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OPERATIONS, SAFETY AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
JULY 15, 2021
Subject
SUBJECT: PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PSAC) QUARTERLY UPDATE
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. RECEIVING AND FILING Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) quarterly update; and
B. APPROVING recommended compensation for members of the public serving on the PSAC (Attachment B).
Issue
ISSUE
This report reflects a quarterly update of progress in convening an advisory committee that will provide recommendations on how Metro can reimagine public safety on its system.
Background
BACKGROUND
In the June 2020 Regular Board Meeting, the Board of Directors approved motions 37 and 37.1 for Metro staff to form an advisory committee and, in partnership, develop a community-based approach to public safety on the transit system. Staff is to report back on a quarterly basis.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
System Security and Law Enforcement (SSLE) established an Internal Steering Committee comprising of the Office of the CEO that is inclusive of the Executive Officer for Customer Experience and Executive Officer for Equity and Race, Communications, Office of Civil Rights & Inclusion, and the Office of Inspector General that would work in designing and launching Metro's first Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC). The following sections outline Metro's update in convening such a committee.
MAY PSAC MEETINGS
On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, we had our third virtual PSAC meeting with over seventy (70) attendees. Agenda items included a group check-in, agreed-on ground rules for current and future PSAC meetings, and established a voting decision-making model for PSAC recommendations. Membership agreed and approved using a hybrid model that incorporates both consensus and a majority rule decision-making model. Moreover, Metro staff will take...
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