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<br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONL V: <br /> <br />JANUARY 18, 2005 <br /> <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT FOR POLICE <br />DEPARTMENT ADULT CROSSING <br />GUARD PROGRAM <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />OJfJa~- <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />o As Recommended <br />o As Amended <br />o Ordinance on 151 Reading <br />o Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />o Implementing Resolution <br />o Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and the <br />Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with All City Management <br />Services Inc., for an Adult Crossing Guard Program throughout the City of <br />Santa Ana in an amount not to exceed $851,855. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />The Santa Ana Police Department currently provides crossing guard services <br />to three school districts at 72 locations throughout the city. The City's <br />Adult Crossing Guard Program is designed to ensure safe pedestrian movement <br />of children around elementary schools. The program is managed by one full- <br />time employee and one part-time employee assigned to the Police <br />Department's Traffic Division. These two employees manage up to 80 part- <br />time crossing guards. <br /> <br />In response to the cumulative impact of State budget cuts to the City of <br />Santa Ana over the last 14 years, the City Council approved the 2004-2005 <br />budget which contained a number of strategies to increase operational <br />efficiencies and reduce costs. One of these strategies was to contract <br />with a private company to enhance the Crossing Guard Program's cost <br />effectiveness and ensure the existing high level of training and <br />professionalism is maintained. By using a private company, the City will <br />maintain crossing guard services and augment its ability to perform other <br />safety services. Currently, when a crossing guard employee is ill or <br />otherwise unable to report to work the Department must redeploy parking <br />control or patrol officers to perform crossing guard duties. By using a <br />private service, the company will be responsible for filling these <br />vacancies. <br /> <br />25E-1 <br />