October Service Council meeting agendas have been set, though changes may be made prior to the meeting dates. For a complete listing of dates, times and locations for all five Service Council meetings, click here. For more information about each service council, click on the name of the service council listed below.

All October Council meetings include a report from Metro Service Council Director Jon Hillmer on monthly and year to date statistics on ridership, performance and other measures of Metro service. In addition, each council will receive a Measure J informational presentation, and discuss bus lines included in their region’s Corridor Studies. An article on the various corridor studies each Council is involved with was published last month on The Source. Click here to read the story.

Meeting topics for Service Councils in October, in addition to the Measure J informational presentation, include:

San Fernando Valley (6:30 pm, Wednesday, 10/3) – Swearing in of new San Fernando Valley Representative Kathryn Engle, Update on Van Nuys Corridor, Consideration of Motions regarding Metro Orange Line Enhancements and Study of Proposed Metro Express Service to Westwood, Discussion on Non-Smoking Ordinances Near Bus Stops, Proposed Modifications to Term End Date for Service Council Seats SFV-6 and SFV-9, Review Van Nuys Blvd. Bus Lines 233 and 761 (San Fernando Valley’s Corridor Study lines)

San Gabriel Valley (5 pm, Monday, 10/8) – Update on El Monte Station Opening (Opens to the public on Sunday, October 14), SR-710 Project Status Update, Receive Report on Handling of Customer Complaints Process, Review Garvey Ave. Lines 70, 770 and Line 76 on Valley Blvd (San Gabriel Valley’s Corridor Study lines)

Westside/Central (5 pm, Wednesday, 9/10) – Review Santa Monica Blvd. Bus Lines 4 and 704 (Westside/Central’s Corridor Study lines)

Gateway Cities (2 pm, Thursday, 10/11) – Report on TAP Program Integration, Follow-up on Priority Inventory of Bus Station Park & Ride Lot Cleanliness, Receive Report on Handling of Customer Complaints Process, Review Florence Ave. Lines 211 and 311 (Gateway Cities’ Corridor Study lines)

South Bay (9:30 am, Friday, 10/12) – Receive Report on Handling of Customer Complaints Process, Receive Report Regarding Renaming of Rosa Parks Station to Willowbrook, Receive Report on August 30th Service Council Meet and Confer Meeting, Review Crenshaw Blvd. Lines 210 and 710 (South Bay’s Corridor Study lines)

All service councils welcome and encourage public participation. If you would like to comment at any of the meetings, please fill out a speaker card when you arrive, noting the specific item you are there to address. General comments on issues that aren’t on the agenda are taken as a part of the “public comment” section of the agenda.

If you would like to provide input to a Council but cannot attend a meeting, you can submit your comments in writing through the Service Council web page or send them to servicecouncils@metro.net. If your comments are for a specific council, please make sure to indicate which one you are addressing.