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1973 - 1977 PSC MinutesPUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MINUTES 1 of 8 MAY 1973-OCT.13,1977 i cUMMTssTnA ►111►i rIELS .WAY 1973-OCI Syr 1 El CITY OF CUPERTINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Telephone 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE FIRST REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD ON MAY 7, 1973, IN THE LIBRARY, CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Chairman pro tem Robert Quinlan called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. after the oath of office was administered by the City Clerk. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Lester, Mangano, Ford, Eberharbt, Fazzio Commissioners Absent: None Staff Present: Robert W. Quinlan, City Manager 1. Nominations were made for Chairman for the year ending April 30, 197 Mr. Will Lester was elected Chairman. 2. Nominations were made for Vice -Chairman, ending April 30, 1974. Mr. George Mangano was elected Vice -Chairman, such position to succeed to Chairman of the Commission on May 1, 1974. 3. The Code Enforcement Officer for the City was made an ,zx-officia, non -voting Secretary to the Commission. 4. After due discussion and consideration it was moved, seconded, and passed unanimously that the regular Public Safety Commission meeting date would be scheduled at the City Hall offices, for the third Thursday of every month at 7:30 p.m., recognizing that special meetings may be called and scheduled at more frequent intervals, depending upon the work load of the Commission. The next regular meeting was scheduled for Thursday, May 17, 1973, at 7:30 p.m. The Secretary was requested to prepare and mail an agenda for etch Commission meeting to the Commission members, said agenda to include any pertinent findings, recommendations, and information for the Commission's study, and should be mailed in ample time before the next scheduled meeting. PS-1 Page 1 -1- ' • -?gym � ' s ,. f • PS-J MINUTES OF THE MAY 7, 1973 PUBLIC SAFETY COMISSION MEETING P 2 5. Discussion was held as to what the overall functions and relation- ship of the Commission should be in respect to other City bodies and to salaried City personnel. It was the consensus of the Commissioners that fur,,%er consideration and study should be given to the subject and that each Commissioner should be pre- pared to present his thoughts at the next regular meeting. 6. OLD BUSINESS ?one 7. A.J.I. Report: It was requested that the Secretary provide copies of the A.J.I. report to Commissioners Eberhardt, Fazzio and Ford immediately for study. i As suggested by the City Manager, especially as it affects new budget matters, the Commissioners felt that they should concentrate on sections of the A.J.I. Report dealing with the possible estab- lishment of a local sheriff substation for the contract cities, and that Hr. Quinlan's input concerning his conversations and contacts with the Sheriff's Department personnel and personnel of the City ' of Saratoga should be considered at the next regular meeting. It was suggested that the Chairman extend an invitation to City Manager Quinlan, the City ?tanager of Saratoga, and to a representative of the Sheriff's Department after confirming with Mr. Quinlan the JJJ feasibility of bringing all parties together at an initial meeting. The Secretary was instructed to agendize discussion of the substation section of the A.J.I. Report commencing at 9:15 p.m. on May 17, 1973. In response to a question in the matter of proper identity of Commission members as they made public contacts, it was requested that the Secretary investigate City procedures and make a report ij to the Commission at the next regular meeting. i a S. As there was no further business, the meeting was duly adjourned { at 9:55 p.m. APPROVED: 1 k is/ Will Lester Chairman ATTEST: 1 Is/ Will Lester Secrets_y� I, -2- E CITY OF CUPERTINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD ON MAY 17, 1973, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, CUPERTINO Chairman Will Lester called the meeting to order at 7:30 P. M. ROLL CALL Commissioners present: Chairman Lester, Mangano, -Ford, Eberhardt, Fazzio Commissioners absent: None Staff present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer I. Mayor Keith Irwin, in attendance at the meeting briefly discuss- ed with the Commissioners their relationship with the City Council, City Staff, Central Fire District and the County Sheriff's Depart- ment. Mayor Irwin pointed out future areas of concern of the Commission including: Bicycle Safety Program, West Valley Sub Station, Civil Defense Disaster Program, Burglary Preventative Program and Community Noise Pollution. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: 2. A discussion ensued among the members with regard to Item I, on the Agenda: Purpose and function of the Commission with relationship to the Staff, Council, Sheriff's Department and Fire Department. All members unanimously agreed that the Commission act in an advisory capacity to the City Council in all matters pertaining to safety, traffic, police, fire and other areas wherein the matter of public safety may be of concern. 3. Commissioner Ford expressed a desire for additional communication with the Central Fire District particularly with regard to con- tract ambulance services in the City and the availability of re- suscitating rescue services. 4. Commissioners expressed a desire to have Identification Cards made and instructed the Secretary to arrange with the staff to initiate necessary procedures to arrange same. PS-2 Page 1 -1- MINVrl'S OF NO 17, 1973 PUBLIC RAFM POMISSION HMTWG NPW BUSINESS: 5. The Commission agreed to hold the nest meeting on Thursday May 24, 1973, at 8:30 P.M:., concerning the Sub Station, the meeting to include the Cupertino City Manager, a representative from the Sheriff's Department and a representative from the City of Saratoga. The Secretary was instructed to coordinante this meeting. 6. A.J.I. REPORT: A brief discussion followed on the A.J.I. Report: Commissioner Ford felt that the overall report was objective and well done but did feel that it was not sufficiently subjective with regard to the comparison of the nature of the services for the costs expounded. In addition, he felt that the patrol response time indicated in the report was alarming and warranted further study and improvement. Other Commissioners indicated more time to study the Report before commencing further in-depth discussion. ADJOURNMENT Moved and seconded to adjourn the meeting to Thursday May 24, 1973, at 8:30 P.M. to resume the discussion on the West Valley Sub Station. ATTEST: /s/ Ross Smith Secretary APPROVED: /s/ Will Lester Chairman -2- t 14 t CITY OF CUPEELTXBD, STATE OF CALUORNU 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertim, California Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE RBGLTT AR METING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSaON HELD MAY 24, 1973, IN THE LIBRARY, CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Chairman Will Lester called the meeting to order at 8:30 P.M. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Lester, Mangano, Eberhardt, Ford, Fazzio Commissioners Absent: None Staff Present: Robert W. Quinlan, City Manager Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Guests Present: Deputy Don Clark, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Dept. Charles Merron, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Dept. 1. The minutes of the first regular meeting of May 7, 1973 were approved as written. Pie 1 2. Deputy Don Clark of the Sheriff's Department reported that on March 24 Burglary 0 and March 3!., the Burglary Prevention Program by the reserves took Prevention place on weF,t side of Saratoga -Sunnyvale Road in the vicinity of De Program Anza College. One Hundred Twenty (120) homes were contacted, of which 71 were accepted, 36 refused, and 13 were not at home. On June 2, approximately fifty (50) reserves will work the Bubb Road area south of McClellan Road. Commissioner Mangano suggested that adequate publicity be given the activity in the Cupertino Courier. Secretary Ross Smith was requested to arrange same as soon as possible. 3. Chairman Lester asked as to the status of the Park Patrol Program. Park Patrol Deputy Clark stated that presently the parks are being patrolled on -Program Fridays and Saturdays from 6:00 P.M. to 2:00 A.M. by two (2) Sheriff's reserves using a patrol car. 4. City Manager, Robert Quinlan, reported that the City of Saratoga has Substation not budgeted funds for a substation for the next fiscal year because of insufficient knowledge of tangible results of such a substation. A discussion then took place of the possibility of the City and County jointly sharing the costs of a substation in Cupertino. ® Commissioner Mangano suggested the possibility of a substation in the City Hall basement staffed by a police clerk. However, C. Marron of the Sheriff's department expressed a personal dissatisfaction with this type of arrangement. R e. p MINUTES OF THE MAY 24, 1973, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MELTIi+tG P 2 Commissioner Mangano, as an alternative, suggested using the recreation buildia;for a nightly substation staffed entirely by Sheriff's reserves. The position of the County at the present time is somewhat uncertain. City Manager, Robert Quinlan suggested the-- the subject be tabled temporarily until more input can be obtained from the County with regard to costs and personnel. 5. Complaints have baen received with regard to a school crossing situation on Blaney Avenue relative to Eaton and Wilson Schools. However, City T aff is Engineer, Glenn Grigg is attending a meeting at one of the schools and will report on its results. Secretary Ross Smith was requested to report back to the Commission the results of the meeting. Central Fire 6. Commissioner Ford suggested posLibility of having Fire Chief District Kirby from the Central Fire District attend the next regular meeting in order that the Commission may receive some input with regard to the activities of his department. However, it was agreed among the Commissioners that his attendance would be temporarily tabled in order to concentrate on the more urgent business at hand. Noise 7. Since the problem of a City noise ordinance was giren to the Public Safety Commission for study and formulation by the City Council, the Commission requested that Secretary Ross Smith provide them with as much information on noise and noise problems as is possible in order that they may prepare themselves to intelligently handle this assignment. 8. Chairman Lester adjourned the meeting at 12:00 Midnite to Thursday, June:7, 1973, at 8:30 P.M. at which time (a) a report will be made on the June 2, 1973 Burglary Prevention Program by the Sheriff's Department, and (b) a report will be made by Charles Merron of the Sheriff's Department with regard to the County Sheriff's participation in the Cupertino substation. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Ross Smith Recording Secretary 11 t PS-3 Pa MINUTES OF THE MAY 24, 1973, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Commissioner Mangano, as an alternative, suggested using the recreation -building for a nightly substation staffed entirely by Sheriff's reserves. The position of the County at the present time is somewhat uncertain. City Manager, Robert Quinlan suggested that the subject be tabled temporarily until more input can be obtained from the County with regard to costs and personnel. 5. Complaints have been received wit:.: regard to a school crossing situat�.on on Blaney Avenue relative 'to Eaton and Wilson Schools. However, City Traffic Engineer, Glenn Grigg is attending a meeting at one of the schools and will report on its results. Secretary Ross Smith was requested to report back to the Commission the results of the meeting. central Fire 6. Commissioner Ford suggested possibility of having Fire Chief )istrict Kirby from the Central Fire District attend the next regular meeting in order that the Commission may receive some input with regard to the activities of his department. However, it was agreed among the Commissioners that his attendance ® would be temporarily tabled in order to concentrate on the more urgent business at hand. :oise 7. Since the problem of a City noise ordinance was given to the Public Safety Commission for study and formulation by the City Council, the Commission requested that Secretary Ross Smith provide them with as much information on noise and noise problems as is possible in order that they may prepare themselves to intelligently handle this assignment. S. Chairman Lester adjourned the meeting at 12:00 Midnite to Thursday, June 7, 1973, at 8:30 P.M. at wh°ch time (a) a report will be made on the June 2, 1973 Burglary Prevention Program by the Sheriff's Department, and (b) a report will be made by Charles Merron of the Sheriff's Department with regard to the County Sheriff's participation in the Cupertino substation. APPROVED: . ' /s/ Will Lester Chairman ATTEST: /s/ Ross Smith Secretary e PS-3 MINUTES OF THE MAY 24, 1973, PUBLIC SAFETY C®PMSSION ME�I Pe 2 Commissioner Mangano, as an alternative, suggested using the recreation building for a nightly substation staffed entirely by Sheriff's reserves. The position of the County at the present time is somewhat uncertain. City Manager, Robert Quinlan suggested that the subject be tabled temporarily until more input can be obtained from the County with regard to costs and personnel. 5. Complaints have been received with regard.to a school crossing situation on Blaney Avenue relative to Eaton and Wilson Schools. However, City Traffic Engineer, Glenn Grigg is attending a meeting at one of the schools and will report on its results. Secretary Foss Smith was requested to report back to the Commission the results o: ,:he meeting. entral Fire 6. Commissioner Ford suggested possibility of having Fire Chief )istrict Kirby from the Central Fire District attend the next regular meeting in order that the Commission may receive some input with regard to the activities of his department. However, it was agreed among the Commissioners that his attendance ® would be temporarily tabled in order to concentrate on the more urgent business at hand. vise 7. Since the problem of a City noise ordinance was given to the Public Safety Commission for study and formulation by the City Council, the Commission requested that Secretary Ross Smith provide them with as much information on noise and noise problems as is possible in order that they may prepare themselves to intelligently handle this assignment. 8. Chairman Lester adjourned the meeting at 12:00 Midnite to Thursday, June 7, 1973, at 8:30 P.M. at which time (a) a report will be made on the June 2, 1973 Burglary Prevention Program by the Sheriff's Department, and (b) a report will be made by Charles Merron of the Sheriff's Department with regard to the County Sheriff's participation in the Cupertino substation. APPROVED: Chairman ATTEST: Secretary CITY OF idfl, STATE OF CALIFORNIA 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Telephone: 252-4505 MINNUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD JULY 19, 1973 IN THE CONFERENCE FROM, CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Chairman Will Lester called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. ROLL CALL Commissioners present: Eberhardt, Fazzio, Ford, Lester Commissioners absent: Mangano Staff present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Guest present: Captain Wes Johnson, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS 1. Approval of Minutes of regular meeting of J:ne 21, 1973. Moved by Commissioner Ford and seconded by Commissioner Eberhardt to approve minutes of June 21 as submitted. Motion carried, 4-0 2. Approval of Minutes of adjourned regular meeting of July 5, 1973. Moved by Commissioner Fazzio and seconded by Commissioner Ford to approve minutes of July 5 as submitted. Motion carried, 4-0 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer, read letters from Cupertino residents regarding the noise pollution study: a. Timothy Milne, 841 Rose Blossom Drive, San Jose: speeding motorcycles, barking dogs, and cars. b. Anonymous: children drinking and causing disturbance behind Gemco. c. Floyd Shields, 22437 St. Andrews, Cupertino: motorcycles and barking dogs. Copies are available to Commission members. PS-6 Page 1 • PS-6 MINUTES OF THE JULY 19, 1973 MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION Page 2 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were none. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 3. Discussion of enforcement of vehicular noise. Captain ales Johnson of the Sheriff's Department stated that in a sixty (60) day period since January 1, 1973, eighty (80) citations have been issued in Cupertino to adults resulting from violations of Section No. 27150 and Section No. 27151 of the State Vehicle Code, and thirty-four (34) citations issued to juveniles for some violations. However, the number of juveniles cited that were actually from Cupertino was not determined at the time. Captain Johnson expressed past discontent with the courts with respect to such citations resulting in repeated ineffective muffler corrections Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer, suggested a letter from the City Attorney to the Cupertino -Sunnyvale Court. However, Captain Johnson stated that it would be propitious to presently wait for the Court's reaction to the present court hearings before approaching the court. Captain Johnson promised the Commission that enforcement postures will be increased in the future. The Commissioners requested that the Sheriff's Department provide as much information as possible on past issued citations in order that a news bulletin may be released to inform the citizenry of the City's enforcement program. With respect to Section No. 23130 of the Vehicle Code defining maximum vehicular decibal limits, the Commission and Captain Johnson were in accord that the present decibal limits are presently too high and that adequate enforcement must presently rely on Section No., 27150 and Section No. 27151 of the Code. Captain Johnson did indicate, however, that he has requested $1,500 worth of sound measuring equipment for future monitoring of vehicular noise. Commissioner Ford discussed vehicular noise enforcement with the Palo Alto Police Department and found that they also are entering under Section No. 27150 and No. 27151 almost exclusively as physical restrictions and high decibal limits prohibit enforcement under Section No. 23130. 4. Commissioner Ford presented the Commissioners with a list of informative telephone numbers to be published for the benefit of Cupertino citizens. Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer, was requested to investigate the possibility of publication in the Cupertino Scene. .�'. i MINUTES OF THE JULY 19, 1973 MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY ODMMISSION PS-6 40 Page 3 ADJOURNMENT Chairman Will Lester adjourned the meeting at 10:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Recording Secretary 11 a CITY OF CUPERTINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA. PS-5 • 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Page 1 Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COIISSION HELD JULY 5, 1973 IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL, CUPE'RTINO, CALIFORNIA Chairman Will Lester called the meeting to order at 7:45 p.m. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Lester, Ford, Eberhardt, Mangano Commissions Absent: Fazzio Staff Present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer COMMUNICATIONS 1. Written - None 2. Oral ® Anonymous complaint from resident of OakKnoll Hills concerning the activities of teenagers in and around the Stevens Creek School, particularly in the evening. The Commission requested the Code Enforcement Officer to contact Ca,.tain Johnson of the Sheriff's Department with regard to the com- plaint in an effort to obtain more frequent patrol in the area. The Commission also suggest cooperation from area residents in an effort to encourage more protests to the Sheriff's Department. UNFINISHE BUSINESS 3. Commissioner Ford re -introduced the possibility of preparing an emergency telephone list to residents of Cupertino eitLer via the Cupertino Scene or other means. The Commission agreed to formulate a priority emergency number list and instructed the Code Enforcement Officer to survey the possibility of publication in the Cupertino Scene. 4. Letters were read from C. Marron and C. J. McPherson of the Sheriff's Office and Administrative Services notifying the Commission of the inability of the County to participate, at the ® present time, in a West Valley Substation. PS!-5 10TTES OF THE JULY 5, 1973 MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY CMMSSION Page 2 11 5, A discussion took place on Phase I of Noise Pollution, namely noise caused by transportation elements. The Commission unanimously agreed that every effort should be made to reduce vehicular noise in the City. The Commission instructed the Code Enforcement Officer, Ross Smith, to invite Captain Johnson to the next regular meeting on July 19 to explore the possibility of an initial enforcement of Sections No. 27150 and No. 27151 of the Vehicle Code, covering vehicle noise caused by defective and modified mufflers. 6. The Commission agreed to a field noise survey at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 11, in an effort to familiarize themselves with noise elements and ambient noise levels in the community, and also to familiarize themselves with the operation of the City - owned noise meter. ADJOURMENr The meeting was adjourned by Commissioner Lester at 10:1" 7.m. Respectfully submitted, Recording Secretary CITY OF CUPERTINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MELD JUNE 21, 1973 IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Chairman Will Lester called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. ROLL CALL Commissioners present: Mangano, Ford, Fazzio, Lester Commissioners absent: Eberhardt Staff present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Guest present: Deputy Don Clark, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING 0 1. Approval of Minutes of regular meeting of June 7, 1973. Moved by Commissioner Mangano, seconded by Commissioner Ford to approve the minutes of June 7, 1973, as submitted. Motion carried, 4-0 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 2. Report from C. Marron of the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department with regard to the West Valley Substation and the County participation in the program. Mr. Marron not in attendance. The Commission agreed to accept a written memorandum from Mr. Marron in lieu of his attendance at a scheduled meeting. The secretary, Ross Smith, will write to Mr. Marron and request that he prepare such a memorandum for study at the next Commission meeting. 3. Report from Lt. Ken Hart of the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Departm nt with regard to the progress of the Cupertino Burglary Prevention Program. Deputy Don Clark of the Sheriff's Department stated that Lt. Hart is now in the Patrol Division and has been replaced by Lt. William J. Miller who is presently the Division Commander for Personnel Training. PS-5 Bage I West Vallev Substation Burglary Prevention Program PS-5 MINUTES OF THE JUKE 21, 1973 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 2 The Burglary Prevention Program toots place on June 6, 1973 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and consisted of thirty-three (33) Reserve O;ficers canvassing the area west of Bubb Road. Of the 221 homes contacted, 73 were not at home, 13 refused, and 135 accepted the Officer's services. The next program is schedr'ed for the latter part of July in another geo- graphical area of the City. The Code Enforcement Officer is to be notified of the exact date in order that he may prepare proper advertisement thereof. Commissioner Mangano suggested that some follow-up procedure be developed in order to determine the efficiency of the Program. The Code Enforcement Officer was requested to develop an area map of City burglaries for the second half of 1973 in order that this objective be achieved. Commissioner Mangano, with Commission approval, suggested that a letter of thanks and appreciation be sent to the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Depart- ment for their outstanding efforts in the Burglary Prevention Program. Noise 4. Noise pollution and its ramifications with the objective of formulating Ordinance a General Community Noise Ordinance for the City of Cupertino. A general discussion took place with respect to both community noise and transportation noise and the objectives of the City in formulating future noise controls. Commissioner Fazzio moved, and Commissioner Ford seconded, that Phase I of the Commission's study concentrate exclusively on transportation noise and that the following procedure be utilized in the agenda for the meeting of July 5, 1973. NEED (1) Does a noise problem exist. (2) Do we expect to see one in the future. QUESTIONS (1) What State/County ordinances exist. (2) What additional ordinances are required. (3) What enforcement is available, 1 (4) What additional enforcement is required. V e MINUTES OF THE 3'UNE 21, 1973 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING PS-5 Page 3 �l (5) How should we inform the public of existing ordinances. (6) What prevention can be taken. Motion carried, 4-0 The Commission suggested that the Cupertino Scene be utilized as a means of requesting written input from Cupertino residents with regard to the direction of the Commission in studying noise problems. NEW BUSINESS 5. List of City and County services. City S County Services Commissioner Ford moved, Commissioner Mangano seconded, that every Commission member prepare a list of City and County services available to Cupertino residents and a master list of same be recommended for adoption to the City Council for publication in the Cupertino Scene. Motion carried, 40 ADJOURNMENT ® Chairman Will Lester adjourned the meeting at 9:45 p.m. to Thursday, July 5; 1973, at 7:30 p.m., at which time a further in-depth study can be made on noise pollution caused by transportation elements. Fespectfully submitted, /s/ Ross Smith Secretary E. C1 L:J 11 CITY OF CUPERTINO, STATE OF CAL NIA 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Telephone 252-4505 MINUTES OF TOE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY' CM1MISSION MELD JUKE 7, 1973 IN THE CONFERENCE ROOD, CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Vice Chairman Mangano called the meeting to order at 8:55 P.M. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Mangano, Ford, Eberhardt, Fazzio Commissioners Absent: Lester Staff Present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MELTING 1. Approval of minutes of regular meeting of May 24, 1973 On page 2, first paragraph, second line, delete City Hall Basement, and insert Recreation Building. Moved by Commissioner Fazzio, seconded by Commissioner Ford, to approve the minutes of May 24, 1973 as corrected. UITF INISMED BUSINESS: 2. Report from Mr. C. Marron with regard to the West Valley sub- station and Santa Clara County participation in the proposed program. Mr. Marron was not in attendance, Item 3 will be tabled until the regular meeting of June 21, 1973. 3. Report from Lt. Ken Curtis of the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department, with regard to the progress of the Cupertino Bier - glary Prevention Program. Lt. Curtis was not in attendance, Item 4 will be tabled until the regular meeting of June 21, 1973. 4. Community Noise Ordinance A motion was made and seconded that the Commission would fur- ther study the problem of noise pollution before advertising to the public the date of a public hearing. Motion carried, 4-0 PS-4 Page 1 I P V S-A P4 2 J • r U nw OF THE i 7, 1973 +=C+ SAFEW COMMISSION Atft= NEW BUSINESS: 5. Referral to the Public Safety Commission by the City Council a citizens complaint regarding residential noise caused by vehicles in commercial areas prior to 6:00 a.m. Commissioner's agreed to study the problem with the intent to control same in a Community Noise Ordinance. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned by Commissioner Mangano at 10:15 p.m. Respectfully Submitted: /s/ Ross Smith Secretary V5-4 Siai ii�e tlY►v�I. S9I.J iV � :� .`+Y1�+16.Aiif P age 2 NU BUSINESS: Referral to the Public Safety Commission by the City Council a citizens complaint regarding residential noise caused by vehicles in commercial areas prior to 6:00 a.m. Commissioner's agreed to study the problem with the intent to control same in a Community Noise ordinance. ADJOURV, MNT The meeting was adjourned by Commissioner Man;ano at 10:15 P.m - APPROVED: 1s/ will Lester Chairman ® 1 ATTEST: /s/ [gym. E. Ryder City Clerk VS-4 rage 2 NEW BUSINESS: 5. Referral to the Public Safety Commission by the City Council a citizens complaint regarding residential noisy caused by vehicles in commercial areas prior to 6:00 a.m. Commissioner's agreed to study the problem with the intent to control same in a Community Noise Ordinance. ADJOUR.tifiiE1�P� The meeting was adjourned by Commissioner Han_ano at 10:15 p.m. ATTEST: City Clerk 11 n APPROVED: Chairman CITY OF CUPERTINO, ST'ATB OF CALVOMM 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, CallfoznU Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD AUGUST 16, 1973 IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA ROLL CALL Commissioners present: Fazzio, Ford, Lester, Mangano Commissioners absent: Eberhardt Staff present: Baas Smith, Code Enforcement Officer MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 1. Approval of Minutes of regular meeting of July 19, 1973. Moved by Commissioner Fazzio and seconded by Commissioner Ford to approve minutes of July 19 as submitted. Motion carried, 4-0 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS There were none. Commissioners in accord that all residents' noise complaints, of which they have copies, need not be read at meeting. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Mr. F. Shields, 22437 St. Andrews Dr., Cupertino, addressed the Commission with regard to the barking dog problem in his neighborhood and requested that the Commission immediately formulate a City Ordinance prohibiting this nuisance and giving "teeth" to enforcement thereof. Mrs. B. Culbertson, a Cupertino resident, was in accord with Mr. Shields' complaint and expressed a desire for an enforceable City Ordinance, Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer, read a statement prepared by the Assistant District Attorney, Phil Hernandez, advising the City that a barking dog ordinance is enforceable and the drafting of same should be similar to that now being used by the cities of San Jose and Los Altos 11 PS-7 Page 1 -7 e 2 n U 11 MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 16, 1973 MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY C ESSION UNFINISHEb BUSINESS 2. Chairman Will Lester inquired as to the publishing of the Informative Telephone Numbers. Ross Smith reported that time did not allow publication in the August issue but that it would be done in either the September or October issue. Commissioner Ford suggested that the Highway Patrol number be referred to freeway problems exclusively. Crimiissioner Ford moved that the number be published in the Cupertino Scene as soon as possible as well as the Cupertino Courier and San Jose Mercury -News. Commissioner Fazzio seconded. Motion carried, 4-0 3. Noise Pollution. Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer, read letter dated August 16 from Captain Johnson of the Sheriff's Department indicating the following information: a. Most citations issued for excessive exhaust products (27153 CVC) were issued to vehicles 5 years or older (23 total). b. Most citations issued for defective muffler (27150 CVC) were issued to vehicles 5 years or older (34 total). c. The last major category was modification of exhaust system (27151 CVC). This violat;on primarily dealt with modifying the exhaust system so as to amplify the exhaust noise (19 total). d. The two remaining sections, 27154 and 27156 CVC did not reflect a great problem. Captain Johnson indicated that a followup will be made as to final court disposition. The Commissioners were in accord that vigorous and persistent enforcement of vehicular noise be pursued in order to bring about a reduction of noise level in the City. Commissioner Mangano moved and Ford seconded motion that Commission meet bi-monthly until a noise ordinance has been formulated. Motion carried, 4-0 Commissioners requested that Ross Smith request that the City Attorney's office be represented at the next adjourned meeting. E KLNUFES OF TIM AYJGBST 16, 1973 WBETIHG OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY C.ONIESSIl Mr. Ed Updegraff of 19621 Drake Drive, representing the citizens of Idlewild {green $2 neighborhood, promised support in reducing noise in residential areas. Copies of his letter to the Commission will be mailed to each Commissi, member. 4. West Valley Substation. Commissioner Mangan expressed a desire to pursue the possibility of a West Valley Substation. Commissioner Ford read a copy of Mr. C. Marron's letter to the City ' Manager :indicating a lack of funds prevented the County from participating in the program for this fiscal year. 1 Mr. Joe Donohoe, representing the United Taxpayers, expressed the support of his organization for a Substation and indicated that contact would be made with the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. 5. Commissioner Fazzio submitted a letter to the Commission written to Sheriff Geary thanking him for the ride -along privilege in a patrol car. Fazzio moved and Mangano seconded that Ross Smith publicize the Sheriff's Ride -Along Program to Cupertino residents and encourage them to partici- pate in the program. I Motion carried, 4-0 NEW BUSINESS 6. Barking Dog Ordinance. Commissioners in accord that barking dogs are a community problem and ordinances and procedures of other cities be studied. Commissioner Ford read the City of Sunnyvale barking dog ordinance and suggested that their follow-up enforcement procedures be considered by the Commission. Chairman Will Lester appointed Commissioners Ford and Fazzio as a sub- 1 committee to draft an ordinance and present same to the Commission at the nest me(,ting. ADJOURNMENT Chairman Will Lester adjourned the meeting at 10:15 p.m. until Thursday,) August 30, at 7:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, PS-7 Page 3 Recording Secretary t E L:J CITY OF CUPE'RTINO, STATE OF CALWORNIA 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD AUGUST 30, 1973 IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA ROLL CALL Commissioners present: Lester, Ford, Mangano Commissioners absent: Eberhardt, Fazzio Staff present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 1. Approval of Minutes of meeting of August 16, 1973, delayed until Regular Meeting of September 20, 1973. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS There were none. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were none. AGENDA BUSINESS 2. Noise Pollution, City of Cupertino In attendance for a discussion on noise pollution, particularly with respect to a Cupertino Noise Ordinance, were Harry Seidman, a technical representative from the Environmental Systems Lab- oratory in Sunnyvale, and Joe Kirby of the City of San Jose Departonent of Public Works. Mr. Seidman proceeded to orient the Commissioners on noise and noise problems in a community and offered the servJ.ces of his firm in preparing noise contours for the City in satisfying State Environmental demands . Costs for such a service to the City would be approximately $5,000 to $7,000. The contours developed, according to Mr. Seidman, would also be of value in aiding the Commission in preparing a General Communi Noise Ordinance. PS-8 Page 1 s PS-8 46 Page 2 E MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 30, 1973 MEETING OF THE PEJBLIC SAFUY COMMISSI0N Mr. Joe Kirby, a mechanical engineer for the City of San Jose, is primarily responsible for supplying technical information for a proposed noise ordinance for the City of San Jose. His primary purpose for attending the meeting was to exchange ideas and promote cooperation between the two cities in preparing a General Noise Ordinance. 3. Barking Dog Ordinance Commissioners Ford and Fazzio presented to the Commission a proposed barking dog ordinance and enforcement procedures to be studied by the Commission. Charles Killian, Deputy City Attorney, was in attendance, and upon the request of the Commission, will study the proposed package and formulate a City Ordinance for presentation to the Commission at its next regular meeting on September 20. The Commission also expressed a desire to have the Sheriff's Department represented at its next regular meeting. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 11:00 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Recording Secretary ri CITY OF CUPERTIND, STATE OF CALIFORNIA PS-9 10300 Tone Avenue, Cupertino, California Page 1 Telephoue: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR FETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD SEPTEMBER 20, 1973, IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA ROLL CALL Commissioners present: Lester, Eberhardt, Fazzio, Ford and Mangano Staff absent: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Guest present: Jerry Starkey, Santa Clara County Department of Public Health MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 1. Approval of minutes of regular meeting of August 16, 1973. Moved by Fazzio and seconded by Mangano to approve the minutes of August 16, 1973. Motion carried, 5-0 ® 2. Approval of Minutes of adjourned meeting of August 30, 1973. Moved by Ford and seconded by Lester to approve the minutes of August 30, 1973. Motion carried, 5-0 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS There were none. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were none. AGENDA BUSINESS 3. Barking Dog Ordinance Chairman Will Lester read a proposed Barking Dog Ordinance submitted by Assistant City Attorney Charles Kilian in response to a study done by Commissioners Ford and Fazzio. Commissioner Fazzio moved that the meeting be recessed for ten (10) ® minutes in order to inquire as to Mr. Kilian's availability to appear at the meeting. PS-9 MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 20, 1973 FETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY CONUSSION Page 2 Commissioner Mangano seconded the motion. Notion withdrawn by Fazzio. OLD BUSINESS 4. Commissioner Lester suggested that new sub -committees be formed to study and research the following areas: a) Noise Ordinance b) Bicycle Safety c) Police Services d) Fire Services It was moved by Commissioner Mangano that priorities be established as follows: 1) Noise Pollution 2) Bicycle Safety 3) Police Services 4) Fire Services Motion seconded by Commissioner Ford. ® Motion carried, 5-0 Commissioner Ford moved that the original three (3) sub -committees be made into four (4) groups. Motion seconded by Mangano. Motion carried, 5-0 The following sub -committees were established: 1) Noise Ordinance: Chairman Fazzio and Mangano 2) Bicycle Safety: Chairman Eberhardt and Ford 3) Police Services: Chairman Mangano and Eberhardt 4) Fire Services: Chairman Ford and Lester 5. Chairman Lester indicated that the Emergency Telephone numbers had been published in the Malley Journal. NEW BUSINESS 6. Commissioner Ford suggested that a coding system be used for written communications received by the Commission and that such a system be presented to the City Council. Commissioner Ford made a motion to its adoption. Seconded by Fazzio. ® Motion passed, 5-0 • MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 20, 1973 MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SA -b-Ir. ' PS-9 COMMISSION I page 3 7. A discussion took place on a formal cover page for the Com- mission's agendas. Chairman Lester will inquire as to the availa- bility of such a cover page plus name plaques. It was also requested that future Public Safety agendas,be_=sent to the news media and all other City Commission members. 8. Assistant City Attorney Charles Kilian discussed the ad- ditions to the proposed noise ordinance with the Commission members. Commissioner Fazzio made a motion that the Noise Ordinance be accepted as prepared by Mr. Kilian. Commissioner Ford seconded the motion. Motion passed, 5-0 Commissioner Ford made a motion that items three (3) and four (4) Police Services and Fire Services, be presently studied only when the noise study has been completed. Eberhardt seconded the motion. Motion passed, 5-0 O 141115UNDR5 Meeting adjourned at 10:30 P.M. until Thursday, October 4, 1973 at 7:30 P.M. Respectfully submitted, Y�4 J--.` ecording Secretary C] �s sfi I CITY OF CUPERTINO, STATE OF CALIFOMU 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE ADJOLDRM MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD OCTOBER 4, 1973, IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL, CUPER.TINO, CALIFORNIA SALUTE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL Commissioners present: Lester, Eberhardt, Fazzio, Ford, Mangano Staff present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Guest present: C. Marron, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 1. Approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting of September 20, 1973. Paragraph six, page 3, should be changed to read that Fire ® Police Services "should be given low-key priority until the noise study has been completed". Moved by Ford and seconded to accept the Minutes of September 20 as corrected. Notion carried, 5-0 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 2. Reply from H. Stanton Shelby, Environmental Specialist from the City of Palo Alto, declining an inv{tation to attend a Public Safety Commission meeting but inviting Commission members to meet informally with him at the Palo Alto Civic Center. 3. Letter from the Office of Traffic Safety, Sacramento, requesting that the City of Cupertino participate in the Governor's Traffic Safety Week commencing September 24, 1973, with particular emphasis on the use of seat belts. 4. Letters (2) from residents Cooley of 10421 Castine Avs., and Rob L. Schaeffer of Wes.tridge concerning contemplated Animal Nuisance Ordinance. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS 0 There were none. ,ry PS-10 Page 1 TM PS-10 MINUTES OF OCiOBER 4, 1973 MMMNG OF TBE PUBLIC SAFETY CESSION Page 2 AGENDA BUSINESS 40 15. Barking Dog Ordinance C. Marron of the County Sheriff's Office expressed the Sheriff's problems in handling the problem of barking dogs in the community, He did, however, approve the Animal Nuisance Ordinance and procedures of enforcing same as presented to the Public Safety Commission for approval. Commissioner Ford moved and Fazzio seconded the acceptance of the Ordinance as presented and present same to the City Council for its approval and adoption. Motion carried, 5-0 6. Noise Pollution Study Commissioner Fazzio brought to the Commissioners' attention an organization from Lockheed called SAGES (Scientific -Advisory Group for Environment and Services), a non-profit association aimed at solving community oriented problems. During July of 1971, at the request of the City of Mountain View and at i.>> cost, SAGES undertook a noise study for the city which reflectel the average noise levels at various geographic points and at different times during the Say. The completed 61-page report was presented to the Commission by Fazzio. The Commissioners were overwhelmingly in favor of utilizing SAGES for a similar study for the City of Cupertino and requested that Chairman Will Lester send a letter to Mr. T. Ross, President of Lockheed Management Association, requesting a meeting to discuss this possibility at a future Commission meeting. 7. Commissioner Fazzio, Chairman of the Vehicular Noise Study Subcommittee, suggested that the noise study be divided into the following categories: a. Vehicle noise b. Commercial/industrial noise C. Residential noise d. Public/private events noise Scheduled completion dates to be as follows: a. SAGES noise level study - February 1, 1974 b. Vehicle and commercial/industrial study - March 1, 1974 C. Residential and public/private events study - June 1, 1974 Commissioners' assignments are to be as follows: a. Vehicle noise - Ford, Eberhardt b. Commercial/industrial noise - Mangano, Fazzio c. Residential noise - Ford, Fazzio d. Public/private events noise - Mangano, Lester MINUTES OF OCT'OBER 4, 1973 MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION PS-10 0 i Page 3 Commissioner Ford moved and Eberhardt seconded the Fazzio proposal. Motion carried, 5-0 8. Commissioner Ford thanked C. Marron of the Sheriff's Dept. for the outstanding job done on the control of vehicular noise in the first half of 1973. 9. Item 3 on the Agenda, Bicycle Safety, under the Chairmanship of Commissioner Eberhardt, was postponed until the meeting of October 18, 1973. OLD BUSINESS 10. Code Enforcement Officer, Ross Smith, reported that the telephone emergency numbers have already been publicized in the Valley Journal and Cupertino Courier and will be published in the November issue of the Cupertino Scene. 11. Bob Ford inquired as to the City's policy of sending Agendas and Minutes to the news media. Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer, assured the Commissioners that this has been the policy of the City and that it shall continue in the future. 12. Smith also pointed out that the Agenda covers and name plaques a stands have been completed as requested. 13. Commissioner Mangano inquired as to the present status of the West Valley Substation in Cupertino. Mr. C. Marron of the Sheriff's Department replied that at the present there has been no change in the County's policy as to the establish- ment of a Substation in Cupertino. NEW BUSINESS 14. Commissioner Fazzio made an in•!uiry as to the proper procedure for handling correspondence with reference to Commission business. Ross Smith stated that it has been City policy that such letters to Commission members be answered on behalf of Commission members by City staff wherever possible. Copies are then sent to Commission members. Such a procedure not only relieves Commission members of such a task but it also provides its members of full activities of its fellow members at all times. E 6 —5-10 MINUTES OF OCTOBER b, 1973 MJWTING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COIUSSION Wage 4 E 11 15. Chairman Will Lester inquired as to the Court's disposition of vehicle noise violations issued by the Sheriff's Department during the first half of 1973. C. Marron agreed to gather this informatirn and present same to the Commis a= Rs soon as possible. NEW AGENDA ITEMS - GENERAL AUDIENCE: 16. Mrs. Ann Anger of Monta Vista inquired as to the County and City's participation in the State Abandoned Vehicle Program (AVA). C. Marron replied that at the present time the County's participation in the program has not been determined by the County Executive's Office. Ross Smith advised that since the abandoned vehicle problem has not been a factor in Cupertino, the City has decided that it is not necessary to participate in the program at the present time. 1 ff1; K1'vlpi�YM The meeting ended at 9:23 p.m. to Thursday, October 18, 1973, at 7:30 p.m. APPROVED: Roscoe Smith, Secretary CITY OF CMMTniO, STATE OF COLIVOMU FS-11 10300 Torre A , California Page 1 Telephone: 252-4505 ® MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD OCTOBER 18, 1973 IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, C'UPERTINO, CALIFORNIA SALUTE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL Commissioners present: Lester, Ford,Eberhardt, Mangano Commissioners absent: Fazzio Staff present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Guest present: Jack Maxfield, Lockheed Management Association MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 1. Approval of Minutes of Adjourned Meeting of October 4, 1973. Moved by M;.ngano and seconded by Eberhardt to accept the minutes of October 4, As read. Motion carried, 4-0 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 2. Seven (7) major crime statistics for Cupertino, January thru September, submitted to Commission by Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were none. AGENDA BUSINESS 3. SAGES Jack Maxfield, Lockheed Management Association and Mice President of SAGES (Scientific Advisory Group for Environment & Services) was in attendance at the request of the Commission. Mr. Maxfield stated that during July, 1971, the City of Mountain View asked SAGES if they would be interested in conducting a noise study for the City. SAGES agreed to make the study and work was underway in the fall. Slides were shown of the equipment used in the study which consisted of a B & R sound level meter and a B & R level recorder. E AGEMA BUMMS56 PS-11 Page 2 3. SAGES - continued The sound meter was on a van truck with a microphone exposed to the outside of the Van. The Van was lucked and allowed to remain for a 24 hour period in approximately 28 locations throughout the City. At the end of each 24 hours, the truck was unlocked, moved to a different location, values were averaged, and the arithmetic mean was determined for each hour. The study concluded that the primary noise sounds in Mountain View are the major traffic thoroughfares. Mr. Maxfield related to the Commission that SAGES might possibly be available for a similar type survey in Cupertino, however, any such commitment would hinge on additional manpower being supplied by Cupertino. the Public Safety Commission questioner' Mr, Maxfield as to the Noise Elemmt of the General Plan and whether the Mountain View Survey will satisfy requirements of the Plan. Mr. Maxfield stated that presently this determination has not been made by the City of Mountain View. The Commission requested that the Code Enforcement Officer contact the Cupertino Planning Director for input on the requirements of the Noise Element of the General Plan, particularly looking for his think; ing on the overall objectives of the SAGES study. A request was made that Mr. Sisk attend the next meets on November 15, 1973 at which time the feasibility of the SAGES study will be continued. 4. Noise Pollution Study - continued Mrs. Nancy Hertert of 22830 San Juan Road requested that the Commissil include in their noise study the westhills area particularly the area of Westridge which is having problems with noise being generated by Permanente trucks. 5. Bicycle Safety Commissioner Eberhardt reported that due to a lack of funds resulting from the defeat of the Bond issue, the coating of new bicycle paths in the City will not be possible thru the fiscal year. Additional information on the Bicycle Safety Project administered by the City of San Jose will be presented by Eberhardt at the next Commission meeting. Commissioner Eberhardt also presented to the Commission bicycle citation statistics from January thru September of this year as issued by the Sheriff's Department in Cupertino. 'A92M SUSINSEMW PS-11 Page 3 . 5. Bicycle Safety - continued A suggestion waa made that bicycle accident reports be compiled and statistics therefrom be publicized in the media in the form of a "Box Score" approach. Commissioner Mangano moved and Ford seconded that priority be given to Bicycle Safety and that any available funds'. •be allocated toward such a program. Motion carried, 4-0 Commissioner Eberhardt also reported that a complaint had been received by a resident concerning the bicycle problem existing on Stevens Creek Blvd and Highway 85 and on Stevens Creek Blvd. and the Peninsula Blvd. area. This problem is to be given to the City Traffic Engineer for further study. Chairman Will Lester also requested Roes Smith to inspect the inter- section of Stevens Creek Blvd. and Foothill Blvd. for visible pedest walkways. OLD BUSINESS 6. Chairman Will Lester stated that the proposed animal nuisance will be presented to the City Council for consideration and adoption. ® NEW BUSINESS 7. Commissioner Mangano introduced a drawing of the percolation pond to be completed on McClellan and Bubb Roads. The Commission unanimously objected to the 42 inch chain link fence to be erected around the perimater of the pond. Jeff Skidmore of 21461 Elm Court, Cupertino, indicated a preference for the pond location but also disapproved of the erection of the above described fence for aesthetic reasons. The County Flood Control is holding a public hearing on Tuesday, 2:00 p.m. at Monts. Vista High School. All Commissioners were urged to attend if possible. ADJOUREMENT Meeting was adjourned at 10:05 p.m. until the next regular meeting on November 15, 1973. APPROVED: Ross Smith, Recording Secretary s'T'*ri**"�`7t^`t CITY OF CUPffi'iNO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA PS-12 4 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Page 1 Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD NOVEMBER 15, 1973, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA SALUTE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL Commissioners present: Chairman Mangano, Ford, Eberhardt & Fazzio Commissioners absent: Lester Staff present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Adde Laurin, Associate Planner Guest present: Charles Marron, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 1. Approval of Minutes of regular meeting of October 18, 1973. ® Moved by Fazzio and seconded by Ford to accept the minutes of October 18, 1973. COMMUNICATIONS 2. Written A. Letter from Councilman James Jackson thanking Public Safety Commissioners for their contribution to the Cupertino Scene with particular reference to the emergency telephone numbers. B. Letter from Jack Maxfield of SAGES outlining four (4) sequential steps necessary to implement a Sound Survey in Cupertino. 3. Oral There were none. AGENDA BUSINESS 4. SAGES Jack Maxfield, Lockheed Management Association and Vice President of SAGES (Scientific Advisory Group for Environment & Services) was in attendance at the request of the Commission. PS-12 MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 15, 1973 MEETING OF PUBLIC SAFETY COHMSSION Page 2 is Mr. Maxfield stated that SAGES cannot commit itself to conduct the City noise survey until a detailed plan for conducting the survey is established ensuring that all local elements of concern and state criteria are embodied in the plan. City Planning Associate Adde Laurin stated that a noise element of the General Plan is a State mandate with particular emphasis on highway noise; namely, Saratoga -Sunnyvale Road. Mr. Maxfield introduced to the Commission the five (5) member team from SAGES that will conduct the noise survey: Team leader Bill Mannion, Bruce Dorsch, Dave Bauer, Ambrose Manikoswki and Jerry Nieto. It was decided that the SAGES group would meet in a few days with Mr. Laurin and determine guidelines necessary in the survey to satisfy the noise element of the General Plan. The results of such meeting will be reviewed by the Public Safety Sub -committee on general community noise under the chairmanship of Joe Fazzio. 5. Bicycle Safety Commissioner Eberhardt requested that City Traffic Engineer Glen Grigg attend the next Public Safety Commission meeting and report on the possibilities of obtaining funds for City bicycle paths. Commissioner Ford, reading from a bicycle accident report, stated that in Cupertino, year to date, 82.8% of all bicycle accidents involved injuries and 21% of these injuries have occurred on Stevens Creek Boulevard. Charles Marron of the Sheriff's Department briefly outlined the Sheriff's Office's participation in the Bicycle Safety Program. Commissioners Ford and Mangano expressed to Mr. Marron their concern over the possibility of an increase in burglary and robbery resulting from the decrease in the power supply in the near future. Mr. Marron agreed that the Sheriff's Office is well aware of this possibility and is considering necessary steps to alleviate this problem should it occur. Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer, read a letter from Traffic Engineer Glen Grigg concerning the problem of extending the bike lane on Stevens Creek westerly from Mary Avenue to Penninsula Avenue. The primary problem, Grigg stated, is how to install a bike lane past a right turn only lane. This problem will be pursued until a satisfactory bike lane or path ® can be established. IVY miNuTES of THE mman 15, 1973 MMING EDi'' PUBLIC SAFETY CMMSSIONPS-12 Page 3 b. Hewlett-Packard - Construction Noise A letter, addressed to the Public Safety Cautmission, was read by Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer, which indicated a request by the City Council that the Commission not overlook reasonable controls on construction equipment when researching noise levels for a City Noise Ordinance. OLD BUSINESS 7. Commissioner Fazzio inquired as tcv the disposition of the old house on Stevens Creek Boulevard on State right-of-way property south of Route 85. Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer, answered that the old cars have been removed from the rear yard but that subsequent efforts by his office and the County Health Department have not been successful in clearing the area and securing the house. Smith reported that the house is scheduled for demolition but at some indeterminate time. Efforts will be continued with the State to bring this problem to ® a conclusion. 8. Barking Dog Ordinance Commissioner Ford requested as to the necessity of his attending the next Council meeting in order to facilitate the passage of the Barking Dog Ordinance. NEW BUSINESS None. NON-AGENTA ITEMS 9. Commissioner Ford requested that the Code Enforcement Officer inquire as to the reason for the increase in the fire tax rate from .75/$100 assessed valuation to .767/$100 assessed valuation as reflected in the recent real property tax bill. Commissioner Ford also inquired as to the progress, if any, of Cupertino's adopting the Santa Clara County Sprinkler Ordinance. Commissioner Fazzio requested that the City inspect and repair, if necessary, a perilous side%3alk condition existing at the southeast comer of Bonnie and Pepper Tree Lane. • PS-12 KINUM OF THE ERR 15, 1973 MEETING OF PUBLIC SAY COM USSION ?age 4 Commissioner Eberhardt reported a resident complaint regarding the excessive noise being created by the shredders operated by Davey's Tree Seery Co. Commissioner Ford stated that presently, in the absence of a noise ordinance, objective measurement of the noise is non-existent and enforcement procedures are extremely difficult. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m. until next regular meeting on January 17, 1974. SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL, Ross Smith Recording Secretary C u 'i G ... , a. ,•:,- "`"Y Yr ^t CM OF 0, STATE OF CUMMIA PS-13 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertlxo, California Page 1 Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD JANUARY 17, 1974 IN THE PUBLIC WORKS CONFERENCE AREA, CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA SALUTE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL Commissioners present: Chairman Lester, Eberhardt, Fazzio, Ford Mangano Guests present: Al carder, Santa Clara County Fire Marsh-.1 Kenneth Bristow, Fire Marshal's Office Chief Payne, Central Fire District Jack Maxfield, Dave Bauer, Bill Mannion Lockheed Management Association (SAGES) MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 1. Approval of minutes of regular meeting of November 15, 1973. Moved by Fazzio and seconded by Mangano to accept the minutes of November 15, 1973 as read. Motion carried, 5-0 COMMUNICATIONS 2. Written There were none 3. Oral There were none AGENDA BUSINESS 4. SAGES Jack Maxfield, Dave Bauer and Bill Mannion of SAGES (Scientific Advisory Group for Environment & Services) were in attendance to present their report. Bill Mannion explained the Training Guide and Enforcement Manual which is meant to be used to help City officials understand and measure noise, to understand the effects of noise on a community and to be able to enforce a commmity noise ordinance. "The Train- ing Guide"section is intended to supplement a one -day training session and workshop. The "Infoxcement Manual" section is designed _ 'owO Y.iY'. -ix,, d.� ,y"Yp b� �(� ♦� �''S. PS-13 S OF THE JANUARY 17, 1974 MEETUG OF PUMIC SAFETY� Page 2 to provide a "recipe" approach to enforcing the model noise ordi- nance adopted by the League of California Cities. Mr. Manion went on to explain the objectives, scope and method- ology of their sound survey for Cupertino. SAGES will park a sound truck throughout the City at about thirty locations near freeways, construction sites, schools, hospitals, churches and industrial and commercial sites. The truck will be parked at each site about 24 hours. Readings and cAlculations will be taken from April through June. They will add sites as they progress if necessary. They will plot day and night noise contours on maps of Cupertino. SAGES will review use ordinances of other cities. It was stated that SAGES will need a statement of general policy indicating Cupertino's intentions regarding noise and noise sources in the community. The City's Planning Department will review projections of traffic growth patterns along with SAGAS personnel. During the latter part of March, SAGES will need to obtain a permit for use of their sound truck if applicable. It was suggested that ju9t prior to the taking of the noise measurements that an article be printed in tt.e Cupertino Scene to state there is a noise study going on and to see if the residents have any suggestions for sites or special input concerning the study. Jack Maxfield stated that SAGES will need conformation of their plan from the City Council before they can proceed and procure equipment. This conformation must be in writing. Commission Ford made a motion that the Commission forward SAGES outline and plan with the Commission's approval to the City staff for their approval and to obtain the necessary recommendations that are needed to go ahead by the SAGES group. This information is then to be presented to the City Council. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Fazzio and passed unanimously. 5. Study on Construction Noise The City Council's request to make a study on construction noise was postponed. Ross Smith was requested to obtain addition- al information on commercial and industrial ordinances from the League of California Cities. 6. Availability of Funds for Bicycle Paths The City's Traffic Engineer was not present at this meeting to report on the availability of funds for bicycle paths. Com- missioner Eberhardt read from a letter received from the Metro- politan Transportation Commission that $400.19 had been allotted to Cupertino for bike lanes. This sum was allotted on the basis of population. Chairman Lester said there is a possibility of obtaining funds from other agencies. Glenn Grigg, the City's Traffic Engineer, is looking into this matter, and it was requested that he attend the next meeting of the Public Safety Commission to present a report. MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 17, 1914 M MING OF PUBLIC SAFETY COMMOSSI PS-13 Page 3 7. Fireworks Study Commissioner Mangano read excerpts from a report from the Fire Marshal's Office and a booklet from the Santa Clara Fire- chief's Association entitled "Fireworks All Types Can Be Deadly". These stated the various hazards of using fireworks. He listed the cities which permit fireworks and the ones where they aze banned; such as, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Palo Alto, etc. The cities that do ban the sale of fireworks usually have public displays on the 4th of July. Commissioners Lester and Ford have had two meetings on this subje with the Central Fire District. Commissioner Ford said 2% of the total fire loss occurred within a two week period, the last week in June and the first week in July. This loss was contributed to fireworks. approximately 1200 manhours of Central Fire District personnel were used to combat these fires in Santa Clara County last year. He stated that permits are only issued to non-profit organizations. It was added that an enforcement would have to be on a County -wide basis to enforce the ban. Al Carder, Fire Marshal for Santa Clara County, stated that the County's Board of Supervisors voted 3 to 2 for the continued sale of fireworks, but there is a proposal that no one under the age of sixteen be allowed to buy them. The age sixteen was chosen because a sixteen year old would have some form of identification. ® T:= Fire Marshal's Office is proposing to the Board that they limit the sale of fireworks from 8 a.m. on July 1 to midnight on July 4. He did stress that the Fire Marshal's Office would rather have no sale of fireworks at all. Chief Payne said Central Fire would support the Fire Marshal's Office in banning fireworks but doesn't know how it can be enforced. Commissioner Fazzio moved that this Commission propose to the City Council that permittees of safe and sane fireworks limit their sales to all person.. sixteen years of age and over on a voluntary basis. Commissioner Ford seconded the motion and it was passed unanimously. Commissioner Mangano said this matter should be looked at again next year. OLD BUSINESS 8. Commissioner Ford had inquired at a previous Commission meet- ing as to the reason for the 1 1/2C increase in the fire tax rate over last year. Commissioners Lester and Ford had met with Chief Kirby and he promised to submit additional material to the Com- mission to substantiate the increased rate. It is hoped that when this material is forthcoming it will be mailed to the Com- missioners for study prior to the next meeting. Chief Payne stated a study is going to be made with other cities so that a comparison can be made. Someone from Central Fire will be in ® attendance at the Public Safely meetings. PS-13 HUMS OF JANUM 17, 1974 MWIM OF PUBLIC SAMY CMMSIoN Page 4 9. Noisy Animal Ordinance It was stated that the "Noisy Animal Ordinance", Ordinance No. 612, had been passed by the City Council with only one change. It was amended to provide that it would apply only to "habitual" nuisances. It would take effect approximately February 7. NEW BUSINESS 10. Chairman Lester requested that "Report from Sheriff's Depart- ment or Fire Department" as the case may be be inserted between Oral Communications and Agenda Business on the agenda. 11. Commissioners Ford and Fazzio are interested in having com- ments from the Sheriff's Office in regard to the possibility of an increase in crime if every other street light is turned off in commercial areas. 12. Commissioner Ford requested that the Uniform Dire Code and Sprinkler Ordinance be agendized for discussion at the next regular meeting. The Commission requested receipt of additional copies of the Code and Ordinance. ADJOURMENT ® The meeting was adjourned at 9:40 p.m. until the next regular meeting on February 21. SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL Carol Sontag -�- Recording Secretary CITY OF CUPER7TINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD FEBRUARY 21, 1974, IN THE CON- FERENCE ROOM , CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA SALUTE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Chairman Lester, Eberhardt, Fazzio and Ford. Commissioners Absent: Mangano Staff Present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Guests Present: Chief Kirby and M. Harrigan, Central Fire District. Chief Carder and K. Bristow, Santa Clara County Fire Marshall's Office. C. Marron, Santa Clara County Sheriff Depart- ment. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING ® 1. Minutes of January 17, 1974, page`3, fourth paragraph, should read: "Commissioner Fazzio moved that this Commission adopt from Santa Clara County Ordinance Code Relating to Fire Prevention, Section B7-61, the following sections: (f), (h), (i), (j) and (k). These sections to be enforced only on a voluntary basis." Commissioner Ford seconded the motion. Minutes of January 17, 1974, approved 4-0. COMMUNICATIONS 2. Written There were none. 3. Oral There were none. REPORT FRCM SHERIFF AND/OR FIRE DEPARTMENT 4. Commissioner Ford inquired as to the Sheriff's plans for patrol in view of the decrease in night lighting. C. Marron of the Sheriff's Department indicated the Department will do everything it can but is limited temporarily by the present moratorium on the hiring of new personnel. PS-'14 Page 1 .PS-14 MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 21, 1974, MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COHMSSION Page 2 40 5. A lengthy discussion took place with Chief Kirby of the Central Fire District with particular emphasis on the necessity of the "Snorkel" engine now being utilized in Cupertino, and the need for additional manpower in the near future. Chief Kirby also revealed that it is the intent of the District to implement a computerized system to report fire activity in Cupertino. AGENDA BUSINESS 6. Report of the progress of City noise survey by SAGES. The City Council, on February 20, 1974, gave approval to the Public Safety Commission's recommendation of a sound survey by SAGES. The Commission requested that Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer, inform the Administration of the necessity of officially informing SAGES of the Council's action. The Code Enforcement Officer was also requested to implement the survey by coordinating the activities of SAGES and the Planning Department with respect to the guidelines of the Noise Element of the General Plan. Commissioner Fazzio requested that Bill Mannion of SAGES bE kept informed of all future City noise studies, with particular reference to Vall.co Park. Fazzio also requested that the Code Enforcement Officer arrange a tour of the noise monitoring facilities at the San Jose airport. 7. Report from City Traffic Engineer with regard to bike lanes. Commissioner Eberhardt read a comprehensive report from Traffic Engineer Glem Grigg outlining the progress that has occurred in bicycle facilities funding since November 28, 1973. Sources of revenue are: Metropolitan Transportation Commission, State of California Department of Parks and Recreation, Resources Agency of California (California Environmental Protection Fund). 8. Study on Construction Noise and Industrial Noise. Commissioner Fazzio moved and Ford seconded that this study be temporarily tablad until further research information becomes available. Notion passed, 4-0. OLD BUSINESS 9. Uniform Fire Code ® Chief Al Carder of the County Fire Marshall's Office explained to the Commission the 1973 Fire Code and its amendments as adopted by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. U C MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 21, 1974, MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY Carder urged the adoption of the Code by the City of Cupertino which, along with Los Gatos, Los Altos dills, Morgan Hill and Saratoga is without a sprinkler ordinance. Carder also pointed out that Cupertino is the only city in the County without both a fire code and sprinkler ordinance. Ken Bristow of the County Fire Marshall's Office gave a lengthy disserta- tion on the need for a uniform fire code and its advantage of Setting parameters for the fire district and the citizens of the community. The "hub" of the Code, Bristow explained, is the -mandatory sprinkler ordi nance which lessens the fire flow and thus diminishes the manpower re- quirements of a fire department. The Commission will further study the Fire Code in coordination with the Planning Department and schedule same on the agenda for the next Com- mission meeting. 10. Fireworks - City of Cupertino Commissioner Fazzio moved that the fireworks proposal originally passed be amended and the following proposal be submitted for Council approval: "that the City of Cupertino incorporate into its Retail Fireworks Permit Sections (f), (i), (j), (k), (1) and all of section (h) except items (3), (7) and (8) of the Santa Clara County Fire Prevention Code, Section B7-61, and that these additions be subject to the same enforce- ment procedures as the heretofrore mentioned Retail Fireworks Permit." Motion seconded by Ford. Motion passed 4-0. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned to March 7, 1974. SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL, Ross Smith Recording Secretary PS-14 Page 3 CM OF $mRTIo, STATE OF CAL ' PD-1S 0 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, CaUffornia Page 1 Telephone: 252-4505 ® MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD MARCH 7, 1974 IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA SALUTE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Chairman Lester, Eberhardt, Fazzio & Ford Commissioners Absent: Mangano Staff Present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Guests Present: Alan Carder, Santa Clara County Fire Marshal Jim Elder, Sales Representative, Red Devil Fire Works MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 1. Approval of Minutes of regular meeting of February 21, 1974. Moved by Fazzio and seconded by Ford to approve -the dinutes df ® February 21, 1974 as corrected. Motion carried, 4-0 COMMUNICATIONS 2. Written There were none. 3. Oral There were none. REPORT FROM SHERIFF AND/OR FIRE DEPARTMENT 4. Alan Carder of the Santa Clara County Fire Marshal's office stated that the California Fire Incident Reporting System (CFIRS) is now being utilized by the Central. Fire District. AGENDA BUSINESS S. REPORT FROM SAGES Commissioner Fazzio informed the Commission of the letters written ® to Jack Maxfield of SAGES by City Manager, Robert W. Quinlan giving the "green light" to the City noise study. g 2 � ' 4y WV"' a13S,rMUC �7i71a PS-15 MUMS VT' Yiiii� HAM 7s �71 page 2 Fazaio will follow up on the implementation of tits study with pro9ect director Bill Manion. 40 1 6. Report of Progress of Uniform DIRE CODE Commissioners Lester and Ford held an extensive meeting at City Ball with City Manager Robert W. Quinlan and staff regarding the adoption of the Uniform Fire Code. Commissioner Ford addressed Fire Marshal Alan Carder as to what essentially was the disparity between the square foot method and fire flow method of fire rating and why the City's three (3) largest cities in the County are still utilizing the square foot method. Fire Marshal Carder replied that the fire flow method of rating is preferred over the square foot method previously because it is more flexible as to occupancy and also is directly related to a city's fire defense and the resources of its fire department. Carder also stated that the Insurance Service Organization (ISO) is now commencing to utilize the fire flow method over the square foot method. However, Carder did state that his office will inforce any rating method adopted by the City of Cupertino. Commissioner Ford, stated that it is mandatory that the commission continue to thoroughly review the proposed fire code prior to reaching a decision. 7. Fireworks and proposed control thereof. The proposed Retail Sales Fireworks Permit, incorporating sections of the Countys article 12 (fireworks) of the Uniform Fire Code was discussed and was amended as follows: Section (b) 2 (a) page one, to read: Stands are not to be located in agricultural and residential zoning districts. Section (b) 2 (b) page two, to read: Stands located in commercial and Planned Zone Developments require no setback from front property line. Section 4, page 2, to read: All dry grass, weeds and other_.coumbusgible material shall be cleared away for a distance of twenty five (25) feet in all directions from any temporary stand. Commissioner Fazzio moved and Eberhardt seconded that the previous proposed Retail Fireworks Sales permit as amended be adopted and submitted to the City Council for adoption, amending chapter 10.24 of the Municipal Code, and thus becoming a city ordinance. Motion carried, 4-0 Alan Carder of the Fire Marshal's office read a letter received from Dennis Lempert, Deputy District Attorney, concerning the past illegal advertising of fireworks stands. Section 17501 of the California Business and Professions Code specifically provides that no article will be advertised wherein a former price is indicated or reduction therefrom is suggested•.unless"the ® advertised'item has sold in the locality within -ninety (90) days proceeding the advertisement -at that indicated former price. 3 Lempert stated that his office will prosecute to the full. any person, company or organization which violates this section, or any other ® applicable law. Alan Carder also suggested that the commission give consideration to more productive police efforts during the Fireworks season. OLD BUSINESS 8. Commissioner Eberhardt read a letter from the State Department of Transportation to the effect that the City of Cupertino had been granted a sum of $1035.48 for future bicycle paths. 9. Commissioner Ford moved and Eberhardt seconded the motion that a letter be drafted with the Commission's recommendation opposing S.2747, Overtime Provisions and Impacg on Fire Personnel, said letter be seat to Senators and Congressmen and submitted to the City Council. Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer was requested to determine status of bill and notify Commissioner Ford as soon as possible in order that action opposing the bill can be initiated. NEW BUSINESS 10. Commissioner Ford suggested that the agenda for the regular meeting ® on April 18, 1974, include the election of the Chairman and Vice Chair- man for the year May 1, 1974, through April 30, 1975. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 10:30 p.m. until the next regular meeting on April 18. SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL Ross Smith Recording Secretary PUBLIC SAFETY C7ONMISSION MIS 2 of 8 MAY 1973-OCT.13,1977 VIM C . ►d� 1030 �TO �s, w"00 Californiaalifose 1 Telephone; 252-AM MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFM COMISSION H.LD MARCH 21, 1974, IN THE COUNCIL CITY RAIL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA SALUTE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL Commissionere Present: Chairman Lester, Eberhardt, Fazzio, Ford & Mangano Con nissioners Absent: Nome Staff Present: Rose Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Guests Present: Chief Kirby, Central Fire District Bill M.ennion, SAGES MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 1. Approval of Minutes of adjourned meeting of March 7, 1974. Moved by Ford and seconded by Fazzio to approve the minutes of March 7, 1974. Motion carried, 5-0 COMMUNICATIONS 2. Written Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer, read correspondence from Congressmen Don Edwards and Charles Gubser, regarding the Commission's opposition to S. 2747, overtime pay for firemen. Edwards expressed no stand on the bill but Gubser indicated his opposition to the bill and his continued efforts to defeat same. 3. Oral There were none. REPORT FROM SHERIFF AND/OR FIRE DEPARTMENT 4. Chief Kirby of the Central Fire District stated that he will provide, in the future, copies of Agendas and Minutes of the Board of Fire Commissioner's Meetings and requested attendance by the Public Safety Commissioners when possible. New members of the Board are Linda Gregory and Cy Gonzales. Chief Kirby reported that the California Fire Incident Reporting System TS-16 (CFIRS) is now in operation and is furnishing information for the Page 2 District to provide statistics to the City an a monthly basis. With regard to S. 2747, overtime pay for firemen, Kirby stated that the Central Fire District and all other Fire Fighting associations have vigorously opposed this bill and every effort is being made to defeat its passage. 5. At the request of Commiissioner Fazzio, Ross Smith read the seven (7) major crime statistics for January 1974, as compared to January 1973. For this period of time, Cupertino showed twelve (12) burglaries as compared to thirty-nine (39) in 1973 representing a decrease of approximately seventy per cent (702). The decrease resulted primarily from the defining of the City's physic -al boundaries. Chairman Lester also contributed this decline to the outstanding work done by the Sheriff's Reserves and the Burglary Prevention Program. AGENDA BUSINESS 6. Uniform Fire Code Commissioners Ford and Lester, after lengthy study and meetings with the Planning Department presented the Commission with the following proposal: (a) That the City Council adopt the 1973 Uniform Fire Code along with the 1973 Uniform Building Code. (b) That the Fire Code be amended to include a "Sprinkler" or Fire Protection Requirement. (c) That the City sprinkler requirement be based on the Fire Flow Concept as suggested by the Santa Clara County Fire Marshal, aid that the City of Cupertino standards be increased to include the installation of sprinklers in all buildings in excess of two stories. (d) That the adopting ordinance rest in the City mire Chief, of the City Director of Public Safety (or in the absence of such position, the City Manager) the authority to delegate all powers of inspection, planning and enforce- ment, to whichever legal entity he feels best serves the interests of the City. (a) That adoption of Fire rode Section 12.102 (b) and (c) be delayed until July 15, 1975. The proposal as submitted to the Commission was approved by Chief Kirby. 6 A delay was requested in adopting the Code until a Public Hearing PS-16 can be h4t giving the community time to respond to the Commission's Page 3 recommendations. Moved by Fazzio, seconded by Mangano to approve delay. Motion carried, 5-0 Ross Smith was requested to publish in the Cupertino Courier a legal notice of such hearing to be held at an adjourned meeting on April 4, 1974, in the Council Chambers. Commissioner Ford is to prepare an article for publication. Commissioner Fazzio inquired as to the acceptability of the Uniform Fire Code by the Insurance Services Office (ISO) and the possibility of deficiency resulting from Council approval of the Fire Code and its amendments. Chief Kirby indicated that the Code and its amendments as presented would not present any problems; however, he will obtain verification of same from the Fire Marshal's Office. 7. Report From SAGES Bill Mannion from SAGES and team leader for the City noise survey stated that the recording equipment and Van are now available. A meeting with the Planning Department will be scheduled in about one (1) ® week at which time the survey will be coordinated and site locations approveda Mr. Mannion also stated that the microphone used in the Van will have to be relocated so as not to magnify noise off of a reflecting surface thus inflating the actual noise measurements as was the case in the Mountain View survey. The Commission requested that Ross Smith place articles in the Cupertino Courier, San Jose Mercury and Cupertino Scene informing Cupertino residents of the noise survey and requesting input as to how the survey can be most effectively implemented. Commissioner Fazzio and Mr. Manion also briefed the Commission on a recent field trip to the San Jose Airport and a review of its Aircraft Noise Monitoring equipment. OLD BUSINESS 8. Commissioner Fazzio requested that Ross Smith inquire as to the possibility of soliciting bicycle lane funds thru local service organ-; ization. 9. Commissioner Ford briefed the Commission on the present statue of S. 2747, overtime pay for firemen. Overtime for firemen was voted down by the house and passed by the Senate and is now going to Committee to resolve differences. a PS-16 Commissioner Famlo wed and Ford seconded the motion that Page 4 additional letters of opposition by the Commission be seat ` to Washington, particularly to Tunney, Cranston, Gubser, and Burton. C1 lotion carried, 4-0 10. Coaadosioner Ford suggested that the Commission members, whenever possible, attend the monthly meetings of the Central Fire District Board of Fire Commissioners 'Meetings. The meeting was adjourned to April 4, 1974 and the Public Bearing on the Uniform Fire Code. SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL Ross Smith, Recording Secretary CITY OF CUPERTINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California ® Telephoae: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMISSION HELD APRn 4, 1974, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA SALUTE. TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Staff Present: Guests Present: Chairman Lester, Ford, Eberhardt & Fazzio Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Chief Kirby, Central Fire District Ken -.Bristow, Santa Clara County Fire Marshall MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 1. Approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting of March 21, 1974 ® Commissioner Fazzio recommended that item #9 under Old Business include letter to Senator Cranston and Tunney inquiring as to their reasons for supporting S. 2747, overtime pay for firemen. Ford moved and Fazzio seconded to approve the minutes of March 21, 1974 as corrected. Motion carried, 4-0 COMMUNICATIGNS 2. Written There were none 3. oral There were none PUBLIC SEARING 4. Uniform Fire Code and Building Code Commissioner Ford gave a resume of the Fire Committee's written recommendation to the Public Safety commission: a) That the City adopt the 1973 Uniform Fire Code along with the 1973 Uniform Building Code. PS-17 Page 1 i PSt-17 Page 2 1+) That the -Fire Code be amdaded to include a "Sprinkler" or Fire Protection Requirement. c) Tlast the sprinkler requirements be based on the Fire Flow Concept with a 2,000 GPI standard. d) That the raity of Cupertino standards be increased to include the inrtalla*ion of sprinklers in all buildings in excess of two ezories. e) That the City of Cupertino regulate all permits and collect fees for any installation or alteration of systems. f) That the ordinance rest in the City Manager the authority to delegate all powers of inspection, planning, and enforcement. g) That the City designate by resolution, as hazardous fire areas "those areas of the city so described on the Santa Clara County cadastrol planimetrics maps, or currently proposed by the office of the Fire Marshall'.' Ford also stated that the Insurance Services office (ISO) in (, San Francisco has accepted the 1973 Uniform Fire Code and its amendments including the adoption of Section 12 (banning of fireworks) iand Cupertino's adopting same would result in only three (3) deficiency points. Section 12, Ford continued, recommends the banning of all safe and sane fireworks in the City on July 15, 1975, except public displays by accepted and designated community organizations. Bob Reeves, representing the Red Devil Fire Works, spoke in opposition to Section 12 banning all fireworks in July of 1975, and requested that such a ban be held in abeyance until the new county and city ordinances become operable. Then, Reeves stated, the banning of fireworks can be more intelligently studied. In response to Reeves' question as to the 1975 delay, Commissioner Ford stated that such a delay would allow local service organizations to develop new fund-raising programs. Commissioner Fazzio asked Ken Bristow of the Fire Marshall's office as to the possibility of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors banning the sale of fireworks in the future. Bristow stated he did not know but pressure would be maintained by his office in that direction. Chief Kirby of the Central Fire District stated that he was not opposed to fireworks as such, as long as they are put in responsible hands. Kirby also stated that 22 of the District's annual fire loss was due to the irresponsible handling of fireworks. Commissioner Ford akked Reeves what losses his company would incur should ® Cupertino ban the sale of fireworks and allow only public displays. Reeves replied that he did not have a monetary figure but that the loss would be considerable. PS-•17 • Chairman Lester also explained Exhibit 8 of the Fire Code Vb1ch � Page 3 would create"hazardous fire areas" as described on the Santa fi Clara County cadastrol plenimetrics maps. Lester stated that s structures in these areas would undergo additional costs in roof construction. i Faaaio moved and Eberhardt seconded that the Commission accept the Fire committee's proposal and submit same to the City Council for adoption. Motion carried 4-0 5. Bike Lanes - Public Hearing April 18, 1974 Commissioner Eberhardt explained to the Commission the four (4) bike lanes being proposed for the fiscal year 1974-75, namely: 1) East and west side of Blaney from Bollinger to Homestead road.; 2) Stevens Creels Blvd., Tanaau to the De Anna yaks development. 4 3) Wolfe road from Stevens Creed Blvd. to Homestead road. 4) Bubb road from McClellan to Rainbow Drive. Commissioner Ford requested that Ross Smith, CEO, obtain cost figures for the program and have same submitted by Traffic Engineer Glenn Grigg at the Public Hearing. ® Chairman Lester also requested that commissioner Eberhardt obtain information as to what is being done by the City of San Jose in developing a Bicycle safety program for Cupertino. Commissioner Lester moved and Eberhardt seconded to hold a public hearing on proposed bike lanes on April 18, 1974, at 7:30 P.M. Motion carried 4-0 Commissioner Ford also requested that a representative of the Sheriff's Department be in attendance at the hearing. OLD BUSINESS 6. Chief Kirby of the Central Fire District `hanker the Commission for its efforts in defeating S. 2747, overtime pay for firemen. O PS-17 e 4 The =*tin was adjourned to April 19, 1974, 7:30 P.X-, for a Public Nsaru* on Bicycle paths . SUB4Y`1= FOR APPROVAL Bass Smith, Recording Secretary E 11 PS-18 CITY OF CUPERTINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA Page 1 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD APRIL 18, 1974, IN THE COUNCIL MAMERS, CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA SALUTE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Chairman Lester, Ford, Fazzio and Eberhardt Commissioners Absent: None Staff Present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Glenn Grigg, City Traffic Engineer Guests Present: Charles Marron, Santa Clara County Sheriff Department Curtis Kirby, Chief of Central Fire District MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 1. Approval of Minutes of adjourned meeting of April 4, 1974. Page 3, agenda item #5, last paragraph correct to read: "Commission Lester moved and Commissioner Fazzio seconded to hold public hearing is on bike lanes". Ford moved and Fazzio seconded to approve Minutes of April 4, 1974 as corrected. Motion Carried, 4-0 COMMUNICATIONS 2. Written There were none. 3. Oral There were none. REPORT FROM SHERIFF AND/OR FIRE DEPARTMENT 4. Chairman Lester read the latest burglary statistics for the City of Cupertino indicating .81 per 1000 population in January of 1974 and .54 per 1000 population in February 1974, thereby placing the City in the low second half of all county cities. Lester attributed the decrease to revised reporting procedures and an active burglary prevention program. Charles Marron of the Sheriffs Department: stated that the Reserve Burglary Program is still very much active and will renew the Burglary Preventative Program in Cupertino in the very near future. PS-1R Page 4 Commissioner Ford inquired as to the present status of the Sheriff's Reserve Park Patrol for this summer. Marron replied that the situation remains the same as last summer and no change is contemplated. Chief Curtis Kirby of the Central Fire District presented to the Commission monthly activity reports for the Cupertino and the unincorporated areas surrounding it for January, February and March of 1974. Commissioner Fazzio asked as to the peak fire periods in the City. Chief Kirby answered that May and June activity is increasingly noticeable, July and August 50% above normal, and start of the fall season critical. Commissioners Eberhardt and Fazzio inquired as to the category "OTHER" under types of alarms and the number of false alarms. Chief Kirby stated that the "OTHER" category includes fires re- sulting from dumpsters, autos, rubbish, et-., also false alarms are at a minimum in Cupertino because of the absence of public alarm systems. Ih response to Commissioner Ford's question, Chief Kirby also expressed the Central Fire District's satisfaction with the Public Safety Commission's adoption of the Uniform Fire Code. Commissioner Fazzio commended the Central Fire District and Fire Marshall's office for their help and cooperation in the study of the Uniform Fire Code and the monthly activity reports presently submitted. Commissioner Ford inquired as to the feeling of the Central Fire District toward the formation of the Cupertino Public Safety Commission and the advisability of other cities doing the same. Chief Kirby expressed satisfaction with the Cupertino Public Safety Commission because he felt that it provided the input and channel necessary for viable legislation. PUBLIC HEARING 5. Proposed Bicycle Lanes a) Blaney Avenue - Bollinger to Homestead Road. Glenn Grigg Traffic Engineer, oriented the Commission on. -the above proposed lanes. Blaney a residentail area, shows critical speeds of 35 miles per -hour. To reduce this speed bicycle lanes will be utilized plus a reduction from 12 foot lanes to 10 foot lanes resulting in reducing the capacity by 9%. C PS-18 Parking prohibitions, according to Grigg, currentl:v exists between 'Page 3 Homestead Road and Villa De Anza Way a-_.'