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HomeMy WebLinkAbout16 CROSSING GUARD CONTRACT 08-04-09AGENDA REPORT Agenda Item Reviewed: City Manager Finance Director MEETING DATE: AUGUST 4, 2009 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: SUMMARY: WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER SCOTT M. JORDAN, CHIEF OF POLICE 16 AE CROSSING GUARD SERVICES CONTRACT WITH ALL CITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. To establish a benchmark for the purpose and need for the City's participation in the School Crossing Guard Services Program, a warrant analysis of the existing thirty-one crossing guard posts was conducted by the Public Works Department. The criteria for the warrant analysis are established in the California Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD). Warrants are based upon a combination of pedestrian volumes and conflicting vehicular volumes. The warrant analysis concluded 6 of the 31 crossing guard posts met warrant criteria in both vehicular and pedestrian volumes (Category 1). The remaining 25 crossing guard posts did not meet warrant criteria. Ten of those intersections did not meet warrant criteria in either vehicular volumes (Category 2) or pedestrian volumes (Category 3). The remaining 15 current crossing guard posts (Category 4 of the study) did not meet warrant criteria in either vehicular or pedestrian volumes. One option is to execute a new contract with only the six crossing guard posts that met warrant criteria (Category 1). A second option is to approve a new contract with the 16 posts included in Categories 1 through 3. Although the posts in Category 2 and Category 3 did not meet the warrant criteria in both categories, the pedestrian volumes in Category 2 and the vehicular volumes in Category 3 were significant in either the AM or PM peak hour to consider keeping these posts active. In addition, eight posts that cross kindergarten children during the noontime hour were eliminated due to the Tustin Unified School District institutional practice and requirement that kindergarten age children are to be escorted to and from school by an adult or sibling. Crossing Guard Contract with All City Management Services, Inc. August 4, 2009 Page 2 of 4 RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions: 1. Receive and file the Crossing Guard Warrant Study conducted by Austin Foust Associates, Inc.; 2. Approve and execute the contract with All City Management Services, Inc. for fiscal year 2009 - 2010 with a reduced level of service based on the Crossing Guard Warrant Study: Option 1 - To include 6 warranted posts with 7 guard positions (Category 1) with no noontime crossings; Option 2 - To include 16 warranted posts with 22 guard positions (Categories 1 through 3) and no noontime crossings; 3. Direct City Staff to meet with Tustin Unified School District representatives to discuss entering into an agreement with the City to fund any additional crossing guard posts they may deem necessary, and/or to enter into an agreement to provide student or parent volunteer crossing guard posts; and 4. Authorize the City Manager or the Chief of Police to sign any amendments to the contract with All City Management Services, Inc. based on negotiations with the Tustin Unified School District, subject to approval by the City Attorney. FISCAL IMPACT: The original contract with the prior level of service was not to exceed $416,102. If the City Council approved: Option 1 -The cost of the Crossing Guard Services contract for the 2009-10 school year would not exceed $61,673. The new contract would realize a savings of $354,429; Option 2 -The cost of the Crossing Guard Services contract for the 2009-10 school year would not exceed $194,677. The new contract would realize a savings of $221,425. Funding has been placed in the FY 2009-10 Police Department budget. As the City Council is aware, the FY 2009-10 General Fund budget was reduced by 6.8 percent. Subsequent to adoption of the budget the State has enacted its budget with the following impacts on the City's budget: Crossing Guard Contract with All City Management Services, Inc. August 4, 2009 Page 3 of 4 1. Eight percent of General Fund property tax revenue (approximately $1.5 million) will be diverted to the State. 2. In addition, approximately $5 million in Redevelopment Agency tax increment revenue will be diverted to the State. Another $1.3 million will be diverted in FY 2010-11. City revenue diverted to the State will be used to fund State programs, including guaranteed funding for education. BACKGROUND: The current Crossing Guard Services Program consists of thirty-one (31) locations throughout the City of Tustin, known as posts, near the elementary and middle schools. The 31 posts are manned by forty-two (42) crossing guard personnel, staffed and managed by All City Management Services, Inc. (AGMs), with program oversight by the Police Department. Eleven (11) of the posts are staffed by two crossing guards, one on each side of the street. In addition, eight posts (12 guards) are utilized during the noon hour to assist kindergarten students either leaving the morning kindergarten session or arriving for the afternoon kindergarten session. The warrant analysis was conducted in April 2009 to determine the need for crossing guard posts based on current student and traffic patterns. Complaints from parents and Tustin Unified School District (TUSD) personnel indicated the main concern at the schools was the volume of parents driving their children to school and dropping them off in the designated areas, not with children who walk to school. The California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD) is published by the State of California Department of Transportation and is issued to adopt uniform standards and specifications for all official traffic control devices, in accordance with the California Vehicle Code. Criteria for installation of adult crossing guards are addressed in Chapter 7E of the CA MUTCD. The warrant analysis determined six locations (Category 1) met the CA MUTCD criteria, based on pedestrian volumes and vehicular volumes. Refer to the attached analysis for specific information and locations. The criteria