SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIAL MEETING (5:00 PM)

Generally, school districts are also not responsible or in any way liable for the conduct or safety of students on their way to and from school. (See: Education Code, § 44808; and Cerna v. City of Oakland, supra.) However, school districts may suspend or expel students for certain acts that occur while going to or coming from school. (Education Code, § 48900(s)(2).) City Approach to School Traffic and Crossing Safety The City and PUSD collaborate on various transportation -related projects as they relate to student safety. Historically, the City has taken the lead and has managed projects with input from the school district. However, as noted, there is no special obligation or requirement upon the City to ensure student safety, beyond that more broadly associated with maintaining safely designed facilities, and Police Department enforcement of regulations related to safe and legal driver, pedestrian and bicyclist behavior. Safe Routes to School (SRTS) The Safe Routes to School program is probably the most significant program used by the City and PUSD, with SRTS Programs managed by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and funded through MTC's One Bay Area Grant funds, and by Alameda County Transportation Commission using Measure BB funds. These programs provide infrastructure safety audits around schools and recommend improvements that can be made to improve safety, which may be above the minimum design standards outlined by the Highway Design Manual. SRTS programs have been initiated by both the school district and the City over the years, and all of the schools in Pleasanton have been evaluated at some point in the past 10 years and provided with recommendations. A list of the schools and the site evaluations can be found here: https://alamedacountVsr2s.org/our-program/school-safety-assessments/. While the SRTS program helps to evaluate and recommend improvements, the program doesn't assist in the funding for the improvements themselves. As the entity responsible for maintenance of the public road system, the City is required to provide measures such as warning signs and other messages to drivers when approaching school grounds. Such measures reflect the limit of the legal responsibility of the City relating to schools. Additional improvements such as flashing crosswalks, portable signs provided to schools to place in the crosswalks, bulb -outs to shorten crossing distances, traffic calming and radar speed signs to reduce speeds, and deployment of school crossing guards have been provided by the City at various locations, but are not a legal requirement of the City. The SRTS program does fund pedestrian and bicyclist safety training and education programs. City staff has worked in cooperation with PUSD staff to conduct bicycle rodeos and other educational events at the schools. The City has also long supported and promoted the Walk and Roll to School Days including coffee and donuts in the park for all participating families. 2 of 4