Metro - File #: 2021-0360

• File #: 2021-0360
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Filed
• File created: 5/20/2021
• In control: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee
• On agenda: 6/17/2021
• Final action: 6/17/2021
• Title: RECEIVE AND FILE Transit Safety and Security Report.
• Sponsors: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Commit
• Indexes: Bus Maintenance Projects, De-escalation, Elevators, Homeless Outreach, Housing, Informational Report, It's Off Limits, Law enforcement, Long Beach Police Department, Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Sheriffs Department, Maintenance, Maintenance of way, Maintenance practices, Maps, Metro Transit Ambassadors, Mobility & Affordability Plan, Outreach, Pilot studies, Police, Program, Protection, Public Safety Advisory Committee, Safety, Safety and security, Security, Training programs, Transit Homeless Action Plan, Transit safety, Uniform Crime Reporting, Vehicle fires

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/17/2021	Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee

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OPERATIONS, SAFETY AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE?
JUNE 17, 2021
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 May 2021 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 provided 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 (SSLE) department and its efforts to create a safer environment for Metro employees and a safer experience for Metro customers.
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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 terrorism and criminal activity on Metro buses and trains.

Discussion
DISCUSSION

LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
The SSLE Administration and Compliance unit continues to work on contract performance reviews of the three (3) law enforcement contracts. Effective February 14, 2021, a 'Technical Review of Responsibilities Audit' was conducted. The purpose of this review was to verify the adherence to contract specific responsibilities, which in part holds our law enforcement partners accountable for riding Metro buses and trains, patrolling buses, rail stations/corridors, and maintaining high visibility at key Metro critical infrastructures by requiring all field Officers/Deputies on duty to tap their Metro issued badge at all TAP machines.

The Review from March 31, 2021, to April ...