established by the CA MUTCD is a minimum of 40 elementary children must cross the street twice daily with the following number of vehicles passing through the crosswalk in potential conflict with the children: Uncontrolled Intersection 350 Vehicles per hour (AM & PM) Intersection with Stop Control 500 Vehicles per hour (AM & PM) Signalized Intersection 300 Vehicles per hour (AM & PM) Crossing Guard Contract with All City Management Services, Inc. August 4, 2009 Page 4 of 4 Categories 2 and 3 of the study met warrant criteria in only one of the vehicular or pedestrian volumes. Category 2 showed a significant pedestrian volume, but did not meet criteria for vehicular volumes. Category 3 showed a significant vehicular volume but did not meet criteria for pedestrian volumes. Because of the higher than expected volumes in those categories, staff recommends the posts listed in Categories 2 and 3 should retain adult crossing guard services. The warrant analysis determined 15 locations, Category 4 of the study, did not meet the CA MUTCD criteria, based on pedestrian volumes and vehicular volumes. Of the 15 locations that did not meet either vehicular or pedestrian volume warrant criteria, 11 of the locations are controlled by traffic signals with pedestrian activated controls and four are controlled by stop signs. All have properly marked crosswalks in accordance with the CA MUTCD. None of the 15 locations present traffic safety issues that would negate the warrant analysis. Notice of the proposed eliminations would be made through the schools and local media to ensure the parents of those students affected would have sufficient notice of the change in crossing guard posts. Elimination of 15 posts equates to eliminating 20 crossing guard personnel, because five of the posts are "double" posts, one guard on each side of the crossing. In addition, due to school district institutional practice, staff recommends the elimination of eight posts (12 personnel) during the noon hour for arriving and departing kindergarten students. The TUSD requires an adult or sibling accompany the kindergarten student to and from school, which would be the case during the noon hour. Elimination of the noon hour posts is consistent with the practices of a majority of cities in Orange County and is recommended by ACMS as well. If the City Council approves Option 2 and enters into a new contract supported by the warrant analysis, the savings to the City's General Fund would be $221,425. This is approximately equivalent of two entry-level police officer positions. Another consideration is that the City and the Tustin Unified School District can enter into an agreement whereby the District can reimburse the City for any additional crossing guard posts they deem necessary. As an alternative cost-saving measure, an agreement can be developed in which the Tustin Police Department provides the District with a "Volunteer Crossing Guard Training Program." Older students and parents can be trained to provide crossing guard services. VC SCOTT M. J DAN Chief of Poli AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF TUSTIN AND ALL CITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. FOR CROSSING GUARD SERVICES THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into this 4th day of August, 2009, by and between the CITY OF TUSTIN, a municipal corporation, hereinafter called the "City", and ALL CITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC., hereinafter called the "Contractor"; WITNESSETH The parties hereto have mutually covenanted and agreed as follows: 1. This agreement is for a period of time which commences August 4, 2009 and ends June 30, 2010, and for such term thereafter as the parties may agree upon in writing. 2. The Contractor will provide personnel equipped and trained in appropriate procedures for crossing pedestrians in marked crosswalks. Such personnel shall be herein referred to as Crossing Guards. The Contractor is an independent Contractor and the Crossing Guard to be furnished by it shall at all times be its employees and not those of the City. Neither the City nor any of its employees shall have any control over the manner, mode or means by which Contractor, its agents or employees perform the services required herein, except as otherwise set forth herein. Contractor shall perform all services required herein as an independent contractor of City and shall remain at all times as to City a wholly independent contractor with only such obligations as are consistent with that role. Contractor shall not at any time or in any manner represent that it or any of its agents or employees are agents or employees of City. Contractor shall be solely responsible for compliance with State and Federal Law with respect to the wages, hours, benefits, and working conditions of its employees, including requirement for payroll deductions for taxes. Employees or independent contractors of Consultant are not City employees. 3. The City's Chief of Police will be the representative in dealing with the contractor. For purposes of this Agreement the Chief of Police may issue all consents, approvals, directives and agreements on behalf of the City, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement. 4. The City shall have the right to determine the hours and locations when and where Crossing Guards shall be furnished by the Contractor. The Contractor shall notify the City in writing of any changes which may need to occur in hours of work or locations. The City further has the power to add to, delete from, or revise the work schedule/locations at any time. i e~e~~a 5 The Contractor shall provide supervisory personnel to see that Crossing Guard activities are taking place at the required places and times, and in accordance with all items of this Agreement. 6. The Contractor shall maintain adequate reserve personnel to be able to furnish alternate Crossing Guards in the event that any person fails to report for work at the assigned time and location. 7. The Contractor shall provide personnel properly trained as herein specified for the performance of duties of Crossing Guards. In the performance of their duties, the Contractor and employees of the Contractor shall conduct themselves in accordance with the conditions of this Agreement and the laws and codes of the State of California. 