Meeting Time: August 12, 2025 at 6:00pm PDT

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N.2. 25-1013 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING AN AGREEMENT WITH ALL CITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. FOR CROSSING GUARD SERVICES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $138,158 AND THE TERM AUGUST 5, 2025 TO JUNE 30, 2026

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    Jessica Gonzales at August 11, 2025 at 10:01am PDT

    Before you vote to throw more city money at school crossing guards, I urge you to read the attached article.

    The School District clearly isn’t hurting for cash — they’ve just allocated at least $400,000 to hire law firms, including Rutan & Tucker, the same outfit representing the AES power plant owner who’s suing our city. Given their track record, it’s not hard to guess they’ll use these lawyers to pressure or sue the city if you refuse their demands to upzone property.

    Why are you letting residents foot the entire bill for crossing guards and school resource officers while the District spends freely on attorneys? It’s time to stop enabling them and start demanding they share these costs.

    After more than a year of ineffective closed-door meetings with the school district, your progress on this issue has been nonexistent. The public deserves action — not excuses.

    Here's the link you should be reading.

    https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid06pdmQF4L4ihttRjnsVbWugkSxPkTvhWRxx7oPwwnibVJx6PXSNsJFLfEbtvbgKesl&id=100077096753719