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REVISED
OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
JANUARY 18, 2024
Subject
SUBJECT: TRANSIT COMMUNITY PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT - IMPLEMENTATION PLAN PROGRESS REPORT
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE an update on the Implementation Plan for the establishment of a Transit Community Public Safety Department (TCPSD).
Issue
ISSUE
At its June 2023 meeting, the Board approved Motion #21.1 by Directors Najarian, Sandoval, Butts, Barger, and Bass, directing the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to prepare a comprehensive implementation plan for Board consideration to bring public safety services in-house (Attachment A). The Implementation Plan (Plan) is intended to reflect Metro's need for specialized training and engaged visible presence, which is currently centered on a robust multi-layered deployment approach that relies on transit security officers, ambassadors, contract security, homeless outreach, mental health outreach, and law enforcement. This report provides a status update on the development of the Plan as directed in the Motion.
Background
BACKGROUND
Metro is committed to safeguarding the transit community by taking a holistic, equitable, and welcoming approach to public safety. Consistent with Metro's Public Safety Mission and Values Statements (Attachment B), approved by the Board at its meeting in December 2021, Metro recognizes that every customer is entitled to a safe, dignified, and human experience. As a result, the Board adopted at its March 2023 meeting a Bias-Free Policing Policy and a Public Safety Analytics Policy - both of which are the first of their kind in the transit industry.
In April 2022, staff initiated a competitive procurement process for law enforcement services. Proposals were received in October 2022 and were reviewed in accordance with the terms of the solicitation, which sought to incorporate the lens of Metro's Public Safety Mission and Values Sta...
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