“The obligation we have to you and to the public is to react appropriately,” he said. “I believe we did that.”

Ernie Trakas, R-6th District, told Roach that he appreciated his efforts but that he would not vote for the measure “until I see concrete evidence of a tactical force that’s addressing the problem of crime on MetroLink.”

“I know that you’re really trying to right the ship,” Trakas said. He said the recent shooting was “disheartening.”

“It’s like a bad dream that just keeps happening over and over and over again,” he said.

Councilman Mark Harder, R-7th District, said he would require regular updates from Metro as the agency and would be “calling out” the agency on any issues.

“People and systems are going to need to be accountable for this going forward if we’re going to have a mass transit system at all,” Harder said.

‘We have some work to do’

Action on the convention center was delayed, in part, to allow the council to determine whether the funds earmarked for the project — $6 million each year raised through hotel taxes — could be spent elsewhere.