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RESOLUTION N0. 79-106
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LYNWOOD ADOPTING A SCHOOL CROSSING
GUARDS POLICY FOR TH.E CITY OF LYNWOOD
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lynwood
recognizes the desireabi.lity for school. crossing guards at certain
locations ~ and
WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Lynwood
recognizes the desireabili.ty to establish a policy by which school
crossing guard .locations can be ascertained on a standard basis
NOWT THEREFORE, BE aT RESOLVED APPROVED, AND ADOPTED
by the City Council of the City of Lynwood thato
SECTION :1° The °PSchool Crossing Guard. Policy for
the City of Lynwood04 attached hereto and made a part by this
reference as exhibit P°A°P shall. constitute the policy of the
City of Lynwood,
~~ SECTION 2~ The City Engineer is hereby directed to
implement the V°School Crossing Guard Policy for the City
of Lynwood°f wherever and whenever desireabl.e to investigate the
necessity for school crossing -locations in the Ci.tyo
P.A.SSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 1£~th days
Of! T)PrPmhPr ~ 19790
L -ENE COFFEYe C `.t~ C. rk
City of Lynwood
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
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I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of
i Lynwood, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was
li passed and adopted by the City Counci7_ of the City of Lynwood
~ at a regular meeting held on the ~ gt,~
' day of December ~ 9 179•
AYES: Councilmen BYORK, GREEN, HIGGINS, ROWE, MORRIS.
NOES: Councilmen NONE.
ABSENT: Councilmen NONE.
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Cit Jerk, City o Ly wood
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EXHIBi : 'yA~P
SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS
POLICY
CITY OF LYNj1'OOD
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In the City of Lynwood; t:he Lynwood Unified School D.ist.ri-ct
(LUSD) is the governmental agency with the most direct knowledge
of the `'Safest Routes to School°' which school students travel
'- to and from school, j~'hen t:he LUSD determines the use of a
school crossing- guard- would- be des-i-reable, along the safest
route-to schooT~ and--where-it believes the criteria for school
crossing--guard p3aeemerit- set -forth in this policy .are being
- met ~-- it- sha-11 -cause -the Oity -lJngineer- t.o- be so notified.
The City Engineer- will o -based-upon- such notice from the
LUSD, conduct: a traffic engineering study to determine~if the
criteria set forth in this policy is met and then the City
Engi-Weer sha-1-1 apply this policy-accordingly.
The recornmended•pol:icy-for the assignment-of adult crossing
guards as herein specified app-lies only to school crossings
serving elementary school childreno This measure i.s a supple-
mental technique and not a traffic control device as defined
i.n the California Vehicle Code. --
An adult. crossing-guard should be considered as an appropriate
t.raffi-c control measure at a school crossing when:
~~-1~Speci.al problems exist whereby it is deemed necessary to
assist the children across a street, such as at an unusually
compli.cat.ed int.•ersect.ion or at a controlled intersection
where there are heavy vehicular turning movements and
high vehicular speed-.
2, A change in the school crossing is imminent. but present
c-onditi.ons require school crossing supervision for a limited
time and i.t is not feasible to install another form of
control for t-his temporary period.
3. The warrants-for the installation of a traffic signal are
not met.
II. WARRANTS FOR ASSIGNING ADULT CROSSING GUARDS
Adult crossing guards normally are •assigned where official
supervision of elementary school children is desirable while
they cross'a p.ubli.c street- or highway, and at least 20 elementary
school age pedestrians per hour for each of two hours utilize
the crossing on the ~vay to or from school. ~ihenever the
critical approach speed exceeds 40 miles per hour, the warrants
for rural conditions should be•applied. Adult crossing guard
protection shall be warranted under the following conditions:
A. UNCO\TROLLED CROSSINGS ON THE SUGGESTED'SAFEST
ROUTE TO SCHOOL: _ _
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1. IPhere there is no controlled intersection within 600
feet of the location where a request for an adult --
crossi.ng guard is made. For the purpose of-this warrant,
a controlled intersection is defined as:
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(Cont`d from II)
(a) r-= ===~'~~'-~~=~{-~-:J~a controlled by either
traffic signals or stop signs on the street
across which adult crossing guards will
be used.
(b) An intersection ~;=here a pedestrian tunnel,
bridge or other adequate protection exist.
2. •~:i Under urban condi.t-ions where the vehicular
traffic volume exceeds 350 during each
of ~<ny two hours during ~=hic.h 20 or more
. school children normally. cross while
traveling-t.o or from school,
(b) Under rural"condi.tions where the vehicular
traffic volume exceeds 300 during each
of any two hours during which 30 or more
school children normally cross while
traveling to or from school. .
B. STOP SIGN CONTROLLED CROSSINGS
Where the vehicular traffic volume on undivided
roadways of four or more lanes exceeds 500 per hour
during any peri-od when the children are normally
going to or from school,
C. SIGNAL-CONTROLLED CROSSINGS
1, jUhere the number of vehicular turning movements
through the crosswalk where children must cross
exceeds ?:+~: ,.v~, --.~- ---~- ~ -__ ~ .~_
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to or from school. ~- ~-~'
~~`-- --•----- -2-.- --L9here there are extenuating circumstances not
normally experienced at a signalized intersection
such as crosswalks more than 80 feet long with
no median refuge area9 or an abnormally high
percent-age of commercial vehicles ~i=ith operating
characteristics substantially different from.
those of t:he passenger vehicle.
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