SUPPLEMENTAL SPECIAL MEETING (5:00 PM)

Other Cooperative Efforts With respect to future efforts, the City is beginning an update to the Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan, which will have a significant pedestrian focus with trips to and from school as a high priority pedestrian activity. The update will incorporate the school site assessments, mentioned above, into the future project list. It is anticipated that at least three focus group meetings will be held with the schools to gather input on their needs. PUSD held a number of public meetings around Walnut Grove Elementary and Harvest Park Middle School to discuss the TK and other program expansions, while the outreach was not specific to discussion regarding safe routes to school and traffic congestion around schools, the majority of the public comments focused on these topics. City staff attended several meetings to assist in answering the public's questions and provide solutions where possible. Summary/Conclusion As outlined above, while the City (and the school district) has the ability and authority to deploy and pay for school crossing guards, there is no legal requirement or obligation to do so. Similarly, the City must maintain certain signage and traffic control around schools, but there is no obligation to provide supplemental safety improvements or measures. That said, both the City and PUSD share a commitment to ensuring that Pleasanton students can travel to and from school in an environment that feels safe and comfortable. In general, the City and the school district have worked proactively and collaboratively to address the needs of the students. In Pleasanton, past policy decisions have led to the current arrangement of the City providing 100% of the funding for crossing guards at 22 locations. However, and as described in other budget -related documentation, this condition is not the case for many communities, which either take a shared cost approach, or have school districts absorb the costs to provide crossing guards. As summarized in the table below, a 2024 survey of other Alameda County jurisdictions indicated that, of the 11 cities surveyed, six either had cost sharing or were 100% school district -funded. Five were 100% city -funded, but of these, two noted that they were seeking to move toward cost-sharing or more substantial school district funding. City Crossing Guard Funding Source Alameda City Albany City, but seeking cost-sharing with District Berkeley City Dublin Shared Fremont Shared Hayward District 3 of