Metro - File #: 2023-0286

• File #: 2023-0286
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Filed
• File created: 4/20/2023
• In control: Operations, Safety, and Customer Experience Committee
• On agenda: 6/15/2023
• Final action: 6/22/2023
• Title: RECEIVE AND FILE the In-House Public Safety Department Feasibility Study (Attachment A).
• Sponsors: Executive Management Committee
• Indexes: Administrative personnel, Alignment, American Public Transportation Association, Assembly Bill 468, Audit, Bids, Board approved Contract, Budgeting, Certification, Contracts, De-escalation, Homeless Outreach, Housing, Informational Report, Insurance, It's Off Limits, Law enforcement, Long Beach Police Department, Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Sheriffs Department, Metro Transit Ambassadors, Outreach, Partnerships, Passenger transportation, Police, Police patrol, Prevention, Procurement, Public service, Public works, Quality of life, Radio, Request For Proposal, Safety, Safety and security, Security, Strategic planning, System safety, System Safety Management, System Safety Program, Terminals (Communications), Threats, Transit authorities, Transit Homeless Action Plan, Transit safety, Transit System, Uniform Crime Reporting, Visibility, Work environment, Workers compensation, Workplaces
• Related files: 2023-0324, 2023-0467, 2023-0411

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/22/2023	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting

Meeting_Body
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
OPERATIONS, SAFETY, AND CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE COMMITTEE
JUNE 15, 2023


Subject
SUBJECT: IN-HOUSE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT FEASIBILITY STUDY

Action
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE


Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
RECEIVE AND FILE the In-House Public Safety Department Feasibility Study (Attachment A).

Issue
ISSUE

At its March 2023 Meeting, the Board approved the staff recommendation to report back on the feasibility of establishing an in-house Metro Transit Public Safety Department to support Metro's public safety mission and values statements.

The study examines the viability of establishing an internal Transit Public Safety Department as a potential alternative to the existing multi-agency law enforcement services rendered by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD), and the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD).

Background
BACKGROUND

At its December 2021 meeting, the Board adopted the following Public Safety Mission and Value Statements:

Mission Statement
Metro safeguards the transit community by taking a holistic, equitable, and welcoming approach to public safety. Metro recognizes that each individual is entitled to a safe, dignified, and human experience.

Values Statements
* Implement a Human-Centered Approach
* Emphasize Compassion and a Culture of Care
* Recognize Diversity
* Acknowledge Context
* Committed to Openness and Accountability

Metro's Layered Public Safety Ecosystem
In 2022 Metro established a comprehensive approach to ensuring public safety on the system by implementing a multi-layered safety program to address the different aspects of safety. Each layer in the public safety ecosystem adds value and enhances the overall security and safety of the Metro system. Instead of relying solely on a single strategy, a layered approach provides a more effective response to each safety issue by deploying the right resource to best address the s...