8. Persons provided by the Contractor as Crossing Guards shall be trained in the laws and codes of the State of California and the City of Tustin pertaining to general pedestrian safety in school crossing areas. 9. Crossing Guard Services shall be provided by the Contractor at the designated locations and at the designated hours on all days on which the designated schools in the City of Tustin, are in session. 10. The Contractor shall provide all Crossing Guards with apparel by which they are readily visible and easily recognized as Crossing Guards. Such apparel shall be uniform for all persons performing the duties of Crossing Guards and shall be worn at all times while performing said duties. This apparel must be appropriate for weather conditions. The Contractor shall also provide all Crossing Guards with hand held stop signs and any other safety equipment which maybe necessary. 11. The Contractor shall at all tunes provide worker's compensation insurance covering its employees, and shall provide and maintain liability insurance for Crossing Guard activities prior to commencing work. The Contractor shall procure and provide to the City a Certificate of Insurance to the City's satisfaction evidencing the worker's compensation and liability insurance required by the contract. The liability insurance shall include commercial general and automobile liability with a combined single limit of not less than $5,000,000.00 and annual aggregate for property damage and bodily injury. The insurance shall be issued by a company authorized by the Insurance Department of the State of California and rated A, VII or better (if an admitted carrier) or A-, X (if offered, by a surplus line broker), by the latest edition of Best's Key Rating Guide, except that the City will accept workers' compensation insurance rated B-VIII or better or from the State Compensation Fund. Such insurance shall be primary with respect to any insurance maintained by the City and shall not call on the City's insurance contributions. Such insurance shall be endorsed to provide coverage for contractual liability and personal injury and the auto and general liability policies shall be endorsed to name as additional insured's the City, its city councilmember's, officers, employees and agents. a 646330.2 The worker's compensation insurance company shall agree to waive all rights of subrogation against the City for losses paid under the policy, which losses arose from the work performed by the named insured. All insurance shall not be canceled, reduced in coverage or limits or non-renewed except after thirty (30) days written notice by the Certified Mail, Returned Receipt Request has been given to the City Manager, or designee for the City of Tustin. In the event of any such cancellation, reduction, or non- renewal, Contractor shall procure replacement coverage meeting the requirements of this Agreement and shall ensure there is no gap in insurance coverage during the performances of Contractor's services. 12. Contractor agrees to defend and indemnify the City, its councilmember's, officers, employees and agents against, and will hold and save each of them harmless from, any and all actions, claims damages to persons or property, penalties, obligations or liabilities that may be asserted or claimed by any person, firm, entity, corporation, political subdivision or other organization arising out of the intentional or negligent acts, errors, or omissions of Contractor, its agents, employees, subcontractors, or invitee, provided for herein. a) Contractor will defend any action or actions filed in connection with any of said claims, damages, penalties, obligations or liabilities and will pay all costs and expenses including attorney's fees incurred in connection herewith. b) Contractor will promptly pay any judgement rendered against City, its officers, agents or employees for any such claims, damages, penalties, obligations or liabilities. 13. Either party shall have the right to cancel this Agreement by giving thirty (30) days written notice to the other. 14. The Contractor shall not have the right to assign this Agreement to any other person or firm except with the prior written consent of the City. 15. The City agrees to pay the Contractor for the services rendered pursuant to this Agreement the sum of Thirteen Dollars and Seventy-Six Cents ($13.76) per hour of Crossing Guard services provided. It is understood and agreed that the cost of providing Fourteen Thousand, One Hundred Forty Eight (14,148) hours of service shall not exceed One Hundred Ninety Four Thousand, Six Hundred Seventy Seven Dollars ($194,677.00), which amount shall not be exceeded without a written amendment of this Agreement executed by both parties. 16. In the event that this Agreement is extended beyond June 30, 2010, the compensation for services shall be established by written mutual consent of the parties. Said payment shall be made upon written statement to the City by the Contractor. 3 ~aa~~a2 •: ~° . ~ ~ LSD v~~~ h ~ IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement the day and year first above written. "City" Dated: CITY OF TUSTIN, a municipal corporation By: APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney Attest By: City Clerk Date William A. Huston City Manager ALL CITY MANGEMENT SERVICES, INC. emetra Fa ell, Corporate Secretary Date ~°~-~ D 4 City of Tustin CITYWIDE SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD REVIEW July 2009 ~~~AUST/N-FOUST ASSOC/AYES, /NC. .r. _`_AUST/N-FOUST ASSOC/A TES, /NC. 7'RAFF/C ENG/NEER/NG AND TRANSPORTAT/ON PLANN/NG July 22, 2009 City of Tustin 300 Centennial Way Tustin, CA 92780 ATTENTION: Mr. Terry Lutz SUBJECT: CITYWIDE SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD REVIEW Austin-Foust Associates, Inc. (AFA) has conducted a Citywide review of 31 existing locations where school crossing guards are stationed. An Adult Crossing Guard Warrant review was performed at these intersections. This report summarizes the result of that study. ANALYSIS The State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) provides criteria for installation