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Committee notes bus driver safety report, asks LADOT and LAPD for cost analysis and to evaluate unarmed response options
Summary
The committee accepted LADOT and LAPD updates on bus driver safety, approved three Hernandez amendments requesting a pre‑execution cost analysis for a proposed MOU, feasibility study of alternative contracts/teams, and a report on using unarmed crisis response teams, and asked for a fall report-back.
The Transportation Committee on April 23 reviewed LADOT and Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) updates on bus driver safety improvements and approved amendments directing further analysis before executing a proposed MOU for police security services.
The committee noted recent operational upgrades LADOT described: panic-button calls now route directly to LADOT dispatch with GPS and live-stream video; live-stream footage is retained for roughly two to three months pending verification; LADOT has selected a vendor for driver protective barriers and is finalizing procurement paperwork; and radio replacements for buses are under procurement with installation expected in mid-summer and a fleet-wide rollout by fall into year-end. LADOT staff said the barrier and radio procurements are budgeted in Proposition A funds.
Brian Lee, Chief of Transit Programs at LADOT, said, "We've now created a system where you hit the button, it will actually call someone. It will go to dispatch directly, our bus…
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