AUSD/City of Antioch Standing Committee

REGULAR MEETING AUSD/CITY OF ANTIOCH STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING Thursday, November 4, 2021, 5:30 PM 510 G Street, Antioch, CA 94509 A. Opening Items a. Roll Call b. Flag Salute B. Consent Items a. Approve Standing Committee Minutes of October 21, 2021 C. Old Business a. Crossing Guards i. Discussion on Shared Cost of Current Crossing Guards ii. List of Crossing Guard Locations D. New Business a. Possible Education Opportunities AUSD/APD E. Public Comments F. Future Agenda Items G. Adjournment  REGULAR MEETING AUSD/CITY OF ANTIOCH STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING Thursday, October 21, 2021, 5:30 PM 510 G Street, Antioch, CA 94509 A. Opening Items a. Roll Call The meeting was called to order at 5:30 PM. Committee Members Present: AUSD Vice President Clyde Lewis, Council Member Lori Ogorchock, AUSD Trustee Mary Rocha, Council Member Tamisha Torres-Walker. Staff Present: City Manager Ron Bernal, Associate Superintendent Christine Ibarra, Assistant City Manager Rosanna Bayon Moore, Interim Chief of Police Tony Morefield, Public Works Director John Samuelson, AUSD Senior Executive Assistant Kellie Cavallaro b. Flag Salute B. Consent Items a. Approve Standing Committee Minutes of September 30, 2021 Council Member Ogorchock requested clarification regarding the rotation for the meeting location. Assistant City Manager Bayon Moore responded that the committee agreed to meet at AUSD until the Council chambers are available. Once that occurs, the meeting location will rotate between the City and AUSD every six months. It was agreed that the other duties (e.g. creating the agenda, taking minutes) will follow the same rotation. After further discussion, the consensus of the group was that AUSD will serve as the meeting site for the first 6 months. Motion: Approve the Standing Committee Minutes of September 30, 2021. Motion by Council Member Ogorchock; seconded by Vice President Lewis. Motion carried 4-0. C. Old Business a. Traffic and Pedestrian Safety i. Street Safety Study / Traffic Survey of K-12 Campuses to Identify Traffic Calming Measures, including Crossing Guards Public Works Director/City Engineer John Samuelson reported that Inter West can perform a signage and striping study around schools. The cost would be approximately $15,000; however, it would not include a review of crossing guards and their locations as they do not have experience in that area. He stated that he will seek out another firm to complete the crossing guard survey. The cost of both surveys will be evenly shared between the City and the District.  Director Samuelson stated that the City pursues grants for traffic calming improvements around school sites. A current grant will address Delta Fair Blvd in front of Turner Elementary and Fremont Elementary. Speed humps will soon be installed near Mission Elementary School and are currently being designed near London Elementary School. He added that the City has a policy that defines the process for neighborhoods to request traffic calming measures. Members of the committee expressed concerns regarding several school areas including Antioch High, Fremont Elementary/Live Oak High, and Dozier-Libbey Medical High Schools. They were also concerned that the traffic calming request process may not work for areas like Antioch High as the process calls for residents in the affected area to be surveyed, but there are no houses in front of the school. Council Member Torres-Walker asked about the impact speed humps might have to emergency vehicles. Director Samuelson responded that there are measures that can be taken that will not interfere with emergency responders and the City will consult with the police and fire departments when determining which measures to implement. The committee previously requested a discussion at a future meeting on the possibility of the District paying overtime for officers to provide coverage at specific after school events. Although this item was not listed on the agenda for the meeting, Interim Chief Morefield noted that APD does not currently have the staffing capacity to provide coverage. It was agreed that this item is not time sensitive for action due to staffing constraints. The committee discussed providing educational opportunities for students to become more informed on their rights, as well as ways for officers to engage with students to build positive relationships. D. New Business a. None E. Public Comments There were no comments from the public. F. Future Agenda Items • Potential crossing guard study and traffic calming measures study (December meeting) • Discussion on possible educational opportunities for students • List of crossing guard locations • Sharing the cost of current crossing guards • School Watch and Care program/training needs for volunteers (January meeting) G. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 6:36 p.m.