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CITY OF DUBLIN
AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: June la, 1985
SUBJECT
School Safety and Crossing Guard Study
EXHIBITS ATTACHED
School Safety Study prepared by TJKM (previously
distributed with May 28, 1985 Council Meeting Agenda);
Resolution Establishing Adult Crossing Guard Warrants
for the City of Dublin; Resolution Encouraging the
Murray Elementary School District to Establish a
School Safety Patrol to Service the Murray Elementary
School District; Resolution Authorizing Specific
Changes to School Markings on Public Streets and
Assignment of Adult Crossing Guard Locations During
School Hours
RECOMMENDATION ~
Open public hearing & hear Staff presentation,
question Staff, receive public input, close public
hearing, deliberate, adopt resolutions as appropriate
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Cost of changes in markings and signs - $1,720
Cost of supplying Safety Patrol Uniforms - $550
Minimal City cost associated with Staff and Engineer
time to establish School Safety Program
DESCRIPTION At its regular meeting on December 10, 1984, the City
Council approved a scope of study for a comprehensive school safety and
crossing guard report to be prepared by the Traffic Engineer. This report
was presented at the regular City Council meeting on May 28, 1985, and again
discussed at a j oint meeting with the Murray School District Board of
Trustees on May 30,1985. The City Council, at their meeting on May 28,
1985 set a public hearing for June 10, 1985.
As a result of the Traffic Engineer's review, specific recommendations have
been made regarding the establishment of warrants for placing adult crossing
guards. The Traffic Engineer has utili zed the warrants developed by the
CalTrans Traffic Manual and adapted them to specific conditions in the City
of Dublin. These warrants are utilized by many municipalities in the state
and also by Alameda County which currently provides the adult crossing
guards through a contract with the City of Dublin. The formal adoption of
warrants will allow future requests to be examined in an objective manner.
The proposed 1985-86 Murray School District boundaries will be adjusted in a
manner in which students will not be required to cross Village Parkway,
provided that they adhere to the established boundaries. The one exception
to this would be the students living in the housing adjacent to Wineberry
Way which are currently crossing at Davona Drive. The Traffic Engineer has
conducted further review of this intersection and recommends that a
crosswalk be added to the north leg of the intersection at Village Parkway
and Davona Drive. The Traffic Engineer's review indicates that the number
of children crossing at this intersection does not meet the recommended
warrants for the placement of an adult crossing guard.
The study recommends the adult crossing guard at Village Parkway and
Brighton Driv8 b8 r81ocat8d to a location at Amador Valley Boulevard and
Burton Street. The current location at this time is funded by the City of
Dublin through a contract with Alameda County Public Works Department.
Staff would recommend that the City Council authorize the City to continue
funding the crossing guard at the new location.
The study recommends the City of Dublin encourage the Murray School District
to establish a school safety patrol in the vicinity of Lucania and Davona
Drive. The Traffic Engineer has recommended that the precise location of a
school safety patrol be determined through further discussions between the
Traffic Engineer, Murray School District representatives, and Dublin Police
Services.
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COPIES TO:
ITEM NO.
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Education Code Section 49300 through 49307 establishes the criteria in which
a school board has the authority to establish a school safety patrol.
Section 49301 indicates that "the members of the pé:trol shall be under the
supervision and control of a qualified emplcyee of the District designated
by the Board... 11
The Police S8rvices would act a~; a liaison and be capable of providing
training materials for the school personnel in charge of the daily
supervision of the safety patrol program.
Staff has contacted Ms. Anita Eckhart who is a Safety Consultant with the
California State Automobile Association. This organization works in
conjunction with municipalities in establishing school safety patrols and
has offered their services to meet with representatives of the police
services and school district to develop a program at the Murray School.
Their organization will provide many of the training materials at no cost to
the agency. The City of Dublin could provide the initial materials for the
establjshment of the school safety patrol. This would include a supply of
12 complete uniforms, including rain gear. The total cost to the City would
be approximately $550, and would assure that the School District had the
abili ty to implement the program without being hindered by a concern over
funding the initial establishment.
The study also noted several required changes in the markings adjacent to
school facilities. The report recommends the removal of the white crosswalk
at Silvergate Drive and Peppertree Road and the crosswalks at York Drive and
Amador Valley Boulevard. Also, removal of the crosswalk on the north leg of
the intersection of Tamarack Drive and Village Parkway is desirable. As
noted above, during the subsequent review of the Davona Drive and Village
Parkway intersection, the Traffic Engineer has recommended the addition of a
crosswalk on the north leg of that T-intersection. Additional crosswalks
are recommended for the southern, western and eastern legs of the
intersection of Village Parkway and Tamarack Drive. A yellow crosswalk will
be necessary at the proposed new location for an adult crossing guard at
Burton Street and Amador Valley Boulevard. It should be noted that if the
Murray Elementary School District approves the establishment of a safety
patrol, further changes in the school markings may be recommended for that
area to improve the visibility of the patrol.
The Traffic Engineer examined the congestion problem at Nielsen Elementary
School and has recommended that the curb be painted to reflect the passenger
loading zone. Currently, Eigns are posted to designate the area.
Additional signs have been recommended by the Engineer to instruct parents
to proceed to the front of the loading zone in order to provide sufficient
use of the curb space. The Traffic Engineer has specific conceptual changes
for the Nielsen Elementary School parking lot which he is willing to discuss
with the Murray School representatives. As this involves an area which is
not a public street, any of the changes will not require approval of the
City Council.
