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• <br /> 4/3/84 Page -3- <br /> significantly in that particular area. Dis- <br /> cussion has been ongoing relative to traffic <br /> patterns downtown, updating our signage, <br /> signals, etc.. The Parent - Teachers group <br /> is very concerned presently about crossing <br /> guards and bore focused on this concern. <br /> In her discos with Attorney Aautsmstraus, <br /> and Director Leesman in the past, there has <br /> Responsibility & Liability been a sal= question. of liability and where <br /> the responsibility is. Mel Wiesley of the <br /> School District advised that it was the City's <br /> issue unless it is on the schoolgrounds, <br /> and the City says it is up to the School Dis- <br /> trict. Mrs. Morris cis felt that there was per- <br /> haps a lack of comptUuMAxman4 communication <br /> as to who peck to address this. She was aware <br /> that Director Roach had been involved by <br /> helping to redirect traffic. She suggested <br /> that Council direct the City Attorney and <br /> staff seriously explore with the School Dis- <br /> trict whose responsibility it ist where the <br /> liability cares inz and bow we can. Randle <br /> that liability,bi t ity issae2 She also suggestion <br /> that perhaps Councilman Masan could direct <br /> the person invcrbrotirt p'a'rent volunteers <br /> with Jeff.rs+aaa County contact our School <br /> District con inform thee how they put that <br /> program together. This seems to be what <br /> Ms. Nicholas and the Parent-Teachers are re- <br /> questing. <br /> Mayor Pro-tem Leary Directed the City Attorney and staff to do an <br /> analysis identifying responsibility the <br /> doubted that the responsibility issues would <br /> be that significant as he didn't feel it was <br /> the School District's responsibility) . Also <br /> exploring all the issues involved in terms <br /> of liability, etc. In addition, a series <br /> of options be drawn up, i.e. volunteer cross <br /> guards, either parents or senior citizens; <br /> also survey what other areas are doing in this <br /> respect and attach some cost figures to those <br /> options. He suggested also a brief analysis <br /> of the pros and cons of each one <br /> Councilman Luce Commented that if a dialog is going to be <br /> opened up on this issue, he would like to see <br /> it broadened. It was his feeling that some <br /> of the problem could be caused by the way <br /> the School District decides to lay-out a given <br /> school. In his experience the cities, he <br /> believed, have no input at all into that pro- <br /> cess. Suggested that council look beyond the <br /> immediate problem and try to determine why <br />