ACTA Officials Recognized for Excellence by Public Administrators Group.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 1998--Two Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority (ACTA) officials have been recognized for excellence by the Los Angeles Metropolitan Chapter of the American Society of Public Administration. ACTA Chief Executive Officer Jim Hankla received the chapter's Earl Warren Award, its highest recognition for outstanding contribution to good government. Previous recipients have included Tom Bradley, Ronald Reagan, Sherman Block and Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, a member of the ACTA Governing Board. "I couldn't be more honored and humbled at receiving this prestigious award," Hankla said. A career civil servant, Hankla is retiring Dec. 30 after 11 years as Long Beach city manager. He also served as Los Angeles County Chief Administrative Officer A chief administrative officer (CAO) is responsible for administrative management of private, public or governmental corporations. The CAO is one of the highest ranking members of an organization, managing daily operations and usually reporting directly to the chief executive from 1985 to 1987. Hankla, 58, joined ACTA part-time in August. Also recognized by the American Society of Public Administration was Diane Castano Sallee, who coordinates ACTA's Job Training and Development Program as director of the Los Angeles Mayor's Office of Economic Development. She received the Tom Bradley Award for contributions to affirmative action affirmative action, in the United States, programs to overcome the effects of past societal discrimination by allocating jobs and resources to members of specific groups, such as minorities and women. . "I am deeply honored to receive this award from an organization that represents the outstanding leadership of public servants in government," Sallee said. ACTA, a joint powers authority A Joint Powers Authority (JPA) is an institution permitted under the laws of some states of the USA, whereby two or more public authorities (e.g. local governments, or utility or transport districts) can operate collectively. of the cities and ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, is building a 20-mile railroad cargo expressway between the ports and the transcontinental rail switching yards east of downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or . The project will improve the flow of goods and reduce street traffic congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. by eliminating more than 200 at-grade crossings. |
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