. adjacent to the commercial properties near- Stevens. Creek�,Br.; evard and along th •fruntage of- Lake Biltmore Apartments, parking could be eliminated by the Portal School frontage and the commercial property near Bollinger. In other areas the prohibition could be switched from one side to the other to some extent in order to minimize the hardship on any particular neighborhood. In regard to Commissioner Fazzio`s question, Grigg stated that every effort is being made to coordinate bike lanes with neighboring cities and un- incorporated areas. A motionk by Fazzio to accept the Blaney Avenue proposal was withdrawn when the commission decided to hold further public hearings after all affected property owners are notified by direct mail. Jean Cushman of 10140 North Blaney favored bike lanes on Blaney but desired a reduction of speed. Diane Parish of 20083 Los Ondas Way also favored bike lanes on Blaney particulary because of the possible closing of a school in the immediate area. b) Stevens Creek Boulevard - easterly limits to Stelling thence to Ridgeway. Glenn Grigg explained that bicycle lanes would be installed on the north side and south side of Stevens Creek Blvd. from approximately Tantau to Stelling in the next fiscal year and extending beyond to Ridgeway to com- plete the plan in the five (5) year Capital Improvement Plan. At the present time Route 85 presents a crossing problem and the details will have to be coordinated with the State of California. Paul Weiss, owner of Rey Chevrolet on Stevens Creek Boulevard spoke in opposition alleging that bicycle lanes should not utilize on high traffic areas because of the danger to bike riders and the inhalation of exhaust fumes. Mr. Weiss also opposed these lanes on Stevens Creek because it would cripple parking in front of his place of business which is vital to his economic progress. Commissioner Eberhardt stated that since bicycles are already using Stevens Creek Boulevard it is the obligation of the City to install lanes and provide safety for these bike riders. Commissioner Ford acknowledged the problem of balancing the right to ride bicycles under the State Vehicle Code and the possible detriment to commercia on Stevens Creek Boulevard. Chairman Lester inquired as to the possibility of using side streets for bike lanes instead of Stevens Creek Boulevard. Glenn Grigg answered that this could possibly be accomplished but he Am doubted that riders could be encouraged to use same. ,5 , PS-18 Commissioner Fazzio was in accord with Grigg stating In additiftr Page 4 that side streets have been so designed to discourage heavy traffic. Chamber of Commerce Manager Frank Mulkern opposed bicycle lanes on ® heavy traffic, Stevens Creek Boulevard alleging that bike riders are almost non-existent at the present time and lanes would en- courage riders and thus accelerate a non-existent problem and create injuries. Mr. Mulkern suggested circuitous bike routes around Stevens Creek, namely Homestead and Bollinger Roads. Commissioner Ford stated that bicycles are being ridden on Stevena Creek in the morning and afternoon between Blaney and Cupertino High School by students thus making lanes mandatory. c) Wolfe Road - Stevens Creek to Homestead Road. Glenn Grigg stated that off-street bicycle lanes are planned for this area but are somewhat indeterminate at this�:time. How- ever, he stated, Freeway 280 is the problem and much thought must be given to solve it. The Tantau overcrossing will help to salve the problem but it is not scheduled for construction until 1977- 1978. Paul Weiss of Rey Chevrolet once again opposed lanes on Wolfe Road in favor of other circuitous routes. Mrs. Diane Parish of 20083 Los Ondas Way, Cupertino, also opposed lanes on Wolfe Road because of the danger caused by on -ramp and off -ramp of 280. d) Bubb Road - McClellan to Rainbow Drive. Glenn Grigg stated that this is primarily a residentail area and the problems are similar to those on Blaney Avenue as far as critical speed and volume is concerned. The City would have to coordinate a bike lane program with the City of San Jose because of the physical boundaries of this street. Commissioner Ford moved and Fazzio seconded the motion that the staff draft a letter and submit same along with adequate diagrams and/or maps to all residences that will be affected by the pro- posed lanes and re -schedule a public hearing on the next regular meeting of May 2, 1974. OLD BUSINESS None 11 Motion Carried, 4-0 Nzw BUSS 5. Commissioner Fazzio awed and Eberhardt seconded the otlas that Robert Ford be the new Public Safety Commission Chairman cominntIng May 1, 1974. Motion Carried, 4-0 Commissioner Fazzio moved and Ford seconded the motion that Loreta Eberhardt be the new Vice -Chairman. Motion Carried, 4-0 Chairman Lester requested that Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer draft a letter to be signed by the Commissioners to George Mangano for his service and dedication to the City of Cupertino and the Safety Commission. ADJOURNMT The meeting was adjourned at 11:00 P.M. until May 2, 1974. SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL as Smith, Recording Secretary n n a' IP e CITY OF CUPERTINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA PS-19 ® 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Page 1 Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD MAY 2, 1974, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA SALUTE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Chairman Ford, Eberhardt, Lester & Fazzio Staff Present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 1. Corrected minutes of adjourned meeting of April 4, 1974 to read: Ford moved and Fazzio seconded to hold public hearing on bike lanes. Item ##6, page 5 to read: Chairman Lester stated in conformance ® with City of Cupertino Municipal Ordinance 4#2.06.040 it is in order to select a new Chairman and Vice -Chairman. for the year May 1,1974, to April 30, 1975. Lester declared nominations open for Chairman. Commissioner Fazzio moved and Eberhardt seconded the motion that Bob Ford be nominated for Chairman of the Commission. Nominations were closed. Motion carried, 4-0 Chairman Lester opened nominations for Vice -Chairman. Commissioner Fazzio moved and Ford seconded the motion that Loreta Eberhardt be nominated for Vice -Chairman. Nominations were closed. Motion carried, 4-0 Last paragraph, page 4, to include business as well as residences and the date changed from May 2, 1974 to May 16, 1974. COMMUNICATIONS .2. Written There were none 3. Oral There were none ,PS-19 REPORT FROM SHERIFF AND/OR FIRE DEPARTMNT Page 2 4. There was none AGENDA BUSINESS 5. Continuance of study of bicycle paths, Public Hearing scheduled for May 16, 1974: a) Wolfe Road - Stevens Creek to Homestead. b) Stevens Creek Boulevard - Tantau to Ridgway. c) Blaney Avenue - Bollinger to Homestead. d) Bubb Road - McClellan to Rainbow. In view of the lack of attendance at -the hearing Commissioner Ford and the Commission members agreed that direct mail be utilized and sent to all property owners affected by the pro- posed lanes thereby constituting proper notice of the May 16, 1974 public hearing. a) Commissioner Eberhardt read a memo from Public Works Director Bert Viskovich stating that in view of the proposed Regional Shopping Center at Vallco Park, the bike lanes on Wolfe Road - as initially planned be deferred temporarily and that in the interim the motor vehicle lanes be narrowed to provide space ® on the right hand side of the road that could be used by bicyclists or disabled motor vehicles and recommended that no bike lane or bike route signs be installed. Chairman Ford stated that the problem on Wolfe Road is the Freeway interchange and the Commission is searching for alternatives. Paul Weiss of Key Chevrolet opposed bike lanes on Wolfe Road until such a time as a safe crossing of the freeway could be engineered. Frank Mulkern of the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce once again opposed bike lanes of heavy -traffic areas, but favored off-street bike lanes on Wolfe Road as orginally designed in the Five (5) Year Capital Improvement Program. Chairman Ford read statistics on bicycle accidents presented to the Commission by the Director of Public Works. In 1972 there were twenty four (24) bicycle accidents in Cupertino and twenty (20) resulting in injuries. In 1973 there were thirty eight (38) accidents of which thirty one (31) were injuries. Commissioner Lester stated that the providing of bike lanes on Wolfe Road imposes a liability on the City to enforce violations and ® ;provide safe bicycle routes for all bike riders. Lester also stated that the proposed Tantau overpass will provide the ideal solution for bike riders traveling to Cupertino high School and all elementary schools. PS--19 ' .Tack Carlozzi of 20451 Dawson Avenue, Cupertino, who rides a Page 3 bike to and from work from his residence to Hewlett Packard expressed the dangers for bike riders at the Fs-eeway on and off ramps and suggested that something be done to make this area more safe. In response to a suggestion by a Commission member, Mr. Carlozzi did favor a ramp over 280 where bicycles could be walked safely. Frank Mulkern of the Chamber of Commerce suggested the possibility of the Commission's developing original ideas to provide protected bike areas such as curbings, culverts, and reflector buttons etc. Bill Bull of 20333 Thelma Avenue, Saratoga, a frequent bike rider on Wolfe Road also expressed the danger at the freeway interchange and suggested a bike walkway over the off and on ramps. Commissioner Fazzio moved and Eberhardt seconded the motion that the Commission adopt the interim bike lanes as proposed by the Department of Public Works. AYES: Comm. Eberhardt, Fazzio,=Chairman Ford NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: Lester Motion carried, 3-0 ® b) Blaney Avenue - Bollinger to Homestead. c) Bubb Road - McClellan to Rainbow. d) Stevens Creek Boulevard - Tantau to Stelling. Frank Mulkern of the Chamber once again expressed his opposition to bicycle paths on heavy - traffic Stevens Creek Boulevard. Particularly in view of the many curb cuts in the shopping areas. Paul Weiss of Key Chevrolet also opposed bike lanes on Stevens Creek Boulevard particularly at the west end because of the heavy shopping activity and suggested alternate routes such as Bollinger and Homestead Roads. A discussion arose as to the possilility of providing bike lanes along Calabazas Creek providing access to Cupertino High School from Miller Avenue. Commissioner Ford requested that Loreta Eberhardt approach the Public Works Department as to the feasibility of such a project. Commissioner Eberhardt read a memo from the Public Works Director regarding the proposal of bike lanes on Homestead Road between Stelling and the west city limits with the cooperation of the County, Los Altos, and Sunnyvale. The recommendation was that the Commission review this route and include same in the Five Year Capital Improve- ment Program. -+k'ST &b s v „p�.;'S*YL ?st$zF-''^J PS-19 6. uniform Fire Code Page 4 ® Chairman Ford stated that the Uniform Fire Code as studied and ® amended by the Public Safety Commission will be greetto the Council for its consideration on Monday, May 6, ,at 7:30 P.M. Commissioner Fazzio suggested that a city survey on the banning of fireworks be conducted in Cupertino. Commissioner Lester felt that sufficient notice has been given to Cupertino residents on this proposal and that such a survey should not take place at this time. Lester also stated that a recent County survey indicated over- whelming opposition to the sale of safe and sane fireworks. OLD BUSINESS 7. With regard to statistics now being furnished the Public Safety Commission by the Central Fire District, Chairman Ford requested that the Code Enforcement Officer send copies of new forms to the Central Fire District for its study. 8. Commissioner Fazzio requested that Ross Smith gather information on SAGES noise survey and report progress of same at the May 16, meeting. NEW BUSINESS RECOGNITION OF NEW AGENDA ITEMS BY CHAIR. 9. General audience There were none 10. Commission members There were none ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9:30 P.M. to May 16, 1974 and the Public Hearing on proposed bicycle lanes. SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL Ross Smith, Recording Secretary CITY OF CUPENrLHO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA PS-20 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Page 1 Telephone: 252-4505 AML mUMTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD MAY 16, 1974, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA 11 11 SALUTE TO THE FLAG Chairman Ford called the meeting to order at 7:40 P.M. with the salute to the flag. OATH OF OFFICE FOR NEW PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSIONER Commissioner Gonzalez was sworn in by the Deputy City Clerk. ROLL CALL Commissioners present: Eberhardt, Fazzio, Gonzalez, Chairman Ford Commissioner absent: Lester Staff Present: Code Enforcement Officer Smith Traffic Engineer Grigg Deputy City Clerk Pagnini ROUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 1. Approval of Minutes of Adjourned Meeting of May 2, 1974. Page 3, fourth paragraph, add the following to the end of the sentence: "on Wolfe Road and providing ramps or sidewalks over Freeway 280." Moved by Commissioner Fazzio, seconded by Commissioner Eberhardt to approve the Xinutes of May 2, 1974 as ameaided. Motion carried, 3-0 Commissioner Gonzalez abstained . - nsz` P F,a' �,v rt a.. tia}yxsv' '`••,..a - t^ .':,�� -20 DES OF THE XMING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY �".OM - HE f 16. 1974 ge 2 ® CICATIONS 2. Written Chairman Ford acknowledged receipt of a letter from Cupertino Postmaster Carter asking for an opportunity to speak to the bike lanes on Stevens Creek Boulevard. 3. Oral Communications Chairman Ford said he had received a phone call from Pat Smith, 10317 Cold Harbor, Cupertino, this date, relative -to hazardous traffic conditions in her area near the Wilson school. She is preparing data for the Traffic Engineer. REPORT FROM SHERIFF AX OR FIRE DEPARTMENT Chief Kirby presented the Annual Report to the Safety Commission. He explained t%ere was one discrepany which he would like to correct and submit a corrected copy at next month°s Public Safety Commission Meeting. ® 1AGENDA BUSINESS 4. Discussion on Committee and Sub -Committee assignments. Chairman Ford said the basic study committee on noise is chaired by Commissioner Fazzio. Because of his knowledge, interest and experience, Commissioner Lester mould be the logical appointment as assistant to Commissioner Fazzio for this Noise Study Committee. Chairman Ford appointed the following people to the sub -committees as follows: I. Noise Committee A. Vehicular Noise - Comm. Eberhardt and Chairman Ford B. Commercial, Industrial and Construction Noise - Comm. Fazzio and Lester. C. Residential Noise - Comm. Fazzio and Gonzalez D. Public and Private Events Noise - Comm. Lester and Gonzalez iiES OF THE MELTING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMM. HELD MAY 16, 1974� PS-20 Page 3 II. Bicycle Study Committee - Comm. Eberhardt and Gonzalez III. Fire Study Committee - Comm. Lester and Chairman Ford IV. Police Study Committee - Comm. Eberhardt and Gonzalez S. Report from Noise Study Committee and SAGES on progress of Noise Study. Commissioner Fazzio reported the Noise Study began on Atay 15, 1974 over a 24-hour period at some 25 locations. Completion of this study is expected in two to three months. Commissioner Gonzale asked the Code Enforcement Officer about public response to this program. The Code Enforcement Officer stated that the city has received five or six requests that their areas be included in these 25 locations. The specific locations were confidential information. 6. Discussion of statistical reporting from Central Fire District and County Fire Marshal. Chairman Ford said an attempt has been made to extract data that applies solely to Cupertino from the countywide report. These reports are entitled Fire Classifications, Causes and Reporting Methods; Fire Loss Summary and Fire Prevention Activity. The City :tanager has suggested a column be added to these reports entitled 'THIS DATE LAST YEAR." This could be initiated next year. Police Chief Carter submitted his Annual Report 1972-1973. Starting with the month of June 1974, his statistical report will be broken down by jurisdiction as requested by the Commission. Chairman Ford asked Chief Carter if it would be possible to use the same format as that of the Fire Marshal. Chief Carter indicated this could be done next month. Chairman Ford said the City Manager has a need for these reports. Fire Chief Kirby indicated there were problems in breaking his report do:.-n by jurisdiction. Chairman Ford said it was -not necessary to redo previous reports but from now on the jurisdiction breakdocm would be very helpful. Chiefs Kirby and Carter agreed to work together on this new format. They will prepare a draft for submittal to the Public Safety Commission at next month's meeting. 11 •20 tiYNUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMNi. HELD MAY 16, 1974 ,e G 7. Public Hearing — Proposed Bicycle Lanes: a. Blaney Avenue — Bollinger to Homestead Road. The Traffic Engineer said the purpose of the public hearings is to give the public the opportunity to give input to the Commission. He went on to explain the City's proposal for limiting, rather than prohibiting, parking along Blaney Avenue from Bollinger to Homestead and Bubb Road from McClellan to Rainbow. He noted that bike lanes are included in the Five Year Improvement Program. He is attempting to reduce speeds on Blaney and Bubb and narrowing the lanes tends to accomplish this. We have twelve foot lanes throughout the City now, with a few exceptions, and he is proposing to narrow these to ten feet. He demonstrated on a map where the parking would be prohibited along these streets. Basically, it switches from one side to the other. The Traffic Engineer stated the San Jose city staff is planning bicycle lanes along Bollinger Road from Hyde Jr. High School west, across Saratoga —Sunnyvale Road to Kim Avenue to tie in with Cupertino's bike lanes. A bicycle lane is six feet wide. The distance from curb where parking is allowed is fourteen feet. This will be clearly marked. Mrs. Karen Boothroyd, 10729 South Blaney, Cupertino, said the main concern of her neighborhood is they would like to see some stop signs installed. The bike lanes would be great but the traffic and the speed on Blaney is very bad with the cars now traveling 35 to 37 miles per hour. She suggested a stop sign at John Drive. The intersection of Clifford and Suisun would be another logical place for a stop sign. The Traffic Engineer stated the Engineering Department has just completed a survey throughout the City. There was concern for that intersection of Clifford and Suisun for an adult crossing guard for the children. Along Blaney Avenue the city of San Jose is on one side of the street, Cupertino is on the other. It is felt there were adequate gaps in the traffic. He further stated that it has been found that stop signs really don't slow down the traffic. Narrowing the lanes would. He is very disturbed about commuters using residential streets. He answered Chairman Ford that he could see no particular problem with the proposal on -the-bulletin board. 11 FEES OF THE MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY CONH. FIELD MAY 16,1974 PS -20 Page S Mr. Frank Foster, 10169 Forth Blaney, Cupertino, wanted to address his remarks to the north side of Stevens Creek Blvd., particularly that area between Wheaton and Forest. It was his feeling that Blaney Avenue should have been much wider. He did not think it would be raise to try to add bicycle lanes along these busy streets. The people living on Blaney trying to back out of their driveways, hoping for a break in traffic, would then also have to cope with the bicycle traffic. It was his content -ion that narrowing of the traveled lanes would increase the hazard. Commissioner Eberhardt asked Mr. Foster if the children ride bicycles on the street en Manley. -Ft.. Rdatar answered, thy-:= ride only on the sidewalk. Chairman Ford asked how the No Parking along one side of the street :could affect him. Mr. Foster said there is no place else to park. His home was built very close to the sidewalk, that is, minimum setback. Mrs. Sylvia Foster, 10169 North Blaney, Cupertino, said she has checked with the neighbors and the residents do not want bicycle lanes along Blaney Avenue. She emphasized they have a real problem with traffic on that narrow strip of road. The Traffic Engineer said the width of the traveled lane, not the bicycle lane, helps control traffic. Mrs. Foster said she would like to see some traffic control on Blaney before bicycle lanes are considered. Parking will be a problem for residents on the east end, the west side, of the street. She answered Commissioner Gonzalez that speed and density are the kinds of anticipated problems. They would like to discourage commuter traf f lc , the big PG&E trucks, and the school buses from using Blaney. The Traffic Engineer said stop signs might discourage commuters but they would not effectively reduce the speed. The Traffic Engineer explained the appropriations for the bike lanes, since the Five Year Capital Improvement Program was voted down, will come from the State Bicycle Lane Account gas taxes. Mrs,Marlene `iinegar, 10743 South Blaney, Cupertino, said that removing parking in front of her home will create problems because they have five vehicles. They have a Little League son who travels Blaney on his bicycle at peak hours. She believes bicvcle lanes would encourage him to obey the laws. She feels that narrowing the lanes will discourage drivers from going around cars is that are waiting to turn. left. Bicycle lane will increase visibility in getting out of the driveways. PS-20 MINUTES OF THE MEETING JF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COF4M. BELH MhY 16, 1974 Page o The Traffic Engineer said traffic signals create more gaps in traffic flow than stop signs. There would be larger gaps between cars but at a steady rate. Mrs. Frances Dresden, 10180 North Blaney, Cupertino, said parking is already a problem. It takes her daughter ten minutes to back out of their driveway. All her neighbors on her side of the street are against bicycle lanes on Blaney. She answered Commissioner Gonzalez that there are a lot of bikes using the street and the sidewalk now. Commissioner Gonzalez asked if she saw any help in backing the car out of their driveway if there was no parking allowed on the street. She agreed this would be a help, but she does not know where to ask her company to park when they come to her home. The street is very narrow from Stevens Creek Blvd. to Twilight Drive. Mrs. Mary Anne Casella, 19905 Fig Tree Court, Cupertino, said it is very difficult trying to get onto Blaney Avenue in the morning from her cul-de-sac. Perhaps a stop sign, down by Forest, might not be a bad idea. She approved of bike lanes. Chairman Ford asked the staff for a feasibility study on a stop sign at Forest and Blaney. The Traffic Engineer said a study has been done some years ago. A crossing guard has been at that intersection for several years for the school children. He ® answered Commissioner Fazzio that the traffic is somewhat lighter on the north side of Stevens Creek Blvd. Because of the divergence of opinion and variety of input, Chairman Ford suggested the Commission refer the Blaney Avenue bicycle lane issue back to the committee and that an Adjourned Meeting be held on May 30, 1974 to resolve this. b. Stevens Creek Blvd. - east City limits to Stelling Road Chairman Ford said this would tie in with existing bicycle lanes. He asked Chief Kirby what removal of his very limited parking in front of the Fire Station, on Stevens Creek Blvd., would do. Chief Kirby said inconvenience to the public would be the greatest concern. They do have plans to provide more reasonable parking for the personnel now. They hope to have a driveway all around the Fire Station. The Traffic Engineer said, because of the median strip, we are unable to make any trade-off in the parking. The staff is proposing a flat No Parking all along Stevens Creek Blvd.. Most of the commercial establishments have adequate parking for employees and customers. MIMES OF THE 21MING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMM. HELD MAY 16, 19761 PS-20 Page 7 40 Chairman Ford quoted from a report that 20,1: of the reported bicycle accidents in Cupertino occurred on Stevens Creek Boulevard. He asked for comments from the audience. Postmaster Al Carter, 20850 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, said the bicycle riders today have more hazards to contend with than years ago. He is well aware of the environmental aspects of bicycle riding vs auto- mobiles. He has installed a bicycle rack at the Post Office and has rented off-street parking for the employM He opposed bicycle lanes on Stevens Creek Blvd. as a matter of safety to the bicycle rider. They appear to have little or no consideration for the cars pulling out of the parking lot. He then submitted copies of a study he had prepared. He sighted the numerous ingress/egress aprons onto Stevens Creek Blvd.. He said 40% of the distance between Stelling and the eastern City limits is taken up by the entrances and exits. He would like to have this report made a part of the record. The Post Office parking lot has only ten spaces and there are four spaces available in front of the church. They are looking into the possibility of a new Post Office perhaps within five years. Postmaster Carter stated that 28 ® bicycles went either east or west in front of the Post Office in a three hour period. He said he would not like to lose the curbside mail box. He asked what would happen to the bus stops where there are bicycle lanes. If there is going to be an exception for bus stops, he asked for an exception for his postal patrons. He does not believe the installation of bicycle lanes on Stevens Creek Boulevard is practical at this time. Postmaster Carter answered Chairman Ford that the City has made suggestions for relief of the congestion at the Post Office, which he has forwarded to the Post Office Sectional Center. He agreed that Cupertino has outgrown its present Post Office but there will be no new one for five years or so. Postmaster Carter said there is a crosswalk opposite St. Joseph's School so the children can go up ras�s-Drive to Stelling Road. He does not believe there will be an increase of bicycle riders along these heavily traveled streets. u PS-20 WNUTES OF THE M=ING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COM�i+m HELD MAY 16, 1974 Page .H Amok Commissioner Gonzalez asked if there are any alternative locations for a drive --up Post Office box, not as a replace- ment but as a supplemental one. Mr. Carter said they have considered putting one directly across the street from the Post Office. E 11 Mr. Paul Weiss, 20955 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Cupertino, said he wanted to add to the argument already in the record as to the bicycle lanes on Stevens Creek Boulevard. He felt this would encourage more bicycle riders and therefore more accidents. There are too many curb cuts. There is a conflict of bicycle riders in bus stops. The bicycle riders have not been educated to follow .the traffic signals. He does not believe bicycles should be used or, our highest volume traveled streets. He said many people voted against the Five Year Capital Improvement Program because of the bicycle lanes. He submitted a petition with some 29 signatures of business people along Stevens Creek Boulevard. He said the bicycle lanes will cause a financial loss to the businesses along Stevens Creek Boulevard. Mr. Gonzalez asked if he felt bicycle lanes *could increase accidents. Mr. Weiss said more bicycles mean more accidents. His greatest objection was to the bicycle lanes on Stevens Creek Boulevard. Commissioner Gonzalez said that in Palo Alto bus stops parallel the bike lanes. The bicycles turn out and go around the. buses. He agreed that the bicycle riders need to be educated as to the rules of traffic. He said we have commuter bicycle riders and recreational bicycle riders. His question was how to encourage the bicycle riders to use alternate routes rather than more direct routes. Attorney Brian Wilson, 20401 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Cupertino, feels it is incredibly difficult to have bike lanes along Stevens Creek Boulevard. It is his belief that it will create liability problems. He recommended Homestead Road and McClellan for bicycle lanes. Mr. Frank Mulkern, 20080 Villa Serra, Cupertino, representing the Chamber of Commerce said he is not convinced that creating bicycle lanes along Stevens Creek Boulevard would benefit the bike rider. Fie encouraged bicycle lanes on Homestead, Bollinger, and McClellan. He presented some alternatives - such 'as`an alternate from Stelline the bicycle rider would go east to Pepper Tree, east to Bonny Drive, east on Shelly Drive, north on Terry Way, then the bike rider Mould go down Rodyigueg' , Blaney Avenue, down Price Avenue to Portal and then north on Portal to Stevens Creek Boulevard. Another alternate he suggested was LaMar Drive to East Estates Drive and come out on Miller Avenue. He stated that the Camber of Commerce is considering some type of community action for the bicycle riders. PS-20 �M MUTES OF nA M HMING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COM.4. HELD ICY 14, 1974 Page 9 Attorney Jerry Houser, 20401 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Cupertino, coraerted on paragraph 2 of the May b, 1974 letter from the Director of Public Works. To his knowledge, nobody has consulted him as to adequate off- street parking. He asked if such studies were made or if they are going to be made. The Traffic Engineer said the bicycle population has increased greatly and is still increasing. No survey has been made by the City of the off-street parking along Stevens Creek Boulevard. Commissioner Gonzalez asked the Traffic Engineer if a bicycle lane was made through a residential area how much less expensive it would be. The Traffic Engineer said it costs about $2,500 per mile on major thoroughfares. Through residential streets about a 25% savings would be realized. Chairman Ford referred the Stevens Creek Boulevard bicycle lane issue to the Committee for report back. C. Bubb Road - McClellan to Rainbow The Traffic Engineer went through the proposal from McClellan Road, past Kennedy Jr. High School, to Regnart Creek, to Stevens Creek Boulevard. He said there is a multi -jurisdictional situation here. The city of San Jose has indicated they will cooperate with the bicycle lanes. Mr. Blonmierstein, 11091 Bubb Road, Cupertino, spoke against the No Parking restriction in front of his home. He said he is a Safety Engineer with the State of California. From a safety standpoint, he was against bicycle lanes. He answered Co=issioner Fazzio that there are only about five bicycles per day going past his home. He answered Commissioner Eberhardt that even though there are schools in that area, there are very few bicycle riders. He asked the Commission to con- sider traffic bumps or something to reduce the traffic on Bubb Road. Postmaster Carter said he lives on Vai Avenue in the County, fairly close to Bubb Road. As to the matter of safety, he recommended more forceful action be taken. The County Traffic Engineer verbally told him that they would go along with the bicycle lanes on Bubb Road. The Traffic Engineer answered Co=issioner Gonzalez that in the case of multi -jurisdictions, where they don't agree with the City of Cupertino's thinking, ordinarily the City takes the first positive action. APES OF THE MEETLNG OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COM. HELD MILY 16, 197� PS-20 Page 10 Is Chairman Ford referred the bicycle lanes on Bubb Road back to the Committee. d. Wolfe Road --Stevens Creek to Homestead Road Chairman Ford said at the previous meeting it was decided not to have bicycle lanes on Wolfe Road but rather narrow the travel lanes and create wide curb lanes. Commissioner Fazzio requested a bicycle count on Blaney, Stevens Creek Boulevard, and Bubb Road. He wondered whether the bicycle lanes were worth the expense and inconvenience to the homeowners. He was answered by the Traffic Engineer that the critical speed on Bubb Road is 35 mph but it is posted for 25 mph. There was some discussion about engaging young people and perhaps the crossing guards at Portal and Kennedy schools to help gather the data requested by Commissioner Fazzio. The Traffic Engineer said on Stelling Road the wrong way bicycle riders was 29%. This has been reduced to is 7% with the installation of bicycle lanes. 8. Discussion on staff recommendation for bicycle lanes on Homestead Road - Stelling to west City limits. The Traffic Engineer said he has had a request from a girl living in Los Altos, who goes to Homestead High School, that she would like bicycle lanes from her home to the school. The Traffic Engineer was considering doing away with the two- way left turn lane on Homestead Road. Moved by Commissioner Fazzio, seconded by Commissioner Eberhardt to recomaaend to the City Council that this bicycle lane route on homestead Road - Stelling to the Vgstem City limits be included in the Five Year Capital Improvement Program. PS-20 DES OF THE WMT= OF THE PUBLIC SM= CM. 8W Mg 16 p 1974 Page SI Commissioner Gonzalez was not opposed to the bike lases on Homestead but in the next sirs months to one year this Commission might come up with some area where bike lanes are more in demand than here. The Traffic Engineer said this could enable us to get Homestead High School students from Stelling Road. There are Cupertino people Interested in this even though it is multi -jurisdictional. Motion carried. 4-0 OLD BUSINESS Commissioner Fazzio brought up the matter of the numbering scheme he proposed for keeping track of proposals. This was forwarded to the Code Enforcement Officer for implementation. Chairman Ford said this Commission's recommendations to the City Council regarding the Fireworks ordinance has been amended to reflect the State of California code sections. The Council should be made aware of this through the staff. NEW BUSINESS -- None 0 1RECOGNITION OF NEW AGENDA ITEMS BY CHAIR 11 9. General Audience - None 10. Commission Members New Commissioner Gonzalez was welcomed to the Public Safety Commission by the other members. ADJOURNMENT Chairman Ford adjourned this meeting at 11:45 P.M. to May 30, 1974 at 7:30 P.M. for the purpose of discussing the report on proposed bicycle lanes from the Bicycle Study Committee. tespectfully Submitted, is Inwards cording Secretary a- CITY OF CUPERTINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California 40 Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMMISSION � PS-22 HELD JUNE 27, 1974, IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Page 1 CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA SALUTE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL Commissioners present: Staff Present: Guest Present: Chairman Ford, Fazzio Bbdrhdrdt'efid Gonzalez Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Glenn Grigg, City Traffic Engineer Al Carder, Santa Clara County Fire Marshal MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 1. Approval of Minutes of Adjourned Meeting of May 30, 1974. Moved by Gonzalez and seconded by Eberhardt to approve the Minutes of May 30 as read. Motion carried 3-0 Lester abstained COMMUNICATIONS 2. Written Letter from Elaine Rosendahl, 10220 Vista Drive, Cupertino, directed to the Cupertino Public Safety Commission, expressing her concern with the upsurge in burglaries in the City and particularly in her own immediate neighborhood. 3. Oral There were none. REPORT FROM SHERIFF AND/OR FIRE DEPARTMENT 4. Fire Marshal Alan Carder thanked the Commission for its contribu- tion toward the passage of the Uniform Fire Code and Fireworks Ord- inance. AGENDA BUSI14ESS ® 5. Presentation of format for statistical reports from the County Fire Marshal's Office. e t PS-22 Page 2 40 r 1 U C MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMSSION HELD JUNE 27, 1974 i AGENDA BUSINESS (continued) j 5. (continued) j Fire Marshal Alan Carder, after meeting with Robert Ford and City `+ Manager Robert Quinlan, presented a statistical format for the f Commission's consideration. The areas to be reported are: In- spections, Plans Reviewed, Fire and Alarm Investigai:ions and Miscellaneous. Statistics are to be compiled and reported on a month to month basis including yearly totals to date. i A lengthy discussion followed and Chief Carder thoroughly reviewed all four categories. i Commissioner Gonzalez inquired as to the educational efforts of the Fire Marshal's Office, particularly in the schools, and the feasibility of including same in the report. 4 Commissioner Fazzio stated that if such an educational program .is €' not a part of the services contracted by the City of Cupertino, it 1 should not be a part of the statistical reporting program. Chief Carder indicated that such reporting could be included in his monthly report if the Commission deemed it necessary. Chief Carder emphasized to the Commission that the reporting procedure as outlined would have to be approved by the Central Fire District, Chairman Ford requested tentative approval of the report as presented and requested that it be submitted to the City Manager. Commissioner Lester moved and Fazzio seconded the motion that the report as presented be submitted to the City Manager for approval. Motion carried 5-0 6. Report on Noise Survey - SAGES City 'Traffic Engineer Glenn Grigg reported that SAGES has completed five (5) of the twenty-six (26) survey areas and expects to complete the survey by August 1, 1974. I Norm Shanks of 21589 Edwards Way, Cupertino, addressed the Commission concerning the excessive noise created by cycles on the Kennedy Jr. High School playground. Chairman Ford stated that Kennedy Jr. High School is in San Jose and subject to enforcement by the San Jose Police Department. In response to the statement by Mr. Shanks that the San Jose Police were unable to arrest, Ford stated 1 that such activity is in violation of California Vehicle Code { Section #21113. ( Ford suggested that Mr. Shanks obtain a letter signed by residents of the community and submit same to Chief Murphy of the San Jose j Policy Department. It was also suggested that Cupertino School District be contacted in an effort to gain their support. • MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSIONHELD JUNE 27, 1974, PS-22 Page 3 7. Continuance of study of bike lanes on Homestead Road. In response to a question by a Commission member, Glenn Grigg answered that thus far he has not heard from other jurisdictions concerning the completion of bike lanes on Homestead Road. Commissioner Lester reminded the Commission that the Minutes of May 16, page 10, the Commission recommended to the City Council that the Homestead bike lane to included in the Five Year Capital Improvement Program. Chairman Ford stated that he will meet with Sunnyvale City Manager next week and determine his position relative to bike lanes on Homestead. 8. Stevens Creek Boulevard, East City limits to Stelling Road. Commissioner Gonzalez of the bicycle lanes sub -committee stated that his former position of favoring bike lanes of Stevens Creek Boulevard has been altered in favor of an alternate East to West bike route in an attempt to reduce bike traffic on Stevens Creek. His plan included a bike count on Stevens Creek prior to the alternate route, the installation of the alternate route, and additional interval counts on Stevens Creek Boulevard. A reduction of traffic on Stevens Creek Boulevard would justify the alternate route. IV Gonzalez reiterated that this is a trial program and the resulting criteria would determine a final decision. Chairman Ford favored the alternate bike route of Cotm•.issioner Gon- zalez and its purpose to measure the impact of bicycles on Stevens Creek Boulevard. Commissioner Gonzalez outline the alternate bike route'as follows: a) Stelling Road thence easterly on Pepper Tree, Bonny Drive, Shell Terry Way and Rodrigues to Highway 9. Thence easterly on Rodri- gues to Blaney Avenue. The route from Pepper Tree to Highway 9 would contain street signs, arrows, and bike route markings. The route from Highway 9 to Blaney would contain six (6) inch white lines with no parking on both sides from 7:00 a. m. to 8:00 p. m. Gonzalez recommended that hereafter bike traffic counts be esta lisped on all proposed bikeways. In this fashion there will be a basis for determining bikeways successes and shortcomings. Further, a regular program of bike counts on existing bikeways should also be instituted. All counts should be for a minimums of 12 hours and conducted at least twice a year. Gonzalez moved and Fazzio seconded the motion that the alter - is nate bike route as proposed be presented to the City Council for adoption. Motion carried 5-0 PS-22 40 age 4 n LJ E ;MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD JUNE 27, 1974 i AGENDA BUSINESS (continued) 8. (continued) Gonzalez moved and Eberhardt seconded the motion that to encourage bicyclists to travel in the proper direction along Cupertino bike- ways, the Commission recommends that the presently unused backsides of Bike Lanes be utilized and indicate that travel in improper direction is illegal and prohibited. i Motion carried 5-0 OLD BUSINESS 9. Commissioner Lester requested that the Cupertino Scene be utilized to inform residents of home security precautions necessary when on vacation. Chairman Ford requested that Ross Smith gather nec- essary material and follow through as soon as possible. 10, City Traffic Engineer Glenn Grigg presented to the Commission a revised proposal of previously adopted bike lanes on Blaney Avenue reducing the 8, 10, 10, 4 and 8 to 7, 10, 10, 6 and 7. Commissioner Fazzio moved and Eberhardt seconded the motion to amend the previous proposal of PSC 4010 and PSC 4012 to comply with the ne�a lane proposal as described above. Motion carried 5-0 NEW BUSINESS 11. Fazzio noted that the agenda cover page indicates that Will Lester is Public Safety Commission Vice -Chairman instead of Loreta Eberhardt. Chairman Ford requested that Ross Smith, Code Enforce- ment Office, correct the error as soon as possible. RECOGNITION OF NEW AGENDA ITEMS BY CHAIR 12. General audience - None { 13. Commission members - None t ;ADJOURNMENT Chairman Ford adjourned the meeting until July 18, 1974, at 7:30 p. m. Adjournment 12:35 a. m. SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL Ross Smith, Recording Secretary 11 E CITY OF CiTPWINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD MAY 30, 1974, IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA SALUTE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL Commissioners present: Commissioner absent: Staff present: MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Chairman Ford, Eberhardt, Gonzalez, Fazzio Lester Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Glenn Grigg. City Traffic Engineer 1. Approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting of May 16, 1974. Page 7, 2nd paragraph, 13th line down, to read: "40% of the dis- tance between Stelling Road and Straw Hat Pizza is taken up by the entrances and exits." Page 9, 2nd paragraph to read: "Through residential streets the cos would be approximately 25% of the costs of major thoroughfares." Page 2, item #6, 3rd paragraph to read: "County Fire Marshall Chief Alan Carder." Page 11, 2nd paragraph to read: "Fireworks Ordinance is in conflict with California Health and Safety Code regarding the presence of 18 year olds in fireworks stands. The Council should be made aware of this through the staff." Moved by Commissioner Fazzio, seconded by Eberhardt, to approve the Minutes of May 16, as corrected. Motion carried, 4-0 COMMUNICATIONS 2. Written There were none. 3. Oral Amk There were none. PS-21 Page 1 PS-21 ; MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF VIE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD MAY 30, 1974 Page 2 ® REPORT FRJM SHERIFF AND/OR FIRE DEPARTMENT 4. There were none. AGENDA BUSINESS 5. Report from subcommittee on proposed bicycle lanes. Subcommittee members Robert Gonzalez and Loreta Eberhardt presented the following rationale on bike lanes in Cupertino: A principal responsibility of this commission is to provide for the public's safety. The bike lane decisions have been made after con- sidering their feasibility and effects on the community. One of the earliest questions that arise is "Why have bike lanes?". Some answers that were discussed included: To promote safe bicycling To protect the bike rider To encourage an alternate method of transportation To assist the motorist in 'his awareness of bicycles Further discussions introduced the difference between the commuter and recreational riders. It is clear that their needs and orientation to bike lanes differ. The former travels along main thoroughfares and 4.s usually an older mature person interested in getting from point A to point B in the most efficient, expedient manner. The latter travels slower, includes smaller children or family riders, and is not averse to going the more scenic circuitous routes. The question of "Are Bike Lanes Safer?" is partially answered by the following comments. Ac- cording to a study prepared by the Institute of Transportation and Traffic Engineering (ITTE), providing only NOTIFICATION to bikers and motorists of bicycle traffic assures the barest minimum of pro- tection and is only acceptable as the last alternative. Further, tab- ulated statistics indicating how much safer bike lanes are, seem few and far between. However, in the same ITTE study it was observed that accident rates go down where improved bike lanes are provided. Locally we have available 1973 statistics for biking accidents in Cupertino. Briefly they can be summarized as follows: i of a total of 38 accidents, 26% (10) occurred on Stevens Creek Boulevard . 68% (26) of these accidents occurred on NON -Bike Lane streets ( 32% occurred on bike lanes. Another fact supporting the contention that Bike Lanes influence better bicycle safety habits is the following facts: MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMnSSION HELD PS-21 MAY 30, 1974 Page 3 of the 38 accidents, 32% (12) were caused by wrong way bi- cyclists • of these 12, 25% (4) were on Bike lanes while the other 8 happened on non bike lane streets. Another Cupertino report shows that after bike lanes were instal ed, there was a 10% decrease in wrong way bicycle traffic. In summary, we feel that providing a measure of safety for the existing riders is our major concern and responsibility. The following recommendations are pertinent to the subject of bike lanes: We are taking this opportunity to present them. In order to encourage bicyclists to travel in the proper direc- tion along Cupertino bikeways, we recommend that the presently unused backsides of Bike Lane Signs be utilized. They should indicate that travel in this direction is illegal and prohibited It is recommended that hereafter bike traffic counts be estab- lished on all proposed bike lanes. In this fashion we will have a basis for determining bike lane successes$ and shortcomings. Further, a regular program of bike counts on existing bike lanes should be instituted also. These counts should be for a minimum of 12 hours and conducted at least once a year. At this time, when there is such a strong interest in bicycles and bike lanes, it is suggested that a city-wide study on bi- cycle lanes and networks be initiated. It would be the purpose of this study to bring together interested parties to determine and size Cupertino bikeway requirements in such a manner as to optimally serve the community and minimally affect our neigh- borhoods and shopping areas. 6. Report from subcommittee on proposed bicycle lanes. a) Blaney Avenue, Homestead to Bollinger Road Subcommittee members Bob Gonzalez and Loreta Eberhardt after a thorough study made the following recommendation to the Public Safety Commission: The Blaney bike lane should be implemented as a Cupertino bike- way. This implementation requires the following: 1. Blaney is divided into four lanes as follows: a. an 8' bike lane on the East side of the street b. Two 10' automobile lanes C. a 12' combination parking and bicycle lane O PS-21 MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION NEED MAY 30, 1974 Page 4 2. Installation of several pedestrian crosswalks across Blaney to assist residents crossing this street. 3. NO PARKING restriction on the EAST side applies only between the hours of 0700 and.2000. 4. On the SOUTH side of Stevens Creek Boulevard, the NO PARKIN(: restriction alternates between the EAST and WEST sides in order to minimize the effect on residents along Blaney. 5. The intent is to provide the longest continuous bike lane possible along this street and if jurisdictional problems or delays arise, Cupertino should implement its portion immediately. The alternating NO PARKING sides on portions of this bikeway means that the center dividing line on Blaney will gently "sway" back and forth a total of four feet. This seems an innovative approach and merits a trial period. Should this not prove satisfactory, a NO PARKING policy along only one side of the street should be implemented. See the attached sketches for a representation of how Blaney Avenue would be divided. ® Moved by Fazzio and seconded by Eberhardt that the Blaney route as presented by accepted for Council presentation. Motion carried, 4-0 b) Bubb Road, McClellan to Rainbow Drive The Bubb Road bike lane should be implemented as a Cupertino bikeway. This commission's recommendations are as follows: 1. Bubb Road is divided into four lanes. a. an 8 foot bike lane b. 2-10 foot automobile lanes C. a 12 foot combination parking and bicycle lane 2. A NO PARKING restriction between 0700 and 2000 will apply to the 8 foot bike lane side of the street. 3. The NO PARKING side will vary so as to affect the fewest residents possible. This causes the center dividing line to sway a maximum of four feet along Bubb Road. 4. This lane should NOT be implemented until all jurisdictions along this road are in agreement and are ready to proceed. Moved by Fazzio and seconded by Eberhardt that the Bubb Road route be accepted for Council presentation. Motion carried, 4-0 • MINUTES OF THE AWOURNED.MMING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY CMWsSION En PS-21 MAY 30, 1974 'gage 5 c) Stevens Creek Boulevard - Tantau to Ridgeway. Commissioners Gonzalez and Eberhardt presented a rationale on bicycle lanes on Stevens Creek Boulevard: Six (6) foot bike lanes would be installed on both the north i south sides of Stevens Creek Boulevard with a designation of f (6) problem areas, namely: Swanson Ford, Fire Station, Baer residence, Bank of America, Post Office and Rey Chevrolet. Three (3) options were proposed relating to the Post Office: 1) Allow the status quo 2) Allow the mail drop only, and 3) Total no parking and a redesigning of off-street parking. Commissioner Fazzio indicated some hesitancy in approving bike lanes on Stevens Creek, particularly between Highway 9 and Stelling because of the Post Office problem, the heavy traffic, and the numerous curb cuts existing in this area. Fazzio also indicated a solution is necessary around the Baer residence and the Texaco station prior to installation of lanes. Commissioner Gonzalez recognized the Stevens Creek problem and recommended that a decision on same be delayed until a later date attended by Commissioner Lester. OLD BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS None RECOGNITION OF NEW AGENDA ITEMS BY CHAIR 7. General audience - None 8. Commission members - None ADJOURNMENT Chairman Ford adjourned the meeting until June 27, 1974, at 7:30 p. for the purpose of continuing the study on bike lanes on Stevens Creek Boulevard. SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL Ross Smith, Recording Secretary * I k p CITY OP CUPERTINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA PS-23 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Page 1 Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD JULY 18, 1974, -CON1W.MCE ROOM, CITY`"WL7..`CUP ;iC"IF8 11 SALUTE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL Commissioners present: Commissioners absent: Staff present: Guests present: MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Gonzales, Fazzio,arid Acting Chairman Lester Chairman Ford and Eberhardt Ross Smith, CEO and Glenn Grigg, City Traffic Engineer Chief Curtis Kirby, Central Fire District and Chief Alan Carder, Santa Clara County Fire Marshall Charles Marton, Santa Clara County Sheriff°63 Department 1. Approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting of June 27, 1974. Commisslcner.�. Lester requested that item #7, page 3, be corrected to read "bikeways" instead of "bike lanes".and the term "bikeways" hereafter replace the work "bike lanest0. ® Page 4, item #9, include "the Cupertino Scene and all available media be utilised'% Page 4, item #8, read "bikeways in place of "bike lanes". Page 1, written communications, include the May report submitted by Chief Kirby of the CenteaAl Fire District. Moved by Commissioner Gonzalez and seconded by Fazzio to accept the Minutes of June 27, as corrected. Motion carried, 3-0 COMMUNICATIONS 2. I titten: Letter written to Elaine Rosendahl of 10220 Vista Drive, ® Cupertino, by the E.E.O as requested by the commissioner `® 3. Oral: There were none. PS-23 REPORT FROM SHERIFF AW OR FM DEPARTHM Page 2 ° 4. Charles Masson of the Santa Clara County Sheriff's> 8 Department acknowledged the sudden upsurge in burglary in June and the first half of July but had no concrete reason for its occurence. Mar%Vrt- did indicate that Deputy Duggan who had previously been Pin burglary patrol during daylight hours and had been transferred to traffic surveillance, was back again on burglary patrol as an effort to check the burglary problem. Commissioner Fazzio requested that Ross Smith, C.E.U., bring a burglary map current in order to determine what effect the Sheriff's Burglary Preventative Program has had on the burglary activity in the City. Manson stated that the Sheriff's Department is currently working with Explorer Groups to augment the Reserves in the Burglary Prevention Program. Commissioner Gonzales acknowledged the success of the program but emphasized the need for more consisteht exposure to achieve more viable results. Commissioner Fazzio asked why it was necessary for the buglary patrol vehicle to be recognizably green. Marron replied that other autos are used by the detective division but all patrol units must draw from a central car pool. Fazzio inquired as to whether the Sheriff's Ride - Along Program included the Burglary Patrol unit. Marron replied in the affirmative. Chairman Lester inquired as to the results of the County Communications study by the S.R.I. Marron replied the study has not been completed and the County has not as ® yet had the opportunity to review any of its contents. Lester re -iterated the need for the continual implementation of the Reserves in the Burglary Preventative Program. 5. Chief Kirby of the CentgZ1 Fire District presented the Commission with the Cupertino Activity Report for the month of June. A discussion followed concerning the newly proposed Monthly Activity Report, PSC #4019. Gonzales called attention to the nedd for totals for Fire responses in addition to taa&Ufor non -fire responses. Commissioner Gonzalez moved and Fazzio seconded the motion to accept PSC #4019. 1 Motion carried, 3-0 an..;m^cx*�^ sy^ zrzG+.ss*tai • Chief Kirby introduced "America Burning" a study made by the Stational Commission on Fire Prevention and Control which stated that Fires can be reduced, 15„Z not by additional manpower and equipment but by the proper utilization of existing manpower and equipment. 11 Kirby also introduced the Tot Finder, a decal, when properly placed, immediately identifies the bedroom of a child or a person with limited physical capabilities. Thus, the first fire unit arriving at a home fire can quickly identify their priorities for the most effective rescue and/or fire suppression operations. These decals are at both Cupertino Fire Stations and are free to Cupertino residents. The Commission requested that Ross Smith, E.E.O., publicize the availability of these decals in the Cupertino Scene. Commissioner Fazzio inquired if Chief Kirby was familiar with the Red Ball program and its disadvantage of singling out children's rooms to burglars. Kirby replied that the Central Fire District was not able to participate in am but the disadvantage would be clarified when the decals are distributed. Chief Kirby introduced the "Smoke Gard", a smoke detector designed to be used in the home. Cost is $59.95. FIT :4Zn 6. Report from Fire Marshall on and iajfiriQs durifi 4th of July holiday, and enforcement activity resulting. therefrom — In response to the inquiry byC6ommissioner FazzioV Chief Kirby stated that he did not have any statistics available but that fire losses and activity during the holiday was at a minimum. This, he felt, was brought about by more rigid C#ty Controls and the increase in parent avaremiess. With regard to enforcement activities during the Holiday, Cht&f Carder of the Fire Marshall's office stated that although some confiscation of fireworks was made Cupertino presented very few problems. Some problems did exiSt_in the County areas resulting in prosecution by the District Attorney's office. 7. PSC 4019. Central Fire District statistccl format previously adopted by the commission. PS-23 Page 3 • PS-23 8. Request for report on bicycle education enforcement from Page 4 the Sheriff's office. Marron stated that the Bicycle Safety program for Santa Clara County funded by the State of California has exhausted its funds but that the program is being continued by individual City contributions and being administered by the Santa Clara County Safety Council. Commissioner Gonzalez inquired as to the lack of bicycle enforcement by the Sheriff's Department. Marron replied that historically bicycle enforcement has had lov priority and it is extremely difficult to- get bicycle enforcement from the deputies. This problem, he aLated is a universal one and not merely restricted to the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department. Glen Grigg, City Engineer stated that a recent meeting in Santa Barbara revealed that the majority of bike accidents are caused by bikes and that bike safety necessitates both an enforcement and orientation program. Grigg also discussed a film on bicycle enforcement tuned to the Police Officer and expressed a desire to purchase a copy of same for a Cupertino orientation program. Grigg stated he would attempt to have the film purchased by the Santa Clara County Safety Council should other request to the City fail. Commissioner Gonzalez reiterated the need for the issuing of citations for bicycle traffic violators as regular procedure thus bringing about an effective bike safety program. In response, Marron replied that enforcement can only be made by the deputy on patrol and this is where the problem lies. As a member of the bicycle safety sub -committee, Commis- sioner Gonzalez stated he will submit to the Commission a proposal on bicycle safety and enforcement by the end of summer co be implemented in the fall. 9. SAGES Commissioner Fazzio informed the Commission that the noise monitoring equipment used by SAGES in the City noise study was being repaired this temporarily halting further activity• Fazzio stated he would pursue the problem in an effort to oontinue the study. 10. Bikeways Glen Grigg revealed to the Commission a uewly proposed Santa Clara County Arterial Bikeways Plan. However, he stated, the availability of funds is indeterminate at this time. • PS-�23 GlennGrja also revealed the bike lane probe on b Rom Page 5 • which is thirty eight (38) feet wide'W1c eiside consent he prop$" full parking prohibition and five (5) feet bike lanes. C11 NET BUSINESS 11. Commissioner Gonzalez reve&leda new system schoolsg et paths in the City utilizing prkseisd s an effort to help lessen bicycling on the City streets. After some discussion it was agreed attdd atetproposal would be further developed and.p eset meeting. RECOGNITION OF NEW AGENDA ITEMS BY CHAIR. 12. General audience s none 13. Commission members s none ADJOURNMENT Chairman Lester adjourned the meeting at 12:30 A.M. until the next regular meeting on August 15, 1974. SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL ', Ross Smith, Recording Secretary u C 1-1 CITY OF CMMWM, OF AIM NIA 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD AUGUST 13, 1974, IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HAIL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA SALUTE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Commissioners Absent: Staff Present: Guest Present: MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MBETING Chairman Ford, Lester and Gonzalez Eberhardt and Fazzio Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Alan Carder, Santa Clara County Fire Marshall 1. Approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting of July 18, 1974. Page 4, paragraph 4, "other"tto read "another','. Moved by Commissioner Lester and seconded by Commissioner Gonzalez to accept the Minutes of July 18, 1974, as corrected. Motion carried, 3-0 COMMUNICATIONS 2. Written Commissioner Ford reported letter received from Mrs: Smith and Watanabe of Cold Harbor Street, regarding the traffic problem at Cold Harbor and Vicksburg Drive. Commissioner Ford stated the problem will be resolved by the closing off of.Cold Harbor. Commissioner Ford reported letters written to the Public Safety Commission by Kathryn Ring of 10061 Phar Lap Drive regarding the establishing of a Paramedic Unit in the Cupertino Central Fire District. 3. ORn?. In response to inquiries, Ross Smith was requested to inform, by mail, all fireworks permittees that fireworks sales will continue through July 4, 1974, but will be banned after July 15, 1975. PS-24 Page 1 PS-24 i REPORT FROM SHERIFF AND/OR FIRE DEPARTMENT Page 2 4. Sheriff's Department 4 There was none. 5. Central Fire District E There was none. 6. Santa Clara County Fire Marshall Chief Alan Carder presented copies on a calendar and fiscal year basis of July Fire Marshall activity in the City of Cupertino. After a brief discussion the Commission agreed to accept such report on a fiscal year basis only. Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer, was requested to submit copies of same to the City Manager. Chief Alan Carder explained the new Fire Marshall funding program for fiscal year 1974-1975, namely a $1.10/thousand property transfer tax will be levied against all monies involved in the transfer of real property in Cupertino and all County Cities, one half of which will be utilized to finid the Fire Marshall's Office and one-half to be re- tained by the Cities. AGENDA BUSINESS 7. SAGES Ross Smitho Code Enforcement Officer-,.-report-ed that the noise moni- O-,--,-- equipment is still under repair and no further activity has taken place since the completion of the eighth station. Commissioner -Lester suggested that SAGS re -monitor the first eight.. - stations when the monitoring programsis continued. 8. Report on Progress of Bicycle Pathways Commissioner Gonzalez stated that he was not prepared to present a bikeway program utilizing public parks and schools until Commissioner Eberhardt was back from vacation and in. -.attendance. However, Commissioner Gonzalez stated that the intent of the program is to channel children off streets by developing carriers to bring bikes into the schools and parks. The program, he stated, would necessitate the cooperation of the schools and the City. Commissioner Gonzalez stated it is also -the -sub -committee's intent• --to: a/ Develop and implement a bike educational safety program, suca program to be administered in the schools. b/ Stress enforcement of bike violations by the Sheriff's Department. OLD BUSINESS 9. Chairman Ford read the memo from the Public Works Director Bert Viskovich opposing the parking prohibition on gigues Avenue as part of the alternate bicycle route. 7[ PS-24 Page 3 Commissioner Gonzalez and the Commission re -affirmed their parking prohibition recommendation on Rodrigues because it is a low traffic carrier and because of the new residential construction now under- way. Chairman Ford requested that Commissioner -Gonzalez write a memo to Bert Viskovich and reaffirm the Commissions stand on this issue. Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer reviewed the burglary map of the City through the first five (5) months of 1974. The map id-- dicated that areas visited by the Sheriff's Burglary Preventative Program were reasonably free from burglaries during this period of time. NEW BUSINESS 10. Commissioner Gonzalez introduced the possibility of the Commissions study of a Paramedic Program for Cupertino to determine what re- quirements are necessary for such a program. Chairman Ford suggested that Chief Kirby be in attendance at the ® next regular meeting and inform the Commission as to the present status of the Central Fire District Paramedic Program and the costs factors involved in implementing such a program. Ford requested that the Paramedic Program be agendized for the meeting of September 19. ADJOURNMENT Chairman Ford adjourned the meeting at 10:30 p.m. until the next regular meeting on September 19, 1974. SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL Ross Smith, Recording Secretary 11 E. CJ CITY OF CUPERTINO,,STATE OF CALIFORNIA 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMISSION',NEI SEPTEMBER 19,•1974, IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, CITY }GALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFOWIA SALUTE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Commissioners Absent: Staff Present: Guest Present: MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Vice -Chairman Eberhardt, Lester & Gonzalez Ford & Fazzio Ross Ss..'= t CEO Chief Curtis Kirby, Santa Clara County Central Fire District 1. Approval of Minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 15, 1974. Commissioner Lester moved and Gonzalez seconded the motion that the minutes of August 15, 1974 be accepted as read. Motion carried 3-0 COMMUNICATIONS 2. Written There were none. 3. Oral There were none. REPORT FROM SHERIFF DEPARTMENT 4. There were none. REPORT FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT 5. Chief Curtis Kirby of the Central Fire District presented the Commission with Monthly Activity Reports and monthly fire loss Reports for the months of June, July and August, 1974. Kirby requested that both reports be consolidated -into a single report as presented with one change and that change resulting in moving Alarm -No Fire and False Alarm under Caption NON -FIRE RESPONSES to FIRE RESPONSES and following other outdoor properties. The Commission was receptive to the change. however, Commissioner Gonzalez questioned the legibility of the new form and requested that Kirby so E PS-25 Page 1 PS-25 Page 2 E E prepare same as to eliminate apy such problem by reduces data on the report. Vice -Chairman Eberhardt opened for discussion the paramedic services. presently being offered by the Central Fire District. Chief Kirby stated that at the present the Central Fire District has sixty men in the EMT (1) program and nine'(9) men in the EMT (2) program. However, neither program is certified until the paramedic program becomes a reality In the District. Stanford hospital, Kirby stated, is the only such facility in the County containing telemetry to facilitate such a program. Kirby also stated that federal funds for such a program is available but he felt that it must be implemented on a regional basis to qualify for such funds. Larry Hadley, a paramedic of the Central Fire District, also briefed the Commission on the activities of the program. Commissioner Gonzalez stated that the Commission is very much interested in a paramedic program and presented to the Commission the pamphlet "Emergency Medical Services for Santa Clara County". Gonzalez requested that Ross Smith, CEQ, obtain additional copies for aaembers of the Commission. With regard to costs of such a program in Cupertino, Chief Kirby stated that it would necessitate a six cents (60) tax increase for Cupertino residents. AGENDA BUSINESS 6. Report on Cupertino noise study - SAGES. Ross Smith, CEO reported that SAGES noise monitoring schedule of twenty-six (26) stations would be completed on Tuesday September 28 and the completion of statistics for a final report would be completed by October 1, 1974. Commissioners Gonzalez and Lester once again requested that the first eight (8) stations be re -monitored if necessary or a letter to the contrary if SAGES feels that it is not necessary to do so. 7. Report on Progress of Bikeways. Commissioner Eberhardt of the Bicycle Committee read a letter from Bert Viskovich of the Public Works Department stating that -the proposed Rodrigues -bicycle lane; has been referred back to the- Pdhli6:ftfetyr CmAzsdoit.jor further study because -of some opposition from Rodrigues residents anA property owners. Viskovich suggested a compromise and follow the same procedure as Blaney Avenue by allowing parking- on one side with bike lanes while restricting parking on the opposite side. The staff, stated Viskovich, still recommends a bike rout: in lien PS-25 of a bike lane. I Page 3 Gene Fink of 122 Saratoga Avenue, Santa Clara, attorney for the Biltmore Apartments stated his clients opposition. to the "no parking" restriction on Rodrigues since here were already a "no parking" restriction on Blaney Avenue thus depriving Lake Biltmore residents of all such street parking. Fink suggested that the Commission follow the staff's advice and utilize only a bike route on Rodrigues. Commissioner Gonzalez stated that even though the present traffic count on Rodrigues is not heavy the primary purpose of the Commission is to pull traffic off of Stevens Creek Boulevard. Gonzalez stated it is more practical to implement "no parking" lanes now than it would be in the future when additional residential development has taken place. John Carlson of 10203 Portal Avenue, Cupertino, inquired as to the possibility of using the sidewalks for bicycles. Commissioner Gonzalez answered that sidewalks are not feasible because 1) under the State Vehicle Code bikes cannot be forced to use the sidewalk and 2) bikes on sidewalks can be dangerous to both bicyclists and pedestrians. Commissioner Lester also warned of the e?anger to bicyclists ® resulting from automobiles backing out of driveways. Marie Gatto of 10903 Wilkinson Avenue, Cupertino, representing her parents Mr. & Mrs. John Michellis of Walbrook Avenue, San Jose owners of the duplexes on Rodrigues Avenue, stated her opposition to the "no parking" ban because it would result in an economic hardship on her parents because of the difficulty in renting the units. She also felt that a bike route would be more practical at the present time because of the present lack of bicycles on Rodrigues. Cindy Hall of Lake Biltmore Apartments also opposed off- street parking on Rodrigues since Lake Biltmore is already suffering from the "no parking" on Blaney Avenue. F. Lindamood of Lake Biltmore Apartments stated he favored bike lanes but that the present approval of off-street parking on Rodrigues is not a reasonable one and that the Commission should either consider a bike route or restrict parking on one side only. Commissioner Gonzalez stated that the bike committee will once again study the problem and present its recommen- dation to the Commission at its next regular meeting in October. PS-25 Page 4 Ed Legger of 10021 Blaney Avenue voiced his complaint regarding the elimination of a loading zone on Blaney Avenue which, he alleged, was utilitzed by his place of business, Westridge-Florist. Mr. Legger also stated that autos leaving his parking lot and driving south on Blaney were having diff1culty refraining from crossing over the double yellow lanes. Commissioner Gonzalez stated that the matter will be discussed with the City Traffic Engineer and a final decision will be presented by the bike Committee at the next regular meeting. Betty Atkinson and Jeannette Miller of the Cupertino -Council of the PTA oriented the Commission of Bicycle Awareness Month in October. The program will be presented in Elementary and Jr. High School classrooms and text- books issued by the National Safety Council will be utilized. Mra. Miller stated that both school principals and teachers have been very receptiveety the :program. ' PS 4020 Commissioner Lester moved and Gonzales seconded that a request be made to the Cupertino City Council to t proclaim October as Bicycle Safety Awareness Month. i Motion carried 3-0 Gonzalez stated that the Committee of bicycle lanes (Gonzalez and Eberhardt) would meet on Tuesday September 24, 1974 at 8:00 P.M. at 10461 Stokes Avenue. Ross Smith, CEO, was requested to prepare a press release for Bicycle Awareness Mouth. F_11!)1ft1Y Ili i I1W klii Vice -Chairman Eberhardt adjourned the meeting of 11:00 P.M. until the next regular meeting on October 17, 1974. SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL Ross Smith, Recording Secretary C f i CUI OF CUP ► STATE OF CALIFORNU 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, Califon iia Tolepfltsns: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC PS-27 SAFETY COMd4ISSION HELD NOMM 6, 1974 IN Page 1 THE CONFERENCE ROOM, -CITY" NALL, CUPERTINO CALIFORNIA SALUTE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL Commissioners present: Chairman Ford, Eberhardt, Gonzalez, Fazzio 6 Lester Staff Present: Ross Smith, CEO Glenn Grigg, City Traffic Engineer Guests Present: C. Marron, Santa Clara County Sheriff Department Curtis Kirby, Chief, Santa Clara County Central Fire District Marilyn Short, 10200 Vicksburg Drive Mary Nelson, 19689 La Mar Drive MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 1. Deleted under NEW BUSINESS "Inter --Commission Communications". Should be included on Agenda under Recognition of New Agenda Item bX Chair. Lester moved and Fazzio seconded that the minutes of October 17, 1974 be approved as corrected. Motion carried 5-0 C01=4ICATIONS 2. Written: Chairman Ford presented the 1974-75 Sheriff's patrol agreementbetween the County of Santa Clara and the City of Cupertino. The total projected costs thru June 30, 1975, including the 60 hour supplemented day patrol service, was $273,994.00. 3. Oral: There were none. 4. Report from Sheriff Department and/or Fire Department: Chef Kirby of the Central Fire District once again reminded the Commission of the Fire District's Blood Pressure Program scheduled for November 7, 8, and 9th at the Fire Station on Stevens Creed Boule- vard. Commissioner Fazzio inquired as to the success of the Tot Finders Program. Kirby indicated that there were 8,000 participants throughout the district. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MIS 3 of 8 MAY 1973-OCT.13,1977 Candsstsver, Lester inquired as to the final detemInstl as o8 the cause of the fire on Castine Drive. Chief Kirby stated that be would rather not comment as yes because the Castine Bare and other area 11res are sttll under $vvestlgation. Commissioner Lester stated that he has received very favorable reports on the response of both the Sheriff and Fire Department at the Castine fire. AGENDA BUSINESS 5. Report on Noise Study - SAGES: Commissioner Fazzio reported that SAGES has completed the twenty - SIX station survey and has accumulated data on all but three (3). The form of presentation to the Planning Department and Public Safety Commission will be decided upon at a subsequent meeting with the Director of Planning. 6. Continuation of Study of Paramedics: Chairman Ford and Lester requested a delay on the Paramedic study, as neither had ha,d the opportunity to study the Emergency Medical Services System for Santa Clara County. The study will be continued at the regular December meetings. 7. Study of Cupertino Traffic Enforcement: Chairman Ford introduced the City's 1972-73 compilation of costs of Santa Clara County Cities for Public Safety, Law enforcement and fire services. The two county cities comparable in population, Campbell and Los Altos showed maintenance operational costs of $715,234 and $442,279 or $29.41 and $18.08 per capita as comparad to Cupertino's $238,000 or $10.99 per capita. However, for 1974-75 Cupertino's law enforcement budget was increased to $307,891 which includes an additional sixty (60) hours per week burglary and traffic control ($274,000) in addition to basic se &Ues. Commissioner Ford questioned the 1972,-73 costs presented in lieu of 1974-75 costs. Ford stated that the City of Cupertino Sheriff contract provides 1.36 care around the clock as compardd to an average of fogr (4) cars for other cities. Ford stated that the complaints on traffic enforcement is directly related to traffic enforcement and that the City should spend more money and provide more adequate services. Coronissioner Eberhardt stated that the addition of a patrol car/s would not necessarily solve the traffic problem. City Traffic Engineer Glenn Grigg agreed. However, he stated that additional patrol would serve to slow down the 15th percentile who do the speeding. Chairman Ford inquired to C. Marron of the Sheriff's Department as to what can or should be done to alleviate or solve the traffic enforcement problem. Marron stated that a selectI a traffic patrol car on a four -ten (4-10) daily shift would be advisable. The cost of this supplemental service would be $18.10/hr. -2- r Ford stated that the City should Shoulder the blame for not op more Honey for police services. Lester also stated that Cupertino should budget additional feuds for more traffic enforcement. Commissioner Fazzio stated that he did not feel that 'edd$gion&l patrol car per se would decrease traffic problems, particularly in view of the fact that the sheriff's office was 61ready providing the City with many more man hours than provided under the contract agreement. Commissioner Ford distributed the 1974-75 agreement of Sheriff's services to the City. Primary service (24 hours per day) at $25.03/hr. Supplemental Day Patrol Service (60 hours per week at $18.10/hr.) Total costs for fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, $273,994. Commissioner Lester moved Eberhardt seconded that Robert Ford meet with City Manager Robert Quinlan with regard to the City's traffic problems and critical areas of enforcement, and determine whether or not the City is in a financial position.to.biie:an Additional 4-day - 10 hour patrol car for selective enforcement. After lengthy discussion on the question Commissioner Fazzio moved and Eberhardt seconded to amend the motion that the City Staff, prior to hiring additional traffic patrol (4-10), study the legitimacy of the traffic complaints and report -the results of study to the Public Safety Commission in the next two weeks. Amended motion - Ayes - 4 Noes - 1 Original motion - 5-0 8. Bike Lanes - Rodrigues Avenue. Bike Lane Committee member Gonzalez stated that the Commission bike lane propo$hl for Rodrigues Avenue was rejected by the City Council and sent back to Staff for further study. Glenn Grigg, City Traffic Engineer, stated that Staff has not as yet come up with a proposal but that the Blaney concept (7-6-10-10-7) was being considered. Chairman Ford stated that the present situation on Blaney is very confusing in the absence of proper road markings and .signs. Grigg answered that his office, had requested that the street department take immediate action and complete the project. Commissioner Gonzalez also stated that immediate action is necessary on Blaney and the striping and signing should be completed at once. Commissioner Lester moved and Fazzio seconded that the Department of Public Works complete the Blaney Bikeway Project as soon as possible. Motion carried 5 - 0 Glenn Grigg requested individual imput with regard to Rodrigues Avenue. Gonzalez favored a 7-13-14-6 concept with no parking on the south side and restricted parking on the north side. -3- � Rµ CoYma3ssioner:Fazzio recommended a 7-6-10-10-1 concept F restricted parking on the Mouth side. Both Cemissioners agree to a ,moo arY , on bo i aid" ®g the etsest 5� feet cyst of Blaney Avenue. Commissioner Lester stated he still favored the original bicycle committee recommendation of no park2mg on atther side of Rodrigues !Avenue. Cqz�missioner Ford & Eberhardt recommended the Blaney Avenue concept presented by Fa43.c. OLD 9. Commissioner Lester inquired as to the status of an amended Solicitors Ordinance which would control the door-to-door soliciting of religiojs, chatitsble and non-profit organizations. Ross Smith, CEO, answered that a memo requesting Council consideration had been submitted to the City Manager and the matter should be agendized in the very near future. 10._ Commissioner Lester also inquired as to the status of park curfew hours. Rose Smith submitted a memo from Parks and Recreation Director Merle Butler stating that the reason for the 11:00 Y.M. curfew was due to the evening programs at Wilson and Portal Schools. Butler did indicate that the Parks and -Recreation Commission would be agreeable to an earlier closing time. Lester moved and Fazzio seconded that Ross Smith, CEO write the Parks and Recreation Commission and request a 10:00 P.M. curfew in all City Parks. Motion carded- 5-0 13.. SHCREMIAL SERVICHS Conmais6ioner Lester moved and Fazzio seconded that a request be directed to the City Staff to provide Secretarial Services for the Public Safety Commission at once until the $420 (budget) has been exhausted. Motion carried 5-0 NEW BUSINESS 12. Commissioner Fazzio requested a clarification of the duties of the Code Enf6rcemnent Officer and if such duties does include the power to issue Citations for violations of City Parking Ordinances. Fazzio also inquired as to the possibility of the newly appointed traffic -referee in the Sunnyvale -Cupertino Court holding traffic hearings at Cupertino City Hall rather than in Sunnyvale. 3. Fazzio moved and Lester seconded that representatives from thn Sheriff's Department, Fire Marshall's Office and Central Fire District be required to attend only one meeting per month, namely the third Wednesday of the month. Motion carried 5-0 tAAT ` ,"'!x . -'-:r" �frtflw-°w*`r,#'"T",�° • e 11 �J o j I :"WO"i:A�. Chairman Ford adjourned the meetiqg at 12:00 A.M. until the next regular meeting on November 20, 1974. SUmaTTED FOR APPROVAL. ea�~ Roes Smith, Recording Secretary -5- S E E 11 CTT2 OF MEMO, STATE OF CAL VOMA 10300 Torre Avemer "ortino, California Telephone: 252-4505 OF THE MULAR OF T= LlC Pg826xnaim1 SAFETY CAE�fA'dI85Y0N H 19 �ERTT THE COWED= ROOM, CITY •s CALIFOMUA SALUTE TO THE r- G ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Commissioners AbsentY Staff Present: Guests Present: Chairman Ford, Lester & Gonzalez Fazzio & Eberhardt Ross Smith, CFO C. Marron, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department Curtis Kirby, Chef Central Fire District N[UMES OF PREVIOUS MEETI1dG Of Regular Meeting of .'Septemb�c: �,. 1974. 1. Approvd 04 Minutes ended by Gonzalez to accept the minutes Moved by Lester and sec of September 19;_1974 as read. Motion carried 3-0 CCATIONS 2. Written There were none. 3. Oral There were none. itments, the commission agreed to hear item Because of other comtm #5 on Agenda. 4. Discussion on Public Safety aspects of McClellan Park. b-Commaittees briefed Mary Gonzalez, Chairperson= M%w ed Uses for IftC 11an the Commission on the rep detail, ,each area of alez wet Ranch Park." over in Mrs. $ specialnattention called to certain recommended uses, ww� • S ml PS-26 areas such as a) nature trail b) creek c) meadow d) picnic areatl Page 2 6) orchard f) nature camp g) organic gardens i) H Clubs j) buildings k) i parking and roads. 40 detailed copy of the recommended uses report was given to each C iceaar-•aerJ • a) Nature Trail - The trail would include tree major areas: creek, weodlanC, and meadow. Native plants would be used. The trail R would be rustic with no concrete or asphalt. Sawdust or redwood bark might be used in stet weather. # b) i Creek - The creek should remain natural and access to same will be chosen to avoid conflict with the nature trail and ( i nature camp. c) Meadow - The open area or meadow should be left open to provide a feeling of sweep and enhance the wooded area along the creek. No paths of asphalt or concrete Mould run across the meadow and i future plantings would require further study. d) Picnic Areas - Near the edge of the meadow, groves of trees should be planted to create picnic areas. The picnic areas would have i tables but no asphalt, water and barbeque facilities. A group picnic area could be created behind the milk barn and to be used only by groups -whose purpose is compatible with the park. ® e) Orchard - The variety of trees should be increased to more fully represent trees grown in the valley. f) Nature Camp - Day use only and •.:o be used by groups engaged in { nature study. g) The garage would be used for this project. h) Organic Gardens - Until space is needed the number of plots could be increased and the area could encompass all areas of organid gardening. i) Buildings - Should not be allowed to deteriorate. 1) Barn: Could house 4-H animals and be used for sterage of farm equipment. 2) Milk Barn: Can be used for information center and restroome. 3) Garage: Nature museum 4) Quonset Rut: Meeting place for groups or tours. PARKING AND ROADS f Parking and general vehicular access should be limited to the area near the quonset but and milk barn and there will be no road for general use through the park to meet the access road that comes down the hill from the new conddM niUW. Parking should be ldlmited to the immediate office area and not along the creek bank and should acoomodate approximately thirty (301 cars. .. .. � _. , a�;�, _.. ,., € •,,<^ "3�1:,•,ry"� 4 ham.:,-Nza:R: Mrs. Gonzalez tltsm requested the opinion of the Public Safety Commission with respect to: 1. Access for emergency vehicles. 2. Access by Sheriff for patrol of the Park. 3. Lighting requirements. C. Marron of the Sheriff -`a Department stated that sheriff patrol care must have adequate access to areas of activity such aL picnic areas and other public gatherings. However, he emphasized that roads as such were not necessary but merely ,adgquate access to tfese areas. With respect to emergency vehicles and entrance therein since no new structures were being =_rested to the rear of the park, all remodeling or improvements of the existing structures will have to adhere to the Building Code.& Uniform Fire Code. Guidelines can be obtained from the Cupertino Building Department, Santa Clara County Fire Marshall's Office and the Central Fire Distri::t. Chairman Ford stated that lighting would be necessary only in the area of existing; buildings; hence would be necessary only in the area of the present structures. The Sheriff's office also concurred with this rationale. REPORT FROM SHERIFF DEPARTMENT 5. Chairman.FArd inquired as to what is presently being done by the Sheriff's Department to control the problem in City Parks. C. Marron of the Sheriff's Department stated that an S.75 unit con- sisting of two (2) reserve officers have been patrolling the parks on week -ends from 6:00 P.M. to 4:00 A.M. on Fridays and Saturdays. The regular patrol cars are working the parks throughout the bAl.auce of the week. Marron also stated that a recent meeting took place between a Sheriff's representative and key park recreation and maintenance personnel for the purpose of establishing areas of responsible action. All such personnel were urged to call the Sheriff's Department on all irregular park activity. Marron also suggested that park hours be more restrictive than the present 11:00 P.M. curfew. Chairman Ford also urged all local property owners call the Sheriff regarding park problems. Marron stated that the Sheriff would accept anonymous calls, however he did indicate that names of complaints would be preferred to support police action. Chairman Ford requested that Ross Smith contact the staff and find out why the necessity of an 11:00 P.M. curfew. Commissioner Gonzalez suggested that a "future" calendar be designed is by Ross Smith relating final disposition of an Commission requests. PS-26 Page 3 BPS-26 [ Page 4 Marron also asked the Commission as to what course of action Is beft takft by the City regarding an enforceable �l osgd ! trolling the solicits g by religious groups within the City. i! i Rose Smith, CEO stated the City Attorney has recoamaended that the City exclude such exception on behalf of religious organitetiow in the Solicitors Ordinance thereby giving the staff the power to regulate amb activity. Any such legislation merit come from the ! actlons of the Council. Chairman Ford inquired as to what is being done to reduce the traffic problom on Alves Drive and requested that Ross Smith contact Glenn Grigg, Traffic Engineer, and determine what is being done to alleviate the situation. Marron also stated that Cupertino presently contracts for sixty (60) hours of special burglary and traffic enforcement and can contract for additional services if it so desires. Commissioner Gonzalez suggested the possibility of providing police services to all San .lose residents within the Cupertino sphere of influence particularly in emergency situations. Chairman Ford stated that no such action should be considered until the comple- tion of the LAFCO study. Commissioner Lester requested that Ross Smith, CEO follow-up on the ® progress of an amendment to the Solicitors Ordinance and report same to the Commsission at its next regular meeting. REPORT FROM FIRE DEPAR'Ri W 6. Chief Kirby of the Central Fire District distributed the Activity Report and the Fire Loss report for the period January 1974 E through September 1974. Kirby also informed the Commission of the success of the Tot Finders Program which resulted in 8,000 participants in the District. f Kirby also presented the Free Blodd Pressure Check to be administered by the Central Fire District on November 7, 8, and 9, at the Cupertino ! Fire station on Stevens Creek Boulevard in Cupertino. Chairman Ford inquired as to item ##22 on the Council Action of October { 8, 1974 re: traffic control. Mr. Marron replied that the City Manager had requested that a green and white marked vehicle be used for sixty (60) hours per week for both burglary and traffic control. f t AGENDA BUSINESS ! 7. Report on Noise Study - SAGES There was no report. • 8. Change of Commission Meeting Dates. Chairman Lester moved and Gonzalez seconded the motion that the regular meeting dates of the Commission be changed to the first and third Wednesdays of evwy month. Motion Carried 3-0 Ross Smith was requested to take proper steps to notify the press and all Commissions of the change. 9. Public Hearings. Chairman Ford emphasized that all Public Safety Commission meetings are in fact Public Hearings and the public its always invited and encouraged to participate therein. 10. Continuation of Study of Cupertino Bikeways. Bicycle committee member Robert Gonzalez presented the Commission with a five alternative plan for bicycles on Rodrigues Avenue: 1) Parking to be allowed on both sides. 2) Parking on the north side only. 3) Parking on the south side only. 4) No parking on both sides. 5) Parking designed to Blaney Avenue bikeway. After considerable discussion Mr. Gonzalez stated the Bicycle Committee had once again decided that alternative No. 4, no parking on both sides, was the most practical choice at this time. The manager of the Biltmore Apartments objected to the committee's decision on the basis that parking was already eliminated on Blaney and prohibiting same on Rodrigues would cause a loss of tenants. Gonzalez argued that Biltmore already has 348 parking spaces for its 150 units and therefore no hardship would prevail. Gene Fink, Attorney for Lake Biltmore Apartments, suggested a sixth alternative, namely Rodrigues to become a bike route Only as was designed from Saratoga -Sunnyvale Road to Stelling, via Rodrigues, Shelly, Bonny and Pepper Tree. Mr. Fink also stated that the City should not legislate a no parking ban on Rodriguep befove determining that such a- move is feasible and -practical. Mr. Dan O'Keefe, a property owner on Rodrigues Avenue, supported the .Bicycle Committee recommendation on no parking and felt that such . a restriction would have no adverse effect on property rentals. People, O'Keefe alleged, rent for amenities, location, and appearance, etc. and not parking facilities. Marie Gatto representing her parents who own property on Rodrigues Apposed the no parking ban and requested that the City install a bike route first and then determine if usage would justify bike lanes. PS-26 Page 5 i • ' PS-26 Page 6 E GenerFink once again reatinda the Ceemiesion that a bike rout* pro- postilceps recomumded by the Public Works Department. Gonzalez moved and Lester seconded the motion that the no ggEkAn bike rotate be approved for submission to the City Council. Ate: Gonzalez, and Lester NOES: Ford 11. STUDY OF P Chief Kirby of the Central Fire District summarizes the status of the Districts Paramedic Program and once again urged participation on a regional basis. Kirby stated that the program ahculd be supported by taxes and made available to all citizens. Kirby also endorsed the S.M.S. study and opposed partial funding by receivers of the services. The cost would be appro-imately $350,000 per year for four (4) units at a tax increase of 70. Chairman Ford stated that he and Lester (Fire Services Committee) will conduct a study of the Paramedic -Program at a time to be �P-7 announced at City Hall. OLD BUSINESS There was none. f NEW BUSINESS Recoggition of New Agenda Its by Chair. 12. Commission Members: Commissioner Gonzalez offered a solution to the traffic problem on Alves Drive, namely a baffle at the intersec- tion of Alves and Saich Way which would prohibit east and west traffic and provide future bike lanes. Commissioner Lester requested that Ross Smith, CEO., Contact the staff with regard to the availability of secretarial services for the Public Safety Commission. �_► • �_ � ray Chairman Ford adjourned the meeting at 12:50 A.M. until the next regular meeting on November 6, 1974. SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL Ross Smith, Recording Secretary City of Cupertino, State of California 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION PS-28 HELD NOVEMBER 20, 1974, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, Page 1 CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA SALUTE TO THE FLAG The meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m. by Chairman Ford with the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Commissioners present: Chairman Ford, Eberhardt, Gonzalez, Fazzio Commissioners absent: Lester Staff present: Ross Smith, CEO Glenn Grigg, City Traffic Engineer WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS i Chairman Ford referred to letter from C. Marron, Santa Clara County Sheriff Department, which would be discussed later. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - None REPORT FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT Chief Carder, Fire Marshall, introduced Mr. Harold Stal-ker, who reported on fires on Castine Drive. There were five fij.as on this street in September. Two were small, unreported fires (10401 and 10500 Castine Drive). On October 6, 10300 Castine suffered major damage. Cause was determined to be electrical wiring. On October 19, a fire at 10441 Castine was found to have been started by youngsters who admitted to setting the fire and were referred to their parents. The neighbors had met with representatives of the Fire Department, who gave talks on fire prevention, alarm systems, etc. On November 5, there was another fire at 10401 Castine caused by juveniles who were referred to their parents. Page' 2 MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 20, 1974 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MWfING It was noted the Cupertino building inspector will inspect any building if requested by homeowner. PG&E will inspect wiring in buildings to make sure there is nothing wrong with construction or installation. Mr. Stalker said the Fire Department had gone on weekends to make inspections of buildings on Castine Drive and had made it known they are willing to inspect any building at any time upon request. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of Regular Meeting of November 6, 1974 Commissioner Fazzio moved, seconded by Commissioner Gonzalez, to approve minutes of November 6, 1974, as submitted. Motion carried, 4-0 Chairman Ford said he had monitored the Sheriff's office and had been impressed with response time. AGENDA BUSINESS 1. Hearing from parents of children of Lincoln Elementary School and residents of area, including the Yorktown Tract and vicinity thereof. Chairman Ford noted this was an informal hearing on problems being encountered in the area of Monta Vista High School and Lincoln Elementary School. He then opened the meeting to comments from the audience. Mr. Don Jensen, 8173 Presidio, San Jose, said they were concerned about existing traffic problem in the area. There are 300 small children going to Lincoln School. A secondary concern is the toddlers that live on this route. He said there is an inordinate ratio of speeders and reckless drivers with the problem being compounded by bumper to bumper parking on streets not meant for this heavy traffic. Using charts he had prepared, copies of which had been distributed to the commissioners, Mr. Jensen cited the Problem Elements: Danger to pedestrians and property from heavy traffic, speeding/reckless driving, parking congestion and driver indifference to Crosswalk. Irritants, such as noise pollution, loitering and litter on lawns. Factors bearing on problem were insufficient surveillance, 300 elementary school children, resident toddlers, student and non - student traffic/parking/loitering/littering and increased noon hour traffic. � s MDWES OF THE �VOVEMBER 20, 1974 PUBLIC SAFElX COMMISSION P+ ING Page 3 Mr. Jensen had conducted a survey of traffic rates and a typical lunch hour on which he presented statistics and scenario. Alternate solutions suggested were: increased surveillance, restricted parking (no parking both sides, no parking one side, no parking all day or during certain period, or no parking in area around crosswai.k.); stop signs, une-way streets, speed dips/bumps, barrier/de adend, and high school on campus parking. Chairman. Ford said he had conducted a survey on same day at different period. He supported Mr. Jensen's presentation. He noted the residential area is in San Jose with the schools in Cupertino and County so jurisdictional problem is also involved. Mr. Jensen said the easement between the high school and elementary school was conducive to loitering. There had been reports of attempts to push dope to elementary school children. Comm. Gonzales asked about the problem in the afternoon when school is out. Mr. Jensen said it takes about 15 to 20 minutes in the afte noon for everyone to leave. In the summer months, this period is prolonged. In answer to Comm. Gonzalez, Mr. Jensen said he had made no survey ® as to the residents' feelings regarding no parking. Parking on one side had seemed to be favorably received. It was noted that restricting parking in one area would move problem to a different area. Also in answer to Comm. Gonzalez, Mr. Jensen said there was some surveillance now and they had good response to their calls. The surveillance had increased during the last several weeks. Mr. Jensen answered Comm. Eberhardt that he was not familiar with requirements for parking on campus. Comm. Eberhardt asked if this problem was prevalent on McClellan and Hyannisport sides and Mr. Jensen said he understood it was. Comm. Fazzio asked if anyone in San Jose had been contacted regards this problem. Mr. Jensen said one of the group had been talking to Traffic Department in San Jose regarding proper procedure for calling in. Increased surveillance is based on ratio of calls. In answer to Comm. Fazzio, Mr. Jensen said San Jose had not been approached about curbing parking as they considered themselves to be Cupertinians . Chairman Ford spoke to the jurisdictional problem, noting its resolution is a time consuming process. He suggested the residents make their feelings known in writing as individuals to Lafco as to which boundary they belong to. Page 4 MiNUTES OF THE NOVENBEA 20, 1974 PUBLIC SAFETY CO?