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MANAGEMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
DATE : Apri l 2 1, 20 15
TO: T he Hon orable City Cou nc il
FROM: Bryan Cook , City Manage r
By: Giselle Corella , Exec uti ve Assistant to the City Manager
AGENDA
ITEM 9.8.
SUBJECT: DISCUSSION ON NOMINATING AN ELECTED OFFICIAL FROM THE
EAST CITY CLUSTER OF THE METRO SAN GABRIEL VALLEY
SERVICE COUNCIL TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY AND
THE CITIES OF ARCADIA AND EL MONTE
RECOMMENDATION:
The City Co un ci l is requested by the East City Cluster (i.e., cities of Arcadia , El Monte
an d Temple City) of the Metro San Gabrie l Valley Service Council to:
a) Nominate an elected officia l from the East City Cluster to represent the City of
Temple City and other cities in the East City Cluster of the Metro San Gabriel
V alley Serv ice Council ; and
b) Direct the City Manag e r to coo rdin at e with the cities of Arcadia and El Monte to
submit a lette r nomin ating the elected officia l to be the representative for the East
Ci ty Cluster of the Metro San Gabriel Valley Service Council.
BACKGROUND :
1. In 2002 t he Metro San Gabrie l V a ll ey Service Council (MSGV SC) was formed and
co mprised of five e lected officia ls and four non-e lected officials nomin ated by Los
Angeles Cou nty Supervisors , the San Gabrie l Vall ey Council of Governments
(COG) and c ity clu sters in the San Gabriel Valley .
2 . On June 28 , 2 01 2, Counci lm e mber Juven ito Gomez of the City of El Monte was
appo inted to rep resent the c ities of Arcadia , El Monte, and Temple City in the East
City Cluster of Sa n Gabrie l Vall e y for the MSGVSC .
3. On Ju ly 1 , 2012 , Councilmem ber Gomez's term as a representative for the East
City Coun cil
April 21 , 2015
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City Cluster of MSGVSC began . Councilmember Gomez's term will end June 30 ,
2015 .
4 . On March 6, 2015 , Mayor Ca rl Blum and City Man age r Bryan Cook , received a
letter from Metro inform ing them of th e an nua l appointments to the Metro San
Gabriel Valley Servi ce Counc il.
5. On April 7 , 2015, at the Regular City Council Meeting , the City Counc i l discussed
Councilmember Ju ve nito Go mez of the City of El Monte seeking reappo intment to
the Metro San Gabriel Valley Service Council. The City Council continued the item
to give an opportunity for the other elected officials of the cities of Arcad ia and El
Monte to send letters of interest seeking nomination (s taff report from April 7 ,
2015 is i nclu ded as Attachment "B").
6. On April 10 , 2015 , Mayor Tom Chavez , received a lette r from Councilmember
Roger Chandler of the City of Arcadia informing them of the ann ua l appointments
to the Metro San Gabriel Valley Servi ce Council.
ANALYSIS:
At the Regular City Council Meeti ng on A pri l 7 , 2015 , the City Council discussed giving
other elected offici als in the cities of Templ e City , Arcadia and El Monte the opportunity
to seek nomination to serve as the repre sentative of the East City Cluster for MSGVSC .
Since th e regular City Council Meeting , Councilmember Roger Chandler of the City of
Arcadia ha s s hown interest in representing the East C ity Cluster for the MSGVSC .
Th e nomination process is the first step in appointing an ind ividua l to serve on the
Metro Service Council. City clusters may place their nomination by submitt ing a joint
letter to be received by Metro befo re Apri l 30 , 20 15 . Metro officers will then prepare a
re port requ est ing that th e Metro Board of Directors approve the Ea st City Cl uster
nominee at their June meetin g .
CONCLUSION:
The City Council is req uested to no minate an elected official to represent the City of
Temple City and the oth e r cities of the East City Cluste r of the Metro San Gabriel Valley
Service Council. Upon nomination by th e City Co uncil, the City Manager on behalf of
Temple City wi ll work with the cit ie s of Arcad ia and El Monte to submit a joint
nomination letter to Metro officers .
