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PSC 9-14-2023 Searchable PacketCITY OF CUPERTINO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION AGENDA 10300 Torre Avenue, Emergency Operations Center Thursday, September 14, 2023 6:00 PM PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1.Subject: Minutes from July 13, 2023 Recommended Action: Approve minutes from July 13, 2023 A - Draft Minutes POSTPONEMENTS ORAL COMMUNICATIONS This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Commission on any matter within the jurisdiction of the Commission and not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes. In most cases, State law will prohibit the Commission from making any decisions with respect to a matter not on the agenda. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS OLD BUSINESS 2.Subject: Public Safety Forum Recommended Action: Receive updated report on Public Safety Forum Presenter: Thomas Chin 3.Subject: Block Leader and Citizen Corps Program Review Recommended Action: Receive Presentation on Block Leader and Citizen Corps Presenter: Meredith Albert NEW BUSINESS 4.Subject: Santa Clara County Fire Department Investigation Process Recommended Action: Receive Presentation on Santa Clara County Fire Investigations Presenter: Assistant Fire Marshall Jeremy Davis Page 1 1 1 of 19 PSC 09-14-2023 Public Safety Commission Agenda September 14, 2023 STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS 5.Subject: Report by the Santa Clara County Fire District Recommended Action: Receive Report by the Santa Clara County Fire District liaison Presenter: Deputy Chief Hector Estrada A - Public Safety Report_Jul2023_CUP 6.Subject: Report by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office Recommended Action: Receive report by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office liaison Presenter: Captain Neil Valenzuela 7.Subject: Report by the City of Cupertino Recommended Action: Receive report by the City of Cupertino staff liaison Presenter: Meredith Albert 8.Subject: Commissioner’s Reports Recommended Action: Receive Commissioners' reports FUTURE AGENDA SETTING ADJOURNMENT In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), anyone who is planning to attend this meeting who is visually or hearing impaired or has any disability that needs special assistance should call the City Clerk's Office at 408-777-3223, at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting to arrange for assistance. In addition, upon request, in advance, by a person with a disability, meeting agendas and writings distributed for the meeting that are public records will be made available in the appropriate alternative format. Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the members after publication of the agenda will be made available for public inspection. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office in City Hall located at 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California 95014, during normal business hours. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please be advised that pursuant to Cupertino Municipal Code section 2.08.100 written communications sent to the Cupertino City Council, Commissioners or City staff concerning a matter on the agenda are included as supplemental material to the agendized item. These written communications are accessible to the public through the City’s website and kept in packet archives. Do not include any personal or private information in written communications to the City that you do not wish to make public, as written communications are considered public records and will be made publicly available on the City website. Page 2 2 2 of 19 PSC 09-14-2023 Public Safety Commission Agenda September 14, 2023 Members of the public are entitled to address the members concerning any item that is described in the notice or agenda for this meeting, before or during consideration of that item. If you wish to address the members on any other item not on the agenda, you may do so during the public comment. Page 3 3 3 of 19 PSC 09-14-2023 CITY OF CUPERTINO Agenda Item 23-12552 Agenda Date: 9/14/2023 Agenda #: 1. Subject: Minutes from July 13, 2023 Approve minutes from July 13, 2023 CITY OF CUPERTINO Printed on 9/11/2023Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™4 4 of 19 PSC 09-14-2023 CUPERTINO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION DRAFT MEETING MINUTES Thursday, July 13, 2023, 6:00 p.m. City Hall, 10300 Torre Avenue CALL TO ORDER Chair Shan called to order this meeting of the Cupertino Public Safety Commission at 6:05 p.m. on Thursday, July 13, 2023. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Commissioners Absent: Chair Eric Shan Rohan Pandit (arrived 6:09 pm) Bobby Toda Vice Chair Tiffany Wang Lakshminarasimha Ankireddipally Staff Present: Captain Neil Valenzuela, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office Sergeant Sean Flores, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office Deputy Chief Hector Estrada, Santa Clara County Fire Department Thomas Chin, City of Cupertino Emergency Manager Meredith Albert, Emergency Management Analyst APPROVAL OF MINUTES 5 5 of 19 PSC 09-14-2023 1. Subject: Minutes from May 11, 2023 Recommended Action: Approve minutes from May 11, 2023 Commissioner Toda motioned to approve the minutes; Vice Chair Wang seconded the motion; Ayes: Wang, Shan, Toda. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: Ankireddipally, Pandit (arrived at 6:09 p.m.) POSTPONEMENTS None ORAL COMMUNICATION None WRITTEN COMMUNICATION None OLD BUSINESS 2. Subject: Public Safety Education and Outreach: 2023 Public Safety Forum Recommended Action: Receive update on Public Safety Forum Presenter: Thomas Chin Thomas Chin provided an update on the 2023 Public Safety Forum planning process. Potential topics, presenters, and table presentations for the 2023 Public Safety Forum were discussed, including winners of the City of Cupertino sponsored High School Cybersecurity Science Fair. Chair Shan suggested inviting representatives from credit rating agencies to speak at the forum about protecting residents from identity theft. Commissioners asked clarifying questions and Thomas Chin answered. 3. Subject: Block Leader and Citizen Corps Program Review Recommended Action: Receive Presentation on Block Leader and Citizen Corps outreach efforts 6 6 of 19 PSC 09-14-2023 Presenter: Meredith Albert Meredith Albert reviewed current Block Leader and Citizen Corps activities. Meredith Albert described the CalVolunteers grant awarded to the City for expansion of the Block Leader Program. Commissioners asked clarifying questions and Meredith Albert answered. NEW BUSINESS None STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS 4. Subject: Report by the Santa Clara County Fire District Recommended Action: Receive Report by the Santa Clara County Fire District liaison Presenter: Deputy Chief Hector Estrada Deputy Fire Chief Estrada delivered the May and June 2023 Santa Clara County Fire Department reports. Incident response was reviewed for each month and compared with last year. Reports for the months of May and June showed average response times during both months remained consistently around four minutes. Community education and risk reduction activities were summarized. Deputy Chief Estrada indicated that SCCFD concluded scheduled inspections of properties in located in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) for the year. Deputy Chief Estrada reviewed SCCFD supporting updates to the Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP), including supporting Cupertino’s updates to the City Annex to this plan. Deputy Chief Estrada answered clarifying questions from the commissioners present specifically focused on the CWPP, and outreach to the community regarding updates. 5. Subject: Report by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office Recommended Action: Receive report by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office liaison Presenter: Captain Neil Valenzuela Captain Valenzuela reviewed crime reports from May and June. Captain 7 7 of 19 PSC 09-14-2023 Valenzuela introduced Sergeant Sean Flores, a shift supervisor with the West Valley Patrol Division that includes Cupertino. Captain Valenzuela indicated that commercial burglaries rose during May and June, while the number of residential burglaries remained consistent with previous months. Captain Valenzuela indicated that the agency is pursuing a grant to fund a retail protection task force. This task force would increase the law enforcement presence at retail stores to mitigate commercial burglaries. Captain Valenzuela referenced a recent increase in injury accidents in Cupertino along De Anza Road near the Apple campus. Injury accidents involving vehicles and pedestrians or bicyclists have increased in recent months. Captain Valenzuela answered clarifying questions from the commissioners present. Captain Valenzuela indicated that deputies will be focusing on encouraging pedestrians to use crosswalks, as well as enforcing pedestrians’ and bicyclists’ right-of-way where appropriate. 