The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority Board of Directors unanimously reelected Claremont City Council member Ed Reece and Glendora City Council member Mendell Thompson as board chair and vice chair, respectively, on February 13. Reece will serve as board chair for a third year running while Thompson will be in his second year as vice chair.

“The re-election of Chair Reece and Vice Chair Thompson comes during a critical time at the Construction Authority, as the agency oversees the transition of the recently completed 9.1-mile, four-station project segment from Glendora to Pomona to [Los Angeles] Metro for passenger service, as well as continues the process to hire a design-build contractor to build the final 3.2-mile, two-station project segment to Claremont and Montclair,” read a news release.

The board also includes Pomona Mayor and Metro board member Tim Sandoval, La Verne Mayor Tim Hepburn, Montclair Mayor John Dutrey, Pasadena City Council member Gene Masuda, South Pasadena representative and attorney Daniel Evans, and California Department of Transportation District 7 Deputy Director of Planning Marlon Regisford.

Reece and Thompson have served on the construction authority board for four years and previously on the project’s Joint Powers Authority board.