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May
22,
2003 |
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MTA Board Approves
Governance Council for Gateway Cities Service Sector The MTA Board of
Directors today approved the nominees for Metro Gateway Cities Service
Sector Governance Council. The council will work closely with the service
sector and local community to help govern ongoing bus service improvements
for the Gateway Cities area of Los Angeles. The governance council
is comprised of four community transit consumers and three elected
officials. Community transit consumer members include: Joann Ero-Delgado
of the unincorporated portion of Whittier; Jacqueline Rynerson, a
community activist in the City of Lakewood; Cynde Soto from the City of
Long Beach; and Wally Shidler, a public transit advocate from the Walnut
Park area. The elected officials for the Gateway Cities Governance Council
are: Larry Nelson, Artesia Council Member; Bonnie
Lowenthal, Long Beach City Council Member; and Samuel Pena, Maywood Mayor
Pro Tem. The
purpose of the council is to improve bus service and localize control by
increasing public access to the service sector and ensure responsiveness
to customers. The council will also work with transit planners, local
authorities and transit operators to ensure coordination of service and
will hold public hearings to gain input on proposed changes. Under
the bylaws, governance councils have the authority to change, add, or
delete service in conformance with MTA service standards, policies and
collective bargaining agreements. The
council will be required to conduct regularly scheduled monthly meetings.
These meeting dates will be announced soon. Community-based service
sectors were created last year to localize control of bus operations and
improve the quality of service to MTA transit customers. They are: The
Metro San Fernando Valley Service Sector, The Gateway Cities Service
Sector, The Metro Central/Westside Service Sector, the Metro San Gabriel
Valley Service Sector and the Metro South Bay Service Sector. The Gateway Cities
Service Sector serves 26 cities and unincorporated areas of Southeast Los
Angeles County. |
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