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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 Public Meeting Information

Members

Amanda Begley	Local Govt Public entities (COGs, cities, special jurisdictions)	Organization
	City of LA
Primary	VACANT
Alternate	VACANT
	County of LA
Primary	VACANT
Alternate	VACANT
	Other (Small Cities, etc.)
Primary	Thomas Small	Culver City
Alternate	Wendy Nystrom	Small Cities
	Environment NGOs
	Water Resources
Primary	VACANT
Alternate	VACANT
	Water Quality
Primary	Bruce Reznick	LA Water Group
Alternate	Maggie Gardner	LA Water Group
	Energy
Primary	Sanjiv Gupta	Irepa International, LLC
Alternate	VACANT
	Habitat/Natural Resources
Primary	Amanda Begley	TreePeople
Alternate	Charles Miller	Westwood Greenway
	Climate
Primary	Michael Schneider	Streets for All
Alternate	VACANT
	Materials and Resources
Primary	Bryn Lindblad	Climate Resolve
Alternate	Peter Meng	Civil Earth
	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	Michael Baker International
Alternate	Joe Ablay	ICI Engineering
Primary	Kimberly Colbert	Colbert Environmental Group
Alternate	Patricia Menjivar	Deloitte
	Landscaping & Infrastructure Design
Primary	Charles Favors	CBF XIERSCAPE DESIGNS LLC.
Alternate	VACANT
	Local Labor Unions
Primary	VACANT
Alternate	VACANT
	Public Health
Primary	Luis Rodriguez	California Community Foundation
Alternate	VACANT
	Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)
Primary	Judi Schweitzer	Schweitzer + Associates, Inc.
Alternate	VACANT
	Transportation Business Advisory Council (TBAC)
Primary
Alternate	James Okazaki	TBAC – AA/AEA
	Associated General Contractors (AGC)
Primary	Emily Freund	Brown and Caldwell
Alternate	Mark Kempton	California Infrastructure Delivery Coalition
	Green Building & Services Industry
Primary	Kat Janowicz	3COTECH
Alternate	Ben Stapleton	UCGBC-LA
Alternate	Pavitra Rammohan	3COTECH
Alternate	VACANT
	Real Estate Development
Primary	Cecila Jackson	Stoneridge Development
Alternate	VACANT
	Academic Institution
Primary	Hilda Blanco	USC
Alternate	Mehran Mazari	CalState LA
	VACANT
	Foreign Organization
Primary	Thomas Riebs	AXEL
Alternate	VACANT

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