To: PUBLIC WORKS, SAFETY, AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION
From: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
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RECEIVE AND FILE UPDATE REGARDING THE SUBCOMMITTEE BETWEEN THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH AND THE REDONDO BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Public Works, Safety, and Sustainability Commission (PWSSC) made a referral during the October meeting to reach out to the City Council to request relevant updates from the subcommittee between the City and the School District. A memo was disseminated to the City Council and City Manager regarding the request on October 29, 2025. Mayor Light responded in an email, which is attached.
At the City Manager's request, the City's transportation engineer also attended two City/RBUSD Subcommittee meetings (September 17th and November 12th of this year) to provide information related to topics referenced by the mayor in his email.
At the first meeting, staff presented the AAA School Safety Patrol program, school crossing guard prioritization matrix, and tactical school-area traffic calming measures to the Redondo Beach Unified School District (RBUSD) for the potential collaboration on school crossing guards. There was a discussion on the possibility of student led patrols, in light of City budget pressures on funding school crossing guards. Staff from Engineering and Police analyzed locations and prepared a prioritization matrix. During the meeting, the school also discussed their bond projects to improve perimeter security. RBUSD was reminded that they need to consider intersection corner sight distance when putting up privacy screens.
At the November meeting, Engineering staff presented the proposed changes on Diamond and Vincent near Redondo Union High School (RUHS) to improve safety and better organize student cyclists traffic during peak school commute times. This was also presented to the PWSSC in October 2025, which voted in support. RBUSD presented early concepts of a new pick-up/drop-off on Francisca near Diamond, and the City provided feedback and sentiments on traffic flow around the area. Both parties agreed that the City’s projects and RBUSD projects should complement each other.
ATTACHMENTS
• Email from Mayor Light