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MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
APRIL 21, 1959
The City Council of the City of Downey held an adjourned meeting
in the Cafetorium of the Downey Elementary School at 7:30 P.M. on Tuesday,
April 21, 1959. Mayor Edwin L. Giddings presiding.
PRESENT: Councilmen: Peavey, Dunnum, Temple, Stamps, Giddings
ALSO PRESENT: Oren L. King, City Manager
Ivan Robinson, Chief of Police
Loren Morgan, Deputy Chief of Police
Richard Barhite, Director of Public Works
Harold Durham, Civil Engineer
Della Doyle, City Clerk
Alberta Pfeiffer, Deputy City Clerk
Mayor Giddings reported the meeting was called in order for the
Police Department to present to School Administrators and the Council the
results of a study which they had made regarding the possibility of setting
up a school boy patrol for those schools who must have crossing guards.
The meeting.was then turned over to Chief of Police Ivan Robinson, who, after
a short introduction of the subject, called on Deputy Chief of Police Loren
Morgan to present his complete report on the subject.
Printed copies of the study on school boy patrols were presented to the
Council and School Administrators present. After Deputy Chief of Police
Morgan had presented his report, a film was shown of the San Diego School
Patrol organization.
Deputy Chief Morgan introduced Lt. Harold Davis of the Traffic Bureau
_ of the Santa Ana Police Department who administers the school boy patrol
program in the Santa Ana schools participating. With Lt. Davis were four
school boy patrols in uniform who were introduced by the lieutenant:
Sgt. John Morris, Drill Sergeant
Sgt. Larry Dominguez, Supply Sergeant
Cpl. Ken Suggs, Squad Leader
Pvt. Joe Ferguson, Signs
Lt. Davis reported the school boy patrol has been working very effective-
ly in those schools in Santa Ana which have joined the program, and that they
expect to have 100% participation at an early date. Lt. Davis explained how
the boys are chosen with the very best scholastic standings and that in order
to remain in the squad, they must retain their standing. Boys from 5th and
6th grades only are chosen, and toward the end of the school year, boys from
4th grade are selected and trained for the following school year.
Mr. William Nielsen, principal of Franklin School in Santa Ana, was then
introduced and asked to present his views on the school boy patrol program.
After a question and answer period, it was moved by Councilman Dunnum,
seconded by Councilman Peavey and passed by the following vote to authorize
the Police Department to make a presentation of the program to those schools
interested and obtain an expression of the opinion on the possibility of
setting up a school boy patrol from the various organizations, such as the P.T.A.,
parents' clubs and school bodies.
AYES: 5 Councilmen: Peavey, Dunnum, Temple, Stamps, Giddings
NOES: 0 Councilmen: None
ABSENT: 0 Councilmen: None
It was moved by Councilman Peavey, seconded by Councilman Temple
and so ordered that the City Manager draw up a thank you letter to be
sent to the school board and to the police department in Santa Ana for
sending Lt. Davis, the four school boy patrols and principal Harold
Nielsen of the Franklin School in Santa Ana, and that the invitation of
Mr. Mitchell in Santa Ana be accepted to go to Santa Ana to observe
their school boy patrol program.
There being no other business to come before the Council, the meeting
adjourned at 9:10 o'clock P.M.
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