The responsibility for providing adult crossing guards is currently shared
between the Murray Elementary School District and the City of Dublin. Prior
to the 1984-85 school year, both agencies provided two adult crossing
guards. At the present time, the City provides for two adult crossing
guards and the School District provides one adult crossing guard. The study
notes that with buildout traffic volumes, two additional intersections may
warrant adult crossing guards. This would assume no change in school
attendance boundaries.
Given the fact that the school districts have control over attendance
boundaries, designation of utilized school sites and decisions related to
student transportation, it appears that the shared responsibility for safety
services is appropriate. Staff recommends that the City continue to
evaluate future changes and seek the Murray Elementary School District 1 s
cooperation in addressing this issue.
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the resolution establishing
warrants for the placement of adult crossing guards, and also the resolution
encouraging the Murray Elementary School District to establish a school
safety patrol at the Murray Elementary School. It is recommended that the
initial costs for supplies rRquired by safety patrol members be paid by the
City and that the items be donated to the School District for use in this
program. The recommended changes in crosswalk configurations and signing
are outlined in the resolution authorizing specific changes to school
markings on public streets and assignment of adult c~ossin§ f.uard lo~atio~s
during school hours. It is recommended that thls re 0 utlon a so e
adopted.
SCHOOL SAFETY AND CROSSING GUARD STUDY
FOR THE
CITY OF DUBLIN
MAY 1985
TRANSPORTATION CONSULTANTS
Pleasanton • Sacramento • Fresno • Concord
SCHOOL SAFETY AND CROSSING CARD STUDY
FCE2 TELE
CITY OF DUBLIN
BY
TJKM Transportation Consultants
4637 Chabot Drive, Suite 214
Pleasanton, (" 1 i fornia 94566
TAY 1985
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
INTRODUCLLON 1
EXISTING CONDITIONS 2
School Safety Concerns Of School Officials And Police Department 3
ANALYSIS OF EXISTING AND FUTURE CONDITIONS 6
Recommended Crossing Guard Warrants For The City Of Dublin 6
Response To Concerns Of School Officials And The Dublin
Police Department 6
RECOMMENDATIONS 10
SUMMARY 15
APPENDICES
A-i School Safety Patrol - Source: State of California, Department
of Transportation Traffic Manual
1
A-2 School Safety Patrol - Source: California Administrative Code
B Adult Crossing Guard
TABLE FOLLOWING PAGE
I Recommended Crossing Guard Warrants for the City of Dublin 6
FIGURES
1 Existing School Attendance Boundaries And Existing Controls 2
2 Recommended Changes To School Crossing Locations 2
IN RDEUCTION
The City of Dublin retained TJKM to study the need for crossing guards
throughout the City and to consider general pedestrian safety of school-age
children.
The first task of the study was to meet with a representative of each
elementary and junior high school in Dublin. The purpose of these meetings
was to identify pedestrian and traffic safety problems near each school.
TJKM also met with the Dublin Police Department to obtain their input on
traffic safety near schools.
The next task was to develop recommended crossing guard warrants for the
City of Dublin by reviewing the existing California Department of
Transportation guidelines. These warrants were then applied to the City of
Dublin. Recommended changes to crossing guard locations and pavement
markings were also included in the study.
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EXISTING CONDITIONS
The elementary schools during the 1984-85 school year are Murray School,
Cronin School and Nielsen School. The existing (1984-85) attendance
boundaries of these schools are depicted in Figure 1.
Three intersections currently have adult crossing guards. The City of
Dublin provides the adult crossing guard at San Ramon Road and Shannon
Avenue, and at Village Parkway at Brighton Drive. Murray School District
provides the adult crossing guard at San Ramon Road and Amador Valley
Boulevard.
There are presently two intermediate schools in Dublin: Wells and
Frederiksen. However, Frederiksen School is being phased out as an
intermediate school. This year, only eighth graders attend Frederiksen
School. Next year, (1985-86) , Wells Intermediate School will serve the
entire City of Dublin.
During the 1985-86 school year, Cronin School will be closed and
Frederiksen School will become an elementary school. The existing
elementary school boundaries will be altered to adjust for the location of
Frederiksen Elementary School. The probable 1985-86 attendance boundaries
are depicted in Figure 2.
From a safety standpoint, one advantage of changing the existing elementary
school attendance boundaries to the boundaries depicted in Figure 2 is that
elementary students would no longer have to cross Village Parkway. A
disadvantage is that elementary students would have to cross Amador Valley
Boulevard.
Theoretically, therefore, the crossing guard at Village Parkway and
Brighton Drive would no longer be needed to help elementary students.
However, it is possible that students residing east of Village Parkway who
started at Murray School would opt to finish at Murray School. These
students would then need to cross Village Parkway, although it is unknown
how many of these students there would be.
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In order to assess the existing pedestrian and traffic safety problems in
the vicinity of the elementary schools, a traffic engineer from =KM met
with a representative of each elementary and intermediate school in Dublin.
