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
- May 8, 2020
- March 13, 2020
- January 10, 2020
- November 15, 2019
- September 13, 2019
- July 12, 2019
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 | VACANT | |
| Alternate | Roy Thun | SuRF |
| Water Quality | ||
| Primary | VACANT | |
| Alternate | VACANT | |
| Energy | ||
| Primary | VACANT | |
| Alternate | VACANT | |
| Habitat/Natural Resources | ||
| Primary | Miguel Ramos | The Nature Conservancy |
| Alternate | VACANT | |
| Climate | ||
| Primary | David Diaz | Active SGV |
| Alternate | VACANT | |
| 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 | VACANT | |
| 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 | VACANT | |
| Public Health | ||
| Primary | VACANT | |
| Alternate | VACANT | |
| Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) | ||
| Primary | VACANT | |
| Alternate | VACANT | |
| 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 | VACANT | |
| Academic Institution | ||
| Primary | Hilda Blanco | USC |
| Alternate | Mehran Mazari | CalState LA |
| Foreign Organization | ||
| Foreign Entities | ||
| Primary | VACANT | |
| Alternate | VACANT |