Metro - File #: 2026-0411

• File #: 2026-0411
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 5/21/2026
• In control: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee
• On agenda: 7/16/2026
• Title: RECEIVE AND FILE the quarterly update on the Department of Public Safety (DPS) Implementation Plan.
• Sponsors: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• Indexes: De-escalation, Homeless Outreach, Informational Report, Law enforcement, Los Angeles Police Department, Metro Divisions, Metro Transit Ambassadors, Plan, Police, Procurement, Public Safety Advisory Committee, Public service, Records management, Research management, Safety, Safety and security, Security, Strategic planning, Transit Community Public Safety Department, Zoning

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OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
JULY 16, 2026

Subject
SUBJECT: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN UPDATE

Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
RECEIVE AND FILE the quarterly update on the Department of Public Safety (DPS) Implementation Plan.

Issue
ISSUE

In alignment with Metro's mission and comprehensive safety and security framework, staff continue to implement the plan to stand up Metro's DPS. This report serves as a status report to the Board on the implementation progress of the new department.

Background
BACKGROUND

At its June 2024 meeting, the Board adopted the DPS Implementation Plan, formerly named the Transit Community Public Safety Department, and approved the department's phased establishment over five years. The Board directed staff to report quarterly on the implementation progress.

Following the Board's approval of the Implementation Plan, the CEO assembled an interdepartmental task force to support the establishment of the department. The task force was composed of members of Metro's key departments, including Homeless Outreach Management and Engagement, Customer Experience, System Security and Law Enforcement (now named Emergency Management and Security Division), Chief People Office, and the Office of the Chief of Staff. Since the hiring of the Chief of Police and Emergency Management, the task force has been refined and is being led under his leadership. Additionally, the CEO established a Transition Team Advisory group, consisting of multidisciplinary subject-matter experts, to advise staff on key aspects of the plan.

Phase One implementation plan activities for the DPS were completed in FY25, including the recruitment and appointment of the Chief of Police and Emergency Management, the establishment of a transition team, the initial formulation of hiring and recruitment strategies for sworn officers and non-sworn positions, and the development of p...