MOTION BY:

MAYOR GARCETTI, SUPERVISOR MOLINA, SUPERVISOR

ANTONOVICH, AND DIRECTOR FASANA
AS AMENDED BY JACQUELYN DUPONT-WALKER
September 4, 2014
Transit Policing Contract Audit
MTA's customers and employees deserve the saf est, most secure transit
system in the nation.
Law enf orcement on the MTA system should set the national standard.
Public saf ety is a core service of the MTA. Except f or construction-related
or transit vehicle procurement, the transit policing contract is MTA's largest
contract. In Fiscal Year 2013-14, MTA spent more than $80 million on the
transit policing contract.
Maintaining a saf e and secure environment throughout its entire transit
system is essential f or MTA to provide a high level of customer service to
its riders.
At the June 2013 Board meeting, the MTA Board directed the Inspector
General to conduct an audit of MTA's contract with the Los Angeles
Sherif f 's Department (LASD).
The audit identif ied a need to strengthen MTA's contract oversight and
LASD's contract compliance.
MTA and LASD agreed with the large maj ority of the f indings and
recommendations, and deserve much credit f or their receptiveness to the
audit and willingness to move f orward with the audit's recommendations.
However, it is imperative that the MTA f ollows through on the audit
recommendations and the upcoming procurement of the next transit
policing contract.
WE, THEREFORE, MOVE t h a t t h e MTA Boa rd:
A. Es t a b l i s h a n a d h oc commi t t ee of Boa rd memb ers t o overs ee
compl i a nce w i t h t h e I ns pect or Genera l 's a u di t a nd procu rement of t h e
next t ra ns i t pol i ci ng cont ra ct .
B. D i rect t h e I ns pect or Genera l t o condu ct a reg u l a r b i enni a l a u di t of
cu rrent a nd f u t u re t ra ns i t pol i ci ng cont ra ct s .
WE FURTHER MOVE t h a t t h e MTA Boa rd di rect t h e CEO t o:
C. Add a nd b eg i n t h e h i ri ng proces s f or a mi ni mu m of t h ree pu b l i c s a f et y -
rel a t ed f u l l t i me pos i t i ons t o b e a pproved b y t h e a f orement i oned
commi t t ee b y Ja nu a ry 2015:
1. A pu b l i c s a f et y execu t i ve t o overs ee a l l a s pect s of pu b l i c s a f et y rel a t ed
t o MTA
2. A compl i a nce of f i cer excl u s i vel y devot ed t o a dmi ni s t eri ng cont ra ct
compl i a nce w i t h reg a rds t o MTA's cu rrent a nd f u t u re pol i ci ng cont ra ct s
3. A Met ro s ecu ri t y ch i ef t o s u pervi s e MTA's Met ro S ecu ri t y f orce
D . Report b a ck a t t h e Novemb er 2014 Boa rd meet i ng on a propos ed
s t a f f i ng pl a n t o properl y a dmi ni s t er cont ra ct compl i a nce w i t h reg a rds t o
MTA's cu rrent a nd f u t u re pol i ci ng cont ra ct s
E. S u b mi t t h e a nnu a l Tra ns i t Commu ni t y P ol i ci ng P l a n t o t h e MTA Boa rd i n
Ju l y of ea ch y ea r
F. P res ent t h e S y s t em S a f et y , S ecu ri t y , a nd Opera t i ons Commi t t ee ea ch
mont h w i t h a perf orma nce report of t h e t ra ns i t pol i ci ng cont ra ct ,
i ncl u di ng b u t not l i mi t ed t o cri mi na l a ct i vi t y , f a re enf orcement , res pons e
t i mes , depl oy ment , a nd percept i on of s a f et y a s w el l a s a n a nnu a l report
i n Ju l y of ea ch y ea r
G. Report b a ck a t t h e Ja nu a ry 2015 Boa rd meet i ng on t h e f ea s i b i l i t y of
ext endi ng compl ement a ry t ra ns i t pa s s es t o a l l l a w enf orcement
pers onnel i n MTA's s ervi ce a rea
H. Not i f y t h e Boa rd i n cl os ed s es s i on on a q u a rt erl y b a s i s of a l l cl a i ms ,
l i t i g a t i on, a nd ci t i z en compl a i nt s f i l ed a g a i ns t t h e MTA i nvol vi ng t h e
t r a n s i t p o l i c i n g c o n t r a c t . Fo r a l l n ew c l a i ms a n d l i t i g a t i o n , p r o v i de a b r i ef
wr i t t en ex p l a n a t i o n o f t he c l a i m, r es u l t s o f a n y i n v es t i g a t i o n , a n d
p r o p o s ed c o r r ec t i v e a c t i o n s . Pr es en t p r o p o s ed s et t l emen t s t o t he Bo a r d
i n c l o s ed s es s i o n a t l ea s t t wo weeks p r i o r t o a n y f i n a l s et t l emen t
c o n s i der a t i o n o r a g r eemen t . A l l s et t l emen t s p r es en t ed t o t he Bo a r d mu s t
i n c l u de a f o r ma l c o r r ec t i v e a c t i o n p l a n .
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