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OPERATIONS, SAFETY AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Subject
SUBJECT: TRANSIT LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES
Action
ACTION: APPROVE CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
A. AUTHORIZE the CEO to execute Contract Modification No. 3 to Contract PS95866000LBPD24750 with the City of Long Beach to continue to provide transit law enforcement services and increase the not-to-exceed contract value by $6,878,776 from $30,074,628 to $36,953,404;
B. AUTHORIZE the CEO to execute Contract Modification No. 2 to Contract PS5862100LAPD24750 with the City of Los Angeles to continue to provide transit law enforcement services and increase the not-to-exceed contract value by $60,154,998 from $369,330,499 to $429,485,497; and
C. AUTHORIZE the CEO to execute Contract Modification No. 2 to Contract PS5863200LASD24750 with the County of Los Angeles to continue to provide transit law enforcement services and increase the not-to-exceed contract value by $44,168,199 from $246,270,631 to $290,438,830.
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 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.
Total additional resources requested by Metro from each of our transit law enforcement partners have resulted in a 16.9% shortfall for the first three years of the contracts' combined approved contract authority. Based on current deployment levels, staff anticipates shortfalls to continue up to the end of the contract term, estimated at 14.5% for FY21 (Year 4) and 20.7% for FY 22 (Year 5), fo...
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