CROSSING GUARD
PROGRAM
DISCUSSION
City Manager’s Office, Public Works, & Police Department August 19, 2025
OUTLINE
1. Background
2. Agreement
3. Crossing Guard Subcommittee Assessment
4. AAA School Safety Patrol Program
5. Options for Upcoming Fiscal Year
6. Recommendation
2 BACKGROUND • 27 total crossing guard locations • 22 staffed by City employees • 5 staffed through contracted services
• In August 2021, the City Council
approved a pilot program to
contract out crossing guard
services on an as-needed basis
3 AGREEMENT
4 • City contracts with All City Management Services Inc. (ACMS) for as-needed crossing guard services
• Proposed FY 25-26 Agreement
• Hourly rate for FY 2025-26: $37.81
• Estimated cost for FY 2025-26: $138,158
• Charges are based on actual usage
• On August 12, 2025, the City Council rejected ACMS’s
modified language to the City’s Standard Indemnity
Provision
• ACMS ultimately agreed to the City’s requirements
CROSSING GUARD
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSESSMENT
5 • On August 12, 2025, the City Council also directed staff to prepare recommendations on potential locations to
vacate if ACMS refused to agree to the terms
• The Crossing Guard Subcommittee is comprised of 2
Councilmembers, the City Traffic Engineer, and
representatives from the City Manager’s Office and Police Department
• On August 13, 2025, the Subcommittee committee met and conducted a data-driven assessment of all 27 locations
6 A. Combined bicycle and
pedestrian volume
B. Vehicular volumes
C. Total number of formal and de
facto lanes that enter the
intersection
D. If any approaching street has a
speed limit above 25 mph
E. If any approaching street has
more than one through lane in
each direction
F. If the intersection is signalized
or contains an uncontrolled
crosswalk (no stop sign or
signal)
G. California Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices
(CAMUTCD) conditions
H. Engineering assessment in the
context of local conditions
CROSSING GUARD
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSESSMENT
Assessment Criteria
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• Flagler & Havemeyer
(Jefferson)
• Flagler & Morgan (Jefferson)
• Harkness & Carlson
(Jefferson)
• Harkness & Morgan
(Jefferson)
• Julia & Serpentine (Alta
Vista)
• Julia & Knob Hill (Alta Vista)
• Rindge & Plant (Lincoln)
• Robinson & Vail (Lincoln)
• Mackay & Nelson (Madison)
• Emerald & Lucia (Parras)
• Vincent & Lucia (Parras &
RUHS)
• Ralston & Lilienthal
(Washington & Adams)
CROSSING GUARD
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSESSMENT
12 locations identified as having the lowest need (no specific order)
AAA SCHOOL SAFETY PATROL PROGRAM
• Established in 1920
• Nationally recognized program with
distinguished alumni
• Patrollers are 5th-8th grade students
• Patrollers are accompanied by an
adult volunteer or Patrol Advisor
(school staff member)
• Improves school safety, student
leadership, and civic engagement
• Requires School District participation
9 OPTIONS FOR UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR
1. Option 1: Limited School Safety Patrol Pilot at 1 or 2 sites by Early 2026
2. Option 2: Moderate School Safety Patrol Pilot at 5
Sites in the 2026-2027 Academic Year
3. Option 3: Phased and Expanded School Safety Patrol
Program at up to 12 Sites
4. Option 4: Phased Program Reduction
10 RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Approve an agreement with All City Management
Services Inc. for Crossing Guard Services in the amount not to exceed $138,158 and the term August 19, 2025, to June 30, 2026
2. Receive and file information on the locations in the city that receive crossing guard services
3. Provide direction to staff on the number and type of services to be programmed in the coming school year
and beyond
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