=SS1ON METING IMr. Jensen noted this would help enforcement but would not help problem. Comm. Gonzalez asked if Monta Vista High School had been contacted. He was told their response was they can't watch everybody all the time. Also the offenders are students who are in difficulty all the time who are taking advantage of jurisdictional problem. Mr. Grigg introduced Mr. Charles Allen from San Jose Traffic Department. Mr. Allen said the Cupertino Traffic Department had brought this problem to their attention. He had observed the same problems as Mr. Jensen but had not had time to make in-depth study. He would address the suggested alternates, but he felt the only way to solve this problem is a coordinated effort between City, Traffic, Police, School and parents. Increased surveillance - This is a possibility. There is an unmarked vehicle which could be used for more enforcement. Restricted parking - This will shift problem. Parking could be prohibted on one side to see how it works. He would like a week or two to act in coordination with City of Cupertino. In response to Chairman Ford, Mr. Allen said they would interview residents at every house to get their feelings about no parking during certain periods. The City of San Jose will make a study which will include interviewing. Stop Signs - Mr. Allen said he was against this as it does not stop speeders; it creates lack of credibility. San Jose is running tests on stop signs used as speed controls and are getting complaints. One -Way streets - Need time to look at this possibility. Speed bumps/dips - San Jose has had policy not to use them because of liability to City. They can cause .loss of control and damage. Rumble strips or something visible in road might have merit. They are working on test locations in San Jose but do not have enough back up information at this time. He pointed out rumble strips cause noise. Barrier - San Jose has also had policy of not using these but are setting tests locations on them. Have done in-depth "before" study and will be doing in-depth "a.fter" study but do not have sufficient information available now. r LJ v KDWES OF THE NOVEMBER 20, 1974 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HISTIIBO Page 5 High School Campus Parking - School is not in San Jose but they will be contacting school. A closed campus would help; there are bad problems in all open campuses. Will be initiating specific studies on this area. Will be contacting Mr. Jensen and working with Cupertino Traffic Department. Mr. Glenn Allen, 10891 Santa Theresa, Cupertino, said he had walked his kindergartner to school at 9:20 a.m. He had noticed lots of activity at easement area at that time. Mr. Allen said he was past president of the PTA at Lincoln School and they had tried to change hours so high school students and younger children would be moving at different times. This year they are getting out at the same time and the screeching brakes which can be heard for several blocks are a constant source of worry to parents. It was noted there are bumps in parking lot on school grounds which means it is no fun to park there. Two years ago San Jose police had increased surveillance and ticketed offenders. It stopped the speeding cold for several months. Strong surveillance does work but it is only temporary. Mr. Allen answered Comm. Eberhardt that gate at easement has been closed and broken open every year. There is no physical abuse of elementary children; it is harassment but this is very upsetting to 5 or 6 year old. QP Chairman Ford suggested an extension between inner fence and right -of -gray fence. It was his observation that this area is where transactions and undesirable actions take place. Chairman Ford also suggested Mr. Smith arrange a meeting between Sheriff's office, San Jose Police, High School authorities and Cupertino to see what might be done to make fenced area more secure for elementary children. A cooperative effort might be made to hire a guard as an alternative. Mr. Smith said it had been discussed with the school authorities about hiring a guard for the most critical i...ies. The school representative said the school district have no funds available for this. Ms. Barbara Trubell, 10354 Imperial Avenue, Cupertino, said she was Safety Chairman of Lincoln Elementary School. There have been three meetings with regard to area of fence. The point made was that the fence is always opened up again. She felt a more permanent type barrier would lead to worse goings on as they would have something to hide behind. With regard to crosswalk situation, Ms. Trubell suggested there could be two ways of taking immediate action: (1) prevent cars from parking within a certain distance of that curb and (2) more effective signing on Fresidio and Fort Baker. Page 6 MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 20, 1974 PUBLIC SAFETY CMMSSIOW MEETING In answer to Chairman Ford, Mr. Allen said the 25' on either side of crosswalk could be done as soon as a crew was available. The diagonal configuration of crosswalk was discussed. Mr. Allen said the only restriction on signing would be how to get a crew out; they have a backlog of about 6 weeks. A red curb might be more immediate. He expected to get back to homeowners with answers on some of these questions in about two weeks. At 9:00 p.m. a recess was called, with the meeting reconvening at 9:18 P.M. Chairman Ford then called on Capt. Cleary of the San Jose Police Department. Capt. Cleary said he had observed Presidio, Hyannisport and Fort Baker and would be requesting selective enforcement in that area. He. felt the problem could be solved without a great deal of effort with resources available in the City. Capt. Cleary noted the problem of loitering was a school district problem. He suggested a monitoring system which has been used successfully at other schools. Comm. Gonzalez said the monitoring had been tried, hiring junior college students, but it had not been ® fruitful. Capt. Cleary said the Dean of boys or vice-principal of school is generally the best monitor as they know the children and the children know them. Monitoring could be done prior to school, during break, at lunch time and after school. He would imagine it would involve one and a half hours all told in any one day. Comm. Gonzales questioned if there was any ordinance that would cover the high school students just sitting around. Capt. Cleary said the non -students would present no problem; students would present a more difficult situation with regard to laws. Chairman Ford noted that traffic enforcement might tend to solve some of the loitering problem; Capt. Cleary thought it would help. Comm. Gonzales asked what the official position would be if the student entared school property at approach of officer. Capt. Cleary said it was better for school administrators and officers to work together and explained laws. It must be a cooperative effort. He did not think jurisdiction would be a big problem. Chairman Ford asked if anyone in the audience wished to question Capt. Cleary. MINUTES OF THE NO ER 20, 1974 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 7 itCapt. Cleary said selective enforcement is enforcement of any problem, whatever the type. This would continue until problem is solved. If the problem reoccurs, selective enforcement will have to start again. If the students begin to get tickets, the problem usually clears up; they don't want to lose their driver's license. Capt. Cleay explained the different steps that could be taken with regard to violators. Comm. Fazzio asked about drugs in the area and what was being done by San Jose Police and Sheriff's !Department to determine effect. Mr. Smith said at a meeting at Liz:roln School parents had showed concern of students smoking on campus and approaching smaller children with offers of drugs. Ms. Carol Humboldt said she lived next to easement. Before buying she had called the high-, school and asked how bad the drug problem was. The high school had felt it was not a great problem. However she has seen instances where it was apparent there was a sale of "baggies" and adolescents smoking. She had also witnessed rocks and mud being thrown. She has seen some fighting, but she has also seen fights being broken up by the students. She thanked people for ® being interested. Capt. Cleary answered Ms. Humboldt that anytime she saw anything suspicious, the police would want to be notified. If she doesn't want to identify herself, she need not. If she were willing to be involved, it would make it easier on them. He had spent 14 years in juvenile work and there seemed to be a decrease in drugs in schools. Marijuana is more popular right now but it is not the problem it was. Education given to school officials so they can recognize users of marijuana during school hours and the necessary steps to be taken. He noted adolescents are drinking just as much. There is no jurisdictional problem in this case. In answer to Comm. Gonzalez, Mr. Jensen said he had not gotten the license plate number of suspicious van but it was there every day. He also answered there is usually a congregation about parked vehicles and he knows there is drinking because of empty beer cans that are left. Mr. Jensen said he has seen transactions on drugs. His main concern is involvement of smaller kids. He supported Ms. Humb•,l.dt's statements, noting she is the fourth family to live there in three years. 11 Page.8 MIMES OF THE NOVEMBER 20, 1974 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMSSION FETING Chairman Ford stated as a point of clarification that any vehicle that appeared suspect could be reported for investigation. Capt. Cleary said it would be valuable information if nothing else. He would encourage people to call the department whenever they see this type of thing going on. They can check it out and be cognizant of situation. Comm. Gonzalez said he was pleased to hear that San Jose and Sheriff's Department do cooperate. When there are problems like this, they should be asked to work together and cooperate. Mr. Marron, Santa Clara County Sheriff Department, said on narco problems they act together as a unit. On traffic, San Jose handles their own speeders. People in Cupertino who are paying for their services would not be happy to hear they are working on San Jose speeders. Capt. Cleary agreed that traffic problem was San Jose's. Cooperation is with drug problem and in emergency situations. Comm. Eberhardt noted the traffic problem stem from other problems. She felt it was more a high school problem and they should be made account- able for it. She did not want to see law enforcement agency used in a way that would make a negative impact on the high school students. Chairman Ford reiterated his suggestion that Mr. Smith meet with school officials and relay the feelings expressed tonight. He agreed with Comm. Eberhardt that it was a school administration problem and should be made known to them. He did not believe uniformed officers should be on campus for that purpose. Comm. Gonzalez said similar thinking had been brought up at a meeting and the echool administrator present gave their views on problem, which was that the solution took money did did not have. Mr. Smith said he had hoped representatives from the school districts would have been present tonight. He noted they are aware of problems but are powerless to take action. The principal of Monta Vista High School could reprimand and expel the students, but this would only be putting them back out on the streets. Ms. Barbara Daugherty, 22085 Linda Vista Way, Cupertino, president of Lincoln School P.T.A., said Fremont School District has been told this is thair problem but they will not deal with it. There has been many meetings with C!ipertino School District representative but no representative from Fremont School District has attended. Comm. Fazzio suggested someone from staff contact the Fremont School District. Comm. Gonzalez agreed more cooperation between school districts should be accelerated so their problems could be known. E MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 20, 1474 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 9 Comm. Fazzio moved, seconded by Comm. Gonzalez, for a joint meeting between staff, school district representatives and a representative of law enforcement agencies. Motion carried, 4-0 Ms, Daugherty noted the principal of Lincoln was very concerned and would have been present tonight but for a prior commitment. In answer to Mr. Jensen, Comm. Eberhardt clarified her point about not using law enforcement officers to create negative impact. After further discussion, Chairman Ford thanked everyone for coming in and said he was hopeful that something would be done to alleviate problem. 2. Continuance of Cupertino traffic problems and enforcement thereof. Chairman Ford noted that at the last meeting he had been directed to meet with the City Manager with regard to the City's traffic problems and critical areas of enforcement to determine whether or not the City was in a financial position to hire an additional ® 4-day 10-hour patrol car for selective enforcement. He had talked with Mr. Quinlan who said a study was being made at staff level to determine where the funds could come from. Chairman Ford referred to letter from Mr. Marron. The gist of Mr. Quinlan's advice had been to go ahead and recommend what they felt necessary and see what happened at Council level. Mr. Smith agreed the commission should make a specific recommenda- tion and let Council worry about where funds would come from. A discussion was held on how best to "legitimatize" problem. Chairman Ford noted if there was a disproportionate number of complaints and people coming out to voice complaints, it was evident there was something wrong. Comm. Fazzio asked what constituted a problem.. Did traffic on one street constitute necessity for hiLring deputy. He asked if it should be investigated at City level before going to Sheriff's Department. Mr. Marron said it is a spotty situation which exists in any City. The problem exists on every street in town. One neighbor complains in one area, then another area. These cannot be covered with exist- ing manpower; you chase the problem around the City. L Page. 10 MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 20, 1974 PIMLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Mr. Marron answered Comm. Fazzio that he did not have enough facts and figures to support a positive position in the matter. Comm. Fazzio asked about quizzing patrolmen in the area about what they are seeing. If they feel there is a problem they can't cope with, then there is a problem. Comm. Fazzio asked if Cupertino had a high accident rate. Air. Grigg said he did not know offhand. Mr. Marron referred to his letter which give total number of accidents in last ten months. Mr. Grigg said he was pinning a map to show where accidents are happening; there will also be the results of a speed survey. It was noted what was needed was references for comparisons of popula- tion versus incidents. Also speed versus accidents in given area. Mr. Grigg pointed out an intersection that has very little traffic can have a very bad traffic situation. Mr. Dennis Palsoojiun, 10328 Cold Harbor, Cupertino, referred to the intersection of Cold Harbor and Vicksburg, Council had asked this commission to consider this problem. He was perplexed about discussion being held tonight. They had gone to Council with serious problem and it had ended with Council saying they were not sure solution of barrier was right one but leave it in place until selective enforcement can be resolved. This is an engineering problem with solution that has solved problem for 90 days, but Council will not take action until this commis- sion takes position of whether or not selective enforcement can be given. He was not clear why it had gone to Coistcil. He offered to have the 300 people from neighborhood return and present problem to this commission. He did not believe selective enforcement was the solution. Chairman Ford pointed out this has to be discussed abstractly because there are no concrete objective data from which to draw. The question the Public Safety Commission must answer is whether or not engineering or enforcement is the answer. They are trying to address whole problem of traffic in Cupertino. It comes down to are they willing to double tax to have more sheriff's cars in the City. Mr. Palsoojiun referred to San Jose Traffic Engineer's statement that they would interview the residents personally within two weeks. No one from Cupertino had every come out and talked to people in the Cold Harbor -Vicksburg area. In answer to Comm. Fazzio, Mr. Palsoojiun said no input had raised any facts as to why barriers were not an appropriate solution. The gist of the City Council meeting and the meeting tonight confused him as the same problem is not being talked about. He reiterated he would like to bring back the 300 people if this was the proper place. He asked if Public Safety was going to look at barrier. C- MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 20, 1974 PUBLIC SAFETY COMISSION M TING I Page 11 u Comm. Gonzalez replied the Council had not asked that they look at this specifically. The Public Safety Coumission is taking a more general view of the total traffic situation. Council will make the decision on barricade. Public Safety Commission is trying to determine what information is available that can be studied so they can know if the proposed solutions will work. The first step is whether or not a selective enforcement solution can be recommended and how they can know if it will be effective. Mr. Palsoojiun suggested they listen to people about problems and not count statistics of dead bodies. Mr. Marron pointed out there is some connection between accident rates and violations occuring. Chairman Ford pointed out there are numerous complaints similar to this throughout the City. Ccmm. Fazzio said the problem is they cannot patrol every street 24 hours a day. A barrier shifts the problem. Mr. Pasloojiun said they have a unique situation because of series of curves which ends at a park and school and it needs a unique solution. In answer to Chairman Ford, Mr. Grigg said the Traffic Department was to look at entire city and be more specific on street patterns. They are trying to figure out exactly what the City Council wants. They have information gathered on accident data,traffic volume, speed rates, etc. It was clarified that staff had reccmmended the barricade be removed. Mr. Grigg said the staff recommendation was a lengthy one and he did not think it was Public Safety Commission's departmen Chairman Ford noted any type of neighborhood problem such as this would be an emotionally charged one for people who lived there. The question was whether more enforcement officers were needed and if they were, would it be worth the dollars spent. Mr. Marron referred to his letter regarding additional 40 hours a week devoted directly to traffic. Hopefully this would create an atmosphere of safer driving throughout the whole community. Mr. Marron read a letter from a resident an Vicksburg regarding barricade. This letter supported the Sheriff's Department in their surveillance. He did not see how their department could give more attention without someone to attend to the problem individually. The cars have all they can do now to attend to other problems. Chairman Ford asked Mr. Marron to figure out how many patrol man hours in surplus of contract they are getting. They want to be able to justify spending the taxpayer's money. If they can't C gr "'�' *.., :;�"=f's.. -;r{-�m:,a�1 =t. �r.,;•�.i. � r`�'.t,?'�" r�i�i��`:"`R'''2.��"aw- , .� ,� �`s'� Page 12 MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 20, 1974 PUBLIC SAFLr.rY COmMSSION MEETING 0 accomodate problems effectively with present manpower, it is the City's responsibility to get more manpower. Comm. Fazzio asked if Mr. Marron strongly recommended another deputy. Mr. Marron said he would have to have extra car to satisfy complaints. He did not know how effective it would be. Comm. Gonzalez asked if the Sheriff's Department had a summary of cow taints received; how many calls responded to and a breakdown of the type of calls. Mr. Marron answered no. Chairman Ford commented the only measurable factor in adding traffic unit would be in the number of citations. Comm. Gonzalez said if the residents in seeing a patrol car take a different attitude and file less complaints, then there is an indication this is proper action to take. Chairman Ford asked if they could draw any conclusions by looking at the activity reports and comparing with number of complaints. He realized it was difficult for the Sheriff's Department and deputy to maintain statistics. Mr. Marron said the activity reports were put in Copana which was unreliable. ® It was suggested any kind of traffic related complaint could be flagged in some manner and then compared after additional car was added. Mr. Palsoojiun said it was how the public views safety. They should poll the public now and again after the fact. Sample the population. He felt the barrier was effective way to solve problem of errant driver. It was noted the City has received less than 1% response to surveys sent out. Mr. Palsoojiun said they should go out and survey the people. It might cost a little more but they would get the data. Mr. Grigg said the City is preparing a survey now. He suggested this commission contact Mr. Quinlan about getting some pertinent questions included. The type of questions to be asked were discussed. Comm. Fazzio suggested Mr. Smith get something in Cupertino Scene to elicit input. Mr. Smith said when they were looking for input to noise study this had been done. They had received 6 responses out of a possible 5,000 or 6,000. Comm. Gonzalez suggested they pursue study of more in-depth interview of smaller sampling. I] MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 20, 1974 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING After further discussion, Comm. Gonzales moved to make sure Public Safety Commission get a set of appropriate public safety questions on City survey. Seconded by Comm. Fazzio. Chairman Ford suggested waiting before taking any action on addi- tional patrol until results received. Period of time this would involve was discussed. Motion carried, 4-0 ' Comm. Fazzio asked for a recommendation from Traffic Department as to whether or not engineering was the way to go or is it a partial solution. Mr. Grigg gave examples of speeding data collected. It proved people are speeding. He pointed out some residential streets have no count; it would be impossible to count every street with.just 6 machines. However, they have a lot of data. It was decided the information needed was the speed, volume and accident ratio. Chief Kirby, Santa Clara County Central Fire District, then spoke. He referred to monthly fire loss report for the month of October. is This showed a $3.29 fire loss per capita which was 1/3 of national average. In answer to Comm. Gonzalez, Chief Kirby said the name of the smoke detecting device was Smoke Guard. Three would be necessary for a two --story house and two for a one-story house. Chief Kirby pointed out these would not meet code as they are battery operated. It was determined the Fire Station would be the logical place to call for a recommendation or demonstration. Chief Kirby said he hoped in the near future to have a model made up which would be available. Comm. Gonzalez suggested advertising in Cupertino Scene that a demonstrator would be available in Cupertino for a certain period. It was agreed that Mr. Smith would coordinate this with Chief Kirby. Chief Kirby then referred to article, questioning comparison made between police and fire costs. Chairman Ford said $307,980 was budgeted for Sheriff Department contract and $841,958 for fire protection; or $35.15 for fire and $12.86 for police se ---vice. Neither reflect basic County rate which is $2.62. Chairman Ford noted success of Blood Pressure program. Chief Kirby reported over half of participants had been referred to other medical authorities. He said copies of reports go to the Heart Association so there will be some follow up. Comm. Fazzio suggested this information be carried in the Cupertino Scene. Page 13 Rage 14 MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 20, 1974 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Chief Kirby then asked if the commission were familiar with the Community Development Act. He distributed copies of letters from other cities and literature on the program. He asked their assistance in getting this help for the Fire Department. Chief Kirby explained the Community Development Act. He noted because of many factors in SB-90 the Fire Department finds it difficult to improve its services; more and more of the budget goes for wages. He enumerated several needs, noting the fire station has become hazardous and inadequate. He asked if this would be the proper place to start with this and would they back the Fire Department. Chairman Ford said he had no knowledge of what City administration is doing in terms of this program. This should be looked at and inquiry made of the City administration to see if they are going after funds for other items. It was agreed Chief Kirby should make a specific proposal which they would examine for possible submission to the City. OLD BUSINESS Comm. Gonzalez was answered that jurisdictional question on traffic ® problems was being examined by the City Attorney and staff and would be included in report from Mr. Quinlan. With regard to use of 1972-73 figures of Santa Clara County Cities for Public Safety„ law enforcement and fire services, Chairman Ford explained these were State figures and had been adjusted, as every budget and jurisdictional figure is different. Comm. Gonzalez suggested this preamble should be affixed. Mr. Grigg displayed traffic and bike lane sign scheduled for Blaney Avenue. These are now being installed. Comm. Fazzio commented it bothered him that there were two types of sign. Mr. Grigg explained how the signs had been gotten and that eventually all signs would be changed to the black on white. ADJOURNMENT At 12:30 a.m. the meeting was adjourned to the next regular meeting on Wednesday, December 4, 1974. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Ruth Cox Recording Secretary City of Cupertino, State of California 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, CAlifornia Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMiISSION HELD DECEMBER::' 49 1974, IN THE LIBRARY%CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA SALUTE TO THE FLAG The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p. m. by Chairman Ford with the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL. Commissioners present: Chairman Ford, Gonzales, Fassio, Lester, Commissioners absent: Eberhardt Staff present: Robert W. Quinlan, City Manager Ross Smith, CEO Guests present: Chief Curtis Kirby, Santa Clara County Central. Fire District C. Marron, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Gonzalez moved, seconded by Commissioner Fazzio, to approve the minutes of November 20, 1974, as submitted. Motion Carried, 4-0 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS Chairman Ford referred to two letters written to the City Council and forwarded to Safety Commission for informational purposes. The letters, with accompanying petitions, were aimed at the traffic situations on Vicksburg Drive and Miller Avenue, and the East Estates area. Chairman Ford stated these letters and petitions would be used as input and information in the study of this problem. u PH-29 Page 1 ORAL. COMMUNICATIONS There were none. REPORT FROM FIRE DEPARTM WT Chief Kirby brought, -a- Smak�-'Oarid smoke detector and talked about the values of this device. Chief Kirby demonstrated the device by lighting a cigarette and blowing smoke towards it which immediately triggered a loud, siren -type noise. Chief Kirby stated that in the last six years there have been twelve thousand fire deaths annually in the United States and that approxi- mately sixty seven hundred of these deaths are in residential homes. Chairman Ford pointed out that it is usually the smoke and not the fire that actually causes the deaths. Chief Kirby confirmed this by stating that in the sixty seven hundred home fire deaths, eighty per cent were actually asphyxiated. Chairman Ford, Commissioners Lester and Fazzio agreed with Commission er Gonzalez that these devices should be on display at the fire stations but that the public be made aware that there are other brands and that the City is not necessarily endorsing this particular brand. Chief Kirby agreed to the above and stated that they would be on display at certain fire stations. Chief Kirby also mentioned that there are some detectors that go strictly by heat, and others that go by a combination of heat and smoke in addition to the smoke only detectors. This particular br-ind of smoke detector, Smok Gard, sells for about fifty dollars w'iich is less than most other detectors. Chief Kirby stated that this particular brand is battery operated with the battery lasting approximately a year. When the battery starts to lose its voltage, a very loud chirping noise begins which will last for up to two weeks. REPORT FROM SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Mr. Marron discussed the new 40 hour patrol car for selective enforcement and the possibilities of the placement of this patrol car. Mr. Marron urged members of the Commission to ride with the deputies. Commissioner Fazzio recommended that members ride with deputies between now and the next meeting and then make recommendations to the City staff as to what should be done. AGENDA BUSINESS 1. Report on Noise Survey - SAGES Ross Smith, CEO, stated that, because of various problems, the tapes have not yet been completed. Twenty two of the twenty five tapes have been completed and it is expected that the remaining three will be finished this month of January. They will be getting com- puterized aid from Stanford that they had not anticipated that will give them faster information. 2. Continuance of Study of Traffic in City, and Enforcement Thereof. Mr. Quinlan, City Manager, stated that the staff had reviewed revenue statments and expenditures for the year and found that they will be able to have the funds for the remainder of the fiscal year for a forty hour patrol car for selective enforcement without addi- tional taxes or changing project priorities. Commissioner Lester questioned where the hours would be spent. A general discussion by all Commissioners and Mr. -Quinlan on this problem ensued. Mr. Quinlan pointed out that most complaints come from neighborhoods and park areas and that they come in during peak traffic hours and late at night and that Mr. Marron had talked about a four day ten hour patrol car. Chairman Ford felt that the Commiss could not dictate the hours, that the Sheriff's Department needs as much flexibility as possible. In answer to Commissioner Gonzalez' question as to how quickly the new selective enforcement position would go into effect, Mr. Quinlan said two weeks to a month or, as pointed out by Chairman Ford, as soon as approved. All members present and Mr. Quinlan agreed that the officer's daily activity reports would be a valuable tool. Commissioner Fazzio suggested activity reports for all beats. Commissioner Lester moved to recommend to the City Council that they vote for an additional forty hours per whek seiladtive:.traffic enforcWhent'and - that -the -officer's-'Silly activity "reportThe made available to the staff and this Commission on a daily basis, if possible, to see if the places can be nailed down where most calls are coming from so that officers could concentrate on those areas and reduce incoming calls. Seconded by Commissioner Gonzalez. Motion Carried, 4-0 E Page 3 Commissioner Gonzalez suggested though the reports may be incomplete, Page 4 we might keep track so that we get a breakdown into five or six Qajor calls - a running pulse as to the kinds of complaints. Chairman Ford pointed out that this would not reduce the number of calls for a while. Commissioner Gonzalez said he was just trying to get a feel for the general happiness or unhappiness of the community. Mr. Quinlan stated that is why he wants to get a man on traffic patrol - so it can be determined to see if citations are being issued in connection with calls, and that very soon the Commission would be getting a monthly traffic report. The problem of noisy cars was discussed. Mr. Quinlan stated that the officers are reluctant to stop noisy cars as it is a difficult thing to prove in court. Chairman Ford requested that Mr. Smith get going on the forty hour traffic patrol selective enforcement as soon as possible and asked that Commissioner Gonzalez, Chairman of the Sub Committee on police activities, get together with Mr. Smith for a general report tally which will also be used as an input center for basic type of questions for scientific survey that is going to be made. In looking over, a pin map, it was determined that the major inter- sections where most accidents occur are Stevens Creek and Wolfe, Stevens Creek and Blaney, Stevens Creek and Stelling, and Stevens Creek and the freeway. Regardless of the traffic problem complaints from neighborhoods, most traffic accidents are still on the major 41 streets and intersections. Chairman Ford reiterated it is not the Commissions position to say where the new forty hour selective enforcement will go - that the Sheriff's Department would have to look at the overall traffic en- forcement picture for the whole city. It is a mistake to take in- dividual problems on an individual basis and that many studies have to be made. Audience member Marilyn Short commented that she would like to see something done with traffic now before Cupertino gets any bigger. Chairman Ford reminded those present that it is not going to cost any more taxes now, but down the road the costs are going to increase - that public safety services are expensive. In anscaer to Mrs. Short's question as to whether or not any money that Valco brings in will be allocated along these lines, Chairman Ford replied that those monies go into a general fund and he doesn't know how much specifically goes into public safety expenses. L11 ••, Mrs. Short complained about the late night speeders. Commissioner page 5 e• Gonzalez told her to be sure to let the Sheriff know. Chairman Ford added that an officer cannot sit in one neighborhood as that would just send the offenders to another neighborhood - the problem would still exist - just simply shift areas. Commissioner Fazzio asked if participation in Sheriff's cars by citizens might help to get a better line of communication going and to give the residents an insight into the problems of policing. Chairman Ford suggested contacting Captain Johnson or Mr. Marron from the Sheriff's office and take advantage of riding with an officer to get a better insight into the problems. A general discussion by audience members and Commissioners took place regarding the motorist/bicycle safety problem. It has been observed that bicyclists are being cited regularly and that a program does exist whereby the offenders make retribution by way of attending classes on bicycle safety, parents notified, go to court, etc. Commissioner Gonzalez told about feature articles in the Palo Alto Times on bicycle/motorist safety and that he would like to see some- thing like that in this area. Mr. Quinlan talked about a tax pamphlet questionnaire entitled, "How Would You Like To Tell The City Government Where To Go ... With Your Tax Money". This questionnaire was prepared in accordance with money ($540,00Qd_over a 3 year period) being made available to the City of Cupertino through the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. The questionnaire was mailed to Cupertino residents December 3rd and must be returned by December 10, 1974. There will be three Public Hearings by the City Council on this subject. The money must be spent on activities which (1) eliminate or prevent slums and blight, (2) pmv*de hodstpgridr loomed _moderate ineome,pe p�and 1 3)`.impsovesano upgrade community facilities and services where necessary. All input will be presented to the City Council for final action. Chairman Ford requested that members of the audience be sure to send in the postage paid questionnaire. At 9:20 p. m. a recess was called, with the meeting reconvening at 9:35. 3. Preliminary Discussion on Emergency Medical Services System for Santa Clara County. Commissioner Lester shared his ideas on the validity of the Emergency Medical Services System of Santa Clara County, i. e. paramedics. Commissioner Lester believes that a good percentage of cases could be helped by was of a paramedic trained individual - that a paramedic is far more valuable, for example, than an ambulance driver who is anxious to get the patient to the hospital, as the paramedic can get the patient in a quiescent position and stabilized. Commissioner Lester feels that a paramedic should be a part of the s• Fire Department as opposed to the Police Department for reasons that there might be persons in the Fire Department already trained to this type of service and that in most cases a Sheriff has his hands full handling traffic. In the near future Chairman Ford and Commissioner Lester should be meeting with outside qualified advisors to get their ideas and inputs so a formal report can be made to the Safety Commis- sion. Chairman Ford agreed that a paramedic does belong within the sphere of the fire service, adding that another reason being the physical location of the fire stations. They could be on the scene in one third the time of the ambulances in most cases. Chairman Ford further stated that a recent nation wide survey showed that a delly of 1 minut woule give a 98 out of 100 chance of recovery, a delay of 10 minutes there would be a 1 out of 100 chance of recovery, and a delay of 12 minutes showed a 1 out of 10,000 chance of recovery. Commissioner Fazzio felt that the Commission could come up with a 911 plan in the City. Stanford Research Institute just completed a survey of the whole County Communication System and made several recommendations which hinge around the 911 system. The City staff is now in the process of analyzing it. It is highly complex and almost totally dependent on a 911 system and a centralized radio system. It was brought -lout_ that':�ElcCamino`3oppital and Kaiser Hospital are-, the closest emergency facilities for Cupertino residents. Commissioner Fazzio suggested the possibility of an emergency care center rather than a hospital. The expenses would be the basic problem, especially in view of this being a 24 hour a day service. Chairman Ford told of the costs of the equipment in another city to be in the neighborhood of $40,000 including the training, vehicle, communication equipment, and supplies. The annual cost of personnel is over $200,000. This is, however, for a city of a little over 100,00, which is four times as large as Cupertino. Commissioner Gonzalez moved that we ask the City Council to endorse the concept of an Emergency Medical Service Program with the under- standing that the Public Safety Commission will continue to look into the matter more fully. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Fazzio. Motion Carried, 4-0 i5 n i �� SOH OLD BUSIMS 8a$e 7 A joint meeting was held December 3, 1974 between Staff, School District Representatives, and a Representative of Law Enforcement to analyze the problems of the Lincoln Elementary School area in- cluding the Yorktown Tract and vicinity thereof. San Jose is moving ahead on a step by step basis starting with a ban on parking. The suggestions ranged from the loss cost parking ban to the high cost of pushing Fort Baker through to McClellan !toad. The Parks and Recreation Department voted to reduce the 11:00 P.M. curfew to 10:00 P.M. - "unless otherwise posted". This decision would amend Ordinance Number 531. All Cou--uissioners present agreed to this amendment. NEW BUSINESS Commissioner Joseph Fazzio's Letter of Resignation was received and read to the Commission.. The resignation will be effective January 15, 1975. Commissioner Lester moved that a letter be drafted to the City Council urging that consideration be given to reappointing Joseph Fazzio to the Commission at a later date if an opening should occur and Mr. Fazzio's schedule conflict is resolved. Seconded by Commissioner Gonzalez. Notion Carried, 3-0 Comm. Fazzio Abstained. It was unanimously agreed that since there are now two Public Safety Commission meetings a month, it is not necessary for the Sheriff and Fire Departments to be represented both meetings. Mr. Smith will notify Chief Kirby, Chief Carder, and Mr. Marron that they will be on the agenda the third Wednesday of each month only. ADJOURNMENT At 11:20 p.m. the meeting was adjourned to the next regular meeting on Wednesday, December 19, 1974. Resper_tfully submitted, Louise Alkire Recording Secretary e City of Cupertino, State of California 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Telephone: 252-4505 M14UTES OF THE REGULAR MEETI3G OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COWIISS103 PS-30 HELD DECEMBER 18, 1974, 11 THE LIBRARY/CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL, Page 1 CUPERTINO, CALIFOR13IA SALUTE TO THE FLAG The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Chairman Ford with the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Commissioners present: Eberhardt, Fazzio, Chairman Ford, Lester Commissioners absent: Gonzalez Staff present: Ross Smith, CEO Guests present: Chief Curtis Kirby, Santa Clara County Central Fire District Alan Carder, Fire Marshal, County of Santa Clara Harold Stalker, Jr. Deputy Fire Marshal, County of Santa Clara M NUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Correction of Minutes of December 4, 1974 meeting. Report from Sheriff's Department: Add paragraph: In response to question about the possibility of having a Deputy or Deputies attend the Safety Commission meeting, Mr. Marron stated that the Deputies are reluctant to do this - that they prefer having Commission members ride with them. Page 3, Item #2, 4th paragraph, last sentence should read: Chairman Ford suggested Activity Reports for all beats. Page 3, Item #2, last paragraph should redd: Commissioner Lester moved to recommend to the City Council that they vote for an addi- tional forty hours per week selective traffic enforcement and that the officer's daily activity repot be made available to the staff and this Commission on a daily basis. C] _ ,.,ysr ,`.-r �uf"'«'a r�>c e 2":+.,v: i`�e�. �- vr^-;• ,tee' r��v"fw'F�;hi?`j'T�`�,?'�P ''°4' b.F` '-' Page 7, tiew Business, last paragraph, should read: It was unanimously Page 2 agreed that, since there are now two Public Safety Commission meetings a month as indicated in a prior meeting, it is not necessary for the ' Sheriff and Fire Departments to be represented at both meetings. Mr. Smith will notify Chief Kirby, Chief Carder, and Mr. Marron that they will be on the agenda the third Wednesday of -;ach month only. Commissioner Lester moved that the December 4, 1974 Public Safety Commission Minutes be accepted as changed. Seconded by Comm. Fazzio. 'lotion Carried, 4-0 'JUTTEN CONTIUNICATI04S There viere none. ORAL CON11,V0I CATI GNS Comm. Eberhardt told of problem of getting to the mailbox in front of the Post Office because of cars parked in front of the Post Office. She talked to Postmaster Al Carter about this problem and the Post- master was very upset and expressed concern because of the newspaper racks in front of the Post Office and had so written 'fir. Quinlan July 1, 1974 (Comm. Eberhardt read aloud a copy of that letter). Postmaster Carter told Comm. Eberhardt that he felt it was a safety probe but Comm. Eberhardt explained that she didn't feel the prob- lem was within the realm of this Commission. Postmaster Carter has not had a response from `fir. Quinlan and the newspaper racks are still at curb site. Chairman Ford asked Mr. Smith to research to see hoer the Ordinance reads. Mr. Smith said there is some hesitancy - that he has sent complaint letters to .1r. Quinlan. The possibility of proposing an Ordinance to the City Council was suggested by Comm. Fazzio. Chairman Ford thought a review of the problem was in order and wants to check out Mr. Adams' thoughts on the matter. Mr. Smith will bring a copy of the letter from ,tr. Adams explaining his view to the next meeting. REPORT FRO'9 SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Chairman Ford stated that he had talked to Mr. Marron and Mr. Marron expressed that he would like to attend the first Wednesday of the month meeting to r6present his department and -the Fire Service would be represented the third Wednesday of'the month meetih Commission members agreed - this would be a good idea. REPORT FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT ?Gee 3 The !Monthly Activity Report from the Central Fire Protection District for the month of November. 1974 was distributed to Cortsnission members by Chief Kirby. Chief Kirby stated that the Smok Card smoke detector will be on display at the Cupertino and Monte Vista stations as well as informa- tion on other products. Comm. Fazzio suggested the possibility of the Recycling Center becom- ing a retailer of the Smok Card. He is Chairman of the Recycling Center and will look into it. Comm. Eberhardt told about a friend :rho bought a fire detector for at least $400 and possibiy as much as $600. .Junior Deputy Stalker would like Comm. Eberhardt to advise him the brand name so that he can check to make certain it is an approved device. Comm. Fazzio told about compliments regardinn the Central Fire District. Re was informed that members of the Central Fire District were very helpful and never failed to respond to any call. Chairman Ford had attended a meeting of HUD Community Development Funds regarding proposal he had for part of all of these funds and asked Chief Kirby if he has such a proposal for a fire alarm system in the Cupertino area. Chief Kirby said they are working hard on it but that it is a great deal of difficulty. Chairman Ford reminded him that all proposals must be in completed form by February 3, 1975. Fire Marshal Carder stated that he has been mailino his report as soon as possible after it is approved. Chairman Ford said reports have been well received by the City administration - that it Gives the City a little better picture of what is going on. Comm. Fazzio asked about the new policy or law that all new homes must have the fire alarm systems and, specifically, if there are any kind of guidelines that bu'lders can use so that we don't get into systems that are going to he less than adequate a year from now or after they are installed. Fire iMarshal Carder answered that they are being handled by building officials. The International Conference of Building Officials has approved the use of single station smoke detectors and gill permit that in compliance with the new code. Homes financed by HUD, Veterans, and FHA are required to have an electrically wired smoke detector. Fire Marshal Carder said that these must be approved by State Fire larshal's office and also that they must be approved by someone like Underwriters Lab. 11 7"7�3 V Mr. Smith said that the building code does spell it out and that it Page 4 is being enforced. The question came up about a lot of major fires being an electrical failure and shouldn't there be a battery back-up. Fire Farshal Carder said experts felt that times that the electricity was off was insignificant and that the electrical system was better than the battery device. Comm. Fazzio made a ration that the Commission investigate the possi- bility of adding a requirement for dual power sources or battery back-up for fire alarm systems for new residential developments in Cupertino. Seconded by Comm. Lester.' (To be added to Building Code.) Motion Carried, 4-0 Corn. Fazzio questioned the impact of requests for home inspections since the Castine fire and was told that there were requests from about four blocks of homes in that area. Chief Kirby mentioned that these inspections are the responsibility of P.G. & E., although they will make inspections. The Fire Depart- ment cannot dnrrand to inspect a private home. If a problem area is found, a demand cannot be placed upon the homeowner as enforcement is very difficult. Comm. Fazzio suggested making people aware of this inspection service and remind them that there are potential problems in, for example, a grater heater or wiring. Chief Kirby agreed that the huge task of trying to reduce the fire loss has to come from prevention. A general discussion followed on hose to make Cupertino residents awa of potential fire problems and it was agreed that placing a check list As an insert in the Cupertino Scene should be looked into. Come. Fazzio suggested recognition of the Fire Department by having, for example, a Fire Fighter of the Year award for having performed something outstanding in Cupertino, Chief Kirby said this was done by several service clubs but not by the City and he felt it would be favorably received by the fire fighters. There are also vielve volunteer fire fighters. Chairman Ford asked Chief Kirby to give the matter a little soul searching to see if it is practical for the Commission to undertake such a project. Comm. Fazzin asked if other cities in the County have adopted the "no fireiorks" ban. He was advised that there are now four cities in the Central Fire District that have a ban on fireworks. E l � Comm. Fazzio suggested that the Sheriff and Fire Department Page 5 representatives be excused from the Public Safety Commission meet- ings after they have given their reports. The Commission agr,, AGEIDA BUSINESS 1. Report of 3oise Study - SAGES sir. Smith stated that there has not been anything received on the loise Study as yet. Comm. Fazzio requested that we drop this item from the agenda until such time as we get word on SAGES. 2. Continuance of Study of Traffic in City, and Enforcement Thereof. Chairman Ford advised the Commission that on Monday night, December 16, 1974, the City Council did approve the recommendation unanimously for a forty hour patrol service. Chairman Ford told the Council it was to be considered a test program because it wouldn't cost tax payers any more money at this time, but studies would have to be done to see what kind of recommendations would be made for the fiscal year starting July, 1975. Comm. Fazzio proposed that we postpone item #2 on the agenda until the next meeting and would then like to devote a good portion of that meeting to this problem. Comm. Fazzio also suggested that everyone should participate in the ride a',ong program prior to that meeting. is 3. Continuation of Study of Emergency Medical Services for Santa Clara County, Chairman Ford stated that in the past week or more he and Comm. Lester had consulted with various individuals including Frank Holt, Emergency Services Coordinator for Santa Clara County; Dr. Richard Alexander, Director of Emergency Department at E1 Camino Hospital; Thomas Castor, Project Director of Public Information Systems; and Joe Thomas and Costis Toregos of Public Technology, Inc. At 9:25 p.m. a recess was called, with the meeting reconvening at 9:40. Chairman Ford and Comm. Lester presented to thr Commission their Recommendation for "UIT II Plan and a Paramedic Plan" of health delivery service for the City of Cupertino which recommended, in concept, the Ad Hoc Committee plan for an Fmergency Medical Services System in Santa Clara County, subject to the following: 11 11 1-1 7-r 1. That actual control or the direction of the EMT It Page 5 or Paramedic program shall vest with the Administra- tion of the City of Cupertino, in that it seems ap- parent that such programs must be tailored to fit the needs of each city. 2. That the County of Sa,ita Clara continue its efforts to coordinate, advise and act as a liatsen agent through its presently established Office of Emergency Services or, after the reorganization presently taking place, in the County Health Department; said office to act as a clearino house to disseminate information, coordinate and appraise cities of the level of ENT II services. 3. That the County continue its communications dispatch service and coordination of all anbulance activity. 4. That every possible effort should be made to consoli- date City jurisdictional boundaries to minimize con- fusion 3n the delivery of Emergency Iedical Services, as well as all other city services. 5. That all possible emphasis should be placed in the implementation of a 911 program within the City's sphere of influence.. Corm. Fazzio said that with forty per cent of calls being emergency care that the possibility sould exist of a pilot program in the Cuperttno district. Chief Kirby responded that there are a lot of studies being made - to try the program would cost $70,000 a year with one paramedic team around the clock plus the equipment. He felt that a pilot plan would have to be a contractual program. PSC 4323 Comm. Fazzio made a motion to accept the Recommendation on Emergency Service Flan to be for-jarded to City Council and Staff for consider- ation. Seconded by Comm. Eberhardt. Motion Carried, 4-0 OLD BUSINESS Chairman Ford announced that at the December 15, 1974 meeting the City Council enacted an Emergency Ordinance to change the park curfew as per the Commission's recommendations. The enforcement will be effect- ive as soon as the signs are posted. Comm. Fazzio expressed concern that his resignation had not been brought to the City Council and that he would like a replacement before his resignation date of January 15, 1975. NEW 8USINESS Page 7 There was novae. ADJOURIMEIVT At 11:30 p.m. the meeting was adjourned to the next adjourned meeting which will be held Tuesday, January 7, 1975. Respectfully submitted, Louise Alkire Recording Secretary El E ._....,;..:; ' 35`+a',iiu3� City of Cupertino, State of California �• 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD JANUARY 7, 1975s IN THE LIBRARY/C(?iFEP.ENCE ROOM, CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA SALUTE TO THE FLAG The meeting was called to order at 7:40 p.m. by Chairman Ford with the Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Commissioners present: Eberhardt, Fazzio, Chairman Ford, Gonzalez, Lester Commissioners absent: tione Staff present: Ross Smith, CEO Guests present: C. Marron, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department 0 MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Correction of Minutes of December 18, 1974 meeting. Page 2, first paragraph under Oral Communications, last sentence should read: Postmaster Carter told Comm. Eberhardt that he felt it was a safety problem but Comm. Eberhardt explained that she didn't know if the problem was within the realm of this Commission. Page 3, last sentence in third paragraph should read:, He will speak to the Chairman of the Recycling Center. Page 3, 6th paragraph, second sentence should read: Chief Kirby said they are working hard on it but obtaining the necessary data is difficult. Page 5, first sentence in first paragraph should read: Comm. Fazzio suggested that the Sheriff and Fire Department representatives be excused from the Public Safety Commission meetings after they have given their reports if they so desire. Page 6, last paragraph should read: Comm. Fazzio expressed concern that his resignation had not been brought to the City Council and hoped that there would have been a replacement before his resignation date of January 15, 1975. 11 PS-31 Page 1 a, , a. Comm. Lesftr moved that the December 189 1974 Public Safety Page 2 Commission Minutes be accepted as changed. Seconded by Comm. Fazzio. !Motion Carried, 4-0 Comm. Gonzalez abstained WRITTV1 COMMUAICATIOlS There were none. ORAL COT-MU741 CAT I NS 1. Chairman Ford stated that Comm. Lester had received two telephone calls from the AAA Ambulance Co. concerning this Commisr•a5Y sion's recommendations relative to the Paramedic Plan. They queried Comm. Lester as to how certain conclusions on recommendations had been reached. Comm. Lester explained why these recommendations had been made. The AAA Ambulance people were pleased that the study had been made and expressed their interest in attending a meeting to present some of their ideas. Some of the ambulance personnel are presently taking the Phase Two Course at Stanford. 2. At the request of City Manager Quinlan, Chairman Ford attended the January 6th City Council meeting to answer questions the Council had regarding the EMT II Plan and a Paramedic Plan. Chairmen Ford will also attend next week's City Council meeting to answer further questions on this subject. 3. Comm. Eberhardt verified that her friend did purchase a $600 smoke detector and relayed the information to Jr. Deputy Fire 14ar-j shal Harold Stalker. He investigated the unit and found it to be an excellent one (both fire• and ske detector. E REPORT FROM, SHERIFF'S DEPARTNENT Mr. Marron appeared before the Board and the 40 hour traffic car was approved. Mr. Marron stated that the car will be all white and will be exclusively for traffic. In response to Comm. Lester's inquiry as to why an all white car and if it would have radar, ?Mr. Marron answered that the Code makes it necessary to enforce traffic on a continuous basis in either a black and white car or an all white car and that it will have radar. Comm. Gonzalez stated that he would like to see another radar survey on Blaney prior to this additional car and would like to take a reading on the narrow lanes. Mr. Marron said that they are working Blaney hard right now. n �J Y Mr. Marron brought to the attention of the Comission th# theme Page 3 a trail movement on Stevens Creek Parkway and that the mou ntT group will probably be contacting the Public Safety Commission in the near future. The residents north of Stevens Creek are in Opposition to this MOvement. '4r. Smith distributed current Officer's Daily Activity Reports to i Commission members. Chairman Ford requested that Comm. Gonzalez and Mr. Smith get to- gether to work up some kind of tally of Cupertino's activity from the Officer's Daily Activity Reports. He also suggested that the City have available these reports rather than each Commission mem- ber receiving every daily report. Comm. Gonzalez agteed to review this report abed the computer report and have some input by the first., meting in February. AGENDA BUSINESS 1. Continuance of Study of Traffic Enforcement and Crime Activity in the City., The response and the conclusions drawn from the recent City Questionnaire were discussed. The top priority of the residents from Cupertino who responded indicated "Crime Prevention". It was pointed out, however, that Crime Prevention may or may not have been meant to include traffic problems. Further, as Mr. Marron pointed out. it is probably not a fair appraisal of the entire community as it is apparent that it seemed to be a personal feeling type of response of what "I" want. Conn. Eberhardt suggested that the possibility existed that those responding might have been thinking in terms of 4ational crime as opposed to Cupertino crime. In looking to the future. Chairman Ford stated to Mr. Marron that since the Sheriff's Department can understand the technical needs of coverage in the City, that he would like for that Department to make recommendations as to what they think the minimum coverage should be in this community. Mr. Marron felt that this could be done. Chairman Ford stated that the emotional feelings of the public would have to be obtained by a professional survey organization. The scientific report would have to have a half dozen or so topic -areas recommended by th,,s Commission. U a % • Comm. Fazzio told about his recent participation in a ride -along Page 4 �► and had talked to three or four Deputies since the last meeting. In his talks with the Deputies -he asked a few basic questions such as: ?. What d6 they see as Cupertino's majr-r• problem; 2. How can the problem be corrected; 3. How they feel about the bad publicity; and 4. What type of communications would be helpful. E 11 Comm. Fazzio pointed out the increase in traffic in�th last fovO-, or five yeaPa tftbtndncrea!* n'. s-in thdVtimeAod that --the Deputies handle a number of problems in addition to traffic. Further, some minor calls take a considerable amount of time especially if the call necessitates them, for example® to take someone to VAlley Medical Center in San Jose. Another problem seems to be a letck of communication with the Deputies They would like to be supported in what they are trying to do - - that they do take pride in their work as this is their beat even though they might not live here. Comm. Fazzio suggested that a letter be mat from the Administration or this Commission that, in fact, the City is appreciative of their efforts. After much discussion as to the possibility of an office -like area in Cupertino for the puts to write their reports (rather than in their cars), etc., the Commissioners and Mr. Marron agreed that this type of "reporting station" or "service office" would be beneficial. At 9:10 p.m. a recess was called, with the meeting reconvening at 9:2G. Chairman Ford asked Mr. Smith to talk to City Manager Quinlan regard- ing space availability in the City Hall for a possible "reporting station" for the Deputies. It was also agreed by all Commission members that they be sensitive to outstanding work performed by Deputies and write Letters of Corniendation to those Deputies. Comm. Fazzio stated that the only word the Deputies heard was what they read and that has been negative. In looking over the figures, Chairman Ford noted the Contract Service is 990 hours a month. The actual activity hours in October numbered 8W . That doesn' t l ea ve much time for actual Patrol. Comm. Gonzalez asked Mr. Smith about parking enforcement. Mr. Marron stated that he felt parking Avis not a problem. A genaral discussion ensued of the possibility of additional personnel in the line of O Code Enforcement Officer to cover parking violations, bicycle Page 5 violators, etc. It was determined, however, that unless this person was a trained peace Officer that he could be placed in precarious situations. Chairman Ford asked !Ir. Smith to check with tor. luinlan to see where the legalities are. Chairman Ford also asked Mr. Smith to scrutinize his job description as Code Enforcement Officer to see exactly where he stands. - v. — =- OLD BUSINESS Comm. Fazzio requested that the new Commission Member, when appointed contact him for materials and explanation of those materials. 'r. Smith told Commission members that the newspaper racks have been moved from in front of the Post Office to Mikes Heron. Mr. Smith talked to peoole on SAGES and the renainina reports are not yet complete. Chairman Ford said that the City Council is most anxious to get this information and asked Mr. Smith to request Mr. Mannion to attend our next meeting. The problems, i. e. drugs, etc., at the schools were discussed. Comm. Fazzio stated that during his ride -along he noted the deputies reUting to the kids, calling them by name, and the kids knowing the deputies. Comm. Fazzio suggested the possible effectiveness of ® patrolmen visiting schools. This is done about once a year but to be effec:,ive it would have to be done much more often. Chairman Ford reminded Commission members that there are no youth services in Cupertino and that this probably a reflection of a contract city. If PAL or Police Explorer Scouts existed in this City the police could relate to the kids on a one to one basis. Comm. Lester said that this had been looked into at one time but the expense involved in implementing this sort of program is extreme- ly high (even though it is a volunteer program) and the idea had to be dropped at that time. ADJOUPJIME4T At 11:48 p.m. the meeting was adjourned to the next regular meeting on January 15, 1975. Respectfully submitted, Louise �lkire Recordina Sacret,ary Ll 11 11 a CtTy OF OWWWO. STATE OF CALIFOR01a F ap 1 10300 Torre A��, C rtino, California Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY CMWSSION HELD 3ANUARY 15, 1975, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA SALUTE TO THE FLAG Chairman Ford called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. with the salute to the flag. OATH OF OFFICE FOR DIEM PUBLIC SAFETY COMKISSIONER Cotwissioner Rogers was sworn in by the Deputy City Cleric. r;a Commissioners present: Commissioners absent: Staff present: Guests present: MINUTES OF PREVIOUS DATING Eberhardt, Gonzalez, Lester, Rogers, Chairman Ford Dion Ellen Pagnini, Deputy City Clerk, Ross Smith, Code Enforesmmt Officer Paul Andrade, Fire Marshal; T. R. Bell, AAA Ambulance Cotgpany; Alan Carder, Fire Marshal; Richard C. Floyd, Central Fire Dis- trict; Mike Harrigan; Central Fire District Mowed by Commissioner Gonzalez and seconded by Camissioncr Lester to approve minutes of Jeauary 7, 1975, as read. Motion carried, 4-0 Commissioner Ropers abstained WRITTEN COMl4UNICATIONS Ross Smith received a letter regarding -traffic problems; he said he would discuss it under the second agenda item. PS-32 age 2 CJ n U ®PAL ODOWICATIONS There were none. REPORT FROM CMn'RAL SPIRE DISTRICT AND FIRE MARSHAL Fire Marshal Carder presented the commission with a report dealing with residential fire alarms. The first five pages discuss the regulations and requirements of home fire warning equipment. The remainder of the report includes a list of thirty approved fire alarm system and other pertinent information. Comm. Gonzalez requested that this report be made available to the public in the library. At this time, Mr. T. R. Bell, AAA Ambulance Company, spore concerning the paramedic program. His discussion is listed under Agenda item No. 3. Fire Marshal Carder further brought out that not all types of fire alarms are approved; citizens should check with the Fire Marshal's office before installing one. Also, he said fire alarms should be tested once a week; something which very few people do. Comm. Gonzalez felt it would be best for the commission to read the report presented and bew)me familiar with it. AGENDA BUSINESS 3. Continuation of Study of Emergency Medit.l Services for Santa Clara County and a Paramedic Program for Cupertino. Mr. Bell, AAA Ambulance Company, appeared before the fission and told us that he was willing to adapt and adjust to anything the city council would suggest. Heis for whatever is the bet service for the public. He has had licences to operate Tau- mentry for over two yearsr,but cannot get the FCC to issue channels. He feels it will be a good five years Saftm chamels can be obtained. Mr. Bell further said that the training of the men is very simple. All of his anion are either EMT-1 or in the process of going to school. Setting up a paramedic program is "just a matter of economics." He quoted a price of $125,000 per year to operate a paramedic van. Chairman Ford asked Mr. Bell where he would get the money to pay for this, to which Mr. Bell answered that the person who uses the service has to pay for it, whether through taxes or health plan or etc. Stanford has a program starting in March for paramedics. Alac, West Valley has a voluntary EMT-2 class. One thousand hours are required to be a paramedic. Mr. Bell plans to pug qualified auxM aboard the ambulances. PS-32 He also feels that theme is a possibility of training 5,000 Pa" 3 ENT-2 from the federal penitentiary, in this way hoping to bring these people back into the co=nmJLty as useful citizens. At 9:15 p.m. a recess was called, with the meeting reconvening at 9:30. Chairman Ford told the commission that the City Council has agreed with the recommendation of an emergency medical service plan. They will continue to study the feasibility of the paramedic program and also, the "control" of it. Rick Floyd, Central Fire Fighters, brought out that the idea of the paramedic program is to contact a doctor and administer drugs, I.V., etc., to stabilize ache patient, avc;,� then -to port him to the hospital. (Paramedics are Lial.id to diagnose and to administer drugs, etc.) When Mr. Floyd was asked where the funding was to cow from, he said it could be by billing individuals who use the ser- vice, by taxes, or by private donations. Hr. Floyd explained that he has a film about the paramedic pro gram which he would like to show to the commission and any citizens in the community who wish to attend, to convince them ® of the need of a paramedic program. He agreed to show it at the neat meeting, Peb=sa°ry `.S, -l9T5. 2. Continuance of study on traffic and traffic enforcement. Chairman Ford rode in 1Q14 with Earl Eubanks. He was told that burglary, traffic, and juveniles are the greatest work load. One deputy felt that the solution to this t"d.-of work load would be to get more coverage. The day shift is reasonably well covered, but the night shift is undermanned. It was suggested that the city get a "service office" for the Sherif ft department, with an information board with up-to-date information and a radio or telephone so that they could re- ceive assignments there. There also seems to be some controversy about working the same beat every day. Some feel that the officer would be- come more efficient as he learns who he is working with and he would have a better understanding of the problems, while others feel that "familiarity breeds., It was also noted that it is against policy to include childre in the Ride -Along program. Chairman Ford said that children were very enlightened by this program and it made for a better ® relationship between children and officers. I S-32 1. Report on Noise Study - SSAGES,P Wpage 4 SAGIES was not discussed because the speaker was not able to "tend - OLD BUSINESS There was none. NEW BUSINESS Comm. Rogers was asked to chair the Noise Study committee in replacement of Joe Fazzio. On Monday, January 20, there is to be a subcommittee meeting setffthe Traffic and Traffic Enforcement committ e't Comm. The meetingis at 5or :00 p.m. and is to take p a 10461 Stokes Avenue in Cupertino. Comm. Gonzalez inquired of Moss Smith to gain additional information on the jeetefl'p� ice etirssts'of t ��te `6t&iMtjdi aM Zgm=e`TP1an. REC0GNITION OF NEW AGENDA ITEM B7 CHAIR Comm. Gonzalez fasels that commission members are abusing their element of time. It was agreed that comments on agenda items ® should be as concise as possible. ADJOURNMENT At 11.43 p.m. the meeting was adjourned to the nest regular meeting on Febuary 5, 1975. Respectfully submitted, Marti Howensteia Recording SGcretary t,. 11 L .1 CITY OF CUPERTINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA PS-33 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Page 1 Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD FEBRUARY 5, 1975, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA SALUTE TO THE FLAG Chairman Ford called the meeting to order at 7:38 p.m. with the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Commissioners present: Eberhardt, Gonzalez, Lester, Rogers, Chairman Ford. Commissioners absent: None. Staff present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Guests present: Chief Curtis Kirby, Central Fire District; Richard Kincaid, Campbell Paramedic; Ben Lopes, Central Fire District; Richard C. Floyd, Central Fire District; Mrs. Lois woodruff, Library Commis- sion; C. Marron, Sheriff's Department; Bill Manion, SAGES REPORT' FROM SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Mr. Marron commented on the policing of the parks. He thinks the parks have been getting exceptional attention for the last five months. He has a list of calls made in the parks from October to January 1, which shows calls to be frequent. Comm. Rogers brought to the attention of Mr. Marron that some citizens feel there is a problem with speeding; at the intersec- tion of Lubec Street and Anson Avenue. One death occurred last year when someone ran a stop sign and was hit by a Cadillac. She wondered if there could be more traffic control there. PS-33 Mr. Marron answered by saying that when the sheriff's department 46 Page 2 is made more aware of situations like that, they can be taken care�of. The accident occurred at 3 a.m., and the sheriff's department has a reduced force from 2 a.m. til 6 a.m. in the home area. There was some discussion as to the closure of an entrance to Portal Park. Ross Smith reported that it had not been closed as of Monday, February 3. Mrs. Woodruff discussed the possibility of having a sheriff drop by the library at closing time because there have been problems with harassment and vandalism. Further discussion of the problem is under the second agenda item. ACCESS A recess was called for the purpose of viewing two films from the Central Fire District about the Paramedic program. Before the films were shown, Chief Kirby informed the commission that there are nine members in the department who are trained as paramedics. The department is very proud of these men. An informational packet had been prepared and distributed to the Commission for review. The films were then shown. The first was produced by the Calif- ornia Heart Association and was entitled, "A Life on the Line." The second film was a Jack Webb Production. After the films, Richard Kincaid, Campbell Fire Department, spoke about the paramedic program in Campbell. He said that people feel that the paramedic program is strictly a coronary care unit, but that is not true. Figures show that the majority of calls are trauma related, such as automobile accidents. One of the reasons why coronary care takes the "front seat" is because the kind of work a Paramedic is best suited for is best shown on coronary calls, or, in other words, full arrests. But it is by no means a coronary care unit only; it is suited for all sorts of care. Mr. Kincaid further reported that the percentage of survival on full arrests in Campbell is between 60-70 percent. The majority of those having full arrests are in their forties; a surprising number of these are in their thirties. Comm. Lester inquired as to the cost of the Paramedic vehicle and equipment. He was told that the entire unit, including all medical equipment, cost about $22,000. 11 57 Comm. Lester then asked if it was the policy to respond to all P,-33 emergency calls or just a selected few. Mr. Kincaid told him Page 3 that all calls are responded to. There has been very little misuse of the program. One hundred percent cf the calls are legitimate. He further brought out,that a paramedic call takes four times as long as any other type of call, but there has never been a situation where there wasn't enough manning, for a fire. All paramedics are fire fighters and they still fight fires. Campbell paramedics still monitor directly into Stanford. Equipment is being moved into Good Samaritian hospital, although it is not yet being used as a base station. Valley Medical Center is eager to get into the picture and is going to set up telemetry. EKG's are transmitted by telephone when available, rather than by radio because the telephone is a much better and safer system. Comm. Lester asked if a paramedic should be a fully qualified fire fighter or could corners be cut and just train men to be 09-2s. Mr. Kincaid replied that the kind of rescue situations faced by a paramedic require that a paramedic be a fireman. Many times the paramedic needs to know how to get to the patient before he can treat him. M-2 training doesn't teach you what you need to know about rescue. Rick Floyd then made some corrections in the informational packet. RECESS At 9:15 p.m. a recess was called, with the meeting reconvening at 9:38 p.m. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Correction of Minutes of January 15, 1975 meeting: Report from Central Fire District and Fire `Sarshal: Page 2, add paragraph: "Mike Harrigan, Central Fire District, gave a brief summary of the response to the display of fire alarm systems." Page 3, Item #2, 7th paragraph, first sentence should read: "Chairman Ford rode in IQ14 (special traffic enforcement car) with Earl Eubanks and Deputy David Chandler." Comm. Gonzalez moved that the January 15, 1975, Public Safety Commission Minutes be accepted as changed. Seconded by Comm. Rogers. Motion carried, 5-0 PUBLIC SAFETY OOWISSION MINUTES 4 of 8 %lAY 1973-OCT.13,1977 t PS-33 WRITTEN ODW. TNICATIONS 40 Page 4 Chairman Ford acknowledged the receipt of four written com — unications. The first was the inftw mational packet prepared by the members of the Paramedic Association. It is not yet an official document of the Central Fire Department. A letter was received from Mrs. Woodruff, Chairperson of the Library Commission, telling of a harassment and vandalism pro- blem at the library. The letter is discussed under the second agenda iz:em. A letter fr thO-3aA7'-90s#nFub1Sc -Ab zke Departiiientluotified the city of daprtino of the off-street parking regulations to be p=:t into effect on Fort Baker Drive in the area of Ponta Vista High School. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Comm. Rogers,.-Stgtad that there has been a request for more traffic control on Anson Ague and Lubec Street. Chairman Ford reported that a citizen, Gaye Smith, observed an ice cream truck soliciting ice cream in her neighborhood on a cold, rainy day and thought this suspicious. She called the sheriff's department and gave them the license number. It was found that it was a legitimate ice cream truck but that it was operating wiihout a license. Mrs. Smith was extremely pleased with the action 'aken. AGENDA BUSINESS 1. Progress Report on Noise Study - SAGES. Bill Mannion from Lockheed brought the Commission up to date on the Noise Study. He has three more tapings to be done and hopes to complete the study and be able to give a report to the Commission by the end of February. Mr. Manion left two tapes with the Commission for inspection. 2. Continuation of study and discussion on traffic and law enforcement. Mrs. Woodruff expressed concern for the break-in at the library. There is also a problem with loitering and harassment in the parking lot at closing time. There has been some vandalism to bikes and lights around the building. Mrs. Woodruff feels that if an officer would come in and walk around the library, the problem would be solved and the officer may even win friends of the children there. Bob Botelho, city employee, said that the lights around the PS-33 library are too low. If the lights were raised, there would be Page 5 more light .and the lights wouldn't be able to be reached as easily. Mrs. Woodruff asked if it would be possible for an officer to drop by at 9 p.m. every night; Mr. Marron said that he could not make a time commitment, but that he realizes that the library, is being neglected. The Public Safety Commission feels that the Library Commaission should meet with some members of the sheriff's department and try to work out a solution to this problem. The Library Commission is in a position to write to the Sheriff's Department and express their concern over the problems. They ohould state that they would like more coverage. It was also noted that the library has a fire alarm, but it has no intrusion alarm. The Library Commission should discuss the possibility of obtaining one. Comm. Rogers had opportunity to take advantage of the Ride -Along program, and she stated that the Deputy that she rode with was very efficient and courteous in handling calls. She felt that if this deputy was representative of the peace officers we have in this community, we are very fortunate. ® It was brought out that the deputies in Cupertino are not able to get much feeling about what the citizens want. They feel they could do a better yob if they knew how citizens felt and knew what they wanted. There seems to be very little comm►unicat between shifts. Comm. Ford feels that there should be a place where communications can be made and reports can be posted. The briefing they get before starting a shift is not adequate. There is also some problem with conflicting jurisdiction. OLD BUSINESS The Police Study Sub -committee was asked to submit some sample questions for a professional surv4y. The following are their candidate questions: 1. `,Jhat are crime problems in Cupertino? a. Drugs? b. Juvenile offenses? C. Burglary? d. Professional crime? Why do you think the problem exists --what specific activiti ® have you observed from personal experience, heard about through the news media or heard about from Neighbors, etc., that has led 1 . i PS-33 to the belief that there is crime in Cupertino? ® Page 6 V� 2. What are traffic problems in Cupertino? a. Speeding? b. Traffic control? C. Parking violations? d. Bicycle lanes? (violations) 3. Are the people willing to spend money on the solution of the above problems of crime and traffic control? 4. Are parks worth the added police related problems? Commissioners Eberhardt and Gonzalez are available to discuss the meanings of these questions to any interested persons. Outlines of what the commission feels the added function of the Code Enforcement Officer might be are to be prepared. Comm. Gonzalez is to select a Daily Activity summary sheet so that Ross Smith can evaluate police activity. The Commission is concerned that as a result of the new traffic enforcement vehicle, some deputies mav be backing_ off on traffic activities and accidents. Mr. Marron was asked to report on what the Sheriff's Department felt Cupertino needed as far as adequate coverage was concerned. Mr. Marron needed more time to obtain information. Blaney Avenue, from Stevens Creek to Portal School, was torn up by the phone company for repairs and the. bike lanes and street markings were never replaced. Rosa Smith will check to :ind out who is responsible for fixing the street. Comm. Rogers stated that there is some concern about Mariani Avenue. It seems the street is quite narrow, and school childrea walk home in the dark when the street is muddy. There have been some near misses. She wonderei if something might be done about this situation. NEW BUSINESS There was none. ADJOURNMENT At 12:04 a.m. the meeting was adjourned to the next regular meeting on February 19, 1975. ® Respectfully submitted, Marti Howenstsin, Recording Secretary o CITY OP CMWINOp STATE Of CA%ZPORNIA, PS-34 10300 Torre Avenue; Cupertino, California Page 1 Telephone: 252-4505 M- NUTES OF TOE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY.COMMISSION HELD FEBRUART 19, 1975, IN THE C(YUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY HALL, CUPER.TINO, CALITORNIA SALUTE TO THE FLAG Chairman Ford called the meeting to order at 7:30 p. m. with the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Commissioners Absent: Staff Present: Guest Present: APPROVAL OF MINUTES Chairman Ford, Gonzalez, Lester, and Rogers Eberhardt Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Al Carder, Chief, Santa Clara County Fire Marshall Minutes of February 5, 1975: Commissioner Rogers noted on page 5, 3rd paragraph, should reflect the Commission's request that the Sheriff should be notified of the need for constant evening patrol of the library and library perimeter. Page 6, last paragraph, should read that "children walking to and from school on Mariani Drive are subjected to near traffic accidents". Page 4, 1st paragraph, should indicate three (3) and not four (4) written communicatiogs. Moved by Gonzalez and seconded by Lester to accept the Minutes of February 5 as amended. Motion carried, 4-0 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS Chairman Ford introduced a letter dated February 19, 1975, from M. B. Bell of the AAA Ambulance Co. regarding his position on the feasibility of a City Paramedic Program. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were none. -11 PS-34 NIiId1TTES OF FEBRUARY 190 1975, PUBLIC SAFE COMMISSION =TOG Page 2 REPORT FROM FIRE SERVICES Chief Alan Carder of the Santa Clara County Fire Marshall's Office presented the Commission with his office°s activi:ty report for the month of January. Chief Carder also reported that procedures with the City of Cupertino have been completed for the inspection of fire detectors on all new construc- tion in the City. Commissioner Lester inquired as to the availability of an AC and battery operated unit. Carder replied that to his knowledge such a unit has not been approved in California. Commissioner Gonzalez inquired as to the possible decrease in insurance premiums resulting therefrom. Boti-L Chief Carder and Ross Smith, CEO, stated that at the present time the installation of smoke detectors has had no effect on insurance premiums. Moved by Gonzalez and seconded by Lester that a letter by the Public Safety (Commission be written to the State Insurance Commissioner requesting a decrease in premiums in units equipped with such a detector/s. Motion carried, 4-0 ® Gonzalez, at the request of Chairman Ford, is to prepare such a letter. Chairman Ford requested that Ross Smith, CF^, contact the Central Fire District and request activity reports for the month of December, 1974, and January, 1975. Chairman Ford state3 that he had attended the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors meeting on Wednesday morning re the consolidation of fire services in Santa Clara County. The Board referred the matter to Staff for the study of possible alternatives. City Manager Robert Quinlan was in attendance and requested that such a consolidation study include a representative from the City of Cupertino. AGENDA BUSINESS 1. Paramedics Commissioner Lester, Chairman of the sub -committee on paramedics, intro- duced the subject matter to the audience. Lester stated that feasibility of such a program for Cupertino conjures up complex problems such as desirability of services, implementation of same, funding, and management, etc. Lester stated that he is desirous of receiving public input as to needs and willingness to finance such a program. Cecille Clark, a Cupertino resident, spoke briefly, that the value of a human life exceeds the consid- eration of costs and the program should be implemented as soon as possible. 77 MIMES OF FEBRUARY 19, 1975, PUBBLIC SAFM CMWSSION MEETYNG PS-34 Pages 3 Mrs. F. Farkas, Manager of the Fountainbleu Apartments on 'filler Avenue expressed her appreciation to the Central Fire District for emergency services on the elderly, In her apartments and also expressed a need for a City -operated paramedic program. Mrs. M. Allen, a resident of Fountainbleu, also expressed an interest in paramedics but was uninformed as to the. costs involved. Richard Kincaid, a paramedic of the Campbell 'Fire Department, gave a summary of the activities of their program including drug injections, emergency intubation, heart defibrillation and EKG leads. Operational costs of the Campbell program is $80,000/year. Equipment costs were $20,000. In response to a question from the audience, Kincaid stated a requirement of five hundred (500) hours of hospital training plus field experience and classroom training aimed at emergency services. The curriculum is approved by the State Board of Health and can be taught by either a doctor or R. N. 1 In response to another question from the audience, Kincaid stated that the law requires constant contact with a physician for drug administering except the application of heart defibrillation. Kincaid stated that although a paramedic should have fire fighting exper- ience he cannot effectively serve both capacities at the same time. Chairman Ford stated that the latest study indicated a cost of one para- medic unit in Cupertino at approximately $130,000/year, Rick Floyd of the Central Fire District introduced Captain Bill Studbeck of the South San Francisco Fire Department. Stufteek stated that their program is just getting underway. Total budget is $115,000 less cost sharing of $14,133 from Kaiser Hospital and $35,000 from San Mateo County. Net budgeted costs of $65,997 including capital outlay. South San Fran- cisco program, however, does not hire additional personnel for its pro- gram but utilizes firefighters who perform both services. One unit serves nine (9) square miles. Captain Studbeck presented a South San Francisco Budgeted Staff aleport f, study by the Commission. Elinor Purdy, a Cupertino resident, also briefly expressed her approval of a paramedic program in Cupertino. Mr. Bill Field, owner of Fields Ambulance Co. serving the North County, spoke on the exorbitant costs of such_a program. Los Angeles, he stated, is costing $24,000 per year in wages per paramedic. Sunnyvale, he stated, forecasts a cost of $312,000 per unit. Fields stated that he is in favor of paramedics but money is the name of the game. Santa Clara, he stated, forecasted that the services can be done at one third the costs by the private sector. • PS-34 Page 4 DES OF FEBRUARY 19, 1975, PMMTC SAFETY CQMif1SSl0Al ?�EIING Commissioner Gonzalez requested that Ross Smith, CEO, contact Commander Allen of the Sunnyvale Public So- aty Department and obtain a report of his City's projected paramedic eosts. The question was raised as to the added costs resulting from malpractice suits. The Commission agreed that it will definitely add to the costs of the program but juat how much is somewhat dubious at the time. Bill Bartosiewicz, paramedic of the San Jose Fire Department, stated that the City of San Jase has budgeted five (5) paramedic units staffed by thirty --five (35) men, six (6) pieces of equipment, for $870,000/year. He also stated that Diridgn Research in San J.se concluded that 92% of San Jose wanted paramedics resulting in approximately 5.9C per $100 assessed valuation or $1.60 per capita. In response to high salary in Los Angeles, he also stated that L. A. was a unique situation in that the program was staffed by civilians who have recently received a 40% increase in pay. However, civilians are gradually being phased out in favor of firefighting personnel. Richard Kincaid from Campbell, in response to a question from the audience stated that in September 35 of 84 responses were rescue calls, 28 of 75 in October and 27 of 72 in November requiring paramedic services. fRECESS: Ten (10) minutes Chairman Ford reconvened the meeting at 10:00 p. m. M. R. Bell of AAA Ambulance Co. serving the Cupertino area addressed the Commission with reference to his letter to the Commission dated February 19, 1975, indicating four (4) suggested financing proposals: 1) Tax on insurance premiums related to paramedics services. 2) One dollar ($1) auto license fee increase. 3) Increase in fines for moving violations. 4) County wide Emergency Services Tax District. It was Bell's suggestion that a public service corporation, private in nature, be created to provide paramedic services. This corporation, he continued, would be contracted with through a publicly established Board of Directors comprised of an elected representative from each governmental agency. - Adrian McMahan, Los Gatos Commissioner, stated that Los Gatoshas endorsed the paramedic concept and urged that Cupertino follow suit. Eugenia Coker, a Cupertino resident, favored a paramedic program at any cost whether from the public or private sector. Nancy, Ravizza, also -a Cupertino resident, favored the implementation of ® a paramedic program. • TE. ut , • MIKES QF MWARY 19, 1275, PMIC SNM PWMISSIGN METM PS 34 Page 5 Commissioner Lester stated that he waar sti l uncertait to the c Wlex undertaking particularly with reference to such unanwered qAmstftne as funding, implementation, need and management, etc. He also felt that the program should be on a regional baeis rather than fragmented wUch is now the case. (End of Hearing -- Paramedics) Commissioner Gonzalez suggested that no further hearings be held on paramedics until the paramedic sub�comaittee formulates a concrete recom- mendation for the Commission's consideration. The Commissioners so recommended. Chairman Ford requested that Ross Smith, CEO, inquire as to the next city election and the costs involved in placing the paramedic issue on the ballot. 2. Police and Traffic Related Problems Chairman Ford discussed the format for a police activity reporting form and after considerable discussion Commissioner Gonzalez was requested to develop same for presentation at the next regular meeting. Commissioner Gonzalez oriented the Commission with a suggested list of additional Code Enforcement activities in Cupertino witl the intent of promoting the law enforcement image therein. 1) Ordinance enforcement. 2) Parking violations. 3) Enforcement bicycle laws. 4) Enforce noise complaints. 5) Follow-up burglary status. 6) Identified City Patrol (marked vehicle). 7) Burglary Prevention Program. Commissioner Rogers requested that the Commission be allowed to study the proposal before any definite affirmation. The Commission concurred. OLD BUSINESS 3. Commissioner Rogers inquired as to the lack of traffic enforcement on Merritt Drive and Portal, namely the failure of vehicles to heed the s sign. Chairman Ford also stated that a tree at that same intersection was ob- scuring the stop sign. ® Ford requested that Ross Smith, CEO, follow up with the Traffic Engineer on this -problem. Commissioner Rogers also inquired as to the action taken on the problems ., „sr�a ^,+rr•e-xca<ar 4, ..tea+;. ,. z s, ., NEu 7� • PS-34 P nMTES OF FEREUARY 19, 1975, "MIC &AMY CMISSION METIM ®Page b of the Cupertino Library. Ross Smith stated that the Sheriff had bean notified by the City of the problem and evening patrol was requested. A recent telephone conversa- tion with Library Commissioner Lois Woodruff revealed that an officer has been responding as per our requests and the results have been encouraging. Chairman Ford requested that Ross Smith follow up on the re. -striping of lanes on Blaney due to the activite.% of the telephone company. Chairman Ford also requested that Ross Smith follow up the Commission's request of the minutes Of January 7, 1975, that the Sheriff's Department recommend to the Commission its thinking on what Cupertino should imple- ment to provide minimum coverage in the City-. A reply is to be requested by March 19, 1975. Commissioner Rogers inquired as to the status of iie. City questionnaire soon to be undertaken. Ross Smith answered that the survey is about to be initiated but there was the possibility that the Commission's ques- tions would be deleted. Chairman Ford requested that Ross Smith contact tie City Manager in an effort to include the Commission's questions in the survey. ® 1NEW BUSINESS 4. Commissioner Gonzalez stated that the Public Safety meetings shoull be made shorter or else revert to one meeting a month. He suggested that the agenda it be limited even if it became necessary to continue some till another meeting. Commissioner Rogers inquired as to how Cupertino residents may become familiar with City Ordinances. She suggested that ordinances be publicized in the Courier or Scene. She also inquired as to the requirements for Cupertino Citizens to use the Los Altos Garbage Co. disposal area free of charge. An article out- lining the obtaining of such a permit will be publithed in the nest issue of the Cupertino Scene. A discussion followed on the pros and cons of the City's present Sheriff contract and the advantages and disadvantages of its present flexibility and its lacking of specific parameters. Commissioner Rogers stated that the noise sub,,committee was unable to meet on Tuesday, the 18th.and a subsequent meeting time wtll Fie arranged, ADJOURNMENT ® 5. The meeting was adjourned at 12,45 a. m. till the next regular meeting on March 5, 1975. Respectfully Za tted, Ross Smith, CodeEnforcement Officer Ll C AAA zc c YAM ALWAYS ALERT AMISULA-NCES SERVING SAN JOSE ® SANTA CLARA ® CUPERTiNO SUNNYVALi ® MONTA VISTA ® LOS ALTOS LOS ALTOS HILLS ® SARATOGA Industrial • Private - Emergency Address Al! Correspondence To: P. O. Box 644, Santa Clara, Co. 9509D FEBRUARY 199 1975 MR. ROBERT E. FORD, CHAIRMAN, AND MEMBERS OF THE SAFETY COMMISSION CITY OF CUPERTINO CITY MALL 10300 TORRE AVENUE CUPERTINOV CALIFORNIAg 95014 GENTLEMENS • YOUR COMMISSION HAS HAD THE ISSUE OF PARAMEDIC SERVICES PLACED BEFORE IT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE COMMISSION, IN MY OPINIONS HAS SEVERAL KINDS OF DECISIONS TO MAKE. THE FIRST DECISION APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN MADE IN THAT YOUR COMMISSION' BY EARLIER ACTIONS, APPARENTLY SUPPORTS THE CONCEPT OF PARAMEDIC SERVICES. FOLLOWING THIS ASSUMPTION THAT PARAMEDIC SERVICES ARE DESIRABLE, THE COMMISSION SHOULD ANSWER THE FOLLOWING KINDS OF QUESTIONS: 1) HOW DOES IT WANT SUCH A SERVICE ORGANIZED? 