The dates of the meetings and the representative of the school were as
follows:
School/Agency Date Representative Position
Murray School 2/28/85 Mark Stott Principal
Cronin School 3/1/85 Frank Stager Principal
Wells School 3/1/85 Ken Kohler Vice-Principal
Frederiksen School 3/1/85 Ken Whipple Principal
Nielsen School 3/4/85 Betty Roberts Principal
Dublin Police Dept. 3/6/85 Lt. Shores
Officer Atkinson
Christian Center
School 3/26/85 Donna Taigen Principal*
* Telephone Conversation
The concerns identified in these meetings are itemized by school below:
School Safety Concerns Of Principals And Police Department
Murray School: (Davona Drive)
1. Parental concern about removal of crossing guard at Davona Drive and
Lucania Street.
2. Lucania Street is used as a "short cut" from Davona Drive to Brighton
Drive so cars can avoid Village Parkway in front of Dublin High School.
3. Elementary students need continuous reminding not to dart out between
parked cars on Davona Drive, but to use the crosswalk.
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4. Junior safety patrol may help the problem of students crossing Davona
Drive.
Frederiksen Elementary School: (Tamarack Drive)
1. Crossing Amador Valley Boulevard will be the main problem.
2. May be parental concern about traffic safety at the intersection of
Emerald Avenue and Brighton Drive.
3. One crossing guard at Burton Street would suffice.
Wells Intermediate School: (Penn Drive)
1. Students are older - do not have a serious problem.
2. Speeding problem on York Drive and Penn Drive - police planning on
working radar to get speeds down to 25 mph.
Nielsen School: (Amarillo Road)
1. Crossing San Ramon Road is a problem but there are two crossing guards.
2. Crossing Silvergate Drive at Peppertree Road is a problem because the
25 mph speed limit on Silvergate Drive is exceeded.
3. Silvergate Drive and Hansen Drive is also a busy intersection for
children to cross.
4. Most children not in the immediate vicinity are driven to school
especially on rainy days. Pick-up and drop-off is a problem - parents
block the driveway and will not move until their child arrives.
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Christian Center School: (Private school on Dublin Elementary School
campus) (Vomac Road)
1. Vomac Road is a well known short cut to avoid San Ramon Road.
2. Speeding problems on Vomac Road and running the STOP sign on Shannon
Drive at Vomac Road.
3. Police Department intends to use selective enforcement using radar to
start ticketing for speeding.
4. The curve in Vomac Road makes it difficult for children and cars in the
school parking lot to see cars coming around the curve, especially at
the speeds the cars are travelling.
In addition to these concerns learned from meeting with school
representatives and the police department, a few other questions or
comments have been forwarded to us. These are:
1. The crosswalk at Brighton Drive and Lucania Street lines up with a
driveway.
2. The passenger loading zone at Nielsen School is not painted.
3. An inquiry as to why there are no pedestrian crosswalks at Village
Parkway and Tamarack Drive.
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ANALYSIS OF EXISTING AND FUTURE CONDITIONS
Recommended Crossing Gard Warrants For The City Of Dublin
To develop recommended crossing guard warrants for the City of Dublin, the
existing recommended practice in the State of California contained in the
Caltrans Traffic Manual was used as a base. It was revised as necessary in
order to make it more applicable to the City of Dublin. The net effect of
the revisions to the State Warrants is to avoid circuitous routes to school
for elementary students, to avoid redundant adult crossing guard locations,
and to discontinue crossing guards at intersections where elementary
students no longer cross.
The state crossing guard warrants are contained in the Appendix. The
recommended City of Dublin crossing Guard Warrants are presented in
Table I.
Response TO Concerns Of School Officials And The Dublin Police Department
Murray School:
Although Lucania Street is used as a shortcut between Davona Drive and
Brighton Drive and there is parental concern about the removal of the adult
crossing guard at Davona Drive and Lucania Street, this intersection does
not presently meet either the State warrants or the proposed City of Dublin
warrants for an adult crossing guard.
To assuage parental concern about this intersection and to help force
students to use the crosswalks at Lucania Street rather than darting onto
Davona Drive from between parked cars, a junior safety patrol may be
desirable. The establishment and supervision of a school safety patrol is
described in the California Administrative Code, Title 5, Article 3,
Section 570-576. The role and warrants of a school safety patrol are
described in Chapter 10-07 of the Caltrans Traffic Manual. The excerpts
from these two references have been reproduced in the Appendix of this
report. The intersection of Davona Drive and Lucania Street meets the
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TABLE I
RECOMMENDED (.SING CARD WARf2ANIS
FOR: THE
CITY OF DUBLIN
Adult Crossing Guards are normally assigned where official supervision of
elementary school pedestrians is desirable while they cross a public
highway on the "Suggested Route to School". Adult Crossing Guards may be
warranted under the following conditions:
1. At uncontrolled crossings:
Where there is no alternate crossing guard within 1,200 feet;
and where vehicular traffic volume exceeds 350 vehicles in each
of any two daily hours during which 40 or more school
pedestrians cross while going to or from school.
2. At STOP sign controlled crossings:
Where there is no alternate crossing guard within 1,200 feet;
and where the vehicular traffic volume on roads of four or more
lanes exceeds 500 vehicles per hour during which 40 or more
school pedestrians cross going to or from school.
3. At traffic signal controlled crossings:
A. Where the number of vehicular turning movements through the
school crosswalk exceeds 300 vehicles per hour while school
pedestrians are going to or from school.
B. Where there are circumstances not normally present at a
signalized intersection, such as crosswalks more than
80 feet long with no intermediate refuge, or an abnormally
high proportion of large commercial vehicles.
warrants for a school safety patrol as described in Chapter 10-07 of the
Traffic Manual . Since the Murray School District does not currently have a
policy on school safety patrols, it is recommended that they consider
adopting the Caltrans guidelines for school safety patrols as official
policy.
