HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1981/08/18 Item 8COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
Item 8
ITEM TITLE
SUBMITTED BY:
Meeting Date 8/18/81
Resolution/~(~- Adopting School Pedestrian Safety Policies and
Warrants
Director of Public Safet~~~i,~"
In April of 1981, the City Council received a request from th
Teachers' Club for an adult crossing guard at the intersectio
Allen School Lane. During the review of this request by city
that even though we have been adhering to the San Diego Count
Policies and Warrants Manual, that the City Council had never
policy manual. It is appropriate that the City Council adopt
policies and warrants prior to resolving any request for adul
REOONIMQQDATION: That Council:
(4/5ths Vote: Yes No x )
e Allen School Parent/
n of Otay Lakes Road and
staff it was discovered
y School Pedestrian Safety
formally adopted this
these pedestrian safety
t crossing guards.
1. Adopt resolution approving School Pedestrian Safety Policies and Warrants.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Not applicable.
DISCUSSION
In 1969, a School Pedestrian Safety Committee, composed of representatives from school
districts and various public agencies throughout San Diego County, including Chula Vista,
developed a Manual of Policies and Warrants for School Pedestrian Safety. It was formally
adopted by the County of San Diego Board of Supervisors in August, 1969, revised in 1977
and again in 1980. Though Chula Vista Police and the Traffic Engineer have used this
manual as a guide up to the present time, the City Clerk's Office can find no record that
it was ever formally adopted by Chula Vista City Council.
This manual advised each school district to form a Safety Advisory Committe charged with
developing uniform practices for school pedestrian safety. It sets forth the responsi-
bilities of the schools, County Department of Transportation, parents, and law enforcement.
It calls for the standardization of signs and street markings; sets forth the requirements
for the use of flashing yellow school signals and school pedestrian signals. It calls for
the establishment of School Safety Patrol to include the locations that may be used and the
responsibilities of school and law enforcement personnel in administering the patrol
programs. Finally, it sets forth the warrants necessary for the use of adult crossing
guards.
State Law, in particular Education Code 45450 et seq., provides that if a city fails to
adopt standards for the provision of school crossing guards, a school district may employ
guards and reimburse them, at least partially, from the city's Traffic Safety Fund. Tnis
is tempered somewhat by a requirement that the school district first reach a written agree-
ment with the city for provision of the guards. Left unanswpxed is the question of what
happens if a city does not adopt standards and refuses to enter into an agreement with the
school district. Presumably, the school district could seek a court order forcing the city
to enter into a "reasonable" agreement. The most prudent course would be for the city to
adopt reasonable standards at the outset and avoid losing control of a service paid for
from city funds.
Continued
Form A-113 (Rev. 11/79)
Page 2, Item 8
Meeting Date 8/18/81
It is recommended by the Police Department and the Traffic Engineer that th,e County of
San Diego's Manual on School Pedestrian Safety Policies and Warrants (see Exhibit A) be
formally adopted by the City of Chula Vista as a guide for school pedestrian safety.
FISCAL Il~9PACT:
None
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