HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-12-01; Traffic Safety Commission; ; Request for adult crossing guard at El Camino Real and Kelly Drive!:ITV OF CARLSBAD
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
COMMISSION REPORT OF: December 1, 1986
LOCATION: El Camino Real and Kelly Drive
ITEM NO.D-1
INITIATED BY: Thomas K. Brierley, Ed.D., District Superin-
tendent, Carlsbad Unified School District
BACKGROUND:
The request for an adult crossing guard at the above
referenced !~cation was discussed by the Traffic Safety
Commission at the November 3, 1986 meeting with a
recommendation for continuance until the next meeting. The
Commission directed staff to investigate the reason that the
City of Carlsbad, and not the school district, pays for the
adult crossing guards.
DATA:
The City of Carlsbad Police Department is responsible for
administering the adult crossing guard program. The City of
Carlsbad adopted a resolution in 1972 stating their intention
to provide adult crossing guards at school crossings (see
attached memo).
A one-hour pedestrian count each for the morning and after-
noon was taken at the intersection of El Camino Real and
Kelly Drive (attached) during the time school children were
going to or from school. Pedestrian volumes were low. Kelly
Drive has a curb to curb width of 64-feet. Turning movements
through the intersection are attached also. At this
location, attached warrants are not met for adult crossing
guards.
RECOMMENDATION:
The Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee recommends that the
request for adult crossing guards be denied.
NECESSARY COUNCIL ACTION:
Funds will have to be appropriated by the City Council for an
adult crossing guard, if one is recommended.
November 20, 1986
/ '
TO:
FROM:
JOHN FULLER, CHAIRMAN, TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
PRINCIPAL CIVIL ENGINEER
ADULT CROSSING GUARDS
The issue of why the City of Carlsbad pays for adult crossing
guards apparently has a long history. Resolution No. 1978 was
adopted by the City of Carlsbad City Council on April 4, 1972.
This resolution provides for the fiscal participation in
providing safe passage for school pedestrians, which also
included adult crossing guards. If a City refuses to provide
school crossing guards, Section 45452 of the Education Code
states that the School District may employ crossing guards to
ensure safety of school children and be reimbursed from funds
collected pursuant to Sections 42200 and 42201 of the California
Vehicle Code. These Sections of the Education Code and Vehicle
Code are attached.
~~t-,.1:,!~r-
ROBERT T. JOHNSON, JR., P.E.
RTJ:lch
c: Traffic Safety Commissioners
§ 45450 EDUCATION CODE
ARTICLE 12 .. PARTICULAR EMPLOYEES
Section
45452. School crossing guards; refusal of city or county to pro\•ide; reimbursement of school
district.
§ 45450. Guards at pedestrian crossings; employment
Library References
Schools 'P63(1 ).
C.J.S. Schools and School Districts §§ 107 ct SCq,, 146 to
148.
§ 45451. School crossing guards; reimbursement of districts
Library ·References
Schools (i::>63(5).
C.J.S. Schools and School Districts §§ 118, 149, 150.
§•'45452. School·crosslng guards; refusal of city or county to provide; reimbursement of school • d~-• • ,
When a city or county or city and county fails or refuses to adopt standards under which the city
or county or city and county shall provide school crossing guards, the governing board of a school
district which employs personnel to act as guards at pedestrian crossings to ensure t~e ·safety of
,1elementary.:,school,:c;hihlren .. shall be reimbursed from funds including, but not limited to, those
.-collected pursuant to Sections 42200 and 42201 of the Vehicle Code. Si:anciaro.ai~r~tenris; -and"
conditions::-under which school-crossin ·.are rovided b the overrun bo _of__a.school
istrict shall·be,set fo ma wntt.en··agreement tween the governing· an a·city:or.· tween
the governing.·board··and a·county or between the governing ·board and a city and county.
(Added_ by Stat.s.1979, c. 282, p, 997, § 32, urgency, eff. July 24, 1979. Amended by Stat.s.1979, c.
1035, p. 3589, § 12.5, urgency, eff: Sept. 26, 1979.)
Library Rderences
Schools ~20.
