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REPORT <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br /> <br />September 28, 2015 <br /> <br />SUBJECT <br />Agreement Between the City of Redwood City and All City Management Services for <br />Crossing Guard Services <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Approve by motion, a one year amendment to the agreement between the City of <br />Redwood City and All City Management Services to provide crossing guard services for <br />the fiscal year 2015-2016, and authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute <br />the amendment. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />Starting in fiscal year 1999-2000, the City has contracted with All City Management <br />Services to staff nineteen crossing guard posts. The City chose to contract with All City <br />Management to provide crossing guard services in lieu of maintaining a staff of part- <br />time non-sworn police department personnel. The contract was due for renewal on July <br />1, 2015. The current projected cost to provide these services for this fiscal year shall <br />not exceed $187,844.00. <br /> <br />ANALYSIS <br />Prior to contracting with All City Management Services, the Police Department managed <br />and staffed crossing guard posts but found it difficult to conduct supervisory oversight <br />and maintain crossing guard staffing. Staffing vacancies had to be filled with <br />Community Service Officers or Police Officers, necessitating the reassignment of <br />personnel from patrol, traffic enforcement, and the investigation of crimes. These <br />reassignments resulted in fewer police personnel available for calls for service and less <br />time available for proactive law enforcement and criminal investigations. Staffing <br />reductions in Community Service Officers has made it even more difficult for police <br />personnel to provide this type of service to the community. <br /> <br />All City Management Services maintains on-call employees to fill vacancies as needed, <br />provide training, equipment, and supervision for its employees and provides liability <br />coverage. <br /> <br />The contract renewal compensates All City Management Services at a rate of $16.90 <br />per hour for each hour of crossing guard service. This is a three percent increase over <br />the previously agreed upon rate. The increase in the hourly rate is primarily due to the <br />6.1.A. - Page 1