PSC 11-10-2022Public Safety Commission Minutes November 10, 2022
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CUPERTINO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION
FINAL MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, November 10, 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, November 10, 2022, via teleconference.
ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: Chair Eric Shan
Rohan Pandit
Lakshminarasimha Ankireddipally
(Commissioner ALN)
Bobby Toda
Vice Chair Tiffany Wang
joined at 6:38pm
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 September 8, 2022
Recommended Action: Approve minutes from September 8, 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
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ORAL COMMUNICATION
None
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
None
OLD BUSINESS
2.Subject: Public Safety Education and Outreach
a. Public Safety Forum
Recommended Action: Receive updated reports and discuss Public Safety Forum held
on October 26, 2022
Approximately 110 community members participated in the October 26, 2022 Public Safety
Forum. A focus on earthquake preparedness was suggested for next year. Chair Shan suggested
surveying Block Leaders for topics of interest before next year’s forum. Chair Wang suggested
continuing to look for ways to highlight hate crime at the forum. A longer format was suggested
for next year. Commissioners agreed that an earlier start time, closer to 5pm, would allow for
mingling and sitting down before presentations start. Quinlan Center was suggested as a more
appropriate venue for a larger crowd.
Commissioner ALN suggested making an effort to attract younger and more diverse audience
next year.
NEW BUSINESS
3.Subject: City Work Program (CWP)
Recommended Action: Discuss potential work program items for next fiscal year
Reviewed the scope of the work program. Thomas Chin answered commissioner’s
questions about the work program calendar, which typically includes long processes for
recommended items. Commissioner Pandit suggested a focus on projects that deal with
adaptation or mitigation of risk. Thomas Chin suggested there might be an opportunity
for partnering with SCCFD on wildfire resilience projects. Projects will be suggested
and voted on at the January 2023 meeting.
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
4.Subject: Report by the Santa Clara County Fire Department
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Recommended Action: Receive report by the Santa Clara County Fire Department.
Presenter: Deputy Fire Chief Hector Estrada
Deputy Fire Chief Hector Estrada delivered the September and October 2022 Santa Clara
County Fire Department reports. Call volumes continue to return to levels prior to
COVID-19. Incident response was reviewed for each month and compared with last
year. Community education and risk reduction activities in September and October were
summarized.
Deputy Chief Estrada answered clarifying questions from Commission members.
5.Subject: Report by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office
Recommended Action: Receive report by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office
Presenter: Captain Ricardo Urena
Captain Urena reviewed crime reports from September and October 2022. Captain Urena
described priorities 1-3 calls (with longer response times associated with less urgent
priority 3 calls).
Captain Urena answered clarifying questions from Commission members.
6.Subject: Report by the City of Cupertino
Recommended Action: Receive Report by the City of Cupertino Liaison
Presenter: Thomas Chin
Thomas Chin delivered a report on the emergency management activities in September
and October.
Thomas Chin answered clarifying questions from the Commission Members.
7.Subject: Commissioner Reports
Recommended Action: Receive Commissioner’s Reports
Commissioner Wang attended the September Mayor’s meeting and shared evacuation
map feedback with all commissioners present. Commissioner ALN attended the October
Mayor’s meeting. Chair Shan will attend the December 14 meeting. Commissioner Toda
will attend the January 11 Mayor’s meeting.
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING
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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 7:55 p.m.
SUBMITTED BY:
Thomas Chin
Staff Liaison to the Public Safety Commission
Emergency Services Coordinator
City of Cupertino
January 4, 2023
APPROVED BY:
Thomas Chin, Staff Liaison Date
March 10, 2023