2) DOES IT BELIEVE, IN THE BEST OF PUBLIC INTEREST, THAT SUCH A SERVICE SHOULD BE COUNTYWIDE? 3) HOW SHOULD THE COST OF SUCH A SERVICE BE FINANCED? 4) WHAT ARE THE PROJECTIONS FOR THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONAL COSTS? MY PERSONAL OPINION IS THAT PARAMEDIC SERVICES SHOULD BE ORGANIZED ON A COUNTYWIDE, EVEN REGIONAL, BASIS IN ORDER TO GIVE THE BEST POSSIBLE SERVICE TO CITIZENS AS BOTH CITY AND COUNTY RESIDENTS. MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS FACE THE CONSTANT PROBLEM OF FINANCING SERVICES OUT OF INCREASINGLY BURDENED PROPERTY AND SALES TAXES, THEY ARE, THEREFORE, RELUCTANT TO INITIATE A NEW SERVICE UNDER SUCH FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS. w Xi AFSTY CWAOISS#00 610 SSRVt R,f PAGE 2, .�•+ d { WOULDp THEREFORE# PROPOSES FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THE FOLLOWING SOURCES OF POSSIBLE REVENUE. THESE# UNDOUBTEOLY# WOULD REQUIRE STATE LEGISLATIVE ACTION AND YOUR COMMISSION SHOULD CONTACT YOUR LOCAL STATE REPRESENTATIVES TO INITIATE SUCH LEGISLATION IN THESE SUGGESTED AREAS. FINANCING PROPOSALS SINCE BOTH FEDERAL (CRANSTON'S LEGISLATION) AND STATE LEGISLATIVE ACTION PRETAINING TO PARAMEDIC SERVICES HAS ALREADY BEEN INITIATED# THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION SHOULD BE STATEWIDE IN NATURE. THIS WOULD INSURE OTHER DEVELOPING PARAMEDIC PROGRAMS OF A SOUNDER FINANCIAL BASE THAN SOLE RELIANCE UPON THE PROPERTY TAX OR SIMILARLY RESTRICTED REVENUE BASE. 1) ARTICLE 139 PARAGRAPH 14 4/5 OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION PROVIDES FOR A TAX ON INSURANCE PREMIUMS AT THE RATE OF 2.35%. THE 1973 UNDERWRITERS REPORT, PUBLISHED YEARLY IN MAY# REPORTS THE TOTAL VALUE OF ALL COVERAGES WRITTEN AT NEARLY $5 BILLION. AN INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE TO GE APPLIED AGAINST THOSE SPECIFIC COVERAGES WHICH WOULD BE BENEFITED BY PARAMEDIC SERVICES (E.G.9 WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION# AUTO LIABILITY9 ACCIDENT AND HEALTH) MOULD PROVIDE THE POTENTIAL FOR CONSIDERABLE REVENUES. THE AMOUNT OF SUCH REVENUES NEEDED TO FUND REGIONAL (I.E.9 COUNTYWIDE) SYSTEMS COULD BE LEGISLATIVELY DETERMINED WITH THE STATE TAX PROVIDING A REVENUE SHARING SOURCE FOR SUCH SYSTEMS, 2) ANOTHER SOURCE OF REVENUE WOULD BE A STATEWIDE INCREASE IN LICENSE REGISTRATION FEES AS WELL AS AN INCREASE IN PERSONAL INJURY FILINGS. A FEE OF ONE DOLLAR ON REGISTRATIONS, FOR EXAMPLE# WOULD PRODUCE REVENUES ON THE ORDER OF APPROXIMATELY $15 MILLION. THIS AMOUNT BY ITSELF MIGHT VERY WELL SUSTAIN MOST PARAMEDIC SERVICE SYSTEMS, 3) A THIRD SOURCE OF REVENUE COULD BE AN INCREASE IN MOVING VIOLATION FINES WITH THE ADDITIONAL REVENUES DERIVED COMMITTED TO FUNDING LOCAL PARAMEDIC SERVICE SYSTEMS, 4) A FOURTH ALTERNATIVE9 BOTH FOR ORGANIZATIONAL, AS POSSIBLE TAXATION PURPOSESp WOULD BE TO CREATE A COUNTYWIDE "EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT" WHICH WOULD BE SIMILAR TO A HOSPITAL DISTRICT. IF THE ABOVE SOURCES OF REVENUE WERE AVAILABLE, THEN SUCH A DISTRICT MIGHT NOT FIND IT NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH A PROPERTY TAX REVENUE BASE FOR PARAMEDIC SERVICES. ORGANIZATION IT IS MY SUGGESTION THAT A PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION9 PRIVATE IN NATURES BE CREATED TO PROVIDE PARAMEDIC SERVICES. THIS CORPORATION WOULD BE CONTRACTED WITH THROUGH A PUBLICLY ESTABLISHED BOARD OF DIRECTORS COM- PRISED OF AN ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. SUCH A CORPORATION CAN DEVELOP A COUNTYWIDE DELIVERY SYSTEM WHICH WOULD CONSIDER ALL THE LOGISTIC ELEMENTS THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE DEVELOPED -� AN EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION PLANS RELATIONSHIPS WITH HOSPITAL EMERGENCY 11 PACE 3. FACILITIES AS WELL AS POLICE AND FIRE SERVICES AND OTHER MUNICIPAL SERVICE SYSTEMS SUPPLYING EMERGENCY SERVICES. IT IS UYY OPINION THAT SUCH AN APPROACH AS OUTLINED'HEREIN COULD PROVIDE THE COUNTY AND ALL OF ITS MUNICIPALITIES WITH A PARAMEDIC SERVICE PROGRAM HAVING THESE ADVANTAGESS 1) THE PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION WOULD BE PRIVATELY RUN TINDER A PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACT SUPERVISED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPRESENTING THE PUBLIC AS CONSUMERS. PUBLIC INPUT INTO THE SYSTEU MOULD BE ENHANCED WHILE BUREAUCRATIC IMPULSES TOWARDS EXCESSIVE GROWTH AND COST COULD BE CONTROLLED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 2) THE SUGGESTED SOURCES OF FUNDING WOULD BE STATEWIDE IN NATURE WITH COLLECTED REVENUES RETURNED TO THE AREA OF ORIGIN FOR FUNDING SUCH A PROGRAM. 3) THE PROPERTY TAX NEED NOT BE UTILIZED EXCEPT AS AN ALTERNATIVE WHILE THE GENERAL BURDEN OF SUPPORT IS MORE EVENLY DISTRIBUTED, DUE OF THE CONSIDERATIONS NOT BROUGHT OUT IN DISCUSSION ON PARAMEDIC SERVICES IS THE QUESTION OF LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY IN MALPRACTICE AS IT WOULD APPLY TO PARAMEDIC SERVICE PERSONNEL. THE SUGGESTED CORPORATE STRUCTURE WOULD BE BETTER ABLE TO DEAL WITH THE FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN THIS AREA OF HIGH POTENTIAL COST BETTER ON A COUNTY BASIS THAN IF LEFT TO LOCAL RESOLUTION. 1 STRONGLY URGE YOUR COUNCIL TO ENDORSE THIS PROPOSAL BOTH BEFORE THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND YOUR LOCAL STATE REPRESENTATIVES. SINCERELYy M.R. BELL MR8:um 'A' ` 11 CITY OF CUPERTINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA ® 10300 Torre Aveme, Cupertino, California Telephone: 252-4505 MNUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD MMCH 5, 1975, IN THE LIBFJ-- 'Y CONFERENCE ROOM CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORMIA SALUTE TO THE f'LAG Chairman Ford called the meeting to order at 7:40 p.m. with the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Commissioners Absent: Staff Present: is Guests Pretsent: APPROVAL OF MINUTES Eberhardt, �'.onzalez, Lester, Rogers Chairman Ford. None. Robert Quinlan, City Manager, Ross Smith, Code Enforcement C. D. Marron, Sheriff's department, Arthur Duell, Fred Roe. Page 1, Written Communications, add sentence, "It was requested that this information be attached to the minutes as a permanent record. Page 2, paragraph 6, should read "homes" instead of "units." Page 4, first paragraph, should read, "Allen Reamer." Page 4, last paragraph, first wog4a should be "Sandy." Page 5, tenth paragraph, should read, "Comm. Rogers requested that the Commission be allowed to study the proposal prior to commission direction and action." Page 6, add paragraph under old Business, "Comm. Rogers had the opportunity to visit the Cupertino and Monts, lusts, fire stations with fire fighter Hal Chase and information officer Charles Min - groni. 11 PS-35 Page l e PS-35 Page 2 11 MINUTES OF !MARCH 5, 1975, PUBLIC SAFM COMitYISSION MEffTM Comm. Rogers moved and Camm. Lester seconded that the minutes be approved as amended. Notion carried, 5-4 WRITTEN CMMUNICATION'. � ter• �� ' 5. Chairman Ford acknowledged the receipt of two (2) tarigten commu- nications. The first one contained recoremendations received from the Sheriff's office concerning patrol manning. The second written communication received was the December, 1974, and January, 1975, statistics report from Central. Fire District. Ross Smith was asked to get in touch with Chief Kirby to verify the number of responses of engine No. 101. ORAL. COMMUNICATIONS Comm. Rogers brought,up-that H Control is concerned for the public safety with landscaping in general and under if this Commission or the Sheriff's department had}anv guidelines or suggestions to make concerning this. Sheriff Marron stated that there is no one in the department who Is an expert in that field. The Commission would appreciate it being informally brought to their attention and then will suggest any guidelines which -they feel valid. Arthur Duell and Fi4fid- , resid&t*4f Rand:%, Cupertinoy attended the meeting-to;offer sete.`$deas on"buaglary prevention. Mr. Duell was very concerned because he had been robbed last3July and, therefore, had become..very aware of what is heppeding in -his area. Since last July there have been nine successful burglaries out of eleven attempts in his area. Because of that, he feels Cupertino should put on a "campAign" agninst-any unrecognized car in which the Mmer sits for over ten (10) minutes and.people should report this to the -Sheriff. Mr. Duell stated that he had done this twice and had gotten a "so what" reaction from the person at the desk. Sheriff Marron commented that if he had called between 4:30-5:00 p.m., he had called during the buelest time and might have evoked such a response. He said he would• appreciate it if he wouldn't become discouraged from calling in because that is the only way they can be made aware of what -la of PS-35 MINUTES OF MMCH 5, 1975, PUBLIC SAFETY COWISSION MEETING. ® Page 3 going on in the neighborhood. Sheriff Marron further brought out that the main problem is not persons who sit in cars. It is the people who ring doorbells until thev find a house which is empty. Mr. Duell feels that part of the problem in apprehending the criminals is that they have radios and can monitor so as to find out where the officers are located. If they hear a car being deported to the area they are in, they will move out. He suggested putting a scrambler in one car. �!ost of the burglars are not sophisticated enough to unscramble the message and the officer could "get the jump" on him. Sheriff 1Iarrom stated that the idea of putting scramblers in the cars had been looked into. To put it into only one car would make that car unable to communicate with other care -and, conseatuently; would not be very effective. Also, it would be very expensive. The Sheriff's department is in the process of putting ultra -high frequency radios in the cars now. Yr. Roe was also very concerned about the burglaries and, although he has not been robbed, is installing a burglar alarm system. Most people, he feels, unlesv they have been robbed, will not installinn alarm. This is because installation cost is approximately $1,000, with an additional $20 per month in communication costs. Mr. Roe proposed a campaign to "Make Cupertino Burglar -Proof," complete with headlines and billboards. First aim for this project should be to help the vacationer. He suggests a port- able burglar alarm unit that can be set in a room to detect intrusion. V%en the alarm is set off, the home could he!called and a code word requested. He has looked into portable alarms and found they cost about $500. Comm. Gonzalez asked Mr. Roe to make a list for the Commission of places that these alarms could be obtained. Sheriff Marron commented that the main problem to not the vaca- tioner, though. It is the housewife who leaves the house for a few minutes that usually gets robbed. Comm. Rogers asked Mr. Duell and Mr. Roe if thev would work with the Commission as far as this problem is concerned. They agreed to do so. Vr. Duell gave an article entitled, "Commission Security.for 11 ga�`t Rk y • .�:. � h .-,�' s�t,� t f.�n § � �' yea",. PS-35 MINUTES OF MARCH 5, 1975, PUBLIC SATIETY CO?WSSION MEETING ® Page 4 Voices --Techniques, Systems, and Operations," to Ross Smith for him to make copies for the Commission members. Chairman Ford asked Ross Smith to check to sea if Tropical Yee Cream had obtained an operating license because he had seem them working his neighborhood. REPORT FR(W SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND CwTINUATION OF STUDY AND DISCUSSION ON TRAFFIC AND LAW FNFORCEK-ENT. The Commission acknowledged the receipt of recommendations for patrol manning from the Sheriff's department. Mr. Quinlen pointed out that the figures on page 2 of this report don't add up. There was some discussion and it was decided that the figures should be $652,392 instead of $670,000. It was also noted that there is no coverage listed for Saturday and Sunday under "Burglary." Yr. Quinlen made a comparislar, of Cupertino and three other cities as far as cost of putting an officer on the street. The results were -as follows: TOTAL COST PER CITY OFFICEF ON THE STREET Cupertino $43,000 Campbell 37,351 Los Altos 25,583 NVIvitas 30,274 Chairman Ford Voluted out that there have been no new agreements or contracts mAde with the Sheriff's department since 1960. Sheriff Marron said that the department has been trying to re- vise the contract so the agreement would "make more sense." The following present and proposed manning chart was discussed in'depth: PRESENT Shift 1 140 hr/wk Shift 2 140 hr/wk Burglary 60 hi/wk Traffic 40 hr/wk COST_ PER MAN_ PER SHIFT PFR DAY PROPOSED $25.03 200 hr/wk 25.03 200 hr/wk 18.10 40 hr/wk 25.03 120 hr/wk TOTAL PERSONNEL 9 1/3 14� ® Shift 3 2/3 1 v s Nn=ES OF MARCH 5, 1975. PUBLIC SAFETY W-04ISSION HEM= IPS-35 ® "age 5 RECESS A recess was called at 10:00 p.m. and the meeting reconvened at 10:13 p.m. On Thursdav, February 28, 1975, Comm. Rogers rode on the swing shift and found it very interesting. She also attended a bike demonstration at Portal School. Ross Smith is working on a rough draft for a survey reaumted,. by Mr. Quinlan. He is trying to come up with a format similar to that used by the deputies. Chairman Ford requested that a comparison be made between one month's total citations in Cupertino before the traffic car existed and one month's citations afterwards. He noted that there has been no policy at the administrative level that that car should handle all accident reports and carry most of the traffic load. The Commission has not received their December and January police activity summary reports. If they received these print - offs, the information could be put on the forms that"Ross Smith is working on. OLD BUSINESS The Code Enforcement Officer's job is to assure people that, their complaints are being heard. It was suggested that.the CEO randomly call people who have been burglarized, ae:a repre- sentative of the city, and ask if anyone has been out,to ":fol- low up," and if they are satisfied with the service rendered. Comm. Rogers commented that it seems that the Library Commission Is happy with the action taken. She suggested that since,Poss Smith had written a letter requesting action, perhaps he should write another letter to Mr. Geary to thank bin for responding and let him know that the Library Commission is satisfied with the action. She also requested that he be thanked for the Sheriff's report which the Commission received. SAGES has not finished their report. Ross Smith will check to find out when it will be completed. NEW BUSINESS Chairman Ford reminded those whose terms are running out to sub- mit their applications for reappointment. The applications were sent to the homes of the Commissioners. PS-35 ® Page 6 11 OF THE LARCH 5, 1975, PUBLIC SAMY CCW419810N MEETING ADJOURNMM The Ming was adjourned at 11:43 p.m, till the next regular meet- ing an March 19, 1975. Respectfully submitted, Martha E. Howenstein Recording Secretary S � . ® CITT OF CMWMW, STATE OF CALIFORNIA 103EV Torre Avernus, Cupertino, California Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETYCOMMISSION HELD MARCH 19, 1975, IN TiRE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA SALUTE TO THE FLAG Chairman Ford called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. with the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Gonzalez, Lester, Rogers, Chairman Ford. Commissioners Absent: Eberhardt. Staff Present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Guests Present: Alan Carder, Santa Clara County Fire Marshal; Chief Kirby, Central Fire District. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Page 2, paragraph 5, add sentence: "The Sheriff's department is already reviewing H Control applications as a matter of course." Page 3, last paragraph, first word of title should be: "Communi- cation." Page 4, bottom chart, third column title, last word should be: "Hour. " Comm. Lester moved and Comm. Rogers seconded that the minutes be approved as amended. Motion carried, 4-0 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS Ross Smith wrote to the Sheriff's department to thank them for ® the action taken in behalf of the Library Commission. S S-36 Page 1 }.. roams PS-36 MINUTES OF MARCH 19, 1975, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEET2XG Page 2 Chairman Ford acknowledged the receipt of the February report from the Fire Marshal's office. Received also was a complete set of computer code indexes to be used by the County General Service Administration for the Sheriff's office activity report. It was noticed that there are some dis- crepancies between those received and those used by the deputies. Ross Smith handed out the Santa Clara County Sheriff's department traffic activity hours and patrol hours for the city of Cupertino for the months of November and December, which had been received from Joel Berger. Chairman Ford acknowledged the lack of receipt of statistical reports from the Sheriff's office for their activity of December, January, and February. Since it is beyond the middle of March, he feels the Commission is entitled to it by now. An up-to-date set of beat maps was received from the Sheriff's office covering all three shifts. Watch 1 is the graveyard shift; watch 2 is the day shift; watch 3 is the swing shift. It was noted that the boundries are different on all three shifts. Two letters originally directed to the Sheriff's office were received by the Commission. The first was from Paula Harding of the Cupertino Roundup, expressing her thanks to the Sheriff's office for her participation in the ride -along program. The second was from Barbara Rogers, also express.Ing appreciation for participation in the ride -along program. Ross Smith received a note from Fred Roe stating he had not obtained the information requested and would not be at the meeting. He will be at the next meeting. A letter from the Director of Public Works concerning the . financing of bike lanes on Stevens Creek Blvd. was received. It reminded the Commission that if no action is taken toward ob- taining these bike lanes by May 6, 1975, the Commissiou will lose $1,000 which had been provided for that purpose. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were none. REPORT FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT Al Carder gave the Commissioners a copy of a hand-out that the MINUTES OF MARCH 19, 1975, PUBLIC SAF W MISSION MEETING PS-36 Page 3 Fire Department had sent to all building officials and fire chiefs in the county. The hand-out contained regulations and suggestions on home fire alarms. Mr. Carder also informed the Commission of a legislative bill that will require cert- ification of all persons selling fire alarms in this state. The bill is expected to pass. Comm. Gonzalez asked if it would be possible to get the diagrams Of the hand-out printed in the newspaper. Comm. Rogers felt if they were printed in the paper, there should be some indica- tion of where fire alarms are available. Ross Smith will get together with Al Carder to see what can be done. Mr. Carder further told the Commission that on March 11, the Board of Supervisors acted to establish a weed abatement program in the county. Some general guides as to what should be abated and what should not are given in the Health and Safety Code. Chief Kirby handed out the February activity report. He made a correction on the January Statistical report as to the number of responses for engine No. 101: February, 1975 - 22 February, 1974 - 14 March 19, 1975 - 22 March 19, 1974 - 14 Comm. Rogers wondered if it would be possible to determine what type of Paramedic calls were received and how many were received from Cupertino. The Commission needs to determine if there is a real need for a Paramedic program in Cupertino. The Fire Department will have a Blood Pressure Screening on May 1, 2, and 3. members of the fire department will be present at the next meeting, April 2, and will demonstrate Blood _ Pressure Screening to the Commission. AGENDA BUSINESS 1. Presentation of Proposed Crime Preventative Measures. I PSC-5024 Comm. Gonzalez prepared a number of flexable proposals in attempt to respond to some of the desires and needs of Cupertino. They are in no way directed toward the Sheriff's office. The followin were proposed: 1. Expansion of Code Enforcement Officers function. 2. Identification of official city cars. 3. Implementation of an active public information -education ti;• 4 O _ PS-36 MINUTES OF MARCH 19, 1975, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING ® Page 4 program related to crime prevention and protection of real and personal property. 4. Establishment of a portable home alarm program. The proposals were discussed in depth and some changes were made. Some suggestions are listed below: 1. Write-ups of the pros and cons of each proposal in the margins. 2. A fee was recommended for use of the portable alarm system. 3. It was recommended that Ross Smith drive a city car. Comm. Gonzalez moved that if the Commission liked these proposals as they had been amended, they be submitted to the City Council for approval. It was seconded by Comm. Rogers. Motion carried, 4-0 2. Continuation of Study of Enforcement Needs for the City. IComm. Lester moved and Comm. Rogers seconded that discussion on this agenda item be postponed until the next meeting. Motion carried, 4-0 OLD BUSINESS Three tapes still need to be completed before SAGES can give the Commission its final report. Comm. Gonzalez asked Ross Smith to call and offer the help of the Commission. Follow-up Ross Smith reported that he had called a number of citizens who had been burglarized between September and December, 1974, t-, obtain information on follow-up. Of the 15 he called, only one had the stolen merchandise returned. One other citizen, although not getting any stolen goods returned, was very satisfied with. the way the officers followed -up. All others felt that there was not enough follow-up. The Commission asked Ross Smith to make more phone calls and to ask Mt. Marron what is done about follow-up. bike lanes There was some discussion about bike lanes on Stevens Creek Blvd. Comm. Gonzalez suggested that a cyclist count be taken, and alter - Am route provided, and a second count to determine if bike lanes are necessary. �s MINUTES OF LARCH 19, 1975, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING PS-36 Page 5 Comm. Rogers moved and Comm. Lester seconded that the Commission take no action on the subject of bike lanes on Stevens Creek Blvd. at the present time. It is understood that this means that the agreement with the State of California, Department of Transporta- tion is, in effect, terminated. The Commission will review the need for bike lanes on Stevens Creek Blvd. at the conclusion of the traffic study. Motion carried, 4-0 NEW BUSINESS There was none. RECOGNITION OF NEW AGENDA ITEMS BY CHAIR 4. Commission members H Control Comm. Gonzalez wondered if it would be appropriate for the Comm- Staff ission to comment on the proposed changes in H Control in terms ® of staff recommendations. The Commission chose not to discuss it at this point in time. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 12:08 a.m. till the nest regular meeting on April 2, 1975, at 7:15 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Martha E. Howenstein Recording Secretary E .� �,s2,',ck f�.sz• r�,ri�, _`, e .' P CITY OF CUPERTINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA PS-37 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California � Page 1 Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD APRIL 2, 1975, IN THE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA At 7:32 photos were taken of Comm. Eberhardt having her blood pressure taken. Her blood pressure was normal, 120/80. Photos were also taken of the whole Commission. SALUTE TO THE FLAG Chairman Ford called the meeting to order at 7:40 p.m. with the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Eberhardt, Gonzalez, Lester, Rogers, Chairman Ford. ® Commissioners Absent: None. Staff Present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer. Guests Present: Chief Kirby, Central Fire District, C. D. Marron, Sheriff's Department, Mrs. Pat Maguire, Task Force Committ be. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Comm. Gonzalez moved and Comm. Lester seconded that the minutes be approved as read. Motion carried, 5-0 WRITTEN CO?0fUNICATIONS There were six (6) written communications acknowledged. The first was a letter from Bill Aldridge; he was writing about the traffic problems on Terra Bella Drive. Mr. Marron informed the Commission that a lieutenant was speaking to Mr. Aldridge at that time. The minutes from the Board of Fire Fighters meeting were received and acknowledged. PS-37 MINUTES OF APRIL 2, 1975, PUBLIC SAFETY COMUSSION MEETING Page 2 Receipt of the activity summary of the traffic car for the month of Febuary was acknowledged. The January and February summary report on the seven major crimes was received from Ross Smith. An increase was noted in burglary for the month of February, an increase of 2.8 times over the pre- vious year for February and 2.5 times over the previous month. The Commission received two copies of the Mobile Paramedic Inten- sive Care 1975 report for the county of Santa Clara. Ross Smith will check into obtaining more copies. A letter was received from Mrs. Pat Maguire in regard to the Stevens Creek proposed continuous regional trail system. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Mrs. Pat Maguire spoke to the Commission regarding the feasibility of a walking trail along Stevens Creek bayland to the Dam. The Stevens Creek Commission feels that by opening the Creek to the public, it Walking Trail would be inviting more problems and the existing problems would not be lessoned. There is also the wildlife factor to consider. It is felt that a trail along the Stevens Creek channel would be a fire hazard as well as a police problem. Mrs. Maguire asked the Commission to write a letter stating their position in this matter. There were some reports of problems with traffic lights. On the corners of Stevens Creek and Blaney and Stevens Creek and Portal the "walk" signal is not long enough for children to cross the street. Ross Smith will check to see if it can be adjusted. It was also reported that two street lights are out; one on the southwest corner of Homestead and Wolfe Road, and the other on the corner of Peninsula and Stevens Creek. REPORT FROM TFE SHERIFF'S OFFICE Mr. Marron pointed out that the Commission had received activity reports from the "S eriff's office through the month of February. Chairman Ford asked Mr. Marron his feelings about the town meeting, to which he replied that people were talking about the same old problems, i.e., speeding cars, etc. At the town meeting, Mr. Quinlan suggested that perhaps the city could generate a letter to owners whose vehicles were observed MINUTES OF APRIL 2, 1975, PUBLIC SAFETY S IISSION MEETING PS-37 Page 3 speeding in the area. Mr. Marron felt that this could cause problems. AGENDA BUSINESS 1. Discussion of Cupertino City identification on Sheriff's patrol car. Mr. Marron brought to the Commissions attention that a perma- nent identification should not be put on the patrol cars Patrol car I.D. because they are not always in Cupertino. There is a problem with the magnetized identifiers; they are frequently stolen off the cars. Comm. Gonzalez moved that the traffic car be identified as a Cupertino car. It was seconded by Comm. Lester. Motion carried 4-1 RECESS ® A recess was called at 9:10 p.m., and the meeting reconvened at 9:30. 2. Continuation of study of bikeways on Stevens Creek Blvd. from Blaney to'eatt City Limits. The City Council has requested that the Commission take a Bike Lanes position on bike lanes on Stevens Creek Blvd. from Blaney to the east City Limits. It is the Commissions preference that a development of Calabazas PSC 5..._5 Creek as a bike lane take place. Only if the Calabazas Creek route cannot be realized should bike lanes on Stevens Creek Blvd. be considered, and these with the condition that there be a 24-hour no parking on both sides of Stevens Creek Blvd. The preceding was moved by Comm. Gonzalez and seconded by Comm. Roger . Motion carried, 5-0 3. Discussion on joint meeting with Parks & Recreation Chairman Ford informed the Commission that the Parks & Recreation Commission has expressed a very deep-seated interest in having a joint meeting with the Public Safety Commission; the purpose of such a meeting would be to discuss the public safety problems in all of the parks in the city of Cupertino. Comm. Gonzalez moved that the Commission invite the Parks & Re- creation Commission to the April 16th meeting for a joint meeting PS-37 ! MINUTES OF APRIL 2, 1975, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSIG;: :FETING Page 4 f with one agenda item, i.e., the discussion of safety problems in parks. The motion was seconded by Comm. Eberhardt. Motion carried, 5-0 OLD BUSINESS Coverage of the library was inquired of and it was reported that it continues to be very good. There was a burglary and about $280.00 was taken from the copy machine, but there was also four other libraries robbed in the area. Ross Smith has not been able to contact more people yet in regard to follow-up on burglaries. Ross Smith reported that he found on his desk the sound tapes and SAGES a note from Bill Manion, stating that he was no longer a member of the team working on the sound study. The Commission has asked Ross Smith to request that Mr. Quinlan call Jack Maxfield to in- quire of the facts. If no results are achieved, it was requested that Ross Smith write a letter to SAGES. And if no results are achieved from that action, perhaps the tapes could be taken to ® a sound expert for analysis. Comm. Rogers announced that Rick Floyd would be speaking about the Paramedic program at the Cupertino Roundup meeting on April 4, at 12 noon. The Commission received two letters. The first was dated December 26, 1974, and was addressed to the school principals in the Santa Clara County asking them to send a representative to the Safety Council. When they did, additional information would be sent. The second letter was dated March 26, 1975, and was addressed to all the Junior High and High Schools in Santa Clara County, telling them of a meeting where information would be given of a program to get young people interested in a journalistic program during the months of April and May. San Jose Mercury News will be pre- senting an award. Last meeting's agenda item, Continuation of study of Enforcement Needs for the City, was not agendized for this meeting, and, there- fore, has been postponed further. NEW BUSINESS 0 1 Comm. Gonzalez reminded the Commission that last fall the Commission Page 5 wanted to start a program to advertise bike lanes and stimulate bike awareness. These seems to be a lack of enthusiasm for bike lanes, and Com. Gma zalea doesn't know if the program will ever get started. There was some discussion about fire works in the city of Cupertino. The existing ordinance will continue until July 15, Fire Works 1975, and after that, fire works will be banned in the city of Cupertino. However, if the county does not ban fire works, it will be hard for the city to enforce the ban. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 10:55 p.m. till the next regular meeting on April 16, 1975. Respectfully submitted, Martha E. Howenstein Recording Secretary E 6 C a CITY OF CUPEnMW, STATE OF CALIFORNIA 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE RBGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY CWHISSION HELD APRIL Ib, 1975, IN THE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA SALUTE TO THE FLAG Vice -Chairman Eberhardt called the meeting to order at 7:44 p.m. with the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Commissioners Absent: Staff Present: Guests Present: Gonzalez, Lester, Rogers, Vice -Chair- man Eberhardt, Chairman Ford (9:20 p.m.) None Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Alan Carder, Santa Clara County Fire Marshal; Phil Travis, Santa Clara Bicycle Association APPROVAL OF MINUTES Page 1, Roll Call, guests should include: Charles Mingroni, Photo grapher; Mr. and Mrs. Borden; and Joyce Renkins. Page 1, last paragraph should read, "Fire Commissioners." Page 2, last word in first line should be, "detriments." Page 2, paragraph 7, line.3 should read, "to cross Stevens Creek Blvd. Page 3, add to last sentence in Sheriff's Office report, "and that the suggestion should be discussed with the city attorney." Page 3, paragraph 3: The motion was seconded by Comm. Rogers. Comm. Lester voted against the motion. PS-38 Page 1 e PS-38 MINUTES OF APRIL 16, 1975, PUBLIC SAFETY COMSSION MEETING Page Z Comma. Lester moved and Comm. Rogers seconded that the minutes be approved as amended. Motion Carried, 4-0 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS Vice -Chairman Eberhardt acknowledged the receipt of the Fire Marshal's Office's activity report for the month of March. Also received was the City of Cupertino's traffic activity report for Traffic Car Q-14. The Commission received the Santa Clara County Burglary Statistics for January. Comm. Gonzalez suggested that the Commission have an accumulative report so that at the end of the year, the Comm- ission would have a yearly rate of burglary. He will submit some graphs for the Commission's approval. The minutes from the Board of Fire Commissioners of Santa Clara County was received. A letter from the Safety Council to Mr. Quinlan was received. ® The letter informed him that the Bicycle Safety Program is being continued and that they are reproducing all the previously developed material for the schools' curriculum, for grades kindergarten through high school. The Safety Council is asking for Cupertino to donate $1181.90 toward the program. This is the same amount asked for last year and it was received. The money is asked for in order to develop more efficient methods for the program. Comm. Rogers pointed out that the Commission needs to have input from the schools concerning the program. It was reported to the Commission that the Fire Headquaters has moved to 3071 Driftwood Drive, San Jose. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS It was reported that Lois Woodruff feels that the library situation has improved. The library is leaving lights on all weekend at the request of the Sheriff, and they hope there will be no adverse feedback about it. REPORT FROM FIRE DISTRICT weed The county weed abatement program got a very late start so it is itatement 11 11 MINUTES OF APRIL 16, 1975, PUBLIC SAFETY CWIISSION MESTING difficult to define what the Fire Marshall will accomplish. Approximately 85 percent of the urban service areas in Cupertino, Los Gatos, and Campbell have been surveyed. It is hoped that all the survey work will be done soon so -that they can achieve one discing by June. It is hoped next year that two discings can be accomplished. The weed abatement program is a very time-consuming job. It is a little late -in the season to start the program, but it will result in a fire hazard reduction. Mr. Carder informed the Commission that there is a non-profit group, called the United New Conservationists, that is very interested in working with city and county governments to utilise vacant parcels of land to develop private gardens. They would lease the private gardens to residents in the community. They would operate by charging a minimal fee to persons wishing to stake out a plot of ground. Mr. Carder also had some information about fire works. He said the banning of the sale of fire works was discussed by the County Fire Chief's Association. They d:6cided to approach the Board of Supervisors and ask that it be banned. Phe Board wanted to have all members of the Board present when they vote on it. It should be voted on the following meeting, Tuesday, April 22. The Commissioners asked Mr. Carder what cities, in addition to Cupertino and Sunnyvale, have taken action to ban the dale of fire works. He replied that Los Gatos, Palo Alto, Los Altos Hills, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, ane San Jose have taken action of soem sort. The cities are more in favor of public displays and are reducing private use. AGENDA BUSINESS 1. Discussion on SAGES, and status of City noise study. PS-38 Page 3 United New Conservationim Fire Works Mr. Quinlan called and talked to Mr. Maxfield about SAGES. They are going to complete the project themsleves and will need six weeks to do so. If they haven't completed the project in six SAGES weels, the Commission will take some sort of action. Comm. Rogers will draft a letter to SAGES to chank them for the completion date. 2. Preliminary discussion on the Public Safety Commission's position on Paramedic Services. PS-38 MINUTES OF APRIL 16, 1975, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 4 Comm. Lester did not have a report to give at that time. He hopes to have one for the CoLmi.ssion very soon. All Commission members have received a copy of Mobile Paramedic Intensive Care 1975 report. 3. Preliminary discussion on the Public Safety Commission's position for police lw!,els in the City for fiscal year of 1975-76. Mr. Marron had recommended sour new patrol men for Cupertino. The Commission feels, however, than they are not in the position to matte any concrete statements on the subject. Chairman Ford stated that the Commission should not matte a specific recommenda- tion as to number of hours or number of men because they are not fully qualified to do so. Comm. Gonzalez wondered if it didn't come from a board line this one, where would recommendations come f rum. Vice -Chairman Eberhardt and Comm. Gonzalez will try to get a police study committee together to investigate this matter. They would like to send out to the Commissioners a list of possible suggestions ® for the Commissioners to react to by May 8. OLD BUSINESS Phil Travis spoke to the Commission as a representative of the Santa Clara Bicycle Association. Their position is that of recommending bicycle lanes along the full extent of Stevens Creek Bike lanes Blvd. One of the reasons why they would like them is that of convenience. There are many businesses loLated on Stevens Creek Blvd. Also, bike lanes seem to promote safer bicycle conduct. The parked car is a hazard to the bicycle rider. Stevens Creek Blvd. has two trouble spots; they are: Rey Chevrolet and the post office. It was suggested that the Commission and Mr. Travis wait until discussion is brought up again and then perhaps Mr. Travis could give some additional input. Comm. Rogers asked Mr. Travis if he bad any ideas about how to teach students bicycle safety. Mr. Travis suggested having a "Bicycle Rodeo," and taking students for bicycle rides around the community. He said he would get some information about the program for the Commission. It was reported that the "walk" signal on Stevens Creek Blvd. has not yet been adjusted so as to allow enough time for children to cross the street. Ross Smith said he would check into it. A joint meeting with Parks and Recreation Commission was to be MINUTES OF APRIL 16, 1975, PUBLIC SAFETY COMUSSION MUTING PS-38 Page 5 set up for April 16 (this meeting), but some of the Commissioners had difficulty fitting it into their scmedule. The Parks and Recreation Commission still has a high-level desire to meet with this Commission. It was suggested that the Public Safety Comm- ission change one of their tweeting days. Comm. Gonzalez moored and Vice -Chairman Eberhardt seconded that the Commission's regular meeting on May 7th be changed to a joint meeting with the Parks and Recreation Commission on Thurs- day, May nth. Motion Carried, 5-0 Ross Smith will inform Mr. Marron and Chief Kirby of the change. It was reported that the Calabazas Walk -Way is not wide enough for a bike lane, although it ia being used presently as such. NEW BUSINESS There was none. The meeting was adjourned at 11:52 p.m. til the next meeting to be held on Thursday, May 8. The Commission will meet at 7 p.m. to discuss regular business and will meet with the Parks and Recreation Commission at 8 p.m. for a joint meeting. Respectfully submitted, Hartha E. Howenstein Recording Secretary E Page 1 MINUTES of THE SPECIAL M1=WG OF TO PUBLIC 4180ft COMMISSION APRIL 30, 1975,'0 T= LIBRARY CONFE&ME ROOM, CITY HALF., CUPERTINO SALUTE TO THE FLAG Chairman Ford called the meet1mg to order at 7:50 P.M. with the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Commissioners Presont: Commissiuners Absent: Staff Present Guests Present: APPROVAL OF MINUTES Eberhardt, Gonzalez, Lester, Rogers, Chairman Ford None None Dennis Rockstroh, San Jose Mercury Comm. Lester moved and Comm. Eberhardt seconded that the minutes of the April 16, 1975 meeting be approved as read. Motion carried, 5-0 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS The following written communications were acknowledged: All commission members received a copy of "The Spinning Crank", a newsletter from the Santa Clara Valley Bicycle Association. All commission members received a copy of a letter to the "SAGES" group from Comm. Rogers thanking them for setting a completion date on the noise study. A letter from Mr. Fredric D. Roe, 10540 Randy Lane, describing an anti -burglar system and expressing his willingness to assist in the system development. A copy of a letter to C.D. Marron of the Sheriff's Dept. from CEO Ross Smith regarding the meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Vicksburg - Cold Harbor Traffic Problems. A copy of a San Jose News article on citizen security patrols from Mayor Jackson. 'PS-3 Page 2 ORAL, COMMUNICATIONS Chalmman Ford reported that the Santa Clara Board of Supervisors, on April 29, 197 % had voted to ban the sale and use of all fireworks in all unincorporated areas of the County, except that County "pockets" within the boundries of incorporated cities would be controlled by the regulations of the individual city. Comm. Lester suggested that, since the Council had set June 2, 1975 as a date to discuss whether or not to re -open the question of fireworks sales and use in the City of Cupertino, this commission should re -affirm its recommendation to ban fireworks sale and use in Cupertino. A poll of the Commission showed that it will strongly favor such a ban. Chairman Ford requested that Comm. Lester draft a resolution re -affirming the Commission's position. This resolution to be presented at the next Commission meeting Olay 8, 1975) for approval and to be forwarded to the City Council. It waQ advised that Mayor Jackson was going to request the Public Safety Commission look into the issues of citizen security patrols and a no smoking ordinance. AGENDA BUSINESS 1. Discussion of Public Safety Commission recommendation for additional police service for the fiscal year 1975-76. Comms. Eberhardt and Gonzalez presented a draft of the Police Study Committee's suggestions for increases in Cupertino police service to the Commission. After a lengthy discussion and explanation period, the following recommendation was formalized as PSC. 5026: "Item I" Public concern, as reflected by the Community Development Survey, town meetings, Public Safety Commis;sion meetings, City Council meetings, Parks and Recreation meetings, and Code Enforcement input, demands more attention to "policing" and law enforcement activities in the City of Cupertino. This will require that more time and effort by Staff, Commission, and Council be devoted to these demands. ►The Public Safety Commission has spend, and will continue to devote much time and effort toward this concern. However, it is imperative that more concrete steps be taken. It is this commission's intent to provide solid recommendations based upon objective criteria. Unfortunately, we must report that reliable date is not available. We (Commission and Staff) are taking steps in an attempt to correct this sad state of affairs. Neverless, the concern is genuine albeit unquantificable. • 71 39 Page 3 11 Therefore, the following general recommendations are submitted for your consideration: 1. Commit more Staff time to define and analyze needs, as well as keeping the Council informed. 2. City Staff should demand reliable objective data and meaningful reports. 3. City Staff should be charged with the responsibility of developing standards, service levels and other criteria as necessary. 4. As a direct tesponse to the stated public demand, we feel that police services should be Increased by 15 to 20 percent over today's level (which includes the "special" traffic car) for the 1975-76 Fiscal Year. 5. After further data is developed, any changes in services should be based upon reliable objective data. These recommendations require the support of staff reports reflecting existing service levels, coverage and costs. RECESS A recess was called at 9:55 p.m., and the meeting reconvened at 10:05 P.M. Comm. Gonzalez moved and Comm. Lester seconded that the Coate. approver "PSC.5026" and that it be forwarded to the City Council and City Staff for consideration. Motion Carried 5-0 Olt IIIf; %NI;Ai04 The meeting was adjourned at 10:20 p.m. The next regular meeting to be held Thursday, May S, 1975 at 7:00 p.m. at McClellan Ranch Park, to be immediately followed by a`joint meeting of the Public Safety Commission and the Parks and Recreation Commission at the same location. Respectfully Submitted, Chairman . ' M r OF CUPHUM, STATE OF CALIFORNIA Tore Avenue. Cupertino, California Telephone: 252-4505 �J MINUTES OF THE REGMAU MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMIaSSION HELD MAY S, 1915, IN THE NbCLRLLAN RANCH PAPA CONFERENCE ROOM McCURI AN RANCH PARR, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA CALL TO OAR Chairman Ford called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Commissioners Absent: Staff Present: Guests Present: 11 Eberhardt (7:17), Gonzalez, Lester (7:17), Rogers, Chairman Ford. None. Ross Smith, Cade Enforcement Offi- cer. Mr. Marron, Sheriff's doWtmeat; Chief Kirby, Central ftre Distrttt. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Page two, delete: "Item I." Conn. Gonzalez cored and Comm. Rogers seconded that the April 30, 1975, minutes be approved as amended. Motion carried, 3-0 Comm. Rogers receive# a letter from Bill Manion concerning SAGES, confirming the completion date of May 31 and informing ;,he Comm- ission that there is a new team leader. Comm. Rogers will write another letter to confirm that the new leader knows of the com- pletion date. Rose Smith received a four -page letter from Mrs. Julie Grant, 19975 Pear Tree Curt, objecting to a vehicle citation she re- :1 PS-40 Page 1 SAGES aw,. PS-40 MINA OF THE NAY 8, 1975, PUBLIC SAS COMMISSION MERTM Page I ceived. Mr. Marron said to Inform her that there is nothing the Commission can do and that she should take it up in court. The Commission received the cost figures that the city staff attached to the Action Plan Proposal. The cost figures have gone to the City Council along with other recommendations of the Sheriff's department. Chief Kirby gave the Commission some statistic reports on fireworks. Chief Kirby gave the Commission the Central Fire District's October, November and December print-outs. ORAL OOMM UNI CATIONS There were none. AGENDA BUSINESS 1. Approval of Resolution regarding Public Safety Commission's position on future sale of fireworks. Comm. Lester presented the Commission with a recommendation for the Commission's position of the sale of fireworks. Page two, paragraph one, line three, delete: "that, in its judge- ment...." Page four, paragraph four, line two, delete: "supports the Bicenten- nial Committee, or the Parks and Recreation Committee to..." Page four, paragraph four, line four, insert after "present": "or supplement..." Comm. Gonzalez moved that the Commission adopt the Resolution as amended. Comm. Rogers seconded the motion. Motion carried, 5-0 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:41 p.m. til the joint meeting to be held at 8:00 p.m. CJ .._ r w:, q. ..; S$+'§3 �`h;•q+�.,�''yi%2�i 'T,qy.-. ., .,. ., _., .,n .dt3'-bl.Ti^"" „"�°'qx '.^.i�i'`x+'r`3 X%':?i'�'i MINUM OF THE JOIN!' MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFM PS-40 COMMISSION AND THE PARKS b RECREATION COMMISsioN Page 3 HEL MAY 8, 1975, IN TWZ XcCLELLAN RANCH PARK CONFERENCE ROM XcCLELLAN RANCH PARK, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA CALL TO ORDER Chairman Ford called the joint meeting of the Public Safety Commission and the Parka A Recreation Commission to order at 8:04 p.m. ROLL CALL. Commissioners Present: Public Safety Commission --Eberhardt, Gonzalez, Lester, Ro- gers, Chairman Ford. Paris 8 Recreation Commission --Gabriel, Snyder, Toensfeldt, Chairman Fisher. Commissioners Absent: Atone. Staff Present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement- offi-cer; Merle Butler, Director of Parks 8e 49 Recreation. Guests Present: Dennis Rockstroh, Mercury reporter Pair. Marron, Sheriff's department; Chief Kirby, Central Fire District, AGENDA BUSINESS 1. Study and discussion of Public Safety and Fire Problems re- lated to Cupertino City Parks. Chairman Fisher stated that a number of things have brought on this desire to have a joint meeting, and the Parks 6 ReCr Commission came without an agenda to leave the meeting open. Re further said that from time to time over the past year, questions have come up about the public safety in parks. In general, some of the problems were: parking, vandalism, and curfews. Comm. Gabriel mentioned that some of the other areas of interest are bike trials and safety of recreation. 11 • 71 PS-40 MIti17:ES OF THE MAY 8, 1375, .JOINT MgETING Page b is Coma. Gabriel had recently attended a Recreation Convention its San Diego, and he brought out some important parts of the con- vention to the Commissioners. Three of the key speakers were: John Davis, associate professor of sociology at UCLA; Tomas Malloy, executive assistant to the General Manager of the San Francisco Recreation & Parks; and Paul Muskrat, California State Park System. Mr. Malloy talked about crime In the Golden Gate Park, San Fran- cisco. It was found that crime was increasing over the years and that the use of the park was decreasing; for instance, mothers weren't taking their children into the park because of the crime rate. In 1969 a police force was brought into the park. In the first year, there were 1,700 arrests. After that, crime seemed to reverse. He found that the parks had become a dumping ground for crimes that had been committed elsewhere. By counseling children, using rangers to patrol, and watching build- ing and park design will contribute to park safety. 'fir. Muskrat talked about park rangers and haw they have to deal with the people on a different level than the police do. There are many needs of these park rangers that have not been met. Air. Davis looked at the problem from a different angle. He felt that it is primarily due to the technical advances. We are under- going social problems and oppression. During leisure time the parks will suffer because youths have to release steam somehow. One way to deal with this problem would be to include the youth in planning the parks. The youth will take pride to know that they had a small part in coming forward with these ideas. Recreation is a way for youth to let off steam. A brochure was put out by the State of California entitled, "Lass and Order in Public Parks." The brochure pointed out that there is very little theft committed in parks, but thefts that do occur are premeditated. Vandalism in parks is many times caused by adults. Parents will allow their children to go into parks and let them do anything they want to so that the parks become a place where destructive play comes to be. Chairman Ford suggested installing alarm systems in the parks. He asked Mr. Marron and Chief Kirby their opinions an the idea. Mr. `Marron felt that all the answers did not lie with the police depart- ment. He feels that the parks should be staffed and have burglar alarm systems. Chief Kirby said that the greatest fire hazard is known vacant buildings. He suggested havlmg a night watchman. The LJ . MINUTES OF THE MAY 8, 1975, JOINT NOTING I PS-40 Rage 5 next best thing would be to get an alarm system installed, either a sprinkler system or a temperature rise slarm system that is supervised. Comte. Toensfeldt stated that the police are not the answers to the problems the parks face. The general attitude of the public within the parks is, "I'm here to enjoy myself. I see what is going on, but I'm not going to do anything. I don't want to got involved." It also seems that there is not enough personnel with- in the parks or the personnel haven't related to the people with- in the parks. Perhaps the Recreation department needs to make people aware that it is their property and to teach children to respect it. Comm. Rogers suggested some type of Public Relations Educational Program to do just that. Comm. Toensfeldt asked if the pole in the drive at McClellan Ranch Park interferred with the patrol of the Park. She was Informed that it does not. Comm. Gonzalez asked Comm. Gabriel if he thought i,t would be of value for someone from the Public Safety Commission to attend the convention next year. Comm. Gabriel felt it would be most advantageous to do so. IDIt was asked if some kind of tally was kept as to the kinds of vandalism which occurs in Cupertino parks. Mr. Butler replied that such a tally is available. Mr. Butler suggested getting a phone at Linda Vista Park. Mr. Marron stated that the problems facing Linda Vista Park are facing every park. Most of the problems are everyday annoyances and hassles. A police officer cannot be at the park 24 hours a day to cope with those type of problems. Comm. Gabriel suggested that another way to discourage some of the vandalism problem would be greater use of the parks. Wilson and Portal rarks have nighttime facilities. Comm. ToerAefeldt asked Chief Kirby if there was a fire hazard in the McClellan Ranch Park. He replied that there isn't one yet, but there will be if the meadow is allowed to grow and dry without being disced. RECESS A recesa was called at 9:27 p.m., and the meting reconvened at 9:44 p.m. r LI PS-40 � MINUTES OF THE MAY H, 1975, JOINT G Page b Comm. Toensfeldt said that the Parks b Recreation Commission had been investigating having a custodian live on the park. There are still a'lot of question that need clarification about this suggestion. Chairman Ford suggested talking the idea over with the city attorney. Comm. Gabriel asked Mr. Marron how often a day the parks are covered. Mr. Marron said he couldn't say how many times they are covered during the day. If an officer is driving by, he may check it. Chairman Ford asked about parking cars overnight in the parks. Mr. Marron felt that the best approach would be to have a pro- perly posted taw away zone. Ross Smith felt, however, that being cited once or twice would do the trick. Chairman Fisher inquired about bike lanes. He wondered if bike routes connecting the city's parks could be established. He pointed out, though, that Wilson Park has bike routes leading to it but that no bikes are allowed on the park grounds. Comm. Gonzalez said he personally could see no problem with connecting parks with bike lanes and not allowing bikes in parks. He does not feel it is a contradiction. � � � W. o - M) � � J, wr, 4 � The meeting was adjourned at 11:10 p.m. til the next regular meeting to be held May 21, 1975. Respectfully submitted, Martha E. Howenstein Recording Secretary a r� Cm OF WPZRTIW, STATE OF CALIPO PS-41 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Page 1 Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETIM OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMISSION MAY 21, 1975, IN THE LIBRARY CONFERENCE HOOD CITY RALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA CAL:. TO ORDER Chairman Ford called the meeting to order at 7:37 p.m. with the salute to the flag. RMWWAL OF OKiH OF OFFICE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSIONERS Commissioners Eberhardt and Lester were resworn in by the Deputy City Clerk. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Commissioners Absent: Staff Present: Guests Present: Eberhardt (until 5:20 p.m.), Gonzalez, Lester, Chairman Ford. Rogers. Deputy City Clerk Pagnini; Roan Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Alen Carder, Fire Marshal's Office; Chief F.irby, Central Fire Dis- trict. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Regular meeting --Comm. Lester moved and Comm. Eberhardt se- conded that the minutes of the regular meeting of May S, 1975, be approved as read. Motion carried, 4-0 Joint meeting --Page 5, paragraph 7, add: "There will not be PS-41 MINUTES OF THE MAY 21, 1975, PUBLIC SAFL`i°9l CMWSSION NOMW Page 2 a fire problem if the neadov is properly cared for and an adequate fire break is provided." Comm. Gonzalez moved and Comm. Lester seconded that the minutes of the joint meeting of May R, 1975, be approved as amended. Motion carried, 4-0 ELECTION OF OFFICERS Elections were held for the offices of Chairperson and Vice - Chairperson. Comm. Eberhardt was elected Chairperson and Comm. Gonzalez was elected Vice -Chairperson. These appointments will take effect June 1, 1975. At this time, Comm. Eberhardt held a reappointment of Study Committees: I. Noise Study Committee --Rogers and Lester. II. Sub -Committees: 1. Vehicular Noise --Rogers and Ford. 2. Commercial, Industrial, and Construction Noise-- ® Ford and Lester. 3. Residential Noise --Rogers and Gonzalez. 4. Public and Private Events Noise --Lester and Gonzalez. III. Bicyc1c Study Committee --Ford and Gonzalez. IV. Fire Study Committee --Lester and Ford. V. Police Study Cammi.ttee--Eberhardt and Gonzalez. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS There were four written communications acknowledged for the record. The first was the Fire Marshal's Office's statistical report for April, 1975. The second was two bicycle traffic counts conducted by the Traffic Engineer's Office. One was conducted on Rodrigues Avenue on May 6, 1975, and the other was conducted on Stevens Creek Blvd. between Randy Lane and Vista Drive on May 7, 1975. The Commission received the Traffic 6 C:iame Statistical Data for Febuary and March and the activity report for the Traffic Car from the Code Enforcement Officer. 1] a KMM OF THE MAY 21, 1975, PUMIC SAFETY CMMSSION NEWIM . The first four months statistics on vandelism in city parks was submitted to the Commission by the Parks b Recreation Do- partment. ORAL COMMOCiICATIONS Joe Fazzio called Chairman Ford and questioned the Commissions' stand on fire works. Chairman Ford announced that the City of Sunnyvale has decided to open hearings to see if they should go back to the fire works ban as they had several years ago. REPORT FROM CMURAL FIRE DISTRICT Chief Kirby vuaa asked about the number of injuries indicated on his activity report. The report showed an increase,but none of these were serious injuries. Also, the responses of engine No. 1 were double over the the previous month. Mr. Carder informed the Commission that the Collins School fire investigation is still underway and that they have not found the person responsible for the fire yet. E RECESS A recess was called at 8:45 p.m., and the meeting reconvened at 9:13 p.m. AGENDA BUSINESS 1. Report from Staff on Pending Public Safety Commission Issues. Ross Smith reported that Mayor Jackson was quoted in the paper as wanting the Public Safety Commission to look into a smoking ban in public buildings and some commercial buildings. It is not yet official, and the Commission would prefer to wait un- til it is official before considering it. Mayor Jackson also mentioned a Citizens Patrol at the 7-Tree shopping center. It was suggested that the Commission look into the 7-Tree situation and perhaps incorporate it into the, burglary prevention program. IJ PS-41 Page 3 PS-41 MINUTES OF THE MAY 21, 1975, PUBLIC SAFETY C014MISSION bEPING Page 4 2. Report from Study Committees an Status of Pending Studies, Other Activities, and New Issues. a) Noise Committee --Gomm. Rogers was not present to give a report, and Comm. Lester does not know who the new SACHS coordinator is. b) Bicycle comittee--Comm. Gonzalez said there were some things that the joint meeting prompted and that he would like to see pursued: 1. Linking parks together with bike lanes. 2. Establishment at the schools some kind of demonstra- tion bike lane. 3. Getting a bike lane project started, such as a bike lane loop identified aroune the city. The Rodrigues Avenue bike route has been opened and function- ing. Comm. Gonzalez felt that there should be more directional arrows in the bike lanes. c) Dire Committee --Comm. Lester would like to concentrate on the study of a Paramedic Program. He does not think there are any pending fire problems. d) Police Committee --Comm. Gonzalez requested that they be, given the information that Mr. Quinlan is receiving. He said that there was a need for more police service, but .he doesn't know where the funding for it will come from. OLD BUSINESS Comm. Lester brought up the subject of changing the rye of Saratoga -Sunnyvale Road back to Old Highway 9. The sup:ostion was being considered by the City Council, and he felt that this was a very backward step. He said that it has no his- torical value, and it tould lead to a lot of confussion. Comm. Gonzalez requested that Ross Smith try to get the bicycle safety film to show at the next Public Safety Commission meeting. NEW BUSINESS There was none. 11 '�.,.� „ye��ym,.i'"�h. x k� ,x�'sY '.*,°s._x nj� �� #1 '�✓":y3� car�r�Ty"s`,�'YS `j; $ -� �'%� OF THE Ka 21, 1975, PMUC SM= COMMMUN HEBTW 1 mmuns Page 5 AWOUROMM The meetingms&djouroed at 10:32 p.m. til the nett reWAar meeting ed be held June 4, 1975. Respectfully sulmaitted, Martha E. gore stein Recording Secretary C 11 0 _ 11, 0 CITY OF CUPERTINO, OF CALIFOBDIA PS-42 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California 1 Page 1 Telephone.: 252-4505 � MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMSSIOM EEI.D .TUNE 18, 1975, IN THE LIBRARY CONFMMNCE ROM CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA ; CALL TO OR=` Chairman Eberhardt called the meeting to order at 7:56 p.m. with the salute to the flag. BOLL CALM. Commissiataers Present: Chairman Eberhardt, Lester, Ford Commissioners Absent: Rogers, Gonzales I Staff Present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer i Guests Present: Orville Davenport, Central Fire District (until 8 45) C. D. Marron, Sheriff`s Department j Bill Mannion, SAGES MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Comae. Lester moved and Comm. Ford seconded that the minutes of the regular be apfra e" read Or Motion carried, 3-0 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS' 1. Receipt of the mohthly Fire Loss Report for the Loath= of -1ftg and, the Monthly Activity Report for the Month of May was actamdedaed. The re- ports cente from the Fire MarshallfbirtOffice. 2. Minutes from the Board of Fire Commissioners meeting of May 21 and 28 were acknowledged. 3. Minutes from the Emergency Medical Care Committee meeting of Kay, 21 were acknowledged. 4. The Burglary and Crime Frequency Report for the Mouth of May and"thh Activity Report for the Traffic Car were also received, along with the Cupertino Burglary' Profile. 5. The Commission also received the proposed revision of the Sheriff Patrol contract from the Code EnforcemeAt Officer. PS-42 Page 2 s r ORAL COMIMICATIONS There were no oral communications. REPORT FROM SHSRIFFIs OFFICE Mr. Marron, who attended the meeting for the Sheriff's Department, noted that preparation of the new contract for the police services was now under way. Comm. Ford noted that for the first quarter of 1975, the`ouly significant change was in the number of burglaries, which increased notably, and asked if the increase was in residential or commercial areas. Mr. Marron felt the increase was primrily in residential areas and_brougbt the fact that burglaries were on the increase in surrounding cities as well to the Commission's attention. He also noted that the CAPER reports will be continued through mid -June, 1976. REPORT FROM FUE DEPARTMENT Mr. Davenport, who attended the ;meeting for Chief Kirby, presented members of the Commission with copies of the Monthly Fire Lose Report for the Month of May and the Monthly Activity Report for the Month of May. AGENDA BUSINESS 1. Report of progress of Noise Study - SAGES Mr. Bill Manion presented the results of the noise study survey to -help the city comply with the noise element of the General Plan. He presented a short history of the study, saying that in February, 1974, J. Maxfield had talked to the Public Safety Commission and gteu°-the-gq- ahead from Mr. Quinlan to conduct the survey. Tests began in June, 1974, were discontinued in July, restarted -in August, and wfiWe cgWlete4_iw Sept. Readings were taken over a 24-boar period in 26 locations. ae mentioned; that the reading taken at Vallco Parke --vas discounted because -of In eer�rtion of electricity. Contour maps of the city were prepared showing the noise levels for day (7 a.m. to 10 p.m.) and night (10 p.m. to 7 a.m.). Both maps are to be completed in color, green representing 45 decibels or below,; orange 45--55 decibels, yellow 55-65 decibels, and red over 65 decibels. .It was noted that higher noise levels occurred near freeways, major streets, and commercial areas, while the residential areas had lower readings. The average daytime level taken on all sites was 75 decibels; the average at night was 62 decibels. The highest reading taken was 89 decibels. A question was raised as to what constitutes a good noise level in a residential area. Mr. Manion replied that this level was very subjective, 14 but ranged in the 40-50 decibel area. He suggested that further readings be taken periodically to determine a good range for a specific area. E 11 fa, yy,... •54' `��.dY ,�4 ``�T' Y'.Yh}, 'Tt'"'��Y��v,2�4�s2'i t� } f 2 age 3 Copies of the results for each location were distributed. Reduced copies of the contour maps will follow. RECESS A recess was called at 8:47 p.m., and the meeting reconvened at 9:25 p.m. 2. Report from City Manager on progress of 1975-76 Sheriff Contract for Police Services in Cupertino. The Code Enforcement Officer reported chat the outline of the proposed con- tract was to go before the Board of Supervisors on duly 1, 1975, for affirmation. Basically, the proposed contract means that starting January 1, 1976,-the city will be paying for services that we were receiving before but not paying for. These services are mainly extra patrol hours. The proposal calls for approximately an increase of $56,000 from Jan. 1, '7, to June 30, '76 and an increase of approximately $112,000 from July 1, 176 to June 30, '77. Figures don't take into account inflationary measures. OLD BUSINESS Comm. Ford expressed disappointment in the City Council's decision to over- turn the ban on fireworks. Mrs. W. P. Lukins, part of the general audience present at the meeting, suggested displays of the heavens be presented in the planetariums at De Anza and Foothill Colleges as a replacement for 4th of July fireworks. She mentioned the possibility of slides being shown in the parks with the astronomer's lecture piped in. She was referred to the City Council by Comm. Ford and to the Par'.:s and Recreations Board by Ross Smith. Her discussion took place during the recess because she was not able to stay until the end of the meeting. Comm. -Lester reported that the subcommittee preparing the paramedic study had not yet completed their report and recommendation; and added that it should be completed by'next month. The Seven Tree neighborhocl awareness program will be studied with the possibility ofincorporating same in the city affirmative Action Proposal of the Public Safety Commission. NEW BUSINESS There was no new business. RECOGNITION OF NEW AGENDA ITEMS BY CHAIR 3. General Audience - none 4. Commission Members - no new items PUBLIC SAFETY MISSION MINUTES 5 of 8 MAY 1973-OC T.13,1977 "'ems-rs'y'7' ^' 't`7' ss 4 $ a A *+3�E'�`.�� ' _i}�` wi i ��^&' '� '� `♦ 1 �''�. b:R°S�' ?'1i � •'7yg'� ,c �;�.'R> � �y .;^a� � t '` #� �r �' t,�:. ., tz. Se{,-y„�, �; v't � f .�,� t `"4, 2 PS-42 Page 4 5. Inter -Commission Communications - there were none Ad The meeting was adjourned at 10:13 p.m. tantil the next reeular meeting to be held July 16, 1975. Respectfully submitted, aw-O a'zwo Theresa A. Cuchra Recording Secretary PS-39 Page 1 MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MMX 7ING OF THE PUBLIC SAY= COMMISSION APRIL 30, 1975, IN THE LIBRARY WEVE L R0011, CITY HALL, CUPERTINO SALUTE. TO THE FLAG Chairman Ford called the meeting to order at 7:50 R.M. with the salute to the flag. BOLL CALL Commissioners Present: Eberhardt, Gonzalez, Lester, Rogers, Chairman Ford Commissioners Absent: None Staff Present None Guests Present: Dennis Rockstroh, San Jose Mercury APPROVAL OF MINUTES Comm. Lester moved and Comm. Eberhardt seconded that the minutes of the April lb, 1975 meeting be approved as read. Motion carried, .5-0 WRITTEN COTrZIUNICATIONS � The following written communications were acknowledged: i 1 All commission members received a copy of "The Spinning Crank", a newsletter from the Santa Clara Valley Bicycle Association. ' All commission members received a. copy of a letter to the "SAGES" group from Corm. Rogers thanking them for setting a completion j date on the noise study. i A letter from Mr. Fredric D. Roe, 1_0540 Randy Lane, describing an anti -burglar system and expressing his willingness to assist in the system development. i A copy of a letter to C.D. Marr!tl.of the Sheriff's Dep;.. from CEO Ross Smith regarding the riveting of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Vicksburg - Cold harbor Traffic Problems. A copy of a San .;ose News article on citizen security patrols from Mayor Jackson. Fa ge 2 ORAL CO!MNICATIONS 'Chairman Ford reported that the Santa Clara Board of Supervisors, on April. 29, 1975, had voted to ban the sale and use of all ! fireworks in all unincorporated areas of the County, except that j County "pockets" within the boundries of incorporated cities would be controlled by the regulations of the individual city. I Comm. Lester suggested that, since the Cour^il had set June 2, 1975 as a date to discuss whether or not to re -open the question of fireworks sales and use in the City of Cupertino, this comsaission Should re -affirm its recommendation to ban fireworks sale and use I in Cupertino. A poll of the Commission showed that it will strongly favor such y a ban. Chairman Ford requested that Comm. Lester draft a resolution re-affii"m;.ng the Conurission's po :ition. This resolutiot'I to be presented at the next Commission :Meeting (May 8, 1'a75) for approval. and to be forwarded to the City Council. It was advised that L"fayor Jackson was going to request the Public Sa,:ety Commission look into the issues of citizen security patrols and a no smoking ordinance. AGENDA BUSINESS 1. Discussion of Public Safety Commission recommendation for additional police service for the fiscal year 1975-76. Comms. Eberhardt and Gonzale4 presented a draft of the Police Study Committee's suggestions for increases in Cupertino police service to the Commission. After a lengthy discussion and explanation period, the following recommendation was formalized as PSC. 5026: "Item I" s Public concern, as reflected by the Community Development Survey, ;town meetings, Public Safety Commission meetings, City Council imeetings, Parks and Recreation meetings, and Code Enforcement input, Idemands more attention to "policing" and law enforcement activities in the City of Cupertino. This will require that more time and effort by Staff, Commission, and Council be devoted to these demands. ;The Public Safety Co..,nission has spend, and will continue to devote !much time and effort toward this concern. However, it is imperative ! that more concrete steps be t.AI:e:l. It -is this commission's intent to provide solid recommenda;.ions based upon objective criteria. ;Unfortunately, we must report that reliable date is noz available. ';We (Comm.i.ssion and Staff) are taking steps in an attempt to correct this sad state of affairs. Neverless, the concern is genuine (albeit unquantificable. ;."syw#4''s.. ..4{�aS�e ``aY as `-F` gist `•' ;rsy r�xem v �: z�P&-39 Page 3 Therefore, the following eneral recommendations are submitted for -your cci sideration: 1. Commit more Staff time to define and analyze needs, as well as keeping the Council informed. 2. City Staff should demand reliable objective data and meaningful reports. 3. City Staff should be charged with the responsibility of developing standards, service levels and other criteria as necessary. 4. As a direct response to the stated public demand, we feel that police services should be increased by 15 to 20 percent over today's level %which includes the "special" traffic car) for the 1975-76 Fiscal Year. 5. After further data is developed, any changes in services should be based upon reliable objective data. These recommendations require the support of staff reports reflecting existing service levels, coverage and costs. RECESS A recess was called at 9:55 p.m., and the meeting reconvened at 10:05 p.m. Cormn. Gonzalez moved and Comwi. Lester seconded that the Comm. approve "PSC.5026" and that it be fora arded to the City Council and City Staff for considerati(,n. Motion Carried 5-0 ADJOURiZONT ' The meeting was adjourned at 10:20 p.m. The next regular meeting to be held Thursday, May 8, 1975 at 7:00 p.m. -at McClellan Ranch Park, to be immediately followed by a joint meeting of the Public Safety Commission and the Parks and Recreation Commission at the same location. Respectfully Submitted, Chairman E 0 r-111 "� dr�� •� A � Y .t°„ }1- 3„�Y 5 T� ffi't�..��; � : rY ��" .3 i iit^�^ � rho � .tom � yS iti . "3� +� F +a CITY OF CUPERTInO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA PS-44 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Page 1 Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD SEPTE4BER 17, 1975, IN THE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM CITY HALL, CUPERTINO CALL TO ORDER Chairman Eberhardt called the meeting to order at 7:43 p.m. with the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Chairman Eberhardt, Ford, Lester, Gonzales (at 6:05 p.m.) Commissioners Absent: Rogers Staff Present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Guests Present: C. D. Marron, Sheriff's Department R. K. Hodsdon, Central Fire -Dist.. Alan Carder, Fire Marchall's Office APPROVAL OF MINUTES Comm. Ford moved and Comm. Lester seconded that the minutes of the regular meeting of July 16, 1975 be approved as read. Motion passed. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS The following written communications were ackpowledged. 1. The seven major crime statistics for the month of July. a 2. The City of Cupertino traffic car radar monitoring record for the months of July and August. 3. Traffic activity sheets for the months of July and August. 4. Minutes for the Board of Fire Commissioners meetings of July and August. ' S. Minutes for the Emergency Medical Care Committee meetings of July, August and September. 6.. The Fire Marsall's Activity Report for the months of July and August. 7. Proposed changes in the monthly activity report from the Fire Marshall�s Office. PS-44 MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 17, 1975, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING 9kae 8. The Central Fire Protection District's fire loss report for the months of July and August. 9. A letter from Acting Chief Paine of the Central Fire Protection Dis- trict that the Insurance Services Office is in the process of regrading fire insurance ratings in this area. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Comm. Lester reported that he attended a meeting of the County Emergency Medical Committee and that discussion concerned the upgrading of ambulance response time and efficiency. He noted that the Emergency Medical Committee meetings regularly take place on the same night as the Public Safety Commission meetings and commission members were not usually able to attend these meetings. REPORT FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Mir. Marron reported that the burglary rate for the month of June had peen at a record low of 18. This contrasted with the previous month, when there were 54 incidents and the following month when there were 42 incidents. Comm. Lester noted that perhaps it would be better to took at the statistics on a median basis over a longer period of time, since the number of incidents made such great jumps. Comm. Eberhardt asked if higher burglary rates were generally the case in the summer months and during the holiday season; Mr. Marron replied that students being out of school in the summer or the longer darkened hours during the holidays may mean more crime, but there are many factors to be considered. Generally throughout the nation, crime increases by approximately 15°' per year. He mentioned that most burglaries seem to occur in the late afternoon hours (3 p.m. to 5 p.m.) when people are away from the house, so there are actually no significant seasonal trends in this area. Comm. Eberhardt inquired about the Notice of Traffic Violation letters being sent out when private citizens complain of traffic violations in their neighborhoods. Ross Smith, who sends the warning letters, responded that there were few letters sent out. Comm. Lester questioned Mr. Marron as to whether the second traffic car was attaining the objectives desired. Mr. Marron said that the second car seemed to be worth the time and effort since Cupertino has quite a few fast streets. Will Lez-ter asked about statistics for incidents of straight pipes and other noise, and Mr. Marron said these violations were listed under mechanical violations on the statistics report and there were no special enumerations for noise violations. -r MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 17, 1975 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION ilEETING Comm. -Ford asked if there had been any agreement reached on the billin procedures for police services. Mr. Marron said that negotiations were taking place on a daily basis, but that no agreement had yet been reached. The rates will surely go up, in Mr. Marron's opinion. REPORT FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT Comm. Lester asked Chief Hodsdon to explain the ISO upgrading of fire insurance ratings, asking when the results would be available. Chief Hodsdon said that the ratings were based on a 5000 point defi- ciency scale and ranged from 1 to 10. 10 is the worst condition, with no fire protection at all, and 1 is the perfect condition. He stated that the regrading had begun in Au% st, but the completion date was not definite. The reqrading is taking place in the entire Central Fire District, not only in Cupertino. He said that in this area, San Francisco has a 2, Santa Clara a 3, Saratoga a 6, and San Jose and Cupertino a 4. The ratings depend on Boater supply, weather conditions, manpower, individual pieces of equipment, spot checks of hydrant water pressures, hydrant histories, growth of an area being adequately covered by increased capabilities, and many other factors. Most points are lost because of discrepancies between water supply and the capabilities of -the fire -department. Chi,ef-Hodsdon said he feels Cupertino wi•11 - get more points this year because of improvements in bookkeeping and record keeping systems, but doubts that the rating will be raised to a 3. Comm. Gonzales asked the nature of ISO and if they determined the rate the insurance companies would charge for fire insurance. Chief Hodsdon replied that ISO determines the rates and then the individual insurance companies investigate individual buildings. Comm. Ford asked if the insurance companies gave some consideration to fire alarm and sprinkler systems in private residences, and was in- formed that they did net. Mr. Carder noted that competition between agents for the insurance companies sometimes resulted in lower insurance premiums than would be indicated by the rating of the area. Comm. Lester noted that there were two new fire engines in the Central Fire District. Chief Hodsdon stated that one is a 1500 gpm (gallons per minute.) pumper which would replace an old 1250 gpm pumper, and the other is a 100-foot aerial which would replace an 85-foot snorkle. The delivery date on the pumper is one year and on the aerial is one year and four months. Twelve bids were requested. The District get ten, and two or three of those did not meet the requirements of the District. American LaFrance got the bid. The engines are custom built. PS-44 Page 3 PS-44 MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 17, 1975 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 4 The engines are being painted white. The reason is that white gives t,.. highest visibility at night and safety engineers feel white is the safest color. Chief Hodsdon said that eventually all fire engines would be white, but that the red ones now in operation would not be specially painted because of the cost involved. In comparing the new aerial with the snorkle. Chief Hodsdon said the aerial has a ladder instead of a basket so it is less top-heavy; the aerial is faster to set up, but manueverability of the ladder is not as great as the snorkle's basket. He said they both do the same job, but do it a little differently. The reason for replacing the snorkle is its age. Thy new pumper has greater pumping capacity because of a 5-inch hose that is 1000 feet long. The engines also carry salvage equipment, rescue apparatus, etc as well as perform the function they are built for. Mr. Carder then proceeded to present the proposed changes to the monthly statistical report. The new format is a two -page report instead of one and presents a greater breakdown of statistics. He emphasized that the form was not a final and any changes the Commission felt were needed could be made. Some changes are: no separate accidental statistic, since it is covered under other categories; apartments are included under hotels and motels; no separate new construction statistic, since cew,con- struction is covered under each separate building- type. ® Comm. Gonzales noted that the form on the second page was not the same form used as on the first page and suggested that they be consistent with each other. Comm. Lester moved and Comm. Ford seconded that the proposed changes be accepted providing the form is consistent and subject to minor changes that may be made. The motion carried unanimously. Mr. Carder asked if the final fcrm should, be submitted to the City Manager and Comm. Ford responded that it would be a good idea to do so. Regarding the fireworks ban issue, Mr. Carder reported that San dose had rescinded the fireworks ban, allowing sale of fireworks in that city for 5 days before the 4th of July and discharge on the 4th of July only. The decision applied only to the Bicentennial celebration. He further reported that Los Altos will be having its hearing on the issue shortly, as will Santa Clara, that Campbell has banned fireworks after the Bicentennial, and that Sunnyvale and Mountain View bans'are now in effect. Chief Hodsdon noted that homemade fireworks were becoming an increasing problem as commercial fireworks become less readily available since the ingredients are readily available in sporting goods stores, drug stores, etc. Mr. Carder then briefly outlined statistics for fire losses in 1974. Cupertino has a higher percentage of smoking -related fires and a lower percentage of heating and cooking related fires than the national average. rF� i AdsKi�1 MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 17, 1975 PUBLIC SAFETY C"ISSION MEETING PS-" Page 5 He indicated that smoking -related fires are closely related to drinking. Trash burning fires, which accounts for the largest number of building fires, is not a problem here because trash burning is not permitted. The second leading cause of building fires is electrical, the third, cooking and heating, avid then smoking. The figures are based on nation-wide statistics. The total number of building fires in 1974 was 1,270,006. Fire losses were $3,206,000,000. Incendiary fires (S;63,000,000) and those with undetermined cause (over $1 billion) accounted for a large percentage of fires, indicating that arson is on the rise. There were 21% more incendiary fires and 75% more Toss from such fires than in the previous year. Residences accounted for 57% of deaths, 34% of property loss, and 71% of total loss. The meeting recessed at 9:25 and resumed at 9:53. Mr. Marron, Mr. Carder, and Mr. Hod$don left at this time. AGENDA ITEMS s 1. Review by Commission of Landscaping Plan for County Percolation Pond on Bubb and McClellan Roads. The pond will be surrounded by a chain link fence 3 or 4 feet high and will have an access road around it, reported Ross Smith. There will be mounds and bushes planted in the area, however they will not inxer- fere with the ability to see the pond from the road. Mr. Smith reported that the Park and Recreation Board does not wish to develop the area for public use for fishing, model boat racing, etc. because of the liability it would involve. There is no lighting plan as yet. So far the plan is acceptable to the sheriff's office. The pond will be accessible to the public. Mr. Smith expressed concern about motorcycles and mini -bikes using the access road as a track and disturbing the residents. Comm. Ford expressed the opinion that he was sorry the Parks and Recrea- tion Board decided not to develop the area,.and used the Campbell pond as an example. He also brought up the fact that the 7-11 Store located near the pond is a gathering place for young people at odd hours. He suggested that the fence which is located on the boundary of the store should be left there to discourage easy access to the 7-il parking lot and the pond area. He suggested that a fence be constructed on the boundary of the Shell service station for the same reason. Comm. Lester asked why an island had been put in the middle of the pond. Comm. Gonzales said that it increases the vertical surface so that the water percolates better. Comm. Lester also mentioned that a periodical reshaping or scraping is done to increase permeability. The question was raised whether the hours the 7-11 Store could stay open could be controlled by the city. An unsuccessful attempt to limit hours in Palo Alto indicated that the hours could not be limited here. PS-44 MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 17, 1975 PUBLIC SAFETY C%AISSION MEETING Paqe G Comm. Ford moved that two fenced areas behind 7-11 and Shell remain or be constructed on the boundary to the Water District property. Comm. Lester seconded the motion. The motion carried. Ross Smith requested that the Planning Commission advise the Public Safety Commission of the development of lightinq olans. 2. Continuation of Commission Review of Cupertino Noise Study - SAGES Comm. Ford suggested that discussion of this topic be continued until the next meeting until Barbara Rogers (who is on the Noise Committee) was present. The other commissioners agreed on this point. OLD BUSINESS Comm Lester requested more time for the Emergency Medical Planning Committee to make its recommendation. The Committee would like to make sure they have enough data to back up their recommendation. Comm. Eberhardt suggested that meeting times 0iuld remain at one meeting per month on the third Wednesday of the month unless there is a pressing issue to discuss that needs to be acted on. Comm. Gonzales so moved. Comm. Ford seconded and the motion carried. Ross Smith submitted for the Commission's consideration*an article on a burglary prevention program asking for a response from residents to have someone come into their neighborhoods to make a presentation. He plans to put the article in the Cupertino Scene. Mr. Smith and Nor. Glen Lockwood would do the presentations. One bloc (both sides of the street) of neighbors would gather in one home for the presentation. Tr 4s-vaul-d inelede- approximate] y -16 homes.The presentation itself would include three major points: alarm systems, internal hardware, and Operation Identification. He said that people could have their homes security inspected, and if home was secure, would be issued a decal indicating - that the home was protected. He also stated that tools to engrave valuables would be provided to -home ej�s. Mr. Smith asked for sugg`stions from the commissioners on how to get better response from people. The following change was made in the article itself: The last line was changed to read "Would you host a Neighborhood Burglary Awareness Presentation?" The change was made because members felt the worc6 "group leader " or "group coordinator" were too heavy. Mr. Ross indicated that the article would next be put into the Courier. Comm. Eberhardt suggested going into the schools also. Mr. Smith said that this tvpe of presentation has been occurring in the Glendale area, where 20 men were hired to give them. They work in 2-man teams. He indicated that Oakland has a presentation program also, but the followup response is poor. Residents like the idea and are enthusiastic. but do not act on this. PS-44 MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 17, 1975 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING- Page 7 Comm. Gonzales asked about the status of the 4ft, ,,=alaran systems and was informed by Ross Smith that they were on the budget after January of 1976. Comm. Gonzales suggested that smoke alarms also be mdntioned at the presentations. Mr. Smith indicated that he had not thought of this possibility since the main objective is crime prevention and not fire alarms. NEW BUSINESS _ There was no new business. RECOGNITION OF NEW AGENDA ITEMS BY CHAIR General Audience: There was no general audience. Commission Members: No new items. Inter -Commission Communications: There were none. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 11:06 p.m. until the next regular meeting of October 15. 41' . Respectfully submitted, Iell Theresa A. Cuchra Recording Secretary I n CITY OF CUPERTINO, SITE OF CALIFORNIA 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, C-3lifornia Telephone; 252-4605 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD JULY 16, 1975, IN THE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM CITY HALL, CUPERTINO CALL TO ORDER Chairman Eberhardt called the meeting to order at 7:31 p.m. with the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Chairman Eberhardt, Ford, Rogers Commissioners Absent: Lester, Gonzales Staff Present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Guests Present: C. D. Marron, Sheriff's Department Jerry Phillips, Central Fire Dist. Alan Carder, Fire Marshall's Office ® APPROVAL OF MINUTES Written Communications, item 01--"Fire Marshall's Office" should be changed to "Central Fire District." Old Business, paragraph #2, line 2--change to read, "suggested displays of the heavens to be presented in the planetariums at"(word "to".add ) Comm. Ford moved and Comm. Rogers seconded that the minutes of the regular meeting of June 18, 1975 be approved as amended. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 1. The first written communication acknowledged was a letter from Jim Jackson to the mayor informing him of a one -day Community Noise Conference to be sponsored by the Santa Clara County Department of Public Health on July 30 at 2220 Moorpark Avenue, San Jose. 2. The second was the Monthly Fire Loss Report and Monthly Activity Report for the month=of June, which was frc n the Central Fire District. 3. Receipt of a letter from the Central Fire District listing the fireworks -related accidents that took place in the City of Cupertino during the period from June 25 through July 10 was acknowledged. Ash 4. The Commission also received the crime statistics for the months of April, May and June. PS-43 Page 1 PS-43 ► Page 2 NUTES OF THE JULY 16, 1975, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING 5. Minutes from the Board of Fire Corz�issioner's meetings of June 18 and June 25 were received. 6. Minutes from the Emergency Medical Care meeting of June 18 was received. 7. The CAPER report for the first quarter of 1975 was received. The report lists crime statistics in the county and includes, among other things, time of day, frequency of crime, which days crimes were committed, which crimes were committed where, and percentages and totals. Comm. Ford noted that the report was very thorough and interesting, but that it was rather difficult to read. Mr. Marron of the Sheriff's Department briefly explained how to read the report. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were no oral communications. REPORT FROM SHERIFF'S OFFICE C. D. Marron reported that the hourly rate from police services had increased from $25.03 to $26.87 from fiscal year '74-'75 to fiscal year 175-76 (effective July 1, 1975). The increase was 7.35% over last year. Supplemental services (traffic car, etc.) rose from $18.10 to $19.35 per hour, an increase of 6.91% over last year. ® Mr. Marron noted that the anticipated increase had been 10%. Comm. Rogers asked whether the difference which would make the increase a full 10% could be used for added protection and got a negative response. Mr. Marron also mentioned that a meeting on the police services contract will be held in the County Executive's office on Monday, July 28, 1975. REPORT FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT Copies of the Fire Marshall's Office Activity Report for the Month of June were presented by Al Carder. Mr. Carder, when asked aboat fireworks -related accidents this year, commented that the report on that was nct compiled yet. He expressed the opinion that no major accidents took place and that this year had been about average. Commissioners Eberhardt and Ford noted that they had observed many illegal fireworks. Mr. Carder agreed that many illegal; fireworks had been used. Fireworks that exolode, go up into the air, or shoot across the ground are not legal, he explained. Mr. Carder then reported on a fire which took place on June 24 at the Parrish house. Investigations uncovered the fact that the fire had ® not been caused by electrical wiring as had first been reported: since the electricity was off at the time, but seemed to be due to vandalism. MINUTES OF THE JULY 16, 1975 , PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING PS-43 Page 3 Comm. Rogers suggested that a card be sent to Chief Kirby, who is incapacitated due to a back injury. Comm. Ford volunteered to send the card. Comm. Ford reported that in Santa Cruz County, firefighters had been finding that residents are bypassing their Metert,.-4mave on electric bills. This is very hazardous to firefighters and investigators since their first action is usually to turn off the electricity. Comm. Ford mentioned that our fire department should be aware of this trend and contact P G & E or the fire department in Santa Cruz for further information. AGENDA BUSINESS 1. Initial study, evaluation and discussion of Cupertino Noise Study submitted by SAGES on June 18, 1975. The color -coded maps presented at the last meeting were complete. It was noted that most city codes fixed an ambient level of X number of decibels and anything over that level is a violation. Comm. Ford noted that there were so many violations over the abibient level in Cupertino, that there are many violations per minute. He expressed the opinion that the city should not make an ordnance we can't enforce. Comm. Rogers suggested that we get input from a Mr. Marinich who is a consultant to the Cupertino City General Plan}nand a Mr. Goodrich, who is a consul;.V01. on traffice to the city. She pointed out that traffic is a major problem; Comm. Ford noted that mechanical noises such as tire noise seemed to be as much to blame for high noise levels as exhaust noise. Comm. Rogers suggested a thank -you note should be sent to the people at SAGES for conducting the noise study, and she volunteered to do so. OLD BUSINESS 1. Comm. Ross mentioned seeing in the newspaper a comment about al- ternatives to contract police services. One possibility mentioned was starting a police department in Cupertino or contracting with other cities for police service. There are not plans to change the method now used, however. 