Lancaster Parking Authority

Carpency and Associates, LLC conducted a comprehensive security assessment for five parking garages in an urban environment. C&A reviewed existing documentation, including: security policies, plans and procedures; signage plan; parking facility as-built drawings; CCTV, access control, emergency phones drawings and documentation; electrical and lighting drawings; communications; existing and available data networks; parking plans; control center drawings; crime and incidence reports; and LPA security and safety reports.

C&A conduct security assessments for five parking facilities: Penn Square, King Street, Prince Street, Duke Street and Water Street. Assessments included: existing security measures including infrastructure, technologies, and procedures; existing structures; vehicle entrances, exits, travel; elevators, stairwells, lobbies, and travel paths; ticketing and toll booths; evidence of crime / loitering activities; networking survey, lighting conditions, emergency phones, CCTV systems and signage.

C&A conducted an audit of security procedures to ensure a measured and appropriate response to incidents, a review of security staffing and deployment. C&A conducted night-time surveys for lighting, staffing and operations. C&A defined future control location, console, monitoring and response requirements. C&A reviewed LPA’s security communications and data network to include: current network provider, available network providers, existing available LPA network cables including fiber optics, optional wireless networking including point-to-point and mesh.

C&A reviewed Life-Safety Code issues for occupancy, and addressed efficiency, long term durability and reliability factors, and personnel safety. C&A performed a security and life-safety hardware analysis, and reviewed maintenance requirements for ease of programming, replacement and retrofit.