PSC 09-08-22Public Safety Commission Minutes September 8, 2022
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CUPERTINO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION
FINAL MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, September 8, 2022, 6:00 p.m.
Teleconference meeting without a physical location
CALL TO ORDER
Commission Vice Chair Wang called to order this meeting of the Cupertino Public
Safety Commission at 6:03 p.m. on Thursday, September 8, 2022, via teleconference.
ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: Chair Eric Shan
Rohan Pandit
Lakshminarasimha Ankireddipally
(Commissioner ALN)
Bobby Toda
Commissioner Absent: Chair Tiffany Wang
Staff Present: Captain Rich Urena, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office
Captain Neil Valenzuela, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s
Office
Deputy Fire Chief Hector Estrada, Santa Clara County Fire
Department
Others Present: None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Subject: Minutes from July 21, 2022
Recommended Action: Approve minutes from July 21, 2022
Commissioner Toda motioned to approve the minutes; Commissioner ALN seconded the
motion; Ayes: ALN, Pandit, Toda, Shan. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: Wang.
POSTPONEMENTS
None
ORAL COMMUNICATION
None
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WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
None
OLD BUSINESS
1. Subject: Public Safety Education and Outreach
a. Public Safety Forum
Recommended Action: Receive updated reports and discuss date and presenting
organizations
Thomas Chin sought consensus on proposed dates. After discussion, Thomas Chin
confirmed that Wednesday, October 26 at 5:30 at Community Hall would be tentatively
reserved.
Based on COVID-19 data trends, Thomas Chin recommended that the Forum be held
indoors, with the option to encourage masking and distancing at the event.
Four primary Public Safety Forum topics were discussed. These included Santa Clara
County Fire Department, with a focus on wildfire prevention and evacuation planning;
Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office, with a focus on crime updates, community policing
and crime prevention; Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Services, with a focus on the
new 988 suicide and crisis prevention hotline available to County residents; and the City
Office of Emergency Management’s Block Leader program. An additional speaker on
Asian American community member safety was suggested by Vice Chair Wang. Vice
Chair Wang will conduct outreach to determine whether a speaker on this topic is
available by September 16.
In addition to presentations by these speakers, Thomas Chin will send commissioners a
link to a form for agencies/organizations interested in staffing a table at the event.
NEW BUSINESS
None
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
3. Subject: Report by the Santa Clara County Fire Department
Recommended Action: Receive report by the Santa Clara County Fire Department.
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Deputy Fire Chief Hector Estrada delivered the July and August 2022 Santa Clara
County Fire Department reports. Call volumes continue to return to levels prior to
COVID-19. Extreme weather is anticipated to contribute to increasing call volumes in
coming months. Deputy Fire Chief Estrada provided a brief review of the format and
meaning of the data shown in monthly report figures. Deputy Fire Chief Estrada
highlighted the availability of Department educational programs in different languages
and provided the example of a recent preparedness program offered in Mandarin.
In August, a single significant incident was reviewed. This incident was a single-family
home structure fire with no residents present that reached a full first alarm status. No
injuries were reported at the incident.
Deputy Chief Estrada answered clarifying questions from Commission members.
4. Subject: Report by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office
Recommended Action: Receive report by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office
Captain Urena reviewed crime reports from July and August. Captain Urena described a
decrease in reported vehicle thefts and a continuation of increased reported catalytic
converter thefts. Catalytic converter theft numbers represent a dramatic rise over
reported thefts in 2020 and 2021. Despite increasing catalytic converter theft, overall crime
in Cupertino is roughly average so far this year. Captain Urena announced that he will be
leaving his position in the City of Cupertino to step into a different role with the County
Sheriff’s Office.
Captain Urena answered clarifying questions from Commission members.
5. Subject: Report by the City of Cupertino
Recommended Action: Receive Report by the City of Cupertino Liaison
Thomas Chin delivered a report on the emergency management activities in July and
August. The report included a description of the Fremont Union High School District
(FUHSD) exercise, evacuation planning resources available to the public, the recent heat
wave in the region, and the impacts on the power grid over the past week.
Thomas Chin answered clarifying questions from the Commission Members.
6. Subject: Commissioner Reports
Recommended Action: Receive Commissioner’s Reports
Commissioner Shan provided a report on the August 2022 Mayor’s meeting, which was
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held with Vice Mayor Liang Chao. During this meeting Vice Mayor Chao inquired
about license plate cameras and how the information collected was being utilized. Vice
Mayor Chao also requested that the commission review how other cities incentivize or
leverage private citizen’s use of home security cameras.
Commissioners were identified to attend scheduled meetings with the Mayor for the
rest of the year. Vice Chair Wang will attend this meeting on September 14.
Commissioner ALN will meet with the Mayor on October 12, Commissioner Toda will
meet with the Mayor on November 9, and Chair Shan will attend the December 14
meeting.
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING
Commissioner ALN requested a review of the discussion from the Fremont Union High
School District safety exercise conducted with public safety partner agencies in August
2022.
Commission Chair Shan requested a review of the ways public safety reports are
provided by Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, and Santa Clara County Fire
Department. Captain Urena indicated that changes to the reporting system are coming in
2023. He suggested waiting until the new Captain is available to revisit this topic with the
commission.
Commissioner ALN requested that the commission take a picture with Captain Urena
before the end of the year.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Shan adjourned the Public Safety Commission meeting at 7:48 p.m.
SUBMITTED BY:
Thomas Chin
Staff Liaison to the Public Safety Commission
Emergency Services Coordinator
City of Cupertino
September 1, 2022
APPROVED BY:
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Thomas Chin, Staff Liaison Date