Appointee of the Los Angeles County City Selection Committee, nominated by the Southwest Corridor Subcommittee
Credit: Metro
About James Butts
James Butts has 44 years of public safety and municipal government experience. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business from California State University at LA and a Masters Degree in Business from California Polytechnic University at Pomona. He served 19 years in the Inglewood Police Department rising to the rank of Deputy Chief. In 1991 Butts was appointed to serve as Chief of Police for the City of Santa Monica where he served 15 years and was the first African American and youngest person to earn that rank in Santa Monica. In 2006, he was appointed as an Assistant General Manager of the Los Angeles World Airport system, where he oversaw Public Safety and Counterterrorism. He took LAX to a number 1 security ranking nationwide by the TSA in 2009. On January 11, 2011, James T. Butts, Jr., was elected as the City of Inglewood’s 12th mayor. In less than 5 years his strategic leadership and operational expertise catapulted the City national prominence as home to MSG and the LA Rams. In 2014 Mayor Butts was reelected receiving 83% of the votes cast – the highest margin of victory in Inglewood electoral history.
Board Reports
Board reports acted upon most recently by committees to which James Butts belongs
2024-0914 - 2028 MOBILITY CONCEPT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION REPORT Approved
CONSIDER: A. RECEIVING AND FILING the Mobility Concept Plan (MCP) Implementation Report, and; B. AUTHORIZING the CEO or their designee to amend the FY25 budget, in the amount of $9.67 million, ...
10/23/2024 - APPROVED
2028 Mobility Concept Plan Budget Budgeting California Transportation Commission Capital Project Central Los Angeles subregion City of Los Angeles Funding plan Government funding Government transportation Grant Aid Housing Hubs Karen Bass Metrolink Motion / Motion Response Olympic games Partnerships Plan Program Project San Fernando Valley subregion South Bay Cities subregion Southern California Association Of Governments Strategic planning Transit System Transit buses United States Department Of Transportation Westside Cities subregion2024-0912 - PARIS 2024 LESSONS LEARNED REPORT Received
RECEIVE AND FILE the report on lessons learned by Metro staff that observed public transport for the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.
2024-0913 - RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES AND NEIGHBORHOODS GRANT UPDATE Approved
CONSIDER: A. RECEIVING AND FILING the Reconnecting Communities & Neighborhoods (RCN) grant update, and; B. AUTHORIZE the CEO or their designee to: 1. program $161.8 million for the ...
10/23/2024 - APPROVED
2028 Mobility Concept Plan Budgeting California Environmental Quality Act Federal Transit Administration First/Last Mile Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector Gateway Cities subregion Grant Aid Hubs Metro Bike Hub Metro Bike Share Metro Vision 2028 Plan Multimodal National Environmental Policy Act Of 1969 Olympic games Program Project Strategic planning Travel time Vehicle sharing2024-0995 - A TRANSPORTATION PLAN FOR 2028 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES VENUES MOTION Approved
APPROVE Motion by Hahn, Horvath, Solis, Butts, and Bass, as amended by Horvath and Mitchell that the Board direct the Chief Executive Officer to: A. Update plans with additional information on ...
10/23/2024 - APPROVED
2028 Mobility Concept Plan Central Los Angeles subregion City of Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles Exposition Park Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector Gateway Cities subregion Hilda Solis Holly J. Mitchell James Butts Janice Hahn Karen Bass Lindsey Horvath Long Beach Motion / Motion Response Olympic games Plan San Fernando San Fernando Valley Service Sector San Fernando Valley subregion South Bay Cities subregion Transit System Westside Cities subregionCONSIDER: A. EXTENDING the Transit Service Operation Agreement between METRO and the City of Glendale for the Glendale Beeline Route 3, for a period of one year through June 30, 2024, for an ...
5/25/2023 - APPROVED
Agreements Annual reports Arroyo Verdugo subregion Central Los Angeles subregion City of Los Angeles City of Palos Verdes Peninsula Transportation Authority Glendale Glendale Beeline LADOT Transit Maps Metro Rail A Line Pilot studies Ridership Safety San Fernando Valley Service Sector San Fernando Valley subregion South Bay Cities subregion Strategic planning Westside Cities subregion