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Staff briefs commission on crossing-guard selection review, Exide cleanup meeting and library inauguration date
Summary
City staff updated commissioners on a DTSC Exide community meeting, a tentative Oct. 2 little-library inauguration and a review of the city’s crossing-guard selection process, which had been handled randomly in the past and is moving toward a revised methodology.
City staff briefed the Health and Education Commission on several departmental items, including a DTSC Exide community meeting, a tentative Oct. 2 little-library inauguration and an internal review of how crossing-guard assignments are selected.
Jose, a city staff member, said communications provided three items for commissioner awareness: a tentative Oct. 2 date for a little-library inauguration, a DTSC Exide community meeting on Sept. 24 regarding cleaning work and funding, and a review of the crossing-guard program. Jose said the Exide meeting would be held at a community center and that staff received no event time from DTSC at the briefing.
On crossing guards, staff said the city is reviewing the methodology used to select schools for crossing guards. “In the past, the schools have been randomly selected by city council,” a staff speaker said; commissioners discussed whether selection should be based on safety factors instead of random assignment. Jose noted the city has roughly 32 schools and that crossing guards are typically city employees overseen administratively by police, HR or another department depending on the city’s structure.
The items were provided for information. Commissioners asked staff to share times and logistics when they are available and to update the commission on any changes related to crossing-guard placement or the DTSC meeting schedule.
