Bid No.: 2024 - 08 - COMPREHENSIVE CROSSING GUARD SERVICE AT SCHOOLS WITHIN SOLANA BEACH CITY LIMITS

In 2018, members of the community voiced their concerns over pedestrian safety crossing the onand off-ramps to Interstate 5 on lomas Santa Fe Drive. Particularly concerning was the safety of children walking to and from school as they attempt to cross the on- and off-ramps, which led to a decrease in children walking to school and implementation of a “walking school bus” by students’ parents to safely walk their children to school. The City Council (Council) directed Staff to initiate a dialogue with the Solana Beach School District (District) to discuss the possibility of partnering to provide crossing guard services at these locations and additional sites identified over the past five years. In 2018, the City and the District entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the District for crossing guard services. The current contract with the crossing guard services expires at the end of the 2023/2024 school year, and the City is soliciting proposals for continued crossing guard services starting at the beginning of the 2024/2025 school year.