2. Comm. Ford noted that fireworks had been banned in Sunnyvale and Mountain View was also in the process of banning fireworks. This leaves only Los Altos and Cupertino as comminities where fireworks have not been banned. `S-43 MINUTES OF THE JULY 16, 1975, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 4 fe 3. It was noted that the bike lanes on Stevens Creek Boulevard were completed but that the signs were not all up yet. 4. The Commission discussed reasons for the rising burglary rate in Cupertino and the fact that Cupertino seems to have a hisher rate than some surrounding communities. Comm. Ford felt that the reason was that Cupertino is an upper middle class residential area located between the freeways and therefore easily accessible. He also mentioned the fact that many homes were often left unattended during the day since many residents both work or are involved in the community, etc. EW BUSINESS was no new business. ITION OF NEW AGENDA ITEMS BY CHAIR . General Audience was no general audience. 3. Commission Members Comm. Ford mentioned that he had become aware of a fireman's muster being held the weekend of July 19-20 by the Sunnyvale Fire Brigade in the 300 block of Frances in Sunnyvale. He said that there would be various races ( such as a bucket brigade, etc.) for"both men and women and also a pancake breakfast, and that a preview of the event would be held Thursday, Jtily 17 from 12 to l p.m. 4. Inter -Commission Communications There were none. The meeting was ddjourned at 9:20 p.m. until the next regular meeting to be held August 20, 1975. Respectfully submitted, Theresa A. Cuchra Recording Secretary n U 0 CITY OF CUPERTINO. STATE OF CALIFORNIA 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY C"ISSION HELD OCTOBER 15, 1975, IN THE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA CALL TO ORDER Chairman Eberhardt called the meeting to order at 7:32 p.m. with the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Chairman Eberhardt, Ford, Lester, Gonzales, Rogers (at 10:15 p.m.) Staff Present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Guests Present: C. D. Marron, Sheriff's Department Gordon Payne, Central Fire District Robert Webster, Central Fire District Alan Carder, Fire Marshall's Office APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Webster made the following corrections to the minutes. 1. Page 3, paragraph 2. The ISO ratings for Saratoga, San Jose, and Cupertino are incorrect. Saratoga should be 5 instead of 6; San Jose should be 3 instead of 4; and Cupertino has a multiple rating of 4 (residential) and 5 (commercial). 2. Page 3, paragraph 4. Regarding the nature of ISO and the setting of rates. The ISO does not determine the rates. Rates are deter- mined by insurance companies; ISO determines the fire class. 3. Page 3, paragraph 5. It was stated that fire insurance companies do not give consideration to fire alarm and sprinkler systems in private residences; they do give consideration to the systems, but on an individual basis. The reason special rates would not be given in some cases is because a separate inspection would have to take place, and this is unrealistic for each individual home. 4. Page 3, paragraph 7. Mr. Webster clarified that the 100-foot aerial is what is called a quint consisting of the aerial ladder, a 1500 gpm pump, and carries water, hoses and ground ladders. S. Page 4, paragraph 2. The reason for replacing the snorkle is not its age, but the fact that the 100 foot aerial is more suited for PS-45 Page 1 P5-45 MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 15, 1975 PUSLIC SAFETY COMMISSION 14EETINS Page 2 what is needed in this area. The snorkle, it was explained, depends on another piece of equipment; the aerial does not and would free the additional equipment for other use at the time the snorkle would be making use of it. Comm. Ford moved that the minutes be approved as amended. Comm. Lester seconded the motion and motion carried. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS The following written communications were acknowledged by Chairman Eberhardt. I. Comm. Lester noted that Comm. Rogers had received a letter from SAGES offering to continue the noise study in this area. 2. Santa Clara County burglary rates for August. 3. September activity report for traffic cars (Q13 and Q14). Ross Smith noted that during the month of September there were 331 moving vio- lations written, indicating that the traffice cars are doing the job they were intended to do. He also noted that the appearance of the cars has an effect on residential areas as well as main streets. This fact is reflected in the reduced number of traffic complaints received from residents. Comm. Lester asked if there was a reduction in the number of noise complaints as well, and Mr. Smith answered that these complaints are chronic and he always gets them. 4. The minutes of the Board of Fire Marshalls' meeting of September 17, 1975 and the agenda for their meeting of October 15, 1975. Chariman Eberhardt took this opportunity to welcome Chief Gordon Payne, who had been appointed chi*f the same day. 5. The Central Fire District Activity Report for September. -9. 6. Activity Report from the Fire Marshall's Office for the month of September. Chairman Eberhardt noted that the new format is in use. Comm. Gonzales noted that vehicle loss was $1550 and asked how many in- cidents there had been. Chief Payne said there were 5 incidents and that this fact is on the second page of the report. Comm. Ford asked if vehicle fire loss included vehicles not registered in the city, and got an affirmative response from Chief Payne. Chirman Eberhardt asked if the "alarm no fire" category were false alarms. Chief Payne indicated they were mostly accidental alarms and honest mis- takes. REPORT FROM SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Mr. Marron noted that the reason the burglary rates for August were not ® available until October is that 12 communities are involved and there are usually one or two who submit information late. PS-45 MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 15, 1975 PUBLIC SAFETY C0144ISSION MEETING Page 3 He stated he was not aware of any major problem during the last month. The policing at the Tournament of the Bands was well handled by the reserves and no confusion resulted. No change in burglary or other trends; they tend to 5e pretty stable. The new contract for police ser- vices will probably go to the City Manager within 10 days; there has been an agreement. Mr. Marron gave no details, since it has not been approved as yet. Mr. Marron complimented Ross Smith for undertaking the neighborhood awareness program. He said the Sheriff's Department used to have a similar program and a pamphlet but don't any more. He suggested Mr. Smith contact Deputy Clark to see if he could help with suggestions for the program. Ross Smith said he had an appointment to talk with Bob Greene & that a pamphlet was being developed that utilizes the Oakland program. Mr. Marron noted that the Oakland program is bi- lingual, but said he doesn't think the program here is suffering because it is not. Mr. Marron pointed out that there is a problem with the number of reservists, and that an active recruitment program will begin in about a week. He said the reason there are few reservists is that many went into the main program as temporary and stayed once they were established. Comm. Lester asked how many reservists were on duty during the band tournament. There were 20. Comm. Ford noted that there is a Pioneer Day celebration on the 28th and that there should be reservists on.hand at that function. Comm. Lester asked how many reservists there are now and what kind of training program they must go through. Mr. Marron said he was not sure of the exact number, but there are probably no more than 75; one to 11% years ago, the number was well into the hundreds. There is compulsory training before reservists can go out on the streets. Comm. Ford asked the status of the information system CAPER. Mr. Marron said that CAPER is in full operation and is funded through June or July of 1976. At that time, it will probably fold. The information provided is historical rather than immediate information. CAPS, which is a com- puter aided police system, should be in operation the first part of feext year. Comm. Lester asked if there were any openings or unfilled positions in the Sheriff's Department. Mr. Marron said there are, and they are falling behind in keeping the positions filled because the list is still under survey of the courts. There should be a list to draw from soon. The physical took place two weeks ago. One reason is that they must be bi-lingual so the Department cannot draw from the current list. They have been pretty well able to keep the required percentage of bi-lingual officers up to this point. Comm. Lester asked if the quality of other ® training deteriorates because of a bi-lingual requirement. Mr. Marron a!� said it does not because there is always somebody taking courses in lax PS-45 6 1 MIiYiITES OF THE OMER 15, 1975 PUBLIC WETY COMISSION REETIN Page 4 enforcement. Comm Gonzales noted that the burglary statistics do not take into account exactly where they occur, i.e., what area, in residential and apartment vs. commercial. Therefore, there would be no basis of comparison. before and after the nei ftorhood awareness program is put into effect. Mr. Marron said that this information was not in a report before, but will be in CAPER. Comm. Gonzales commented that more information might be needed in the condominuims (prevention information). Ross Smith said that there are plans to include condominium and apartment statistics as well as commercial and residential in the CAPER reports. He further stated that maps will be used to determine if the awareness program is effective. Comm. Lester suggested that reservists qo from house to house with a home security program, or perhaas help Ross Smith with his program. Mr. Marron noted that at this time, there is insufficient manpower for this kind of participation. Ross Smith suggested that if there is a large gatherinq, it might be helpful to have an officer present. Mr. Marron noted that this would not have the individual attention of going door to door. Comm. Ford suggested that reservists do the foliowup on Mr. Smith's awareness program. Mr. Smith said that part of the program is to offer to check and make security suggestions. Comm. Eberhardt asked if the community relations staff might take care of this. Mr. Marron said that the function of the community relations staff (there are 3 on the staff) is public appearances, minority liason, etc. and there has been no involvement in burglary pre- vention. ® REPORT FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT Chief Payne noted that because the Board of Fire Marshall's meeting takes place on the third Wednesday of the month also and sometimes runs into the evening. He said that a member of his staff would attend Public Safety Commission Meetings on those occasions. Comm. Lester asked if there was any updating on the delivery of the two new peices of fire equipment. Mr. Webster said the date has not been moved up, but it also has not been moved back, despite the fact that there has been a general problem with getting_ chassis. The dates remain at 112 years for the pumper and 2 years for the aerial. Comm. Lester inquired about the multiple rating in Cupertino of 4 in redential areas and 5, commercial. Chief Payne noted that the ratings were set 17 years old; he is confident that the ratings will be improved this time. He noted that there were many special ratings in Cupertino as well and that anything new being developed in Cupertino would not be under this 5 rating. In answer to Comm. Lesters question about the time the ratings will be available, Chief Payne said that they will be done around the first of the year. Ross Smith asked if another cardiac arrest demonstrat,ion is planned. Mr. Webster said that this is a yearly program and should be coming up soon. Comm. Lester asked for an update on the weed abatement program. Chief Carder reported that they are now working on a program for the area including all MIldMS OF THE OMC BER 15, 1975 PUBLIC SAFETY COMISSION MEETIN PS-45 pa" 5 seven cities and surrounding unincorporated areas. He said they are working with the cities and will prepare a report including what the desires of cities are and the recommendations to control weeds, details of an abatement program. ordinance changes if any, and funding, etc. The program must be self supporting (i.e., a 25% administrative fee will be added to the charge to the owner of the lot) so that the program does not result in a tax increase. Palo Alto, Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Milpitas, and Morgan Hill are the other cities involved, and others are also looking into the program. Chief Carder said he anticipates a ballpark figure of $100,000 which would support approximately 2 people. Cupertino now does one disking per year. Chief Carder said he would recommend at least two diskings. The average city in the Bay area does 2 diskings, one spray- ing, and hand cleaning, mowing, trash removal. He said most contractors work on an acreage basis, charging so much per square foot. The average cost is $20-$24 per acre, but this may go up as the cost of fuel, etc. rises. The contractor is supplied with maps which are color -coded to the job (red for disking, green for spraying) and then he identifies the cost and submits the billing. The procedure that would be followed is that the owner.would be given one formal notice to clean up a lot, and then the City Council would declare the area a fire hazard. Ross Smith said that he generally sends out two letters, the last of which requests cleanup within 30 days. The a legal notice is sent, which again specifies a 30-day limit. If this is not complied with, the city authorizes the contractor to do the work. The contractor is paid on a hourly basis in Cupertino. Chief Carder said that a similar method to Cupertino's is generally used. Chief Carder said the first diskinq should take place in March or April. (This disking may be bypassed if the owner does not comply with the notice, but then the contractor moves in to do the work the second time. It is important to spray early in the year (January or February) so the weeds don't grow too tall before the spraying is done. Areas that can't be reached with the disk are usually sprayed, such as foundations and around the perimeter of the lot. Comm. Eberhardt inquired if the weeds contribute to the rat population. Comm. Lester asked if there were rabid animals in these areas. Chief Carder replied that he suspects there are animals of this type; in fact, those who oppose disking these areas spraying use this as a reason to let weeds grow there. Chief Carder reported that as of October 1, there is a change in the Now Furnishing Act stating that ail upholstered furniture sold or offered for sale by the manufacturer of wholesaler for use in this state, including all upholstered furniture sold or offered for sale to hotels, motels and public structures must be fire retardant. According to Mr. Carder, retailers may sell their current stock, but it has to be marked that it is not fire retardant. Specifics are also very well spelled out ( kinds of materials, how marked, sale of current stock by retailers, etc.). PS-45 I MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 15, 1975 PUBLIC SAFETY COWISSION MEETING Page 6 Comm. Ford brought up the new Fire Prevention Code Ordinance in effect in San Carlos, which states that all new construction and all buildings offered for sale, rented, or rennovated (over $1,000 cost) are required to install an approved fire detection, products of combustion system. There is to be an audible alarm. All FHA, VA, and HUD housing construction already has the requirement. Comm. Ford pointed out that this does not cover every structure; however, it does cover a great many. The only problem may be with enforcement. One way would be to have the building inspector make sure the system is installed. Comm. Ford commented that is may be something to consider in Cupertino. The estimated cost is $50 per unit in a private home and $150 per unit in an apartment. The apartment systems include an annunciator panel centrally located as well as individual units for each apartment. The annunciator is to help firemen locate the unit where the fire is when they arrive on the scene (it is not connected to the fire department). Comm. Gonzales asked if there isn't already something to the same effect in existence. Chief Carder said there is a state code now in effect for new construction requiring smoke detection. All new construction in Cupertino as of the adoption of the building code has a detection system. The building inspector will not b.K. the building without this detection, and either battery types or direct wiring may be used. The federal govern- ment does not allow the battery units. Comm. Ford asked for input from the Central Fire District. Comm. Gonzales suggested the subject, including input from the Central Fire District, be discussed at the next meeting. Perhaps a tentative modification to the fire code could be discussed as well. Ross Smith noted that some communities now require burglary prevention hardware to be installed in new construction as well. The members adjourned for a break at 9:40 p.m. and re -convened at 10:05. OLD BUSINESS Comm. Gonzales said he had seen an article early in the week that said the County Supervisor is pushing for a solution to the area's paramedic problem. He feels the Commission should resolve something position -wise and take some action. He stated that the program should go further than just Cupertino, and perhaps a county -wide system could be developed, with each paramedic station servicing 75,000 to 90,000 people. Comm. Lester said the range is 75,000 to 150,000 for paramedic coverage. Comm. Gonzales feels Comm. Ford and Comm. Lester (members of the paramedic committee) should make a recommendation at the next meeting. Comm. Ford reported that the committee has been working on the problem and should have a recommendation at the next meeting. Conan. Lester said there was a problem in that the Emergency Medical Care Committee meetings are held on the same night as the Commission meeting. Comm. Ford feels there should be a representative from the City since there is interest in what is being done. MIWTES OF THE OCTOBER 15, 1975 PUBLIC SAFETY C"ISSIMMMM Sh9ei Conte. Gonzales commented that since the Commission receives the minutes from the Emergency Medical Care Committee meetings and since they sin to be complete, there is no reason tr have someone attend the meeting unless we have a more definite report on Cupertino's situation and recommendations. Comm. Rogers arrived at 10:15 p.m. Ross Smith set up a demonstration of sample locks to be used in the Neighborhood Awareness programs. The presentations will also emphasize Operation ID, noise alarms, & "nosey neighbors" watching out for unusual activities in the n.l ghborhood. He said maps would be drawn of the neighborhoods with names, addresses, phone numbers, license numbers of the cars, etc, and homes that have been hit will be identified. There was some discussion on burglary prevention in general. Barbara Rogers suggested netting lists on which to list personal property from the moving companies. Comm. Gonzales suggested that perhaps Ross Smith could pick a lock as a demonstration on how easy it is. Comm. Rogers commented that a problem may be in that many people do not know their neighbor well enough to know if anything unusual is going on or not. Comm. Rogers asked about the report to the City Council regarding what the Awareness program is, etc. Ross Smith reported that he had simply presented the general idea to the Council on what will be presented to the people. He said that the program should begin around November I. The only setback has been difficulty in getting reproduction work done. ® AGENDA BUSINESS Continuation of the Noise Study - SAGES Comm. Rogers presented a memo from James H. Sisk, Planning Director to the Public Safety Commission requesting input from the Publid Safety Commission to the noise element of the General Plan. The General Plan is to be accepted (in theory) by the City Council and the Public Safety Commission then makes a recommendation. Comm. Rogers then brought up the letter she had received from SAGES which said they had reorganized and understand the terms agreed upon for the noise "study were complete, but they would be willing to continue the study since the cities do have the noise element to do. Some of the same people involved the first time would be involved again. The Planning Commission would like to hear from SAGES. Comm. Gonzales suggested outside technical personnel help. Comm. Eberhardt asked if there would be any legal restriction of outside help. There would be none. Comm. Rogers said the time limit is at least a couple of months. It was determined that Comm. Rogers should write a response to the memo from the Planning Commission stating that the subcommittee studying the noise element has been working with SAGES and has come up with a great deal of information including maps which will be of assistance to the Planning Commission in making their recommendations. The subcommitt, is willing to work with the Planning Commission as well. PS-45 MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 15, 1975 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 8 NEW BUSINESS Comm. Ford reported that the paramedic matter was on the ballot in Sunnyvale (13t per $100 assessed value). Comm. Gonzales reported that he had attended the Tournament of Bands Parade and that there were no city representatives. He suggested that there be a representative from each of the Commissions in these kinds of events, and•that a PSC resolution be sent to the other Commissions reflecting this suggestion. The resolution would state that representa- PSC 5028 tives from the City Council and each Commission be present at public events. He put this in the form of a motion. Comm. Rogers seconded and the motion carried. Comm. Rogers asked if the Public Safety Commission should be involved in public transportation. Comm. Ford commented that this would not be a public safety issue unless public transportation already existed. Comm. Gonzales agreed, but said that he feels the matter should not be dropped and that someone could go individually (not as a Commission member) to the City Council on this matter. Cow. Lester commented that there seems to be little action on public transportation on any level. Comm. Ford mentioned that a Dial -A -Ride system is working in Richmond. Comm. Lester suggested the Commission meet on the third Thursday instead ® of the third Wednesday of the month so that other meetings (Fire Chiefs meetings and Emergency Medical Care Committee meetings in particular) could be attended by Commission members. The recording secretary mentioned . that she is not available on the third Thursday of the month. Comm. Ford suggested the second or fourth Wednesday. The Water Commission uses the facilities on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Ross Smith suggested an intercommission communication be sent to make sure there would be no conflict on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. Chairman Eberhardt instructed Ross Smith to send out such a communication. The Commission will hold its meeting on the second Wednesday of the month if there are no conflicts. The meeting was adjourned at 12:23 a.m. until the next regular meeting on November 12, 1975. Respectf ul ly 4�4� submitted, Theresa A. Cuchra Recording Secretary. 0 e CITY OF CUPERTINO, STD OF CALIFORNIA 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD NOVEOW112, 1975, IN THE L.BRARY CONFERENCE ROM, CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA CALL TO ORDER Chariman Eberhardt called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. with the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Chairman Eberhardt, Gonzales, Ford, Rogers, Lester (at 10:35 p.m.) Staff Present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Guests Present: Gordon Pe, Central Fire District Harold Stalker, Fire Marshall's Office C.D. Marron, Sheriff's Department MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting of October 15, 1975 The following corrections were made: Page 3, paragraph 4, the words "well into the hundreds" should be changed to read "well oger 100" ; Page 3, paragraph 5, the words "for the San Jose Police Department" should be added to the end of the paragraph; Page 4, paragraph 2, the word "no" should be deleted in the last line so that it reads ",.. there has been involvement in burglary prevention." Comm. Rogers moved and Comm. Ford seconded that the minutes be accepted as corrected. Motion carried. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 1. Minutes of the Board of Fire Commissioner,"s-special meeting of October 8, and regular meeting of October 15. 2. Central Fire District Monthly Fire Loss Report for October. 3. The October Activity Report from the Fire Marshall's Office. (It was noted that one page is missing.) 4. October Activity Report on the two traffic cars. 5. Burglary rate for the City of Cupertino, County of Santa Clara for September. PS-46 Page 1 MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 12, 1975 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETIKG 6. City of Cupertino Burglary Statistical Analysis between December 1, 1974 and September 30, 1975. (Developed for the Neighborhood Burglary Awareness Program.) 7. A communication from the City Manager to the Commission regarding alternative delivery system studies for police and fire services in the City of Cupertino ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: There were no oral communications. REPORT FROM SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Mr. Marron reported that the crime statistics printout for July, August, and September has been delivered to the City Manager's office, and that the CAPER report does not agree with the City Manager's report. For July, CAPER has 39 vs. 42 on the City Manager's report; for August, it is 31 vs. 32; and for September, 26 vs. 20. Ross Smith said the City Manager's statistics were taken from the GSA report. Mr. Marron said that he would take the CAPER numbers as more accurate because more attention is paid to detail and it is done by the same clerk. He also said that sometimes there is doubt as to which city the calls are in be- cause the cities are confusing as to boundaries. Mr. Marron noted that Copana is doing a trial run for October (which s not yet available) which should simplify the number of reports and iron out the discrepancies. Comm. Rogers pointed out that if the City is to be charged according to the number7of calls, the accuracy of the reports is very important. Comm. Rogers, referring to the seven major crime statistics from last year, noted that assaults have gone up quite a lot and asked if this was normal for this time of the year. Mr. Marron said that assaults may rise around the holiday season, but there is really nothing that governs assaults. Cupertino was the only city with assaults in Septemberb He said that husband/wife fights and barroom -type fights are most common. Comm. Rogers asked is this is showing in all areas of the country. Mr. Marron said that nationwide increase is 15%. He reported that 3 of 5 assaults in 3 months were in a commercial establishment, one was in a vehicle, and one in public. Of the 22 misdemeariors, 7 were in a residence, 7 in a commercial establishment, one in a vehicle, and 7 in public. Of felony assaults, 2 were in a convenience market, one in a vehicle, and one in a parking lot. REPORT FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT Mr. Stalker noted that the second page of the Activity Report is missing and that he will follow up on this. He noted that the number of in- spections has gone down, 115 less than last year, or 17 per month less. The people who are doing inspections. A year ago, the Fire MarshallIs Office was involved in company referral inspections. They would send a man out to inspect a referral from the Central Fire District. The total PS-46 Page 2 PS-46 MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 12, 1975 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 3 isn't so important. Barbara Rogers asked if the Fire Marshall's Office is expanding. Mr. Stalker said they are trai6ing new personnel and now have 22 deputies, while there were only 16 a few months ago. Comm. Rogers asked if any of the additional people would be in Cupertino. Mr. Stalker said he was not sure since Chief Carder would have to answer this question. Comm. Ford asked if anyone has been hired on the weed abatement program. Mr. Stalker replied that they have asked for CEDA people and that it was Iapproved to assign one deputy fire marshall, two others, and himself. He is not certain how Iona the CEDA funds will last. Chief Payne of the Central Fire District reported that things were going along as usual and there were no large fires the past month. Chief Payne commented regarding the development of something on smoke detectors, saying that this would come under an amendment of Section 13 of the Fire Code. Comm. Rogers inquired as to the cost, which is $50 per home (approx.) and $50 per apartment without an annunciator panel. The annunciator panel is not a real advantage since the person calling to report the fire would inform the firemen where the fire was. Comm. Gonzales asked if the proposed ordinance would be patterned after the San Carlos ordinance. Chief Payne said that it would be to a certian extent, but that new developments are already covered under the existing code. The subject of permits for the smoke detectors was brought up by Comm ® Rogers. She pointed out that if people had to go through a lot of red tape to get the permits, they probably would not do it. She asked if residences were inspected. Chief Payne said that only commercial establishments are inspected and not residences. Comm. Ford said that the detectors would be required in the event of structural change, sale or rent of the building only and this would be the only means of control that is practical. Comm. Gonzales noted that he would hope this is what people would want to do, but some may not want to install them and this is their prerogative Comm. Ford noted that smoke detectors are included in Ross Smith's Burglary Prevention program. He commented that it should be easy for people to install and not very costly and that people should be strongly encouraged to install a detector, making it clear that the device is optional. Comm. Gonzales suggested a subcommittee be form@d''to analyze the proposed ordinance and that of San Carlos with the idea of coming up with a composite of the two. Comm. Ford and Comm. Lester are on the existing Fire Study Subcommittee and will have a report on this at the next Commission meeting. Comm. Rogers asked which station responds to which calls. Chief Payne said that the nearest station responds no matter which city the fire is in. Comm. Rogers suggested contacting people in districts where the correct number to call is uncertain to let them know which number to call. Comm. Ford noted the total number of residences are; 4520 single-family dwellings, 500 duplexes, 2820 apartments, and 1300 condominiums, bringing the total to 9140. �J EJ s MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 12, 1975 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Comm. Gonzales asked why the Central Fire District participates in bicycle licensing. Chief Payne commented that this is a service to the public that is traditional and the Board of Fire Marshalls feels it's a service they should continue to provide. He noted, however, that the union has spoken against this position because they feel that bicycle licensing and voter registration is not a fireman's job. Comm. Rogers inquired as to the average salary of a fireman and was i by Chief Payne that it is between $1100 and $1300 per month. Comm. Gonzales noted that he received a letter from a security system company asking that he provide references of friends and neighbors to have the product presented to them. Chief Payne suggested that something should be put into the Cupertino paper and the Courier on smoke detectors (and burglary prevention equipment) advertising the advisability of in- stalling one and the average cost. Comms. Rogers and Ford expressed agreement, saying that the price range should appear to avoid overpricing. AGENDA BUSINESS 1. Discussion and Commission's recommendation on Chapter 11.08, BICYCLES, in accordance with new requirements of State law relating to bicycles. Chairman Eberhardt said that Mr. Quinlan has requested a report from the Public Safety Commission and input from the Sheriff's Department on this matter. Comm. Ford noted that the Council meeting is on November 17. City Attorney Davis Adams gave some background on the State law. The law went into the State code in December of 1974 to be effective in 1975, providing that existing bicycle ordinances were in effect for one year. The state provides decals for the licensing of bicycles, but the law only covers those cities where an ordinance, and only to new bicycles sold since the law went into effect. Those cities with newly established licensing would be allowed to use existing licenses for 5 years. The law only applies to residents of a city, and residents of another city are not bound by the law when riding bicycles in a city that has the ordinance Mr. Adams said that he has used the existing ordinance as a base and added on the State requirements, with a few exceptions. They are as follows: 1) All bicycles should be licensed, not only new bicycles. 2) The fee should be changed to double the present fee to help offset the cost of licensing and cycling improvements required. Mr. Adams recommended that the Commission consider two other questions: 1) Should the State law requiring licensing of bicycles be implemented. 2) Who will administer the law, in view of the reluctance of the Fire Department's union and the Sheriff's Department unwillingness to handle it. Mr. Adams then read his proposed ordinance -7c;= tla Commission, pointing out things that were different from the old ordinance and his added recommendations.. PS-46 Page 4 PS-46 MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 12, 1975 PUBLIC SAFETY CMISSION 14EETING e 5 g5 PROPOSED BICYCLE LICENSING ORDINANCE 0 The following are the recommendations of the Public Safety Commission regarding the proposed ordinance on the licensing of bicycles in the City of Cupertino. I. It was moved, seconded and carried that the Public Safety Commission support mandatory licensing and registration of bicycles for the purpose of assisting recovery of stolen property and identification and helping to offset costs evolving from the riding of bicycles within city limits. *Note: The main objections to supporting mandatory licensing were: 1. Licensing should not be mandatory, but be up to the individual. 2. It w,ald not be feasible to enforce unless every bicycle is inspected, and there is already a deficit budget. 3. It would not be enforceable unless all other cities in the area pass the same ordinance. 4. There is some question as to who would administer the ordinance. II. It was moved, seconded and carried that the ordinance should apply to all bicycles, not just new bicycles. III. It was moved, seconded and carried that the Public Safety Commission concurs with the fee structure outlined in the proposed ordinance which in effect doubles current fees. IV. The Public Safety Commission recommends that the City Council look into the problem of administration since the Sheriff's Department may refuse to administer it and the Central Fire District's union is becoming more reluctant to handle it. V. It was moved, seconded and carried that Section 11.08.280 regarding locking .of bicycles be deleted from the proposed ordinance. VI. The Public Safety Commission recommends that the City Council consider the possibility of extending impounding rights to the Code Enforcement Office. II. It was moved, seconded and carried that the City Council consider the distribution of a brochure summarizing the ordinance at the time of registration. 11 0 �l MINUTES OF THE KOVEMBER 12, 1976 PUBLIC SUM"CMSSION KEETIKG Comm. Lester arrived at 10:30 p.m. There was a recess at 11:00 p.m., and the Commission reconvened at 11:17 p.m. 2. Discussion of Animal Control in the City, namely Dogs, in accordance with Council recommendation at meeting of November 3, 1975. Ross Smith reported that he had received a letter from Mr. Ryder from a resident, Mrs. Peggy Volpert of 10644 N. Bianey, Cupertino, regarding an area frequented by people taking their dogs for a walk. He reported that Cupertino has no law preventing people allowing their dogs to re- lieve themselves on public property except in the parks, but there is a leash law. Comm. Ford asked if San Jose can enforce their law, and if they can find out who the owner is. Will Lester asked what is done, if the owner is known. Comm. Eberhardt commented that it is futile to compare with tie San Jose law because very little is done about it. She asked if the barking dog law is working. Ross Smith replied that the problem is usually corrected when the owner is made aware of the problem. Comm. Rogers noted that it would be difficult to enforce the elimination of animals ordinance. She commented that people should control their animals and have consideration for others. People live close together, and this creates problems. Comm. Lester moved that the Control of Dogs section of the San Jose Municipal Code be added to the Cupertino dog ordinance. Comm. Gonzales seconded and the motion carried. OLD BUSINESS: Comm. Ford presented the subcommittee's recommendation on paramedics to the members in written form. Comm. Rogers moved that the the recommenda- tion be adopted as the Public Safety Commission's recommendation to the City Council. Comm. Ford seconded the motion. The subcommittee did not recommend a paramedic program in Cupertino, according to Comm. Ford, because the right equipment does not exist and it would be financially impractical to implement such a system. The hospitals are not even set up to handle this type of program. There is not adequate radio equipment, communication system , or -emergency equip- ment available at the present time. The program could work if there was a broader base. He commented that the recommendation is only for the present time, and that in a few years, the situation may change. Comm. Gonzales commented that any kind of paramedical service exclusively for Cupertino is not practical because the population base of the city is not large enough, even after realignment of the boundaries. The project would only be marginally profitable. Comm. Lester feels that by the time the realignment takes place, other area cities will have para- medic service. Comm. Ford agreed that things will change and that realignment could make the service more practical. Comm. Ford noted that the issue was taken to the voters in Sunnyvale and they defeated the pro- posal by a margin of two to one. The main reason seems to be cost. PS-46 Page 6 PSC 5030 PS-46 MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 12, 1975 PUBLIC SAFETY COWISSION NEETTI46 Page 7 Also, the emergency equipment of the fire department and ambulance ser- vices is available. Comm. Gonzales suggested two changes in the recommendation: 1) the words, "in the City of Cupertino" underlined in the first paragraph, and 2) a stronger statement suggesting that in order for the service to be valuable, it should be on a larger base, perhaps on a county -wide system. Comm. Ford said that he is against the County handling a paramedic system, and the County may not be willing to handle such a system. Campbell's system is in trouble and Sunnyvale just defeated a system. Comm. Gonzales suggested the Central Fire District as a base, Comm. Ford noted that the Central Fire District does not have the money, the equipment, or the man- power for such a system. Comm. Gonzales said he feels if an area wants the service, it will have to pay for the service, and the people do not seem to want more costs tacked on to their taxes. Comm. Ford mentioned that San Jose was considering the issue as a ballot item until Sunnyvale defeated their bond issue. Comm. Lester said he feels a paramedic system is quite a ways away and noted that Valley Medical Center is also having financial difficulties. Comm. Fo-,d said the County cannot even begin to consolidate the fire service, and would not be able to cons®lidate a paramedic service. Comm. Gonzales asked if there could be some comparison with Los Angeles' paramedic program. Comm. Ford suggested that this is a different situation and the comparison should not be made. He said he personally feels that the County would be unable to handle a program for paramedical service. In this case, the population base and the area covered is too large. He suggested a smaller area, such as Saratoga -Cupertino -Los Gatos. He summed up the position by stating that the basic issue is money. Even assuming the Central Fire District would be able to handle it, the taxes would go up too much. He pointed out that Sunnyvale's population is over 105,000 and they are not willing to pay for the service. Comm. Rogers suggested that things may change in a year or two, but now there is great concern about the budget. Comm. Gonzales noted that the recommendation does not include any alter- natives to the program. Comm. Ford replied that there are none except the existing service. The attitude of the people may change, the County may become able to handle the service, or other possibilities that are not foreseen may arise, but at the present time, it is not practical. Comm. Gonzales said he would like to see the recommendation state that a county -wide system is an alternative. This would help the County by giving them some support. Conn. Lester said that the document already says that in a general way, leaving open any possibilities. The motion to accept the recommendation as that of the Public Safety PSC 5029 Commission to the City Council was carried. C.J 0 E i..,.r „+F.°i'"ae'"`,r.`xitp!�...:^`%`'.':".sz,.%er'.x"'T,:e MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 12, 1975 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING PS-46 Page 8 The words "in the City of Cupertino" will be underlined. and the reeommen PSC 5029 dation will go to the City Council and the Mayor. Comm. Rogers presented a copy of the letter she wrote as Chairman of the Koise Subcommittee to the Planning Commission on noise, which was discussed at the last Public Safety Commission meeting. Comm. Ford noted that the last revised list of Public Safety Commission members did not indicate that C1jmm. Eberhardt is now the chairman, even though it does indicate the change in meeting night. NEW BUSINESS: Chairman Eberhardt brougit up the matter of the alternative police service Comb. Ford said that he has read that the Council has asked the Staff to research all possibilities for alternative services and make up an outlir of how to go about a study of this kind. The Council would like to look into all possibilities. Comm. Rogers said that the Public Safety Commission should become in- vo"ved in this. Comm. Ford noted that the Council wants to def►ne the scope of participation for the various commissions and suggested the Public Safety Commission settle old matters because there will most likely be a lot of work on this matter later. Comm. Gonzales commented that the Public Safety Commission has not taken all the affirmative action it should to call the attention of the Council to some matters. He said that there should be more communication between the Commission and the City Council and vice versa. The Commissi should not have to depend on inaccurate reports of what is going on. Comm. Rogers said she thinks the Public Safety Commission could.come:up with ideas as well as or better than the Staff, since Commission members are directly concerned. Comm. Ford noted that the Council wants some guidelines for the study, and that is what the Staff is being paid for. Comm. Rogers asked if the citizens of Cupertino will be able to vote in the boundary issue. Only the people living in the impacted area will vote and the City Council. She indicated that she feels the citizens of Cupertino should be able to vote on this issue. Comm. Lester mentioned that there is an earthquake seminar planned for the latter part of November at the Le Baron Hotel. RECOGNITION OF NEW AGENDA ITEMS BY CHAIR 3. There was no general audience. 4. There were no new agenda items proposed by the Commission members. AMWIL 5. There were no inter -Commission communications. The meeting was adjourned at 12:43 a.m. until the next regular meeting on December 10, 1975 at 7:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, 11 u CITY OF CUPERTINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD DECEMBER 10, 1975, IN THE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CXIFORNIA CALL TO ORDER Chairman Eberhardt called the meeting to outer at 7:41 P.M. with the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Staff Present: Guests Present: MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Eberhardt, Gonzales, Ford, Rogers, Lester Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Gordon Payne, Central Fire District Chief' Carder, Fire Marshal's Office C.D. Marron, Sheriff's Department The following corrections were made: Page 4, line 3. The Board of Fire Marshalls should be corrected to read the Board of Fire Commissioner . Page 3, para 1, line 3. The Fire Marshal's Office has 21 deputies, not 22. Page 3, para 2. CEDA should be corrected to CETA. Comm. Lester moved and Comm. Rogers seconded that the minutes be approved as corrected. The motion carried. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 1. Board of Fire Commissioner's agenda for November 19 meeting. 2. Emergency Medical Care Committee agenda for November 19 and the minutes for October 15. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were no oral communications REPORT FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT The Commission received the monthly activity report for October (the correction to front sheet) and for November. Chief Payne explained that no figures for non-fire.response were in- cluded in the original report. PS-47 Page 1 fS-47 t MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 10, 1975 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 2 Comm. Eberhardt asked if there tends to be a noticeab,r change in fire activity during the Christmas season. Chief Payne said there is sometimes an increase and sometimes there is not. Comm. Eberhardt noted the receipt of the Activity Report from the Fire Marshal's Office for November and the second page of the October report which was missing last month. Comm. Rogers asked if Cupertino has a greater or lesser amount of juvenile trouble than other areas and if trouble is in a specific area of the city or is it city-wide. Chief Carder said that Cupertino has an average amount of juvenile trouble which is widespread rather than concentrated in a specific area. Chief Payne noted that schools, industrial areas, and dumps are prime targets, but that these areas can't be identified as different areas. Chief Carder noted that sometimes there is a series of incidents in a particular apartment complex, which is usually resolved quickly. Comm. Gonzales commented that in looking at various smoke detection devices, he noticed that only the kind that requires wiring carried an approved label. The battery -operated ones did not. Chief Carder explained that the battery type now has approval; before, only wiring types were approved ® by the building code. Now there are approved models of both types. The Federal Government agencies (FHA, VA, HUD) have not approved battery types. Chief Payne noted that people often pay too much for smoke detection devices because they are not aware of what a device should cost or how many units should be installed. He said that generally 4 or 5 heat detectors and one smoke detector should be adequate. Comm. Gonzales said that people should be made aware of what is needed and the cost (perhaps in theCupertinoScene). Comm. Ford suggested this subject be brought up under the first ageRT item. Chief Payne commented that people can call the Central Fire District for advice and information regarding detection devices. Comm. Eberhardt asked about a problem with smoking of fire retardant material in furniture upholstery. Chief Carder noted that this is not a significant problem Re: Weed Abatement Program Chief Carder reported that a letter had been sent to Mr. Quinlan on December 2, 1975 explaining the status and offering assistance of the Fire Marshal's Office to get the program started. He said there would be some minor ajustments to the Cupertino ordinance and the City must authorize the County to come into the City. . Comm. Ford noted that the City Attorney has taken no action on this issue so far. He suggested that the best approach as far as the City Attorney and the County is concerned is with a contract and then a subcontract with someone else to do the actual work. MIM)TES OF THE DECE BER IQ, 1975 PURUr SAFETY' CMMM NEUV4 Another alternative is adopting an ordinance that specifies exactly what work is to be done. The state law mandates public hearings by the City Council. There must be three hearings; one declaring weeds to be a nuisi and authorizing somebody to abate them and assess property owners, and two hearings for bidding. The hearings must be held no matter which option is used. Ross Smith will report on this matter at the next meeting. Chief Carder said that the matter should go to the City Council soon as spraying should start in December (but no later than February) and there should be a discing in March as well as one in June or July, de- pending on the ground and rainfall. REPORT FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Chairman Eberhardt acknowledged that the October Seven Major Crime Statistics and traffic car activity reports have been received: It was noted that burglary has gone down (12% under last year) but that assaults have gone up. The figures are based on the Copana report. Comm. Gonzales commented.that there is state legislation pending stating that a burglary victim must try to stay out of the burglar's way rather than to defend his belongings. Mr. Marron said that this would apply in direct relation to the amount of fear the victim is subjected to and whetner the victim is a man or a woman. Mr. Marron reported that the police services has been approved by the Board of Supervisors and is in the hands of the various City Managers. There is no opposition to the overall coverage and there is expected to be no resistance. Regarding assults, concern was expressed by members of the Commission about the increase. It was noted that most take place in convenience markets and may be due to the increase of bars and all-night markets in the area; one convenience market is trying to get a hard liquor license. Members were concerned that a license of this sort could set a precedent for other markets. Mr. Marron noted that juvenile assaults were not included because it is against the law to include them. The Commission noted that the traffic cars seem to be very effective in curtailing traffic violations. Mr. Marron said that there is a high rate of conviction, even though one person did contest the violation with 3 pages of technical material. Usually there is no contest. AGENDA BUSINESS Discussion of proposed ordinance re: Smoke Detectors -- Commissioners Ford and Lester: Comm. Ford reported that they committee is very much in favor of the basi idea of installing smoke detectors. It feels people should be encouraged ® to install them and installation instructions should be as easy as possible to understand. Because of the life-saving potential, there is an advantage to the permit to be sure the,devices are installed correctly PS-47 Page 3 77 ,00 . w_ 2 PS-47 MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 10, 1975 PUBLIC SAFErf COMMISSION MEETING Page 4 h6wever, it may discourage people from getting a permit and putting the devices in. Rather than requiring a permit for installation of products of combustion devices, there should be no permit required for an approved model except as might otherwise be required and no additional fee should be required. Inspection should be an optional service. The committee agrees with the concept in H Section. Item 5 under G caused some concern about the retro-active aspect. The type of occupancy causing the most concern is multiple adjacency dwelling and RIC zoning or clustered townhouses, since a fire in one dwelling has an effect on the adjacent dwelling. Perhaps the ordinance should state that all RIC and greater occupancy dwellings should be required to install the devices. It was noted that this would take a lot of coyoperation on the part of homeowners, since there is no way of knowing if a private residence is sold or rented. Comm. Gonzales asked what kind of support San Carlos has had from the real estate ani escrow people. Chief Payne indicated that there has been very good co-operation. He also noted that they are trying to develop a rating system for hotels, motels and apartments on a national basis. Comm. Ford recommended incorporating smoke detection device and products of combustion device permits into one permit to avoid beaurocracy and additional red tape. The permits could be worked into the escrow at the time of a sale, but asked how to assure conformance in the case of rentals. Chief Carder indicated mutlipl-e dwelling inspections yearl# would be an answer. He noted that most fires occur in single-family residences. Comm. Rogers noted that not much can be done to make a person install a device in an existing single-family dwelling and that it is a matter of government concern versus the right of the people to do what they want. Comm. Ford commented that there is no doubt about the bdvisability of installing a warning device, but it should not be forced. Multiple dwelling and cluster dwelling types should be required to install devices because it would affect other people. Conn. Gonzales expressed agreement. Commissioners and guests discussed the placing of the detectors in the home. Saying the devices should be between the living and sleeping areas of the home & audible in the bedrooms with closed doors. Comm. Ford noted that approved models have a great range (85-110 DBA) and Comm. Gonzales suggested establishing rating qualifications. With regard to the document itself, Comm. Gonzales referred to page 2, which identifies multi -family dwelling as requiring devices. It does not identify "in each apartment or in each unit" which it shoo d do. Comm. Ford said the word "occupancy" implies this but the word "unit" should be added to clarify. ® Comm. Ford noted that the same terms are not used consistently throughout the document, either "fire alarm system", "products of combustion system," 3 MIKUTES OF THE DEC04BER 10, 1975 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING PS-47 Page 5 or some other term that is inclusive should be used throughout. ya'a attorney will go over the document to make sure that the terminology is clear. Comm. Gonzales said that Section 8 should not include single-family dwellings. Comm. Ford said that Item #1 should include every R1C and greater density dwelling. Comm. Gonzales suggested that the concerns and comments of the Commission should be incorporated into the draft of the ordinance and discussed again at the next meeting. With regard to permits, Comm. Gonzales suggested that they be incorporate with other permits wherever,;possible and at no additional cost. Comm. Ford agreed that the permit could be incorporated in most cases of sale and building improvements, but not so easily for renters. If there is a separate permit issued by the City, there would have�to be a fee to cover printing and administration of the permits. Comm. Rogers suggested that new ideas could be obtained at a public hearing and that people should have an opportunity to express their opinions. Chief Carder said that the reason for the permit would be to provide a service to the people ofidinspection and assurance that devices are properly installed. is Comm. Ford said that only the single family residences would be a problem since other dwellings are regularly inspected. Chairman Eberhardt instructed this matter to be agendized for the next meeting. The Commission recessed at 9:58 p.m. and reconvened at 10:25 p.m. 2. Discussion, on Council Action of December 2, 1975, regarding Alternatil Police and Fire Services -- submitted by staff. Comm. Ford said that the City Council would like to have 2 members of the Public Safety Commission work with the Staff. The Council will eventually come to the Commission for a recommendation, but the fact gathering will be done by the Staff. Comm. Ford mentioned the possibili of working with others (possibly a Citizen's Advisory Board) on this. He noted that the Staff is doing most of the leg work and seem to be pretty thorough. He said that the first phase will last possibly 6-8 weeks, but maybe longer. The time frame is flexible, but the work must be done during regular business hours as that is the only time Staff is available. Comm. Lester asked whether all members would be expected to contribute to this when the Commission becomes more involved. Comm. Gonzales suggested a special meeting for that sole purpose when this happeng. Comm. Ford suggested that the members who become involved in this special committee should be one man and one woman to get a counterbalance of viewpoints. PS-47 IMINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 10, 1975 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 6 is The two membea should be chosen at this time. Comm. Rogers indicated that she would be interested in serving if Comm. Eberhardt did not want to. Comm. Ford noted that both Comm. Lester and Comm. Gonzales have a limited amount of time and Comm. Ford would therefore volunteer to be on the committee. Comm. Eberhardt indicated that she would be interested in serving on the committee as well. Other commissioners volunteered to input any information they should uncover on this topic to the committee members. The committee will consist of Comas. Ford and Eberhardt. OLD BUSINESS Comm. Lester brought up the subject' -of dog control. Comm. Gonzales pointed out that this topic is scheduled for discussion at the next meetinq. Comm. Ford brought up that there is a lack of communication between the City Council and the Public Safety Commission, and that often Commission members find out about something indirectly. He indicated that he would like to see more direct communication, perhpps in the form of a memo. Comm. Gonzales said that perhaps the Staff could do this. Ross Smith mentioned a proposal to have a meeting of all Commission Chairmen once a month the increase inter -Commission communication. Comm. Ford pointed out that this would not solve the immediate problem of getting ® instructions from the Council. He also noted that this is not unique to Cupertino. Comm. Ford moved that all directives that the Council make for the Public Safety Commission be put into the form of a written communication to the Chairman.in an effort to improve communication. Comm. Rogers seconded. The Motion carried.. Comm. Gonzales left the meeting at 11:00 p.m. Comm. Rogers asked for a ballpark figure for the cost of paramedic service in Cupertino. Comm. Ford indicated that it would be between 100 and 120 per $100 assessment. Chief Payne said that Campbell has prepared a 110 or III page report on their service. Comm. Ford noted that it would be a good idea to get a copy. Campbell's project started economically but the cost went up - rapidly. Chief Payne indicated that it will take some time to get a copy of this report. He said that the County Emergency Medical Care Committee is working on possible county -wide service to see if it would be financially conceivable. Chief Payne said that in San Jose, the paramedic issue is on the ballot for June at a cost of $35-$45 per patient. They would have 5 units. Ross Smith noted that a figure of $100,000/year was mentioned about a year ® ago. Comm. Ford indicated that this was for 2 men and one unit. .`a+ TEV .. MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 10, 1975 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION KEETIKS PS-47 Page 7 Comm. Rogers asked if anyone had attended the Earthquake Seminar in late November. Comm. Lester indicated he had attended the seminar. Topics discussed included damages resalting from a quake. Discussion followed. Chief Payne mentioned that tests run have shown that the land is moving. The results show how much land movement there is per day, week, month, etc. Comm. Ford said that when the land is not raving there is more concern because if one part isn't moving, the pressure builds up. Ross Smith reported that he has given about 14 burglary awareness present tions but has not had any followep yet. Comm. Eberhardt said that she has had a presentation in her home and was very pleased that it was not like a sales pitch, as were her neighbors. NEW BUSINESS There was no new business. RECOGNITION OF NEW AGENDA ITEMS BY THE CHAIR 3. General Audience - there was none. A.. Commission Members - no new items. 5. Inter -Commission Communications - there was none. ® Comm. Lester moved and Comm. Ford seconded that the meeting be adjourned until the neat regular meeting of Janaury 14, 1975. Motion passed. The meeting was adjourned at 11:15 p.m. Resper,tfully submitted, THERESA A. CUCHRA RECORDING SECRETARY r1 u Of 10300 Torre Avenue Cupertino, Calif. 95014 (252-4505) MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD DECEMBER 22, 1975. IN THE LIBRARY/CONFERENCE ROOM CITY HALL CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Call to Order Chairman pro tem Ford called the meeting to.order at 5:55 p.m. Roll Call Commissioners present: Ford, Lester and Rogers. It absent: Eberhardt and Gonzalez. Staff present Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer. Guest present Al Carder, Santa Clara County Fire Marshal. Minutes of Previous Meeting Minutes of December 10, 1975 were not available for review. Agenda Business 1. Discussion on proposed weed abatement contract with the Santa Clara County Fire Marshal Office. Chief Al Carder presented the Commission with an informational packet on the proposed County program. Commissioners Ford and Lester proposed that the following recommendations be made to the City Council at their meeting of January 5, 1976, relative to the weed abatement proposal: (1) That the weed abatement in the City of Cupertino be handled by the Santa Clara County Fire Marshal's Office through a contractual agreement between the City and the County. (2) That abatement notices be.sent regular mail (rather than registeres mail) in a format currently being de- veloped by the Fire Marshal's Office. (See attached samples.) (3) That, if found to be legal and proper under the Govern- ment Code, the practice of posting abatement notices on private property be discontinued. -1- 7 Public Safety Commission Xtg. of 12/22/75 (caatinued) �e ---------------------------------------------------------------- 6 s (4) That Poison Oak and Poison Ivy be added to the defini- tion of "weeds" per Government Code, Health S Safety Code, Model Ordinance, etc. (5) That two discings per year be considered a minimum standard, plus chemical spraying as required. Govt. (6) That, if found to be legal and proper under the Govern - Code ment Code, the City Ordinance describe the general con- Sec.39566 tent of abatement notices rather than complete, specific wording. C (7) That the contractual agreement between the City and the County specify that there will be no cost to the City for weed abatement, even in the event of the County's failure to collect; and that all costs, including admin- istrative costs, be recovered through the fee structure attached to the abatement procedure. (See attached sample.) (S) That the City Attorney review and amend the existing City Ordinance for correct wording, format and content, and that he also develop the required contract and notice formats prior to the first City Council meeting in January, 1976. (9) That the City Council and City Attorney consider this issue in terms of an Urgency Ordinance so that abatement procedures may be instituted immediately. (10) That the City Council to be a nuisance, and soon as possible. Discussion pass a resolution declaring weeds set a date for public hearing as (Passed 3-0) It appears that the adoption of this procedure for weed abatement in the City of Cupertino will relieve both the Code Enforcement Office and City Cleric of time-consuming activities required under the pres- ent system and Ordinance. It also appears that it will have some impact on standardization of the weed abatement procedures, at least in this section of the County, as other neighboring communities are adopting similar procedures and contracts. While somewhat doubtful in our minds, it is the opinion of the Fire Marshal that the recommended procedure may, to some small degree, actually reduce the cost of the abatement procedure to the property owner. If correct, this is worthy of consideration. However, if in any way the procedure should tend to increase the tax burden, then the fee structure for administrative costs, etc. should be closely examined. The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 p.m. until the next regular meeting on January 14, 1976, at 7:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, --- - Ross Smith, Secretary E 11 11 CITY OF CUPERTINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA PS-49 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Page 1 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD JANUARY 14, 1976 IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA CALL TO ORDER Vice -Chairman Gonzales called the meeting to order at 7:43 p.m. with the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Commissioners Absent: Guests Present: MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Gonzales, Ford, Rogers, Lester Eberhardt C. D. Marron, Sheriff's Department Chief Carder, Fire Marshal's Office, Gordon Payne, Central Fire District The following correction was made to the December 10, 1975 minutes: Page .- 2, para. 7 should read that one or two smoke detectors would be adequate and there is no need for heat detectors. Commn. Rogers moved and Comm. Ford seconded that the winutes of December 10, 1975 be approved as corrected. Motion carried. Comm. Lester moved and Comm. Ford seconded that the minutes of December 22, 1975 be approved. Motion carried. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 1. Central Fire District Activity Report for December. 2. Crime statistics report for November. 3. Burglary Rate report for October. 4. Traffic Activity report for December. 5. Burglary Statistical Analysis for 1975. 6. Fire Marshal's Report for December. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were none. REPORT FROM THE SHERIFF's DEPARTMENT Mr. Marron reported that the redoing of the pt'intout on Police Activity PS-49 MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 14, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COR41SSION MEETING Page 2 will be part of the police services contract. December is the test month. 40 The report will indicate average reponse time and should eliminate discrepencies since it will be done by computer and handled by personnel familiar with the terms, etc. The districts are the same as the grids on the map. The system will come under review after 6 months. The printout will be the basis for police service: charges to the contract cities. The base charge is approximately $28/hour plus 10% added for patrol time, overhead, and compt time, etc. There will be four reports available monthly and yearly. They are: (1) frequency and patrol time summaries, (2) detailed activity reports by address, (3) activity reports by code (type of crime), and (4) activity reports by code within the contract city sorted by date and time of arrival. Comm. Rogers asked if response time was the time from the initial call by a citizen. Mr. Marron responded that response time is that time from when the deputy gets the call. The time from the initial call may add a couple of minutes to this, but there is no way of knowinq for sure. He said that the dispatcher uses his own discretion as to which calls are emergencies and which can wait. Asked about problems associated with the new system, Mr. Marron said that some discrepencies could result from the deputy reporting activity in the wrong city. These discrepencies would have to be adjusted after the printout comes and picked up the following month. Comm. Ford noted that, although burglary was down over 1974, assa0lts were up. Comm. Gonzales further commented that for the months of September, October, and November of 1974 there were 3 assaults; for the same three months of 1975 there were 24, in increase of 800%! Comm. Gonzales suggested that Project ID is not too effective in discouraging burglars, and asked if there was any hope of turning this around. Mr. Marron said that there doesn't seem to be any way of reversing the upward trend and noted that the main advantage to Project ID is identification of owners after police recovery of stolen articles. Comm. Gonzales acknowledged the prescence of Mr. Dan O'Keefe and his Political Science class from DeAnza College and w0comed them to the meeting. He asked if there were any questions from the students for Mr. Marron. There was a question about different cities being on different sides of the street and the charges associated with police services. Mr6 Marron replied that Cupertino does not want to spend money for police services in other cities or unincorporated areas because of a reporting mistake. He stated that since the cities are so close together, some reporting errors on the part of responding officers is bound to happen. He noted that San Jose police also come into other cities at times and so incidents of this type tend to balance out. ® A member of the audience asked what the neighborhood awareness program is, and Mr. Marron explained the program. Comm. Gonzales noted that one objective is to get neighbors to know each other and watch out for each other and for strange or unusual activity in the neighborhood. MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 14, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETIW'* 40 REPORT FROM CENTRAL FIRE DISTRICT AND FIRE MA13HAL'S OFFICE Chief Payne reported that there is a problem with the bicycle licensing. The Fire District has not received any stickers or instructions from the city, yet cyclists are being cited for not having a license. Comm. Gonzales said that the Code Enforcement Officer should check into this.: Comm. Ford suggested that the matter be followed up by a written memo to go directly to the City Manager. Chief Payne reported that the fire loss total is up due to the school fire (Collins School). Chief Carder said that this case is still open and there have been no apprehensions. Comm. Ford noted that the final talky for the year indicates a reduction in the number of fire -related injuries but an increase in fire loss. He noted that the cost of fire loss in Cupertino was $129.50 per person last year. (This figure was later corrected to $13 per person.) A member of the audience asked what people should do between now and the time the bicycle licenses are available. Comm. Gonzales said that that City has taken over the responsibility as of January 1st. It is a statewide option for cities to take over the responsibility of this function.. The tags were to be available by now, but apparently are not. Hopefilly this will improve. A member of the audience asked what kind of procedures are used to find out the cause of a fire. Chief Carder said that this is one function of the Fire Marshal's Office, and the investigation consists of sifting through physic-! evidence by digging, knowing what temperature certain things melt at, etc. to find out whether the fire is accidental or intentional, and whether an accelerant (gas, kerosene, etc.) was used. He summarized the functions of the Fire Marshal's Office as follows: 0 ) Public education and teaching, including lectures at hospitals, schools, etc, distribution of literature, training of city and county employees, and industrial plant safety. (2) Plan review; detailed review of new building plans and storage areas, (3) Inspection of existing buildings, and (4) Fire investigation; the cause of fires, providing evidence and testimony in cases of fraud on insurance, detecti whether there has been a crime or not, etc. Chief Carder complimented the Commission on its fast action in the weed abatement program, saying that the Commission's quick response w111 make it possible for the program to get under way in tine before the weeds really become a problem. The ordinance is proceeding on schedule. The City Council has declared weeds to be a nuisance and public hearings are due. The last draft of the proposed notice to be sent to property owners is complete. Comm. Gonzales noted that weed abatement is generally thought to be a hill problem. Chief Carder said that there are probl%is in the flatla as well. Eliminating fire hazards such as trash and weeds generally does not encompass the hill areas unless the nuisance is adjacent to a PS-49 Page 3 PS-49 MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 14, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 4 building. In the hills, you get into the problem of terrain, so weed abatement activity must be limited. Comm. Ford noted that the Council had relatively few questions and approved in total the recommendations of the Public Safety Commission. The only reason they did not vote on it at that time was because they did not have the ordinance. Comm. Rogers commented that perhaps there was a misunderstanding about- the urgency of the matter. It was an urgent matter, but perhaps there is not enough communication., Comm. Ford said that Cahirman Eberhardt has attended a meeting 6n improving communication. AGENDA ITEMS 1. Continuation of study on smoke detection devices ordinance. Comm. Ford reported that there are two distinct categories to consider. (1) Apartments and clustered homes or multiple unit homes - Apartment owners have a responsibility to their tenants. People who own clustered homes affect their neighbors as well as themselves. (2) Single residential units - The subcommittee is to look into the definition of a smoke detection ordinance to see what the recommendation will be to the City Council. itOn one hand, the products of combustion detectors are life-saving and most people who die in fires are in homes. On the other hand, there is a certain financial impact: especially for owners of multiple -unit structures. Comm. Ford said that the.issue should be open for public hearing so that the people have a voice in the decision. Comm. Gonzales asked Chief Payne what the requirement is for multiple dwellings in San Carlos, who already have a smoke detection ordinance. Chief Payne said that they are required to have devices in every unit plus an annunciator panel. Comm. Gonzales said he is aware of a project in Sunnyvale -where there aren't devices 4 n every unit. Chief Carder said that this should not be the case and that this is a require- ment at the present time for all new structures. Comm. Gonzales said that he is for the idea of opening the discussion to the public, but that the Public Safety Cor:anission should have a definite rutline on what we are proposing. Corms. Ford said that we do have such an outline. Comm. Gonzales said that there should be something in a proposal form rather than a nebulous discussion. Comm. Ford suggested saying that there is a proposal for an ordinance open for discussion by the public. Comm. Gonzales proposed that this item be put out as a proposed ordinance and use this as a base. Comm. Ford suggested the next regular meeting of the Public Safety Commission, and Comm. Gonzales added that it should be the first item on the agenda and be limited to 1 hour, with the second hearing scheduled for the following month. Comm. Lester questioned the need for two hearings. There was some discussion on the need for two hearings. MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 14, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING PS-49 Page 5 Comm. Lester moved and Comm. Ropers seconded that a public hearing be conducted at the next scheduled meeting of the Public Safety Commission on February 11, 1976 to consider the proposed smoke detection ordinance for all -residences. Comm. Rogers asked if each person would get individual notification. Comm. Ford suggested sending direct mailing to all the people affected if they don't see notification in the newspaper. Ross Smith (who had arrived at approximately 9:00 p.m.) said that the are still 4 or 5 days to get the notification into the Cupertino Scene. The motion carried unanimously. There was a short recess at 9:34 p.m. The Commission reconvened at 9:48 p.m. Chief Payne reported that he has received the report from ISO on the insurance ratings. Cupertino's commercial rating has gone from a 5 to a 4, making all of the city a 4. The mountain area is a class 8. Others have 9's or 10's in the mountain areas. The new rate should result in a 14% reduction in insurance rates. This new rating will be in effect starting March 1, 1976. Other ratings around the area are: San Jose, 3; Santa Clara, 3; and Sunnyvale, 3. ® Comm. Gonzales asked Ross Smith about the stickers for bicycle licensin . Mr. Smith said that they are being ordered but will not be available for about three weeks. OLD BUSINESS Comm. Ford brought the Commission up to date on the study for alterna- tive police services. He said he had talked to John Vaughn that day and he indicated that the study is still basically in the information gathering state. Also, the city of Saratoga has expressed an interest in the study as they may want to consider having similar police protec- tion. Comm. Ford indicated that federal grant funds may be available to help fund this study, but only the police aspect of it. Effort will be made to obtain these funds. NEW BUSINESS No new business. Ross Smith mentioned that there is a parking problem with parking around one of the parks. People who live in the apartments across the street have been using the parking lot to park their cars. There shout be no parking from 10:oo p.m. to 8:00 a.m. Comm. Gonzales suggested extending the fence to discourage parking there. Ross Smith reported that the percolation pond at Bubb and McClellan Rds is now functional. The fence around it is approximately 3- 32 feet high. The water is 9 feet deep and there may be a problem there in the summer. PS-49 MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 14, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 6 Ross Smith reported on the Reithbothood Awareness proaentaition he had been conducting earlier in the evening. He said that theme were about 3 dozen people present, the largest group so far. This was a special presentation, since most are given during the day. Mr. Smith intends to give two presentations per day; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. RECOGNITION OF NEW AGENDA ITEMS 1. General Audience - there was none at this point. 2. Commission members - Comm. Rogers asked how soon the Public Safety Commission is to get involved in the noise pollution thing. Ross Smith said that the Planning Commission is working on the noise element, but it will be some time before the Public Safety Commission gets involved. Comm. Gonzales proposed that the Public Safety Commission get some kind of notification as to when it will work with the Planning Commission. Comm. Ford asked Mr. Smith if a certain person he knew had called Mr- Smith regarding a Neighborhood Awareness presentation, since she had been robbed. Mr. Smith indicated that she had called. ® Mr. Smith said that there is no followup procedure for awareness presentations at this time. Comm. Ford suggested a form letter be sent 30-90 days after the program to ask if any action had been taken and critiqueing the presentation. Comm. Rogers suggested that this would just be another pidce of paper to fill out and mail. Ross Smith said that critiques are left at the presentations, but that only three out of 130 have been returned so far. Comm. Lester moved and Comm. Ford seconded that the meeting be adjourned. Motion carried and the meeting was adjourned at 10:19 p.m. until the next regular meeting on February 11, 1976. Respectfully submitted, Theresa A. Cuchra Recording Secretary �J 71W -71 CITY OF COMM, MITE OF CALIFORNIA P5-50 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Page 1 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD MY 11, 1976 IN THE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA CALL TO ORDER Chairman Eberhardt called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. with the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Eberhardt, Ford, Lester, Rogers Commissioners Present: Gonzales Staff Present: Ross Sm"th, Code Enforcement Officer Guests Present: Lt. Minter, Sheriff's Department Chir,f Carder, Fire Marshal's Office Chief Payne, Central Fire District Audience Present: Francis E. Burkett, 949 Bidenell, SV Ron Bowlby, 11124 LaPaloma, Cupt. George Mendoza 20875 Valley Gr. Dr. Barbara Jones, 10380 Castine Ave. Richard Sutherland 10883 Northoak Sq. Leonard Bachelor, 10312 Vicksburgh Dr. Ernie Johnson, 364 So Cypress, SJ MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Comm. Ford moved and Comm. Lester seconded that the minutes of the January 14, 1976 be approved. Motion carried. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: 1. 8%.egency Medical Care Committee report of January 17 and January 7. 2. Minutes of the Board of Fire Commissioners meeting of December 17, �975. 3. Seven Major Crime Statistics for the year of 1975. (Comm. Ford noted that although burglary has gone down in the last four months, the overall total is high). 4. Noise Element Status Report informing the Commission that the study has been taken over by SOL, another volunteer group, and that SAGES is no longer involved. The work will be complete by late March of early April. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: There were none. PS-50 Page 2 MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 11, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY C"ISSION MEETING REPORT FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AWSHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Comm. Eberhardt acknowledged the receipt of the Fire Marshal's Activity Report for the month of January and also the Investigation Report for that month. The receipt of the Central Fire District Fire Loss Report for January was also acknowledged. Lt. Winter commented on the problem of skateboards in the street and the hazard they cause. He said that San Bruno has an ordinance controlling the use of skateboards on public streets. Lt. Winter has sent for a copy of this ordinance and will present it to the City Council upon receipt. He indicated that part of the problem is that skateboards are not covered upder the bicycle code nor under the motor vehicles code, but are considered pedestrian travel. This would make it impossible to keep them off the sidewalks (or private property). The ordinance might be able to help the situation in Cupertino.of street use by skateboarders. Comm. Rogers asked about a call that had had a 20-minute response time. The incident involved a hit-and-run accident with a parked car. Lt. Winter responded that if the call was after -the -fact and there were no injuries, a car would not be called from as far away than if the call were not cold. Chief Carder of the Fire Marshal's Office reported that the Saratoga City Council had voted to continue to have a ban on the sale of fireworks by a vote of 3-2. Comm. Ford requested that Chief Carder bring the Public Safety Commission up to date on the actions of all cities in the area with regard to fireworks. Comm. Lester asked which cities have now contracted for the weed abate- ment program. Chief Carder said that Cupertino, Milpitas, Mountain View, and Santa Clara have contracted so far;'Palo Alto, Sumwale, and Morgan Hill will probably start in July; and several others indicated that they will take another look at the possibility of contracting for weed abatement. Chief Carder reported that the majority of property owners have elected to comply with the weed abatement themselves without someone having to come in to clean up the area. AGENDA BUSINESS 1. Public hearing on the Public Safety Commission study requiring smoke detectors in all residential occupancies in the City of Cupertino. Comm. Ford said that the purpose of the public hearing was to open to the public as much as possible the issue of requiring smoke detectors in all residential dwellings. All new construction is now required to install the devices by law. This includes mobile homes as well. He commented that there is now legislation being introduced on the State level to encourage installation of the devices. He noted that the greatest loss of lives and money is from fires in residential occupancies; in fact dollar loss from fires in single family dwellings is higher than any other cause (it is double). MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 11, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING PS-50 Page 3 On the other hand, Comm. Ford commented, there is concern about how much safety can be mandated for the single family dwelling. In apartments, etc. there is more than one unit involved and this is a different issue. The question, thee:, is safety vs. the right to determine what you want to do with your own home. Another concern, especially for large apartment complexes, is the expense of installing the devices. Mr. Burkett commented that the best way to stop fires is to stop smoking Mr. Mendoza, who is the manager of Valley Green Apartments said that at a cost of $50 per unit, there would be a total cost for Valley Green of $23,400. This cost would have to be passed on to the tenants; thus, monthly rent would have to be raised at least $5/month. He said that it is;the policy of his complex to keep rents as low and stable as possible. He noted that the complex is now well protected by fire extinguishers and stairwell fire alarms. Tenants should have a choice as to whether they want the devices installed or not. Cost must be considered. Mrs. Jones commented that anyone who has a large number of units can most certainly get discounts on the devices and that there are often sales. She said that GE has a device on sale for $30 at times that is very good. A lot of money must be spent, but it would be worth it to a person who lives next door to someone who smokes or doesn't know how to handle a grease fire in the kitchen. Mrs. Jones said that her chief concern is over single family dwellings. She said that he home was about 60% burned down, one of the largest residential fires in Cupertino, over a year ago. Since then, she has had 2 units installed and is planning to install a third unit. Regard- ing the concern for installation and cost of getting units, she said that property loss in.a fire of the magnitude hers was, has resulted in much more loss than the cost of detection devices. Mrs. Jones further commented that a person doesn't have to be a smoker or a likely candidate for a fire and that fire can happen to anyone. The fire in the Jones' home was in the middle of the night and was on the PG&E side of the wail and they could not have been protected adequately from this. The fire left emotional scars on the neighbors as well, causing them nightmares. She urged the installation of these devices by everyone. She said that PG&E investigated and found that wiring was not of the right size for her home and that the neighboring homes have the same type of wiring. Larger wire was installed when the Jones' home was rebuilt, but the neighbors still have the inadequate wiring. She nc red that only 2 of her neighbors installed smoke detec- tion devices after the fire, even though fire was so close. Mrs. Jones said that if a detector had been installed when the:fire occurred, it would not have worked. The one she has now is 110 and ® wired. This device will be converted to battery, which would eliminate the problem with the wired one. PS-50 MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 11, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY C"ISSION MEETING Page 4 Comm. Ford said that devices could probably be bought in quantity for a reduced price. He indicated that one possibility to lessen the impact would be to install devices in apartments only at the time of re -renting. Comm. Lester said this would also apply to resale --of homes. Mr. Mendoza said that he would be in favor of this proposal. If installation had to be in all units at the same time, it would be quite an impact. There would also be installation costs and maintenance costs as well as the cost of the unit. Mr. Sutherland said that if a battery -operated device is used, there is also a $5 a year battery replacement cost, which would make the device more costly than originally planned. He said that there is not a unit that is totally self-contained. Also, many apartments have a security deposit and he asked what Valley Green does. Mr. Mendoza said that the deposit at Valley Green is $150 for cleaning and damage plus the first month's rent. The whole deposit is refundable. Mr. Burkett said that he cleans rugs in apartments and has seen cigarette burns on rugs as long as the cigarette. He said you can't stop people from smoking, and that he would be afraid to live in an apartment because of this fact. ® Mr. Sutherland said that he has a smoke detector and a Vanguard type of heat detector, which is not dependent on batteries. It would be good to have AC/DC types, but they are expensive. Mrs. Jones pointed out that this type has not been approved yet. Mr. Sutherland commented that in his opinion, batteries are not dependable. Comm. Ford said that he has battery types in his home and has never had a problem with malfunctions. Also, the device i's very sensitive and sometimes goes off when there is smoke from the kitchen. Mr. Sutherland asked about the range of the devices. Chief Carder said that the range is from 85-110 DBA depending on the model and layout of lthe house. Mr. Sutherland indicated that he was talking about detection at which range, e.g. 30 ft., 40 ft, etc. Mr. Bachelor said that this would depend upon the air circulation and the location of the device. He said he is in favor of the recommenda- tion and there should be some sort of guide as to approved fixtures, and information as to effectiveness and layout. A lot of fires do start from people smoking in bed and a device in the hallway would not help the person in a closed bedroom who was smoking because by the time the smoke reached the device, it would be too late for that person. It would warn other people in the house, however. For apartments, he suggested a complete system that would report in the manager's office. ® IMr. Mendoza said that for an already constructed building, the cost of such a system would be prohibitively high. An existing building would ,have to go with indi0dual unit devices. He said that he is willing to PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MINUTES 6 of 8 MAY 1973-OC'T.13,1977 PS-50 MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 11, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION 14EETING Page 5 go along with anything that enhances the safety of the people, but it should be something that is feasible. Comm. Ford said that the original ordinance on which this proposal is based is from another city. They require annunciator panels for the apartment building to help firefighters in finding the location of the fire. The Commission feels that this is unnecessary. Mr. Mendoza said he feels people will back up the committee's recomnenda tions as long as it is workable. He would like to see Cupertino become known as the safest town in the country. He said that he would be glad to work on a committee and that apartment owners and managers do care about the )eople living in the apartments. Mr. Bowlby said that he cannot disagree with the idea but that it seems that every time he turns around there's some new requirement about what he must do to take care of himself. The government now takes 50% of the paycheck is direct or indirect tax. There is a point where this trend has to stop and people are not required to put out ^rare money. This should be only a recommendation to the people because of safety, not a mandate. Mrs. Jones asked how such an ordinance would be enforced and Comm. Ford answered that one possibility was the issuance of permits. Mr. Suther- land suggested that some kind of tax rebate be used to encourage people to install the devices. Comm. Ford said that some insurance agents will give a minimal discount, but they are few in number. He also said that he agrees with Mrs. Jones that insurance doesn't cover all loss. Insurance companies invariably cover estimated value of furniture, etc. based on marketable value, not replacement value accG.