City Council

3. NOMINATION OF CANDIDATE FOR THE METRO SAN GABRIEL VALLEY SERVICE\nCOUNCIL – F2M24-16, M2M24-197\nBy letter dated October 16, 2024, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation\nAuthority (Metro) informed the City that one of the current San Gabriel Valley Service\nCouncil members, City of San Gabriel Councilmember John Harrington, will be ending his\nterm in December, 2024. The current term of the Metro Service Council seat held by\nCouncilmember Harrington will end on June 30, 2026. Metro is requesting that the Cities\nof Alhambra, San Gabriel, San Marino, and South Pasadena submit a nomination for a\nreplacement candidate to fill the seat for the remainder of the July 1, 2023 through June\n30, 2026 term as soon as possible so as to maintain a fully appointed San Gabriel Valley\nService Council. To submit a nomination for a replacement candidate, upon agreement,\nany one of the four cities can submit a letter nominating a candidate to this seat, confirming\nthat there is concurrence of all four cities. Metro’s Service Councils make decisions about\nbus routes and schedules for Metro bus lines operating in their region. Service Council\nMembers may serve more than one three-year term. City staff reached out to the other\ncities eligible to nominate candidates for the San Gabriel Valley Service Council (San\nGabriel, San Marino and South Pasadena) and no other nominees have been provided\nas of the time the staff report was prepared.\nRecommended Action: City Council select a Councilmember or another resident of\nthe City for nomination to Metro’s San Gabriel Valley Service Council; direct the City Clerk\nto submit the selected individual’s name to Metro for consideration for appointment by the\nMetro Board; and, direct staff to undertake any further actions necessary to facilitate the\nnomination of the selected candidate for Metro’s San Gabriel Valley Service Council.\n(M2M24-197)