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Sustainability Council

The mission of the Metro’s Sustainability Council is to improve sustainability efforts by developing targets, metrics and strategies to assist Metro in achieving stated sustainability program goals.

Objectives

The objectives of the Sustainability Council are as follows:

To advise in the development of Metro’s sustainability goals, established targets and performance measures, and assist in the tracking and reporting on a quarterly as outlined in Motion 57’s four major categories: 1) Climate Change & Resiliency, 2) Energy, 3) Solid Waste & Recycling, and 4) Water;
Improve understanding of our constituents and stakeholders of the sustainability-related efforts and opportunities at LA Metro; and
To provide input on the following priorities for FY19: 1) Climate Action and Adaptation Plan, 2) Green Procurement Policy and 3) Resiliency Framework.
Sustainability Council’s Meeting ARC

Members

	Local Govt Public entities (COGs, cities, special jurisdictions)	Organization
	City of LA
Primary	Lauren Faber	City of LA
Alternate	Michael Samulon	City of LA
	County of LA
Primary	Kristen Torres-Pawling	County of LA
Alternate	Rita Kampalath	County of LA
	Other (Small Cities, etc.)
Primary	Thomas Small	Small Cities
Alternate	Wendy Nystrom	Small Cities
	Environment NGOs
	Water Resources
Primary	Roy Thun	SuRF
Alternate	VACANT
	Water Quality
Primary	VACANT
Alternate	VACANT
	Energy
Primary	Sanjiv Gupta	Irepa International, LLC
Alternate	VACANT
	Habitat/Natural Resources
Primary	Luis Rodriguez	TreePeople
Alternate	VACANT
	Climate
Primary	David Diaz	Active SGV
Alternate	Michael Schneider	Streets for All
	Materials and Resources
Primary	Bryn Lindblad	Climate Resolve
Alternate	Peter Meng	CEENGR
	Air Quality
Primary	Joel Levin	Plug-In America
Alternate	VACANT
	NGO Equity
	Social, Environment Justice (Equity)
Primary	Mary McCormick	MBI Media
Alternate	Eli Lipmen	Move LA
	Professional Associations (Architects & Engineers)
Primary	Ghina Yamout	MARRS Services
Alternate	Joe Ablay	ICI Engineering
Primary	Kimberly Colbert	Colbert Group
Alternate	Patricia Menjivar	Kleinfelder
	Landscaping & Infrastructure Design
Primary	Doug Dietrich	Burns and McDonnell
Alternate	Charles Favors	CBF XIERSCAPE DESIGNS LLC.
	Local Labor Unions
Primary	Jennifer Kropke	IBEW
Alternate	VACANT
	Public Health
Primary	VACANT
Alternate	VACANT
	Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
Primary	VACANT
Alternate	VACANT
	Transportation Business Advisory Council (TBAC)
Primary	Berwyn Salazar	Global ASR
Alternate	James Okazaki	TBAC – AA/AEA
	Associated General Contractors (AGC)
Primary	Emily Freund	Flatiron Construction
Alternate	Mark Kempton	Kempton Strategies
	Green Building & Services Industry
Primary	Salem Afeworki	Value Sustainability
Alternate	Pavitra Rammohan	Deep Root Green Infrastructure LLC
Primary	Kat Janowicz	3COTECH
Alternate	Ben Stapleton	UCGBC-LA
	Real Estate Development
Primary	Cecila Jackson	Stoneridge Development
Alternate	Marie Taylor	NAI Capital Commercial
	Academic Institution
Primary	Hilda Blanco	USC
Alternate	Mehran Mazari	CalState LA
	Foreign Organization
	Foreign Entities
Primary	VACANT
Alternate	VACANT

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