TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Eve R. Irvine, Chief of Police
Bruce Moe, Finance Director
Andy Harrod, Lieutenant
Julie Dahlgren, Senior Management Analyst
Gwen Eng, Purchasing Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Renewal of Crossing Guard Services Agreement with All City Management Services for an Estimated Annual Cost of $242,500 (Police Chief Irvine).
APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve contract Amendment #2 with All City Management Services.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Sufficient funds are budgeted in the Police Department budget.
BACKGROUND:
The City's Crossing Guard Program was introduced in the mid 1980's. School crossing guards are provided at 21 locations to assist school children safely through intersections during school hours. Up until 2007, the Crossing Guard Program was operated in-house (staffed by part-time City employees and overseen by the Police Department's Traffic Sergeant). The direct cost of the in-house program in 2007 was $204,775 (excluding full-time staff time for program management, scheduling, recruiting, conducting background investigations, hiring and payroll). As a City-run program, the City was also responsible for all liability issues, including Workers Compensation claims, which over a ten year period cost an average of $12,900 per year.
Staff analyzed the program and determined that contracting the crossing guard services to a third-party would be a more efficient means of operating the program. In July 2007, All City Management Services was selected to provide crossing guard services to the City of Manhattan Beach. This enhanced the Police Department's delivery of service by ensuring that the crossing guard positions were always fully staffed and eliminating the diversion of Police Department staff to backfill crossing guard vacancies and absences. I...
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