Frederiksen Elementary School:
The traffic volumes on Amador Valley Boulevard meet the minimum volumes
necessary for an adult crossing guard. Although the pedestrian volumes
cannot be counted until the 1985-86 school year is in session, it is highly
likely that the minimum pedestrian volumes will be met at whatever
intersection is designated to be on the official route to school. A
discussion on where to place an adult crossing guard on Amador Valley
Boulevard is contained in the next chapter.
Wells Intermediate School:
The students of Wells Intermediate School are in seventh or eighth grade.
The crossing guard warrants in the Caltrans Traffic Manual are specifically
for elementary school pedestrians. Therefore, no specific crossing
provisions are needed for Wells students since they are older and capable
of crossing streets unassisted. However, the crossing provisions for
elementary students are available for Wells students also, if they so
choose to plan their route to school in order to use them.
Nielsen School:
The problem of crossing San Ramon Road has been addressed by the existing
two adult crossing guards at Shannon Avenue and at Amador Valley Boulevard.
Silvergate Drive remains the street which poses the most problems to
elementary students. According to a speed survey conducted by JHK &
Associates on December 11, 1984, the 85th percentile speed is 37 mph
between Silvertree Lane and San Sabana Road. The police department should
include Silvergate Road in the program of selective enforcement of speed
limits on Dublin residential streets.
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Silvergate Drive and Hansen Drive is also considered a busy intersection.
However, neither this intersection nor Silvergate Drive and Amarillo Road
currently has the minimum volumes necessary to meet the crossing guard
warrants. A discussion of when to consider crossing guards on Silvergate
Drive is contained in the next chapter.
Another problem at Nielsen School is due to parents driving their children
to school, especially on rainy days. The size of the Nielsen School
attendance area makes this issue more problematic than at any other
elementary school. The curb between the northern and southern driveway,
and again south of the southern driveway is designated as a passenger
loading zone. A traffic engineer observed parents arriving to pick up
their children on March 7, 1985, from 1:50 to 2:30 p.m. Some drivers pull
into the driveway to wait for their children, and the others wait by the
curb in front of the school. The cars that wait by the curb do not pull
all the way up to allow room for other cars to pull in behind them. Rather
they park by the curb space just north of the southern most driveway. Cars
which arrive later must back up in order to park by the curb in front of
the cars already waiting. This is an inefficient way to utilize the
available curb space. It is reconmended that the curb be painted white
(passenger loading zone) and that additional signing inform the drivers to
pull all the way up to the northern driveway. This would utilize the
available curb side queuing space more efficiently. For a week or so after
the signing changes are installed, a school official or a police officer
should be stationed outside to help the parents comply with the new system.
TJKM has also identified some possible on-site changes that can be made by
the school district to improve traffic flow in the general vicinity. These
involve combining the bus and auto loading area and reversing the direction
of flow in the parking lot whithin the school grounds. These changes
should be considered by the school district for possible implementation.
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1. San Ramon Road at Shannon Avenue
This intersection currently has an adult crossing guard. Since
traffic volumes are not expected to decrease, and the attendance
boundaries of Nielsen School will not change, the warrant likely will
be met during the 1985-86 school year. Therefore, it is recornended
that this crossing guard be retained.
2. San Ramon Road at Amador Valley Boulevard
This intersection currently has an adult crossing guard. Since
traffic volumes are not expected to decrease, and the attendance
boundaries of Nielsen School will not change, the warrant likely will
be met during the 1985-86 school year. Therefore, it is recommended
that this crossing guard be retained.
3. Village Parkway at Brighton Drive
This intersection currently has an adult crossing guard. However, for
the 1985-86 school year, Village Parkway will form the boundary
between Murray Elementary School and the new Frederiksen Elementary
School (see Figure 2) . Therefore, no elementary school students will
need to cross Village Parkway unless they do not observe the new
attendance boundaries. It is recommended that the adult crossing
guard at this location be discontinued.
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4. Amador Valley Boulevard at Burton Street
Currently, Amador Valley Boulevard forms the attendance boundary
between Murray Elementary School and Cronin Elementary School.
Consequently at present it is not necessary for elementary school
pedestrians to cross Amador Valley Boulevard. However, when Cronin
School is closed and school attendance boundaries change for the
1985-86 school year, students residing south of Amador Valley
Boulevard will need to cross Amador Valley Boulevard to attend
Frederiksen Elementary School. Since Burton Street is a through
street between Amador Valley Boulevard and Tamarack Drive, it would
conveniently "funnel" all the students south of Amador Valley
Boulevard to Tamarack Drive within 100 feet of the school's entrance.
A crossing guard at either Emerald Avenue or Penn Drive would
necessitate a longer walk for some students and a crossing guard at
both would be redundant, even though there is an existing 3-way STOP
at Penn Drive and Amador Valley Boulevard. Therefore, it is
recommended that an adult crossing guard be placed at the intersection
of Amador Valley Boulevard at Burton Street for the 1985-86 school
year.
