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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JUNE 6, 2023
L.3. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 PROPOSED
BUDGET, FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, AND ASSOCIATED BUDGET
RESPONSE REPORTS
CONTACT: WENDY COLLAZO, FINANCE DIRECTOR
BUDGET RESPONSE REPORTS- #14, #17, #23, #26, #27, #30, #42, #45, #53 and #58
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH
BUDGET RESPONSE REPORTS
(Updated List – 6/6/23)
FY 2023-24 PROPOSED BUDGET
The following is a list of questions raised regarding the FY 2023-24 Proposed Budget.
The corresponding answer to each of these questions (the “Budget Response Report”) will be provided before the final Budget Hearing.
Dept. Question Status
1. Finance
What corrections/adjustments need to be made to the FY
2023-24 Proposed Budget Document for inclusion in the
Adopted Budget?
In Progress
2. Community
Services
What special events were designated as “Signature Events” and received City subsidy in Fiscal Year 2022-23? What is the City’s special event review and approval process? What are special event organizers charged for City expenses?
In Progress
3. PD What is the status of sworn Police Officer staffing in the Redondo Beach Police Department? Complete
4. PD What is the status of civilian staffing in the Redondo Beach Police Department? Complete
5. PD What are the options and costs to enhance traffic enforcement and safety on residential streets? Complete
6. PD What is the cost of four additional Police Officers assigned to Traffic Patrol? Complete
7. HR What is the cost/benefit of restoring the Risk Manager position? Complete
8. PW
Can the Wilderness Park upper pond be reconstructed to be more operationally sustainable? What would be the cost and process to do so? What would be required to reconstruct the former Wilderness Park lower pond? What is the process and cost to rehabilitate the Wilderness Park meeting room, office, and restroom facilities?
In Progress
9. PW What are the current and future annual tree trimming costs? Complete
10. PW
What is the status of the Civic Center Landscaping
Improvement and the Civic Center Storefront Improvement Projects?
Complete
11. PW What is the status of the City’s Harbor Dredging Project and the Army Corps of Engineers Breakwater Repair Project? Complete
12. PW
What is the process and cost to expand the Pallet Shelter Facility into the adjacent/vacant City owned parcel on
Kingsdale?
In Progress
13. IT
How does the City’s Information Technology Equipment
Replacement Program work and what equipment is
recommended for replacement in FY 2023-24?
In Progress
14. PW What are the costs to repair all City alleyways with a Pavement Condition Index (PCI) less than 25 and between 26 and 50? Complete
15. PW What is the cost to remove and backfill the old pool structure at Aviation Park? Complete
16. PW
What is the cost of installing exercise equipment at Aviation Park and Anderson Park and the feasibility of installing equipment in the SCE right-of-way?
Complete
17. PW / CS What is the parking utilization rate at the Transit Center? Complete
18. PW What is the cost to paint traffic signal poles and arms? Complete
19. PW What is the cost of upgrading the Franklin Park basketball court and repairing or replacing the park’s trellis structures? Complete
20. PW What is the cost to landscape the medians on Lilienthal Lane between Fisk Lane and Ives Lane? Complete
21. PW What is the cost to landscape the median on Artesia Blvd between Kingsdale Avenue and Grevillea Avenue? Complete
22. PW
How does the City’s Vehicle and Heavy Equipment
Replacement Program work and what City vehicles and
equipment are scheduled for replacement by the Public Works Department in the 2023-2024 Fiscal Year? What is the current replacement cycle for each vehicle and what is the cost to shorten the replacement cycle?
In Progress
23. PW What would it cost to conduct a Citywide Traffic Analysis, including local streets? Complete
24. PW
How will the Regional Water Quality Control Board’s decision to end the Time Schedule Order (TSO) for the Seaside Lagoon impact water quality operations and the potential for additional fines from the facility’s water discharge?
In Progress
25. PW What is the cost to steam clean sidewalks? In Progress
26. PW
What is the cost to design and install bulb-outs, enhanced crosswalks, and to improve stop sign visibility at the Diamond Street and N. Francisca Ave intersection and other general intersections not currently included in the Capital Improvement Program?
Completed
27. PW How many City trees were planted during FY 2022-23 and how many are proposed to be planted in FY 2023-24? Completed
28. PW
When did the City adopt the new street signage plan? Where has it been deployed? How much would it cost to replace all of the remaining street name signs and the internally
illuminated box signs on traffic signals?
