City Council

(62) 24­0562 TRANSPORTATION and PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEES’ REPORT relative to an assessment of bus driver safety concerns, safeguards implemented, and recommendations to protect the City’s contract bus drivers and the transit riding public. Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Hutt – Park): INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, with the assistance of the Los Angeles Police Department, and City Attorney; and, REQUEST MV Transportation and Teamsters Local 572, to report to Council in 60 days with an assessment of bus driver safety concerns, safeguards implemented, and recommendations to protect the City’s contract bus drivers and the transit riding public safe from harm, including estimated costs and implementation timelines, as well as a summary of Tuesday steps that are being - Julyimplemented 2, 2024 - by the Los Angeles County PAGEMetropolitan 51 Transportation Authority to protect their bus drivers. drivers and the transit riding public. Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Hutt – Park): INSTRUCT the Los Angeles Department of Transportation, with the assistance of the Los Angeles Police Department, and City Attorney; and, REQUEST MV Transportation and Teamsters Local 572, to report to Council in 60 days with an assessment of bus driver safety concerns, safeguards implemented, and recommendations to protect the City’s contract bus drivers and the transit riding public safe from harm, including estimated costs and implementation timelines, as well as a summary of steps that are being implemented by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to protect their bus drivers. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the City Administrative Office nor the Chief Legislative Analyst has completed a financial analysis of this report.