C.J.S. Schools and Sc.hool Dislricls §§ 15, 83, 446.
DIVISION 4. INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES
PART 26. • A'ITENDANCE FOR COMPUTING APPORTIONMENTS
CHAPTER I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE I. RECORDS
Cross ReferenCes
School imp_rovemenl plans, nonwaiver of provisions, see
§ 52033.
§ 46000. Records
Admlnistratln Code References
Historical inventory of equipment, sec 5 Cal.Adm. Code,
16035 et seq.
Section
46013.
46013.7,
ARTICLE 2. ABSENCES
Increase in actual student attendance; increase in revenue limit; calculation; allocation.
Attendance accounting and reporting procedures under § 46013; authorization to certain
schools.
Underllne Indicates changes or additions by amendment
82
EDUCATION CODE
Section
46013.9.
46015.
Attendance accountini
parallel procedures
Absences not genera.ti
§ 46010. Total days or attend,
Soles or Decisions
1. In 11:eneral
Public school officials have the au1hori
from regular!)· scheduled classes to obta
§ 46010.5. Immunization; abst:
Library References
Schools ~157.
C.J.S: Schools and School Districts §§
§ 46013. • Increase in actual stu1
tion
(a) If there is an increase in acll
to which Section 46013.7 has been
district shall be calculated as foll1
(l) The Superintendent of Puhl
attendance is calculated.
(2) Divide· the actual student a
1979-80 fiscal year.
••
-1:~ (8) Divide the actual student a
current fiscal year.
f (4) Subtr-dct the quotient calcu
pursuant to paragraph (3).
} (5) Divide the difference calcuJa1
• (6) If the quotient calculated pur
;, that quotient by 100. J (7) If the quotient calculated pur
'i-be affected by the provisions of th l (8) Multiply the quotient calcula·
!, average daily attendance in the cun
:_~ of the school which generated the ir
i
": revenue limit shall be increased.
?· (b) The revenue limit increase cal
.. .. (1) If the school receives funds pt
? Part 25 or Chapter 6 (commencing \1
.F ~ a~ded to such funds; the other ~-district.
J· • (2) If the school does not receive,
,;, ~670) of Part 25 or Chapter 6 (co, J mcrease shall be used to initiate a p
.l.0f P~ 28 at the school; the other
..t. distri_ct.. If a program is not initiateC
~-:~ Wl~m one year, then those fund
'; apportionment of funds to the distri<
%.JmcaJ year shall be reduced by the s
lf.~dded by Stat.s.1980, c. 1329, p. 465
.~erlsks • • • indicate deletions b\.l w ,
i i:.
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Pt. 25
r OF SCHOOLS
:ICT'S DATA
§ 1, eff. Sept.
pplicable upon the
superintendent of
,viding for the as-
of a data process-
requiring certifica-
,nter which is trans-
l!, upon the election
,e of the school dis-
·ansferring the data
~f schools and shall
ntendent of schools
mrsuant to this arti-
: leave, vacation, se•
;h can reasonably be
.ne of transfer to the
Ch. 5
§ 45423.
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES
Employee salary
§ 45451
No employee transferred from school district service pursuant to
this article to a position, the salary of which is paid from the county
school service fund, shall suffer any loss of salary at the time of
transfer, or as to the future as it relates to his status on the salary
scale of the county superintendent of schools in effect at that time.
(Added by Stats.1977, c. 746, § 1, eff. Sept. 12, 1977.)
Article 12
PARTICULAR EMPLOYEES
Article 12 ·was ad<kd by Stats.1978, a. 295, § 2, urgency,
eff. June 27, 1978.
§ 45450. Guards at pedestrian crossings; employment
The governing board of any school district may employ, in accord-
ance with the provisions of this chapter, such personnel as may be
necessary to act as guards at pedestrian crossings to ensure the safety
of schoolchildren who use such intersections.
(Added by Stats.1978, c. 295, § 2, eff. June 27, 1978.)
§ 45451. School crossing guards; reimbursement of districts
The governing board of any school district which employs school
crossing guards pursuant to this article may be reimbursed from funds
including, but riot limited to, those collected pursuant to Sections 42200
and 42201 of the Vehicle Code.