The intersection of Amador Valley Boulevard at Burton Street is
controlled by a STOP sign on Burton Street only. A 3-way STOP at this
intersection is not currently warranted. There are no crosswalks on
any of the three approaches to the intersection. Since a crossing
guard has been recommended, a crosswalk should be marked on Amador
Valley Boulevard on the west side of the intersection. This will
enable students to be on the west side of the street when they arrive
at the intersection of Tamarack Drive and Burton Street. This is
desirable because the school is to the west and there is an existing
yellow crosswalk on the west approach of Tamarack Drive and Burton
Street. Since the crosswalk at Amador Valley Boulevard and Burton
Street will be within 2,800 feet of the school grounds and there will
be no intervening marked crosswalks other than those contiguous to the
school grounds, it also should be painted yellow.
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The intersection of Amador Valley Boulevard at Burton Street may
attract more traffic when the Cronin School students transfer to
Frederiksen School due to parents driving their children to school.
This would be the case with or without an adult crossing guard at this
intersection. Since the additional traffic may necessitate a change
in the type of control, hourly traffic volumes should be counted
during the 1985-86 school year when school is in session for a 24-hour
period to see if 3-way STOP sign control would be warranted.
5. Amador Valley Boulevard and York Drive
There are currently yellow crosswalks on the southern and eastern legs
of the intersection of York Drive and Amador Valley Boulevard. Junior
high students can cross Amador Valley Boulevard at either the
signalized intersection at Village Parkway or at Penn Drive.
Elementary students will cross at the adult crossing guard at Burton
Street. Therefore crosswalks are not needed at York Drive and they
should be removed to discourage students from crossing at that
location.
6. Silvergate Drive and Amarillo Road/Peppertree Road
Silvergate Drive presently extends west from San Ramon Road and dead-
ends just west of Amarillo Road. There is also a segment of
Silvergate Drive which extends north of Dublin Boulevard and dead-ends
at Hansen Drive. According to the City Engineer, these two segments
will be joined when the land between them is developed within the next
six months. The buildout of all the residential units on the west
side of Dublin that would use Silvergate Drive as a collector street
would increase daily traffic volumes on Silvergate Drive to 7,600 vpd
west of San Ramon Road and 5,900 vpd west of Peppertree Road. In the
meantime, the existing volumes on Silvergate Drive (4,200 vpd) do not
warrant an adult crossing guard. After Silvergate Drive becomes a
through street, hourly traffic volumes and pedestrians should be
counted to determine if adult crossing guard warrants are met at
Silvergate Drive and Amarillo Road.
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According to the school principal, many students who reside north of
Peppertree Road walk on Peppertree Road to Ladera Drive then to
Amarillo Drive and Nielsen School. Since the intersection of Amarillo
Road and Silvergate Drive has less traffic than the intersection of
Peppertree Road and Silvergate Drive, the crossing guard, when
warranted, should be at the intersection of Silvergate Drive and
Amarillo Road. Although there is a curve in Silvergate Road at
Amarillo Road, the sight distance to the crosswalk is greater than
500 feet for vehicles travelling in the westbound direction and
greater than 300 feet for vehicles travelling in the eastbound
direction. These distances are more than adequate for vehicles to
come to a complete stop even if travelling at 40 miles per hour.
The eastern leg of the intersection of Silvergate Drive and Peppertree
Road presently has a white crosswalk. This crosswalk should be
removed, so that students will be encouraged to cross at Amarillo
Road.
7. Davona Drive and Dacania Street
The Murray School District should adopt the Caltrans warrants as
policy with respect to junior school safety patrols. Then, they
should consider instituting a junior school safety patrol at the
intersection of Davona Drive and Lucania Street.
8. Village Parkway and Tamarack Drive
To aid junior high students from the entire City of Dublin to travel
to Wells School, yellow crosswalks should be painted on the southern,
western and Pastern legs of the intersection of Village Parkway and
Tamarack Drive. The crosswalk on the northern leg should be removed.
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9. Silvergate Road and Hansen Drive
The existing volumes at this intersection do not currently meet the
warrants for an adult crossing guard. However, the future volumes are
expected to increase significantly over the present volumes after the
buildout of the new residential developments on the west side of
Dublin. Therefore, hourly traffic volumes and pedestrians should be
counted yearly to determine if adult crossing guard warrants are met
at this intersection.
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SUMMARY
The existing adult crossing guards on San Ramon Road at Shannon Avenue and
at Amador Valley Boulevard should be retained. The existing adult crossing
guard at Village Parkway and Brighton Drive should be removed. A school
safety patrol should be considered for the intersection of Davona Drive and
Lucania Street.
An adult crossing guard should be located at the intersection of Amador
Valley Boulevard and Burton Street. A yellow crosswalk should be painted
on the western approach. Traffic counts should be made at this
intersection during the 1985-86 school year to ascertain if 3-way STOP sign
control is warranted. The crosswalks should be removed at the intersection
of Amador Valley Boulevard and York Drive.
The existing white crosswalk at Silvergate Drive and Peppertree Road should
be removed. Traffic volumes on Silvergate Drive should be counted when
Silvergate Drive becomes a through street to determine if an adult crossing
guard would be warranted at Amarillo Road.
The passenger loading zone in front of Nielsen School should be painted
white. Additional signing should be installed informing drivers to pull
all the way up to the front of the loading zone so that more vehicles can
fit behind them in the loading zone.
Additional crosswalks should be painted on the southern, western and
eastern legs of the intersection of Valley Parkway and Tamarack Drive. The
crosswalk on the northern leg should be removed.
