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OPERATIONS, SAFETY AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
APRIL 15, 2021
Subject
SUBJECT: PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PSAC) QUARTERLY UPDATE
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) quarterly update.
Issue
ISSUE
This report reflects a quarterly update of progress in convening an advisory committee that will provide recommendations on how Metro can reimagine public safety on its system.
Background
BACKGROUND
In the June 2020 Regular Board Meeting, the Board of Directors approved motions 37 and 37.1 for Metro staff to form an advisory committee and, in partnership, develop a community-based approach to public safety on the transit system. Staff is to report back on a quarterly basis.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
System Security and Law Enforcement (SSLE) established an Internal Steering Committee comprising of the Office of the CEO that is inclusive of the Executive Officer for Customer Experience and Executive Officer for Equity and Race, Communications, Office of Civil Rights & Inclusion, and the Office of Inspector General that would work in designing and launching Metro's first Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC). The following sections outline Metro's update in convening such a committee.
PSAC Membership
Metro staff initially planned to have finalized the PSAC membership by January 2021. However, the process took longer than anticipated as we wanted to ensure the membership consisted of a diverse group of people's experiences, perspectives and best reflected the diversity of demographics that make up our ridership.
In February 2021, members of the Internal Steering Committee conducted (27) semi-finalist interviews to identify the (15) community members and (3) alternates to join PSAC. Since then, PSAC's membership has been finalized and all applicant...
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