(Added by Stats.1978, c. 295, § 2, eff. June 27, 1978.)
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(b) No part of the penalties prescribed b th" · h • "', for a conviction of any of the fc II . . y IS section s all be suspended~ ·:-~ (l) S . o owmg. .,
violatio:~1':iy4000p I ~o~ requJringdoper_atio~ of a ':'ehicle upon a highway in .:!.· rov1Sion re1erre to m this section · ·
we\~htA!1ic!:dtt~ ~~:~~ to in this section wh~n the amount :9r th~ , \
~~~1!~~ ~;~rJ£t~}:~~:~~c; ~~~~~ s:,f:l~~ ili~!~ ;::;.0
i~~:dr~~'ii~~: •
co~~{ {i~i:~;ic~~~:g:J~i~~i~ith~e~~~~~ r;~r.~i7::,;Jsit~~~ s~?;i:n, Jhe
un er ts. sec~on for excess weight not exceeding 1 000 ds· •r he ne
of r::ie :i_eh1c:e cited consisted entirely of field-loaded 'nnpio~~':.ea' b~& Joa~
fhe fi~st ~~::re;: i:ii:s~:;~:h~~dli~;.eing transPorted from the fieiTt1~
:menddeded Ch. 259; Stats. 1971. O~rative May 3 1972. • men Ch. 145, Stats. 1983 Effective Jun 28 1983 b Amended Ch. 542, Stats. 198i Effective Jan~ary' I, 198:/ terms of an urgency clause.
Waight and Axle or Wheel Weight · ·
~l. Whenever the gross weigbt and an axle h I · :/ ··-~cble are _in excess of the limits prescribed in ~his cod~ -:"h ee _weight_ of a
\. •iUJ e deemed o~e offerise in violation of this code. ' e excess werg ts ii
Article 3. Driver Training Penalty Assessments
(Amended Ch. 923, Stats. 1970. Effective November 23 1970)
(Amended Ch. 1148, Stats. 1979. Operative July l 1980)
,tmeJ!ied C~h. 1148, Stats. 1979. Operative July 1' 1982) epea , 144, Stats. 1984. Effective January t', 1985.) •
CHAPTER 2. DISPOSffiON OF FEES, FINES, AND FORFEITURES
• Article I. Fin_es and Forfeitures
Dl1po1itlon by Cit/a,
un~~;,,,t?:n tf:J0i;1th°:';:;~ cf ~neh and forfei~ures r~ce!ved by a city
by ... ~nes and forfeitures collect~l }r!.'lr,:;rtion wh1ci is .~<!pres~nteq
~~el!leanor Under this code followin arrest b person c arged with . a
~~~e•t~~:, i:it~~\?i~~e::rrtyy ot th~d~fty adnihdal~bi:~d~:::'ff.l~i:f /:.>:.a. offic. al tr ffi , I d . e un • an s I I e used exc usively for sllpJHt:;s f~l' ~affinfro ef.VIces, the ~aintenan!=e thereof, equipment iuid 1
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the m'a1·ntenan·.. .c . aw en orcement and traffic accident preVention ahd fur' :; ce, improvement or constructio f bli ' · • •1} an1 culver.ts within the city, b~t the fund sh:tll o n~t b~c ustrdets, bridges, ,,
( ,1pens~t10n ~ftraffic or other police officers. The fnnd ma "fie ~e~( the -{
, • cbeompenfsahtion of school crossing guards who are not r~gular full~tPal'.· ·:.'.l> me~ rs o t e pohJe depa~tment of the city. , , me .,,
Di1ij_o,ltlan by County .