of adult crossing guards in the publication California MUTCD dated September 26, 2006 Chapter 7E - Crossing Supervision. Those criteria (see Appendix A) essentially require a minimum of 40 elementary shidents to cross the street twice daily. In addition, these 40+ students must have conflicts (vehicles through crosswalk) from a minimum of at least 350 vehicles per hour (vph) at uncontrolled locations or 500 vph for stop intersections or 300 vph for signalized intersections. It must be noted that at traffic signals, vehicle counts only include those which actually conflict with pedestrians not the entire vehicle volume through the crosswalk. The 31 study-area intersection locations are shown in Figure 1 of the Appendix. Traffic counts at these locations were conducted in April 2009 during typical school arrival (7:15 - 8:45 AM) and dismissal (1:30 - 3:30 PM) times, with the count sheets in the Appendix. Table 1 breaks down O l 6027mm.doc 2223 Wellington Avenue, Suite 300 Santa Ana, California 92701-3161 Tel: (714) b67-0496 Fax: (714) 667-7952 www.austinfoust.com each intersection into four categories and summarizes whether each location met the minimum requirements of the crossing guard warrant. Figure I shows the study locations with the category designations summarized in Table 1. The count data compared in Table 1 was summarized into four categories: • Category 1 represents the locations where both the pedestrian and vehicle volumes satisfied the minimum requirements of the crossing guard warrant. As can be seen in Table 1, six locations fell into this category. • Category 2 represents the locations where the pedestrian portion of the crossing guard warrant was satisfied but fall short on the vehicle portion. There were nine locations in this category. • Category 3 represents the locations where the vehicle portion of the crossing guard warrant was satisfied but fall short on the pedestrian portion. There were two locations in this category, but one location is also included in Category 2 for a different crosswalk. • Category 4 represents the locations where both the pedestrian and vehicle volumes did not satisfy the minimum requirements of the crossing guard warrant. As can be seen in Table 1, 15 intersections fell into this category. The six Category 1 intersections met the minimum requirements of the crossing guard warrant based upon exceeding warrants. These six intersections could be supported based on the large numbers of school pedestrians using the crossing and high vehicle volumes traveling through the crossing, as well as long crosswalks. Therefore it is recommended that the adult crossing guard be retained at these locations. Although the prescribed minimum vehicular volumes were not met at the nine Category 2 locations, the pedestrian volumes far exceed the warrant requirement. Therefore it is recommended that crossing guards be retained at the Category 2 locations. Likewise, it is recommended that the crossing guard be retained at the two Category 3 intersections due to the high vehicular volumes even through the pedestrian volumes are less than those required by the warrant. The locations in Category 4 do not meet either the minimum pedestrian or vehicular warrants, and these 15 locations are deemed as potential candidates for elimination. Due to combination of school pedestrian volume and traffic volume (one or both being low), it is recommended that the locations listed in Table 1 under Category 4 be considered for removal of adult crossing guards. 2 O l 6027mm.doc 3 17 TN STREET ~ VANDENBERC W. ~ ~ ~ SS BENETA WYw ~ p~„ NO SCALE ~ S S3 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ p N FWRTH STREET IRVINE BLVD. ~ ~ ON" q b W d1F a~ ~ !~ FIRST STREET a m ~,g~ ~_ ! MAIN ST. ~ Sr y ~ ~y4 ,~ [' ~ ` 6 TH ST ~y 2` J o 9 -~ ~ ! ~ I g ~ ~ w ~~ ANCE AVE. 55 ~ 5 ~a ~'sr ~. ,lac, t,S.~~? ~y ~ G • f~ ~paF -JOCM' ~ ~ ~~~' ~ CAyM,o p.~d v. ~r D McFADDEN a AVENUE ~!'r_ G.& E PAA'~-~,N RDBINSDN DR. 4ip4r _`ohC,d' .,7- ~~Ly~ '{~i 9pAi^ soy s~ f ~ ~ '~,~ '~`~~ ~ v~~y EDINGER AVENUE o~ ~" '.¢~ 4 CAWINO Ppf9 ` 'P c~ y ~ yet f ~' ' 4~. h.V ~ 4~ ~ ~ ~6~o fs' o ~ ~ ~~. ~ ~ph >l2.yd9 a ~ pS~ 5 ' f w5^ ~p . ~ ~i^ 51. cS~' `~ C 9 3k r° ~Y ~'" 88 f ~,~ ~ f 4P pp0 ~ f ~P~ ~ `. 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Tustin, CA 016027mmFigl.dwg Table 1 2008 CITY OF TUSTIN CROSSING GUARD WARRANT SUMMARY AM PM Location Ped % Veh % Ped % Veh (Cross Walk Location) Vol Criteria Vol Criteria Vol Criteria Vol Criteria PPH Satisfied VPH Satisfied PPH Satisfied VPH Satisfied CATEGORY 1: SATISFY PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICLE MINIMUM VOLUMES _ Williams and Alliance Ave/Dwy** 261 653% 527 105% 214 535% 507 101 South Le Pasadena and McFadden* 58 145% 410 137% 51 128% 567 189% South Le Pasadena and Altadena*** g4 210% 777 o 222 /° 87 o 218 /0 89 ° 256 /° North Le Browning and Parkview*** 94 235% 531 152% 127 318% 426 122% North Le Utt/Dwy and Mitchell*** g2 205% 636 182% 84 210% 516 147% West Le Pioneer Rd and Pioneer Way* 114 285% 986 329% 244 610% 1,040 347% South Le CATEGORY 2: SATISFY PEDESTRIAN MINIMUM VOLUME ONLY Browning and Pinebrook*** 120 300% 378 108% 146 365% 331 95% (North Le Carfax and Sycamore** 285 713% 682 136% 84 210% 451 90% East Le Red Hill and San Juan* 54 135% 97 32% 82 205% 110 37% North Le Tustin East and San Juan** 97 243% 450 0 90 /0 142 0 355 /° 327 0 65 /o West Le Newport and Mitchell* 118 295% 252 o 84 /0 170 ° 425 /° 139 o 46 /o East Le Newport and Sycamore* 391 978% 265 88% 268 670% 151 50% (West Le ) School Ln/Dwy and Sycamore** 685 1,705% 1 IS 23% 234 585% 156 31% (South Le Red Hill and Sycamore* 89 ° 223 /° 290 97% 50 125% 180 60% West Le Tustin Ranch & Pioneer Wy/Vermeulen* East Le 42 105% 167 56% 56 140% 120 40% CATEGORY 3: SATISFY VEHICLE MINIMUM VOLUME ONLY Prospect and Beneta*** South Le 28 70% 905 259% 68 145% 796 227% Tustin Ranch & Pioneer Wy/Vermeulen* 34 85% 959 320% 26 65% 716 239% North Le O l 6027mm.doc Table I (cont) 2008 CITY OF TUSTIN CROSSING GUARD WARRANT SUMMARY AM PM Location Ped % Veh % Ped % Veh (Cross Walk Location) Vol Criteria Vol Criteria Vol Criteria Vol Criteria PPH Satisfied VPH Satisfied PPH Satisfied VPH Satisfied CATEGORY 4: PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICLE MINIMUM VOLUMES NOT SATISFIED Pioneer Rd and Peters Cyn/Finley** 45 113% 471 94% 22 55% 467 93% West Le Browning and Mitchell** 37 93% 257 51% 55 138% 201 40% West Le Farmington and Bryan* 39 98% 211 70% 45 113% 110 37% South Le Browning and Walnut* 37 93% 283 94% 30 75% 218 73% ~~ East Le Browning and Bryan* 32 80% 100 33% 72 180% 87 29% West Le Red Hill and Walnut* 26 65% 401 134% 37 93% 217 72% West Le B St and Irvine* 36 90% 149 50% 37 90% 107 36% West Le Robinson and Keller** 27 68% 180 36% 26 65% 149 30% I East Le Red Hill and Mitchell* 20 50% 462 154% 10 25% 281 94% North Le Orange and San Juan** 16 40% 236 47% 32 80% 205 41% South Le Red Hill and Bryan* 13 33% 294 98% 12 30% 209 70% South Le B St and ls` St* 13 33% 76 25% 21 53% 68 23% South Le Cherrywood and Walnut* 0 0 0 North Le 17 43 /0 85 28 /0 3 0 8 /0 83 28 /o Robinson and Irvine* 13 33% 301 100% 28 70% 132 44% East Le Tustin Ranch and Rawlings* 13 33% 157 52% 15 38% 163 54% North Le * Signalized Intersection, 300 vph is minimum conflicting vehicle volume ** Stop controlled intersection (or leg), 500 vph minimum vehicle volume *** Uncontrolled intersection (or leg), 350 minimum vehicle volume Notes: VPH is the total number of conflicting vehicular movements (thru, left and right turns) through a crosswalk leg during peak crossing times at uncontrolled intersections, but at signalized intersections it is only the turning movements (left and right turns) that conflict with school pedestrians that are counted. 016027mm.doc Escorted Kindergarten Students The school's crossing guard warrants are intended to apply only to elementary school students who walk to school without the aid of a parent or guardian. The City of Tustin has 12 school crossing guards stationed at eight different locations during the lunchtime break to accommodate kindergarten students who must also be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Intersection No. of Guards I . School Lane/S camore Avenue 1 2. Carfax Drive/S camore Avenue 1 3. Red Hill Avenue/S camore Avenue 2 4. New ort Avenue/S camore Avenue 2 5. Irvine Boulevard/B Street 2 6. First Street/B Street 2 7. Red Hill Avenue/San Juan Street 1 8. Williams Street/Alliance Avenue 1 As a result of the parent/guardian escort the application of the school crossing guard warrants to this situation is not appropriate. Consequently, based on the fact that kindergarteners are escorted by adult supervision their count, regardless of the volume, is not applicable toward substantiating the need for a crossing guard. 6 016027mm.doc APPENDIX A A-1 016027mm.doc California MUTCD Page 7E-1 (FHWA's MUTCD 2003 Revision 1, as amended for use in California) CHAPTER 7E. CROSSING SUPERVISION Section 7E.01 Types of Crossing Supervision Support: There are two types of school crossing supervision: A. Adult control of pedestrians and vehicles by adult crossing guazds~or uniformed law enforcement officers; and B. Student control of only pedestrians with student patrols. Information for the organization, operation, and administration of an adult crossing guazd program aze given in "Civilian Guards For School Crossings" (available from the Center for Public Safety of Northwestern University, 405 Church Street, Evanston, IL 60204) and "Adult School Crossing Guards" (available from the American Automobile Association, 1000 AAA Drive, Heathrow, FL 32746). Information for the organization, administration and operation of a student patrol program are given in "Policies and Practices for School Safety Patrols" (available from the American Automobile Association, . 1000 AAA Drive, Heathrow, FL 32746). Section 7E.02 Adult Crossing Guards Option: Adult crossing guazds may be used to provide gaps in traffic at school crossings where an engineering study has shown that adequate gaps need to be created (see Section 7A.03), and where authorized by law. Adult Crossing Guards may be assigned at designated school crossings to assist school pedestrians at specified hours when going to or from school. The following suggested policy for their assignment applies only to crossings. Guidance: An Adult Crossing Guard should be considered when: 1. Special situations make it necessary to assist elementary school pedestrians in crossing the street. 2. A change in the school crossing location is being made, but prevailing conditions require school crossing supervision until the change is constructed and it is not reasonable to install another form of traffic control or technique for this period. Criteria for Adult Crossinu Guards: Support: Adult Crossing Guards normally are assigned where official supervision of school pedestrians is desirable while they cross a public highway, and at least 40 school pedestrians for each of any two hours (not necessarily consecutive) daily use the crossing while going to or from school. Option: Adult crossing guards may be used under the following conditions: 1. At uncontrolled crossings where there is no alternate controlled crossing within 180 m (600 ft); and a. In urban areas where the vehicular traffic volume exceeds 350 during each of any two hours (not necessarily consecutive) in which 40 or more school pedestrians cross daily while going to or from school; or b. In rural areas where the vehicular traffic volume exceeds 300 during each of any two hours (not necessarily consecutive) in which 30 or more school pedestrians cross daily while going to or from school. Whenever the critical (85th percentile) approach speed exceeds 64 km/h (40 mph), the guidelines for rural areas should be applied. 2. At stop sign-controlled crossing: Where the vehicular traffic volumes on undivided highways of four or more lanes exceeds 500 per hour during any period when the school pedestrians are going to or from school. 