To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: JOE HOFFMAN, CHIEF OF POLICE
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APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH ALL CITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. FOR CROSSING GUARD SERVICES, FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $184,744.80, FOR THE TERM AUGUST 02, 2022 TO JUNE 30, 2023
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Agreement with All City Management Services (ACMS) will provide for supplemental crossing guard services within the City of Redondo Beach. Crossing guards provide a valuable service by ensuring safety for the pedestrian community and students who walk to and from the various schools in Redondo Beach. A previous annual agreement with ACMS expired in June 2022.
BACKGROUND
On August 03, 2021, the Redondo Beach City Council approved a one-year pilot program to utilize ACMS for supplemental crossing guard services at a cost of $57,823. That Agreement allowed for three crossing guards to be hired as a supplemental workforce to the City's crossing guard program at an hourly rate of $26.77. The pilot program proved to be beneficial to the City and on April 5, 2022 the City Council approved an amendment to the Agreement with ACMS to increase the number of crossing guards for the existing term of the agreement from three to six. The added locations increased the agreement's not to exceed amount by $25,000 for a new total of $82,823.
Crossing guards provide a valuable service to the community by increasing visibility and overall safety of pedestrians and students who walk to and from various schools in Redondo Beach. Crossing guards assist in guiding community members and students across streets which can become highly trafficked by motorists and bicyclists. The Crossing Guard Program is managed by the Special Operations Bureau of the Police Department. Crossing guards are deployed to locations in the City which have been identified as high pedestrian crossing areas. Twenty-two locations have been identified as needing crossing guard services. All of these locations are in...
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