In Progress
29. CM What is the cost to add certifying “Blue Check Marks” to the City’s Social Media Accounts? In Progress
30. PW What is the cost to replace the bollards at Perry Park? Completed
31. HR / FD What is the cost of a civilian Emergency Preparedness Coordinator? In Progress
32. FD / PW
What is the cost of a new fire station at the north end of Redondo Beach? What is the process and what are the costs to identify and potentially secure a location for a new station? What are the costs/options to renovate the City’s existing fire stations?
In Progress
33. PD
What is the status of the Police Department’s Municipal Code enforcement efforts? How many Municipal Code citations
were issued in the past year?
In Progress
34. CA What is the estimated cost to challenge the EIR for the Metro Green Line Expansion Project? In Progress
35. Community
Services
What is the process and cost to re-implement the Senior Lunch Program at Perry Park? In Progress
36. Community
Services
What was the cultural and entertainment rental activity at the RBPAC in FY 2022-23? How will the proposed restoration of marketing and equipment funds be used to improve RBPAC
operations?
In Progress
37. CM
What comments were received from City Commissions
Regarding the FY 2023-24 Proposed Budget and Five-Year
Capital Improvement Program?
In Progress
38. CD / CM /
CT / PD
What are the estimated revenues that would be generated by taxing existing cannabis deliveries to RB? What are the methods and costs for the enforcement and collection of those tax revenues? What are the administrative steps needed to begin collecting the taxes and what would be the timeline for implementation?
In Progress
39. CA / CM
What is the process and what are the costs of identifying and acquiring, by lease or for ownership (alone or in partnership with another municipality), a vacant or otherwise usable lot (preferably in an industrial area) in a SPA 8 city for additional pallet shelters or for other temporary homeless related purposes?
In Progress
40. PW
What are the estimated costs of adding the following
maintenance & repair requests to DP #75?
a. Renovated bullpen warm up areas at Perry park (2),
Anderson Park (1), and Dominquez Park (1).
b. Regraded home plate area and first base line at
Dominguez Park.
c. Renovated snack bars at all 3 parks.
d. Renovated bathrooms at Perry park adjacent to the
snack bar.
In Progress
41. PW What are the costs to repair the Dale Page park bathrooms? In Progress
42. PW What are the costs to repair the steep dip in the street on the west side of the Ruhland and MacKay intersection? Completed
43. CS
Is it feasible to allow free or reduced rate access to the RBUSD athletic fields during the summer months by resident-based groups, such as AYSO?
In Progress
44. CA What are the estimated legal costs to challenge SB 423? In Progress
45. PW / CS
What are the costs to make the following improvements at Franklin Park?
a. Add an all-abilities play structure (with potential
sensory den).
b. Provide more frequent cleaning of the play
structures at the park and post the cleaning
schedule to assist immunocompromised children.
Completed
46. CM
Is the City able to apply for federal grant funds to construct a closed roof shooting range facility at Dominguez Park? If so, what are the grant application timelines? What would it cost to have the City’s contract grant writing firm assist with the grant application?
In Progress
47. CS What is the status of the Ito Family Park dedication plaque/monument project? In Progress
48. PW
What would it cost to repair (grind and overlay) the following street segments?
a. Broadway Ave. - between Beryl and Carnelian
b. Emerald St. - between Broadway and PCH
c. Emerald St. - between PCH and Francisca
d. Emerald St. - between Juanita and Lucia
e. Emerald St. - between Lucia and Prospect
f. Spencer St. - between El Redondo and Irena
g. Juanita Ave. - between Spencer and Emerald
h. Diamond St. - between Maria and Lucia
In Progress
49. PW
What would it cost to repair (grind and overlay) the following alleyway segments?
a. Alley Between Lucia and Maria
b. Alley Between Carnelian and Diamond
c. Alley Between Diamond and Del Amo
d. Alley / New High Ct between Garnet and Torrance
In Progress
50. PW
Is it possible to slurry seal the street and alleyway segments identified in BRRs 48 and 49? If so, what are the estimated costs? What is the cost to slurry seal Lucia Ave. between Vincent and Emerald?
