Spring is definitely in the air in Southern California, which means it’s budget season at Metro. All five Metro Service Councils will meet for their regular meetings this month and hear a presentation on FY17 Budget Development from Conan Cheung, Executive Officer, Office of Management and Budget. All Councils will [continue reading]
It’s a good thing February comes with an extra day this leap year, as it’s a very busy month for the Metro Service Councils. All five Councils will hold their regular meetings, as well as host public hearings on the proposed service changes for June 2016. Stay tuned for a [continue reading]
The agenda for Thursday’s meeting is above, including links to Metro staff reports. I encourage you to peruse the agenda as it provides a good look at the many projects and programs at Metro, as well as reports on how taxpayer money is spent. The meeting is scheduled to begin at [continue reading]
With the announcement last week that the NFL’s Rams — and possibly the Chargers — are relocating to the Los Angeles area, here’s an interesting motion that will go before the Metro Board of Directors this month. The motion calls for a task force to study ways to use the [continue reading]
The Metro Board of Directors’ final meeting of the year is Thursday, beginning at 9 a.m. at Metro headquarters adjacent to Union Station. The agenda is above. As usual, the meeting is open to the public. You can listen online here (a link will appear under the ‘audio’ column at far [continue reading]
As this year draws to a close, the Metro Service Councils will turn their attention to next year’s proposed service changes, among other agenda items. All Service Councils will meet in December, and the agendas for all five Service Councils are the same: presentation on Metro’s Transit Service Policy; presentation [continue reading]
The November Metro Service Council agendas and dates are set, but please note the Westside Service Council voted to meet on Tuesday, November 10, to avoid meeting on the Veterans Day holiday. The meeting will be held in the regular location at the regular time, but a day earlier. Parking is [continue reading]
All Service Councils will meet in October, but not to worry, there are no Halloween surprises or scares on any of the agendas. While all the Councils will receive a presentation on the Regional Service Changes scheduled to be implemented in December 2015, none of the service changes are large [continue reading]
School’s back in session for many Los Angeles County students this month, and so are the Metro Service Councils. Four out of the five Service Councils voted to hold meetings this month rather than taking an August recess as the Metro Board of Directors decided to do. Additionally, August marks [continue reading]
Some of the issues tackled by the Metro Board at today’s meeting: •The Board approved a budget of $30 million for a project that will add pedestrian gates on both [continue reading]
