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6.1.B. - Page 1 RE PO RT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the Cit Mana er June 25, 2012 SUBJECT Crossing Guard Services Contract RECOMMENDATION Approve by motion, a one year amendment to the agreement between the City of Redwood City and All City Management Services to provide crossing guard service for fiscal year 2012-2013, and authorize the Chief of Police or his designee to execute all documents with regard to the Agreement. BACKGROUND Since fiscal year 1999-2000 the City has contracted with All City Management Services to staff nineteen crossing guard posts. The contract is due for renewal beginning July 1, 2012. The City chose to contract with All City Management Services to provide crossing guard services in lieu of maintaining a staff of part-time non-sworn police department personnel. The current projected cost to provide these services for the upcoming fiscal year shall not exceed $197,275.00. ANALYSIS Prior to contracting with All City Management Services, the Police Department managed and staffed crossing guard posts but found it difficult to conduct supervisory oversight and maintain crossing guard staffing. Staffing vacancies had to be filled with Community Service Officers or Police Officers, necessitating the reassignment of personnel from patrol, traffic enforcement, and the investigation of crimes. These reassignments resulted in fewer police personnel available for calls for service and less time available for proactive law enforcement and criminal investigations. Staffing reductions of Community Service Officers has made it even more difficult for police personnel to provide this type of service to the community. All City Management Services maintains on-call employees to fill vacancies as needed, provides training, equipment, and supervision for its employees and provides liability coverage. All City Management Services remains the only private vendor in our area providing crossing guard services.