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Home My WebLink AboutPD-125-98DN: PD-125-98 Meeting: Date: THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON REPORT General Purpose and Administration Committee Monday, October 19, 1998 Report#: PD-125-98 FILE#: CG1.5 Subject: SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD REQUESTS FILE: CG1.5 File # ~°(. SC- Res. # CPA -5(,~3-9g By-law # Recommendations: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report PD-125-98 be received ; 2. THAT Adult School Crossing Guards be approved at Liberty Street at Clayton Crescent and at Scugog Street at Jackman Road and further the 1999 operating budget be increased by $12,000.00; 3. THAT all interested parties listed in this report and any delegations be advised of Council's decision. 1. BACKGROUND 1.1 School Crossing Guard requests have been received for the following locations. a) Liberty Street at Clayton Crescent, Bowmanville This request is made by the Separate School Board to facilitate students living on the east side of Liberty Street to crossing Liberty Street to attend the new separate elementary school (St. Elizabeth School) on Longworth Avenue. b) Scugog Street at Jackman Road, Bowmanville This request is made by concerned parents from the Jackman Road area to assist students crossing Scugog Street to attend either Lord Elgin School or St. Elizabeth School on the east side of Scugog Street. ~~~ REPORT NO.: PD-125-98 PAGE 2 c) Trulls Road near Sandringham Drive, Courtice This request is made by both the School Board and the concerned parents on the west side of Trulls Road, to assist students crossing Trulls Road to attend the new public elementary school (Dr. Lydia Trull School) on the east side of Trulls Road. 2. STUDY RESULTS Subsequent to the requests, School Crossing Guard Need Studies were conducted for the said locations. The results indicate the delay or difficulty for elementary school children crossing the street and is expressed in percentage of the total studies time shown as follows: a) Liberty Street/Clavton Crescent August 19 a.m. August 19 p.m. September 17 a.m. September 17 p.m. September 22 p.m. September 27 a.m. 41.7% (summer pre-school) 59.3% (summer pre-school) 41.9% 46.2 53.0% 48.0% b) Scugog Street/Jackman Road September 18 a.m. September 23 p.m. September 24 a.m. September 24 p.m. 52.6% 32.3°/° 39.4% 60.2% bJ5 REPORT NO.: PD-125-98 PAGE3 c) Trulls Road/Sandringham Drive April6 a.m. 23.7% September 9 a.m. 23.4% September 16 a.m. 27.5% September 16 p.m. 29.7% September 29 a.m. 19.5% September 29 p.m. 29.2% 3. MUNICIPALITY POLICY The standard method to determine the need for an Adult Crossing Guard was developed by the Institute of Transportation of Engineers and used by many municipalities throughout North America. The technique involves the use of a stop watch to determine the length and quantity of safe gaps between vehicles, and is expressed in percentage of the studied time where school children will experience delay or difficulty in crossing a street. In 1991, the Municipality of Clarington adopted 50% as the threshold for the introduction of adult school crossing guard. 4. COMMENTS 4.1 From the study results, it appears that both Liberty Street and Scugog Street have exceeded the 50% threshold and therefore qualify for Adult School Crossing Guards under municipal policy. 4.2 At the Trulls Road location, the highest study result from 6 different studied periods shows only 29.7% which is well below the 50% threshold. As a result, an Adult School Crossing Guard will not be recommended for this location. However, this location will be monitored annually for any increase in traffic volumes and student crossing activities. b.~6 REPORT NO.: PD-125-98 PAGE 4 4.3 The cost of hiring two adult school crossing guards is $12,000.00 per annum which requires Council's pre-approval of this amount of increase in the 1999 budget. Said increase is necessary in order for the Municipality to maintain a level of service consistent with the municipal policy. Further, as the Municipality grows by leaps and bounds, it is inevitable that Adult School Crossing Guards would have to be provided near new developments and new schools. The $12,000.00 will be funded through general tax revenue. 4.4 Prior to placing any Adult School Crossing Guard at the new locations, all applicable connecting walkway, traffic signage, pavement marking etc. would have to be physically installed. Public works staff will be responsible for the above works and will work with the Region of Durham where a Regional Road is involved. We anticipate to have the crossing guard in place at Scugog Street in November and at Liberty Street in the new year. 4.5 Staff have also received a request for a crossing guard at Mearns Avenue/Soper Creek Drive. Studies for this location will be carried out in November. Respectfully submitted, Franklin. Wu, M.C.I.P., R.P.P. Director of Planning & Development FW *df 30 September 1998 Reviewed by, .Stockwell, Chief Administrative Officer. ~~~ REPORT NO.: PD-125-98 Interested parties to be notified of Council and Committee's decision: Joel Sloggett Manager of Transportation and Planning Peterborough-Victoria-Northumberland and Clarington Roman Catholic School Board 1355 Lansdowne Street West Peterborough, Ontario K9J 7M3 Bryan Fisher Superintendent of Administrative Services Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board 1994 Fisher Drive Peterborough, Ontario K9J 7A1 Mrs. Pat Adams, Principal Lydia Trull Public School 80 Avondale Drive Courtice, Ontario L1E 3C2 Miss McGuire, Principal St. Elizabeth Elementary School 610 Longworth Avenue Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 5B8 Mrs. Nancy Pitt, Principal Lord Elgin Public School 140 High Street Bowmanville, Ontario L1C 3C1 Parent Association/Lydia Trull Public School do Tina Vandrasco 36 Bushford Street Courtice, Ontario L1E 2X1 PAGE 5 b.)$