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OPERATIONS, SAFETY AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
JUNE 18, 2020
Subject
SUBJECT: MONTHLY UPDATE ON TRANSIT SAFETY AND SECURITY PERFORMANCE
Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE Transit Safety and Security Report
Issue
ISSUE
This report reflects April and May 2020 performance data as reported under the transit policing deployment strategy which is a combination of in-house fare compliance officers, private security for fixed assets and a multi-agency law enforcement deployment strategy by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD), and Long Beach Police Department (LBPD). In addition, the report highlights initiatives from the System Security and Law Enforcement department and its efforts to create a safer environment for Metro employees and a safer experience for Metro customers.
BACKGROUND
The System Security and Law Enforcement (SSLE) department entered into a multi-agency policing partnership in 2017 to increase the number of police on the Metro system to provide a greater, more visible "felt presence" of police to help deter criminal activity on Metro buses and trains.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
DEPLOYMENT ANALYSIS AND FORMULA DEVELOPMENT
Transit Security has conducted the following review of overall deployment of resources and has taken the following actions.
* Evaluated RMI and their subcontractors' deployments throughout the system. We have removed several assignments that were determined to be no longer needed and re-deployed several guards to new assignments. We also identified savings as a result of not needing various assignments.
* After the completion of all the security suspensions and enhancements, we realized a total cost savings of approximately $35,155 per week.
Transit Security managerial staff will continue to assess the need for contract security throughout the Metro system and ...
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