdiction over Lines 2, 4, 10, 14, 16, 20, 28, 30, 33, 35, 37, 38, 48, 217, 218, 220, 302, 316, 335, 534, 603, 704, 714, 720, 728, 730, 733 and 920. COMMUNITY RELATIONS MANAGER: Jody Feerst-Litvak, (213) 922-1240, litvakj@metro.net Lines shown in italics are operated under contract to Metro but controlled by the Council under which they are listed. |