In Progress
51. PW
What are the costs of erecting banner signs on street light poles along Artesia Blvd and/or in the Restaurant Node areas identified in the AACAP?
In Progress
52. PD / FD What is the process and cost to enhance fire departmentbased emergency dispatch calls? In Progress
53. PW / PD Is it feasible, and what is the cost, to conduct trash cleanup twice per day at Veterans park? Complete
54. PW
What are the costs to beautify and/or install raised gardens on the city owned lot at the south east corner of Grant Ave and Inglewood Ave?
In Progress
55. PW What is the cost to add a pollinator fountain (basalt rock fountain) to the Civic Center Landscape Improvement Project? In Progress
56. CS What is the cost to install and maintain colorful ground and wall art at the transit center? In Progress
57. IT / PW What is the cost to install “hand raising” buttons and lights at the councilmember seats on the dais? In Progress
58. PD
What is the total cost to the City for providing crossing guard services and how much has the cost increased over the past five years?
Completed
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH
Budget Response Report #14
June 6, 2023
Question:
What are the costs to repair all City alleyways with a Pavement Condition Index (PCI) less than 25 and between 26 and 50?
Response:
The 2018 Pavement Management System Update – Alley Report (2018 Report) included a survey and evaluation of the pavement of alleys citywide and provided a Pavement Condition Index (PCI) for each alleyway segment. The alleyways are currently being resurveyed and their updated PCI will be included in the 2023 Pavement Management Program update. This information will not be available until Fall 2023.
In the 2018 Report, there were 5 alley segments that had a PCI of 25 or less. However, PCI will decline over time and it is estimated that there are approximately 20 alley segments currently with a PCI of 25 or less throughout the City and another 20 segments with a PCI between 26 and 50.
The recommended treatment for segments with a PCI of 25 or less is typically a mill and thick overlay. For segments with a PCI of 26 to 50 a mill and thin overlay treatment is recommended. The 2018 Report estimated unit costs for treatment at $30 per square yard (SY) for mill and thick overlay and $20 per square yard for mill and thin overlay.
Given recent inflationary impacts, construction bids have come in much higher due to increases in the cost of materials and labor. Based on the City’s 2022 bids, the estimated cost for construction of a mill and thick overlay treatment, including design, construction management, inspection, and contingency is $84 per square yard. The estimated cost for construction of a mill and thin overlay, plus design, construction management, inspection, and contingency is $69 per square yard.
Alleyways with a PCI of 25 or less
Total square yardage: 23,180 SY
Unit cost for grind and thick overlay: $ 84 per SY
Cost for Rehabilitation: ~ $ 1,950,000
Alleyways with a PCI of 26 to 50
Total square yardage: 21,711 SY
Unit cost for grind and thin overlay: $ 69 per SY
Cost for Rehabilitation: ~ $ 1,500,000
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH
Budget Response Report # 17
June 6, 2023
Question:
What is the parking utilization rate at the Redondo Beach Transit Center (Transit Center)? Response:
The Transit Center parking lot was fully rehabilitated as part of the recently completed Transit Center project. It contains 320 spaces, of which, 204 are dedicated to transit staff and patrons according to the Federal and Metro funding agreement that helped finance the project. The remaining 116 spaces are assigned to be available to the Galleria Mall patrons and staff as part of their seasonal overflow parking, which was a condition of the Easement and Exchange Agreement (aka “Land Swap”) between the mall ownership and the City, approved by the City Council in 2013.
The Transit Center initiated operations at the new facility in January of 2023, as such, is only limited utilization data of the parking lot during full operations is available. In an effort to capture current data, staff counted vehicles twice daily for weekdays during the period May 15 to 25, 2023 and found an average of approximately 40 cars parked in the lot at any one time. Counts ranged between 25 and 55 vehicles when the lot was observed by staff. Daytime uses of the parking lot are believed to be from transit ridership, employees of the City’s transit operations contractor, and residents and staff of the pallet shelter facility.
Changes in the permanent designated use of any portion of the lot dedicated to transit related parking would require the City to renegotiate its funding agreement with Metro, and could result in having to return some proportional share of the funding received by the City. Changes in use of the parking dedicated to the Galleria Mall (soon to become the South Bay Social District) would require negotiations with the mall’s ownership group and would potentially require some relaxation of parking requirements memorialized in the current development agreements, City ordinances, or both. Temporary, alternative, use of the parking spaces while they are underutilized for either purpose, however, could be explored on a case by case basis. Eligibility would depend on the duration of the proposed use and the new purpose.