�ding to Comm. Ford, and the estimate is after the fire. Mrs. Jones said that most independen insurance companies offer a 2% discount on structures with smoke dEtectio systems. Comm. Lester commented that a tax rebate would involve more cost in its administration than it would be worth. Chief Payne said that the pro- posed legislation before the State legislature does include a one-time $15 rebate. He said that the bill is not available yet and that he has put in a request for a copy of the bill. Comm. Ford mentioned that one of the difficuties with the recommendation of mandate is establishment of a conformance date for existing structures Comm. Lester said that said he is against "big brother" government making sure another ordinance is complied with. He said that even the best models of detectors can go haywire and questioned the value of the device! He asked Mrs. Jones if a detector would have saved her home. Mrs. Jones said that there was no..smoke in the house so there wouldn't have been a warning. The thing that woke up her family was aerosol cans exploding in the garage. There were two doors between the house and the fire in the PS-50 MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 11, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 6 garage. There was a fire door and no draft so the fire burned a lung time before the family was aware 6f it. If there had been an alarm in the garage, it would have alerted the household sooner. She said that the elder homes do not have fire doors. The basic object of smoke detectors is '.ife saving and not property saving. Mrs. Jones said that a device. will be installed in the garage strictly for property saving. In a response to a question by Mr. Bowlby, Comm. ford said that there is not any one unit that is recommended. Some houses can be reasonably protected by one unit and others need more than one. Some units can be obtained on sale for a more reasonable price than $50 per unit, and bulk buying would result in an even greater saving. Mr. Sutherland commented that battery -operated devices can be more expensive than the initial investment and that he would rather spend $300 to get a device that is AC -DC. Comm. Ford said that one has not been approved by the ,State yet. Comm. Lester asked if heat detectors are valuable. Chief Carder answered that early warning is the key to value. A heat detector does not activtite as soon as a smoke detector. Comm. Ford noted that the devices cannot be installed in kitchens or garages, so heat detectors are valuable. Mr. Sutherland referred to an article stated that people had died in a fire despite heat detectors. He pointed out that a smoke detector would have been life-saving in this case and said that Vanguard will not sell one without the other. ® Mr. Ernie Johnson, who is a Fire Master representative, said that all the points brought up are valid ones and that he does not have the answer. He said that an ordinance might be easier to enforce in a smaller city and that other cities (San Jose) are looking at Cupertino with interest in this matter. He said that some promotional programs have been run in some area credit unions and there has been about a 10% response. The program offers a reduced rate for the devices. The Fire Master people are now pproaching owners of high rises and apartments. Mr. Johnson mentioned 1so that San Mateo is thinking about buying units in quantity and selling hem to residents. Mr. Johnson stated that implementation of this kind of ordinance is ideally bn a voluntary basis and should be a matter of education and not rammed own people's throats. �omm. Lester asked what kind of incentive was used in the credit unions. ;Mr. Johnson said that a reduced price based on $100,000 volume was the =incentive. They are continuing to do this and would like to carry this on with the city. The price is the same on 110 units and battery units with ;the light that lets you know the device is operating. All the homeowner has to do is change batterids. The battery -operated devices use AA penlight :.batteries at about $3.80 with a one year warranty. Mr. Bowlby asked if the devices would eventually go the way of calculators and become less and less expensive. Comm. Ford said that the devices in his home would be less expensive now than when they were installed. IRW FT MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 11, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING PS-50 Page 7 Comm. tester asked if there is any type of check-up or notification by the company on devices sold. Mr. Johnson said that there is no check- up program. Comm. Rogers asked how the approval of devices by the State ?'ire Marshal works. Chief Carder said that state law requires that devices be submitted to the State Fire Marshal's Office. It must be approved by a recognized testing laboratory like Underwriters Laboratories first and the Fire Marshal's letter of approval must accompany each device. The time lapse is 6-8 months from submittal to approval. Mr. Sutherland said that council approval should be obtained as to whether or not the proposed ordinance is legal before considering enforcement and other problems. Comm. Ford indicated that most problems as to legality have been resolved. Comm. Ford asked what the turnover rate is in apartments, so as to have some idea when a compliance date would be reasonable. Mr. Mendota. said that 32 months is average. Most people have moved before a 3 year period is up, and 50% have moved in less than a year. These are national figures. Mr. Sutherland asked about single family turnover and Comm. Ford respond that the average is 2 years. Mr. Mendoza said that people seem to be staying in one place longer because of rising prices. Comm. Ford commented that the committee will go over the ordinance again taking into consideration the comments made. He said that minutes are available to anyone who is interested and that if there should be another public hearing scheduled, it will get the same kind of coverage as this one. Comm. Rogers said that the City Council would probably have a hearing on this item and mentioned that the agendas are also available to interested persons. Comm. Ford said he is impressed at the number of people present for the public hearing. There was a recess at 9:33. The meeting was called back to order at 9:57 The audience was not present after the recess. Comm. Ford said that his informal poll of the audience reaction to the proposed ordinance was 4 in favor, 1 conditionally in favor, and 1 against. Commrs. Ford and Lester expressed concern about Mrs. Jones' report that so few of her neighbors 2. Report by Subcommittee on Police Services, concerning the City study on Public Safety Delivery System Alternatives Comm. Ford reported that the City Attorney has made comments on a total of seven questions. Ps-50 MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 11, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY C044ISSION MEETING Page 8 One possibility, that of a police district, is not legal. Also, the City cannot contract with the county to provide police services. Police service cannot be extended into the county. The City could establish a police department and contract to others,,but a speeiaT tax district could not be formed to do this. Lt. Winter said he understands there is a move in Morgan Hill and Gilroy to form a district for police services. The study is in the process of getting information and eliminating alternatives. Comm. Ford asked what the status of discussions with San Jose is. Chief Payne answered that mutual aid discussion is taking place,-& that San Jose's proposal to take over pocket areas might be viable. For example, in the area between Campbell and Saratoga under proposal by San Jose the cost to the taxpayers the first year would be over $1 million. In San Jose's proposal, there would not be any cost, but the service would improve. Also, there have been discussions about the possibility of forming a district from Campbell and Saratoga or establishing new boundaries. Nothing has gone beyond discussions by the Central Fire District Staff and 2 Campbell people. Chief Payne agrees that the plan is viable; the ISO rating would not reduce, and it would add additional protection and paramedic service. ® (He said there is a possibility the ISO rating would drop to 3, however). Chief Payne is trying to check as far as the attorney's opinion, but he understands that additional service'may affect the tax rate. Comm. Rogers said there are three alternative plans: West of Stelling, West of DeAnza Blvd., and North of Bollinger. The area West of Lawrence Expressway will not be considered acceptable. Comm. Ford suggested a district with Campbell and Saratoga and then another district, so there would be a North Central and a South Central District. Comm. Rogers noted that additions of the proposed areas would essentially double the population of Cupertino. She said it's good that the Public Safety Commission is kept informed of proposals and discussions. Chairman Eberhardt said she has been attending luncheons that the mayor has been hosting. The purpose of the luncheons is to keep commission chairmen informed of what is going on. OLD BUSINESS Comm. Rogers asked about progress in bicycle licensing. Ross Smith informed the Commission that brochures are being made up and this is holding up the issuing of licenses. This should be completed by the next week. Locations where licenses can be obtained are two fire stations, 5 stores, and City Hall. 11 MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 11, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMISSIONMEEETING PS-50 Page 9 The stores are as follows: Gemco, Sears, Stan's Cycles, Holden Gate Cycle, and one other, which Comm. Ford could not recall. Comm. Rogers commented that on March 25, a procession that is retracin the steps of DeAnza will be going through Cupertino and that Steliing Road will be closed from about 4:00 p.m. until 6 or 7 p.m. to accommo- date the procession. There will be a Mass at 4:30 at DeAnza College. Lt. Winter said he is glad Comm. Rogers mentioned the event because the police should be aware of events of this type. NEW BUSINESS There was no new business RECOGNITION OF NEW ITEMS BY CHAIR 3. General Audience - there was none 4. Commission members - no new items 5. Inter -commission Communications - Comm. Rogers asked if there was any communication from the noise element study. Chairman Eberhardt said there was none. Chairman Eberhardt asked if it is legal to have BB guns and Or guns in the City. Ross Smith answered that a person cannot fire any gun without permission of the City Manager, but that it is legal to own the guns. Comm. Ford moved that the meeting be adjourned until the meeting of March 10. Comm. Rogers seconded the motion and the motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 10:58 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ejl_4444� a. dwe.-61�� THERESA A. CUCHRA RECORDING SECRETARY C C] CITY OF CUPERTINO STATE OF CALIFORNIA MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION FIELD MARCH 10, 1976 IN THE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM CITY HALL 10300 TORK AVE CUOTIN0, CALIFORNIA CALL TO ORDER Chairman Eberhardt called the meetinq to order at 7:38 p.m. with the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Eberhardt, Ford, Lester, Rogers Commissioners Absent: Gonzales Staff Present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Guests Present; Al Carder, Fire Marshal's Office Gordon Payne, Central Fire District C. D. Marron, Sheriff's Department MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The following corrections were made to the minutes of the meet r4 ONO February 11, 1976: Page 8, paragraph 4. Delete paragraph 4 and 5 and insert the following: Comm. Ford asked what the status of discussions with San Jose is: Chief Payne answered that Automatic Aid and Mutual Aid is being discussed. San Jose is proposing withdrawal from the Auto Aid and Mutual Aid agreements. San Jose's proposal to take over the pocket areas might be viable if San Jose would consider a trade-off of areas. For example, the area between the City of Saratoga and the City of Campbell and the area under discussi by the Boundary Study Committee. The cost of the San Jose Plan to the taxpayer for the first year would be over $1 million. Central's proposal is there would be no additional costs, service would improve, and paramed service would be provided. There have been discussions about the new district including the City of Campbell and the Saratoga Fire Districts. Nothing has gone beyond discussions by the Central Fire District's staff and the two chiefs. Chief Payne believes that this plan is viable: The ISO rating may be reduced and it would offer additional protection and paramedic service (he said there is a possibility the ISO --ting would drop to a Class 3). PS-51 Page 1 PS-51 Pt MITES OF THE MARCH TO, 196 PUBLIC 'SAFETY COM8 6 Page 2 Cheif Payne is trying to check on a district having separate tax rates with the Attorney General. District must have a basic rate, and additional service by area can affect tax rates. Page 1, ROLL CALL: Commissioners Present: Gonzales should read Commissioners Absent: Gonzales. Page 7, 3rd paragraph from bottom: Add to the last sentence, "hadn't installed smoke detection devices." Page 8, 5 from the bottom: Add: "The area west of Lawrenice Expressway and south of Bollinger will not be considered acceptable." Page 9, first sentence: The name should be changed from Comm. Ford to Ross Smith. Page 9, first paragraph: The places where bicycle licensing is available is amended to the two cycle shops, City Nall, and 2 fire stations. Gemco and Sears will not handle licensing. Comm. Rogers moved and Comm. Ford seconded that the minutes of the previous meting be accepted as amended. Motion carried. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS ® 1. Emergency Medical Care Committee report of January 21, 1976. 2. Minutes of the Board of Fire Commissioners special meeting of January 7, 1976 and regular meetings of January 21 and February 18, 1976 3. Seven Major Crime Statistics for the entire year -of 1975 and January 1976. Comm. Ford noted an interesting trend at the end of 1975. Burglary went down in those months, yet the January burglary rate is double that of January 1975, which was also double that of January 1974. (1974, 12; 1975, 21; and 1976, 44). Mr. Marron said that according to the CAPER report, the figure for January 1976 should be 40 instead of 44. Ross Smith interjected that the 44 figure was from the COPARA report. Comm. Rogers commented that it is very important the right figures are used and that reports agree. Chairman Eberhardt suggested the subject be discussed under the 2nd agenda item. 4. Cupertino Burglary Profile (graph) comparing 1973, 1974, and 1975. Ross Smith: said that of tne-44-ourglaries, only 6 were in imams Mr. Marron commented that shoplifting is also s'+own as burg'Iary in the report. Comm. Rogers said that home and commercial burglaries should be separated. wr MINUTES OF THE MARCH 10, 1976 PUBLIC SAFM COMISSION MEETING PS-51 Page 3 In answer to a question by Chairman Eberhardt, Mr. Marron said that the burglary figure would also include juvenile burglaries since they were unsolved. Ross Smith said that number of crimes per thousand population was based on the latest population figure of 24, 850. 5. Comparative burglary rates for the entire county for December and January. Ross Smith commented that Cupertino is in the middle of the graph of communities in the county. 6. Fire Marshal's Activity Report for February. It included a list on the status of the sale of fireworks in area cities. Chief Carder reported that the Fire Marshal's Office has moved. The new address is 70 West Hedding Street, East Wing, 7th Floor, San Jose, California 95110. 7. Monthly Activity Report from the Central Fire District for February. Comm. Rogers asked if there was'any particular rule about when fire hydrants were tested. Chief Payne indicated that the hydrants ® are inspected whenever possible (e.g. when there are not many other inspections taking place) and there is no set schedule. Chief Payne said that there is a correction to the last acttvtty report (for January). The figure for number of fires per 1000 population should be 1.20 instead of 11.7. 8. Copies of the bill on smoke, -.detectors introduced by Assemblyman Campbell. Clef Payne commented that the bill is not a mandatory installation but a taxpayer incentive to install the devices. Comm. Ford suggested that the Commissioners look the bill over first. Comm. Rogers proposed looking into the bill and making a recommendation (or not making a recommendation) to the City Council, and giving Commissioners a chance to read it. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Comm. Rogers mentioned a traffic problem on Vista Knoll Boulevard. There is a school in the area and cars often come over the incline in the street at a fast rate of speed. The corner could be dangerous. Comm. Rogers inquired of Mr. Marron if the Sheriff's Department had been notified of the DeAnza Trek taking place later in the month. Mr. Marron ® said that they had been informed on the Trek (environmental impact, etc.). PS-51 MINUTES OF THE MARCH 10, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COWSSION MEETING Page AGENDA ITEMS 1. Report from Sub -Committee (Commissioners Ford and Lester) on Study of Smoke Detectors in Single -Family Residences. Comm. Lester summarized the feelings of the Sub -Committee. He said that there is no doubt about the value of the devices as a life-saving device, especially during the night hours; however, the installation of devices should not be mandatory. He commented that the devices should be a complete sys4.em which runs on house current but has a battery backup system. At the present time, the State Fire Marshal has not approved a model of this type. He would urge the State Fire Marshal to make efforts to get a device of this type approved as the electrical device gives a false sense of security. This should be done before any type of mandate is made. Where other people are involved besides one family, there is still a question of protecting other people (as in apartments and condominiums, etc.). The Sub -Committee feels that installation should be voluntary and that a public appeal should be made to encourage people to install devices in their homes. Comm. 'Ford suggested setting +gyp an ad -hoc committee to see what could be worked out in the way of apartments, etc. Perhaps the committee could consist of the present Sub -Committee of Lester and Ford plus three people from the community: 1. an apartment complex owner or manager, 2. a conventional single- family home dweller, and 3. a condominium owner. The purpose of the committee would be a). to put installation of the devices on a voluntary basis, and b). to get a PR program started to encourage installation of such devices. Comm. Ford said he agrees with Comm. Lester. He further commented that he is in favor of making installation of the devices mandatory in all dwellings with a common roof, but not right now when a complete system is not available for maximum protection. Chief Carder said he would be happy to write a letter to the State Fire Marshal encouraging the approval of a multi -power source eivice. Comm. Lester said he would like to see approval on at least two models so that there is some competition and there isn't a closed market. Comm. Rogers commented that she would not like to see a mandate and suggested that apartments, etc. should be phased in so that the cost of installing devices would not occur all at once. She stated that she is in favor of the ad -hoc committee and thinks that the people involved should know that this is not a first step to an eventual ordinance, since this could be misconstrued. The neighborhood awareness program is a good way to encourage installation of the devices and awareness of the hazards of fire in life and property loss, but that other ways should be developed as well. Chief Carder noted that he had been told a year ago that a multi -power source device was being developed and would be available in 6-8 months. So far, there has been none. ® Comm. Ford and Conan Lester will be on the ad -hoc committee, and will report back at the next Public Safety Commission meeting. Comm. Rogers MINUTES OF THE MARCH 10, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING A ftted putting something in the paper to recruit members of the committee, but Comm. Ford said that it would be better to keep City Hall out of it and that the committee shouldn't be formalized. There was a recess from 9:16 until 9:34 when the meeting was called to order again. 2. Report from Code Enforcement on Patrol Activity Analysis, Santa Clara County Sheriff Department. Ross Smith reported on the Patrol Activity Analysis report (COPANA). The charge is based on patrol activity time plus 50% patrol time plus 10% 900 series time (administrative time). Mr. Smith said he is now going through the beat sheets. There were some problems with the January report, but there are not as many in the February report. The report basically consists of three parts: 1. Par 9, the daily activity of all officers by date. This includes description of activity, area, address, beat number, time elapsed, etc. 2. Par 8, a detailed activity report by activity code in numerical order for Cupertino. ® 3. Par 7, a complete monthly breakdown by address listed in alphabetica order. Par 1 is at the end of each report and gives total activity time expended every month. Mr. Smith said the report doesn't take any more time and the officers are paying more attention to detail. This will reduce the possibility of error in charging the city for services. Mr. Marron added that any activity that originates in Cupertino is charged to Cupertino. Some addresses on the report are for other cities, but originated in Cupertin . Comm. Ford noted that the report contains some management information not previously available. This form is much more practical and easily identifiable. An example would be if a particular establishment has tm many accidental alarms. There may be some problem with the equipment pointed up by the report. Ross Smith said the 82 hours spent on false alarms would. represent a considerable cost in money and time. -Tire report also break burglarie down into categories. He reported that there are 836 total activity hours, which would result in approximately 1358 total hours charged to Cupertino. Mr. Smith said that he still receives the daily beat sheets besides this report. Mr. Marron said that the report should be available by the 15th of the ® month for the preceeding month. PS-51 I MINUTES OF THE MARCH 10, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY C"ISSION MEETING Page 6 1 OLD BUSINESS Comm. Rogers commented that the brochure that is handed out at the time of bicycle licensing is a good one, except that some of the sub- headings are difficult Zo read. She.suggested putting them out in the schools next fell. She also mentioned that there will he a Bike-A-Thon put on this year and the brochures could also be handed out there. Comm. Rogers asked about the disparity in charges for bicyete licensing in the area (e.g. Los Gatos, $1, some unincorporated areas, $3, and Cupertino, $2.). Ross Smith answered that the law says the fee is $1 with the option to increase the fee to $2 if the extra money is used for improvements of bicycle safety, bicycle lanes, etc. Comm. Rogers noted that the Parks and Recreation people are looking into the skateboard problem and said it might be interesting to follow up on it and see what comes of it. Comm. Rogers asked Chairman Eberhardt about the mayor's luncheon. Chairman Eberhardt said that the luncheon had not taken place this month yet. She mentioned that any one of the Commissioners who wished to attend the luncheon in her stead should let her know. Regarding the study on Alternal."ive Police Services, Chairman Eberhardt said that she had attended a meeting on the subject Friday, March 5. She reported that the study is on schedule and that the data gathering should be completed by the target date of April 16. Comm. Ford interjected that there are several rough drafts on the study's progress to date. Comm. Eberhardt said that the staff seems to be working hard on the project. Comm. Ford said that the work study is to terminate May 15 of this year and that data gathering is almost completed. The next step will be to go back to the Council for further direction. Comm. Rogers reported that she has attended an Inter -City Council seminar on Emergency Preparedness and found it very interesting. The seminar covered such subjects as pollution control, seismic safety and paramedic services. Comm. Rogers also commented that she had attended a Neighborhood Awareness presentation by Glen Lockwood, who did a very good job. Everyone learned a lot and felt that the presentation was valuable. Ross Smith said that he is running into a problem keeping the program going. The problem is getting enough people together. Many work or have other conflicts and husbands are not usually home either. Chairman Eberhardt suggested having a presentation at City Hall. Mr. Smith said he did not feel this would improve attendance and that the program must be brought to the people. NEW BUSINESS There was no new business. MINUTES 0f THE SEARCH 1'0, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY CESSION MEETING PS-51 Page 7 RECOGNITION OF NEW AGENDA ITEMS BY CHAIR 3. General Audience - there was none. 4. Commission Members - Gomm. Ford expressed the opinion that new council members be encouraged to participate in the ride -along program with the Sheriff's Department. 5. Inter -Commission Communications - There were none. Comm. Ford moved and Comm. Lester seconded that the meeting be adjourned Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 10:27 p.m. until the next regular meeting of April 14. Respectfully submitted, Theresa A. Cuchra Recording Secretary 11 I CITY OF CUPERTINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA PS652 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Page 1 Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF -THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY C DISSION HELD May 12, 1976, IN THE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA CALL TO ORDER Chairman Eberhardt called the meeting to order at 7:38 p.m. with the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Eberhardt, Gonzales, Ford, Rogers Commissioners Absent: Lester Staff Present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Guests,Present: Harold Stalker, Fire Marshal's Office Dick Thaxton, Central Fire District Bob Webster, Central Fire District C. D. Marron, Sheriff's Department MINUTES OF PREVIOUS {MEETING ® Comm. Ford moved and Comm. Rogers seconded that the minutes of the regular meeting of March 17, 1976 be approved as read. The motion carrie . WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 1. The Emergency Medical Care Committee agendas for March 17 and April 21 and minutes for the meetings of F0ruary 18 and March 17. 2. A letter from the Emergency Medical Care Committee cancelling the regular meeting of May 12 and postponing it until May 19. The meet- ing will be on Santa Clara County implementation of a County -wide paramedic service. ,3. The Board of Fire Commissioners minutes for March 3 and March 17. 4. The Central Fire District Monthly Activity Report for March and April Mr. Webster mentioned that the rise in apartment fire damage was due to to a $102,000 fire at Greenwood Apartments on Rosewood and Olivewood. There was another minor fire 15' from the original fire today, March 12. 5. A copy of the most recent letter relating to the West Valley Fire Department proposal. PS- 52 MINUTES OF THE MAY 12, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 2 Mr. -Webster reported that at this time, City Managers are combining efforts to seek alternatives for fire districts and services. All the cities and the one town in the area have agreed to pairticipate for purposes of ® discussion only. There are 5 areas of concern in the proposal. 1. The objectives 2. Tax rates - there has been a lot of discussion of reduced costs through consolidation 3. Authority - should the cities try for better control., they can become part of the governing board. The only stipulation is that there can- not be a Board of Directors made up of City Council members and still retain the Fire Commissioners. The present Fire Commissioners have full authority. 4. Service level - Mr. Webster distributed .a map of the proposed district and locations of fire stations. The service diameter of each station is 3 miles and the radius is-ik miles. There is a 3/4 of a mile response area because of the overlap Cf station areas. The stations would be one engine stations, having three men per shift. The cost to residents in all areas should be the same and it would be fore equal fire protection. He pointed out that there are two stations indicated on the map that are not yet in operation, -but would be part of the West Valley district. Comm. Gonzales asked what factors were considered to determine an' area. Mr. Webster replied that population density, type of buildings i'n the area, response time etc. were used to determine this. Comm. Gonzales asked if areas: could buy additional service because of greater financial worth. Mr. Webster indicated that additional service could be obtained if an area were willing to pay for it. 5. Cost per capita - Mr. Webster said that it -is very questionable whether Cupertino could save any money. He said that the Central Fire District would be happy to assist Cupertino and the Public Safety Commission to determine this, or anything.else concerning the proposal. Other facts which were noted in the ensuing discussion were: 1. San Jose would not have automatic aid. Mr. Webster said that there is no law that says cities have to give mutual aid, it is just done. San Jose says they are subsidizing the surrounding communities. He noted that of the 2500 automatic aid nearest engine responses, the Central Fire District responded to 78%. 2. Two existing San Jose stations would come under the proposal. The total area would be approximately 103 square miles. 11 MINUTES OF THE MAY 12, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING PS-62 Page 3 3. The criteria for cost is presently 500/$100 assessed evaluation. Other areas are the same and increas4ng. The only possibility in reducing fire protection costs is cons®lidation and elimina- tion of duplication. The City of Campbell would save $300,000 the first year. The only increase would be in Saratoga. Per capita costs, if you take out industrial and commercial costs, would be $26/year. The commerciai areas would pay a large portion of the cost of fire protection, but that is where the need is. 4. Comm. Gonzales asked if more stations rather than fever but better manned stations wouldn't be more desirable, Mr. Webster replied that a three-man team works the best and most efficiently in rescue attempts. If there were a structure fire, three men would definitely be needed. In other cases, a two -man team would probably be adequate. The Central Fire District feels that a three-man team is the best. The Commission then returned to written communications: 6. The Fire Marshal's Activity Report for March and April. 7. A copy of the letter to the State Fire Marshal asking for information on dual .power source smoke detectors along with a list of approved smoke detectors. 8. The 7 Major Crime Statistics for March. Comm. Ford noted that there was one murder in April, which did not show up on this report. 9. A copy of the Santa Clara County burglary rate for February and March. Cupertino went up from 1.4 to 1.9. 10 Crime statistics for the year of 1975. Comm. Ford noted that the number for burglaries/1000 population is the average monthly figure instead of the average for the year. 11. A copy of the Cupertino burglary profile including January, February, and March 1976. Ross Smith noted that burglaries -have decreased in single family residences. 12.- The traffic activity sheet'for'MArch and'April. Ross Smith noted that the National Safety Council is going into 8 area schools next week on bicycle safety. Mr. Marron noted that the burglary at.the Bullock store has been solved, as has the murder. He noted that the increase of 100 hours of police activity over the March figure is due to increased burglary and the homocide investigation. n U PS-52 MINUTES OF THE MAY 12, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 4 Mr. Smith noted that there was an increase in drunk driving in Cupertino. Mr. Marron indicated that room at the jail on weekends is quite a problem. Comm. Eberhardt asked if there was a work program for them. Mr. Marron said that this had been tried, but the Judge did not make clear to the people what they were to do. This will be cleared up and hopefully things will get going. 13. Update of the Fire Protection and Law Enforcement Service; April 1976. 14. The methodology for planning and implementation of a West Valley fire service was recedved. It has to do with the joint power agreement for planning purposes only. The Commission recessed at 8:56 and resumed at 9:06 p.m. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Comm. Eberhardt mentioned that a meeting was_taking place at that time to discuss cable TV use in Cupertino. If anyone has any interest in this topic, they should contact John Vaughn:or Dr. Peterson. FIRE MARSHAL'S REPORT Chief Stalker brought up the parking problem at the Crossroads which was mentioned by Comm. Gonzales some months.ago. The proprieter has put up ® .signs, but the problem has not been resolved. Comm. Rogers asked if there is a restriction when parking on a lot. Mr. Stalker said only if a sign is posted and a citation is issued. He asked for suggestions to solve the Crossroads problem. Chief Stalker mentioned that a series of fires has been taking place at St. Jude's Church over the last few months. They have been small so far. In the past month, two companies have been.in the area selling fire and smoke detectors at inflated prices. They have taped the pitch given and feel that fraud may be indicated. Articles in many newspapers are being utilized to notify people of the reasonable price range ($35-$65) for sick devices. - Mr. Webster mentioned that the Central Fire District blood pressure screening will take place May 19-22 at the Cupertino station from 1-7 p.m. He asked if the Public Safety Commission would like to become involved in this again as they did last year. The Commission indicated it would like to become involved. Comm. Ford suggested that the dates, place and time be placed in the Courier. AGENDA BUSINESS Election of Chairman and Vice -Chairman, new term beginning 7/1176 E. MINUTES OF THE MAY 12, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING PS-52 Page 5 Comm. Rogers nominated and Comm. Ford seconded the nomination for Comm. Gonzales for Chairman. Comm. Ford moved that the nominations be closed. Comm. Rogers seconded and the motion carried. Comm. Gonzales was elected Chairman unanimously. Comm. Ford nominated and Comm. Gonzales seconded the nomination of Comm. Rogers for Vice -Chairman. Comm. Ford moved that nominations be closed. Comm. Gonzales seconded the ration and the motion carried. Comm. Rogers was elected Vice -Chairman unanimously. Comm. Eberhardt mentioned the Mayor's Luncheon to the Chairman -elect. They take place on the first Thursday after the first council meeting of the month. 2. Continuation of study of mandatory placement of Smoke Detectors in residential dwellings. Comm. Ford reported that after the last meeting, an ad hoc committee was formed consisting of people representing each type of dwelling (single-family, apartment, condominium etc.) All provided input to the committee. A meeting was set up which was attended by Mr. George Mendoza, who represents the apartments. He indicated he would be in favor of mandatory installation of smoke detection devices as long as a reasonable period was established for the installations. Mr. Mendoza told the committee that the devices could be a selling point for the cogrplexes. Mr. Mendoza has run several huge complexes, and therefore is very knowledgable. One detector would be required in each unit. ® Mr. Mendoza favored the battery -powered devices because of easy installa- tion and routine maintenance which is a practice in his complex. There would be no problem with batteries running out because of this. Comm. Ford said that he is not -addressing any type of R-1 (single family) dwelling, including condominiums and townhouses. This subject should be left in abeyance for further study. He addressed only R-2 and greater density zoning. Comm. Ford went on to describe the recent apartment fire in which 4 units were involved and $120,000 damage was incurred. He noted that a smoke detection device would not have made any difference in his opinion because of the time of day the fire happened (11 a.m.). There was no one upstairs in the bedrooms, so the detectors would have not made any difference. He also indicated that the construction of the units themselves made it easy for the fire to spread. Comm. Gonzales disagreed that the time of day makes any difference in the value of the smoke detection devices. In the daytime, it can alert people earlier to prevent property damage, not just life-saving. Comm. Ford said that he is in favor of the recommendation that would mand installation of products of combustion units in multiple family dwellings as long as it is accomplished within a reasonable time frame to minimize the economic impact on owners. A suggestion might be 1/3 of the total units per year or at such time as an apartment is rented, sold, etc, whichever comes first. 11, PS-52 ! MINUTES OF THE MAY 12, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 6 Mr. Mendoza mentioned that there should be little opposition to the mandate from Cupertino complex owners and managers, with one possible exception. Any State Fire Marshal approved devices would be acceptable. Comm. Ford proposed a three -step program or study with regard to smoke detection mandates. One, R-2 and above dwellings. A recommendation should be made to the council at this time. Two. R-lc residences, which are clustered single family units (condominiums and townhouses) should be studied with a recommendation following. Three, the conventional single family dwelling should be studied. The recommendation should be expressed as a minimum level of security, not the ultimate. On compliance, there would be no problem with apart- ments, since a permit must be obtained every year. Comm. Ford noted that Comm. Lester, who is also a member of this committee on smoke detection, agrees with Comm. Ford, but adds that he thinks a dual power source system would be better than just any State Fire Marshal approved device. Comm. Ford noted that there is only one dual power source device that is approved now. Comm. Rogers moved that the subcommittee submit a draft to be ready by the next Public Safety Commission meeting of the proposed ordinance on smoke detector mandates as discussed at tonight's meeting, along with a cover letter describing the three -step program. Comm. Gonzales seconded the motion and the motion carried. 3.Study and discussion of Countywide Paramedic Plan, as developed by the Santa Clara County Health Department Comm. Ford reported the content of the letter from the Director of Public Health regarding paramedic service. The letter says that a draft of the plan will be submitted for approval at the April 21 meeting of the Emergency Medical Care Committee. Any comments must be submitted before that meeting. The plan will go to the Board os Supervisors on May 19, one week away. The letter was not received by the City Manager until April 19. Coimn. Rogers suggested that a protest be sent to the City Council, who should write a letter of complaint because of the short time frame. The implementation plan for a county -wide paramedic system has 10 basic zones serviced by one unit each. The plan would mean another layer of county government and would cost an approximate $22 million in the first year. The cost is predicted to go down in the second year to around $2 million. The plan itself brought up several disadvantages that must be considered. For example, response time would be from 5-12 minutes, the zones are quite large, and there maybe unforeseen expenses that would raise the $22 million figure. E. MINUTES OF THE MAY 12, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMISSION MEETING I PS-52 Page 7 Comm. Ford noted that Zone 4, of which Cupertino is a part, is very large (120,000 people) The smallest zone is 80,000 and the largest is 195,000 people. Zone 4 is expected to grow to 179,000 people by 1980. Comm. Gonzales said two things which need to be looked into are an over4 all cost per unit and the impact on Cupertino. Comm. Ford mentioned that the plan limits transportation of patients once they're stabilized to the ambulance companies. Regarding funding, Comm. Ford said four possibilities were mentioned. 1. A County -wide tax override specifically for paramedic service, 2. Formation of a paramedic tax district, 3. A City -County contribution fund, or 4. A non-profit funding corporation. Comm. Gonzales suggested a letter be written by the City Manager which responds to the letter from the Director of Public Health. The letter would include the following points: 1. No definitive action should be taken, 2. Cities should participate in this plan, 3. Unrealistic time frame for response to the document, and 4. On the face of the document, there seem to be things we disagree with Ross Smith said he would talk to Mr. Quinlan the City Manager on this subject. OLD BUSINESS Comm. Rogers asked if the bill presented to the State Assembly regarding a tax break for those who install smoke detectors was still a live biit Comm. Gonzales commented that the bill may have been amended by now. Comm. Rogers suggested that a letter be written saying the Commission is in favor of such legislation in a generic sense. Comm. Gonzales said he would like to see a draft by the next meeting so that the disposition of the bill could be ascertained. Comm. Rogers will provide. NEW BUSINESS Comm. Rogers mentioned that the lights from the tennis courts shine so that it's hard to see to drive on McClellan Road. Ross Smith said that this complaint has been made to the City and the lights are supposed to be off at 10:00 p.m. Comm. Rogers brought up a situation involving a blind girl who needs transportation to and from 3 special school. The girl is also deaf and has not been attending her special classes because of lack of transporta- tion. It was suggested that perhaps a fireman or someone who gets off work at 8:00 in the morning might be willing to take her in the morning. That would be at least a one-way trip. Comm. Gonzales noted that a bike lane is being built between Cupertino and Campbell. 11 PS-52 MINUTES OF THE MAI' '12, 1976 PUSLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 8 Recognition of New Agenda Items by Chair 4. General Audience - there was none 5. Comission members - nothing 6. Inter-C6mmission Communications - nothing ADJOURNMENT Comm. Ford moved and Comm. Rogers seconded to adjourn the meeting until the next regular meeting of June 9. The motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 11:24 p.m. Respectfully submitted. OL.O-z de�L� Theresa A. Cuchra Recording Secretary E 11 ® CITY OF MUP - 6, STATE OF CALIFORNIA 10300 Torre Ave-ue, Cupertino, California Telephone: 252-4505 Affik MINUTES OF THE JUNE 9, 1976 MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD IN THE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL CUPERTINO s -CAL I 09NIA CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:39 p.m. by Chairman Gonzales with a salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Gonzales, Ford, Eberhardt, Rogers, Lester Commissioners Absent: None Staff Present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Office Guests Present: C. D. Marron, Sherriff's Department Bob Webster, Central Fire District Al Carder, Fire Marshal's Office MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING Comm. Rogers noted that, discussion regarding possible effects of the West Valley Fire Department proposal on the tax rate was left out of the minutes on page 2. There was discussion regarding the tax rate compared to service level and assessed valuation. On page 4 under Oral Communications, there should be mention of the Cable TV meeting that was taking place at the same time as the Public Safety Commission meeting. Comm. Rogers noted that the Commission was not notified of the Cable TV meeting and that communications should be improved. She requested that this be added to the minutes. Comm. Ford noted that on page 3, bottom line, the word homocide should be spelled "homicide". On page 5, second line from the bottom, the figure $120,000 shoul be $102,000. Comm. Ford moved and Comm. Rogers seconded that the minutes of the previous meeting be approved as amended. The motion carried. 11 PS - Page 1 PS- 3 MINUTES OF THE JUNE 9, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 2 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 1. The Fire Marshal's Report for May and the Central Fire District's Report for May. 2. The minutes of the last two session of the Boards of Fire Marshals. 3. A letter from Lois Woodruff, Treasurer of the Cupertino library, thanking Sheriff Geary for the help of the Sheriff's Department during the recent used book sale. Comm. Rogers mentioned that Ms. Woodruff has mentioned several times that the Sheriff's Department has been very helpful. REPORT FROM Tilt SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Mr. Marron reported that the police activities report had come out today. The following activities went down: Homicide - 100% Assaults (with other weapons) - 50% Kidnapping - 100% Burglary (single family) - 50% Armed robbery - 100% Burglary (Multi -family) - 50% Assaults (with firearms) - 100% Vandalism Assaults (with knife) - 100% The following activities went up: Burglaries (industrial) - from 4 to 11 incidents (i.e , 4 in'April,.l>l,,!n1-,May) Burglaries (institutional) - from 6 to 8 incidents Shoplifting - from 22 to 25 Prowlers - from 5 to 15 Juvenile disturbances - from 38-63 Animal calls - from 45 to 103 Comm. Gonzales asked if anyone has established a crime "index" that could be plotted out. Ross Smith reported that nothing has been done in this area. Comm. Rogers noted that in the same -month, one area wtllv-have less crime, but another area will have more crime. For example, the residential area experienced less crime in May, but the industrial and institutional areas experienced more. She asked if there is anything that the F;;olic Safety Commission can do to have an impact on the reduction of crime. Mr. Marron replied that, although there has been a lot of money spent on how to prevent crime, there does not seem to be a method that really has an impact; crime rates continue to rise despite all efforts. Comm. Eberhardt commented that one reason for the increase in juvenile disturbances is that one incident (in Linde Vista,Park) resulted in 30 citations all at the same time. She noted, that there was really no big problem there. Comm. Lester commented that the practice of issuing citations should tend to discourage kids from creating disturbances. MINUTES OF THE JUNE 9, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING pS-53 Page 3 Comm. Lester mentioned the murder and Bullock robbery brought up ® at the last meeting and there was a short discussion on these incidents. Comm. Gonzales asked Mt. Marron what the Sheriff's Department's experiences with malls is. Mr. Marron said that stores in malls are not subject to very many break-ins, but usually experience such things as hit -and -runs, where someone will run into the store during business hours, grab something and run out. Ross Smith said the cost of police protection runs between 30K and 40K per month. REPORT FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT Chief Carder reported that the weed abatement program is going very smoothly and is generally wrapped up. A letter will be sent to every property owner where work was done advising them of the charges. Chief Carder does not envision any problems. After the letters go out, the City Court will be apprised of the total and a report will go out. Then a public hearing will be held by the City Council giving the property owners the opportunity to be heard, after which any adjustments deemed necessary will be made. The matter would then go on to the tax collectors. Chief Carder will supply a separate report on weed abatement in the future. Comm. Ford asked if the fees are going to be adequate to cover ® administrative costs. Chief Carder replied that they are. He added that his own time was not counted this year. Four cities and some unincorporated areas were covered. Chief Carder's guess is that the cost will be $50,000 - $55,000. Comm. Rogers asked if the second disking will be sufficient to contain fires this year, considering the dryness, etc. Chief Carde said that it should contain fires in urban areas. On hillside areas, there is much danger. Weed abatement is an urban program. Comm. Lester asked if the.3 is any activity anticipated in the hill areas or if this is up to the Forest Service, and, because of the advanced fire season, are more fire problems expected. Chief Carder replied that there are more problems anticipated be- cause of the increased dryness this year and increased fireworks activities. However, there should not be any increased activities in the hills, since the California Division of Forestry is doing the planning in this type of fire prevention. Comm. Lester suggested that an article appear in the newspaper about fire safety during the 4th especially. Chief Carder said tha he did issue a news release today, which should appear in about a week. Comm. Gonzales asked if anyone put out the same information about fire safety in the schools. Chief Carder replied that safety pamphlets and material is distributed mostly in the spring and fall ® but there is no concentrated effort in the schools. He noted that PS-53 Page 11 �J MINUTES OF THE JUNE 9, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING since most fireworks accidents are caused by youngsters, it seems logical to get into the schools with this type of information. As far as fireworks activities go, there haven't been increased incidents observed yet, however, a wild year is expected. Comm. Gonzales asked what the increase in injury for July over other months is. Chief Carder summarized incidents during the last few years due to fireworks as follows: In the period from June 25 - July 10: 1973 - 31 injuries from safe and sane, 34 from illegal 1974 - 7 injuries from safe and sane, 5 from illegal 1975 - 8 injuries from safe and sane, 11 from illegal He did not have the figures available for the rest of the year. Comm. Gonzales commented that an increase of 4 or 5 incidents does not seem unreasonable. Comm. Lester commented that it doesn't seem unreasonable until someone is personally affected. Comm. Ford commented that he would just as soon defer discussion of this issue until after the 4th of July because of the special nature of this year of the Bicentenial celebration. This issue will surely come up before the Commission again. Comm. Lester requested that a graph be drawn up indicating injuries re- lated to fireworks and other fire -related injuries, both for persons and property, so that the ups and downs could be seen better. Comm. Ford noted that the drastic drop in injuries from 1973 was due to the ordinance enforced at that time. He commented that we should have more substantial figures by August for this year and a graph would be better at that time. Comm. Rogers asked if there is anything Cupertino could do to help minimize the hillside danger of fire. Chief Carder replied that he doesn't think the City could do anything this year. If people could be kept out of the areas, fire could be stopped. However, it isn't possible to keep people out. There are numerous signs up in high fire danger areas. Chief Carder feels the key to prevention is education of the public. Comm. Rogers suggested doing something in summer school along this line. Comm. Rogers mentioned the Cupertino celebration. Chief Carder noted that there will be no City fireworks display as far as he knows. Comm. Ford suggested that this should be checked out with Merle Butler, who is in charge of Cupertino's Bicentenial celebration after the meeting on June 14 regarding the festivities. Chief Carder commented that fireworks displays are expensive, costing from $1500 to $5000. Merle Butler is the Director of Parks and Recreation. Will Lester suggested getting something in the Cupertino Scene about safe and same fireworks. Ross Smith said that it may be too late, but would try to get something in. Comm. Eberhardt said that we should get through to the adults through the paper instead of the kids. MINUTES OF THE JUKE 9, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION 14EETING Page Page 5 Al Carder mentioned an incident in New Jersey in which a girl was kil by a fireworks accident. Comm. Gonzales asked who to call in case of fireworks violations. Chief Carder said to call the Sheriff's office. They will respond and refer the incident to the Fire Marshall's Office. He suggested that the youngster be identified by name and where he lives. Three courses of action are then possible: 1) Arrest the juvenile, 2) cite him, or 3) .refer him to his parents. For the Central Fire District, Bob Webster was addressed by Comm. Ford regarding the residential fire on Creston Drive. The damage in that fi was $80,000. The occupants of the home were awakened by the sound of the fire. Mr. Webster said that there has been another fire also. Mr. Webster asked Comm. Rogers if she plans to agendize the question of taxes regarding the proposed West Valley Fire Protection District. Comm. Rogers said that if the plan is approved, it would be useful to know what impact it would have on the tax rate in comparison to the service provided. Mr. Webster replied that the tax rate change would be by assessed valuation. In Cupertino, this would mean an increase of $730-900 million. Comm. Rogers asked if Cupertino would get a commeasurate amount of increased service to go along with this tax in- crease. Mr. Webster commented that Cupertino could only benefit from the Flan. In fact, all the communities will benefit commeasurate with the tax except Saratoga. They will get a hew station and increased service, but the tax will be high. Comm. Rogers commented that it is very easy to listen to and to accept generalizations, but it would be much better if the figures were in front of you. Mr. Webster noted that the proposal is based on current figures and does not project into the fiture. Therefore, the assessment projected is not high enough. He said that he would be more than happy to give the Public Safety Commission information that is usable. He noted that the biggest chunk of the cost (93% after 1st yr.) is wages Comm. Rogers commented that she was not sure if this matter should be agendized or not. Mr. Webster said that the Central Fire District is active in the hill areas. The presuppression plan is well underway, and the number of pieces of equipment, where they will come from, and what routes will be taken in case of fire is known. High risk areas have also been identi- fied. Central Fire District is working closely with the California Division of Forestry on this matter, and they have someone working full time on inspection of the Alma area. Helicopters from the Hollister area are all geared for the fire season. The Commission recessed at 9:18 p.m. and resumed the meeting at 9:36 p. AGENDA BUSINESS 1. Consideration by Commission of Smoke Detector Ordinance drafted by Commissioners Ford and Lester. E 0 PS-53 MINUTES OF THE JUNE 9, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 6 Comm. Ford distributed a copy of the draft ordinance to members of the Commission. He then read the text of the draft. Minor editorial changes were made by the Commission members for clarity. Comm. Lester commented that the Federat requirement of 110 gives a false sense of security. Chief Carder noted that a City ordinance can become more restrictive but not less restrictive. Comm. Ford said that the Federal law adresses only new structures, while the ordinance addresses existing dwellings. Comm. Lester suggested that there should be a state- ment to the effect that the Commission has concerns about the 110 Federal requirement. Comm. Ford commented that the ordinance should not be more restrictive than the State Fire Marshall's office. Referring to Section 13.307(j) of the proposed ordinance regarding the Affidavit of Conformance at the time of annual renewal of the license, Comm. Rogers asked if it would be possible to have the Affidavit on the botton of the business license to minimize paperwork. Comm. Ford commented that this should be left up to the City. Comm. Ford said that some cities have a Certificate of Occupancy and whenever a change in residence occurs, this must be filled out and smoke detectors must be installed. Most apply to businesses only. We do not have this. Chief Carder mentioned that those cities that have smoke detection ordinances have found that the installation of the devices is in some cases, holding up escrow. Comm. Ford noted that there is no check mechanism for change of occupancy or owner in Cupertino's proposed ordinance. Chief Carder asked if, by inspection, the ordinance meant owner inspection or official inspection. Comm. Ford said that the intent was for official inspection. Comm. Ford included pages 5 and 6 of the May 12, 1976 Public Safety Commission meeting minutes for information, and these should also be submitted to the Council so that they can see what kind of discussion preceded the proposed ordinance. Comm. Rogers moved that the proposed draft be accepted by the Commission and forwarded as amended to the City Council as the Commission's recommen- dation. Comm. Eberhardt seconded. Comm. Ford called for the motion and the motion was carried. PSC 6031 The draft will go to the Mayor and City Council as PSC 6031. 2. Continuation of study of Countywide Paramedic Plan, as proposed by the Santa Clara County Health Department. Comm. Ford reported that he had attended the May 19 meeting of the Emer- gency Medical Care Committee, at which time certain revisions were made to their implementation plan. Their changes represent quite a few pages. The Committee is forwarding this to the Board of Supervisors on the 15th of June. The reason for this delay is because they want to hold off until after the election and the results of Proposition F in San Jose. sk�UM i MINUTES OF THE JUNE 9, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING I PS-53 Page 7 The Committee declined to make plans for funding until the Board of Supervisor's has accepted the plan. However, suggestions for funding possibilities remain as mentioned in the minutes of May 12 (PSC). The policy limiting transportation of patients to private ambulance companies has been modified to be more liberal. Wording was changed so that a proposal could be made for paramedic service between public and private sectors. Both public and private agencies could bid on a particular paramedic zone. The implementation plan will create another layer of county government, and this part of the county will support the southern part of the count Comm. Rogers asked how the paramedic plan will relate with the proposed West Valley Fire District change. Mr. Webster replied that the Central Fire District is aware of the County plan. What it would do is improve the tax rate of the West Valley proposal, would affect the EMT (Emergen Medical Technician), and other things would surely.be tied in. Comm. Lester commented that he can see some advantage in spreading the cost of paramedic service over a broader base. The districts are divi up into fairly equal populations (Comm. Ford commented that these districts will grow), and that it seems that if the population will co tinue to grow in this valley, paramedic protection will become more ® important. He went on to say that 2 units per district would seem to be sufficient and that response time is reasonable. Comm. Ford noted that, although he does not have figures, calls`fer sev vice -of this type in Zone-4 seems*-io'be rather low. He commented that the first year budget for the system is $2,433,206, which does not include the cost of management. Comm. Ford did not know who would be the head of the paramedic districts. Chief Carder said that it woul probably be the health agency. Comm. Gonzales noted that per unit cost would be $207,240 the first year and $174,280 the second year. He asked if anyone had a copy of the earlier Public Safety Commission recommendation on paramedic servi Comm. Ford had a copy, dated November 17, 1975, which said that the Commission could not recommend the service in Cupertino at that time. Another recommendation dated December 19, 1974 stated that 110 the Com- mission was concerned about a new layer of government and that 2) the Commission approved of the concept if control remained in the City of Cupertino and several other conditions were met. (PSC 4023) Comm. Gonzales stated that this proposal deserves a position from the Public Safety Commission in terms of how we support it and what reservations remain. ® Comm. Ford expressed doubt about the financial condition of the county. ® He doesn't feel that the voters would approve an additional $?.5 million PS-53 NINUTES OF THE JUNE 9, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION 14EETING Page 8 Comm. Gonzales said that the Commission is noz really able to address this now. Comm. Rogers said that everything discussed seems to be under the agenda. Ross Smith noted that he talked to someone in the Department of Medical Services who felt that the Board of Supervisors would not act on this proposal on the 15th of June. Comm. Gonzales felt that if Commission members had another month to look over the proposal, a better decision could be made, but Comm. Rogers maintained that the Commission should respond tonight. Comm. Lester questioned the urgency of the matter. Comm. Ford said that a unit would be right in Cupertino, which would make response time here very good. Comm. Gonzales said that if it is county -wide, a paramedic service would pay for Cupertino. The ratio of number of units per population is critical. If a paramedic service is wanted, county -wide is the only way to go. He stated that he is ready to endorse the plan, with the stipulation that the Commission would have continuing input. Comm. Lester moved that the Public Safety Commission endorse the Santa Clara County implementation plan for county -wide paramedic service and reserve final judgment until the funding technique and service limits are determined. Comm. Ford seconded. Comm. Rogers asked if there are any other questions that the Commission would like to see addressed further in particular. Comm. Ford said he does not think the Commission can. Comm. Rogers called for the question. The motion carried. 3. Consideration of Ordinance No. 74, amending Chapter 11.08 of the Cupertino Municipal Code, to comply with new regulations of State Law relating to bicycles. The ordinance modifies the bicycle regulation and says that bicyclists must ride in the bicycle lane if there is a designated lane except to turn, pass pedestrians or other vehicles or to avoid obstacles. Comm. Rogers said that the bicycle regulations have grown too much. What started out simply to help people out (with bike lanes) has now become too restrictive. Comm. Ford said that this question was on the Council agenda Monday, and Comm. Rogers noted that the Public Safety Commission again was not notified. Comm. Ford said that he would like to see Comm. Gonzales follow this up to see what happened if anything. He questioned whether parts 210 and 230 of the ordinance belonged there, since most of the ordinance has to do with licensing and equipment. Comm. Gonzales feels that these two sections would be unenforceable. Comm. Ford moved that Comm. Gonzales make inquiries as to the City staff and Chairman of the Bicycle Committee. Comm. Rogers seconded the motion. 0 11 MIN{lTES OF THE JUNE 9, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY C0MSSION MEETING Comm. Rogers questioned Section 240 as well since it is a reiteration of State law as pertaining to the Motor Vehicle Code and the Licensing Ordinance. She moved that Comm. Gonzales discover what happened in the other ordinance. There was no second. fomm. Gonzales said he will attend the second meeting on the ordinance and explain the Commission's feelings about not being notified and the reser- vations regarding Sections 210 and 230. Comm. Ford thought that no motion is therefore necessary and withdrew his motion. Comm. Rogers withdrew her second. OLD BUSINESS Comm. Rogers reported that she did not have time to look into the status of the bill proposed to the assembly on the smoke detector tax rebate. Comm. Lester brought up cable TV. The cable people have been trying to get cables underground and would like to see the Public Safety Commission recommend that it be mandatory to do so. Comm. Gonzales said that this had been mentioned at the Commission Chair- men's luncheon today. It was determined that the cost of this would be prohibitive. Comm. Ford suggested that this item be agendized. Comm. Gonzales suggested that someone do some basic information on this item first. NEW BUSINESS Comm. Ford 'said `that, since it is traditional for the Chairman of the Public Safety Commission to be on only one committee because of the incre duties of chairmanship, Comm. Gonzales should identify which committee he wants to pursue. Committee assignments are as follows: Fire study Police study Bicycle safety Noise study Noise subcommittees - Vehicle noise - Commercial, institutional & construction - Residential - Public and private events Comms. Lester and Ford Comms. Eberhardt and Gonzales Comms. Ford and Gonzales Comers. Rogers and Lester Comas. Rogers and Ford Cowan;. Ford and Lester Comers. Rogers and Gonzales Comets. Rogers and Gonzales Comm. Gonzales suggested Cable TV as a point of study. Comm. Rogers suggested paramedic as separate from the Fire Study Committee. Comm. Ford said that he would be willing to take over Mr. Gonzales' member- ship on the Police Study Committee since he is working on that now. PS-53 Page 9 ' PS-53 -Page 10 0 MINUTES OF THE JUNE 9, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Comm. Rogers reported that the Noise Planning Commission would be getting into noise elimination for the general plan and will require Public Safety Commission input. However, the Planning Commission put this off when other matters demanded attention. Comm. Gonzales said he will call on each of the committees later this month. The question of what to ut. ': the ChAtmn will retain and a proposal on committees will be agendized for next meeting. Comm. Rogers asked about an ad hoc committee for traffic in Vallco Park. Comm. Gonzales said that a Commission member can certainly attend these committee meetings as an individual, can identify things that the Public Safety Commission might attend to and and report what happens. Comm. Rogers stated that this will eventually go into Commission and wants it to come into the Public Safety Commission. Comm. Gonzales expressed the opinion that one of the things that keeps the Commission from going into anything other than Police and Fire Reports is the length of those reports. The Commission does not have time to go into anything. Conan. Ford suggested putting time restraints on the two reports. Comm. Gonzales that a new format should be worked on . Comm. Ford suggested deferring Written and Oral Communications, since this does take up some time at the beginning of the meetings. Comm. Rogers suggested that perhaps there is too much discussion during the meetings. 4. General Audience: there was none. 5. Commission Members: Ross Smith mentioned that the bicycle program in the schools has just been finished and he will have a report at the next meeting. 6. Inter -Commission Communications Comm. Rogers stated that she feels the lack of communicati®n should be stressed again. Comm. Ford said that this would be an opportunity to communicate the Commission's displeassire at not being informed about the bicycle ordinance discussed during the Monday Council meeting. Comm. Gonzales reported that the smoke detection proposal would be coming up at the Council meeting. He obtained this information at the Mayor's luncheon. The meeting was adjourned at 12:16 a.m. by Chairman Gonzales. Respectfully, ip THERESA A CUCHRA RECORDING SECRETARY ® CtTY OF CUPERTINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA 10300 Torre Avenue MINUTES OF THE JULY 14, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING HELD IN THE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM CITY HALL CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA CALL TO ORDER Chairman Gonzales called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. with the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Ford, Gonzales, Lester, Rogers Commissioners Absent: Eberhardt Staff Present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Offic Guests Present: C.D. Marron, Sheriff's Department, Al Carder, Fire Marshal's Office ' Gary Smith, Fire Marshal's Office Bob Webster, Central Fire District ® MINUTES OF PERVIOUS MEETING The following corrections were made to the minutes of the meeting of June 9, 1976: Comm. Rogers: Page 6, Para. 2, first sentence - "federat" should be "federal" Page 10, Comm. Rogers had asked if the Public Safety Commission had plans for a subcommittee to study the transportation needs for the city, not an ad hoc committee as was recorded. Comm. Lester: Page 2, last line - the word "kids" should be changed to "juveniles". Page 3, line 5 under "Report from Fire Department" - City "Court" shout be changed to City "Council". Page 3, first Para under Fire Department, should .add the word "office" after tax collectors. Page 3, last paragraph should read "pamphlets and materials are" in stead of "pamphlets and materials is". — Page 4, change the word "kids" to "young people". PS-54 MINUTES OF THE JULY 14, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING _Page 2 Paqe 5, para. 4 - the cost involved in the best Valley district as recorded (from 730-900 million) is not clear as to meanie MrWebster clarified this by explaining that the f730 million is assessed valuation in the entire Central Fire District. The figure would be $900 million for the entire West Valley Fire District. Page 6, para. 2 - Comm. Lester's statement rregatding the Federal requirement of 110 should be clarified by adding in paranthesis, the words "(volts, without battery backup)" after "110". Page 6, line 4 - insert the word "proposed" before the word 'ordnance". Page 6, line 6 - insert the words "(volts, without a battery backup system)" after "110". Page 6, para. 7 - add the word "administration" after the word "City." Last page, para. 5 - Change "anything" to "any new business" in Comm. Gonzales' statement about the length of meetings. Bob Webster: Page 5, para. 4, line 7 - should read an increase in "the assessed valuation", not "tax" ® I Page 5, second para. from the bottom; - "helicopters" should be "air F tankers". Comm. Rogers moved and Comm. Ford seconded that the minutes of the meeting of .Dune 9, 1976 be approved as amended. The motion carried. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 1. The monthly reports from the Central Fire District and the Fire Marshal's Office (for June). 2. The Board of Fire Commissioner's minutes for the meeting of June 7. 3. Notification of the Santa Clara County implementation plan for paramedic services meeting of August 2, 1976. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Comm. Gonzales had an item, but said he would present it under New 3usiness REPORT FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Mr. Marron reported that the report for June looks pretty favorable for Cupertino. He cited the following examples: 11 MV Rx 5 MINUTES OF THE JULY 14, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING PS-51 Page 3 (Comm. Gonzales asked that differences be given in units rather than percents.) armed robbery - only 1 this month (June) misdemeanors - down 4 this month (June) single family burglaries 12 in May, 12 in June industrial burglaries 11 in May, 11 in June institutional burglaries 8 in May, 2 in June burglary total 58 in May and 55 in June. The yearly average has gone up from 689 in the 1974-1975 period to 835 in the 1975-1976 period. vandalism - up from 24 to 32 juvenile disturbances up from 63 to 90 animal disturbances down from 11 to 2 Park checks have declined from 114 last month to 76 this month; however there is evidence that the park checks have not been recorded and the actual figure for June is much higher than 76. Traffic: There were only 101 incidences of radar usage as opposed to 189 in May. However, moving violations rose from 46 to 73. Ross Smith commented that half -way through the month, the radar unit broke down. Comm. Gonzales suggested picking some incident as a barometer, such as speeding, and plot the number of citations over the last year or so to see if the addition of another car has made a difference, and if other changes affect the number. Mr. Marron reported that the new rate for police services has been submitted to the City Manager. The rate for general law enforcement has gone from $26.87/hour to $29.20/hour, an increase of 5 67%. The rate for supplemental, daylight has gone from $19.35/hour to $21.28/hou , an increase of 9.97%. The increase was effective on July 1, 1976. Comm. Gonzales requested that the record of traffice citations be checked as far back as is practical. It was the intent of the City that the second traffic car would reduce the incidents of speeding and reckless driving, and it should be determined if this has been accom- plished. Comm. Ford noted that there has been a reduction in the number of citizen complaints, which was one of the reasons the car was recommended. Mr. Marron said that he has not heard of any homeowners groups complaining as there were before the car was added. Comm. Gonzales asked if the senior citizen's home is being used as a checking station by the police. Ross Smith said that it is. Comm. Gonzales commented that their visibility is very effective. Comm. Gonzales asked what the experience has been in relation to inci- dents in Memorial Park. Ross Smith replied that vandalism, as in most parks, is a problem, but there has not been a police problem. Comm. Gonzales commented that the park seems to have good usage, and this would discourage criminal activity there. PS-54 j MINUTES OF THE JULY 14, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 4 j REPORT FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT Bob Webster referred to the Central Fire District report for June and invited comments or questions from the Commission members. Comm. Ford commented that is it significant that the fire loss seems to be increasing in dwellings. Mr. Webster distributed an article from the July Fire Journal entitled "Multiple Death Fires, 1975" to Commission members. Multiple death fires are those in which 3 or more persons lose their lives. Chief Carder of the Fire Marshal's Office introduced Gary Smith, who is a new Senior Deputy heading up the Inspection Division. Mr. Smith is in charge of 13 deputy fire marshals. Chief Carder reported that he has sent a letter to the fire sub- committee regarding the BRK eletronic smoke detector, which operates both on AC and DG and which is approved by the State Fire Marshal's Office. It is the only dual power smoke detector approved, but it is not available in California. Comm. Gonzales asked, as he had mentioned at the last meeting, for a comparison for any given year of fire -related injuries on a month - by -month basis. For example, Jan. -Dec. 1973, 1974, 1975. This would ® be so that fireworks -related injuries in July could be compared to the normal number of fire -related injuries in any given month. If the fireworks injuries are not high compared to other months, this factor should be taken into consideration in discussing banning of fireworks. He said that this information should be available from the monthly fire department reports and could be picked out. Comm. Ford mentioned that it would be a good idea to go through the Central Fire District reports for the whole county instead of just Cupertino. Comm. Gonzales noted that the City Council's position on fireworks is that the use of them is a personal matter. Comm. Rogers asked if there were any accidents during the past 4th of July celebrations. Mr. Webster said that there were none that he is aware of. Chief Carder said that the report from the hospitals should be available soon for the period of June 25 - July 10. He said he will compile a county -wide report. Comm. Ford noted that, not only is the loss of property and life to be considered in talking about fires, but the cost of taking the fire engine out of the station is also quite high. Comm. Rogers asked about the nation-wide proposal to ban fireworks. Chief Carder answers that Consumer Product Safety is attempting to ban exploding type fireworks (except for ladyfingers). It was delayed a year ago and is now effective. What is going to be illegal has been illegal in California for years. MINUTES OF THE JULY 14, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMISSION MEETING PS-54 Page 5 Mark Glines, in the audience, expressed the opinion that reducing the number of public fireworks displays would control the use of fire- crackers, since some of the R#tWidwvabld be lost. Chief Carder noted that people often order fireworks from out-of-state, and ship them by UPS. Mr. Smith said that one of the places where people have been getting fireworks is Ohio. Chief Carder reported that the suppliers have been cited and one company that has been supplying has been put out of business. California fire authorities work closely with the ATF on these matters. Comm. Gonzales suggested that perhaps it would be a good idea to plan a public fireworks display for next year, whether or not the ban be- comes a reality. Comm. Ford commented that if the fireworks ban does not go into effect, a public display would encourage the increased use of firecrackers. Comm. Lester asked what Campbell spent on their fireworks display this year. Chief Carder answered that Campbell spend around $3,000. Dis- plays will run anywhere from $2,000 to $7,500. Comm. Ford suggested contacting Marriott's Great America to find out what would be a maximum display, since the Marriott display was quite large. Comm. Ford asked about the adoption of the 1976 Uniform Fire Code. Chief Carder said that it will be some time before it is formally adopted and noted that there is little change in the new code from the ® 1973 code. AGENDA BUSINESS 1. Continuation of Study of Mandatory Smoke Detectors - R1 and RIC zoning. Comm. Ford asked to address only R1C zoning at this time. Comm. Rogers indicated she is in favor of this and asked if the proposed ordinance on apartments has gone to the City Council. Comm. Ford said that it will be back before the Council on July 19. In the meantime, it has been referred back to the staff to study methods of enforcement and its enforceability. Comm. Rogers suggested that no further discussion be held on this topic until the status of the proposed ordinance is determinedo and whether or not it will be accepted by the Council. Comm. Gonzales commented that if the only reservation is on enforcement the Commission has the choice of saying that enforcement is not all that stringent or issuing a statement saying that enforceability does not lessen the value of the recommendation. It was decided that since Mr. Glines had attended this meeting because of the smoke detector discussion, the matter should be discussed. Comm. Ford explained the content of the proposed ordinance recommended by the Public Safety Commission regarding apartments. Mr. Glines indicated that in his dealings with people, the idea of installing smoke detectors has acceptance, but the idea of being told to install them is repugnant to homeowners. PS-54 MINUTES OF THE JULY 14, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMWSSI Page 6 In a rental situation, he went on, the renter is putting his life in somebody else's hands. Comm. Gonzales noted that there would be a problem with enforcement in single family rentals. Comm. Ford added that, since Cupertino has no Certificate of Occupancy, there is no way of knowing when someone rents out a single family home. Mr. Glines commented that public awareness would make a mandate enforceable in single family rentals, since tenants would demand the installation of the detection devices if they were aware of a mandate. Comm. Gonzales expressed the opinion that if a renter wants to protect his family, he could install a smoke detection device on his own. They can easily be removed and taken with when moving. It could be negotiated with a landlord, as far as putting holes in the ceiling, etc. Chief Carder said that homes that are rentals can be easily identified. If property taxes are sent to an address other than that of the property being taxed, it is usually safe to assume that that property is rented out by the owner. All that it would require would be someone with the time to dig out the information. Comm. Ford asked what the experience has been on enforcement in San Carlos. Ross Smith replied that there has been 60a compliance in general and has been very little problem with enforcement due to their heavy PR program. There have been meetings with homeowners, etc, and the idea is well acceptd. Mr. Smith said that he was told San Carlos has the right of entry. Commission members expressed doubt that any right of entry could be claimed in Cupertino. Comm. Gonzales said that R1 and then R1 rentals should be addressed, but that no action should be taken. Comm. Lester agreed and added that a PR program should be initiated, but no action taken at this time. Comm. Ford commented that in owner -occupied single family dwellings, the installation of smoke detection devices would seem to be a private decision and many people would feel a mandate will encroach on their private domain. In single family rentals, however, the property owner has a commitment to be sure furnaces, water heaters, etc. are safe, and it may be that this should include early warning devices. Comm. Rogers commented that a single family dwelling is the business of the person living there. If there were requirements to install a detection device, it would start another whole area of bureaucracy. Coimn. Lester strongly agreed. Comm. Ford noted that in the sale of R1 property, it is conceivable that through a period of turnover if the mandate is a condition of sale, there would be a large percentage of homes which would gradually have the devices installed. Right now it is required to install them if meajor repair work is done on a home. Comm. Gonzales suggested that something should be written to the Council 40 expressing the views of the Public Safety Commission on R1 dwellings. MINUTES OF THE JULY 14, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSI-M MEETING PS-54 Page 7 The Public Safety Commission unanimously agrees that enforcement of PSC 6033 mandatory products of combustion devices in owner-occupied`R1 dwelliliqsN, should not We pursued. The Public Safety Commission unanimously agrees (with the exception of PSC 6034 Comm. Ford) that enforcement of mandatory products of combustion devices in renter -occupied R1 dwellings should not be pursued. The meeting was recessed at 9:12 p.m. and reconvened at 9:27 P.M. After the recess, the discussion turned to RIC dwellings. Comm. Ford defined RIC dwellings as single family residential clustered housing with a common wall, common roof (such as townhouses, condominiums, etc) with 4-6 or more dwelling units. Comm. Lester added that a common wall should also be defined as a 1 hour wall. Chief Carder said that this common wall is supposed to be up to the roof. Comm. Ford pointed out that there would still be a problem with a common roof and common exterior walls. Comm. Rogers asked for a history of how great a loss there has been with fire walls and if there is any danger of fire spreading on the roof or exterior walls. Chief Carder replied that it is his experience that the fire walls are doing a good job containing fire. Mr. Webster commented that each dwelling has to be surrounded (including the ceiling if more than one story is involved) with fire wails. This makes the walls between two residences a two-hour wall. ® Comm. Rogers commented that, unless there is more information that has not yet been heard, she is not convinced that RIC dwellings should be pursued. Comm. Ford obtained the zoning book from Ross Smith. In looking over the RIC zoning section, it seemed that his previous definition of RIC dwellin may not include all types. Comm. Ford asked that the discussion be suspended until he has a chance to look at the zoning definition more closely. Chairman Gonzales instructed that the discussion be suspended for further investigation. 2. Status of City of Cupertino Study on a Police and Fire Delivery System. Comm. Ford said that he has not been informed of a meeting on this since the last meeting which was held 2 or more months ago. Ross Smith said that this study has been suspended temporarily so that the West Valley Fire District proposal can be worked on. Comm. Gonzales instructed Mr. Smith to let Mr. Quinlan (the City Manager) know that the Public Safety Commission is still interested in the study and does not wish to lose contact with developments. On the West Valley proposal, Bob Webster reported that a Joint Powers Committee has been created. Meetings are being held every Thursday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Discussion has been on boundaries, level of service, etc The City Managers of Campbell, Cupertino, MonteSerino, Los Gatos, and Sara ® toga are attending these meetings, as are representatives of the Central Fire District. xz PS-54 MINUTES OF THE JULY 14, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMIUSSION MEETING Page B 0 Cam. Lester asked if these meetings are open to the public. Mr. Webster replied that they are not intended to he public meetings. Corms. Ford asked if the new fire district study precludes the study of police delivery systems and if time requires that only one thing be worked on at a time. Mr. Webster replied that mostly the same people are involved and the new district proposal has taken precedence. Chairman Gonzales instructed Ross Smith to find out the status of the alternative police services study from Mr. Quinlan. Mr. Smith said that he will obtain a copy of the research that was done for each Commission member. 3. A discussion of what commission is to be retained by the Chairman, and an evaluation of present committees. Chairman Gonzales listed the committees which he recommends on the blackboard. Police - Comms. Ford and Eberhardt (Comm. Rogers) Fire- Comms. Ford and Lester Bicycle - Comms. Gonzales and Rogers ® I Noise - Comms'. Rogers and Lester Cable TV - Comms. Lester and Eberhardt Paramedic - Comers. Lester and Ford Transportation - Comms. Rogers and Gonzales Comm. Rogers comnented that she has a strong interest in police and she would be glad to serve on this committee if either Comm. Ford or Comm. Eberhardt could not. Comm. Gonzales suggested putting three people on this committee but noted that this would make a quorum on a committee. Comm. Gonzales also suggested splitting this committee into two committees. One would be Police Studies and the other Police Services. Comm. Lester commented that this would perhaps be a duplicate committee. Comm. Gonzales said that he sees no problem with a 3-member committee but will look into this possibility and report at the next meeting. For the time being, Comm. Rogers' name was added in parentheses to the committee. Comm. Gonzales also brought up the possibility of having additional outside members of these committees. He said the subcommittees are free agents and can certainly invite others to help. ® Comm. Lester expressed his agreement with the committees and there was general concensus that they should stand as recommended with Comm. Gonzales checking on the 3-member committee. MINUTES OF THE JULY 14, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING OLD BUSINESS Comm. Rogers said she had heard that the bicycle ordinance has been approved with the exception of sections 210 and 230, which is being sent back to the Public Safety Commission. She asked if Chairman Gonzales had any information on this. Comm. Gonzales responded that he was not able to attend the luncheon held by the Commission Chairman. The ordinance that was passed included the Public Safety Commission's recommendations and mandating the use of bicycle lanes. The feeling was that the Public Safety Commission had not addressed that. Comm. Gonzales is not sure whether or not the ordinance passed, but assumes the whole thing either did or did not pass. Comm. Rogers repeated that she had heard part of it was being returned to the Public Safety Commission. Comm. Gonzales instructed Comm. Rogers to investigate the status of the ordinance and report to the Commission. Comm. Lester read section 210 of Ordinance 1108 dated 4/15/76. This section 210 does not agree with section 210 subject matter addressed in the new ordinance. Comm. Ford responded that the ordinance currently under consideration is newer than the section read by Comm. Lester. Section 210 of this newer ordinance concerns required riding in bicycle lanes; section 230 of the new ordinance concerns bicycle lane restrictions Comm. Rogers said that she will look into the status and report. Ross Smith said that the newer ordinance is not yet codified. ® Comm. Ford presented to the Commission a booklet entitled "About Rape". Mayor Bob Meyers had attached a note to the booklet asking about possible incorporation of a program on rape. Comm. Ford suggested that when the Neighborhood Awareness Program (which has slowed down for the summer) be- comes more active, something about rape could be incorporated into the presentation. Comm. Rogers asked what police authorities do in this area as far as information goes. Comm. Gonzales suggested that this booklet or something similar be handed out during the Neighborhood Awareness presentation, but that it should not be addressed. A police officer could be present for large meetings, but it would not be appropriate in the Awareness presenta- tions. Comm. Ford added that a booklet on rape could be included in the package of material that is passed out at the Neighborhood Awareness presentations. Comm. Rogers noted that the booklet is only general in content. Informa- tion about which hospitals to go to, etc. and other specific information should also be included. She suggested contacting the Rape Crisis Center for more literature. Comm. Gonzales asked Comm. Rogers to get a package together for the next meeting. Comm. Lester reported that he had attended the June 16, 1976 Paramedic Committee meeting, but was a non -contributor. The subcommittee on paramedic studies will also be represented at the August 2, 1976 meeting.. E 9 .PS-54 MINUTES OF THE JULY 14, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 10 ® NEW BUSINESS Comm. Rogers asked if it would be useful to move the approval of the previous meeting minutes to the end of the meeting. Comm. Lester commented that often the Central Fire District or Fire Marshal's Office has corrections to the minutes and noted that the approval normally does not take up much time. Comm. Gonzales questioned the value of detailed change in the minutes. Unless there is substantial change, things like typographical errors, etc. do not seem to require change. Comm. Rogers commented that the minutes should be made correct, and Comm. Lester commented that if no corrections are made, the City Council will assume everything is correct. Comm. Gonzales suggested that perhaps Commission members should be more selective in the corrections to the minutes. There was general agreement that the minutes should be approved at the beginning of the meeting as is done now because of the fire department participation. Comm. Gonzales reported that he has received communication concerning the parking of bicycles in the entrance -way of the library. The bicycles are blocking a fire lane there and should not be parked between the two doors. The Library Commission Chairman is concerned about the problem and asked if the Public Safety Commission could ask the librarian to be more forceful in clearing out this area. ® Comm. Gonzales commented that one of the reasons bicycles are parked there is the avoid having them stolen. There is only one bicycle rack at the library, and this is not adequate. Ross Smith commented that bicycle thieves will cut the chains locking the vehicl6s to racks. Comm. Gonzales mentioned that he has some information on bicycle racks. He described some of the types, but did not_have the information on hand. Comm. Ford noted that the only problem is with cost. Various types of bicycle racks, including lockers were discussed by the members. A sign was also suggested by Comm. Ford. Comm. Gonzales said there should be something written to the Library Commission and the librarian expressing the Public Safety Commission's concerns about blocking a fire exit and possibly recommending a bicycle rack. He stated that he would draft a letter to be sent. Comm. Rogers said that if it is illegal to block a fire lane, the Sheriff's office could take care of the situation by impounding. Comm. Gonzales stated there is no interest in impounding at this time. Perhaps that could be considered at a later date. Comm. Gonzales reported that Mr. Quinlan has just become the new chair- man of the Regional Criminal Justice Planning Board. The Board is a local planning agency that decides where Federal funds available to the State should be distributed and how, etc. MINUTES OF THE JULY 14, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY CONNISSION MEETING PS-54 Comm. Gonzales asked the Police subcommittee to work up a tracking of page 11 items of interest to the Commission SUM4 "Vftdalism, etc. to see if there are any trends. Ross Smith mentioned that the 7 Major Crime Statistics Report is late this month. Comm. Gonzales noted that there is not great incidence in these crimes and they are fairly well tracked. Comm. Rogers asked if this information could be picked out from the computer runs. Comm. Ford said he was not sure if the computers had this capability without a totally new program being done. Comm. Gonzales suggested picking out things like 2 traffic items out of 10 reported on, etc. Comm. Rogers mentioned that she would be interested in having the firing range at De Anza College be open to the public since public taxes support it. At the present time. the range is open only to Police Studies studen and police officers. Comm. Ford said that the person to talk to re- garding this would be Vic Musser. RECOGNITION OF NEW AGENDA ITEMS BY CHAIR 4. General Audience - there was none at this point. S. Commission Members - no items 6. Inter -Commission Communications - there were no items ® The meeting was adjourned at 11:05 p.m. by Chairman Gonzales until the next regular meeting of August 11, 1976. Respectfully submitted, Theresa A. Cuchra Recording Secretary n U s a� CITY OF CUPERTINO STATE OF CALIFORNIA MINUTES OF THE AUGUST,11, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION METING HELD_ ZN l e g' CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL 10300 ` T 0. .. CURERT INO, CAL I FORN IA CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:31 p.m. by Chairman Gonzales with a salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Ford, Eberhardt, Gonzales, Lester Rogers Commissioners Absent: None Staff Present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Guests Present: Sgt. Walter Bettencourt, Sheriff's Dept. ® Harold Stalker and Gary Smith, Fire Marshal's Office Gordon Payne, Central Fire District Bob Quinlan, City Manager MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING Chairman Gonzales noted that on Page 3, it should be made clear that figures for vandalism, juvenile disturbances and animal disturbances are those of May compared with June. Comm. Rogers moved and Comm. Ford seconded that the minutes of the July 14 meeting be approved as submitted. The motion carried. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 1. Fire Marshal's Report for July. 2. Central Fire District Report for July 3. Burglart Comparison Report for Santa Clara County. 4. Seven Major Crime Statistics (year-to-date) through June, 1976. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS 0 There were none. PS-55 Page 1 PS-55 MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 11, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 2 REPORT FROM SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Sgt. Bettencourt introduced himself and said that Mr. Marron was unable to attend the meeting this month. Comm. Ford asked Sgt. Bettencourt about the status of efforts to obtain communications equipment to assist Ross Smith's office. He also asked if there was someone that should be contacted to expedite the acquisition of the equipment. Sgt. Bettencourt was unable to answer Comm. Ford's question. However Mr. Quinlan said that there was an item in the budget for a radio to monitor Cupertino's frequency at one time, but it has been taken out. Efforts are now being made to get a radio with the Sheriff's frequency. He stated that the problem is apparently money and suggested that Geri Steinberg be contacted. At the present time, if a city employee sees something that requires the attention of the police, he must use a phone. A radio would be very helpful. Comm. Ford asked if there is anything the Public Safety Commission can do to expedite this. Sgt. Bettencourt commented that there shouldn't be any problem getting the equipment. Chief Payne suggested getting in touch with Frank Holt's office. Comm. Rogers asked what the status of the rape case reported on last month's 7 Major Crime Statistics report is. Sgt. Bettencourt said he does not know the status. Comm. Rogers asked if the deputies carry arms when they are off -duty. Sgt. Bettencourt said that this is optional. If a deputy does carry a weapon off -duty, it must be an approved weapon. It is mandatory to carry an ID card, however. Comm. Rogers asked if an off -duty deputy is supposed to respond to a crime. The reply was that if the deputy is in the imt.fiate area and it is feasible to be of help, it is up to the deputy's own discretion whether to intervene. It could be dangerous if the deputy is in an area where he is not known as a deputy. He is required by law to offer medical assistance, however. REPORT FROM FIRE DEPARTMENT Harold Stalker reported that approximately 30 checks have been received on the weed abatement program and that no one had any complaints in the City Council. There were also few property -owner complaints; these were all settled between the Fire Marshal's Office and t)e citizen. This is the first year the program has been in effect, and he feels a good job has been done. He further reported that the fireworks statistics for this season should be 'in the mail in the next week or so. Comm. Gonzales reiterated his request of last month for a month -by -month comparison of fire -related injuries so that other months besides the fireworks period could be compared. He also requested that costs for various fireworks displays in the area be listed. MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 11, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING PS-55 Page 3 Comm. Rogers commented that there has been some discussion about obtaining ® information from Marriott's. Comm. Gonzales stated he would also like information on length of program plus cost. Perhaps a public fireworks display could be recommended instead of people having fireworks at home. He asked that the information be relayed to Ross Smith. Comm. Eberhardt asked about the relatively high number of inspections. in the current report and if they are tied to specific incidents. Gary Smith said that the total over the whole year would be approxima y the same: these are just routine inspections. Harold Stalker commented that much of the credit for the smooth ing of the weed abatement program should go to Jim Wood and an offi per. Comm. Lester asked if two discings would be enough. Mr. Stalker iedli that this would be sufficient and there should not be any problems. San Jose has done their weed abatement discing this way for years and they don't seem to have any problems. 