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AD HOC TRANSIT POLICING OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
MAY 19, 2016
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: TRANSIT COMMUNITY POLICING SERVICES
ACTION: CONTRACT MODIFICATION
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to execute Modification No. 13 to Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) No. PS2610LASD with the County of Los Angeles Sheriff's Department (LASD) to provide law enforcement services for up to six (6) months for the period covering July 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016 in the amount of $56,296,146, thereby increasing the total contract value from $569,570,714 to $625,866,860.
Issue
ISSUE
The current Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department (LASD) will expire on June 30, 2016. The proposed MOU modification will extend the term of the MOU to align with the scheduled implementation date of the new Transit Policing contract.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
On June 18, 2015, the Board authorized a twelve (12) month contract extension of the LASD contract, for the period covering July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, to complete the following items:
1. Review draft Transit Policing Statement of Work with the Ad Hoc Transit Policing Oversight Committee Board members (Per Motion By: Mayor Garcetti, Supervisor Molina, Supervisor Antonovich, and Director Fasana);
2. Release the Request for Proposal for Transit Policing Contract; and
3. Provide Law Enforcement Services to Foothill and Expo Extensions and add additional administrative staff and Deputies to support the new Transit Policing Division and current rail lines.
On February 5, 2016, Metro issued a new solicitation for a five-year Transit Policing contract. The statement of work took into consideration the workload and staffing recommendations of the Office of the Inspector General (based on a Board directed audit conducted by Bazilio Cobb Associates of the current LASD MOU). Following the release of the solicitation, one of the proposers requested a sixty...
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