42201. j8> Of the total amount of fines d ~ ~ · .' • ',
Cod~t-~h~ er sub'!'ctioh. (a). of subdivision ( 1) of s:c~~~ri':roe~rt;,:d p~j
fr~m1·1m: :::ro~~i::.wge.i°~i~heapre~ednted by fines and d forfeitures collected est' b ffi rms emeanor un er this code, following ~rr_, • y any o icer employed by the state or by the county hall b 'd
~~~~:atr'l,asury oft~~ couhty bnd deposited i~ the road fund of th~ c~~-
.:,fi 'iti, , . ow~ver' at t e oard of supervtSors of the couJ.lly in3 Hr
~¥tnljJ~~J~:~h?:u'::;~ th"." SO percent thereof be traris(<;~re~ ;t~ •
'· (bl Tli_e l!<lard of supervisors of a couilty may enter into a colltr:\ct witil
J!'.:'P~F!tment of the C~ifomia Highway Patrol for the • 'ur sei'ot
re.:~~~~~ate protec\ion for school pupils who are reqwkd ro cross
'.~!~~-',i.-_,,.// _e streets, highways, and roadways in the unincorporatedl
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areas of the county. When requested, the Department of the California
J-lighway Patrol may provide such service and the county shall reimburse the
stale for salaries and wages of crossing guards furnished by the Department
of the California Highway Patrol pursuant to such contract, including any
necessary retirement and general administrative costs and expenses in
connection therewith, and may pay the costs thereof from amounts
deposited in the road fund pursuant to this section.
(c) Fines and forfeitures received by a county under Section 1463 of the '
Penal Code may be used to pay the compensation of school crossing guards
and necessary equipment costs and administrative costs.
(d) When·requested by any county which had in effect on June 30, 1979,
a contract with the Department of.the California Highway Patrol, to provide
protection for school pupils at school crossings, the department upon request
of a county shall continue to administer such school crossing program until
June 30, 1980. The county shall reimburse the Department of the California
Highway Patrol for general administrative costs and expenses in connection
therewith, except that, effective January 1, 1980, the crossing guards shall be
furnished to the California Highway Patrol and such crossing guards shall he
employees of the county, the county superintendent of schools, the affected
school districts, or both the superintendent and the affected school districts,
at the ortion of the board of supervisors of the county. Any salaries and
wages o crossing guards, including necessary retirement and equipment
costs and any administrative costs shall be paid or reimbursed by the county
from amounts deposited in the road fund pursuant to this section.
( e) The board of supervisors may adopt standards for the provision .of
school crossing guards. The board has final authority over the total cost of
the school crossing guard program of any agency to be paid or reimbursed
from amonnts deposited in the· road fund pursuant to this section, The board
of _supervisors may specify that a designated county officer, employee, or
commissioner is to hir(? school crossing guards, or, in the alternative, the
board may specify that any school district crossing guard program in
unincorporated areas shall be maintained by the school districts Oesiring the
program. •
Amended Ch. 801, Stats. 1961. Effective'Sep,tember 15, 1961.
Amended Ch. 60, Stats. 1965. Effective April 9, 1965; , 1
Amended Ch. 538, Stats. 1968. Effective November 13, 1968. , . , , ;,
Amended Ch. 1248. Stats. 1970. Effective September 16, 1970. . • _ Amended Ch. 295, Stiits. 1978. Effective Jlllle Z11 1978 by terms of ah urgency clause. !. :
Amended Ch. 1039, Stats. 1979._ ~ec.ti~e Septerilber 26, 1.979 by terms of an ur8enc}' clausi r
Additional Dl,po,itlon by County
42201.l, Fines and Forfeitures received by a county under Section 1463 of
the Penal Code may be used to reimburse the state for the construction of
platform scales and vehicle inspection facilities in the county.
Added Ch. 407, Stats. 19&5. Effective July 30; 1985,'by t~mis of an u,rgency clause.
D/1po1illon of lnfrad/on Fine• and Fo,fc,/ture,
42201.5. ' Fines,' forfeit\Jfes, and deposits of ha!l collected' as a result, of a
charge or conviction of an infr_action shall be deposited and, distributedjn the·
same manner as fines, forfeitures, and deposits of bail collected from a persOri charged with or convicted of a misdemeanor:· • ·' ! -•.