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH
Budget Response Report #23
June 6, 2023
Question:
What would it cost to conduct a Citywide Traffic Analysis, including local streets? Response:
Costs to conduct a Citywide Traffic Analysis will vary depending on the intent of the study, and the specific concerns or questions to be addressed. Typically, the data collected and analysis performed is different for thoroughfares (arterials and primary collectors) than it is for local streets (minor collectors and residential streets). The following high-level estimates are given by Fehr and Peers for various topics that are typically studied. Fehr and Peers is a traffic consulting services firm familiar with the City and assisting with the update of the City’s General Plan.
Updated intersection analysis in the City, $450,000
This type of study includes corridor simulation to test network cycle length. Modeling to develop and optimize corridor signal coordination would require additional work and fees.
This estimate includes anticipated data collection and modeling for approximately 88 intersections and assumes all new traffic counts. Development of a Synchro traffic model for the whole city would be prepared, with current geometries and signal timings to test intersection improvement options, including lane configuration and signal timing changes.
Neighborhood Traffic Calming Plans (citywide by neighborhood), $500,000 This includes preparation or incorporation of GIS Inventory of the locations of current traffic calming elements, GIS Inventory of stop sign locations, speed surveys on local streets, and the evaluation and updating of City Traffic Calming Tools for Residential Streets to reflect latest practices, costs, guidance, etc. Traffic calming recommendations for residential streets by neighborhood will be developed and outreach to the community will be conducted to collect feedback on proposed recommendations. The consultant would analyze potential traffic diversion associated with traffic calming to refine recommendations and prepare Final Plans (by neighborhood), assuming 8-12 different neighborhoods of focus.
Prepare Detailed SCAG model to reflect most of the City roadway network, $100,000 The entails estimating traffic diversion from one street to the next based on capacity or travel time changes (e.g. slower speeds associated with traffic calming). This work and cost would be in addition to the updates Fehr and Peers are about to run in the model to reflect the future zoning in the Land Use Element Update.
For budget purposes, staff would estimate that at least $1,000,000 would be needed to address the above topics and other questions that would likely arise in the development of a comprehensive contract scope for citywide traffic analysis.
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH
Budget Response Report #26
June 6, 2023
Question:
What is the cost to design and install bulb-outs, enhanced crosswalks, and to improve stop sign visibility at the Diamond Street and N. Francisca Ave intersection and other general intersections not currently included in the Capital Improvement Program? Response:
Bulb-outs, enhanced crosswalks and improved stop sign visibility are elements often used by the City to improve pedestrian safety when crossing a street and to implement vehicle traffic calming. The City has recently installed similar improvements in the Dow / Johnson neighborhood, along Beryl Street at Harkness, in a midblock location at Avenue I, and at certain locations addressed in the recently completed residential rehabilitation project. A contract award has been made and construction is about to begin to install similar improvements along Grant Avenue.
Prices per bulb-out, for each of these installations, vary based on economies of scale, pertaining to whether the work is part of a change order or included in a base bid, and possible complications related to buried utilities, power poles, etc. For budget/cost purposes staff estimates $10,000 to $20,000 per corner for construction of the bulb-outs and $3,500 per intersection for the installation of enhanced pavement markings (e.g. crosswalks, “STOP” legends, etc.) and updated signage. Significant drainage improvements would also add to the cost if the bulb-outs require this work.
A cursory review of the Diamond Street and N. Francisca Avenue intersection (where storm drains, street lights and/or power poles exist on every corner) suggests the improvements would be at the higher end of the range, likely $80,000 to $100,000 for the intersection if included in a base bid with other similar work.
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH
Budget Response Report #27
June 6, 2023
Question:
How many City trees were planted during FY 2022-23 and how many are proposed to be planted in FY 2023-24?
Response
Based on available funding and resources, the Public Works Department plants approximately 100 new trees each year. For FY 2022-23, the City Council approved Decision Package #63 which provided $147,000 in one-time funding to plant 350 trees.
