Metro - File #: 2016-0858

• File #: 2016-0858
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 10/20/2016
• In control: System Safety, Security and Operations Committee
• On agenda: 1/19/2017
• Title: RECEIVE AND FILE monthly update on Transit Policing performance.
• Sponsors: System Safety, Security and Operations Committee
• Indexes: Barriers (Roads), Call For Projects, City of Los Angeles, Informational Report, Irwindale, Law enforcement, Light rail transit, Los Angeles Sheriffs Department, Metro Blue Line, Metro Divisions, Metro Exposition Line, Metro Gold Line, Metro Orange Line, Metro Rail A Line, Metro Red Line, Pilot studies, Police, Program, Retrofitting, Ridership, Rolling stock, Safety, Safety and security, Strategic planning, System safety, Threats, Transit Homeless Action Plan, Transit safety, Video, Visibility, Weapons, Westlake/Macarthur Park Station

Date	Action By	Action	Result
1/19/2017	System Safety, Security and Operations Committee

Meeting_Body
SYSTEM SAFETY, SECURITY AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
JANUARY 19, 2017

Subject/Action
SUBJECT: MONTHLY UPDATE ON TRANSIT POLICING PERFORMANCE

ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE

Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
RECEIVE AND FILE monthly update on Transit Policing performance.

Issue
ISSUE

On October 4, 2014, the board requested that staff provide a monthly update on transit policing performance to Systems Safety and Operations Committee. Specifically, the board requested monthly updates on criminal activity, fare enforcement, response time, deployment and perception of safety.

Discussion
DISCUSSION

In November 2016, staff continues to be proactive in working with Operations, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD), and Communications in addressing perception of safety, criminal activity, fare enforcement, response time, and deployment.

In the new law enforcement services contract, staff is including key performance indicators as tools to track performance.

Below are the key highlights for September-November 2016:

Actions to Improve the Ridership Experience

Metro is committed to providing a safe and quality ridership experience for all of its customers. To minimize blight and disorder on the Metro system in part caused by homelessness (encampments, loitering without fare, etc.) and illegal vending, Metro has launched two programs: The Homeless Task Force and the Vendor Pilot Program at Westlake/MacArthur Park.




1) Homeless Task Force

As part of Metro's broader Homeless Strategic Plan, in November 2016 Metro launched a Homeless Task Force, a working group of homeless organizations and stakeholders interested in providing transit specific solutions to the LA County homeless crisis. These Task Force meetings are in progress with meetings through December 2016. The Homeless Strategic Plan will be finalized in January 2017 will come to the Board shortly thereafter.

2) Westlake/ McArthur Park Vendor Pilot Program

To control the volum...