!Added Ch. 1192, Stats. 1968. Operaq'1e January i, 1969. • . :. • 1 ' ' ' ; • • ::~ ·,
'-•funthi Ball Dopo1/t,• 1 • ,,
. -1220D;: ( a) A· deposit of bail received with respect 'to an infnititioil
violati~ii .of any provision of this code, including, biit nOt limited1 to/;a
vjolation involving the standing or parking of a vehicle'shsllbe refrindetf'b'y,
,:-~be agency whicl! issued the notice of •vio1stio'ri' or the coiirt within 30 de,s:
of a dismissal or_a finding of not guilty of the offeiise•'chaiged. ',, i"' ,;:<J 1 '(b) Multiple or duplicate deposits·of bai/shall be ideritified'b:,I tlie'courfi
~or agency and refunded within 3(! days 'ofidenti/icafiiin.· r: ·~·' -.,._, :1~,·1-~1
Added Ch. 1289, St8ts. 1985. Effective January l, 1~. ' ·•'' • '• ~· i '·' ,/,l·.J
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10-6 SCHOOL AREA PEDESTRIAN SAFETY Traffic Manual
1-tffl
As noted in Section l() ... ~_-4, an adequate crossing
gap in approaching traffic should occur randomly at
an average rate of at least once each minute during
the school crossing periods.
lc,..Q7 .4 Special Candltlana
A School Safety Patrol shall not be assigned where
inadequate stopping sight distance prevails, unless
flashing yellow beacons. are installed for operation
during School Crossing hours.
Adult Croa1in9 Guard 10-08
10-08. l General
Adult Crossing Guards are a supplemental tech-
nique and not a traffic control device. They may be
assigned (CVC 2815) at designated school crossings,
to assist elementary school pedestrians at specified
hours when going to or from school. The following
suggested policy for their assignment applies only to
crossings serving elementary school pedestrians on
the "Suggested Route to School."
An Adult Crossing Guard should be considered
when:
1. Special problems exist which make it necessary
to assist elementary school pedestrians in cross-
ing the street, such as at an unusually complicat-
ed intersection with frequent turning move-
ments and high vehicular speeds; or
2. A change in the school crossing location is immi-
nent but prevailing conditions require school
crossing supervision for a limited time and it is
infeasible to install another form of control for
a temporary period.
10-08.2 Wanant1 far Adult Cra11lng Guard•
Adult Crossing Guards normally are assigned
where official supervision of elementary school
pedestrians is desirable while they cross a public
highway on the "Suggested Route to School", and at
least 40 elementary school pedestrians for each of
any two hours daily use the crossing while going to
or from school. Adult crossing guards may be war-
ranted under the following conditions:
1. At Wlcontrolled crossings where there is no al·
temate controlled crossing within 600 feet; and
a. In urban , areas where the vehicular traffic
volume exceeds 350 in each of any two daily
hours during which 40 or more school pede-
strians cross while going to or from school; or
b. In rural areas where the vehicular traffic vol-
ume exceeds 300 In each of any two daily
hours during which 30 or more school pede-
strians cross while going to or from school.
Whenever the critical approach speed ex-
ceeds 40 mph, the warrants for rural areas
should be applied. •
2. At stop sign controlled crossings:
a. Where the vehicular traffic volume on undi-
vided 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-eontrolled crossings:
a. Where the number of vehicular turning
movements through the school crosswalk ex-
ceeds 300 per hour while school pedestrians
are going to or from school.
b. Where there are circumstances not nor-
mally present at a signalized intersection,
such as crosswalks more than 80 feet long
with no intermediate refuge, or an abnor-
mally high proportion of large commercial
vehicles.
Pedestrian Separation StructurH 10-09
10-09. l General
Pedestrian Separation Structures eliminate vehic-
ular-pedestrian conflicts but are necessarily limited
to selected locatio'l5 where the safety benefits clearly
balance the public investment. Separation structures
are supplemental techniques for providing school
pedestrian safety and are not traffic control devices.
10-09.2 Wananta
Pedestrian Separation Structures should be consid-
ered where the following conditions are fulfilled.
1. The prevailing conditions that require a school
pedestrian crossing must be sufficiently perma-
nent to justify the separation structure; and
2. The location must be on the "Suggested Route
to School" at an uncontrolled intersection or
midblock location along a freeway, expressway
or major arterial street where the width, traffic
speed and volume make it undesirable for pede-
strians to cross; arid