Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Subject
SUBJECT: STREET SAFETY, DATA SHARING AND COLLABORATION PROGRAM
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to award a two-year firm, fixed price Contract No. PS120787000, to Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for the Street Safety, Data Sharing, and Collaboration Action Plan in the amount of $1,108,043, subject to resolution of properly submitted protest(s), if any.
Issue
ISSUE
Staff is seeking the Board's approval of a contract award to implement Metro's Street Safety, Data Sharing, and Collaboration Action Plan and support street safety efforts. This work will include the development of two annual progress reports, technical support, interagency coordination, and data compilation and analysis.
Background
BACKGROUND
In January 2021, the Board approved Motion 55 Metro Street Safety Policy by Directors Garcetti, Solis, Mitchell, and Bonin in support of helping to address the critical public health crisis of unsafe streets. (Attachment A) The motion instructed staff to report back on the development of a Street Safety Policy; a countywide street safety data collection program developed in partnership with local, regional, state, and federal partners; and an assessment of internal risk and liability to the safety of all Metro-provided public transportation services.
In June 2022, the Board adopted the Street Safety, Data Sharing, and Collaboration Policy, which includes four interrelated goals: 1. Improve Safety 2. Robust Data Sharing & Analysis 3. Equity Lens, and 4. Improve Collaboration. The Policy underscores that local jurisdictions and state agencies have the frontline responsibility for street safety. The Policy further emphasizes the safety needs of transit riders, especially those from vulnerable populations, in accessing Metro's transit stations and bus stops. The Policy features an action plan that emph...
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