6. Subject: Report by the City of Cupertino Recommended Action: Receive report by the City of Cupertino staff liaison Presenter: Meredith Albert Meredith Albert reviewed the Citizen Corps program activities at recent City events including the Fourth of July event. Meredith Albert addressed the REACH program (Raising Emergency Awareness of Community Hazards), which is currently being used to share information about extreme heat. Meredith Albert reviewed the current plans being reviewed and revised by the City. These include the Community Wildfire Protection Plan (also addressed by Item 4, above, the Multi Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (MJHMP), the Safety Element of the City General Plan, and the City Emergency Operations Plan (EOP). Meredith Albert described opportunities for public input on these plans, specifically highlighting the public comment periods scheduled for both the CWPP and MJHMP. Meredith Albert encouraged commissioners to promote participation in the planning process within the community. Meredith Albert indicated that the City plans to hire a contractor to provide emergency operations center staff training, and to work on updates to the EOP. Commissioners asked clarifying questions. Commissioner Toda asked about the Cupertino Amateur Radio Emergency Service (CARES) effort to encourage 8 8 of 19 PSC 09-14-2023 community engagement with the ARK radio network, which serves as an emergency communications platform for the City CARES program. The CARES program is encouraging community members to practice interfacing regularly with the ARK radio network using GMRS and FRS radios. 7. Subject: Commissioner’s Reports Recommended Action: Receive Commissioners' reports Chair Shan reported on topics raised at the June Mayor’s meeting, including the Public Safety Forum and the Cybersecurity event. Commissioner Pandit attended the July meeting. Commissioner Toda will attend the August 9, 2023, Mayor’s meeting and Commissioner Wang will attend the September 13, 2023, Mayor’s meeting. FUTURE AGENDA SETTING Vice Chair Wang requested a follow-up report from the Sheriff’s Office on the Sheriff’s Office teen academy at a future meeting. The Sheriff’s Office provided a presentation describing plans for this academy earlier this year. ADJOURNMENT Chair Shan adjourned the Public Safety Commission meeting at 7:34 p.m. SUBMITTED BY: Thomas Chin Staff Liaison to the Public Safety Commission Emergency Services Coordinator City of Cupertino Approval date APPROVED BY: Thomas Chin, Staff Liaison Date 9 9 of 19 PSC 09-14-2023 CITY OF CUPERTINO Agenda Item 23-12553 Agenda Date: 9/14/2023 Agenda #: 2. Subject: Public Safety Forum Receive updated report on Public Safety Forum Presenter: Thomas Chin CITY OF CUPERTINO Printed on 9/11/2023Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™10 10 of 19 PSC 09-14-2023 CITY OF CUPERTINO Agenda Item 23-12554 Agenda Date: 9/14/2023 Agenda #: 3. Subject: Block Leader and Citizen Corps Program Review Receive Presentation on Block Leader and Citizen Corps Presenter: Meredith Albert CITY OF CUPERTINO Printed on 9/11/2023Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™11 11 of 19 PSC 09-14-2023 CITY OF CUPERTINO Agenda Item 23-12555 Agenda Date: 9/14/2023 Agenda #: 4. Subject: Santa Clara County Fire Department Investigation Process Receive Presentation on Santa Clara County Fire Investigations Presenter: Assistant Fire Marshall Jeremy Davis CITY OF CUPERTINO Printed on 9/11/2023Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™12 12 of 19 PSC 09-14-2023 CITY OF CUPERTINO Agenda Item 23-12556 Agenda Date: 9/14/2023 Agenda #: 5. Subject: Report by the Santa Clara County Fire District Receive Report by the Santa Clara County Fire District liaison Presenter: Deputy Chief Hector Estrada CITY OF CUPERTINO Printed on 9/11/2023Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™13 13 of 19 PSC 09-14-2023 Serving Santa Clara County and the communities of Campbell, Cupertino, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, and Saratoga. SANTA CLARA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT 14700 Winchester Blvd., Los Gatos, CA 95032 | (408) 378-4010 | www.sccfd.org August 9, 2023 Cupertino Public Safety Commission 10300 Torre Avenue Cupertino, CA 95014 Subject: Fire Report for July 2023 To Whom It May Concern: The July 2023 fire reports for the City of Cupertino are enclosed. Significant Events (Last Month): No significant events occurred and, consequently, there was no significant fire loss. 1. Incident Counts by Year (YTD): This bar graph represents the total incident count for YTD and for the past five years. 2. Incident Counts by Month: This bar graphs represents the incident count by month. 3. Incident and Response Counts by Hour of Day: This bar graph represents both unique incidents and unit responses by hour of day for the previous 12 months. 