Huntington Park keeps crossing-guard coverage, orders month-to-month renewal and city-led needs assessment

The Huntington Park City Council voted to renew the city’s crossing-guard services on a month-to-month basis, direct staff to reissue the solicitation and to complete a needs assessment and outreach to the Los Angeles Unified School District before making permanent changes to guard locations.

Council members said the action preserves current service while the city evaluates options including rebidding the contract, bringing the work in-house, or partnering with nonprofits. The motion passed by roll call after a friendly amendment that kept existing guard locations in place during the short-term renewal and required a needs-based assessment.

Staff presentation and recommendation

The police department presented staff’s recommendation to adjust several crossing-guard locations and to renew the agreement with All City Management Services (ACMS) at higher cost. The chief told council staff reviewed police collision data during school arrival and dismissal times only at intersections currently served; staff recommended eliminating guards at some intersections that are controlled by overhead traffic signals and keeping guards at some uncontrolled or wide crossings. The presentation said eliminating the recommended locations…