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Type:
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Informational Report
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Status:
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Filed
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On agenda:
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1/18/2024
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Final action:
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1/25/2024
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Title:
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RECEIVE AND FILE an update on the Implementation Plan for the establishment of a Transit Community Public Safety Department (TCPSD).
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Indexes:
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Alignment, Ara Najarian, Assembly Bill 468, Bias-Free Policing Policy, Bids, Board approved a Motion, Budgeting, Certification, Customer Experience Plan, De-escalation, Homeless Outreach, Housing, Informational Report, It's Off Limits, James Butts, Karen Bass, Kathryn Barger, Labor unions, Law enforcement, Law enforcement personnel, Long Beach Police Department, Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Sheriffs Department, Maps, Metro Divisions, Metro Transit Ambassadors, Motion / Motion Response, Outreach, Plan, Police, Prevention, Procurement, Project, Project management, Public policy, Public Safety Advisory Committee, Public Safety Analytics Policy, Public service, Quality of life, Research, Research management, Safety, Safety and security, Security, Specialized training, Strategic planning, Surveys, Testing, Training programs, Transit authorities, Transit Homeless Action Plan, Transit safety, Transit System, Uniform Crime Reporting, Visibility, Zoning
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Meeting_Body 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 Heading 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... Click here for full text
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