City Coun ci l
April 21 , 2015
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FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact to the current Fiscal Year (FY) 2014-15 City Budget.
ATTACHMENT:
A. Letter of interest for nomination to the Metro San Gabriel Valley Service Council
B . April 7, 2015 Staff Report
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City of
Arcadia
Office of the
City Council
Jo hn Wu o
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Gary A. Kovacic
Mnyor PtYJ Tem
Tom Beck
Cou 11ciJ Membet·
Roge r C handl er
Council Member
Sho Tay
Council AUmber
240 Wes t Huntington Drive
Post Office Box 6002 1
Are1dia, C A 9 1066-602 1
(626) 574-5403 City H all
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April10 , 2015
Mayor Tom Chavez
City of Temple City
9701 Las Tunas Drive
Temple City , CA 91780
ATTACHMENT "A"
Re : Appointment to Metro San Gabriel Valley Service Council
Dear Mayor Chavez ,
I would li ke to express my interest in the serving on Metro's East
San Gabrie l Valley Service Council during the upcoming July 1,
2015-June 30 , 2018 term . The East San Gabriel Valley Service
Council represents a three-city cluster of Arcadia , El Monte, and
Temple City. I previously served on the Service Coun cil from July
1, 2006 to Apri130, 2012 .
Should you have any questions , please contact my office at 626-
574-5403.
Sincerely,
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Roger Chandler
Arcad ia C ity Council Member
CC : Brian Cook, City Manager of Temple City
Raul Godinez II , City Manager, El Monte
Andre Quintero , Mayor, City of El Monte
ATTACHMENT "8"
MANAGEMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
DATE : April ?, 2015
TO : The Hon orable City Council
FROM: Bryan Coo k, City Manage r
By : Giselle Co re ll a , Executive Assistant to the City Manager
SUBJECT: DISCUSSION ON NOMINATING COUNCILMEMBER JUVENTINO
GOMEZ OF THE CITY OF EL MONTE TO REPRESENT THE CITY OF
TEMPLE CITY AND OTHER CITIES IN THE EAST CITY CLUSTER OF
THE METRO SAN GABRIEL VALLEY SERVICE COUNCIL
RECOMMENDATION:
The City Cou nci l is requ ested by t he East City Cluster (i.e., cities of Arcadia , El Monte
and Temple City) of th e Metro San Gabriel Valley Service Council to :
a) Nom inate Councilmember Juvenito Gomez of the City of El Monte to represent
th e City of Temple City and other c iti es in the East City Cluster of the Metro San
Gab ri e l Valley Service Counc il ; and
b) D irect the City Man ager to coord in ate with the cities of Arcadia and El Monte to
submit a lette r nom inating Co un c ilm ember Juvenito Gomez as the representative
for the East City Cluster of the Metro San Gabrie l Valley Service Council.
BACKGROUND:
1. In 2002 the Metro San Gabriel Vall ey Service Council (MSGVSC) was formed and
comprised of fiv e e lected officials and four non-elected officials nominated by Los
Angeles County Supervisors , th e San Gabrie l V a l ley Counci l of Governments
(COG) and city clusters in the San Gabriel Valley .
2. On Jun e 28, 2 01 2, Counci lmember Juvenito Gomez of the City of El Monte was
appointed to repre sent the cit ies of Arcadia , El Monte, and Temple City in the East
City Cl uster of San Gabriel Valley fo r the MSGVSC.
3. On Ju ly 1, 2012 , Co uncilmembe r Gomez's term as a representa tive for the East
City Council
April 7, 2015
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City Cluster of MSGVSC began. Councilmember Gomez's term will end June 30 ,
2015 .
4 . On March 6 , 2015 , Mayor Carl Blu m a nd City Manager Bryan Cook , re ce ived a
letter from Metro informing them of the annua l appointm e nts to the Metro San
Gab ri e l Valley Service Counci l.