7 Comm. Gonzales commented that he did not receive any minutes from the Central Fire District's Board this month. Chief Payne said that several meetings (4) were held in July. The minutes may not be typed up yet. Comm. Rogers asked about the status of the paramedic program proposal. Chief Payne replied that the Paramedic Program Commission now has the proposal. The fire services will have the first option in providing paramedic service. Boundaries are being discussed. There will be a meeting with City representatives at a later date. The main obstacle now seems to be than San Jose wants the boundary to be the City boundary. Comm. Rogers noted that the County Board of Supervisors has approved the program in concept and asked if any means of funding has been approved. Chief Payne said that there has been discussion of a 5% tax override, but nothing definite has been decided. He said that the Fire Chiefs will meet August 17 at 10 a.m. to discuss the program. City Manager Bob Quinlan said that he has a report on the proposed work package for the West Valley Fire Service Study. Mr. Quinlan explained that a Joint Powers Authority has been formed. It is a legal agency under the law, normally an arrangement between local government agencies. The purpose is to form an agreement between the members to fulfill certain community needs, in this case, fire service in West Valley. The Authority was approved by Cupertino and other cities and a policy g was set up with a representative for each one of the cities involved and 2 members of the Board of Supervisors. An additional seat was pro- vided for an elected official of Saratoga. A technical committee was established to collect information. On the technical committee are representatives from each of the cities and the fire services. Three different configurations have been proposed: ® 1. Monte Sereno, Cupertino, Los Gatos, Saratoga and part of San Jose (which has no representative on the committees) will be considered as far as boundaries are concerned. Campbell is not included in this alternative PS-55 Page 4 0 LJ E MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 11, 1915 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING 2. The same configuration, including Campbell. 3. A north -south split. After the configurations have been decided, service level in each area and the relationship of the governments of each city involved would need to be discussed. Service in the finger areas of San Jo (those pockets that extend into other cities) would have to be arrafflw, and some kind of contract agreement with San Jose would be made. Another topic of concern is automatic aid. San Jose has bee g at this with a computer and has determined that they can acce o W., area than they have had in the Fast. They want to received paymt in return for this service. The purpose of the JPA is to discuss all these problems. He went into the area of cost, commenting that property tax is the only way monev can be collected regardless of the level of fire service. If Cupertino has a higher level per capita, it would be paying more per capita for the same level of service than other communities. The JPA would be a way to take advantage of a fire service that 4 would cover more than just our city. It also has the capability of charging no more than assessed valuation for a specific amount of service: Also, there would be more of a home rule emphasis in that the community would be able to decide if they want more or less service in a particular area. There would also be a revenue sharing benefit. At the present time benefits are based on taxing effort. The single district does not get credit for this but a combined district would. Basically, there are four advantage, then: 1. A favorable level of service. 2. Equality between communities as far as paying."for what is received. 3. More "home rule" freedom, and 4. A revenue -sharing advantage. Comm. Lester asked what the anticipated line between Campbell and San Jose will be. Chief Payne said that a map is being developed now. Comm. Lester asked about differences in fire sprinkler ordinances and the effects of these differences on other members of the district. Mr. Quinlan said that if one area does require more fire service because they have less stringent fire protection ordinances, it will cost everyone more money. Under the JPA, if the cities elect to go that route, the area requiring the extra service would be the one that pays. Comm. Lester commented that if an area wants low manning levels and have lower fire protection requirements, how can another area refuse response in an emergency. Mr. Quinlan suggested that there might be an exchange of dollars based on responses from other areas MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 11, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMISSION MEETING 65b S Comm. Lester compared fire protection With insurance protection, noting that when there are many accidents, the cost of insurance goes up for everyone. Comm. Gonzales asked if the fire district that is proposed would affect the responsibilities of the Fire Marshal's Office. Mr. Quinlan said mom that if Campbell gets into it, the Fire Marshal's Office may be ca more often. MM Comm. Lester expressed his appreciation for being brought up to date. Comm. Rogers asked if,thzre is a workable plan developed by t the year, would the issue go to the City Councils for approval Quinlan said that is correct if the Board of Supervisors also ap the plan. The study will go on if there is no decision by year- Mr. Quinlan noted that the study for alternative fire and police service is being held in abeyance but does not depend on the West Valley study. He feels the alternatives study does not need to be pursued at this time He has not approached the City Council on this because of the West Valley proposal. The West Valley Study is taking up a significant amount of time When asked by Comm. Rogers if the Police Services Study could - tinued at a low level, Mr. Quinlan replied that some of the alternative police services have to do with inter -relationship with fire service. ® He expressed the opinion that the study for Alternative Police and Fire Service should either be conducted separately from the West Valley study anyway or should Ic delayed until the West Valley Study is com- pleted. Comm. Ford commented that a "wait -and -see" attitude should be taken in the alternatives study because of the potential impact of the West Valley study. He further noted that background information for alternative services has already been gathered. The in-house work has already been done. The next step would be to hire a consultant, an expense that should be delayed until the West Valley Study is over. Chairman Gonzales thanked Mr. Quinlan for makin+g.b s report. Chairman Gonzales asked if there is any kind of study being done by Santa Clara County Transit District. He specifically was interested in the possibility of getting the buses to go directly into the Valico shopping area. Comm. Lester said they are already_conducting a study. Mr. Quinlan commented that one thing they are not doing is giving Cupertino the amount of ridership. They might be able to give us this information, which would be helpful in dete"ining routes. There is also an application now for a State grant to get some vans for van pooling. This would help in the morning and evening, but not for noon hour. Perhaps the Transit District could run buses during the noon hour from business to restaurants and other points. Chairman Gonzales requested a copy of the transportation report from the Santa Clara is County Transit when available. 4 PS-55 Page 6 1-J MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 11. 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING The meting was recessed at 8:52 p.m. and reconvened at 9:02 p.m. AGENDA BUSINESS 1. Report from Commissioner Rogers on Crime Prevention literature for the City of Cupertino. Comm. Rogers distributed the the Commission members a copy of a booklet entitled "Stop Rape." The booklets were obtained from YWCA center in San Jose. Comm. Rogers reported that she also. some information on procedures for treatment of the victim of assault and a cop; of forms that have to be filled out. She obtained a copy cf a proposed Senate bill that has not been pa on rape and and the procedures for rape cases from the Sheriff' Office. She also got a copy of the report the officers must fi There are now 11 women deputies with special training in rape crisis. These deputies would accompany the victim to the hospital. There was some discussion of how more copies could be obtained. The possibility of printing them in-house was brought up. Ross Smi said that they could be printed in-house. Chairman Gonzales a if it would be more costly to do this or to obtain more pamphl im through the YWCA. ® The pamphlets could be included in the Neighborhood Awareness Program this fall. Ross Smith commented that another man for the program will be obtained. He will patrol the parks during the day (a communications device would be especially helpful) and giving the presentations during the evenings. Comm. Gonzales suggested that it be determined ifthe pamphlets are wanted and if the City will pay for the expense of having them printed. Comm. Ford commented that some people might ob34kO to this material being distributed in their homes. Comm. Eberh&i4 said that there would be the assumption that the City approved of the pamphlets, so perhaps it would be a good idea to have the Council approve it. Comm. Ford suggested offering it to people rather than just including it in the package of material that is handed out. Comm. Ford asked that 1), it be determined how much in-house printing would cost, and 2) it be determined if copies can be obtained from the YWCA center. Comm. Gonzales suggested that 500 copies be obtained to start with. Comm. Ford moved that the Public Safety Commission recommend that the "Stop Rape" booklet be offered optionally during the home Neigh- borhood Awareness Program and be available at City Hall upon request if it is financially feasible. Comm. Rogers seconded and the motion carried. AV MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 11, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETYOMERISSIuN MEETING' m Wpi ® � i Comm. Gonzales suggested that the Council receive the Public Safety Commission's thoughts on the booklet. Comm. Lester suggested that Ross Smith include the booklet in the package that the Council receives so they are aware of what the Commission is doing. He also suggested that a memo should be written saying what the recommendation of th Commission is (the topic was brought up because of a request from Mayor), and this should be given to Mr. Quinlan for the City Manag Report. ,: Comm. Rogers said that the bill proposed in the State Senate #SB565) is in regard to sex offenses and offenses against the Comm. Ford commented that almost all law enforcement legislat died in Committee in the State Legislature. Comm. Gonzales suggested that a copy of the bill be included in month's package to the Commission members. Comm. Rogers asked if would be any point in recommending that the City endorse the bill, but the Commission members wished to wait until they have read the bill. OLD BUSINESS On the status of the Smoke Detector proposal, Comm. Ford repor t the Council had few questions and seem to favor mandatory insta on of smoke detection devices in R2 and above residences. The Counci ® feels that one more public hearing should be conducted. This hearing is scheduled for August 16. Ross Smith said that 200 pieces of direct mail have been sent out notifying the public of the hearing and the information was also in the paper. Comm. Ford asked that Ross Smith notify Mr. Mendoza, who is an apartment manager who has been involved in this, of the Hearing. He also requested that someone from the Fire Marshal's Office attend the Hearing. Comm. Ford also said he feels someone fqm the Public Safety Commission attend to answer questions, etc. Com.1,b-nzales said that he will attend the meeting.' Comm. Gonzales reported that he received a letter from Steve Piasecki, Assistant Planner, telling the difference between R1 and R1C dwellings. Comm. Rogers reported that the bicycle ordinance has been passed and no portion of it will be referred back to the Public Safety Commission. The ordinance was passed on June 22. Comm. Gonzales reported that it is possible to have 3 people on a sub- committee if the meetings are announced. He said that since there are now three people on the Police Subcommittee, he would like to pursue the use of a computer printout to get a tracking index for crimes that Cupertino is interested in. Comm. Ford suggested that the Fire Subcommittee also have 3 members. 40 Comm. Gonzales said that if there is a conflict on this subcommittee, he should be called. PS-55 Page 8 0 11 MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 11, 1976 PUBLIC SAFET SSION MEETING Ross Smith mentioned that a Bicycle Safety gram was conducted last year. The information on this program is available from last year. He suggested that Commission members might be interested in reading this information. w NEW BUSINESS Comm. Gonzales, referring to the Burglary Profile for Cupe said he feels that the profile would be more meaningful if line for 1976 (the profile is a graph) were compared to a average line. Comm. Rogers disagreed, saying that seeing would show trends better and be more meaningful. Comm. Fo with Comm. Rogers. He noted that averaging would tend to the curve to almost a straight line. Other Commission mem that the chart should be left showing each year seperately Comm. Rogers noted that when subcommittees were being discw�,��, Civil Defense was not mentioned. She referred to a discussion which took place several months ago which mentioned only governmental provisions for continued operation and not public safety. She feels this should be addressed. Comm. Lested said that there is a Civil Defense Department, bu r. budget has been cut back drastically since the scare of missile attacks several years ago. Comm. Gonzales said that the main responsibility is to make sure that government and the public works function in case of a disaster. Comm. Rogers said that she would like to find out what the procedure is in Cupertino and will contact Frank Holt in the Civil Defense Department to do so. RECOGNITION OF NEW AGENDA ITEMS BY CHAIR 2. General Audience - none noµ 3. Commission Members - none 4. Inter -Commission Communications - Comm. Gonzales reported that the Library Commission Chairman told him the minutes of the July meeting of the Public Safety Commission was sufficient in regard to the parking of bicycles in the entryway of the library and the acquisition of better bicycle racks. No letter will be necessary. Comm. Gonzales reported the following items learned from various Commission Chairmen at the Mayor's luncheon: I. A Denny's Restaurant will be put in at the corner of Blaney & Steven's Crk. 2. Cal Trans is to provide a three -lane on -ramp from Steven's Crk. on to Highway 85. There will be 2 left tern lanes eastbound to relieve traffic backup from Bubb Road. MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 11, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY, SION MEETING 40 MW 3. The divider in front of the Post Office s been extended, which should help the traffic confusion at the U-turn. This U-turn is in conflict with people comint, out of the Post Office. 4. The paving in Felton Park has been sta The meeting was.adjourned at 10:20 p.m. un 1 the next regular mee4 of September 8. Respectfully submitted, Theresa A. Cuchra Recording Secretary 11 PUBLIC SAFETY OOWISSION MINUTES 7 of 8 'IAY 1973-OCT.13,1977 13 11 =a " CITY OF CUPERTINO STATE OF CALIFORNIA MINUTES OF THE SEPTEiBER 8, 1976 MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER, CITY HALL 10300 TORRE AVENUE CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA 95014 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Gonzales at 7:45 p.m. with the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Commissioners Absent: Guests Present: MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Gonzales, Eberhardt, Rogers Lester, Ford C.D. Marron, Sheriff's Department A. Carder, Fire Marshal's Office Comm. Rogers moved and Comm. Eberhardt seconded that the minutes of the meeting of August 12, 1976 be approved as submitted. The motion carried. Comm. Gonzales requested that major topics be indicated in the margin of the minutes for easy reference. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 1. The Central Fire District Report for August and the Fire Marshal's Report for August were received. 2. The minutes of the Board of Fire Commissioner's meeting for the month of July was received. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were none. REPORT FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT PS-56 Page 1 Comm. Rogers asked Mr. Marron about an emergency plan in case of Emergency disaster for the city. Mr. Marron reported that Mr. Holt was to make Preparedness up copies of the plan today and send it to Mr. Quinlan, the City Plan Manager. Comm. Rogers commented that the Public Safety Commission was also to receive copies. M PS-56 MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 8, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING ° Page 2 Comm. Gonzales commented that he is not aware of any detailed plan for the general public, but there is one for government and public utilities. Mr. Marron confirmed that polite services, communication, and public works have an emergency plan. Smoke Comm. Gonzales reported that the ordinance regarding mandatory installa- Detector tion of smoke detectors is before the council tonight. Chief Carder Ordinance said that this has been continued for 60 days according to Mr. Quinlan. Police Mr. Marron reported that the printout of police activity for August Activity, is not available for this meeting because of the Labor Day holiday. August Statistics seem to be running about the same as last report, except that auto burglaries seem to be higher. Mr. Marron attributed this to the recent rise in popularity of Citizen's Band radios. He commented that persons in the possession of CB's with the serial numbers scratched are in violation of the law. The items confiscated (such as CB radios) by the police can be sold at public auction in 6 months. Auto -aid Comm. Gonzales referenced the conflict between the San Jose fire Conflict service and other fire services in the area regarding auto aid and Regarding asked if this conflict could extend to the Sheriff's Department. Police Mr. Marron replied that there exists a fraternal exchange of police Service service on a one-to-one or personal basis. For this reason, the conflict would be very unlikely. Opinion Comm. Rogers reported that the response to the Question Box "Is Public I sheriff's work satisfactory?" was in the Tuesday Courier. The response e: Police was generally that people feel the same service could not be found Service anywhere else for the price. Comm. Gonzales commented that the responses to the question box have been few in the past. Weapons & Comm. Rogers asked what kind of weapons the police use. Mr. Marron Off-Cuty replied that the 357 Magnum with authorized bullets is the standard Requiremen weapon and that shotguns or rifles are also issued. Comm. Rogers asked about requirements to carry weapons and become involved ill violations when off -duty. She commented that some departments require this. Mr. Marron replied that it is required that a police officer render first aid assistance and cardio-pulmonary assistance; however, most officers will step in any any situation in which he can help. Education Comm. Gonzales reported that at a weekend fair in Palo Alto, there of Public was a booth that had burglary awareness booklets, rape booklets, et::. by Police The booth was run by the police. He suggested this might be a good idea to look into for Cupertino. Mr. Marron reported that the police do sponsor an Explorer Scout Group but don't do things them- selves of this type. Comm. Gonzales commenced that the Sheriff's Department could do more in the area of public education. He added that he is aware that the cost is high and there is a personnel problem. Mr. Marron said that this type of thing can be paid for. People can be supplied, but the ® City has to request it. Reserve officers were used at the County r 71 U 11 MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER B, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION FETING Fair at a cost of $5.40 per hour. Comm. Gonzales commented that anyone could distribute the information; however, a police officer would definitely add to a display of this sort. REPORT FROM FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE Chief Carder noted that Chief Payne is on vacation this week. Comm. Rogers noted that were is a change in format on the report from the Fire Marshal's Office. The types of dwellings inspected are not distinguished. Chief Carder informed Commission members that the category was eliminated on the report because houses or duplexes are seldom inspected. Therefore, it is a meaningless category. Chief Carder invited comments from the Commission members on the Fire Marshal's August report. Comm Gonzales noted that the total number of inspections is up and that there were more violations this time as well. Chief Carder said the reason for this is that the inspectors had the opportunity to go back and inspect for compliance with code (to check up on a previous inspection). This was not done as much before due to lack of staff. Comm. Gonzales asked what kind of leverage the Fire Marshal's Office has in violations of the fire code. Chief Carder replied that the violations can be taken to the City Attorney's office, where a citation is issued. He commented that violations are viewed as a selling job for fire safety rather than enforcement per se. He noted that poor fire protection does not seem to have the impact on the public that (for example) a health problem does. Chief Carder reported that the County Fire Chief's report for fireworks is out for 1976. Comm. Rogers said that the report doesn't break the incidents down by city; however, she recalls that Cupertino had no injuries or fires. Chief Carder confirmed this. He commented that the predictions for increased fire loss and injury during the Bicen= tennial were not realized. San Jose had the greatest loss from fire- works before the reporting period (June 25 through July 10). Comrn. Gonzales asked if as much detail goes into the year-to-year comparisons as into this single year report. Chief Carder replied in the affirmative and noted that it would be more helpful to have such a comparison now than the single year report. He said he will try to put together such a report. Comm. Gonzales noted that dangerous or illegal fireworks does more damage than safe and sane. Chief Carder said that it is his opinion that sometimes neighbors report dangerous firecrackers when they are really the safe and sane type and that sometimes damage resulting from safe and sane types are not reported. This would result in an inflated "dangerous" figure. PS-56 Page 3 Change in Format of Report Fire Inspections Fireworks Report for 1976 PS-56 MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 8, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 4 AGENDA ITEMS Comm. Gonzales went directly to the second item because Chief Carder was present. Smoke 2. Report from Chariman Gonzales regarding the public hearing Detectors before the City Council on the mandatory use of smoke detectors for R2 & in R2 and multi -family residences. Multi - Family Comm. Gonzales reported that there is a question of whether a city is able to mandate such a thing, so the issue was deferred to tonight. Reasons (NOTE: The City Council is meeting this evening because of the for Defer Labor Day holiday). Chief Carder added that it has again been ral by deferred. He distributed copies of the "Danville Court Decision", Council which explains the reasons for deferring the issue. This handout i; attached. He commented that organizations like the Homebuilders of Northern California are against local amendments because of the cost of incorporating them. Local laws are increasing in complexity as people realize the value of having more amendments to the the Uniform Building Code tailored to the community's individual needs. The attached decision should have heavy impact on further amendments in California: for that reason, the City Council is holding up a decision on Cupertino's proposal. Commissioner Gonzales noted that the requirement that express findings be filed by January 1, 1977 will mean more manpower on the State ® level to handle the submittals. He further commented -that it would be better to change the State Code rather than make local amendments. Comm. Rogers suggested that something should be started in the way of preparing for these submittals. Chief Carder commented that it would be best to adress it item by item. Comm. Gonzales said that some discussion time should be set aside for the next meeting so the Commission can prepare to take a position or recommendation as to what the City should do about these "express findings". The meeting was recessed at 8:58 and reconvened at 9:06 p.m. 1. Report from Commissioner Rogers regarding the printing of bookets on "Rape". Printing Comm. Rogers reported that Ross Smith had informed her that copies of "Rape" of thN� booklet, "About Rape" could be made at City Hall for 15¢ Booklets per copy. The San Jose YWCA will supply copies of an updated booklet for 22t per copy. This would mean a difference of $35 for 500 copies. Things such as police procedure need to be updated in the booket. Comm. Rogers suggested that a quicker update could be obtained from the YWCA. There is not much updating that needs to be done. Comm. Gonzales said that the updating should not be a major consideration. The passage of SB575 in the State Assembly also make provision for free pregnancy test and DNC for rape victims. This information should also be contained in the booklet. This information could be stapled to the existing booklet. .. xis. tt'!r4i Y7yp. l4Yn:'xM - •,:+� � •4: MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 8, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION TWEETING PS-56 Page 5 ® Comm. Gonzales said that the printing should not be delayed any longer because the booklets should be included in the NeighborhoodAwareness Program which will soon get underway again. The only thing that needs to be resolved is where the money for printing should come from. Comm. Rogers will check on this. 3. Report from Commissioner Rogers regarding Cupertino Civil Defense Program. Comm. Rogers reported that she has contacted Frank Holt. The City has Civil contac` with the County for emergency preparedness. He supplied a copy Defense of Cupertino's plan to Comm. Rogers. Comm. Gonzales asked that Ross Program Smith send copies of the plan out with the agenda and minutes before the next meeting so Commission members have a chance to review the plan. OLD BUSINESS Comm. Rogers said that a copy of pending legislation on rape could Pending be sent. Comm. Gonzales commented that it could be a number of months Rape before it is implemented. Legislation She reported that she has attended the August meeting on rape at the "Rape" YWCA. Peace officers from Palo Alto, San Jose and the sheriff's office Meetings were there, as well as representatives of NOW (National Organization of Women). What they do is go over items of concern, pending legislation, etc. The next meeting is scheduled for September 16. Comm. Rogers reported that she had not been able to get together with Cupertino Comm. Ford to put together a Cupertino Crime index, as was requested by Crime Comm. Gonzales at the last regular meeting. Index. NEW BUSINESS There was no New Business 4. General Audience - there was none 5. Commission Members - Comm. Gonzales reported that the City is thinkin about forming a Transportation Commission. He suggested that the Transpor- Public Safety Commission communicate to the City that it has a tation Transportation Subcommittee and that we would like to participate in Commission this new Commission. Comm. Gonzales•reported that he followed a bus down Steven's Creek Buses Blvd. and noted that the bus does not go thrOugh•Vallc6. Comm,- Through Rogers cdm tinted that they should -and -,that Councilman Dan Frolich Vallco should be contacted. 6. Inter -Commission Communications - there was none. The meeting was advourned at 9:35 p.m. ®Respectfully submitted, h a Recording Secretary 11 CA n CITY OF CUPERTINO STATE OF CALIFORNIA REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD OCTOBER 13, 1976 IN THE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA 10300 TORRE AVENUE CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Vice -Chairman Eberhardt with the salute to the flag at 7:32 p.m. J ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Eberhardt, Lester, Ford, Gonzales (at 8:12 p.m.) Commissioners Absent: Rogers Staff Present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Guests Present: Al Carder, Fire Marshal's Office, Gordon Payne, Central Fire District, C.D. Marron, Sheriff's Office (at 7:52 P.M.) MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING Chief Carder noted that on Page 3, paragraph 3, the statement regarding complaints on fire hazards should read that it seems that fewer com- plaints are received about fire hazards in public facilities than, for example, health hazards. Also on Page 3, last paragraph, Chief Carder wished to have the statement on firecrackers clarified by stating that often people hearing fire- crackers will attribute any fire to illegal firecrackers. Comm. Eberhardt moved and Comm. Lester seconded that the minutes be approved as amended. The motion carried. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 1. A public information pamphlet was received from the mayor entitled "Child Abuse." ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were no oral communications. PS-57 Page 1 PS-57 MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 13, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 2 REPORT FROM THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE Fire ! The September activity report from the Fire Marshal's Office was Marshal's received. Chief Carder noted that there is an increase in the number Sept. of plans reviews done, which could indicate an upswing in construction. report He also noted that the weed abatement statistic reflects the suivey for the upcoming season. REPORT FROM THE CENTRAL FIRE DISTRICT Central The September report from the Central Fire District was received. Fire Dist Comm. Ford noted that September was a slow month from a fire standpoint. salary Comm. Lester asked about salary negotiations and noted that there seem negotia- to be a lot of industrial injuries. Chief Payne said that there is tions. agreement on all points of the salary ne st iai ons, but an agreement on the wording in the memorandum of understanding has not been reached. Industrial Injuries Regarding the number of industrial injuries, Chief Payne that injuries must be reported for the last 30 years and that older firefighters are and more susceptible to injuries. Comm. Ford commented that this would retiremen seem to be a goad argument to lower the retirement age. Chief Payne noted that the cost would be too prohibitive. ® Comm. Ford noted that the rate of injury and disability retirements is up. Chief Payne said that until 'i971 there were only 2 disability retirements, -from 1971-1974, there were an additional 2, in 1974 there were 5 and then 10 more in a very short period of time. He stated that a reason for this would be that the median age of firefighters has gone up. The group that is now nearing retirement age is the group first hired 30 years ago. New people have been hired recently, so the median age should go down. He also noted that most injuries are at the scene of a fire. Also, disabilities can be cumulative (e.g. lung deterioration from years of smoke inhalation, lifting hydrants, knee injuries from falls, heart conditions, etc). Comm. Ford commented that fire fighters are exposed more to hazardous conditions than the average working person. Fire fighters are presumed to be in top physical condition when they enter service and any condition which develops (such as lung or heart disease) is presumed to be job related. JPA re: consoli- dation, auto -aid, and para- medics LJ Mr. Marron arrived at 7:52 p.m. Chief Payne reported on the progress of the Joint Powers Authority on consolidation of fire districts, auto -aid involving San Jose, and paramedics as follows: The Joint Powers Authority (JPA) is basically getting down to identi- fying one or more of the Joint Power configurations and is working on each configuration separately. MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 13, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING PS-57 Page 3 Two opposing methods of resolution were made with regard to San Jose and the Central Fire District. One is to wait until after the Joint Consolida- Power Authority make an agreement to resolve the conflict. The other tion of is to have San Jose and the Central Fire District work out the problem Fire between themselves and then the JPA can developa consolidation plan. protection On the paramedic issue, the Board of Supervisors has agreed to a county wide paramedic plan There would be six persons per unit, which does Proposed not meet San Jose's criteria. All otheirs agree, however. San Jose paramedic does not wish to provide EMT (Emergency Medical Treatment) beyond the plan boundaries of San Jose, which is in conflict with the county plan. Chief Payne noted that there is also a possibility of looking at the same configuration for police service. There would be an exchange of law enforcement agencies. He is not certain if this is a possibility but it is being looked at. Regarding auto -aid, Comm. Lester asked if the county would be reimbursed Auto -aid at the same rate as the City of San Jose. Chief Paynes answered that they would. He stated that San Jose has reduced the automatic aid to a minimum. Santa Clara, Milpitas, and Campbell have reduced their area of auto -aid and there would be no exchange of money. Comm. Lester commented that he attended one meeting on consolidation of "Islands" the islands of San Jose in Cupertino. He noted that many people are of San Jose concerned about response time of the San Jose Police and Fire Services versus what the Sheriff's Department and Central Fire District could in Cupt. deliver. Comm. Gonzales arrived at 8:12 p.m. and took over the Chairmanship of the meeting at this time from Vice -Chairman Eberhardt. REPORT FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Mr. Marron noted that the crime trend in Cupertino went down from August to September. Some figures quoted were as follows: Crime Aug. Figure Sept. Figure Armed robbery 20 6 Assault with other weapon 17 24 Battery 27 29 Burglary (Single family dwelling) 148 118 Burglary (Multi -family dwelling) 29 19 Burglary (Commercial) 50 20 Vehicle Burglary 53 37 Grand Theft 48 38 Petty Theft 74 87 Shoplifting 24 20 Family Disturbance 160 149 ® Disorderly Disturbance 83 78 PS-57 MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 13, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 4 Comm. Gonzales said that park patrols are provided by the reserve *tr9ol officers of the Sheriff's Department from Friday to Saturday. Noss of parks Smith noted that the new member of the Staff is patrolling the parks from Sunday through Thursday. "Cuper- Comm. Gonzales commented that he has noticed a Sheriff's car with tino" the word "Cupertino" on it. Mr. Marron noted that this had been car. tried before With magnetic signs and the signs were torn off. Appar- ently, it has been decided to try the city sign again, only this time painted. Marron Mr. Marron said that he is retiring and will no longer be attending retires Public Safety Commission meetings as a representative of the Sheriff's Department. He is not sure who will be attending meetings in his stead. Members of the Commission expresse. appreciation for Mr. Marron's attendance at meetings and wished him well on his retirement. Comm. Gonzales commented that the practice of putting subject headings in the margins of the minutes is helpful in locating information and should be continued. AGENDA BUSINESS Express Discussion on the Danville Court Decision, and the need for "express findings findings" supporting the need for more restirctive requirements relative to amendments to the Uniform Building Code relating to housing. Each city has until March 31 to file a report of express findings justifying amendments of the Uniform Building Code. Comm. Ford commented that no definition of "express findings" has been provided. He asked if the report could be a gene. -al justification followed by a list of amendments. Al Carder replied that each amendment needs a separate justification. There was discussion as to whether this applies to new construction only or if it also includes existing structures. He asked if the Danville Decision adressed existing construction. Comm. Ford further commented that he does not see why this would impact existing construction and questioned the City Attorney's decision not to pursue the smoke detection ordinance at this time because of the Danville Court Decision. Justifica Regarding the justification to support the need for the proposed tion for smoke detection ordinance, Comm. Ford suggested statistical data; proposed for example, number of incidents and dollar loss, response on all types smoke of structural fires and those for residences. Chief Carder said that detector this would be the type of justification, in his opinion, that would ordinance be needed. Chief Carder went on to state that his opinion is that the requirement is vague. There is no set of guidelines, and the state will not be able to go through all express findings because of the sheer volume of justifications that will be received from all ® cities. MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 13, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING PS-57 Page 5 Chief Carder further stated that the express findings justifications are to show that circumstances are substantially different than in other cities and that it is unique to the region. Chief Payne asked if express findings had to be submitted if the amendments were not tied to the Building Code, but were seperate. Chief Carder replied that it is his opinion that if the item does not amend the Building Code, express findings do not have to be filed. Comm. Gonzales asked if the Danville decision makes existinc ordinances ineffective. Chief Carder replied that it does not. Comm. Gonzales stated that the City Council has decided not to proceed with the smoke detector ordinance because it may not be valid; however, it would seem that it would be just as valid as other ordinances and that he cannot see what the reluctance is. Comm. Ford pointed out that the Danville decision has nothing to do with Cupertino, except that it could be cited in a court case. Chief Payne noted that at the last meet-irg of the Western California League of California Cities legislation was asked for to allow cities to make codes more but not less restrictive than State law. Chief Carder stated that express findings are currently being written for the unincorporated areas, and that these express findings will be used as a model for other areas. These findings should be done in a short time. Comm. Gonzales pointed out that if other cities followed the model for the unincorporated areas, the uniqueness would no longer be there. Comm. Gonzales asked if anyone in the City is doing anything about gather- Express ing express findings. Ross Smith stated that the only action has been findings holding off on the smoke detection ordinance. Ross Smith noted that it concerns might be appropriate to ask Mr. Addams (City Attorney) to attend a meeting & City at which concerns are expressed. Comm. Gonzales stressed that every Attorney other ordinance already in operation is in jeopardy. Comm. Ford stated that there does not seem to be anything to prevent cities from passing something which is not an amendment to any code and requested that the City Attorney be asked to consult the Co'anty Attorney on this point as well as the impact of the Danville decision on existing structures. Comm. Gonzales also asked that the City Attorney also consider recommend- ing that the Council again look at the smoke detection ordinance. This would put the responsibility on the Public Safety Commission to give reasons why the ordinance should be reconsidered. To reject this amend- ment would establish the same grounds for rejecting other amendments. Two reasons were proposed as follows by Comm. Gonzales: (1) Other communities are making amendments at this time; and (2) What does the Danville Court Decision have to do with Cupertino? Chief Carder outlined the following course of action: draw up express Fire Marshal findings, have them approved by County Counsel, submit them to the Board actions on of Supervisors for approval. Mr. Carder stated that it is his understand- ex r ss ing that the present Building Code applied only to new construction, but findings the Danville decision may apply to existing structures. PS-57 Page 6 0 cial k ses- sion to discuss reconside ation of smoke de- tection ordinance MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 13, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Comm. Gonzales suggested that the City Council be requested to re- schedule the matter of the smoke detection orditaance. At that time the PSC should have a report ready'as to why it should be reconsidered. Comm. Ford said that it is already agendized, since the issue was continued for 60 days. Comm. Gonzales suggested a work session of the Commission members on what questions they have for they City Attorney. This work session should take place before the next regular meriting of the Commission. There was some discussion as to the date of the work session and the date of November 3 was agreed upon. Comm. Lester suggested that the City Attorney attend this work session, and it was agreed generally that this would be a good idea. New Staff The new member of the Staff, Bo Brown, arrived and was introduced by member - Ross Smith. Mr. Brown is retired from the Sunnyvale Police Department Bo Brown and has been conducting Neighborhood Awareness Program presentations in the evenings and patrolling the parks Sunday through Thursday. 2. Discussion on change of meeting night, as requested by Commissioner Rogers. Comm. Gonzales stated that Comm. Rogers will have a conflict on Wednesday nights and asked that the Commission consider changing the meeting night. Conan. Lester stated that the first week of the month is too early to get input from the Sheriff's Department and Fire Departments. The last week of the month is too late to have a meting. He suggested that the meeting night be limited to the second or third week of the month. Possible Comm. Ford checked the scheduling of other meetings at City Hall. change of All Monday nights are taken, the third Wednesday of the month is open. meeting Chief Payne, however, has a conflict on the third Wednesday. It was night to generally felt that Chief Payne's input is very valuable and the 2nd Thur. meeting should not be rescheduled for this night. Comm. Lester commented that he has always had a conflict on the second Wednesday of the month and Comm. Eberhardt said that her work schedule may change so that she would be working on Thursday nights. After much discussion it was generally agreed that the second Thursday would be the night of the meeting unless Comm. Eberhardt's work schedule prohibited this. Comm. Eberhardt said she would check on the schedule and inform Ross Smith if there would be a conflict. OLD BUSINESS Traffic Comm. Gonzales was given a report on the traffic situation in Cuper- in Cupt. tino. He noted that the worst time to be on the road is Thursday afternoon from 4:00-6:00. The best day is Monday. After Thursday, the traffic situation improves steadily through the weekend and reaches its best on Monday. MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 13, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING PS-57 Page 7 Comm. Gonzales requested that the police committee schedule a work Tracking of session, obtain copies of the Monthly Sheriff's Report by activity Cupertino code, and draft a report on items of interest to Cupertino. These crimes activities would be tracked, and would be used to compare, -trends of crimes other than the 7 Major Crime Statistics. NEW BUSINESS Comm. Eberhardt noted that Mayor Meyers had asked that the Commission "Child read the pamphlet on "Child Abuse" as a public safety issue. Comm. Abuse" Gonzales asked that members read the pamphlet and agendized this topic pamphlet for the next regular meeting of the Commission. RECOGNITION OF NEW AGENDA ITEMS BY THE CHAIR 3. General audience - there was none. 4. Commission members - Comm. Eberhardt noted that fines or jail terms Community for minor crimes are, in some cases, being replaced by community service service. In many cases, the people working on these services continue replacing working after the sentence is over because they enjoy it. Comm. Ford jail, fines noted that many are court referrals and that the PAL program has made good use of these court referrals. 19 Ross Smith asked if information in the form of statistics could be Information obtained about juveniles. He said that this is a question that is on juvenile often asked during Neighborhood Awareness presentations. Chief Payne replied that information on juveniles cannot be released, even if it is only statistics. 5. Inter -Commission Communications - Comm. Rogers attended the Mayor's Mayor's luncheon for Comm. Gonzales. Comm. Gonzales said she reported that Luncheon the only significant item discussed was the poor communication between the various Commissions. Nothing definitive was decided or Oone re- garding this topic. Comm. Gonzales expressed the Commission's appreciation to Chief Payne and Chief Carder for taking the time and effort necessary to attend the Public Safety commission meetings. Comm. Ford moved for adjournment and Comm. Lester seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 10:13 p.m. Respectfully submitted, THERESA A. CUCHRA RECORDING SECRETARY 'z r CITY OF CUPERTINO PS-58 STATE OF CALIFORNIA Page 1 ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD NOVEMBER 3, 1976 IN THE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA 10300 TORRE AVENUE CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Gonzalez with the salute to the flag at 7:30 p.m. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Ford, Rogers, Gonzalez Commissioners Absent: Eberhardt, Lester Staff Present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Guests Present: Al Carder, Fire Marshal's Office, Robert Webster, Central Fire District MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS 24EETING Correctioas of minutes of meeting of October 13, 1976, delayed until next regular meeting - on Wednesday, November- 10, 1976. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 1. Code Enforcement Office monthly statistics on seven (7) major crime categories (August and September, 1976), and burglary comparison report for Santa Clara County for August, 1976. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS 1. Chairman Gonzalez reported on the recent residential fire on Castine Drive, and asked Bob Webster of the Ctatral Fire District what the residents of that community can do to prevent a similar recurrence. REPORT FROM CENTRAL FIRE DISTRICT 1. In response to Chairman Gonzalez' question above, Bob Webster stated that residents should contact either the PG&E or an electrician and request an electric check at the service connection, with particular emphasis on possible loose aluminum and copper connectors. Webster was unable to provide further information as to the cause of the fire at this time. PIS-58 KINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 3, 1976 ADJOURNED REGULAR PUBLIC SAFETY COM. HTG. f age 2 SPORT FROM FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE ® Chief Alan Carder stated that the cause of the fire is still under inves- tigation by his office, and a report will be made available upon completion. BUSINESS 1. Danville Decision - Smoke Detectors. Commissioner Ford asked Chief Carder about the legality of the Danville decision, and the mandatory "express findings". Chief Carder replied that the decision is still being studied by the County Counsel's office and that presently the Fire Marshal's office is preparing a draft which will incorporate the "express findings" as needed by the State Housing Authority, and will be made available to all County cities for Council adoption. he City of Belmont, Carder added, had approached the matter with a separate rdinance, but were still found to be in violation under the Danville ecision, because of the preemption of the Uniform Building Code. he express findings, he stated, must be justified as being necessary, ased on local conditions as stated in the Health and Safety Code. mmissioner Ford asked whether express findings would be a comparison of mbers of local fire responses as compared to the national average, or rhaps dollar loss compared to the national average. Ack Carder answered in the affirmative, and also included topography and 01 climate. Carder also stated it is his opinion that "express findings" need merely be adopted by the Council and sent to Sacramento for "rubber stamp" approval, and he encouraged the City of Cupertino to follow this course of action as soon as possible. he Commissioners present agreed to draft a letter to the City Council, mphasizing the need for the adoption of the Smoke Detector Ordinance, and fiat staff develop the "express findings" as soon as possible, and send it o the State Department of Housing and Community Development. BUSINESS 1. Commissioner Ford stated he is presently preparing a questionnaire in order to determine the effectiveness of the Neighborhood Awareness Program, relative to security hardware, Operation I.D., and smoke detectors. The survey will be by random sample from information supplied on roster attendance sheets. 2. Commissioner Rogers stated that Ross Smith has been given additional information on the STOP RAPE booklets, and that printing should commence very soon. NEW BUSINESS ® p:nere was none. The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Ross Smith, Recording Secretary E CITY OF CUPERTIl STATE OF CALIFORNIA REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD NOVEMBER 10, 1976 IN THE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM CITY HALL 10300 TORRE AVENUE CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman Gonzales at 7:34 with the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Gonzales, Ford, Rogers, Eberhardt Commissioners Absent: Lester (Arrived at 8:25) Staff Present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Guests Present: R. Webster, Central Fire District A. Carder, Fire Marshal's Office Minutes of Previous Meeting Approval of the minutes was delayed until later in the meeting. Written Communications 1. Central Fire District's report for October. 2. Fire Marshal's report for October. 3. Minutes of the Emergency Medical Care Committee meeting of October 20, 1976 4. Juvenile citation statistics for July -October compared to the same period in 1975. Oral Communications 1. Comm. Rogers indicated that she had had communication regarding the problem with poor timing of the traffic signals at Bubb Road and Steven's Creek Blvd. PS59 Page 1 ry,' - PS 59 MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 10, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 2 ®• Sheriff's Report Comm. Gonzales commented that an inquiry should be made into Aquiring having a representative from the Sheriff's Dept. attend Public repr. of Safety Commission meetings. He suggested that a letter be drafted Sheriff's stating that the Commission has benefitted from the presence of Dept. to Mr. Marron in the past and would like to extend an invitation to attend PSC the Sheriff's Dept. to continue sending a representative. He instructed meetings. Ross Smith the call the Sheriff's Dept this month. A letter as suggested will be sent out next month if a representative has not been selected by then. Central Fire District Report Comm. Ford noted there was $85,000 in dwelling fire loss. There were four fires. Two articles were passed out. One on "CPSC and Aluminum Wiring" and another from the Fire Journal of November 1976 on aluminum wiring. Comm. Gonzales noted that the fire loss summary and fire loss per 1000 population is a widely fluctuating number. He asked if the Discussion loss per 1000 ratio is used nationally. Mr. Webster said he is not of fire sure. Comm. Gonzales commented that the number of fires per 1000 statistics population would be more useful because one large dollar loss would throw the statistics off. Comm. Ford noted that he had extended some ® of the statistics out over a 2-1/2 year period to determine problem areas and found that the greatest numbers of responses is to residential structures and that dollar loss is also greatest there. Fire Marshal's Office Fireworks Chief Carder noted that nationally there were 5 deaths, 72 severe incidents injuries. Comm. Gonzales noted that U.S. fire deaths through in 1976 the year is 12,000 per year, and Comm. Ford noted that there are more hazards in the home throughout the year than at the 4th of July. Comm. Gonzales commented that the reason may be efforts to keep fireworks injuries down, and he questioned how much effort and cost should be expended to get this down to zero. Chief Carder noted that the statistics are taken from emergency rooms of hospitals and the various fire services and there are probably many more incidents which are unreported. Aluminum Chief Webster pointed out the danger signals to watch for, which are Wiring listed in the second column of the article "CPSC and Aluminum Wiring". Ross Smith said he had information that PG&E is checking out all homes in the Castine area. Comm. Ford noted that all the homes are 5-6 years old. He suggested having some portion of the above -mentioned article appear in the Cupertine Scene. Chief Carder noted that an oxide film which does not conduct electricity forms naturally on aluminum causing overheating. He noted that a flux material has been developed which keeps the film from forming. MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 10, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING PS-59 Page Comm. Ford requested that Chief Webster write up an article appropriate for the Cupertino Scene including the danger signals and an explanatory paragraph about aluminum wiring. Regarding the Fire Marshal's Report, Comm. Gonzales noted that there were Fire many inspections in October. Marshal's Chief Carder noted that more people have been locked up for violations Report in the last month than is usual. He commented that most citations are Increased issued for failure to comply with the fire code after many warnings. confinement The court is advised of the basic nature of the problem and requests for fire that conditions be corrected. The violator is generally put on probation. violations Sometimes a fine is levied. Chief Carder noted that the emphasis is on fire prevention, not on issuing citations. Chief Carder gave a brief report on the Castine fire which occurred I Discussion He drew a diagram of the home involved and its wiring configuration. He of Castine commented that there is disagreement on the cause of the fire. It is hard fire to tell if the fire was caused by the electrical wiring or if the wiring was damaged in the fire which was caused by another reason. Comm. Lester arrived at this point in the meeting, 8:25 p.m.). Chief Carder expressed the opinion that the fire was electrically caused and started in the service area to the house. There is disagreement on ® this because the house clocks continuted to run for 6 minutes after the alarm was received, which would indicate that the electricity was still intact. Comm. Gonzales asked if investigation of this fire is the same as for the last fire in the Castine area. Chief Carder said that damage to the electrical wiring was much more extensive in the first fire than in the second fire. Damage to electrical wiring in the first fire was on the service side of the meter; it is on the users side in the second fire. Comm. Ford noted that there have been two significant fires in the same area in a short period of time. There are many other buildings which are Prevention similar in the City. The Fire Marshal's Office is the most interested in of further the homeowner's loss and loss of life. He commented that this is not true fires-possi of insurance companies and utilities, who are more interested in loss bility of of money caused by fires. other fires Comm. Lester said he disagrees with this and that the insurance companies and utilities are interested in keeping rates down and also concerned about the loss of human life. He feels these companies are doing a good job in checking out homes for safety. Comm. Lester said that homeowners should have an electrical contractor check out their electrical wiring every year and then ask PG&E to come out and reseal it. Comm. Ford commented that most homeowners are not aware that their electrical wiring should be checked periodically. Comm. Lester disagreed, stating that this should be a normal maintenance procedure that homeowners do. I. PS59 MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 10, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 4 Comm. Gonzales asked how people could be made aware that these periodic checks should be made. Comm. Rogers suggested adding this information to the article to appear in the Scene about aluminum wiring dangers, and asking people to call PG&E to check their system. Comm. Ford said that PG&E will check people's wiring systems, but they should be called before a recommendation to have them inspect is placed in the paper. Chief Carder commented he feels PG&E will do this, but that their response time may be extended if a number of calls is received. There was a short break at 8:54 p.m. The meeting resumed at 9:13 p.m. Minutes of the Previous Meeting (October 13, 1976) 1. Pg 7, under recognition of new items. In the report about the items of interest at the Mayor's luncheon, it should be made clear that the item reported was not the only item of significance dis- cussed at the luncheon, but the only item of significance to the Public Safety Commission. 2. On page 3 under the Report from the Sheriff's Office, the statistics l given for crime in August and September were completely incorrect. Comm. Ford moved for acceptance of the minutes as corrected. Comm. Rogers seconded and the motion carried. Corrections to the adjourned meeting minutes of November 3. The fourth paragraph under agenda business should be corrected. Chief iCarder wishes to delete the words "it is his opinion" and also noted that there is no approval or denial connected with the express findings. IThe paragraph should read as follows: I"Carder answered in the affirmative, and also included topography and iclimate. Carder also stated that "express findings" need merely be !adopted by the Council and sent to Sacramento, and he encouraged the ,City of Cupertino to follow this course of action as soon as possible. Cc. Ford moved and Comm. Rogers seconded that the adjourned meeting minutes be accepted. The motion carried. 'Agenda Business jComm. Gonzales postponed the agenda item and the Commission went on ;to Old Business. 101d Business PSC respon+Comm. Gonzales commented that he had shown the letter about "express sibility ,findings" to the Mayor and his comment was that the Public Safety for ex- !Commission should see that express findings are put together. press find=Chief Carder said that there has been no substantial progress since the s last meeting on the drawing up of express findings. Comm. Ford suggested showing comparisons of local and national responses. He said he has these figures at home and will send a copy to Comm. Gonzales. MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 10, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Comm. Gonzales commen':ed that an express finding for the proposed smoke detection ordinance could be drafted up with this information. Comm. Ford noted that the Commission does not know the format of an express finding. Comm. Gonzales noted that there is no real form at this time. Comm. Ford said that he will be able to get the information necessary and draft up an express finding on the smoke detection ordinance by the Monday City Council meeting, but would not be able to get is completed by Friday afternoon to be included in the Council's mail. Comm. Gonzales noted that the draft for the Monday meeting could be rather simple. He feels that the Staff should be the ones to submit the findings to the State and draw them up. PS 59 Page 5 The meeting night of the Public Safety Commission will be on the second Change of Thursday of the month starting in February. The change was delayed to meeting nigh accommodate the recording secretary's class schedule. Commission members to 2nd Thurs noted that several comments have been received about the format and content of month of the minutes and they wish to retain the present secretary. Comm. Rogers asked the status of the pamphlet on rape that was discussed earlier. Ross Smith said that the City Manager felt it should be reviewed by the Sheriff's office, and Lt. Winter has it now. Ross Smith will call Lt. Minter on ,Friday to determine if the pamphlet has been reviewed. New Business ® Chief Webster said that the Central Fire District has a magnetic sign that says "A SMOKE DETECTOR CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE" to be displayed on the truck doors, and he would like to tie the Public Safety Commission in with this sign. Comm. Ford suggested that the Chairman of the Public Safety Commission and the Mayor be photographed with the sign. Chief Webster will have the truck at City Hall at 4 p.m. on Friday, November 12 and will try to get into the Mercury News and the Courier. Comm. Gonzales asked Ross Smith to contact the Mayor. Comm. Gonzales will be there on Friday. E Rape pamphle "A SMOKE DETECTOR CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE" sign Comm. Gonzales noted that the fireworks ban issue is coming up befoire the Fireworks Council again soon and the Public Safety Commission should have some input. ordinance Comm. Ford said that the Public Safety Commission should simply restate their support for the ordinance. Chief Carder said that he has done some investigating and found that the Public dis- cost of a public display of fireworks is approx. $2000-$3000. play costs. Comm. Gonzales asked about the comparative fire loss of fireworks months Fire loss and other months of the year. Chief Carder said that Gary Smith has been measurements working on this and trying to obtain data, but has been unable to find anything. Comm. Gonzales asked Ross Smith to plot public fire injuries over the last few years. Comm. Ford said that this would not be a signifi- cant curve since the number is usually so low (only 4�in 1975). PS 59 MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 10, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 6 Agenda Items 1. A review of the Attorney General's publication, The Prol►1p: of the Abused_ and Neglected Child, and ite applicabi11—ty as a Cupertino informational pamphlet. Comm. Gonzales commented that the Commission received a request from the Mayor to review the pamphlet and consider how best to let the public know of its existance and well as other pamphlets. Comm. Gonzales requested that pros and cons as to what the pamphlet has to say not be discussed, but what should be done with a pamphlet of this type. Child abuse Comm. Rogers made the following points: 1) There is a problem with "not here" rape and information should be available to the citizens, 2) There is attitude a problem of child abuse in this city and people would rather ignore it. They have an "it doesn't happen here" attitude. Comm. Rogers suggested that people be made aware through statistical reports that such things do happen in the area and then begin to address it through an informational brochure. People can accept a pamphlet on child abuse on a general basis but not that it's a problem here. People should be aware that it cuts across all ecomonic levels. Distribute Comm. Gonzales suggested that what to do with a pamphlet like this ough should be the first order of business. Comm. Ford said that the ghbor- pamphlet is more like a research document than a pamphlet. He hood Aware- noted that distributing is via the Neighborhood Awareness Program ness Prog. would not be practical because there is a great deal of information being distributed now. Library, Comm. Ford noted that it should be made available in the library, City Hall, City Hall, or other similar places. Comm. Rogers suggested the Community library, YMCA, or community service organizations such as Jaycees, organiza- Kiwanis, etc. Comm. Gonzales suggested that all pamphlets of this tions type be forwarded to the library. City Hall Comm. Ford suggested a pamphlet rack in the lobby of City Hall might lobby be appropriate. He noted that Sunnyvale and Mountain View have such racks. Comm. Gonzales felt that maintenance and restocking would be a problem and that there is not enough room in the lobby for such a rack. Newspaper Comm. Eberhardt -suggested a "recommended reading" or "special interest articles in the library" section in the newspaper might be used. Comm. Rogers suggested it be in the public events section of the Courier. Library Comm. Ford suggested that the matter be referred to the Library Commission Commission to see if they concur about putting such pamphlets in the library and putting an article in the Courier advertising that pamphlets are available ® in the library. This would also be an opportunity to help improve communication between commissions, and would concern pamphlets and other material received by city officials. C' MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 10, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION GREETING The minutes will show what the intended action is as a response to the Mayor. Regarding Comm. Rogers' point about gathering statistics on child abuse, Comm. Gonzales requested that Comm. Eberhardt obtain statistics for the Cupertino area and some associated statistics for other areas and the county. Comm. Eberhardt said that she will contact the Child Abuse Department for information. Comm. Gonzales said that the Commission will take the subject up under Old Business at the next meeting when information will be available. PS-59 Page 7 Child Abuse statistics Comm. Ford reported that enforcement level on bicycles is low according Bicycle to Mr. Quinlan, the City Manager. Comm. Rogers noted that there are only enforcement a certain number of deputies in an area and they must determine where the deputies should be and what priorities are. Ross Smith commented tha perhaps Mr. Quinlan feels that the patrols are just bypassing bicycle violations. There are many that can be observed. Comm. Ford noted that the number of accidents should be looked at and if there aren't many accidents, perhaps the coverage is adequate. Comm. Gonzales said that this should be reviewed with the representative from the Sheriff's Dept at the next meeting. Recognition of New Agenda Items by Chair 2. General Audience - none 3. Commission Members - Comm. Gonzales asked that a meeting be set !Ip 'Police of the Police Committee to review and identify a subset of crimes Committee of particular interest to Cupertino. This meeting will be scheduled meting for Thursday, November 18 at 8:00 p.m. in Mr. Gonzales' home. He asked that Committee members prepare a list of several items they feel should be included. 4. Inter -Commission Communications - The following action was taken by the Council: a) the privacy issue and possibility of identifying zoning, b) concern by the Council about the density to be allowed in present clusters, c) Library Commission reports that the comm6hity room is now open in the basement of the library, d)the Parks & Recreations Commission has been asked to consider the priori- ty of projects for the 5 year plan, and e) acquisition of 10 addition al acres across from Memorial Park is being looked into. Comm. Rogers asked if there is anything that she can bring up as a repre- sentative on the Transportation Advisory Commission. Comm. Lester men- tioned the extension of 85. The meeting was adjourned at 10:49 p.m. until the regular meeting of December 8, 1976. Respectfully, vr THERESA CUCHRA RECORDING SECRETARY r! C PS 61 CITY OF CUPERTINO Page 1 STATE OF CALIFORNIA REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELL DECEMBER 8, 1976 IN THE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM CITY HALL 10300 TORRE AVENUE CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m. by Chairman Gonzalez with the salute to the flag. Commissioners Present: Staff Present: Guests Present: MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING Gonzalez, Lester, Ford, Eberhardt, Rogers Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Lt. Winter, Sheriff's Office A. Carder, Fire Marshal's Office, and R. Webster, Cen- tral Fire District Comm. Lester moved and Comm. Roggers seconded that the minutes of the November 10, 19?6 meeting be approved. Motion passed. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 1. Fire Marshal's report, for November. 2. Central Fire District report for November (new format). 3. California Fire Incident report. 4. Comparative burglary rate report for Sept. 1976. 5. Updated burglary profile chart for September. 6. Traffic activity report. 7. Board of Fire Commissioners' minutes of November 17. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Comm. Rogers reported that there is a private street that has no street sign (Parish Place). The builder says the City is responsible for putting up the sign and vice versa. Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer will determine what can be done to remedy the situation. PS 61 miNurnm OF THE DEC. 8, 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MkIM Page 2 REPORT FROM CENTRAL FIRE DISTRICT Mir. Webster commented briefly on the new format for the Central Fire District monthly report. Comm. GonzaleZ- noted that the dollar sign does not appear in the fire loss column and Mr. Webster said this will be added next month. San Jose In response to a question by Comm. Lester, Mr. Webster said Auto -Aid j that a preliminary agreement has been reached with San Jose regarding Auto Aid. San Jose and the Central Fire District will each identiy the areas in which they will require Auto -Aid. This will be a reduced area in which the frequency of mutual aid calls should be at a minimum. San Jose will charge $977 per manhour for any additional egkii pent sent out -side these areas. In a disaster situation there would be no charge, f of course. A mutual aid agreement is in effect with all other depattments in the county. REPORT FROM TEE FIRE 14LkRSFLKL' S OFFICE Chief Carder noted increased activity in inspection but light fire activity during the month of November. He reported that there is still no resolution in the Castine fire which was discussed at the last meeting, although there is -agreement that the fire was electrical in origin. R mmen- Chief Carder reported that the Fire Marshal's Office has don of changed its policy of recommending brand names of smoke brands of detectors. Heretofore, brand names were not recommended# smoke de- the Fire Marshal's Office would only provide information tectors. about types of detectors. Mr. Carder stated that this may have tended to confuse people. Only approved units marketed by reputable firms will be recommended. REPORT FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Lt. Bob Minter said that he will be the representative from the Sheriff's Office at Public Safety Commission meetings. Comm. rogers noted that there will be a meeting on January 5 in Saratoga conducted by Deputy Sandy Dillon. She asked if a female officer could be assigned to Cupertino. Lt. Winter replied that the City can request a specific officer. He noted that Cupertino has some very good officers that are familiar with the area. but that often the better deputies are promoted. Communit Ride-Alo In a response to a question by Comm. Rogers, Lt. Winter Program stated that the Community Ride -Along Program is still in effect and mentioned that the minimum age for riders is 18. Comm. Rogers commented that she has not seen any advertising of the program recently. a_ MINUTES OF THE DEC. 8. 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA BUSINESS 1. Report from Co -Chairman Gonzalez on Proposed Monthly Crime Activity Profile;. Comm. Gonzalez reported that a Police Subcommittee, attended by Comms. Rogers. Ford, and Gonzalez was held last month. The Committee discussed the format and information to be included in the report. The intent of the report is to pick out incidents of interest to Cupertino from the longer computerized report put out by the Sheriff's Department and these incidents on a monthly basis for use by the Public Safety Commission. The procedure for putting together the format of the report was for each committee member to chose those incidents from the longer report which he/she -trould be interested in tracking. Those incidents which are infrequent or appear in the Seven Major Crime Statistics (with the exception of burglary) were not included in the sample Format which is attached. The month of September was picked as a typical month. The report has been reviewed by the City Manager, whb suggested that patrol time rather thafi monthly charges be looked at (see bottom line of sample report). The City Manager also suggested that the # of entries and time spent on crime incidents be tracked if this will be tracked for services. Comm. Gonzalez suggested that time spent writing reports might also be useful. It will be easier tb see trends with the use of the report as opposed to the bulky computerized report. Some discussion about the content of the report took place, in which it was decided that robbery should be added. It was also noted that monthly charges do not necessarily apply to the incidents reported since billing takes place after the report comes out, The Commission recessed at 9:40 p.m. and resumed the meeting at 9:52 p.m. OLD BUSINESS 1. Chairman Gonzales was not able to attend the Library Commission meeting but will attend the next meeting and discuss special governmet bulletins (such as the child abuse bulletin). 2. A picture was taken of Comm. Gonzalez and Mayor Meyers with the fire engine bearing the sign about smoke detectors last month. 3. Comm. Eberhardt reported that she has gathered statistics on child abuse from the County of Santa Clara Juvenile Probation Department. The statistics are not broken down PS -.51 Page 3 PS 61 rMINUTES OF THE DEC. 8. 1976 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMIISSION MEETING PAge 4 ' I by city but indicate that child abuse is a problem throughout the County. Many incidents go unreported. The statistics presented tb the Commission indicate that sexual molest and child abuse (excessive discipline, failure to thrive, and mal- nourishment) are high, accounting for nearly 1/3 of the incidents. Questionable care by parents and drug, alcohol or psychiatric problems; inadequate care by parents and parents unable to provide care accounted for another 46% of<the - incidents: 4. Comm. Rogers raised the question of how the rape pamphlets will be distributed. She indicated that DeAnza will take 200 pamphlets per quarter. Comm. Gonzalez suggested that t Ross Smith take some of them to hand out to interested } people at Neighborhood Awareness presentations. The YWCA. Jaycee's and other organizations were also suggested. City Hall might also have the pamphlets available. It was decided that 500 of the pamphlets should be printed. 100 of these will go to Ross Smith for distribution throughsthe Neighbor- hood Awareness program, 50 should be available in City Hall, and Comm. Rogers is responsible for deciding how to distribute the remainder. 5. Comm. Ford expressed his disappointment in City Council non -action on the fireworks ban issue. The Council decided that the 11 fireworks distributors that now hold permits will be to keep them, but allowed that no new permits should be issued. 6. Regarding change of the PSC meeting night to the second Thursday of the month, Ross Smith noted that H-Control holds their meetings the Thursday after a Council meeting, which might fall on a second Thursday of the month. Comm. Ford suggested that perhaps H-Control could meet in the Council chambers on nights in conflict. Comm. Gonzalez will { contact the Chairman of H-Control regarding this matter. 7. Regarding the status of the proposed smoke detection ordinanace Comm. Gonzalez reported that the City Council has directed the Staff to invite the City Attorney, Chairman Gonzalez. and other members of the Public Safety Commission to meet (j and draft "express findings" before the next meeting of the Council. Comm. Gonzalez reported that he has contacted the City Manager, Bob Quinlan, on the matter. Mr. Quinlan has communicated with San Jose. which has a similar smoke detector amendment & will set up a meeting as soon as possible. 8. Comm. Ford has conducted a survey of participants in the Neighborhood Awareness Program to see what the impact of the pro ram has been. Approximately 10% of the participants f=month over a period were polled. The program seems to be quite effective in the security aspect, but ndt in'the installation of smoke detectors. Comm. Ford will report on his findings at the next meeting, when he will have finished it. MINUTES OF THE DEC. B, 1976 PUBxIC SAFETY Co MISSION 'WG NEW BUSINESS 1. Comm. Gonzalez reported that progress is being made in more effective traffice control on Steven's Creek Blvd. near Bubb road. Specifically. there has been restriping of the west -bound lanes. Ross Smith suggested contacting Glenn Grigg for more information. 2. Comm. Rogers asked if Commission members had ever receive, a copy of the Emergency Preparedness Plan for the City. Comm. Gonzalez asked that Ross Smith send members a copy of the plan. General Audience There was none Commission Members 1. C®mm. Eberhardt asked about the landscaping at the percolation pond. Comm. Gonzalez replied that the city is waiting for rain to landscape the site. ,omm. Ford noted that the Commission had requested a lighting plan for the site. Ross- Sm the O ,^ attthdre art? apparently no plans to light the pond. 2. Comm. Ford said this should have been under Old Business and Comm. Gonzalez noted that items such as the lighting, which was requested quite some time ago, and other open items should be mentioned every month so that they are not forgotten about. 3. Comm. Rogers expressed the opinion that the City should accept the artillery piece that the American Legion wants to donate to Memorial Park. Comm. Gonzalez said that the City will put this issue to an informal vote. Members agreed that the memorial would not be a safety hazard and not an item of concern for the Commission. Inter -Commission Communications 1. Chairman Gonzalez asked if one of the members will be abl to attend the Mayor's luncheon. Comm. Lester will attend the luncheon for the Chairman. 2. The Community Room in the Library is now available for meetings. 3. The Transportation Advisory Commission will meet Dec. 9 and Comm. Rogers will report any items of concern to the Public Safety Commission. The meeting was adjourned at 1105 p.m. Respectful yubmitted, �% Recording Secretary PS 61 Page 5 . ' CITY OF CUPERTINO, State of Ca1iP. 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, CA 9501 PS60 Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Page 1 Public Safety Commission Held January 12, 1977 in the Library/Conference Room, City Hall, Cupertino, Calif. CALL TO ORDER Chairman Robert Gonzalez called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. with the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Gonzales, Rogers, Ford S Lester Commissioners Absent: Eberhardt Staff Present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Guests Present: Alan Carder, Fire Marshal Gordon Payne, Central Fire District MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING ® Minutes of the meeting of December 8, 1976, not available. Corrections will take place at the neat regular meeting, February 10, 1977. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 1. Central Fire District Activity Report for December, 1976. 2. Fire Marshal report for December, 1976. 3. Public Safety Commission Selected Incident Report of November, 1976. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were none. REPORT FROM FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE Chief Carder gave the Fire Marshal's Office Report for December, 1976. Commissioner Gonzalez inquired as to the large increase, to date, in the weed abatement program over the same month in 1975. Chief Carder responded that it was caused by a much earlier start of the program in 1976. PS60 Minutes of Public Safety Commission Mtg. of 1/12/77 (cont'd.) Page 2 ®-------------------------------------------------------------------- REPORT FROM CENTRAL FIRE DISTRICT Chief Gordon Payne gave the Central Fire District Report for December, 1976. AGENDA BUSINESS 1. Smoke Detectors: (Danville Decision) -• Chairman Gonzalez stated that, as a result of the Public Safety Commission's posture on mandatory smoke detectors, the City Attorney's Office has been contacted by an apartment house association, and legal opposition can be contemplated. Gonzalez asked Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer, what other cities are doing relative to the dilemma. Smith stated that: (a) Morgan dill - Smoke detector ordinance related to existing dwellings not enforceable until January 1, 1980. The enforcement of mandatory smoke detectors in existing rentals and resales has been temporarily discontinued, on the advice of City Counsel. ® (b) San Carlos - Enforcement of mandatory smoke detectors in all existing four-plexes, or larger, is continuing until a legal challenge is filed. It was the opinion of Chief Bosted that the Danville Decision applied to new construction only, and not to existing dwellings. Chief Payne stated that the California League of Cities, In conjunction with State Fire Chiefs, is pushing legislation in Sacramento which would allow local jurisdictions more stringent regulations to the Uniform Building Code, relative to the mandatory use of smoke detectors. Chief Payne also stated that, should the City fail to submit Express Findingsthe first quarter of 1977 on all Uniform Building and Fire Code amendments, all such amendments would become void and unenforceable. This information was given to City Manager Robert Quinlan who, in turn, will look to the City Attorney's Office for direction. Chairman Gonzalez stated that he will attempt to meet with the City Manager and City Attorney, relative to the Public Safety Commission's course of action in the matter of sub- mitting Express Findings, in accordance with Section 17958.7 of the State Housing Law. .,.. ..,.- ,..; „x•.;.x r u.e-> rse.^'k-I ra+r,^y, 3�t+f-... � ; o „>:v.: Ica ire. � !�+- . 719 PS60 Page 3 MinutesofPublicSafetyCommissionHtg. of1/12/77(cont'd) _ ___ -__- ___- AGENDA BUSINESS (cont'd.) 2. Public Safety Commission - Fireworks - Chairman Gonzalez stated that he felt the Public. Safety Commission should, once again, reaffirm its opposition to the sale and discharge of fireworks in Cupertino, by submitting its P.S.C. #5027 directive of May 12, 1975 to the City Council for its regular meeting of January 17, 1977. All four (4) Commissioners present were in accord. Chief Carder of the Fire Marshal's Office stated that only (PSC-6036) f ive (5) cities in Santa Clara County presently allow the sale and discharge of safe and sane fireworks; namely, Los Altos, Cupertino, San Jose, Gilroy and Santa Clara. The County allows same only in its urban service areas. Commissioner Lester stated that if the sale and discharge of fireworks is to continue in Cupertino it should not be limited to eleven (11) service clubs, but to any such club that so desires to operate such a business. Commissioner Ford stated there are other means of raising funds, and felt that the necessity of doing so by the sale of fireworks was invalid. Chairman Gonzalez will be at the Council Meeting (January 17, 1977) and will state the Public Safety Commission's position relative to the issue. OLD BUSINESS 1. Commissioner Ford briefed the Commissioners on the results of his questionnaire relative to the effectiveness of the Neighborhood Awareness Program. A copy of these results, with comments thereon, will be subdcitted to the City Manager's Office. Briefly, fifty (50) out of approximately five -hundred (500) participants were interviewed by telephone. Sixty per cent (60%) stated that they were motivated to make their home more secure than it was prior to having attended the Program. Relative to smoke detectors, only four per cent (4%) were motivated to install smoke detectors in their home as a result of the Program. E Minutes -of- Public -Safety -Commission -Mtg_-of -1/12/77-(cont'd.) ®---- In order to provide an incentive toward the installation of smoke detectors in homes, Commissioner Ford suggested that a letter be drafted, suggesting insurance rate re- ductions for installed smoke detectors - and that the letter be sent to Allstate Insurance Company, c/o L. H. Merrill, 3000 Middlefield Rd., Menlo Park, CA 94025. All Commissioners were in accord. Chief Payne of the Central Fire District stated that the NFPCA is also actively stipporting insurance rate decreases for smoke detector installations. 2. Child Abuse - Chairman Gonzalez stated that he has re- ceived the acceptance of the Child Abuse pamphlets from the Chairman of the Library Commission, and he will meet with the Library Commission about the placement of the pamphlets in the City Library. 3. Public SafetX Commission Meeting Nights - The four (4) Commissioners present were in accord to change the meeting night to the second 'Thursday of every month. 4. Rape Handbook - Commissioner Rogers reported that the handbook on Rape is now being printed, and will be ready for distribution by the next meeting (February 10, 1977). NEW BUSINESS Chief Alan Carder of the Fire Marshal's Office reported on the new boundaries of the Hazard Fire Area, to be submitted to the City Council for a resolution adopting same. RECOGNITION OF NEW AGENDA ITEMS BY CHAIR 1. General Audience - there were none. 2. Commission Members - Chairman Gonzalez reported on the Mayors' Luncheon, conducted by Councilwoman Nellis in the absence of Mayor Meyers. The topic was "Commission Goals for 1977." Planning Commission - The General Plan being completed, the Commission will take a hard look at all new business applications in the City, and be selective in granting approvals. E PS60 Page 4 .. - - „' ,' .':, -,. • z ,'y �.,� e .� rye.,. ,n _ a P560 : Minutes of Public Safety Commission Htg. of 1/12/77 (cant*d.) Page 5 --.---------. ---.----------------------.a------------------------ Parks 6 Recreation Commission - (a) The disposition of the gun at Mewrsial Park. (b) The possibility of relocating the Senior Citizen Center at Memorial Park. Library Commission - The reconsideration of policy on the use of the Community Room at the Library. City Manager's Office - Robert Quinlan reported on the Gity's plan to hold neighborhood meetings at homes in the vicinity of City parks, in an effort to bring about more citizen awareness in combating park vandalism. Public Safety Commission - The implementation of a monthly Selected Incident Activity Report; the distri- bution of the pamphlet against rapi, WAR; a reaffirmation of the Commissioners stand against the sale of fireworks; and a study of the intended Santa Clara County Paramedic proposal to be submitted to the County Board of Supervisors. Relative to the Paramedic proposal, Chief Payne stated that the Countywide proposal will go before the Board of Supervisors, in order to determine'the means of funding the program. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 10:20 p.m., until the meeting of February 10, 1977. Respectfully submitted, Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer I-] E Ll CITY OF CUPERTINO STATE OF CALIFORNIA REGULAR MXETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD FEBRUARY 10, 1977 IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE CITY HALL 10300 TORRE AVENUE CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Chairman. Gonzalez at 7132 p.m. ROLL_XALL Commissioners Presents Commissioners Absents Staff Presents Guests Presents Gonzalez, Eberhardt, Ford, Leste Rogers Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Chief Gordon Payne, Central Fire District, Chief Al Carder, Fire Marshal's Office MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS ? Comm. Ford moved and Comm. Gonzalez seconded that the minutes of the meeting of December 8. 1976 be approved as written. Motion passed. Comm. Lester requested that Paragraph 3 of page 3 of tL e January 12. 1977 minutes be changed to read as followss PS62 Page 1 "Comm. Lester stated that if the sale and discharge of fireworks is to continue in Cupertino it should not be limited to eleven (11:) service clubs, but to any such club that so desires to operate such a business so that the City Council members are not making a discriminating decision preventing other just as qualified user.." The minutes of January 12, 1977 were approved as amended. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS a Written communications were noted as -follows: 1. Central Fire District monthly activity report for January. 2. Fire Marshal's monthly activity report for January. 3. Santa Clara County burglary rate table. u. Emergency Medical Care Committee minutes of January 19, 19?7 and agenda for February 16, 1977. PS62 MINUTES OF THE FEBRAURY 10, 1977 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION, MEETING Page 2 ® (WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS (coat) E 15. Results of Commissioner Ford's telephone questionnaire regarding the effectiveness of the Neighbothond Awareness Program . 6. Selected incident report of police service for November and December 1976. !7. Traffic patrol actihty summary for 19g6 and for January 1977. '8. R letter from All -State Insurance flesponding to inquiries on discounts for smoke detectors 9. A copy of a resolution of the State Fire Chief's organization regarding local control of the Fire and Building Codes. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were none. REPORT FROM CENTRAL FIRE DISTRICT Chief Payne reported that fire activity for January is normal "far this time of the year. There was brief discussion about volunteer fire groups in the area and the commendable ,job they are doing. REPORT FROM FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE Chief Carder noted that there are fewer inspections shown on the January report than in previous months. This is due to inspection of larger buildings which require more inspection time. 'He reported that the Fire Marshal's office had been called ion three seperate incidents in Januarys l)-a complaint on New Year's Eve of overcrowding at a rock concert at DeAnza !Colleges 2) a January 15 auto fire in Vallco Parka and 3) is January 17 fire in back of a 7-11 store in which papers had !been set ablaze. REPORT FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT_. There was no representative from the Sheriff's Department at the meeting. Chairman Gonzalez will request that the City Manager write a letter to the Sheriff's Department expressing the Commission's disappointment at this and requesting again that a representative attend Commission meetings. The Commission members reviewed the Selected Activity report for November and December of 1976, which is now in its final format. Comm. Ford noted that the report is too new to establish or trace trends. Members compared statistics with those of last year. .'_", IM MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 10, 1977 PUBLIC SAID COMISSION O PS62 Page 3 AOL AGENDA BUSINESS 1. Discussion relative to the Commissioners' posture on sale and discharge of fireworks in Cupertino. The City Council will hold public hearings on the question of the sale of fireworks in Cupertino in April. According to Chief Carder, 10 licenses will be allowed for this year. He stated that he believes the issue to be decided will be whether to allow fire- works at all in 1978. He added that Gilroy has banned fireworks and Los Altos will decide on the issue soon. San Jose has banned them starting in 1978. This leaved only Santa Clara, Los Altos, and Cupertino that allow the sale and discharge of fireworks (in Santa Clara County). Chairman Gonzalez restated the Commission's position that firework activity is a threat to neighbors and those around, and therefore should be rentricted. Chief Carder commented that hardly a neigh- borhood goes without some small fire or injury; most of these incidents go unreported. He also stated that in his opinion, many people do not distinguish between safetand sane and illegal fire- works when they hear them. The following action will be taken on this issue: No ® 1. A letter should be written to the City Council restating the Commission's position. 2. A representative of the Public Safety Commission will attend each of the public hearings. 3. An article will be written by Ross Smith stating this position and the fact that most other cities In the county have banned fireworks and that people can state their opinions on the matter at the publii hearings. The article will be submitted to the Cupertino Scene. OLD BUSINESS 1. Chief Payne reported that the attached resolution: which urges that cities be allowed to make fire and building codes Express more restrictive if they desire, was adopted by the League of findings California Cities. Chief Carder stated that the issue should come before the Legislature this year, but he is not aware of any bills. The Commission supports the resolution. Concern was prompted by the Danville decision. The Commission is concerned that if express findings are not submitted by the deadline of April 1, 1977, amendments to the Fire and Building Codes will be in jeopardy and that the proposed amend ment regarding smoke detectors will. be improper. Comm. Ford reported that he, Mr. Quinlan, Ross Smith, and Mr. Adams (the city attorney) met to discuss this issue. The amity Attorney expressed the opinion that only climactic and geographical differences would be acceptable as "express find- ings", stating that there is no such thing as express findings PS62 Page is MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 10, 1977 PUBLIC SAFETY COMISSIOR bUMVING for Cupertino. Comm. Ford stated the City will not act on "express findings" as long as the City Attorney is of this opinion. Inaction an the issue is the course followed by many cities. Chief Carder stated that the 1976 edition of the Fire Code incorporates many of the amendments to the 1973 code, so adoption of the 1976 Code will reduce the number of "express findings" that have to be submitted. He reported that drafts of the "express findings" have been expanded and more information has been obtained from County Counsel. Comm. Ford stated that he would favor pursuing adoption of the 1976 Code. The following action will be taken on this issue: A. Chairman. Gonzalez will ask the City Manager and the Mayor what the effect of inaction on "express findings" will be on the Uniform Fire Code. b. If a satisfactory response is not obtained from either the City Manager or the Mayor, the issue will be scheduled for the City Council agenda. C. Comm. Ford will find out whether the City Attorney has contacted the Fire Marshal's Office or tine County Attorney regarding express findings r 2. Comm. Gonzalez received a letter from Mr. L.H. Merril of insuranc All -State Insurance regarding d-iscounts for installation with I of smoke detectors. Mr. Merril expressed his personal smoke ' support of the installation or such aevices out aia not detector address the issue of discounts. Chief Payne reported that the National Fire Protection Control Administration is negotiating with insurance companies for a 2% discount for smoke detectors, 2% for burglar alarms, and 5% for both. Hazard- 3. Comm. Ford asked if any action had been taken to establish ous Fire new hazardous fire zones. The zones can be moved back as Zones developments are made, reducing the cost of building and insurance. Chief Payne responded that the old boundaries will be retained, but a meeting will be sat up to discuss the changing of boundaries soon. NEW BUSINESS There was no new business. RECOGNITION OF NEW AGENDA ITEMS BY CHAIR j 1. General Audience - Cindy 0 dekirk, a student at DeAnza College, ® 1 commented that bike lanes on McClellan Road are often full of glass, which is hazardous to bikes. The same problem exists on Blaney between Bollinger and Stevens Creek Blvd. E E MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 10, 1977 PULIC SAFETY COMISSION PS62 S 2. Commission Members Page 'iakrman Gonzalez commented that -.a traffic count was to be taken to see if the bike lane on 'Rodrigues has drawn bicycle B K traffic from Stevens Creek Blvd. between Blaney and 5telling. lanes He requested that subh a count be taken. Comm. Lester asked if any action has been taken to put a bike lane on Wolff Road. He noted that a stripe has been painted on Wolff Road that is serving as a bike lane but there are no signs posted indicating that it is one. Chairman Gonzalez said that there is no bike lane on Wolff Road officially. The question of bike lanes in the Vallco Park area was brough$ up. This topic will be agendized for further discussion. j!!