3. At traffic signal-controlled crossings: a. Where the number of vehicular turning movements through the school crosswalk exceeds 300 per hour while school pedestrians are going to or from school; or b. Where justified through analysis of the operations of the intersection. Chapter 7E -Crossing Supervision September 26, 2006 Part 7 -Traffic Controls for School Areas California NIUTCD (FHWA's MUTCD 2003 Revision 1, as amended for use in California) Page 7E-2 Legal Authority and Program Funding for Adult Crossing Guards: Option: Cities and counties may designate local law enforcement agencies, the governing board of any school district or a county superintendent of schools to recruit and assign adult crossing guards to intersections that meet approved guidelines for adult supervision. Support: There are various methods for funding a school adult crossing guard program. One of these methods is through the use of fines and forfeitures received under the Penal Code. Disposition of these fines and forfeitures is defined in CVC Sections 42200 and 42201. An example of these dispositions by cities and counties is as follows: Disposition by cities (CVC 42200). Fines and forfeitures received by cities and deposited into a "Traffic Safety Fund" may be used to pay the compensation of school crossing guards who are not regular full-time members of the police department of the city. • Disposition by county (CVC 42201). Fines and forfeitures received by a county and deposited in the road fund of the county may be used to pay the compensation of school crossing guards, and necessary equipment and administrative costs. The board of supervisors may adopt standards for crossing guards and has final authority over the total cost of the crossing guard program. Section 7E.03 Qualifications of Adult Crossins Guards Support: High standards for selection of adult crossing guards are essential. Guidance: Adult crossing guards should possess the following qualifications: A. Average intelligence; B Good physical condition, including sight, hearing, and mobility; C. Mental alertness; D. Neat appearance; E. Good character; F. Dependability; and G. Sense of responsibility for safety of students. Training Programs for Adult Crossins Guards: Guidance: Adequate training should be provided in adult crossing guard responsibilities and authority. This function can usually be performed effectively by a law enforcement agency responsible for traffic control. Training programs should be designed to acquaint newly employed crossing guards with their specific duties, local traffic regulations, and crossing techniques. Training workshops may be used as a method of advising experienced employees of recent changes in existing traffic laws and program procedures. For example, crossing guards should be familiar with the California law which provides that any person who disregards any traffic signal or direction. given by a non-student school crossing guard authorized by a law enforcement agency, any board of supervisors of a county or school district shall be guilty of an infraction and. subject to the penalties of Section 42001 of the CVC (Section 2815). Section 7E.04 Uniform of Adult Crossins Guards and Student Patrols Guidance: Adult crossing guards should be uniformed so that road users and pedestrians can recognize them and respond to their signals. The uniforms should be distinctively different from those worn by regular law enforcement officers. Standard: Adult crossing guards shall wear high-visibility retroreflective safety apparel labeled as ANSI 107- 1999 standard performance for Class 2 as described in Section 6E.02. Student patrols shall wear high-visibility retroreflective safety apparel labeled as ANSI 107-1999 standard performance for Class 1 as described in Section 6E.02. Chapter 7E -Crossing Supervision September 26, 2006 Part 7 -Traffic Controls for School Areas California MtJTCD (FHWA's MUTCD 2003 Revision 1, as amended for use in California) Page 7E-3 Guidance: Law enforcement officers should wear high-visibility retroreflective material over their uniforms when directing nighttime operations. Standard: The use of the School Safety Patrol uniforms and insignia shall adhere to the following regulations (California Code of Regulations 576): (a) A school safety patrol member (except a member of the R.O.T.C. or California Cadet Corps on traffic duty in his official uniform) shall wear, at all times while on duty, the basic standard uniform specified in this section, except that the rainy day uniform may be worn under appropriate weather conditions. Only the optional additions specified in this section may be added to the uniform. (b) The basic standard uniform for patrol members is the white or fluorescent orange Sam Browne belt and either an overseas type federal yellow or fluorescent orange cap or a yellow or fluorescent orange helmet. Optional additions to the basic standard uniform are any or all of the following: (1) Colored piping on the federal yellow cap. (2) Colored striping on the yellow helmet. (3) A red or fluorescent orange upper garment (4) Insignia or a special badge identifying the organization, to be worn on the left breast, left arm, or cap. (c) The rainy-day uniform is a federal yellow raincoat and a federal yellow rain hat. The Sam Browne belt may be worn over the raincoat. (d) The insignia, or special badge and cap shall be worn only during official school safety patrol duty, except that the governing board may authorize members of the school safety patrol to wear the uniform and insignia for special school safety patrol functions. Section 7E.05 O_ Aerating Procedures for Adult Crossing Guards Guidance: Adult crossing guards should not direct traffic in the usual law enforcement regulatory sense. In the control of traffic, they should pick opportune times to create a reasonably safe gap. At these times, they should stand in the roadway to indicate that pedestrians are about to use or are using the crosswallc, and that all vehicular traffic must stop. Adult crossing guards should use a STOP paddle. The STOP paddle sl}e~ shall be the primary hand- signaling device. Standard: The STOP paddle shall be an octagonal shape. The background of the STOP face shall be red with at least 150 mm (6 in) series capital white letters and border. The paddle shall be at least 450 mm (18 in) in size and have the word message STOP on both sides. The paddle shall be retroreflectorized or illuminated when used during hours of darkness. Option: The STOP paddle may be modified to improve conspicuity by incorporating red or white flashing lights on both sides of the paddle. The red or white flashing lights may be arranged