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Home My WebLink About1987-09-14; Traffic Safety Commission; ; Request for a procedure or policy to be established for when it is necessary to remove adult crossing guards from a location the guard is regularly stationed at.' I CITY OF CARLSBAD TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION COMMISSION REPORT OF: September 14, 1987 ITEM NO. 6B LOCATION: City Wide INITIATED BY: Sergeant Shipley -Carlsbad Police Department BACKGROUND: DATA: Adult crossing guards are generally placed at intersections that meet CALTRANS warrants. However, at this time there is no formal procedure for removing adult crossing guards at unwarranted locations. A procedure or policy needs to be established for when it is necessary·to remove adult crossing guards from a location the guard is regularly stationed at. This item was discussed at the August 3, 1987 Traffic Safety Commission meeting. At the meeting, the Commission continued this item for one month to allow each School District in Carlsbad time to respond, in writing, to the proposed procedure. John Blair of the Carlsbad Unified School District responded and his letter is attached. His response is self explanatory with concern for early involvement in the process evident. Suggested revisions by the School District included: Item 1. Item 3. Item 4. The appropriate School District is also requested to review the intersection. Note any unusual or significant data regarding the intersection. Send copy of report to School District at the same time copy is sent to Police Department. --, \ TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION COMMISSION REPORT OF: September 14, 1987 (Continued) ITEM N0._____6__B_ Item 5. Item 6. Schedule meeting between School District, Principal of School, Police and Engineering Departments. Inform School District Principal and Traffic Safety Commission within five days of decision regarding Adult Guard removal. After reviewing the information from the School District and comments by the Traffic Safety Commission staff is proposing the procedure indicated as Exhibit 1, which incorporates most of the suggestions by the School District. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends Exhibit 1 be endorsed for discussion at the Traffic Safety Commission. NECESSARY COUNCIL ACTION: The recommended procedure will be sent to City Council for review and comment. PROCEDURE FOR THE ~OVAL OF AN UNWARRANTED ADULT SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD 1. POLICE DEPARTMENT IDENTIFIES LOCATION OF POTENTIAL UNWARRANTED SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD AND ASKS CITY ENGINEER TO STUDY INTERSECTION. 2. ENGINEERING STAFF REVIEWS: A. Physical conditions at subject intersection and surrounding vicinity. B. Controls present at the intersection. c. School Pedestrian Volumes. D. Vehicular Traffic Volumes and Turning Movements. E. Safe Route to School Map. F. School District Boundary. 3. ENGINEERING STAFF CONDUCTS A PEDESTRIAN STUDY: A. Three days in one month. B. Notes any unusual or significant data regarding the intersection. C. Compare existing data with CALTRANS Warrants contained in Chapt_er 10, School Area Pedestrian Safety of the Traffic Manual. 4. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SUBMITS WRITTEN REPORT OF FINDINGS TO CHIEF OF POLICE AND SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH RECOMMENDATION 5. IF THE LOCATION IS UNWARRANTED, CHIEF OF POLICE SCHEDULES A MEETING BETWEEN POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SCHOOL PRINCIPAL TO DISCUSS STUDY RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATION. EXHIBIT 1 PROCEDURE FOR THE REMOVAL OF UNWARRANTED ADULT SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD PAGE 2 6. CHIEF OF POLICE TO INFORM SCHOOL DISTRICT AND PRINCIPAL IN WRITING OF DECISION REGARDING ADULT GUARD REMOVAL: A. Location where adult guard will be removed. B. Effective date Guard will be removed. c. Recommended Alternatives. EXIBIT 1 (Continued) RECEIVED JUN 1 0 1987 CITY OF CARLSBAD ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM Robert Johnson TO: Traffic Safety Commission FROM: Sergeant Shipley SUBJECT: School Crossing Guards. OATE: June 9, 1987 ·ouring the past several weeks I have had the opportunity to review some of the adult crossing guard locations while school children were either coming to or leaving school. It appears that none of the locations meet warrants for an adult crossing guard during the kindergarten exit times. Additionally some of the locations appear as though they may not meet warrants in the morning or afternoon crossings. Specifically the intersections at Jefferson and Tamarack, and Jefferson and Las Flores have both received traffic signals since the posts were established. A check of those intersections revealed that 22 and 6 children crossed at those intersections respectively. I request that the traffic safety commission take the steps necessary to assure that the need for crossing guards at established intersections are periodically reviewed. I further request that the Commission assist in establishing a procedure for the removal of an adult·crossing guard position when one is no longer warranted. Respectively, '})?. T ~ 70-.Jty- M. J. Shipley, Sergeant TRAFFIC DIVISION 801 Pine Avenue, Carlsbad, California 92008 729-9291 "Excellence In Education" BOARD OF TRUSTEES JULIANNE L. NYGAARD President J. EDWARD SWITZER, JR. Vice President DONALD M. JOHNSON Cle,k JOE ANGEL Member JAMES McCORMICK Member DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION THOMAS K. BRIERLEY, Ed.D. Superintendent SUSAN-HARUMI BENTLEY Assistant Superintendent Instructional Services JOHN H. BLAIR Assistant Superintendent Business Services GERALD C. TARMAN Director Personnel Services ROBERT LAWRENCE Manager Facilities/Maintenance/ Operations August 14, 1987 Mr. Robert Johnson, Jr. . Principal Civil Engineer Planning Department City of Carlsbad 2075 Las Palmas Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 Dear Mr. Johnson: After reviewing the proposed procedure for remova 1 of unwarranted adult crossing guards, it was redone in the enclosed format. I believe the procedure as rewritten provides the School District early notification, enables us to participate in the proceedings, and allows the District and school principal to participate in the decision process. Sincerely, . \ \,_ . ,·,t · .. :-..> y John H .• Blai/· •• Asst, Superintendent Business Services JHB:njg Enclosure AUG 1 7 '!'387 PROCEDURE FOR THE REMOVAL OF AN UNWARRANTED ADULT SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD PROPOSED REVISION August 17, 1987 1. POLICE DEPARTMENT IDENTIFIES LOCATION OF POTENTIAL UNWARRANTED SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD. THE APPROPRIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CITY ENGINEER ARE REQUESTED TO REVIEW THE INTERSECTION. 2. ENGINEERING STAFF REVIEWS: A. Physical conditions at subject intersection and surrounding vicinity. B. Controls present at the intersection. C. School Pedestrian Volumes. D. Vehicular Traffic Volumes and Turning Movements. E. Safe Route to School Map. F. School.Boundaries. 3. ENGINEERING STAFF CONDUCTS A PEDESTRIAN STUDY. A. Three days in one month. B. Compare existing data with CALTRANS criteria in Chapter )0, SCHOOL AREA PEDESTRIAN SAFETY of the Traffic Manual. C. Any unusual or significant data regarding the intersection is noted. 4. ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT SUBMITS WRITTEN REPORT OF FINDINGS TO CHIEF OF POLICE AND TO SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH RECOMMENDATION. 5.. CHIEF OF POLICE SCHEDULES A MEETING BETWEEN POLICE DEPARTMENT, ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND PRINCIPAL TO DISCUSS STUDY RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, AS WELL AS ANY ALTERNATIVES. 6. WITHIN FIVE DAYS FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING, THE CHIEF OF POICE INFORMS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, PRINCIPAL, AND TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION IN WRITING OF THE PROPOSED DECISION REGARDING THE ADULT GUARD REMOVAL. A. Location from which adult guard will be removed. B. Effective date guard will be removed. C. Any recommended alternatives.