“There are several items on the study list that I knew would cost some capital,” Roach said. “It’s my job to figure out how to fund those, and this is one way that I see it getting done.”

Among the safety items are new and better security cameras, including a system so footage can be monitored by police and security personnel in real time from remote locations.

“Right now the camera systems on the MetroLink, they are good, but we have to pull the tapes on them, so it’s old technology,” Roach said.

Other recommendations call for reconfiguring MetroLink stations to limit points of access so that police can better monitor passengers and enforce fare violations. Cameras can also be trained on single points of entry.

Several stations have already looked at such designs under a pilot program that began last year. Some money could pay for fencing and other immediate changes while MetroLink looks at more comprehensive redesigns and seeks grants and other funding to supplement those projects.

Roach said he’s happy to give the council oversight on those funds.