RESOLUTION NO. _ -23
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANT HILL APPROVING THE FUNDING FOR THE 2023 INTERSECTION AND CROSSWALK
IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT AND THE USE OF AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDS TO PAY FOR THE CROSSING GUARD PROGRAM FOR THE 2023/2024 SCHOOL YEAR WHEREAS, the City Council had previously directed Engineering staff to investigate and analyze potential engineering and design solutions at the nine intersections where the City currently provides crossing guard services; and
WHEREAS, the City’s traffic consultant, Traffic Patterns (“consultant”), completed a study in March 2023 that provided recommendations for proposed infrastructure solutions that both replace crossing guards and simultaneously provide an ongoing level of improved pedestrian safety year-round that exceeds the three hours of limited weekday coverage that the crossing guard program offers during the school year; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to implement engineering improvements and additional traffic control measures to augment pedestrian safety and eliminate the need for crossing guards, which service the City has provided since 1995 and at a cost in excess of $1,000,000 over the past 10 years alone; and
WHEREAS, the City of Pleasant Hill is one of the only jurisdictions in Contra Costa County that fully funds crossing guard services annually; and WHEREAS, the proposed improvements identified in the consultant’s report are not expected to be complete prior to the start of the 2023/2024 school year, the City wishes to fund the crossing guard program for one additional year using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds; and
WHEREAS, on April 25, 2023, City staff presented the 2023 Intersection and Crosswalk Improvements Project and crossing guards funding proposal to the Budget Committee, which recommended that the City Council consider approval of the proposed engineering solutions and the request to use ARPA funds to pay for crossing guards for one additional year; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Pleasant Hill that
1. The City Council hereby approves the allocation of funding for the 2023 Intersection and Crosswalk Improvements Project for a total amount not to exceed $840,000 provided from the following sources:
Measure K unallocated fund balance of $700,000
Sidewalk Maintenance/ Gap Closure (M-4) of $100,000
Pedestrian and Bicycle Program (MK-3) of $40,000
2. The City Council hereby approves the allocation of $166,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to pay for the Crossing Guard Program for one additional year (2023/2024 school year).
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Pleasant Hill at a regular meeting held on the 15th day of May, 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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TIMOTHY M. FLAHERTY, Mayor
ATTEST:
Juanita Davalos, Acting City Clerk