in any of the following patterns: A. Two red or white lights centered vertically above and below the STOP legend; B. Two red or white lights centered horizontally on each side of the STOP legend; C. One red or white light centered below the STOP legend; or D. A series of eight or more small red or white lights no larger than 6 mm (0.25 in) in diameter along the outer edge of the paddle, arranged in an octagonal pattern at the eight corners of the STOP paddle. More than eight lights may be used only if the arrangement of the lights is such that it clearly conveys the octagonal shape of the STOP paddle. E. A series of white lights forming the shapes of the letters in the legend. Standard: If flashing lights are used on the STOP paddle, the flash rate shall be at least 50, but not more than 60, flash periods per minute. Chapter 7E -Crossing Supervision September 26, 2006 Part 7 -Traffic Controls for School Areas California MUTCD (FHWA's MUTCD 2003 Revision 1, as amended for use in California) Page 7E-4 Option: The 600 x 600 mm (24 x 24 in) size of the STOP (C28A(CA) paddle may be used where greater emphasis is needed and speeds are 50 km/h (30 mph) or more. Support: Details for the short and long handle of the STOP paddle are shown in Department of Transportation's California Sign Specifications under C28C(CA) code. Section 7E.06 Uniformed Law Enforcement Officers Option: Uniformed law enforcement officers may be used for school crossing supervision. Section 7E.07 Student Patrols Option: Students patrols may be used to direct and control pedestrians at crossings near schools where adequate gaps in traffic occur frequently enough so that gaps do not need to be created. Student patrols may be used to direct and control pedestrians at signalized intersections where turning movements are not a significant problem, and may be used to assist adult crossing guards in the control of pedestrians at crossing locations used by large numbers of pedestrians. Guidance: Student patrols should not be responsible for directing vehicular traffic. They should not function as uniformed law enforcement officers or adult crossing guards. Legal Authority for School Safety Patrols: Standard: For all purposes "School Safety Patrols" shall mean "Student Patrols" as referenced in this California MUTCD. School Safety Patrols shall be authorized by the local school board. School authorities shall be responsible for organizing, instructing and supervising patrols with the assistance of the local police. Support: The California Education Code, Sections 49300 to 49307, and the California Code of Regulations, Sections 570 to 576 and 632, authorize the development of School Safety Patrols and outline rules for implementing these programs within the state. Section 7E.08 Choice of Student Patrols Guidance: Student patrols should be cazefully selected. They sl~e~ shall be students from the fifth grade or higher and shall be at least 10 years of age. Refer to California Code of Regulations Section 571. Leadership and reliability should be determining qualities for patrol membership. Parental approval ~ shall be obtained in writing before a student is used as a member of a student patrol. Refer to California Education Code Section 49302. Section 7E.09 Operating Procedures for Student Patrols Guidance: Student patrols should use a flagging device to stop pedestrians behind the curb or edge of the roadway, and should allow them to cross only when there is an adequate gap in traffic. Standard: Flagging devices used during periods of twilight or darkness shall be retroreflective or illuminated. Because they are not authorized to direct vehicular traffic, student patrols shall not use a STOP paddle. Support: School Safety Patrols control children, not vehicles. Chapter 7E -Crossing Supervision September 26, 2006 Part 7 -Traffic Controls for School Areas California MUTCD (FHWA's MUTCD 2003 Revision I, as amended for use in California) Page 7E-5 Standard: School Safety Patrols shall stop children~back of the curb or edge of the roadway and allow them to cross only when there is an adequate gap in traffic (see California Code of Regulations Sections 570 to 576 and 632 for School Safety Patrols operating procedures and requirements). Criteria for Student Patrols: Option: A student patrol may be established at locations where an existing traffic control device, police officer or adult crossing guard is in operation. They may also be used where there are adequate crossing gaps in vehicular flow at an uncontrolled crossing and it is desirable to use student patrols to guide the school pedestrians. Support: To determine the frequency and adequacy of gaps in the traffic stream, refer to Section 7A.03. (This space leJl intentionally blank) Chapter 7E -Crossing Supervision September 26, 2006 Part 7 -Traffic Controls for School Areas CITY OF TUSTIN CITYWIDE VEHICLES VS ELEMENTRY SCHOOL PEDESTRIAN COUNTS May-09 LOCATION NORTH LEG SOUTH LEG EAST LEG WEST LEG Browning Ave and Mitchell Ave ' AM 251 454 0 257 Vehicles PM 300 371 0 201 AM 0 12 0 37 School School Pedestrians PM 0 4 0 55 Red Hill Ave and Walnut Ave ' AM 322 759 323 401 Conflicting Vehicles PM 367 392 222 217 AM 15 20 8 26 School Pedestrians PM 5 15 7 37 Browning Ave and Wa lnut Ave ' AM 262 0 283 118 Conflicting Vehicles PM 215 0 21 B 67 l AM 2 0 37 0 ans School Pedestr PM 10 0 30 0 Cherrywood Ln and Wa lnut Ave hi l ' AM 85 36 133 159 Conflicting Ve c es PM 83 39 73 119 i AM 17 17 3 2 ans School Pedestr PM 3 0 D 9 Browning Ave and Plne hrook Dr i ' AM 378 504 0 174 Veh cles PM 331 387 0 90 t l i AM 120 0 0 19 Pedes r ans Schoo PM 146 1 0 28 Newport Ave and Sycamore Ave hi l C fli ti V ' AM 221 53 280 265 on c ng e c es PM 248 33 362 151 i AM 0 458 40 391 ans School Pedestr PM 0 300 76 268 Cartax Dr and Sycamore Ave V hi l ' AM 181 61 682 620 e c es PM 66 47 451 416 i S h l P d t AM 59 535 285 0 r ans c oo e es PM 57 151 84 0 School Ln/Dwy and Sycamore Ave V hi l ' AM 1 115 753 639 e c es PM 4 156 643 731 trians S h l P d AM 1 685 0 0 c oo e es PM 0 234 0 0 Red Hill Ave and Sycamore Ave Confllctin Vehicles' AM 328 275 81 290 g PM 254 233 142 198 School Pedestrians AM 17 5 0 89 PM 4 14 1 50 Robinson Dr and Irvine Blvd Vehicles' AM Conflictin 