West Coast Arborists, the vendor used for both tree trimming and planting, experienced some staffing issues during the year that resulted in scheduling delays. To date, in this Fiscal Year, 200 trees have been planted. Any funding remaining for the tree plantings not completed in FY 2022-23, will be carried over into FY 2023-24 for project execution.
As a result, the Department expects to plant roughly 250 trees in FY 2023-24.
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH
Budget Response Report #30
June 6, 2023
Question:
What is the cost to replace the bollards at Perry Park? Response
The vehicular entrances to Perry Park on Rockefeller Lane and Slauson Lane contain a total of 11 eight-inch removable bollards. The estimated cost to replace all 11 bollards is $7,000, assuming installation by City crews.
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH
Budget Response Report #42
June 13, 2023
Question:
What are the costs to repair the steep dip in the street on the west side of the Ruhland and MacKay intersection?
Response
The “dip” is an old deteriorated cross gutter along the west side of the Ruhland and MacKay intersection. Repairing the area would include replacing the dip with a wider 6- foot cross gutter, per Standard Plan 122-3 of the Greenbook, and installing surrounding pavement. This work is estimated to cost $18,000, is already on the Public Works Department’s annual maintenance schedule, and is set to begin the week of June 12, 2023. Funding for the work is available in the Department’s FY 2022-23 operating budget.
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH
Budget Response Report # 45
June 6, 2023
Question:
What are the costs to make the following improvements at Franklin Park:
• Add an all-abilities play structure (with potential sensory den) • Provide more frequent cleaning of the play structures at the park and post the cleaning schedule to assist immunocompromised children
Response:
Franklin Park is a neighborhood park located at 807 Inglewood Avenue. The park includes a playground, restrooms, and two half-court basketball courts. The playground, located on the south end of the park, includes partially covered equipment, multiple slides, bridges, and climbing features.
Staff contacted Great Western Playground, the company providing the equipment for the Dominguez Park playground replacement, to inquire about all-inclusive playgrounds. The following playground system was provided as an example of what is possible within the existing footprint of the Franklin Park playground; there are many options for fullyinclusive equipment, ranging in a variety of costs and abilities.
The estimated cost for the playground shown above is $338,000, which would include demolition of the existing playground and surfacing and installation of new replacement equipment and playground surfacing. This inclusive playground design includes a series of low-level ramps that provide access throughout the structure that allow those relying on wheeled devices to navigate any space. There are a wide range of sensory options for supplemental equipment that can be incorporated into the playground for an additional cost.
Enhanced cleaning of the playground would total approximately $140 per cleaning, and take approximately four (4) hours to complete, each time. One cleaning per week would total $7,280 annually. Twice weekly cleaning would cost $14,560. This cleaning would not guarantee that the playground remains free of germs at all times, but would eliminate the buildup of dirt and work towards lowering the spread of germs on high-touch surface areas as much as possible. Signage would cost an additional $500 per sign, and could be posted throughout the playground area, noting the dates that cleaning is scheduled to occur.
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH
Budget Response Report # 53
June 6, 2023
Question:
Is it feasible, and what is the cost, to conduct trash cleanup twice per day at Veterans Park?
Response:
The trash collection in the Veterans Park area is conducted by a number of different parties, including Public Works Parks and Pier divisions, as well as Athens Services. If staff levels allow, it is feasible to increase the collection in the park to twice daily and to increase the collection along George Freeth Way to once daily Monday- Saturday.
Currently, the Public Works Parks Division collects the trash from the mixed-waste City receptacles in Veterans Park daily (Monday – Sunday) in the morning. The work is carried out by two staff members and takes approximately one hour. The fully-loaded hourly rate of the two-person team is $83.65. The annual cost to add an additional Parks Division trash collection daily would be $30,532. The increased cost to add one additional trash pick-up during the busier summer months only (May - October) would be approximately $15,224.
Athens Services collects the trash from the thirteen mixed-waste City receptacles beside Veterans Park, along George Freeth Way, once a day on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. As per the contract with Athens Services, this service level may be increased if demands necessitate at no additional cost to the City. It may be prudent to include George Freeth Way in the summer schedule for collection to mirror the Esplanade collection. That schedule is once a day Monday – Saturday in the summer and Monday, Wednesday and Friday in the winter. An annual cost estimate for increased service in Veterans Park for 15 hours of additional clean-up service is $1,255.
