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FROM: J. MICHAEL WALFORD, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
DATE: April 7, 1992
SUBJECT: Request for Adult Crossing Guard Service for Oakley Union School District.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) &BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
1. Recommended Action:
Approve recommendation of the Public Works Director to establish and finance a new adult
crossing guard for the intersection of O'Hara Avenue and Francisco Villa in Oakley; and to
continue to finance the existing adult crossing guard on State Highway 4 at Bolton Road in
Oakley and to authorize the Public Works Director to.sign an Agreement with the Oakley Union
School District to provide said crossing guard services.
II. Financiallmpact:
The additional crossing guard will increase the long term County General Fund costs for
crossing guards by$14,000 per year (total annual cost for both crossing guards is $28,388.00).
III. Reasons for Recommendations and Background:
The Public Works Department has received a request from parents and school representatives
of the Oakley School to provide an adult crossing guard, at County expense for the intersection
of O'Hara Avenue and Francisco Villa in Oakley.
The Board of Supervisors adopted specific criteria for school crossing protection in April, 1979.
Public Works staff has reviewed the request of the Oakley School parents and found that
existing conditions meet the County's minimum requirements for providing adult crossing guard
protection. The reason primarily is that O'Hara Avenue is wide at the place where students must
cross. Also the traffic volume on O'Hara has increased and there are insufficient gaps in the
Continued on Attachment: X SIGNATURE: !.e
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON APR 7 1992 • APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED V OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
V' UNANIMOUS (ABSENT )
AYES: NOES:
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: I hereby certify that this 1s a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
LLV:cl board of Supe I n the date shown.
c:B07fA4 ATTESTED. � � 1992
PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk of the Board
Orig. Div: Public Works (R/E) of Supervisors and County Administrator
cc: Oakley Union School District �j
QY ��.rn,� .Deputy
Administrator's Office
Auditor/Controller
R. Gilchrist, Accounting
Request for Adult Crossing Guard Service for
Oakley Union School District in Oakley
April 7, 1992
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III. Reasons for Recommendations and Background cont.:
traffic flow to permit younger elementary students to cross on their own. For this reason, it is
recommended that the Board of Supervisors authorize the placement and financing of an adult
crossing guard for the intersection of O'Hara Avenue and Francisco Villa.
The County has been financing an adult crossing guard on State Highway 4 at Bolton for many
years.
IV Consequences of Negative Action:
Potential safety hazard for elementary school age students crossing a portion of O'Hara Avenue
and State Highway 4.