Metro - File #: 2021-0137

• File #: 2021-0137
• Type: Contract
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/12/2021
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 3/25/2021
• Final action: 3/25/2021
• Title: A. AMEND the combined contract value for the three multi-agency law enforcement contracts for services through December 31, 2021 by an increase of $36,000,000 from $645,675,758 to $681,675,758. The Board delegates to the CEO, or his designee, the discretion to allocate the $36M among the three law enforcement contracts, as deemed appropriate. B. ENGAGE the Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) for the remaining six months of the multi-agency law enforcement contract.
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: Blue Line Improvement, Budgeting, Central Los Angeles subregion, City of Los Angeles, Contracts, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Law enforcement, Long Beach, Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles Union Station, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Rail K Line, Outreach, Pilot studies, Police, Procurement, Public Safety Advisory Committee, Rail transit, Ridership, Safety, Safety and security, San Fernando Valley subregion, Security, South Bay Cities subregion, Surveys, Theft, Transit System, Westside Cities subregion
• Related files: 2021-0190, 2021-0187, 2021-0234

Date	Action By	Action	Result
3/25/2021	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
3/18/2021	Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee

Meeting_Body
REVISED
OPERATIONS, SAFETY AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
MARCH 18, 2021

Subject
SUBJECT: TRANSIT LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES

Action
ACTION: APPROVE CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title

A. AMEND the combined contract value for the three multi-agency law enforcement contracts for services through December 31, 2021 by an increase of $36,000,000 from $645,675,758 to $681,675,758. The Board delegates to the CEO, or his designee, the discretion to allocate the $36M among the three law enforcement contracts, as deemed appropriate.

B. ENGAGE the Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) for the remaining six months of the multi-agency law enforcement contract.

Issue
ISSUE

In order to maintain a consistent and reliable law enforcement presence and to ensure a safe and secure transit system for Metro patrons and employees, the multi-agency law enforcement services contracts need to be modified.

Additional contract authority is being requested to cover significant costs incurred since the beginning of the contract period to (1) augment outreach services to the unhoused population, address crime trends, sexual harassment; and (2) enhanced deployments to cover special events, employee, and customer complaints, or other unforeseen circumstances. An additional $36M is being requested for services through December 31, 2021.


Background
BACKGROUND

On February 23, 2017, the Metro Board of Directors approved the award of three individual five-year, firm-fixed unit rate contracts to the City of Long Beach, City of Los Angeles and County of Los Angeles for multi-agency law enforcement services to support bus and rail operations throughout the entire Metro transit system. The total five-year contract amount for multi-agency law enforcement services is $645,675,758.

In order to effectively and efficiently meet Metro's changing safety and security requirements and to better address ridership safety and security concerns, Metro evaluat...