DEPARTMENT: Office of the City Clerk
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Leticia M. Vacek (OCC)
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Consideration of Applicants to the VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority (5 slots)
SUMMARY:
The thirteen applicants selected by the Governance City Council Committee will be interviewed for the VIA Metropolitan Transit Authority Board of Trustees on April 4, 2018. The Committee will recommend five (5) applicants to fill the available slots.
|
First |
MI |
Last |
Suf |
New/Reappt |
CD |
|
Lester |
W. |
Bryant |
|
Reappointment |
2 |
|
Robert |
L. |
Comeaux |
|
Reappointment |
9 |
|
Steven |
B. |
Hussain |
|
Reappointment |
2 |
|
Patricia |
Y. |
Rodriguez |
|
Reappointment |
9 |
|
Ryan |
V. |
Cox |
|
Appointment |
1 |
|
Brian |
|
Dillard |
|
Appointment |
2 |
|
Roland |
F. |
Gonzales |
|
Appointment |
8 |
|
Ezra |
|
Johnson |
|
Appointment |
10 |
|
Amanda |
|
Merck |
|
Appointment |
3 |
|
Jason |
|
Rodriguez |
|
Appointment |
1 |
|
Sonia |
|
Rodriguez |
|
Appointment |
8 |
|
Francisco |
|
Sanchez |
Jr. |
Appointment |
4 |
|
Judy |
H. |
Trevino |
|
Appointment |
8 |
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
VIA manages and operates the Metropolitan Transit Authority within Bexar County, Texas. VIA is governed by a Board of Trustees with eleven appointees, five (5) of which are appointed by the San Antonio City Council. Board members are appointed to staggered two-year terms and may serve up to four terms. There are currently four (4) slots available for members whose terms have expired. One (1) additional slot is vacant due to the resignation of Carl A. Morgan.
Three (3) slots are for the remainder of unexpired terms of office to expire December 31, 2018. Two (2) slots are for the remainder of unexpired terms of office to expire December 31, 2019.
ISSUE:
Board appointments require full City Council approval.
ALTERNATIVES:
The Committee may reject all applicants and restart the application process; however, this will leave the VIA Board of Trustees without full representation.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact.
RECOMMENDATION:
The Office of the City Clerk will forward the five (5) selected applicants to the full City Council for approval on April 19, 2018.