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4/3/84 Page -2- <br />Councilman Cussen Requested of Ms. Nicholas if she would sum- <br />marize the research or the findings she has <br />done relative to the issue. <br />Need for Crossing Guards Ms. Nicholas stated that she had spoken with <br />people in the cities of Lafayette, Longmont <br />and. Boulder and in all 3 cities the City does <br />employ and train their crossing guards. <br />In Longmont the School District shares a <br />cost of these salaries, which is usually <br />a minimum wage and a few hours per day. <br />She: also had a brochure that she would make <br />available to any of the coucilmembers that <br />out:lines which section to go through to deter- <br />mine which intersections need crossing guards, <br />or signals, etc. Commented that Attorney <br />Rautenstraus possibly had this information <br />al~;o. Ms. Nicholas felt that there were <br />several places in the City where this need <br />existed. The survey had not been completed. <br />Parent Volunteers Councilman Cussen asked when the survey was <br />done did she check into those municipalities <br />whE:re the Department of Public Safety trained <br />parent volunteers, and the effectiveness of <br />those programs? <br />ShE: replied that they didn't get into this <br />aspect. <br />Mr,. Cussen advised that Arvada was a prime <br />example of a City that does an outstanding <br />job in that area. <br />ShE. understood that Jefferson County had a <br />good program also. Ms. Nicholas stated that <br />in talking with crossing guards not only do <br />they help with traffic problems but with <br />children who are ill, or lost, and to keep <br />an eye out for suspicious people loitering <br />around school areas or routes that children <br />wa:Lk home by. The guards feel that it is <br />a ~Jery rewarding job because they feel that <br />are needed. It was her understanding that <br />either young parents or senior citizens are <br />possibly .the best candidates for this duty. <br />Shia advised that in the City of Lafayette, <br />the Police Dept. pays for the crossing guards. <br />Shoe felt that the funding for crossing guards <br />in the other two cities was either from <br />the Engineering or Planning Departments. <br />Councilwoman Morris Commented the discussion of the crossing <br />guards came up just before school started <br />this year and the 4-way stop had helped <br />