512 86 301 423 g PM 221 53 132 215 School Pedestrians AM 1 4 13 0 PM 6 27 28 0 Roberson Dr and Keller Dr Vehicles' AM 653 789 160 0 PM 429 512 149 0 School Pedestrians AM 28 0 27 0 PM 9 0 26 0 7ustln Ranch Rd and Rawlings Wy Vehicles' Confllctin AM 157 193 38 179 g PM 163 181 39 200 School Pedestrians AM 13 0 7 3 PM 15 0 9 8 Ploneer Rd and Pioneer Wy Conflicting Vehicles' AM 190 444 986 0 PM 336 384 1,044 0 School Pedestrians AM 35 12 114 0 PM 280 13 244 0 Tustin Ranch Rd and Pioneer WyNermeulen St Conflicting Vehicles' AM 167 858 12 959 PM 120 649 14 716 School Pedestrians AM 42 0 2 34 PM 56 0 1 26 Pioneer Rd and Peters Canyon Rd/Flnley Vehicles' AM 442 595 54 471 PM 441 597 53 467 School Pedestrlans AM 1 24 12 45 PM 12 5 46 22 CITY OF TU STIN CITYW IDE VEHICLES VS ELEMENTRY SCHOOL PEDESTRIAN COUNTS May-09 LOCATION NORTH LEG SOUTH LEG EAST LEG WEST LEG Prospect Ava end Beneta W ' AM 780 905 443 0 Vehlcles PM 761 796 247 0 AM 0 28 B 0 School School Pedestrians pf„t 0 68 11 0 8 Stand Irvine Blvd ' AM 196 107 58 149 Conllictfng Vehlcles PM 94 91 40 107 AM 6 0 2 36 School Pedestrians PM 4 4 10 37 e St end 1ST St ' AM 119 7fi 65 100 Conllicling Vehlcles PM 93 68 71 68 AM 6 13 16 0 School Pedestrians PM 4 21 7 4 Wlillams Sl and Alliance AvelOriveway ' AM 527 445 172 4 Vehicles PM 507 399 212 30 AM 261 1 56 92 School Pedestrians PM 214 1 30 175 Pasadena Ave and McFadden Ave ' AM 93 410 95 425 Conllicling Vehlcles PM 104 567 79 562 AM 22 58 47 10B School Pedestrians PM 119 51 121 43 Pasadena Ave and Altedene Dr ' AM 777 790 45 52 Vehlcles PM 89B B60 53 43 d AM 84 13 90 7 School Pedesl ans PM 87 0 131 9 Red HIII Ava and Bryan Ave ' AM 134 294 155 173 Conflicting Vehicles PM 172 209 215 150 i l P d AM t 13 3 13 estr ans Schoo e PM 12 12 8 16 Farmington Rd and Bryan Ave ti V hi l f i ' AM 128 211 127 330 Con l ng c es c e PM 143 110 142 213 AM 1 39 0 7 School Pedestrians PM 8 45 4 4 Browning Ave and Bryan Ave hl ' AM 112 83 146 100 Conllicling Ve cles PM 114 BB 133 87 t i h l d AM 2 4 0 32 r ans Sc oo Pe es PM 8 11 1 72 Orange Stand San Juan S l hi l V ' AM 0 236 454 304 e c es PM 0 205 319 216 ld h l P S d AM 16 24 0 c oo e es ans PM 32 17 7 Red HIII Ave and Sen Juen S T li hi C lli V l ' AM 110 448 18B 222 on c ng e c es PM 97 261 170 182 S h l P d t i AM 54 1 11 i6 c oo e es r ans PM B2 1 28 30 Tustin East Dr and San Juan St V hi l ' AM 0 126 384 450 e c es PM 0 98 279 327 i S h l P d t AM 0 94 0 97 c oo e es r ans PM 0 73 2 142 Browning Ave and Parkview Wy V l hi ' AM 531 540 109 0 e c es PM 426 458 132 0 tri S h l P d AM 94 0 6 16 c oo e es ans PM 127 0 4B 0 Newport Ave and Mitchell Ave Conflictin Vehlcles' AM 252 283 252 63 g PM 215 180 139 97 tri S h l P d AM 5 45 118 1 oo ans c e es PM 22 18 170 1 B Utt Dr/Driveway and Mitchell Ave hi V l ' AM 99 193 524 fi36 e c es PM 94 97 451 516 l P d t i S h AM 15 6 0 82 r ans c oo e es PM 34 3 0 84 Red HIII Ave and Mitchell Ava fli ti V hi l C ' AM 462 221 312 210 on ng c e c es PM 281 111 121 162 Sch l P d t i AM 10 12 24 11 oo e es r ans PM 20 7 8 10 WBR ~ Conllicling Vehicles at Signalized US (Perm) ~ SBR, EBL, WBR ~ NBR, EBR, WBL ~ NBR, SBL, WBR ~ NBL, SBR, EBR ~ Lell turn volumes not counted If there is a protected left-turn phase al signalized Intersection TRAFFIC DATA SERVICES, INC. (714) 541-2228 Summary of Vehicular Turning Movements N/S ST : EM/ ST: CITY: PROSPECT AVE BENETA WY TUSTIN FILENAME: DATE: DAY: 0490701 4/14/09 TUESDAY PERIOD NORTHBOUND SOUTHBOUND EASTBOUND WESTBOUND BEGINS NL NT NR SL ST SR EL ET ER WL WT WR Total LANES: X 2 0 D 2 X X X X 0 1 0 7:00 AM 15 AM 20 73 14 96 15 34 252 30 AM 23 127 41 127 20 44 382 45 AM 49 15 9 125 24 14 236 8:00 AM 45 5 1 136 5 2 194 15 AM 60 4 7 130 4 6 211 30 AM 40 5 5 109 6 3 168 45 AM PEAK HOUR BEGINS AT: PHF: 0.7 715 AM VOLUMES = 137 220 65 484 64 94 1064 FILENAME: 0490701 P DATE: 4/14/09 DAY: TUESDAY PERIOD NORTHBOUND SOUTHBOUND EASTBOUND WESTBOUND BEGINS NL NT NR SL ST SR EL ET ER WL WT WR Total 1:30 PM 64 4 2 77 4 4 155 45 PM 75 9 2 84 5 0 175 2:00 PM 60 11 9 55 6 4 145 15 PM 57 39 13 61 3 1 174 30 PM 63 51 18 90 20 32 274 45 PM 104 17 7 59 19 11 217 3:00 PM 93 6 11 85 14 8 217 15 PM 87 8 11 74 6 8 194 PEAK HOUR BEGINS AT: PHF: 0.82 1430 PM VOLUMES = 347 82 47 308 59 59 902 COMMENTS: TRAFFIC DATA SERVICES, INC. (714) 541-2228 PEDESTRIAN COUNT N/S ST : PROSPECT AVE ENV ST: BENETA WY CITY : TUSTIN FILENAME: 04907P1A DATE: 4/14/09 DAY: TUESDAY Time CROSSED AT CORNER CROSSED MIDBLOCK Period Beginning N-LEG S-LEG E-LEG W-LEG N-LEG S-LEG E-LEG W-LEG TOTAL 7:00 AM :15 AM 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 :30 AM 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 :45 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8:00 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 :15 AM 0 2 1 0 0 3 6 :30 AM 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 :45 AM 1:30 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 :45 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2:00 PM 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 :15 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 :30 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 :45 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3:00 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 :15 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 COMMENTS: ADULTS TRAFFIC DATA SERVICES, INC. (714) 541-2228 PEDESTRIAN COUNT N/S ST : E/W ST: CITY : PROSPECT AVE BENETA WY TUSTIN FILENAME: DATE: DAY: 04907P1 C 4/14/09 TUESDAY Time CROSSED AT CORNER CROSSED MIDBLOCK Period Beginning N-LEG S-LEG E-LEG W-LEG N-LEG S-LEG E-LEG W-LEG TOTAL 7:00 AM :15 AM 0 16 3 0 0 0 19 :3D AM 0 10 3 0 0 2 15 :45 AM 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 8:00 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 :15 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 :30 AM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 :45 AM 1:30 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 :45 PM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2:00 PM 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 :15 PM 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 :30 PM 0 55 4 0 0 0 59 :45 PM 0 8 0 0 0 0 8 3:00 PM 0 4 1 0 0 2 7 :15 PM 0 2 0 0 0 4 6 COMMENTS: CHILDREN