The mission of the Metro’s Sustainability Council is to improve sustainability efforts by developing targets, metrics and strategies to assist Metro in achieving stated sustainability program goals.
The objectives of the Sustainability Council are as follows:
- To advise in the development of Metro’s sustainability goals, established targets and performance measures, and assist in the tracking and reporting on a quarterly as outlined in Motion 57’s four major categories: 1) Climate Change & Resiliency, 2) Energy, 3) Solid Waste & Recycling, and 4) Water;
- Improve understanding of our constituents and stakeholders of the sustainability-related efforts and opportunities at LA Metro; and
- To provide input on the following priorities for FY19: 1) Climate Action and Adaptation Plan, 2) Green Procurement Policy and 3) Resiliency Framework. Sustainability Council's Meeting ARC
| Environmental NGO’s |
| Air Quality |
| Alternate |
| NGO Equity |
| Social, Environment Injustice |
| Alternate |
| Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) |
| Primary |
| Green Building and Services Industry |
| Alternate |
| Real Estate Development |
| Primary |
| Foreign Organizations |
| Foreign Entities |
| Alternate |
Sustainability Council Accomplishments for FY18
- Reviewed, provided comments, and accepted the Regional Advancement Mitigation Plan Report (RAMP) provided by Metro staff.
- Facilitated Earth Day events throughout LA County (i.e. Bureau of Sanitation events). Provided sustainability materials for inner City kids (500) in conjunction with LADWP and the Music Center.
- Engaged International technical companies (Finland, Norway) who were invited to present to the Council that provided sustainability solutions (i.e. virtual Think Tank).
- International Conference on Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI) 2019 Conference – Cris Liban submitted that we co-host this event as part of Council outreach and partnerships.
| Local Govt Public entities (COGs, cities, special jurisdictions) | Organization | |
| City of LA | ||
| Primary | Lauren Faber | City of LA |
| Alternate | Michael Samulon | City of LA |
| County of LA | ||
| Primary | Kristen Torres-Pawling | County of LA |
| Alternate | Rita Kampalath | County of LA |
| Other (Small Cities, etc.) | ||
| Primary | Thomas Small | Small Cities |
| Alternate | Wendy Nystrom | Small Cities |
| Environment NGOs | ||
| Water Resources | ||
| Primary | Caryn Mandelbaum | Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation |
| Alternate | Roy Thun | SuRF |
| Water Quality | ||
| Primary | Bruce Reznik | LA Waterkeeper |
| Alternate | Yarell Sanchez | Watershed Health |
| Energy | ||
| Primary | Michael Kadish | GRID Alternatives |
| Alternate | Michael Swords | LACI |
| Habitat/Natural Resources | ||
| Primary | Miguel Ramos | The Nature Conservancy |
| Alternate | Belinda Faustinos | Nature For All |
| Climate | ||
| Primary | David Diaz | Active SGV |
| Alternate | Cindy Montanez | Tree People |
| Materials and Resources | ||
| Primary | Bryn Lindblad | Climate Resolve |
| Alternate | Peter Meng | CEENGR |
| Air Quality | ||
| Primary | Joel Levin | Plug-In America |
| Alternate | VACANT | |
| NGO Equity | ||
| Social, Environment Injustice (Equity) | ||
| Primary | John Harriel | Morrow-Meadows |
| Alternate | VACANT | |
| Professional Associations (Architects & Engineers) | ||
| Primary | Ghina Yamout | Alta Environmental |
| Alternate | Joe Ablay | ICI Engineering |
| Primary | Patricia Menjivar | Kleinfelder |
| Alternate | Kimberly Colbert | Colbert Group |
| Landscaping & Infrastructure Design | ||
| Primary | Doug Dietrich | Burns and McDonnell |
| Alternate | Charles Favors | CBF XIERSCAPE DESIGNS LLC. |
| Local Labor Unions | ||
| Primary | Jennifer Kropke | IBEW |
| Alternate | Carolyn Hull | LA County Economic Dev Corp |
| Public Health | ||
| Primary | Elizabeth Rhoades | LA County Dept of Public Health |
| Alternate | Jack Sahi | Jack Sahi & Associates |
| Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) | ||
| Primary | VACANT | |
| Alternate | Mark Hunter | |
| Transportation Business Advisory Council (TBAC) | ||
| Primary | Berwyn Salazar | Global ASR |
| Alternate | James Okazaki | TBAC - AA/AEA |
| Associated General Contractors (AGC) | ||
| Primary | Emily Freund | WSP |
| Alternate | Mark Kempton | Kempton Strategies |
| Green Building & Services Industry | ||
| Primary | Salem Afeworki | Value Sustainability |
| Alternate | Pavitra Rammohan | Deep Root Green Infrastructure LLC |
| Primary | Kat Janowicz | 3COTECH |
| Alternate | VACANT | |
| Real Estate Development | ||
| Primary | VACANT | |
| Alternate | Will Wright | AIA Los Angeles |
| Academic Institution | ||
| Primary | Hilda Blanco | USC |
| Alternate | Mehran Mazari | CalState LA |
| Foreign Organization | ||
| Foreign Entities | ||
| Primary | Stephen Cheung | President World Trade Center |
| Alternate | VACANT |