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Encinitas council approves MOUs to fund bicycle-safety lessons for local schools after debate over provider transparency
Summary
The Encinitas City Council on June 24 approved memoranda of understanding to reimburse two school districts for bicycle-safety education but directed staff to document how the districts hire and pay providers after public concern about the contractor named in the staff report.
The Encinitas City Council on June 24 approved memoranda of understanding (MOUs) to reimburse the Encinitas Union School District and the San Dieguito Union High School District for bicycle-safety education, while directing staff to confirm how the districts select and contract providers before the city executes the agreements.
Council members and staff said the two MOUs formalize a program that partners the city with each district to provide assemblies, webinars and on-bike instruction intended to improve student safety on routes to and from school. Mobility staff told council the program served more than 4,000 elementary students with assemblies and about 200 students with on-bike activities last year in the Encinitas Union School District; the San Dieguito program served roughly 300 students in its initial school year. Instructors are…
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