Thank you for sharing. I completely agree that assessing needs following the double-stacking execution would be necessary. And frankly with Cleveland Gibbs likely opening to some degree in Q1, the same need to reevaluate requirements. Any of these options that cite the need for AISD’s involvement either for police or for staff would still require a separate funding contract with AISD. Chief Davis has been clear that their position is that their jurisdiction ends at the curb. Anything beyond that and they’re doing someone else’s job for free.

So anything that requires compensating both entities seems unnecessarily complex.

I sincerely believe that getting the queue off of the road with double stacking will eliminate the need for  traffic control via police officer. I think we should challenge any proposed condition that requires anything more than a crossing guard. We are not the primary decision makers of on-property flow. But there are examples where decisions by the school impact what’s needed on the streets. For example, on dismissal, getting walkers across Cleveland Gibbs Rd and 17th Street before releasing the first wave of vehicles is safer and eliminates a significant burden for a crossing guard and traffic control strategy. 

AISD’s own flow plan from Lee Engineering even called for one crossing with crossing guard on the south leg of Cleveland Gibbs and 19th. And another on the west side of the exit driveway on 17th. It actually did not call for anyone at 17th & CG because the All Way Stop Control served that function (and those kids would have the option to cross at 19th with a crossing guard). It’s needed today because the queue is gridlocking that intersection. But that’s a temporary problem. The more I’ve revisited AISD’s original plan the more it makes sense provided the queue is not gridlocking the surrounding roads and that CG is open.

Hopefully we hear back from Northlake on whether they can capture our population’s proportion of Child Safety Fee funds from Denton County. Regardless, our residents pay into that fund and are not receiving those benefits. If we don’t get traction we should ask ABHR to work with the County on this topic.

I have not yet received costs from Chief Davis. He advised that contract and cost proposals will come from AISD leadership. Their stance continues to be that they either want to be hired/paid to do the functions they’re doing since they feel it is not their jurisdiction or move it to Northlake PD as they are our policing partner. I think we need to be prepared to respond to that at our January meeting. We didn’t like having to write a formal letter to AISD’s board seeking action. And I’d personally like to take their request and position at face value and respond to it without them feeling like they need to do the same. Even if we still don’t know the practical application (guards vs police, quantity, etc) we can begin to align on our philosophy.

Jeff