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Thousand Oaks staff report shows 11 of 24 staffed school crossings fail new local standards; council authorizes talks with district
Summary
City staff told the council that 11 of the city’s 24 staffed school crossing locations did not meet the city’s 2023 crossing guard standards and recommended exploring partnerships with the Conejo Valley Unified School District; the council authorized staff to open those discussions and accepted the report, 5-0.
Thousand Oaks — The City Council on Tuesday received a staff update showing pedestrian and vehicle counts at staffed school crossing locations and voted 5-0 to authorize staff to open talks with the Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) on options for future program oversight.
The report, presented by Public Works Director Nadar Hadari and Deputy City Manager Akbar Alikhan, covered counts from the 2024–25 school year under a 2023 city policy that uses standards more permissive than the state’s. Hadari said the most recent verified counts found 11 of the city’s 24 staffed crossings did not meet the city’s minimum criteria under that policy.
Why it matters: The crossings are part of a program the city has funded and managed since 1964. The council is weighing whether to keep the existing, city-administered, objective-count approach or explore a partnership with CVUSD that could give the district a greater role in deciding where crossing guards are assigned.
The report and what staff told the council
Hadari told the council the city adopted a more generous…
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