These recommended changes are depicted in Figure 2.
With buildout traffic volumes, two additional intersections may warrant
adult crossing guards bringing the total number of locations with adult
crossing guards to five. These two intersections are Silvergate Drive at
Amarillo Road and Silvergate Drive at Hansen Drive. This assumes that the
attendance boundaries are as shown in Figure 2. If the attendance
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boundaries differ, other locations may warrant adult crossing guards.
However, the ultimate possible number of crossing guards in the City of
Dublin would remain between five and seven, depending on attendance
boundaries.
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APPENDIX A-1
SCHOOL SAFE PAIL
Source: State of California,
Department of Transportation Traffic Manual
School Safety Patrol 10-07
10-07.1 General 10-07.3 Adequate Crossing Gap
School Safety Patrols (CAC Title 5, Article 3 Sec. An adequate crossing gap is defined as the number
570-576) have a definite role in aiding school pede- of seconds required for a student to observe the traf-
strians at crossings near elementary schools. This fic situation while in a safe location at one side of a
measure is a supplemental technique rather than a roadway and then to cross the roadway to a point of
traffic control device as defined in Section 440 of the safety on the opposite side. The actual walking time
California Vehicle Code. to cross (T = roadway width in feet divided by 3.5
10-07.2 Warrants feet per second) must be added to the perception
and reaction time (usually 3 seconds) and a clear-
. A School Safety Patrol may be established at loca- ance interval of 2 seconds between rows of pedestri-
tions where an existing traffic control device,police- ans in the platoon/group.
man or adult crossing guard is in operation,or where G _ W
there are adequate crossing gaps in vehicular flow at + 3 2(N-1)
a 3.5
an uncontrolled crossing, and it is desirable to use
School Safety Patrols to guide the school pedestrians. Where W is the roadway width in feet;
School Safety Patrols should be established only by N is the number of rows of pedestrians in
agreement between the governing board of the a platoon/group;
school district and local traffic law enforcement
agencies. 2 is the time in seconds between rows of
A School Safety Patrol should be considered when pedestrians entering.
all of the following conditions are fulfilled:
1. 20 or more school pedestrians crossing in each of As noted in Section 10-03.4, an adequate crossing
any two hours daily enroute to or from school; gap in approaching traffic should occur randomly at
and an average rate of at least once each minute during
2. Critical approach speed does not exceed 35 the school crossing periods.
mph; and
3. No more than two traveled lanes in each direc- 10-07.4 Special Conditions
lion; and
4. At least one adequate crossing gap in traffic per A School Safety Patrol shall not be assigned where
inadequate stopping sight distance prevails, unless
minute during an average 5-minute period dur- flashing yellow beacons are installed for operation
ing the peak school pedestrian hour. during School Crossing hours.
apoO an-R szuru ETLUOJTTD :aaznos
'IO2ILd AT2AVS WORDS
Z K XI@I3ddY
TITLE 5 PUPILS
(Register 77,No.39-9-24-77)
Article 3. School Safety Patrols (Traffic Safety)
570. Establishment and Supervision. A school safety patrol es-
tablished by a governing board pursuant to Education Code Section
49300, shall comply with this article, as well as Article 4 (commencing
with Section 49300) of Chapter 1 of Part 19 of the Education Code.
NOTE: Authority cited for Article 3:Sections 49300 and 49303,Education Code.
History: 1. Amendment of Section and Noce filed 9-23-77; effective thirtieth day
thereafter (Register 77,No.39).
571. Age or Grade of Members. A pupil enrolled in the school
who is either less than 10 years old or enrolled in a grade below the fifth
grade may not be a member of the patrol.
History: 1. Amendment filed 7-20-73;effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 73,
No.29).
572. Where School Safety Patrols May Be Used. School safety
patrols may be used only at those locations where the nature of traffic
will permit their safe operation. The locations where school safety pa-
trols are used should be determined by joint agreement between the •
local school district and the local police agency.
573. Hours on Duty. (a) Patrol members shall reach their posts
at least 15 minutes before the opening of classes in the morning and in
the afternoon, or at such earlier time as the governing board shall
authorize, and shall remain on duty until the last bell calls the pupils
to class.
(b) At dismissals,patrol m-tubers shall leave their classes in time to
reach their posts before the dismissal bell.
(c) At dismissals, each patrol member shc11 remain on duty until all
students who are not stragglers have passed his post.
574. Operating Procedure at Crossings Where School Safety Patrols
Are Stationed. (a) At Crossings Controlled by a Police Officer or a
Crossing Guard. At crossings where traffic is controlled by a police
officer or crossing guard,the safety patrol will direct the crossing of the
students in conformity with the signal of the police officer or crossing
guard.
(b) At Crossings With Automatic Signals. Patrol members shall
hold the students off the roadway until the signals allow them to cross
safely. The patrol members should allow only the immediate group to
cross. All latecomers should wait for the next cycle.
(c) At Crossings With No Automatic or Pedestrian Signals.
(1) The patrol members shall be so posted as to be clearly visible
to approaching traffic. They shall stay out of the moving stream of
traffic and where there are parked cars obstructing their view, they
shall be posted no farther in the roadway than the outer edge of the
parked cars.
(2) Patrol members shall not permit students to enter the roadway
until it appears it is safe for them to cross.
(3) When it appears it is safe for them to cross,the patrol members
shall direct the students to cross the roadway in a group.
