Metro - File #: 2017-0278

• File #: 2017-0278
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 4/21/2017
• In control: System Safety, Security and Operations Committee
• On agenda: 5/18/2017
• Title: RECEIVE AND FILE monthly update on Transit Policing performance.
• Sponsors: System Safety, Security and Operations Committee
• Indexes: Assembly Bill 468, Barriers (Roads), City of Los Angeles, Compton, Contracted Bus Service, Contracts, Gateway Cities (Southeast LA County) Service Sector, Gateway Cities subregion, Informational Report, Law enforcement, Los Angeles Sheriffs Department, Metro Blue Line, Metro Divisions, Metro Red Line, Pilot studies, Police, Police reports, Program, Retrofitting, Ridership, Rolling stock, Safety, Safety and security, Security, System safety, Transit safety, Transit System, Video, Visibility, Westlake/Macarthur Park Station

Date	Action By	Action	Result
5/18/2017	System Safety, Security and Operations Committee

Meeting_Body

SYSTEM SAFETY, SECURITY AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE
MAY 18, 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 compliance, response time, deployment and perception of safety.

Discussion
DISCUSSION

This report covers the month of March 2017. 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 compliance, 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 March 2017:

Monthly Update on Transit Policing Performance Report:

Staff is working on redesigning the Systems Safety and Operations Committee monthly transit policing performance report in order to enhance the current reporting system and to incorporate the recently awarded contract to LAPD and LBPD.




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 The Vendor Pilot Program at Westlake/MacArthur Park.


1) Westlake/ McArthur Park Vendor Pilot Program

To control the voluminous non-permitted illegal vending at Metro's Red/Purple Line Westlake/ McArthur Park station, Metro has partnered with Supervisor Solis and Los Angeles City Council Office, Gil Cedillo to launch a con...