4. Average Response Times Analysis (by Unit ID): This table shows the average response times and count by urbanization code for units responding into the jurisdictional boundary. 5. Incident Counts by Type: This table provides the volume and percentage of code two and code three calls by incident category. 6. Incident Types: This pie chart provides a breakdown of the number of calls by incident category. 7. Dollar Loss by Month: This field shows the total dollar loss and incident count for the month. 8. Community Education and Risk Reduction Activities: This table shows the total number of attendees, programs, and staff hours at educational events for the month. Please let me know if you have any questions about the data contained in this report. Sincerely, Jason Falarski Deputy Chief Enclosures cc: Suwanna Kerdkaew, Fire Chief JF:kp 14 14 of 19 PSC 09-14-2023 July July 2023 - Incident Snapshot City Of Cupertino 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 1,990 2,182 2,363 2,304 1,825 2,027 2,214 2,141 Incident Counts by Year (YTD) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 0 100 200 300 Incident and Response Count by Hour of Day Orange = Incidents | Blue = Responses Urban Densities Avg. Code 3 Resp. Time Responses Rural Densities Avg. Code 3 Resp. Time Responses E71 E72 E75 E76 E77 E79 H72 T71 Grand Total 140 15 1 1 17 1 17 88 00:04:25 00:05:14 00:03:58 00:05:52 00:04:07 00:07:16 00:04:44 00:04:14 24 21 3 0 00:05:39 00:05:13 00:07:05 00:11:00 Average Response Times Analysis (by Unit ID, Code 3) Aug-2022Sep-2022Oct-2022Nov-2022Dec-2022Jan-2023Feb-2023Mar-2023Apr-2023May-2023Jun-2023 Jul-2023 328 355 317 334 414 339 258 338 286 315 319 286 Incident Counts by Month (Last 12 Months) Incidents % of Total EMS SERVICE FIRE ALARM FIRE OTHER RESCUE HAZ. COND. Grand Total 100.00% 0.70% 1.05% 1.75% 3.85% 9.44% 16.08% 67.13% 286 2 3 5 11 27 46 192 Incident Counts by Type 16% 67% 1% 1% 9% 4% EMS FIRE FIRE ALARM HAZ. COND. OTHER RESCUE SERVICE Dollar Loss (July) $51,125.00 Incident Count 4 Attendees Programs Staff hours 9:45385 Community Education and Risk Reduction Activities 15 15 of 19 PSC 09-14-2023 E a st bro ok A v e M o r a D r Per m an e nte R d M i r amonteAve J unipero S er r a F w y Los Altos Golf & Country Club Rancho San Antonio County Park Loyola Corners Loyola Stevens Cre ek St e v e n s C an yon R d Picchetti Ranch Open Space Stevens Creek County Park W r i g h t A v e P o p l a r A v e Inver ness W a y H e n d e r s o n A v e C a s cad e D r B i t t er n Dr F a l l e n Lea f L n A l d e rb ro o k L n B e l l e v i l l e W a y Carlisle W ay S B e r n a r d o A v e H a l f o rd Ave Oak Ave S Blane y A ve B u b b R d S Ta ntau A v e Lewis t o n Dr N T a n t a u A v e N B l a n e y A v eC r e sto n D r E E st a tesDr H o l le n b e c k A v e S M a r y A v e Fremont A ve E F r e mont A v e Gr a n tRd S B e rnardo A v e Mi lle r Av e S S t e l l i n g R d N S t e ll i n g R d Ste ven s Cr eek Blvd EE l C a m i n o Rea l La w r e nc e E x p y S D e A n z a B l v d F o o t h i ll E x p y N o r m a n Y M i n e t a H w y J u nip er o S er ra Fwy Rancho Rinconada Monta Vista Cupertino C ala bazas Creek G2ProspectRd Q u i t o R d N o r m a n Y M in e t a H w y Fremont Older Open Space Blue Hills Champagne Fountain Mauricia Ave Cal a b a z a s B l vd Borina Dr Doyle R d N o b i l i A v e P om eroy A ve Bo w e rsAve K i e l y B l vd Sa r a to ga Av e Buck n a ll R d ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! !! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! !!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !77 71 72 79 Jurisdiction Cupertino Fire Stations !Incidents (Jul 2023) !EMS !Fire !Fire Alarm !Haz. Cond. !Other !Rescue !Service I01½ Miles C:16 16 of 19 PSC 09-14-2023 CITY OF CUPERTINO Agenda Item 23-12557 Agenda Date: 9/14/2023 Agenda #: 6. Subject: Report by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office Receive report by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office liaison Presenter: Captain Neil Valenzuela CITY OF CUPERTINO Printed on 9/11/2023Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™17 17 of 19 PSC 09-14-2023 CITY OF CUPERTINO Agenda Item 23-12558 Agenda Date: 9/14/2023 Agenda #: 7. Subject: Report by the City of Cupertino Receive report by the City of Cupertino staff liaison Presenter: Meredith Albert CITY OF CUPERTINO Printed on 9/11/2023Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™18 18 of 19 PSC 09-14-2023 CITY OF CUPERTINO Agenda Item 23-12559 Agenda Date: 9/14/2023 Agenda #: 8. Subject: Commissioner’s Reports Receive Commissioners' reports CITY OF CUPERTINO Printed on 9/11/2023Page 1 of 1 powered by Legistar™19 19 of 19 PSC 09-14-2023