EDUCATION TITLE 5
(Register 77,No.39-9.24-77)
(4) When the students are safely across the roadway, the patrol
members shall change the signs so that the normal traffic may pro-
ceed and so that the students may be held off the roadway.
(d) At Crossings Where There Are No Automatic Signals and the
Roadway Is Designed for More Than Two Lanes of Moving Traffic.
There shall be at least two patrol members. One shall operate as de-
scribed in section (c) above. The other patrol member shall operate in
uniformity similarly on the opposite side of the roadway and give atten-
tion to traffic approaching on that side. He shall assist the group of
students to reach that side of the roadway safely.
(e) At Crossings Where There Are Pedestrian-operated Signals.
(1) Patrol members shall have the responsibility for the operation
of the pedestrians'signals during the hours on duty specified in Sec-
tion 573.
(2) When there is a break in the traffic stream the patrol member
shall activate the signal.
(3) Patrol members shall hold tho students off the roadway until
the signals allow them to cross.The patrol members shall allow only
the immediate group to cross. Latecomers should wait for the next
cycle.
(f) Pedestrian Tunnels or Overpasses. Patrol members shall be
• stationed on each side of the roadway so that the protection provided
shall be used.
(g) Loading on Streetcars. Patrol members shall hold the stu-
dents off the roadway until the streetcar or other conveyance which is
to be loaded in the roadway has arrived at the loading station and has
stopped. The patrol members will then allow the students to cross the
roadway to the public conveyance, provided their crossing is not in
conflict with a traffic signal, or the direction of a police officer or
crossing guard.
575. School Safety Patrol Crossing Sign. (a) The crossing sign
shall be a rigid disk 18 inches in diameter and brilliant red in color.The
word STOP in 6-inch white letters shall appear in the center of the disk.
The word SCHOOL shall appear in 2-inch white letters directly above
and parallel to the word STOP, and the word CROSSING shall appear
in 2-inch white letters directly below and parallel to the word STOP.
(b) The sign shall be fastened to a round pole approximately six feet
in length, and at such an angle that when the sign is extended in an
operating position the lettering will be horizontal.
(c) In lieu of the crossing sign referred to in subsections (a) and (b)
of this section,any other type of crossing sign approved by the Depart-
ment of Public Works may be used.
576. Uniforms and Insignia. (a) A school safety patrol member
(except a member of the R.O.T.C. or California Cadet Corps on traffic
duty in his official uniform) shall wear, at all times while on duty, the
basic standard uniform specified in this section, except that the rainy
day uniform may be worn under appropriate weather conditions. Only
the optional additions specified in this section may be added to the
uniform.
TITLE 5 PUPILS
(Register 77,No.39-924.77)
(b) The basic standard uniform for patrol members is the white or
fluorescent orange Sam Browne belt and either an overseas type fed-
eral yellow or fluorescent orange cap or a yellow or fluorescent orange
helmet.
Optional additions to the basic standard uniform are any or all of the
following:
(1) Colored piping on the federal yellow cap
(2) Colored striping on the yellow helmet
(3) A red or fluorescent orange upper garment
(4) Insignia or a special badge identifying the organization, to be
worn on the left breast, left arm, or cap.
(c) The rainy-day uniform is a federal yellow raincoat and a federal
yellow rain hat. The Sam Browne belt may be worn over the raincoat.
(d) The insignia,or special badge and cap shall be worn only during
official school safety patrol duty, except that the governing board may
authorize members of the school safety patrol to wear the uniform and
insignia for special school safety patrol functions.
API ND1X B
ADULT CROSSING GUARD
Source: State of California,
Department of Transportation Traffic Manua1
Adult Crossing Guard 10-08
10-08.1 General ternate controlled crossing within 600 feet; and
Adult Crossing Guards are a supplemental tech- a. In urban areas where the vehicular traffic
nique and not a traffic control device. They may be volume exceeds 350 in each of any two daily
assigned (CVC 2815) at designated school crossings, hours during which 40 or more school pede-
to assist elementary school pedestrians at specified strians cross while going to or from school;or
hours when going to or from school. The following b. In rural areas where the vehicular traffic vol-
suggested policy for their assignment applies only to ume exceeds 300 in each of any two daily
crossings serving elementary school pedestrians on hours during which 30 or more school pede-
the "Suggested Route to School." strians cross while going to or from school.
An Adult Crossing Guard should be considered Whenever the critical approach speed ex-
when: ceeds 40 mph, the warrants for rural areas
1. Special problems exist which make it necessary should be applied.
to assist elementary school pedestrians in cross- 2. At stop sign controlled crossings:
ing the street,such as at an unusually complicat- a. Where the vehicular traffic volume on undi-
ed intersection with frequent turning move- vided highways of four or more lanes exceeds
ments and high vehicular speeds; or 500 per hour during any period when the
2. A change in the school crossing location is immi- school pedestrians are going to or from
nent but prevailing conditions require school school.
crossing supervision for a limited time and it is 3. At traffic signal-controlled crossings:
infeasible to install another form of control for a. Where the number of vehicular turning
a temporary period. movements through the school crosswalk ex-
10-08.2 Warrants for Adult Crossing Guards ceeds 300 per hour while school pedestrians
Adult Crossing Guards normally are assigned are going to or from school.