ANALYSIS:
The Metro Service Council was established to advise on the plann ing and
implementation of service within the differen t regio ns of Los Angeles Cou nty (i.e .,
Gateway Ci ti es , San Fernando Vall ey, San Gabriel Valley , South Bay and
Westside/Central); call and cond uct public hearings ; evaluate Metro bus p rograms
related to the se rvi ce area ; rev iew proposed service changes ; ma ke policy
recommendations to the Metro Board ; and participate in quarterly meetings w ith the
Metro Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Deputy CEO and management staff.
Temple City is one of 27 cities represented by MSGVSC and one of the thre e cities
represented by the San Gab rie l Valley East City Cluster (i.e ., Arcadia , El Monte and
Temple City). Having served on MSGVSC since 2012 , Councilmember Gomez is
seeking reappointment.
The nominatio n process is the first step in appointing an individual to serve on the
Metro Service Co uncil. Citi es may place th eir nomination by submitti ng a lette r to be
received by Metro before Apri l 30 , 2015 . Metro officers will then prepare a report
req ue sting that the Metro Board of Directo rs approve th e East City Cluster nom i nee at
their June meeting.
CONCLUSION :
The City Counci l is requ ested by th e East City Cluster of the Metro Sa n Gabriel Valley
Service Council to nomin ate Counci lm ember Juvenito Gomez of the City of El Monte to
represent the City of T emple City and other cities in th e East City Cluster of the Metro
San Gabriel Valley Service Council. Upon nomination by the City Coun ci l , the City
Manager on be half of Temple City will wo rk with the cities of Arcadia and El Monte to
submit a joint nom ination lett er to Metro officers .
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impa ct to the curre nt Fiscal Year (FY) 2014-15 City Budget.
City Council
Apri l 7, 2015
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ATTACHMENT:
A. Letter from Metro o n the Annua l Appointments to Metro San Gabriel Valley
Service Council
Los Angeles County One Gateway Plaza 2 13-92 2 .2000 Tel
Metropolitan Transportation Authority Los Angel es , CA 9001 2-2952 metro. net
Metro
March 6, 201 S
Byran Cook
City Manager, City ofTemple City
9701 Las Tunas Drive
Temple City , CA 91780
ATTACHMENT "A"
Re: Annual Appointments to Metro San Gabriel Valley Service Council
Dear Mr. Cook:
Metro's Service Councils are charged with ma king decisions about bus routes and schedules
for Metro bus lines operating in their region. As such, Service Council Bylaws requ ire that
nominees live , work, or represent in the region they would represent and that they ride public
transit at least on a monthly basis . The San Gabriel Valley Service Council meets on the
second Monday of each month at 5:00p.m. at Metro Division 9 build ing in El Monte .
The terms ofthree ofthe nine pos itions on each of Metro's Serv ice Councils expire on June 30
of each year in accordance with Service Council Bylaws. Service Council Members may serve
more than one three-year term . The term of San Gabriel Valley East City Cluster appointee and
El Monte City Council member, the Honorable Juventino Gomez will exp ire on June 30 of this
year . Counc ilmember Gomez has proved to be an exceptional council member to wor k with
and has represented the East City Cluster of San Gabriel Valley with distinction.
We respectfully request that the East City Cluster of San Gabriel Valley (Arcadia, El Monte , and
Temple City) coordinate with each other and submit a letter nominating either
Council member Gomez or another nominee to serve during the upcoming July 1, 2015-June
30, 2018 term to my office by April 30, 201 5. We will then prepare the report requesting that
the Metro Board of Directors approve the East City Cluster nominee at their June meeting. We
are confident that the East City Cluster of San Gabriel Valley will nominate a highly qualified
and dedicated candidate to serve on Metro's San Gabriel Valley Service Council. Should you
or your staff have any questions, please contact me at hillmerj@metro.net or 213.922.6972.
Sincere~
~~er
Executive Director , Service Planning, Scheduling and Analysis
cc : The Honorable Carl Blum, Mayor, City ofTemple City
Raul Godinez II, City Manager, City of El Monte
Dominic Lazzaretto, City Manager, City of Arcadia
Arthur T. Leahy, Chief Execut ive Officer
The Honorable Andre Quintero, Mayor, City of El Monte
The Honorable John Wuo, Mayor, City of Arcadia
l<imberly Yu, Deputy Chief Operations Officer