Metro - File #: 2022-0868

• File #: 2022-0868
• Type: Policy
• Status: Non-Calendar
• File created: 1/3/2023
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 3/23/2023
• Final action: 3/23/2023
• Title: CONSIDER: A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute contract modifications to extend the current multi-agency transit law enforcement contracts annually for up to three additional years, through June 30, 2026, utilizing funds to be requested during future fiscal years' budget processes, contingent on compliance with the principles of Metro's Bias-Free Policing Policy and the Public Safety Analytics Policy; and B. REPORTING back to the Board in April 2023 on the feasibility of establishing an in-house Metro Transit Police Department to support Metro's Public Safety Mission and Value Statements.
• Sponsors: Executive Management Committee
• Indexes: Audit, Bias-Free Policing Policy, Budget, Budgeting, City of Los Angeles, Contracts, Customer service, Housing, Law enforcement, Law enforcement personnel, Long Beach, Long Beach Police Department, Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Sheriffs Department, Police, Policy, Procurement, Public policy, Public Safety Analytics Policy, Request For Proposal, Ridership, Safety, Safety and security, Safety programs, Security, Surveys, System safety, Transit authorities, Transit System, Uniform Crime Reporting, Visibility
• Related files: 2023-0250, 2023-0249, 2023-0248, 2023-0245, 2023-0244, 2023-0243, 2023-0242

Date	Action By	Action	Result
3/23/2023	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
3/16/2023	Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee
3/16/2023	Executive Management Committee

Meeting_Body
REVISED
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
MARCH 16, 2023

Subject
SUBJECT: TRANSIT LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES

Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. AUTHORIZING the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute contract modifications to extend the current multi-agency transit law enforcement contracts annually for up to three additional years, through June 30, 2026, utilizing funds to be requested during future fiscal years' budget processes, contingent on compliance with the principles of Metro's Bias-Free Policing Policy and the Public Safety Analytics Policy; and

B. REPORTING back to the Board in April 2023 on the feasibility of establishing an in-house Metro Transit Police Department to support Metro's Public Safety Mission and Value Statements.

Issue
ISSUE

At its February 2017 meeting, the Board approved the award of three individual five-year, firm-fixed unit rate contracts to the City of Long Beach (LBPD), City of Los Angeles (LAPD), and County of Los Angeles (LASD) for multi-agency law enforcement services to support its day-to-day bus and rail operations across Metro's entire service area. Those contracts are set to expire on June 30, 2023.

On April 29, 2022, Request for Proposals (RFP) PS45017 for transit law enforcement services was issued as a competitive solicitation in accordance with Metro's Acquisition Policy. A total of five proposals were received by the due date of October 10, 2022.

Based upon the evaluation of the responses, it is in Metro's best interest to modify the existing contracts to require compliance with the principles of Metro's Bias-Free Policing Policy and the Public Safety Analytics Policy; and extend the period of service annually for up to three additional years, subject to the yearly appropriation of the Board, rather than award contracts that are not consistent with Metro's Public Safety Mission and V...