where official supervision of elementary school b. Where there are circumstances not nor-
pedestrians is desirable while they cross a public mally present at a signalized intersection,
highway on the "Suggested Route to School", and at such as crosswalks more than 80 feet long
least 40 elementary school pedestrians for each of with no intermediate refuge, or an abnor-
any two hours daily use the crossing while going to many high proportion of large commercial
or from school. Adult crossing guards may be war- vehicles.
ranted under the following conditions:
1. At uncontrolled crossings where there is no al-
RESOLUTION NO . - 85
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
ESTABLISHING CROSSING GUARD WARRANTS
FOR THE CITY OF DUBLIN
WHEREAS , the City of Dublin has commissioned TJKM
Transportation Consultants to conduct a comprehensive School
Safety and Crossing Guard Study; and
WHEREAS , the study recommends that the City adopt
specific warrants for the placement of Adult Crossing Guards ; and
WHEREAS , the establishment of a policy will allow for an
objective review of crossing guard requests .
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED that the Dublin City
Council does hereby adopt Table I Recommended Crossing Guard
Warrants for the City of Dublin (attached) , which shall be the
official policy until such time as the City Council either amends
or rescinds the policy.
PASSED , APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of June ,
1985 .
AYES :
NOES :
ABSENT:
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
•
TABLE I
am* is WINO CROSSING GUARD WARrcriru'S
rut TEE
CITY OF DUBLIN
Adult Crossing Guards are normally assigned where official supervision of
elementary school pedestrians is desirable while they cross a public
highway on the "Suggested Route to School". Adult Crossing Guards may be
warranted under the following conditions:
1. At uncontrolled crossings:
Where there is no alternate crossing guard within 1,200 feet;
and where vehicular traffic volume exceeds 350 vehicles in each
of any two daily hours during which 40 or more school
pedestrians cross while going to or fLuin school.
2. At STOP sign controlled crossings:
Where there is no alternate crossing guard within 1,200 feet;
and where the vehicular traffic volume on roads of four or more
lanes exceeds 500 vehicles per hour during which 40 or more
school pedestrians cross going to or from school.
3. At traffic signal controlled crossings:
A. Where the number of vehicular turning movements through the
school c:iusswalk exceeds 300 vehicles per hour while school
pedestrians are going to or from school.
B. where there are circumstances not normally present at a
signalized intersection, such as crosswalks more than
80 feet long with no intermediate refuge, or an abnormally
high proportion of large commercial vehicles.
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RESOLUTION NO . - 85
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
SUPPORTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SCHOOL SAFETY PATROL
FOR MURRAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WHEREAS , the City Council has reviewed a comprehensive
School Safety and Crossing Guard Study prepared by the City
Traffic Engineer ; and
WHEREAS , the study recommends the establishment of a
School Safety Patrol , pursuant to State Law, at the Murray
Elementary School ; and
WHEREAS , Section 49300 of the State Education Code
provides the basis under which School Safety Patrols are to be
established and supervised ; and
WHEREAS , the City Council recognizes the need to respond
to city/school issues in a responsive and cooperative manner.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of Dublin does hereby support the establishment of a
School Safety Patrol at Murray Elementary School .
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City offers the
following resources to the Murray Elementary School District to
assist school officials in the establishment of the program:
(1 ) The expertise and services of the City Traffic
Engineer to determine the most appropriate location.
( 2 ) Helmets , belts , signs and rainwear to supply a
total of twelve patrol members .
( 3 ) In conjunction with the School Safety Program a
member of the Dublin Police Services will be designated
as a liaison and will provide input to school officials
who maintain the responsibility for daily supervision.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of June ,
1985 .
AYES :
NOES :
ABSENT :
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
RESOLUTION NO . - 85
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
AUTHORIZING SPECIFIC CHANGES TO SCHOOL MARKINGS ON
PUBLIC STREETS AND THE ASSIGNMENT OF ADULT CROSSING GUARD
LOCATIONS DURING SCHOOL HOURS
WHEREAS , the City of Dublin had a comprehensive School
Safety and Crossing Guard Study completed ; and
WHEREAS , the study was reviewed by the City Council and
a Public Hearing was conducted on June 10 , 1985 ; and
WHEREAS , the study contained recommendations related to
changes which will enhance school safety .
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of Dublin does hereby direct staff to complete the
following changes in time for the beginning of the 1985-86 school
year:
1 . Removal of the white crosswalk at Silvergate Drive
and Peppertree Road .
2 . Removal of the two school crosswalks at the
intersection of York Drive and Amador Valley
Boulevard .
3 . Removal of the school crosswalk on the north leg of
the intersection of Tamarack Drive and Village
Parkway .
4. Installation of a new school crosswalk on the north
side of the intersection of Village Parkway and
Davona Drive .
5 . Installation of school crosswalks on the south,
west , and east legs of the intersection of Tamarack
Drive and Village Parkway.
6. Installation of a school crosswalk at Amador Valley
Boulevard and Burton Street .
7. Painting of the existing loading zone in front of
Nielsen Elementary School.
8 . The installation of additional signs at Nielsen
School to encourage proper use of the loading zone .
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City shall provide adult
crossing guards at the following locations during the 1985-86
school year and continuing until amended or rescinded :
1 . Shannon Avenue at San Ramon Road ,
2 . Amador Valley Boulevard at Burton Street
PASSED , APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of June ,
1985 .
AYES :
NOES :
ABSENT :
Mayor
ATTEST :
City Clerk