HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05121987 - 1.56 ' TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: J. MICHAEL WALFORD, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
DATE: May 5, 1987
SUBJECT: County Policy on Providing Adult Crossing Guards
Specific Requests or Recommendations & Background & Justification
I. RECOMMENDATION
APPROVE recommendation of the Public Works Director and revise the County' s policy for
providing adult crossing guards
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT
May slightly increase annual cost of providing adult crossing guards.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND
On April 3, 1979 and pursuant to sections 21372 and 21373 of the California Vehicle Code,
the Board of Supervisors adopted a package of "Polices and Warrants" (Resolution No.
79/340) for installing traffic control devices for school crossing protection on County
maintained roads. Section VII , of the Boards policy, established a criteria for
determining the need for providing adult crossing guards of County expense.
Due to the problems that younger students may encounter while crossing wide streets with
more complex intersection geometrics, I am recommending that Section VII-B-3 be added to
the Board's policy on adult crossing guards. This section establishes the criteria for
providing adult crossing guards at signalized intersections, within the unincorporated
areas, as shown on the attached revised policy, dated May 5, 1987. This new section
establishes a similar policy to one that is recommended by the State Department of
Transportation and one that is used by Cities within this County.
Continued on attachment: X yes Signature:
Recommendation of County Administrator Recommetion of Board Committee
Approve Other:
Signature(s):
Action of Board on: MAY 12 1987 Approved as Recommended Other
Vote of Supervisors I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
/ AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
Y Unanimous (Absent ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
Ayes: Noes: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON DATE SHOWN.
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-Attested - MAY--12- 1987_ .
LLV: ly PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF
BO:5.T5 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Orig. Div. : Public Works (RE)
cc: County Administrator
County Counsel By
DEPUTY CLERK
SCHOOL AREA PEDESTRIAN SAFETY
ADULT CROSSING GUARD - VII
VII-A General
Adult crossing guards may be assigned to designated school crossings as a
supplemental technique (not a traffic control device) for assisting elementary
school pedestrians at specified hours when going to or from school . The
following recommended policy for their assignment applies only to crossing
serving elementary school children on the "Suggested Route to Scfiioo7."
An adult crossing guard should be considered when:
1. Special problems exist which make it necessary to assist the children in
crossing the street, such as at an unusually complicated intersection with
heavy vehicular turning movements and high vehicular speeds; or
2. A change in the school crossing location is imminent 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.
VII-B Warrants for Adult Crossing Guards
Adult crossing guards normally are assigned where official supervision of
elementary school children is desirable while they cross a public highway on the
Suggested Route to School and at least 25 elementary school pedestrians for each
of any town hours daily use the crossing while going to or from school . Adult
crossing guards may be warranted under the following conditions:
1. At uncontrolled crossings where there is no alternate 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 25 or more school Children cross
whilegoing to or from school; or
b. In rural areas where the vehicular traffic volume exceeds 300* in each
of any two daily hours during which 25 or more school children cross
while going to or from school . Whenever the critical approach speed
exceeds 40 mph, the warrants for rural areas should be applies.
2. At stop sign controlled crossings:
Where the vehicular traffic volume on undivided highways of four or more
lanes exceeds 500 per hour during any period when the children are going to
or from school .
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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 .
b. Where there are circumstances not normally present at signalized
intersection, such as crosswalks more then 80 feet long with no
intermediate refuge, or an abnormally high proportion of large
commercial vehicles.
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* Added May 5, 1987