Redondo Beach Municipal Code section 2-7.02 (a) identifies the regulation for care of abandoned property. Any items which reasonably appear to be a person’s possessions, such as clothing, books, bags, appliances, hobby equipment, electronics or bedding are marked by Police Department personnel. After 48 hours, the items are removed and stored for up to 90 days. Van Lingen Tow Company provides the removal and storage of personal property. Any other items which are reasonably identified by the Police Department as refuse, such as food waste, recyclables or personal items infested with vermin will be collected and disposed of properly by the Public Works Department. Public Works crews are dispatched to remove these items on a case by case basis.
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH
Budget Response Report #58
June 6, 2023
Question:
What is the total cost of the City for providing crossing guard services and how much has the cost increased over the past five years?
Response:
Crossing guards offer a valuable community service by ensuring safety for students and other pedestrians who walk to and from various school locations in Redondo Beach each day. The Crossing Guard program is managed by the Special Operations Bureau of the Police Department. The City provides crossing guards for 25 locations which have been identified by the Police Department and the City Council as high traffic pedestrian crossing areas in close proximity to schools. The locations are noted in the chart below.
Part-time City employed Crossing Guards are hired through the Police Department, along with the use of contract services to bridge gaps in coverage. When vacant locations occur, personnel from other areas of the Police Department, such as Municipal Services or Code Enforcement, are diverted from their primary assignment to assist with coverage.
Historically, there has been difficulty in hiring, retaining, and consistently filling part-time crossing guard positions based on the limited candidate pool. During FY 2022-23, City Council approved an increase to the pay range of $20-25 per hour for the Crossing Guard positions, with the goal to improve recruitment and move away from the more costly contract services.
Crossing guard staffing is split into morning and afternoon shifts of two (2) hours each, for a total of four (4) hours, for the 180 days in each school year. Using an average pay rate of $23 per hour, the total rate for a single City-employed Crossing Guard for the entire school year is $16,560. The estimated average cost to staff all 25 locations is therefore $414,000.
Additionally, the Police Department has an annual agreement with All Cities Management, Inc. (ACM) for contract services to supplement vacant crossing guard positions in order to avoid the Police Department from reassigning other full-time personnel to Crossing Guard coverage. All Cities Management has quoted a cost of $32.28 per hour for FY 2023-24 to renew the agreement for the next school year. The cost for a single contracted Crossing Guard through ACM for the entire school year is $23,242, almost $7,000 more than a City-employed Crossing Guard.
The total cost related to crossing guard services has increased significantly over the last five (5) years. In FY 2018-19 the total amount expended for part-time personnel was $182,361 for the coverage of 22 locations. However, this cost does not account for the full-time Police personnel that were pulled from other duties in order to cover vacant locations. Contract services were not utilized in FY 2018-19.
Fiscal Years 2019-20 and 2020-21 were outlier years due to COVID-19 school closures.
These years also presented new and continuing challenges in recruiting Crossing Guards as the candidate pool for employees decreased. More individuals opted to limit public contact and pursue jobs that allowed them to work from home.
In FY 2021-22, contract crossing guard services were implemented to reduce the number of times full-time staff were redirected from other duties. Program expenditures totaled $273,379 for part-time personnel and an additional $82,823 for contract services, for a grand total of $356,202 in FY 2021-22. Although contract services eased some of the burden of assigning full-time staff for coverage, they did not fully offset that need.
Based on Year-to-Date expenditures for FY 2022-23, the projected costs will be similar to FY 2021-22, approximately $350K, with an additional three (3) locations added for a total of 25 intersections. However, again, this cost does not account for the full-time Police personnel that were regularly pulled from other duties to cover vacant locations.
For FY 2023-24, there is hope that a combination of higher paid City of Redondo Beach employed Crossing Guards and contract services through ACM will allow for a consistent staffing of all 25 locations and eliminate the use of other full-time resources. The estimated costs for the FY 2023-24 Crossing Guard program are as follows if all 25 locations are consistently staffed without pulling Police personnel from other assignments:
19 – City employed positions at a maximum cost of $314,640. 6 – contracted crossing guards at a cost not to exceed $135,000.
Total cost not to exceed $449,640. This hard cost total is more than double what was provided to the Crossing Guard program five years ago.