� Inter-Commissiory Obmmtmication ! Chairman Gonzalez has requested `feedback from the Library Commission regarding how to effectively distribute informati pamphlets sent to the City. It was suggested that when a subject of interest to the community comes up. a debate spohsored by two Commissions be set up in the Library Conference Room in which both sides of an issue would be discussed. Chairman Gonzalez suggested that this could be tried several times to see if it would gut a response from the community. In this manner. the issuer could be taken to the public in a more active fashion. Comm. Ford suggested the fireworks issue as a topic. The meeting was adjourned at 9:20 p.m. until the next regular meeting of March 10, 1977• Respectfully submitted, RECORDING SECRETARY RESOLUTION A resolution recor:mending legislative action by State Fire Chiefs' organizations to assure local control of fire and building codes in order to provide for local control of the fire problem. WHEREAS the magnitude of the fire problem %-J t%i n our co-mmuni ties is dictated by allo::able fine limits, occupancy hazards, and fire control systems established in building and fire codes, and WHEREAS one of the most ef`2ctive and economic methods of controlling the fire problem locally is to modify building and fire codes in order to control the fire problem frith the limits of acceptable cost and risks, and 14HEREAS many corw•.unities are attempting to control their fire problem through increased emphasis on fire prevention efforts as recom- mended by the President's Ccm!rission on Fire Prevention and Control and subsequently adopted by the United States Congress in the enabling legislation for the NFPCA, and WHEREAS certain state la: -is have been enacted and certain court decisions have been rendered which restrict the ability of local governments to enact codes which deviate from state adopted minimurn codes, and WHEREAS this action deprives the cities of their rights to control ® their levels of fire protection service, risks and costs. NOW, THEREfbRE, BE IT RESOLVED that the t-:estern Eire Chiefs' Association recorrmends that the individual state fire chiefs' organizations urgently seek the enactment of legislation which returns to the local jurisdictions or retains within the local jurisdiction the authority to modify building and fire codes in order to provide the fire protection service that each community may desire, at a cost which each comunity may desire to incur. R E S 0 L U T 1 0 N A resolution recommending legislative action by State Fire Chiefs' organizations to assure local control of fire and building codes in order to provide for local control of the fire problem. WHEREAS the magnitude of the fire problem within our communities is dictated by allowable fire limits, occupancy hazards, and fire control systems established in building and fire codes, and WHEREAS one of the most effective and economic methods of controlling the fire problem locally is to modify building and fire codes in order to control the fire problem with the limas of acceptable cost and risks, and WHEREAS many communities are attempting to control their fire problem through increased emphasis on fire prevention efforts as recom- mended by the President's Commission on Fire Prevention and Control and subsequently adopted by the United States Congress in the enabling legislation for the NFPCA, and WHEREAS certain state lags have been enacted and certain court decisions have been rendered which restrict the ability of local governments to enact codes which devia.e from state adopted minimum codes, and WHEREAS this action deprives the cities of their rights to control their levels of fire protection service, risks and costs. NOW, THEREfbRE, BE IT RESOLVED that the q!estern Fire Chiefs' Association recommends that the individual state fire chiefs' organizations urgently seek the enactment of legislation which returns to the local jurisdictions or retains within the local jurisdiction the authority to modify building and fire codes in order to provide the fire protection service that each community may desire, at a cost which each community may desire to incur. :7 CITY OF CUPERTINO STATE OF CALIFORNIA MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD MARCH 10, 1977 IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE CITY HALL 10300 TORRE AVENUE CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:43 by Vice -Chairman Rogers. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Staff Present: Guests Present: MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Gonzalez, Ford, Lester, Rogers, Eberhardt Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Gordon Payne, Central Fire Protection District, Al Carder, Fire Marshal's Office, Lt. Winter, Sheriff's Office Comm. Lester moved and Comm. Ford seconded that the minutes of the meeting of February 10, 1977 be accepted and the motion passed. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 1. Seven Major Crime Statistics for January. 2. Santa Clara County Burglary Rate Profile for December, 1976, 3. Selected Incident Report on police service for January 4. Minutes of the Board of Fire Commissioner's meting of February 16, 19 5. Central Fire Protection District report for February 6. Fire Marshal's report for February 7. Minutes of the February 16, 1977 meeting of the Emergency Medical Care Committee and agenda for the March 16, 1977 meting. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS 1. Comm. Eberhardt reported she had been asked what could be done about keeping the lane in front of K-Mart free from parked cars. Lt. Winter pointed out that K-Mart is in San Jose and Cupertino has no jurisdicti there. Lt. Winter noted that the same problem occurs along the storefronts at Cupertino Crossroads and Vallco Park. He stated that cars cannot be cited unless parked in a designated fire lane and there is some go confusion about which are designated and which may have simply been painted red by the store owner. Comm. Lester commented that certain areas in Vallco Park are under the vehicle code and there are still violations. PS65 Page 1 F665 MINUTE; OF THE MARCH 10, 1977 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 2 10 Chief Payne commented that extensive research would have to be done to find out where all the designated fire lanes are in the district. Comm. Gonzalez asked that Chief Payne provide the Commission with information about the Cupertino Crossroads; Chief Payne will provide this information. REPORT FROM SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Selected Ross Smith noted that on the Selected Incident Report for January, the Incident figures on traffic citations are too low because they only reflect Statistics statistics of the daily supplemental activity. He will bring these statistics up to date. There was also some discussion about discrepancies in the number of radar incidents and citations. The difference is small and will be corrected. Crime Comm. Lester asked if the Cupertino area is a problem area for narcotics. Frequency Lt. Winter replied that he would not consider Cupertino a serious drug area Report and that most of the incidents on the report are for possession of marijuana, which will become a misdemeanor after July 1, 1977. Burglary Chairman Gonzalez noted that the burglary rate has been consistently higher Increase over the last year than in the previous year. He stated that this is clearly a firm rate and not a fluctuation. Comm. Ford commented that he noted an increase in multiple family burglaries as compared to single family and feels that the Neighborhood Awareness Program has had an impact in closing the gap between the two types. Comm. Rogers suggested that perhaps the statistics reflect the increase in population and the end of the moratorium on building. There was some discussion about the correct population of Cupertino; Ross Smith reported that the number 23,600 is used to come up with the statistics. Comm. Lester suggested that if the true population is higher (24,850 is used at another figure) the number of burglaries per thousand population would be less. Chairman Gonzales noted that the higher figure would not make much difference; there would still be a marked increase in the rate. Lt. Winter volunteered that he would be happy to canvass merchants and the Chamber of Commerce to bring the increased rate to light and make merchants aware that there is a problem and extra caution should be exercised. Comm. Ford noted that there has been little interest in the Neighborhood wareness Program lately and Comm. Rogers suggested some publicity in the 106a"tes. upertino Scene to spark interest again. Comm. Gonzalez attributed the lack f interest to a tendency of people to learn to live with increased crime Comm. Rogers will contact editors of the Scene to get an item in about the increased rate, urging extra caution, and suggestinq the Neighborhood Awareness Program as a deterrant. The Commission considered and rejected the idea of having a Sheriff's car ssigned to patrol residential areas because the presence of a car seems o increase tension and does little to deter the crime. Comm. Rogers lso suggested bringing up the topic at the Town Meeting to be held on arch 12, 1977 at DeAnza. E MINUTES OF THE {BIRCH 10, 1977 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING age 3 Lt. Winter pointed out a problem at the Casa DeAnza condominiums on Mary. There are not enough parking spaces. This may be a result of the fact that the condos were converted from apartments. He suggested that a Parking college student do a class project studying the situation and make some Problem recommendations as to what the condos can do to re -engineer the area. Casa DeAnza Chairman Gonzalez told of an incident. on Fitzgerald Street last month in which, the driver of a car totalled three parked vehicles. The driver was not cited because the incident took place at 3:00 a.m. and there were no deputies who witnessed the accident. The residents of Fitzgerald Street want to know what recourse they have against the driver. Lt. Winter said that since there were no eye -witnesses to the accident, no criminal charges can be brought. Testimony of the defendent is not acceptable to convict. The only recourse is civil suit. Comm. Lester pointed out that countersuit may follow. REPORT FROM CENTRAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT Chief Payne distributed a correction sheet to last month's report (Jan.). An error was computed on the last page in the % per 1000 population figure. Chief Payne reported nothing major in fire activity in February and Comm. Ford noted that the figure is only 1/2 of the figure at the same time last year. Chief Payne commented that the Cupertino Jaycees have bought 200 smoke detectors and distributed them door to door. The Jaycees plan to buy 500 more and distribute them in the same manner. There is a Girl Scout troop that has distributed 500 informational letters on smoke detectors and have asked for 500 more letters. Comm. Ford noted that the signs on the fire rigs which promote smoke detectors are very effective. The cost of the signs is $11 apiece; however the magnetic signs are often stolen if the vehicle is left unattended. Chief Payne commented that there will be 10 billboards with the same message (Smoke Detectors Can Save Your Life) put up in the county soon. Chief Payne explained that the County will have the first bid to provide service for the proposed Paramedic Services and then private concerns will be allowed to bid. San Jose feels that there is not enough funding for all personnel they would like to have. The service would probably be funded through a tax rate increase or put on the ballot. The decision on how to fund has not been made yet. The service will be managed by one entity, which will dispatch all units, whether it is a county unit or a private unit. One zone could be public, while another would be private according to who gets the bid. Comm. Lester voiced concern about lack of cooperation between public and private units. Chief Payne said it is his opinion that they major concern will be inequities in taxes as the zones grow and expand, with mixups between zones being minimal since they would be dispatched by the same group. Distribution of Smoke Detectors County -Wide Paramedic Service • PS65 MINUTES OF THE MARCH 10, 1977 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 4 REPORT FROM FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE Curtailment Chief Carder reported that the Fire Marshal's Office will have to curtail of Fire its activities due to lack of funding. The Board of Supervisors has Marshal's not allowed any increase in staffing which is needed to maintain the Services same level of inspection of facilities and has reduced the budget by 2 1/2%, which will mean one less deputy fire marshal. The Board of Supervisors has agendized this item for March 15, 1977 and will consider the County Executive's report to keep the present staff while staying within the budget and providing needed services. The curtailment will mean limiting the types of buildings to inspect and eliminate plan reviews. Buildings such as public assembly buildings, schools, and institutions will continue to be plan reviewed by the Fire Marshal's Office, however. They would continue to provide the same level of service on investigations and will increase education. Weed abatement will not be affected. Chief Payne commented that the Central Fire District will have to duplicate the services being curtailed by the Fire Marshal's Office at a cost of $230,000. Chief Payne stated that he feels Fire Marshal services should not be eliminated and this service should be on a county -wide basis. The broader the base, the more effective the service, since there would be less duplication. Chairman Gonzalez asked if someone else could take over the plan review phase and Chief Payne said he is not sure if they would have the authority to do this. Chief Carder commented that city personnel are not oriented to fire safety. He further stated that to provide the same level of service on a local basis, a lot more money would be spent by individual localities than if the service was county -wide. He reported that the City Manager of Cupertino is opposed to county -wide because of tax inequities between communities. Chairman Gonzalez stated that if the issue is not settled on Tuesday by the County Board of Supervisors, 'the City Manager's position should be investigated. Chief Carder commented that he feels the Board will act on Tuesday. The Commission recessed at 9:50 and reconvened at 10:03. AGENDA BUSINESS 1. Report from Chairman Gonzalez regarding "Express Findings" and its- impact on the Uniform Building Code, with particular reFerence to the Smoke Detector Proposal. Discussion of this item is found under NEW BUSINESS. W fe Road 2. Discussion on Proposed Bicycle Lanes for Wolfe Road, Homestead Road Elm Lanes to Stevens Creek Boulevard. Chairman Gonzalea requested that the Public Works Department propose a layout for bike lanes for Wolfe and Tantau from Homestead to Stevens Creek I Boulevard. MINUTES OF THE MARCH 10, 1977 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING PS65 age 5 Comm. Lester commented that he does not feel Wolfe Road is safe enough for a bike lane and that Tantau would be more appropriate. He noted that Cupertino had wanted to cooperate with Sunnyvale on Homestead Road for a bike lane, but if only Cupertino put in a lane, cyclists would tend to ride in the lane against traffic. Chairman Gonzalez requested drawing information and Ross Smith said he will obtain this information for the Commission. OLD BUSINESS Chairman Gonzalez reported that he has not yet written the letter regarding IPSC Fire the Public Safety Commission's position on fireworks to the City Council. Position He indicated that he will write the letter before the April hearing on the matter. Commissioner Rogers asked about the status of the rape pamphlets. Ross Smith Rape Pamphl reported that they have been printed up and some have been distributed to DeAnza College. Comm. Rogers will attend to distribution of the remainder. Chairman Gonzales reported that the Library Commission is waiting for an Public Forum answer from the Public Safety Commission regarding the public forum idea in which a public debate would be sponsored by the two commissions. He stated that since the fireworks hearing is coming up in April, there would not be enough time to organize a forum on this topic. Comm. Ford commented that a forum would not be effective if just the two commissions turn up, and feels that often the public would not attend. Chairman Gonzalez suggested that only one member representing the commissions be present. Chief Payne commented that he has found that it is often more effective to go to meetings of various organizations instead of having the people come to a forum. Chairman Gonzalez suggested that this topic be defer until either the Public Safety Commission or the Library Commission finds an appropriate topic. NEW BUSINESS Chairman Gonzalez reported that express findings have been filed, but the Express smoke detection proposal is still in abeyance. The stage is in the process Findings of adopting the 1976 Building Code. The City must then adopt the code and has one year to do so. The 1976 Uniform Fire Code, which incorporates many of the 1973 Fire Code amendments, is dependent on state adoption of the Building Code. The County has adopted the Fire Code contingent on the state's adoption of the 1976 Building Code and Chairman Gonzales urged that the City do so also. Chairman Gonzalez requested from the Fire Marshal's Office a synopsis of the differences between the 1973 Code and the 1976 Code. Chief Carder reported that the City Council adopted the express findings at the last Council meeting. Comm. Ford requested a copy of the express findi for the Public Safety Commission, as well as the Central Fire District and Fire Marshal's Office. • ' 1-101 PS65 MINUTES OF THE MARCH 10, 1977 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING ' Page 6 i 3. General Audienca - there was none. Conflict of 4. Commission Members - There was discussion about the requirement to Interest fill out the Conflict of Interest/"forms. Chairman Gonzalez stated that he does not know what impact refusal to fill out the forms would have on eligibility to serve on Commissions and suggested that members communicate any concerns about the conflict of interest to the City individually. Comm. Lester stated that revealing conflict of interest is mandated by State law and the City does not have any choice in it. Comm. Ford stated his opinion that a person who knows he has a conflict of interest and wishes to be dishonest about would not reveal the conflict, while vague conflicts which would really have no impact for the honest would disqualify him. 5. Inter -Commission Communications - Chairman Gonzalez restated the decision of the Commission to reopen the question of joint sponsorship of public forums with the Library Commission when either Commission proposes a topic of concern. The meeting was adjourned at 10:48 p.m. Respectfully submitted, THERESA CUCHRA RECORDING SECRETARY U C_ T,, CITY OF CUPERTINO STATE OF CALIFORNIA REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION " tf , IN THE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM ,01 HALT. 10300 TORRE AVENUE CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA E11t puty City Clerk, conducted the swearing -in cer°ony for I; W..ssi6hers Ford and Gonzalez for the coming term. CALL -TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:43 by Chairman Gonzalez. Will Lester has resigned as of April 4, 1977 due to conflict of interest ROLL CALL COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: STAFF PRESENT: GUESTS PRESENT: MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING Ford, Rogers, Eberhardt, Gonzalez None Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Chief G. Payne, Central Fire Dist. Al Carder, Fire Marshal's Office Bob Winter, Sheriff's Department Comm. Ford moved and Comm. Rogers seconded that the minutes of the meeting of March 10, 1977 be approved as written. The motion carried. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 1. Comm. Rogers suggested that a letter be written to former Commission Lester expressing the Commission's appreciation for a job well done on the Commission and its regrets at his resignation. 2. Comm. Ford suggested a second letter be sent from the Public Safety Commission to the City Council expressing the Commission's apprecia- tion for Mr. Lester's efforts on the Commission. 3. Chairman Gonzales acknowledged the receipt of the Juvenile Burglar Profile for 1974 from Sunnyvale Public Safety. Comments were reserved for the Sheriff's Report segment of the meeting. 4. The Fire Marshal's Report for March was received. 5. The Central Fire Protection District report for March was received. PS66 'aae i PS66 Page 2 0 MINUTES OF THE APRIL 14, 1977 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING 6. Letter from Chief Payne on the subject of fire lanes on the Cupertino Crossroads. 7. Minutes of the March 16 meeting of the Emergency Medical Care Committee. 8. Express findingsof the City Council relative to the modifications to the Uniform Fire Code. 9. Memorandum from the City Manager on a Sheriff's Department report. 10. Monthly Traffic Citation Count from the Sheriff's Department. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were none. REPORT FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT The selected incident report is not available because the computer run from the Sheriff's Department was not received until April 13, 1977. Lt. Winter commented that the reason for the white traffic car is that a distinctive color is required for traffic cars by the Vehicle Code. Commercial In response uc z question by Comm. Rogers, Lt. Winter stated he was Burglary not sure of any discernable increases on the Sheriff's Activity Report, AlWness but that special assignments were being run in areas of multiple family dwellings because of concern about burglaries. He further commented that on April 28, 1977, he will address the Chamber of Commerce regarding burglary prevention and awareness in commercial establishments. Also, an ad hoc committee consisting of public and private concerns (American Society of Industrial Security, )SHA, etc) hope to develop commercial security from a building standpoi^i. The objective is to develop something similar to the Building Code with respect to commercial security. Rape info Comm. Rogers commented that 4 deputies are doing a 3-hour course on how distribu- to prevent rape (on their own time. Lt. Winter said that 20 women rape tion investigators have been trained. Chairman Gonzalez commented that a memo has been received (Written Communication #9) from the City Manager regarding the dessemination of information on rapes. Mr. Quinlan's cor-ern .-iar--abeut:confidentt&1ity. Memos concerning rape cases are distributed to the schools in the district in which the crime was committed. They describe the modus operandi and description of the suspect, but respect the privacy of the victim. These memos or reports are not confidential unless there is an ongoing investigation involved. The detective division makes an affirmative effort through the schools to inform them that the incidents are occurring. The schools use their own discretion on how the information is used. Recent Comm. Rogers commented that she had been asked about an epidemic of ident rapes in the recent month. Chairman Gonzalez and Comm. Ford have also I^ape received a number of calls regarding this. The City and the Sheriff's attempt Department is aware of only one attempted rape. The number apparently grew in retelling of the incident. There is nothing to support the rumor of several rapes. MINUTES OF THE APRIL 14, 1977 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Lt. Winter noted that information on rapes and other incidents of crime are publicized by the press; therefore, it is not unusual for one attempted rape incident to go unreported. The Sheriff's Department does not send all reports to the press. He noted that in the past there have been "epidemics" of rapes, notably in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Comm. Ford asked about the status of the rape booklets which were to be printed by tha City. Comm. Rogers replied that copies were made and some have been d:iscributed. Copies are available in the lobby of City Hall. Comm. Ford asked about the possibility of getting reserve deputies into the burglary prevention program. Lt. Winter replied that he has a standing request with the reserves to re -institute this but has not heard anything recently. He commented that he will contact the reserves again regarding this issue. Ross Smith reported that there were no responses for volunteers to hold a Neighborhood Awareness Presentation in their home (Cupertino Courier article). However, there were 6 responses from the Cupertino Scene Sound - Off Card. A prevention presentation was set up at Lockwood, but only six people attended. Another presentation is set up for May which should have greater attendance since Lockwood has been hit by several burglaries recen ly. The Sheriff's Department has a door-to-door program to prevent crime and L Winter commented that it seems to be very effective. Comm. Ford suggested ® that the City's program could be mentioned by the deputies as they go door to door. Comm. Eberhardt commented that Mountain View recently received some funds for burglary prevention. Lt. Winter added that they received a federal grant (LEAA) which may also fund part of Sunnyvale. FIRE MARSHAL'S REPORT Chief Carder reported no unusual activity in the month of March. The County Board of Supervisors met on April 12, 1977 and voted to continue 'the issue of Fire Marshal's Office funding for one week. The entire Fire Marshal function may be absorbed into the Cenral Fire District. The drive, according to Chief Carder, is to eliminate the office as a funding department totally or to reduce the scope of the services. The Board did not accept the County Executive's report which recommended reduction of Fire Marshal services. Personnel may be transferred to the Central Fire District to take over some of the services, however nothing has been definitely decided upon. Chief Carder reported that there is no proposal to reduce County tax, but that the County proposes to reduce various services to fund paramedics. CENTRAL FIRE DISTRICT REPORT Chief Payne reported that fire incidents are pretty low for the month of March. ® Comm. Ford asked if the Central Fire District would be able to increase their tax rate to accommodate extra personnel if they assume Fire Marshal functions. Chief Payne indicated that they would. VS66 MINUTES OF THE APRIL 14, 1977 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 4 ffier Co. Comm. Ford asked about the projected delivery date of the ladder company. very Chief Payne replied that he does not have a definite date, but it will date probably be delivered at the end of the year. It will be shipped rather than driven. The engine is now being built. Paramedic Chief Payne reported that the County has indicated that funding for Services paramedic services will come from the general fund and that taxes will not be increased. All costs were not identified regarding public vs. private vendors. The report is to go back to the various cities so that they can determine who should provide the service in each zone. Chairman Gonzalez commented that the Public Safety Commission is inclined to think that the fire services should be the vehicle for paramedic service. He noted that even if the service were to be provided by the private sector, they would still have to provide a certain standard of service. Chief Payne commented that employee turnover for ambulance companies tends: to be rather high. Chairman Gonzalez noted that the fire services may offer quicker response times than private companies. Chief Payne said that, since the zones are already set up, the service would have to be located in the center of each zone. (8-minute response time). Chief Payne reported that the Fire Department did make a request to San Jose City College to provide EMT I training at fire stations. This request was turned down. The cost of training could be reduced if classes were conducted in-house since employees could get training while ® on duty. Another attempt will be made to get this training in-house. The Public Safety Commission endorsed the proposed paramedic plan with reservations as to funding at the June 9, 1976 meeting. The Commission reaffirmed its position that the proposed plan continues to receive PSC endorsement if it can be implemented without raising taxes, and that the Commission urges use of the existing fire services as the vehicle for paramedic service. The Board of Supervisors feel that the service should entail no tax increase. Chief Payne feels that the Board will not be ready to make a decision next week. Comm. Ford said he feels if the service included a tax increase, the voters would not approve it, and if it was acceompanied by a tax increase without going to the voters, there would be a lot of protest. A letter will be written to the Council stating the Commission's position. Comm. Ford is to write the letter. Fire lanes I Chairman Gonzalez directed the discussion to the letter received from at the Chief Payne regarding fire lanes at Cupertino Crossroads Shopping Center. Crossroads? At the present time, there are no existing fire lanes. Comm. Ford expressed the opinion that the area immediately in the front of the center and on the side of Mervyn's should be designated as fire lanes. Chief Payne said he has not personally investigated the site but will do so. Existing parking is adequate if no parking is allowed in front of the stores. Chairman Gonzales suggested that the owners of the stores be contacted to suggest that fire lanes be identified. Also, the owners must allow the fire service and the Sheriff's Department to cite violators. For this reason, Chief Payne suggested that the City should adopt an ordinance. MINUTES OF THE APRIL 14, 1977 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION 14EETING PS66 Page 5 Comm. Ford commented that even the access to the shopping center is not easy during the day because of the level of traffic on Stevens Creek Blvd. He noted that there are 2 left -turn lanes without a signal and one with a signal on Stevens Creek Blvd. Heavy traffic would make it difficult for cars to get out of the way of an emergency vehicle. Chief Payne commented that access to the shopping center for emergency vehicles may be possible from the rear and sides of the structure. He said he will take a look at the area before making any recommendations as to a fire lane. Comm. Eberhardt commented that she does not feel it is a good idea to make more restrictions if they are ignored as in the case of K-Mart fire lanes. Chief Payne noted that State Senator Campbell has introduced Senate Bill Senate Bill 390 which requires installation of smoke detectors anytime a building 390 on changes owners or when any alterations requiring a building permit are smoke detec- performed on a residence. Ross Smith commented that Cupertino already .tors requires smoke detector installation for remodeling (e.g. adding a room). Comm. Ford commented that Senator Campbell has been very active in fire prevention. The Commission recessed at 9:24 and resumed the meeting at 9:36. Directly after the recess, Bo Brown of the City staff presented a film which is shown during the Neighborhood Awareness programs given in homes. AGENDA BUSINESS 1. Election of Officers - fiscal uear 1977-1978. Officers for the Commission must be elected by the May 1 meeting of the City Council. Comm. Rogers suggested that the election be put off until the new Commission member takes his seat at the next meeting, however Chairman Gonzalez pointed out that this would be in violation of the Charter. Comm. Ford moved and Comm. Eberhardt-x :, A "ry ` at Comm. Rogers be nominated for Chairperson for next year. Comm. Ford moved and Comm. Eberhardt seconded that nominations be closed. The second motion carried. Chairman Gonzalez called for a vote and Comm. Rogers was elected Chair- person for the coming fiscal year beginning at the next meeting, Comm. Eberhardt moved and Comm. Rogers seconded that Comm. Ford be nominat ed for Vice -Chairperson for the coming year. Chairman Gonzalez called for a vote and Comm. Ford was affirmed for the position beginning at the next meeting. 2. Organizational discussion for Commission for Fiscal Year 1977-1978. Chairman Gonzalez suggested that Comm. Rogers think about the subcommittee and have recommendations ready by the next meeting. Comm. Ford noted that it would be appropriate that the new member of the Commission, Mr. H. Dunb r, be seated before committee members are set. PS66 MINUTES OF THE APRIL 14, 1977 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 6. Mr. Dunbar is ass attorney and will be replacing Mr. Lester on the Commission. Chairman Gonzales noted that in the past, the Commission has taken a reaction rather than a leadership role. He said the Commission should take more of a leadership role. Comm. Ford said he would like to stimulate a little more interchange between the City and the Public Safety Commission. He noted that he should be able to do this during the caning year, since he has more time available to him. OLD BUSINESS Fireworks I Comm. Ford noted that there is now a ban on the sale of fireworks in ban Cupertino effective after July 4, 1977. A city display was mentioned as a possibility. Chairman Gonzales commented that only Los Altos allows the sale of fireworks in the County. He endorsed the idea of a community display. He noted that the Commission will have a constant position to defend on this issue because representatives of the fireworks industry will push for a reversal of this ban. Comm. Ford complemented Chairman Gonzalez on the clarity and appropriateness of the memo he sent on March 30, 1977 which stated the Commission's position to the City Council. Bicycle Ross Smith reported that the bicycle count which has been taken has not Lanes been prepared in a report yet. Glenn Grigg is to provide this information to the Commission. Chairman Gonzales stated that the information is needed on a more timely manner so that the effectiveness of Rodrigues Avenue as an alternative route for Stevens Creek Blvd. can be determined. Regarding bike lanes on Tantau from Pruneridge to Homestead, they are still proposed. Mr. Grigg reports that he is unable to get agreement from Sunnyvale. Comm. Gonzalez proposed: 1. Push for extending Tantau bike lanes and get a new overview of bike lanes in Cupertino, or 2. Just recommend extending Tantau bike lanes. NEW BUSINESS City Manager Bob Quinlan has asked that the Public Safety Commission undertake a study on residential security, perhaps specifying certain kinds of locks, etc. for doors and windows on new construction. Comm. Ford noted that Oakland and Mountain View has had this requirement for some time now. The police subcommittee responsible for this must take into account how quickly the County may adopt the 1976 Uniform Building Code. Recognition of New Agenda Items by Chair ® 3. General Audience - None 4. Commission Members - None 5. Inter -Commission Cummunications - None The meeting adjourned at 10:49 p.m. Respectfully submit d, r% ' PUBLIC SAFETY CJORUSSION MINUTES 8 of 8 tlAY 1973-OCT.13,1977 CITY OF CUPERTINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California Telephone: 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD MAY 12, 1977, IN THE LIBRARY/CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Rogers called the meeting to order at 7:32 p.m., with the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Chairperson Rogers, Ford, Dunbar, Gonzalez Commissioners Absent: Eberhardt PS-67 Page 1 Staff Present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Guests Present: Lt. Robert Winter, Sheriff's Department Alan Carder, Fire Marshal's Office I Mike Harrigan, Central Fire District MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING Comm. Ford moved and Comm. Gonzalez seconded that the minutes of the regular meeting of April 14, 1977 be approved as read. Motion ps5ged.. Comm. Dunbar abstained. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS The following written communications were acknowledged: 1. The seven major crime statistics for the month of March, 1977. 2. City of Cupertino traffic car radar -monitoring record for April, 1977. 3. Report from SCCSSDA, dated May 9, 1977, regarding vapor recovery nozzles. 4. Report from City Traffic Engineer, regarding bike lanes on Stevens Creek Boulevard and Rodrigues Avenue. 5. Information from the Code Enforcement Officer on Burglary Security, as an amendment to the Uniform Building Code. 6. Santa Clara County burglaries per 1000 population for the month of March, 1977. C. sp.^^�, "°, z� y PS-67 MINUTES OF THE MAY 129 1977 PUBLIC SAFETY. COM41SSION MEETING Page 2 7. Fire Marshal's report for the month of April, 1977. 8. Report on City parts vandalism for the month of April, 1977. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were no oral communications. REPORT FROM THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE Chief Carder reported no unusual activity for the month of April, 1977. Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer, introduced to the Commis- sion the recent complaint received on the deficiencies of the nozzles now being used by all self -serve gasoline stations. Chief Carder stated that, under Title 1918 - Sub -chapter 11.5 of the Health and Safety Code, known as the Regulations of the State Fire Marshal, the State Fire Marshal shall regulate the approval, certification, design and construction of component parts and systems utilized in gasoline vapor control. Chief Carder also stated that, as of this date, his office has not received any complaints relative to this issue. Comm. Dunbar stated that another problem occurs when the auto- matic shuf-off mechanism in the dispenser nozzle fails, allowing gasoline to flow from the customer's tank back through the vapor recovery hose. A remedy, he stated, would be to change the system so that the pump would automatically stop when the nozzle automatic shut-off mechanism failed. Comm. Ford requested further research by the County Fire Marshal's Office, and a report made to the Commission at the nest regular meeting of June 9, 1977. Relative to status cf the County Fire Marshal's Office, Chief Carder stated that the Board of Supervisors, on April 19, 1977, decided to reduce the leval of service. Thus, the Fire Marshal's Office: will only continue co perform fire investigations, and will discontinue building inspections and plan reviews. Starting September 1, 1977, these responsibilities will be undertaken by the Central Fire District. Chief Carder also stat^d that the City of Cupertino cannot perform its own plan review, but must rely on the Central Fire District. Comm. Ford requested that Ross Smith request a statement from the City Manager relative to the City's position on this issue. Chairperson Rogers asked Chief Carder about the status of the ® weed program. Carder answered that the first discing had been completed, and the second will take place in June, 1977. REPORT FROM THE CENTRAL FIRE DISTRICT There was no report from the Central Fire District. MINUTES OF THE MAY 12, 1977 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING REPORT FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Lt. Winter reported that the Glenbrook Apartments on Mary . Avenue have undergone extensive burglaries the past two months, but the burglars have been apprehended. Lt. Winter stated he will participate with the City in a Neighborhood Awareness Program at the Glenbrook Apartments on May 19, 1977. Chairperson Rogers asked Lt. tino. Winter responded that munity is relatively low. Winter about child abuse in Cuper- the rate of such abuse in this com- Chairperson Rogers inquired as to the level of police activity in Cupertino. Lt. Winter responded that activity is on the increase because of the growth of the City. Lt. Winter proceeded to summarize types of activity, such as assault, burglary, shoplifting, etc. Commissioner Ford stated that he is much more concerned with crime against the person than crimes against property, particu- larly in view of such crimes occurring in commercial areas. Lt. Winter stated that he is to address the May, 1977 meeting of the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce relative to the problems of burglary and armed robbery. PS-67 Page 3 Commissioner Dunbar questioned Lt. Winter regarding Sheriff services in Cupertino, namely traffic and primary patrol activity. He was also concerned with the possible decrease in response time to silent alarms, resulting from the increase in the Savings & Loans in the City. r Chairperson Rogers requested a Commissioners' tour of the Sheriff's Department, and May 25, 1977, 7:30 p.m. was the agreed upon time and date. Fireman Mike Harrigan was unable to provide the Commission with any new or current information on the consolidation of the West Valley Fire District. AGENDA BUSINESS 1. The following committees were chosen by the Commission for the year July 1, 1977 through June 30, 1978: POLICE...............Eberhardt & Dunbar FIRE.................Ford & Gonzalez BICYCLES.............Gonzalez & Eberhardt PARAMEDICS ........... Rog®rs & Ford SECURITY ORDINANCE... Dunbar & WziL3 .tom RS-67 MINUTES OF THE MAY 12, 1977 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 4 2. Building Security The Committee on security Ordinance (Comm. Dunbar 6 Ford) will contact the Building Department regarding the adoption of the 1976 Uniform Building Code, in preparation for a study of a possible Building Security Ordinance for Cuper- tino. 3. Bicycles The Traffic Engineer's report on the Stevens Creek Boulevard - Rodrigues Avenue bicycle count was discussed. The report indicated that the Rodrigues Avenue bike lane has not reduced the number of bicyclists on Stevens Creek Boulevard, nor had attracted bicylists to it. He recom- mended the elimination of the bike lanes on Rodrigues, the conversion to a bike route, and the installation of bike lanes on Stevens Creek Boulevard, from Blaney west to De Anza Boulevard. Commissioner Gonzalez agreed with the City Traffic Engineer's recommendation regarding bike lanes on Stevens Creek Boule- vard, but was opposed to the elimination of the present bike lanes on Rodrigues Avenue. ® 1 Commissioner Dunbar also agreed to Comm. Gonzalez's posture. PSC 6037 Comm. %onzalez indicated that bike lanes on Stevens Creek B'nulevard would commence a strategy which could eventually I provide bike lanes throughout Stevens Creek Boulevard should the initial program prove successful. OLD BUSINESS 1. Commissioner Ford requested that Ross Smith send copies of the Commission's posture on Paramedics to the Commission members. 2. Chairperson Rogers stated that the City will fund a public fireworks display on July 4, 1977. 3. Chairperson Rogers stated that a Task Force on Services for Victims of Sexual Assault is being proposed for adoption by the County Board of Supervisors. The purpose of the Task Force is to advise the Board of Supervisors on the status of existing services available to victims of sexual assault, the need for additional services, and the feasi- bility of a coordinated service delivery system, which transcends isolated and/or fragmented efforts. The scope of the Task Force study will encompass services presently provided by the County criminal justice, health, mental health and social service agencies, as well as community services. e PS-67 MINUTES OF THE MAY 12, 1977 PUBLIC SAFETY COMUSSION MEETING Page 5 The Task Force will consist of twenty (20) members, appointed by the Board of Supervisors, and the composition shall be repre- sentative of the demographic characteriatIcs of the County. Chairperson Rogers requested that the Tabk Force concept be en- dorsed by the Commission, and that the City Council also endorse same and notify the County Board of Supervisors accordingly. Motion passed, 4-0. RECOGNITION OF NEW AGENDA ITEMS 1. General Audience - there were none. 2. Commission Members - there were none. 3. Inter -Commission Communications - there were none. Comm. Ford moved and Comm. Gonzalez seconded that the meeting be adjourned until the next regular meeting of June 9, 1977. M.%i.v" passed. The meeting was adjourned at 11:05 p.m. 4a Respectfully submitted, VIP ^. .Wow ROSS SMITH CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER L] �J CITY Of CUPERTINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA 10300 TORRE AVENUE, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA TELEPHONE: 252-45OS MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD JUNE 9, 1977, IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:31 by Chairperson Rogers. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Commissioners Absent: Staff Present: Guests Present: MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING Chairperson Rogers, Eberhardt, Dunbar Gonzales, Ford Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Lt. Winter, Sheriff's Office, Gordon Payne, Central Fire Protection District A' Carder, Fire Marshal's Office Approval of the minutes of the regular meeting of May 12, 1977 was post- poned until the arrival of Commissioner Ford. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 1. Fire Marshal's report for May 2. Police Selected Incident report for April 3. Seven Major Crime Statistics for April 4. Cupertino Budget Profile for April 5. Traffic Activity Report for May 6. Emergency Medical Care Committee agenda for June 7. Planning for the July 4 fireworks display in Memorial Park 8. Central Fire Protection District report for May 9. Memo from the Fire Marshal's Office regarding the nozzles dispersing gas at self-service stations 10. Letter to the Chairman of the Board of Fire Commissioners from the City Manager dated May 16, 1977. 11. Minutes of the May 4 Board of Fire Commissioners special meeting 12. Notice of adoption of regulations by the State Fire Marshal. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Comm. Eberhardt reported receiving communication regarding starting a block parent program. Comm. Dunbar reported that those interested have been con- tacted by now and that this matter is handled through the sctool. Comm. Ford arrived at 7:45 p.m. PS-68 Page 1 • PS-68 MINUTES OF THE JUNE 9, 1977 PUBLIC SAFETY C 9ISSION MEETING Page 2 SHERIFF DEPARTMENT 1. Rr;port on Increase in Cupertino Burglaries. Cupt. Lt. Winter reported that the crime incidence report covers march. There Burglaries were 33 incidents of burglary in March and 13 in April. Discrepancies in various reports are due to the was different people classify the incidents. Most of the incidents were single family residences, however, officers sometimes report condominiums as single family residences also. He discussed the recent burglaries in the Gienbook Apartments. There were 18 responsible identified, but only three were identified positively. He also mentioned that a group of people from the East Palo Alto area were committing a lot of fast change scams and shoplifting. He cited greater urbanization and commercialization, which attracts all kinds of business, as a factor in Cupertino's 'increased burglary rate. 2. Report on Beat Units in City. Cupt. Lt. Winter distributed a beat map of the northern part of the county. Beat Units There are four beats which cover Cupertino (beats 10,11,12 and 13). Beat 10 covers the unincorporated areas and Monta Vista, Beat 11 the unincorporated portion of the city, Beat 12 is almost exclusively city, and Beat 13 is from Lawrence Expressway to Highway 17 and is called in when needed. These beats are effective from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. After that Beats 10 and 11 are covered by Beat 17, and Beats 11 and 12 are covered by Beat 18. Beats 17 and 18 are traffic units during the day. There is another beat (19) which exists only when manpower is available. Adequate Chairperson Rogers asked if activity ever is such that adequate coverage Coverage is not possible. Lt. Winter stated that both Los Altos Hills and Saratoga have the flixibility to come into Cupertino if needed. In a response to a question by Comm. Ford, Lt. Winter stated that the city demands only 2 units. Other than that, the level of enforcement is decided by the need as determined by the Sheriff's Department. The Department plans to add Beat 19 when staffing is sufficient so that it will be a full time car. It is possible that an additional Billing day unit would also be added if staffing allows. Comm. Ford asked if the billing is running over the projected hours. Lt. Winter replied that it is running very close to that projected. It is running a little over last years budget. The projected increase for this year was 5% over last year, but the actual increase is 3.4%. Comm. Dunbar commented that having professional policemen determining police need in the city is facilitated by the type of contract in effect. Lt. Winter said that the contract gives the Department the flexibility to give every area adequate coverage. 11 �11 11 MINUTES OF THE JUNE 9, 1977 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING PS-68 Page 3 Corte. Ford asked if there is difficulty in fixing responsibility on the Beat management level and if the patrolling officer have a "feel" for their Responsibili beats (beat responsibility). Lt. Winter said that there is one area in which officers are reluctant and that is in Real Estate sites. Also bicycle violations are not given as often as they should be. 3. Report on Sheriff Department Special Services Chairperson Rogers stated that she would like to be familiar with all the Available backup services that the Department has (narcotics, detectives, suicide services prevention or psych unit) Lt. Winter said that all officers have a 40-hr. crisis intervention course. Comm. Eberhardt commented that Palo Alta has a team of trained psychological personnel. Lt. Winter mentioned some of the services provided by the Department. Among them were: auto theft investigator, check and credit card fraud investigator. Comm. Ford suggested that an overview of what services are performed by the Sheriff's Department could be reflected by an organization chart. Comm. Dunbar conmnted that such information might be useful to the Public Safety Commission so that the Commission has the information to recommend to the Ctiy Council which services are necessary, which are useful but not essential, and which are niceties. Lt. Winter proposed that he bring an organization chart and answer any questions the Commission may have on services. Chairperson Rogers said she would get together with Lt. Winter on this matter. Chairperson Rogers took this opportunity to thank Lt. Winter for the recent Public Safety Commission tour of the Sheriff's Department facilities. Sharon Blauer, a member of the Planning Commission who was present as a Security member of the audience commented that the Planning Commission does not get concerns information regarding safety and security in buildings. Lt. Winter said of Planning that features such as hidden alcoves, louvered windows on the ground floor, Commission and inadequate lighting, and fences too close to buildings (which would serve to conceal a criminal) are among the problems in building planning which are evident. Chairperson Rogers noted that this topic is agendized for later in the evening. Comm. Dunbar noted that his first reaction to th security package reviewed by him is that'it is too restrictive. Ms. Blauer noted that the Planning Commission and H Control could benefit from this kind of information. Lt. Winter mentioned that the Self Defense for Women program has been dis- Self -Defense continued because the deputies (who were doing it on their own time) were for Women no longer able to keep it up. Program Chairperson Rogers noted that the meeting night of the Public Safety Change of seems to conflict with H-Control fairly often. Comm. Ford and Comm. meeting night Dunbar both indicated they would resist any change in meeting night. PS-68 MINUTES OF THE JUNE 9, 1977 PUBLIC SAFETY COMISSION MEETING Page 4 6 1 OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL 8. Report on Gasoline Vapor Control Systems This item was discussed out of sequence on the agenda since there were no objections. Citizen Chief Carder reported that the citizen complaint regarding the gas Gas Nozzle nozzles on self-service pumps has been answered satisfactorily. The Complaint citizen stated that he plans to do some investigating on his own. Chairperson Rogers asked how much of a problem there is with vapor recovery. Chief Carder indicated that this is a diminishing problem because new equipment is being designed which will automatically shut off when the pressure is released. This new equipment should be available shortly. The basic reason for the vapor lock problem was that air pollution regulations went into effect before adequate equip- ment was available. A report was compiled (see written communication item #9) which will be sent to the citizen who registered the complaint Fire Marshal Chief Carder reported no unusual fire activity for the past month. Activity A dumpster fire was believed to be started by youngsters living in Dumpster the apartment complex in which the fire took place. The fires (there Fires. were several) stopped when it became known that the Fire Marshal's 40 Office would arrest the violators. Bubb Road Chief Carder reported that a buildup of explosive vapors and an over - Holding Tank flaw of acid sludge was discovered in a building on Bubb Road. The Vapors problem was resolved and the tanks were purged. Status of Comm. Ford asked what the status of the the 1976 Uniform Fire Code 1976 Fire/ and the necessary Building Code requirements. Chief Carder reported Building that the "express findings" aspect has been taken care of and that Codes the Fire Code has been presented for adoption. Chief Payne recommended that the City not adopt the Fire Code until the Building Code has been adopted. Chief Payne commented that there may be changes in the Building Code that may have to be made to accommodate the Fire Code, but that this number would be greatly reduced from the 1973 Code changes. Comm. Ford noted that the Building Inspector ray want to make some amendments. Comm. Ford and Comm. Dunbar plan to look at the Fire Code package, which is complete. 4th of July Comm. Rogers reported that Cupertino will sponsor a public fireworks Fireworks display in Memorial Park this year which will last 35 minutes. The Display Central Fire Protection District will provide fire protection during the display. CENTRAL FIRE DISTRICT Crossroads 5. Report on Survey of Crossroads Shopping Center F Access Chief Payne reported that the fire access and traffic flow was observed at the Crossroads and that there appears to be no problem getting MINUTES OF THE JUNE 9, 1977 PUBLIC SAFETY C"ISSION 14EETING equipment through. He indicated a potential problem with the alleyway, but said that a secondary route could be implemented by using the back yards of the people behind the building. 4. Status of Fire Inspection Services to the City of Cupertino. Comm. Ford asked if plan review could be handled by the City. Cheif Payne stated that he feels the City could not handle this. Chairperson Rogers commented that the City Manager feels the City could handle plan review with no problem. Chief Carder stated that there is no one presently on the City Staff that is familiar with the requirements of a fire inspection. He said that there is a history of training building inspectors to do fire inspections, but this has not been successful because the orientation is different. His opinion is that this service should stay with the fire service. Comm. Ford expressed his concern about the problem of fire inspection and not having personnel qualified to do it. He suggested that someone from the Fire Marshal's Office be retained by the City to do this type of inspection. Chief Payne stated that Title 19 mandates certain kinds of inspections for certain types of occupancies (e.g. rest homes, etc.). The Central Fire Protection District has the people to do this, he added. Comm. Dunbar commented that Cupertino is a Class 4 service area and needs fire inspection services. 6. Report on Consolidation of West Valley Fire District. Chief Payne reported that San Jose proposes to take over the five (5) Eastside stations and there will be no trade for San Jose. The Public Safety Commission will be kept up to date on the status of the proposal. 7. Report on Progress of Countywide Paramedics. The County Emergency Medical Care Committee will meet soon to re -write portions of the program. A new rule is that the deliverer of the service cannot serve a dual function. It must be either fire or paramedic but not both. Another change is that the zones will be funded at the level of service. Chief Payne commented that many engine companies now have first aid equipment, which would make them serve a dual function. He anticipates that Campbell will not participate in the Paramedic program but will continue with their own paramedics. Chairperson Rogers commented that there was an article in the San Jose Mercury -News of May 29 regarding the accident of a Was bus. C iT of Payne noted that Santa Clara County is well prepared for this type of accident. The rescue was hampered because there were too many rescuers. Comm. Ford commented that the people involved did a good job, but the rescue was poorly managed. He mentioned that there are a number of successful vehicle extraction classes integrating fire department, ambulance, and EMT personnel which consist of two or three days of com- prehensive training. PS-68 Page 5 Plan Review Fire inspec- tion concern Changes in delivery of paramedic services Was bus accident PS-68 MINUTES OF THE JUNE 9, 1977 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING Page 6 On the subject of security, Comm. Dunbar commented that one of the rity concerns is about the new plastics being developed and the gases *anfire they generate. This should be considered in talking about rescue safety operations. Security regulations which would prevent the fire department from getting in or someone trapped inside from getting out in the presence of these gasses would create a real problem. Comm. Ford said that a balance of security concerns, fir4 safety considerations and aesthetics must be reached in building construc- tion. The Commission recessed from 9:40 until 10:00 p.m. AGENDA BUSINESS 9. Report on Committee on Building Security Standards Security Comm. Dunbar and Comm. Ford, who comprise the Security Ordinance Committee Committee will report on their recommendations at the next meting. Report Comm. Dunbar said that in going through the package of different ordinances around the state, he felt that some were too restrictive. Comm. Ford mentioned the Oakland ordinances specifically and commented that Cupertino's configuration is different from Oakland's. Sharon Blauer commented that it would be valuable for the Planning. Commission to have reports from the Public Safety Commission regarding safety and security. Comm. Dunbar commented that planning doesn't solve open -hour shoplifting and other problems which account for the largest dollar losses in many businesses. He forsees a possible problem in obtaining cuoperation on a security ordinance because of this. Also, changes could only be made in new buildings or when a tenant change takes place. Comm. Ford state that prevention should be the primary responsibility of the building tenants instead of the taxpayers. 10. Discussion of Proposed Bike Lanes on Stevens Creek Boulevard. Discussion was deferred until the next meeting because of the abse;�Cn. of Comm. Gonzalez, who is a member of the Bicycle Committee. 11. Continuation of Study on Status of Cupertino Police and Fire Services. Police & Comm. Ford reported that he plans to see the City Manager regarding this Fire Services topic. He commented that a number of cities are sending trainees outside of the area. Comm. Dunbar said that if the city should create its own police department, it could still contract with the Sheriff's Department. The city would thereby be able to take advantage of the existing system while having more direct control over the services. 11 MINUTES OF THE JUNE 9, 1977 KIBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION 14EETING PS-68 Page 1 12. Discussion on the Continuance of Sheriff Department's Prevention Program of Self -Defense for Women. Chairperson Rogers reported that she attended the last program pmsented Need for by the four deputies on self-defence for women. The program is being Self -Defense discontinued because the deputies were doing this on their own time and Prig. for could no longer manage it. Chairperson Rogers commented that all women Wotmen should have the opportunity to attend such a program, including high school and Jr. high school girls. Regarding the content of the program itself, Comm. Ford commented that Content of the shock treatment was extensively used. Ms. Blauer commented that the Program program brought to light things which a women doesn't think about but that she should be aware of. Comm. Ford suggested that this service be contracted for through the Possible Sheriff's Department; however, he added that the Department is limited solutions in the amount of overtime that can be taken. Another suggestion by Comm. to program Ford was that DeAnza College or Foothill put on a seminar for this. They continuance have adequate facilities and the capability of presenting a short course. He commented on the possibility of obtaining ADA funds for this type of program. He noted that there would be no problem in having younger girls attend this seminar and suggested that Syd Friedman in the Administration of Justice Department of DeAnza be contacted about this possibility. Comm. Dunbar mentioned that there is another program going on in Santa Clara County, but that this is geared to Defense Counsel. Chairperson Rogers noted that a motion was passed by the City Council at Sexual the last meeting on the proposed task force on sexual assault. The Council assault task did agree to this. force Ms. Blauer suggested that there might be some way of the City bringing these four deputies in to train someone else to give the program. She also suggested that the County Board of Supervisors could put this program in as part of their budgetary plan. Comm. Ford commented that the two problems that need to be resolved are Problems personnel and funding. .Comm. Dunbar also added that another problem might needing be possible suits against over -reaction of women to men approaching them. attention Comm. Rogers will follow through to see what can be done to continue the program. 13. General Audience - no further comments 14. Commission Members - none 15. Inter -Commission Communications - Chairperson Rogers reported that at Water restri the Mayor's luncheon, the possibility of water restriction was brought up, tion/Seismic but that this will not happen for some time. The Planning Commission will safety be studying seismic safety for the next 2 weeks as relates to disaster planrring. The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as submitted. Minutes japproved PS-68 M WTES Of THE JUNE 9, 1977P LIC SAFETY CWUSS1011 SEE IR$ Page S Ross Smith noted that the City will take on three CETA employees that will go house to house with information on water conservation, neighborhood awareness and smoke detectors. This will be reported in the Mercury. The meeting was adjourned at 11:08 p.m. until the next regular meeting of July 14. Respectfully submitted, THERESA A. CUCHRA RECORDING SECRETARY L CITY OF CUPERTINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA 10300 TORRE AVENVE, CUPERTINO. CALIFORNIA THLEPHONEs 252-4505 MINUTES OF THR RHOWAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFM COMMISS1014 H= JULY 14, 1977, IN THE LIBRARY CoNpErmcit ROOM, CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CRFORNIA The meeting was called to order at ?s39 p,m. by Chairperson Rogers with a salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Commissioners Presents Rogers, Ford, Eberhardt Commissioners Absents Gonzalez, Dunbar Staff Presents Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Guests Presents G. Payne, Central Firm Protsc- tion District, A. Carder, Fire ® Marshal's Offices Lt. Winter, Sheriff's Department MINUTES OF PREVIOUS METING The following corrections were made to the minutes of the June 9, 1977 meetings 1. The guest in the audience was Sharon Blaine, not Sharon Blauer as reported in the minutes. 2. The buss accident discussed during the meeting ( page �. last para.) was a Yuba City buss, not a Uvass bus. 3• Page 3, line 4. Lt. Winter spoke of the reluctance of officers to givescites for real estate signs in viola* tion (not sites). 49sm. Ford moved and Comm. Eberhardt seconded that the minutes of the .tune 9, 1977 meeting be approved as correctei The motion carried. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 1. ]Fire Marshal's Activi-):y Report 2. Central .Fire Protoction District report for June 3. Organizational charts3of the Sheriff's Dept. Detective Division . PS-69 Page 1 PS-69 NUUTES OF Tim JULY 14, 1977 PUBLIC SAFVY CONN. n( Page 2 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS (Cont) 4. Selected Incident Report for May 5. Traffic Citation Count Through May, 1977 6. Traffic activity for June, 1977• 7. Minutes of the Board of Fire Commissioners meeting of June 15, and of June 2. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were no oral communications nn bIARSHA2.'S REPORT 1. Report on June, 1977 activity. Apartment Chief Carder reported that there was one major fire during Fire the month, which took place at the Greenwood Court Apart- ments. A three -bedroom apartment was damaged considerably' however. there were no bjuriess. Comm. Ford commented that this is the second fire at Greenwood Court in the last years the first one did over $100,000 damage, this one over $27,000. The construction of the apartments is that of 4-unit buildings with a central shaft, which is a hazardous arrangement when fire occurs. Chief Payne commented that the private streets in the complex are too narrow ® for two fire rigs to pass each other. He noted that other apartment completes in the area are designed the saw* ways® and stressed that the :Planning Commission and H -Control should take this into account when approving construction. Fireworks Chief Carder noted that it seemed to have been a quiet Activity } T`n of July, with fewer people setting off fireworks at ( home. Chief Payne said there were some fireworks' related fires on the 4th. CENTRAL FIRE DISTRICT t. Report on June, 1977 activity t Fire Chief Payne continued the discussion of the Greenwood Court Security fire. Comm. Fordwsked if communications might be strength - info to ened so that H-Control and the Planning Commission are aware H -Control, of fire danger in construction. Chief Payne said that the Planning fire service submits reports on ell plans. Comm: Ford commission,, requested that fire and police comments be attached to the packages that H-Control and the Planning Commission receive on new construction. Chairperson Roger, said that she will call the Chairmen of both Commissions to communicate the suggestion. u .,. my`m w Dlla UTES OF Om JULY 14. 1977 FUMC SAFETY COW. 3. Fire Inspection Services for the City of Cupertino. Chief Payne said that none of the cities have requested 3 fire inspection services from the Central Fire Protection District. He requested some guidance soon so that fire inspectors could be trained by September 1. Comm. Ford reported that he met with the City Manager on June 20. The Building Inspector has decided not to leave the City. The City was trying to get an inspector with fire inspection experience. Comm. Ford and the City X all r did not come to an agreement as to an individual_e a of fire in- spection, which would include plan checking and constructioh inspection. Chief Payne reported that the Board of Fire Commissioners will meet again on July 20, 19?7• k. Report on Consolidation of West Valley Fire District PS-49 ftee 3 Fire Inspection Services Chief Payne reported that a contract with San Jose regard- 1 East Side ing the 5 eastsidedstations will be presented to the Beard ' stations of Supervisors this month. The City Managers and the Board of Fire Commissioners will want to go over the contract also. He reported that the West Valley Fire Delivery System has not wade ainyyprogress. 3 Comm. Rogers noted that a fire safety demonstration will place at the Library on October 6, 1977 at 7430 p.m. 5. Report on Countywide Paremedies Chief Payne reported that nothing will be decided until Paramedic budget hearings take.place. The Board of Supervisors may Program consider the budget hearings as public hearings. The pare Inaction medic program is in the hands of the county executive at this point. Chairperson Rogers commented that the Emergency Medical Care Committee meeting minutes of June 15 have not been received. Chief Payne reported that a disaster drill will take place on August 11 at 900 p.m. He invited Public Safety Commission members to witness the drill. Chairperson Rogers will check with Comms. Dunbar and Gonzales to see ii they would like to attend the demonstration. The meeting will be adjourned at 800 p.m. on August 11 so that member€ can attend the demo. Comm. Eberhardt will not be able to attend the August 11 meeting. Disaster Drill PS-69 MINUTES OF THE JULY 14. 1977 PUBLIC SAFETY COIN. NnTm Page 4 SHERIFF DEPAR T ES. Rephrt on Sheriff Organizational Chart Explanation Commission members reviewed the organizational chart. of ®rg. ;Chairperson Rogers asked Lt. Minter to define the scope Chart of the General Crimes category. He replied that this "General" section includes grand theft, combinations of crimes category =dh assault and theft together, and act as a reserve for supplementing other sections on demand. They take care of crimes that do not fit comfortably in any other category. Lt. Minter further noted that West Side Burglary section has 1 1/2 persons assigned to Cupertino specificall$. Narcotics Responding to a question by Chairperson Rogers, Lt. Minter Section explained that the Sheriff's Department has a narcotics task force, which is made up of personnel from more than one jurisdiction. Comm. Ford asked for a comparison of narebtics arrest between uniformed officers and undercovdr police. Lt. Minter replied that arrest volume is higher with uniformed officers, but that the value is higher for undercoveZ police. Notify of t Chairperson Rogers asked that the Sheriff's Department legislatio# advise the Public Safety Commission when they are aware of legislation pending which would affect the public safety so that the Commission can communicate its ! concern. Comm. Eberhardt commented favorably on the concern shown in a runaway case. Rundown Comm. Rodd said that he would like to delve i.nt* the on Sheriff! services rendered to the City by the DepartmerA and Services expressed interest in having someone from the Depart- ment give a rundown of these services. Lt. hinter commented that he would not be able to attend the next meeting because it occurs on the first night of the County Fair. Chairperson Rogers asked if someone could give a rundown of services at the September meeting. Lt. Minter recommended someone from the burglary or general crimes sections or perhaps someone from the credit card -check fraud section. Comm. Ford asked that the Sheriff's Department make an appropriate choice for the rundown presentation. dhairperson Rogers said that this item will be placed early on the September meeting agenda. 6. Review of Code Enforcement Activity Reports. } Selected Incident Report - Chairperson Rogers commented that incIdence seems to be higher in almost all categories in May. i KIH OF JULY 14, 1977 PUBUC CONN. NOTING PS-69 Page 5 raf�ic Git C - This report is updated thrCuO op eye More were no comments on the report BSFAU= R® rt - Not received. Ross Smith reported tat the ® A computer report has not been received. §even MIaLr Crime Statistics -loot Received. Same as above. 7. Report on Burglary Statistics Lt. Wi nter reported that activity during June for burglary. was as followsc Commercial ...... 12 incidents Institutions.... 1 incident Vehicle.........1_liaaidents multi -family.... incidents Chairperson Rogers aeted that there is a problem at the Nandi - library and at halloo Fashion Plaza with people parking capped in the handicapped areas. Lt. Winter commented that in parking the Vallco parking area, the Sheriff's Department cannot viikations cite or tow because it is on private property. More checks: will be made of the library parking lot, however. Chairpersm Rogers reported that she received comments that Deputy the deputy assigned to the library book sale last year was ; Assigned more effective than that assigned to the sale this year ! to Book because more personal contact was made last year by the Sale deputy. ` AGENDA 11. Report from Commissioner Rogers on Preventative Self - BUSINESS Defense for Women. Chairperson Rogers distributed updated pamphlets on rape which was put together by the ad -hoc group. She reported that she talked with Syd Friedman, head of the Administration of Justice Department at DeAnza. He espressi interest in updating DeAnza's program course outline. It now emphasizes self defense (judo, boxing, etc). An updated curriculum would also include safety in the home and common sense precautions. pam hlet revision DbAnza 3 course Programs in other areas includes Rape Palo Alto - gives a film which stresses awareness and ; Programs security precautions Santa Clara - is putting on a 3 part series in the Serra Rm.; of the Community Center. Part I was a film. Part II will be this Tuesday (July 19) and will be a discussion/presentation by a rape Victim. Part III will be physical self-defense. ® A program on rape will also tarce place on July 20 on Skyport! Drive and will be given by a Sheriff's Deputy. PS-0 Page 6 *or to Sheriff Dpt on a Rape Program � �*. �,. .::+, f - 1 •:.�t:; .1+ice , "`t° Chairperson Roger -a- commented that she would like to see a rape and self-defense program for women in Cupertino. C suggested that Chairperson Rogers write to the sheriffs Department asking how best to accomplish this goal through the community colleges. He said that the Foothill-DeAnsa will pay a deputy with a teaching credential (=my have them) for classroom time. Per. Quinlan should also receive a copy of this letter. Chairperson Rogers said she will send a letter of this type. Lt. Winter noted that the telephone numbers for the sheriff's Department on the rape pamphlet revision have been reversed. They dhould read as followse 299g-2311 Reporting in progress crimes 294-13,34 Information Lt. Winter commented that the new contract with the Sheriff's Department went into effect on July 1, 1977. The Commission recessed at 9,36 p.m. and reconvened at 9t48 P.M. 10. Report from Commissioner Ford on Cupertino Police and Fire Study dy on 'Comm. lord reported that he met with the City Manager ernativ�on June 20 (as noted earlier). One point of their Police & i discussion had to do with the West Valley Fire Service Fire Serv.iStudy. Mr. Quinlan said that nothing has been finalised. Regarding the alternative police and fire services ;study, Mr. Quinlan said that the study has been suspended pending the outcome of the West Valley proposal. Comm. Ford feels that it is not appropriate to stop investi- gating alternatives for police and fire service. Mr. Quinlan indicated that Cupertino has no alternative plan is present service was not available or no longer acceptable. Der. Quinlan agreed that the study should be picked ulp again to see if costs are equitable for present service and if expanded services are desired. Also, a study of alternatives would provide backup for any decision made about services. including the West Valley proposal. Comm. Ford will follow up on his conversation to see if any action has been taken to start the study again. Comm. Ford noted that rumors often circulate about changing services4 All alternatives should be looped into, but no decisions have been made. Chairperson Rogers noted that .the Alternative Services Study was well underway when it was suspended and could be completed within a year. Any :decision made would have to go through public hearings, ® etc. and would take longer than a year, hcpever, so no immediate impact of the study will be felt. MINUTES OF THE JULY 14, 197? PUBLIC SAFSTY Can. =Tra � ." gage ? AGENDA BUSINESS i 9. Report from Committee on Building Security Standards The committee was asked by Bob Quinlan to loot into the possibility of an ordinance an building seotrity. Owirpers, Rogers suggested that any ®ugh action should be ddfolmd because the Regional Criminal Justice Board has a grant application in for studying just that (architectural designs security designs, etc). A model ordinance will be drawn up on building security.by the Criminal Justice Board. OLD BUSINESS Comm. Ford reported that about 10.000 people attended the isuccess of fireworks display in Memorial Park on the 4th of July. ';Copt. Approximately $4,000 was spent for the display. which works ;Fireworks out to about 154 per capita in Cupertino. The display was 7nisplay well received, the only problems being a poor speaker system i and some debris falling on the crowd. Comm. Ford noted that there seemed to be keis fireworks activity in the days before the 4th. Public Hearings on Bike Lanes will probably be scheduled Bike Lame in the fall where people are more likely to attend them. Public Hearings will most likely be scheduled separately from the ;hearings regulat Public Safety Commission meetings, since they are time consuming. Chairperson Rogers will check with Comm. Gonzales (member of Bicycle Committee) and recommend a date for the hearings. NEW BUSINESS i There was no new business RECOGNITION OF NEW AGENDA ITEMS BY CHAIR 12. General Audience - none 13. Commission Members - Chairperson Rogers asked if former Commissioner Will Lester had received a ple4ter from the City thanking him for his services. Ross Smith said he will check with Bill Ryder to see what has been done. 14. Inter -Commission Communications Chairperson Rogers said that it was suggested at the Mayor's luncheons that the Public Safety Commission start a CPRcardi4- pulminary reauinaifttftcourse. Ross Smith reported that a year ago. the City employees wanted CPR training and were not; allowed to get it. CPR training is now being encouraged. t PS-69 MINAS OF THE JULY 14, 1977 PUBLIC SAPM COW. �$ , Page rater Commission - There will be a rate incteaee became ere Is not enough money to fund the bond debt, Which is due in 1984. The last increase was in 1965. The amount of the increase has not yet been determined. The qquestion of reimbursement for installation of solar heating was brought up at the Mayor's luncheon. Cupertino cannot reimburse for such installations. Planning Commission - Will let the Public Safety Commission ow w en theyuss safety. This discaee$n has been agend12ed, but not discussed thusfar. Solid Taste Di,eRollal - R. Meyers, Chairman of the JPA, ment one both Berman®nte and Voss Quarry as possible solid waste disposal sites. Mayor Frolich will consider allowing construction on weekends and evenings at the Countfil meeting. The Highway Patrol may use Santa Clara County as a test county for the use of radar to enforce the 55 mph speed limit. Architectural and Site Control - Vallco will be allowed o do landscaping To preven soil erosion. Parking for handicapped will be indicated by painting the area with blue markings. A use permit for ammassage parlor is now under discussion. 4 Senators Almquist and Smith voted against binding arbitra- tion for fire employees. The meeting was adjourned at lOs42 p.m. until the next j reXular meeting of August 11, 1977 Respectfully submitted, THERESA A. CUCHRA RECORDING SECRETARY CITY OF CUPERTINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA 10300 TORRE AVENUE, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA TELEPHONE 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD AUGUST 25, 1977 IN THE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm by Chairperson Rogers with a salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Rogers, Ford, Eberhardt, Gonzales Commissioners Absent: Dunbar Staff Present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Guests Present: R. Webster, Assistant Chief of Central Fire Protection District; A. Carder, Fire Marshal's Office; Mrs. Carder MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING 46 Comm. Ford moved and Comm. Eberhardt seconded that the minutes of the July 14, 1977 meeting be approved as written. The motion carried. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS I. Letter from Deck & Marilyn Powell, July 20, 1977 2. Letter from Sheriff's Office, July 22, 1977 3. Public Safety Commission Index 4. Selected Incident Report - Police Services, June 1977 5. Burglary Report for May 1977 6. Cupertino Burglary Profile for May 1977 7. Traffic Car Report for July 1977 8. Fire Marshal's Activity Report for July 1977 9. Central Fire Protection District Report for June 18, 1977 10. Fireworks Loss Report for June 28-July 6, 1977 from Fire Chief's Assn. l 1. Fireworks Loss Report for June 26-July 6, 1977 from Fire Chiefs Assn. 12. Minutes of Fire Commissioner's Meeting July 20, 1977 13. Santa Clara County Emergency Medical Care Committee's Minutes for May 18, 1977, June 15, 1977 and July 10, 1977 14. Proposed Solicitors Ordinance dated August 9, 1977 11 PS70 Page I E, 11 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were no oral communications. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT 1. Review of Sheriff's Activity Reports Chairperson Rogers informed those present that Lt. Winter was unable to offend this meeting, which was postponed from August I I th due to the Disaster Drill. He had, however, offered to send a regular officer in his place. Chairperson Rogers did not think that was necessary. There was, therefore, no report from the Sheriff's Department FIRE MARSHAL'S REPORT 2. Review of Fire Marshoi's Report for July, 1977 Chief Carder reported that there was nothing unusual in the way of activities for July. Chief Carder noted that the 1977 Fireworks Report represents the aggregate injury and fire losses reported from all jurisdictions in the county. He also drew the Commission's attention to the difference in the reporting dates for the 1976 and 1977 reports. This difference was due to an attempt to use the some reporting dotes as the State, which is the date upon which fireworks are available to be sold to the public. Injuries reported are obtained from the fire departments and emergency room information supplied by various hospitals. Responding to a question from Chairperson Rogers, Chief Carder gave a recap of the two reports (1976-1977), explaining the differing formats. He stated that the dollar losses were down due to the shorter reporting period for 1977 and a generally quieter year. Chief Carder also stated that, with City Council passage, there would be an ordinance prohibiting sale of fireworks in Cupertino. This would leave only the cities of Los Altos, Santa Clara and Gilroy selling fireworks. Comm. Ford noted that juveniles and adults have about the same losses due to misuse or handling of fireworks. I- IREWURKS AC:TiVO I Y Chief Carder commented on the new weed abatement financing recently placed WtEU on the City tax rolls. He reported that there was only one verbal citizen's ABATEMENT complaint at the public hearing. He also volunteered that citizens' complaints regarding weed control in general are less this year. Responding to a question from Chairperson Rogers, Chief Carder stated that the County Water District is responsible for maintaining the flood control channels (removal of weeds). Chairperson Rogers also asked if weeds were a problem in Cupertino's flood control channels. Chief Carder responded that there was no problem in Cupertino relative to fires in the channels. Page 3 A discussion followed regarding erosion problems and Code requirements In the ® surrounding hills. The Fire Prevention Code now requires removal of weeds surrounding homes and roadsides. Chairperson Rogers asked if there mild be an ordinance requiring weed clearance of open land. Chief Carder responded that the State ordincnce adequately covers areas that are a problem. He also stated that there are fire retardant plants, etc., that could be used as ground cover. He further noted that the whole issue of weed abatement is quite a problem and comple+e solution involves a large dollar expenditure. S.u.. COUNTY Chief Carden then informed the Commission that the recent County Board of BUDGET CUTS Supervisors' actions on the budget will cut his staff and scope of service drastically. The Fire Marshal's Office will inspect existing facilities and County owned areas. Due to this change in scope, Chief Carder expressed regrets that he will no longer be attending the Public Safety Commission meetings in the future. However, he expressed his continuing availability to provide information to the Central Fire District. His reports will be provided through August, 1977. Comm. Ford expressed his thanks to Chief Carder for the wonderful job he has done for the Commission in the past. The entire Commission seconded these thanks. Comm. Ford also requested that Chief Carder provide the Commission with a copy of the amendment to the 1976 UFC and UBC's. Chief Carder agreed to do so. CENTRAL FIRE: DISTRICT 3. Review of Central Fire District's Activity Report for July, 1977 Assistant Chief Webster resented the July activity report. Four dwelling fires; two grass and brush fires. In keeping with Chief Carder's statement, he also 49 noted no serious problems with gross and brush fires this month. 4. Review of Fire Inspector's Report F IRE Asst. Chief Webster stated that the two dW0114" fires involved a dollar loss of INSPECTION $90,000; both cases had property losses of $30,000 and personal property losses AC I Iva 1 Y of $15,000. The first fire occurred on s. m et: 1 Drive; the second on Richwood. He stated that he did not review the other reported fires as they did not involve large dollar losses. Addressing himself to the four dwelling fires, he commented that the fire on SOMMt` Drive resulted from combustibles being too close to a water heater. The fire on Richwood is still under investigation with all accidental causes eliminated, thus placing it in the "suspicious" category. Comm.Eberherdt asked Asst. Chief Webster to define "how close is too close" relative to his statement about the cause of the Summerset fire. Asst. Chief Webster gave the Commission a somewhat technical explanation of high -combustible -high -temperature hazards, poor building construction and improper water heater closet utilization. He further noted that the high combustible in the SOMerget fire was clothing too close to the water heater. Chairperson Rogers noted that "Incendiarism" (on the report) is still difficult to control. 11 11 S. Report an New Equipment Responding to a question from Comm. Gonzales, relative to the new fire ftud4 ov--w I- IRE Asst. Chief Webster gave the Commission a detailed description of the new roll rlr&NT engine, its added capabilities and fuel savings. 6. Report on Fire Commissioner's Meeting Minutes There was no discussion relative to these minutes. 7. Paramedics Responding to a question from Comm. Gxonaales, Comm. Ford reported that the district is developing a method to submit a bid for Zone 4 (Cupertino) to provide paramedic service. The figures are to be developed around the second week in October, 1977. Asst. Chief Webster also responded to the question by stating that the paramedics will not provide transportation services for victims to hospitals. This service will be provided by ambulance services, as in the post. Chairperson Rogers asked Asst. Chief Webster if the firemen assigned to the paramedic service will also respond to fires. Asst. Chief Webster stated that the paramedic/firemen will have a dual role. This service will not reduce fire fighting forces but will be an addition to the existing service. Comm. Ford said that he met with the City Manager recently regarding the paramedic program. This meeting was prior to the Board of Supervisors' adoption of the original proposal. At that time, he asked to have the Milpitas Plan studied to see if a similar plan would be satisfactory for Cupertino. The Commission recessed at 9:00 pm and resumed at 9:10 pm. 8. Disaster Drill Report from Commissioner Rogers eARAmtuic r-KOGRAM Chairperson Rogers noted that the disaster drill was most interesting and uIbA9I tR informative. The U.S. Coast Guard provided a 14copter to illuminate the UKILL ground area. After her report, Chairperson Rogers asked Asst. Chief Webster to provide the Commission with a copy of the formal critique on the drill. He agreed to do so. Responding to a question from Comm. Gonzales, who was absent from the July meeting, Comm. Ford explained the purpose and details of the disaster drill. AGENDA BUSINESS 9. Building and Safety Standards Chairperson Rogers gave the Commission a report on the adoption of UFC and BUILDING UBC's. The City Manager asked the Commission to look into building security SAFETY ordinances. Comm. Ford gave a brief description of the various existing City S I ANDARDS standards. He also reported that a Federal grant (through the Sheriff's Office) has been obtained whereby Cupertino will be a participant. This grant will provide the necessary funds to secure an architect and5vther services;tto study building practices, land development and law enforcement methods. Much of this information will be useful to Cupertino in its endeavors to provide building security standards for the future. Comm. Ford stated that it would be redundant to develop a study method and indeed, begin such a study until the results of the Federal grant study are known. Comm. Ford stated that the grant amount was around $300,000. Chairperson Rogers verified this amount from information she had obtained. Paps fi:> 10.. Report from Commissioner Ford on CgPer-tna POLICE Comm. Ford had no input from the police study. The fire JP'A study is on going, AND FIRE Under study are alignment of boundaries and the development of the West STUDY Valley Fire Department concept. Chairperson Rogers gave a brief report on information she had received at the Mayor's luncheon relative to the subject. Comm. Ford proposed a tour of Santa Clara Police and Fire Departments and Sunnyvale's Public Safety Commission. He noted that such tours would take approximately three hours and would require official sanction. Chairperson Rogers agreed to call Mr. Quinlan to see if he would like to make the arrangements. The Commissioners were polled as to their day/time preferences. It was unanimously ocyreed that Tuesday or Thursday mornings would be best for such tours. 11. Report from Chairperson Rogers on Preventative Self -Defence for Women (Rape) RAPE Chairperson Rogers reported that she had called Capt. Bennett to ask when the PROGRAM first presentation of this program would be given. She learned that it was to be held the some night as the Disaster Drill. Chairperson Rogers attended the presentation until she was scheduled to leave for the drill. Sgt. Conn gave the presentation, which included films and lecture. Chairperson Rogers commented on Sgt. Conn's sincere and caring attitude relative to the subject. She noted that this is an essential attitude to have, on the part of law enforcement officials, in light of the physical and mental shock experienced by victims of ® such crimes. Chairperson Rogers also reported on her attendance at the Youth Services Bureau presentation given by Susan Keegan, wherein they discussed a workshop to be held in October. Chairperson Rogers had also contacted Sid Friedman and Vickie Katz at De Anza College regarding a presentation to the community in their unit -earning seminal series. However, Chairperson Rogers learned that De Anza would not be able to promote or schedule such a presentation in this quarter. The matter has, however, been tabled for action in the future quarter. Comm. Ford proposed that the Commission sponsor such a community information presentation, and asked if City sanction would be required to become an involved group. Comm. Ford began a lengthy discussion on the relative pros and cons of sponsoring vs promoting such a presentation. After this discussion, Chairperson Rogers agreed to formulate a request to the City Council management to sponsor and promote having a rape -information public presentation. The Commission will participate with Santa Clara County to help structure the Cupertino program. OLD BUSINESS 12. Report on Bike Lanes BIKE LANE Chairperson Rogers asked the Commission for a date to schedule the public PUBLIC hearings on the proposed bike lanes. WARING • Mr. Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer, advised the Commission that advance publicity will be placed in the Cupertion Courier and hod been held up pending notification of a date. It was unanimously agreed that the public hearing will be held September 15th in the City Council Chambers. Copies of the proposed bike lanes map will be available, showing all the additions and deletions. The bike lane sub- committee will submit an interim report, if necessary, before this hearing. The "Dear Sirs" letter of July 20, 1977, from Dick and Marilyn Powell, owners of Wheelers and Dealers Bike Shop, expressing support of bike lanes, was given to Comm. Eberhardt to answer. 13. Report from Ross Smith on Burglary Prevention Mr. Smith informed the Commission on the three CETA workers doing burglary BURGLARY prevention information distribution. Chairperson Rogers asked Mr. Smith if PREVENTION copies of the rape literature could be printed and given to the CETA workers so they could also pass this out to the community. Mr. Smith agreed. 14. Solicitation Ordinance Code Enforcement Officer Smith gave a basic description of amendments SOLICITATION proposed to the ordinance. Currently, non-profit and religious or9am7;4t- qns ORDINANCE are exempted from the solicitation ordinance. Under the new proposed AMENDMENT ordinance, all organizations, non-profit or rel giVus IfiCluded, will. bey " " bi ted from soliciting on property posted (no solicitors signs) . Now solicitations are permitted between the hours of 7 am and 9 pm with no specific references given to posted property. Should a solicitor conduct unwanted solicitations on posted property, a homeowner may initiate a complaint to the Sheriff's Department or the Code Enforcement Officer who will issue on infraction against the unwanted solicitator. Mr. Smith said that this ordinance has not been adopted as yet and will need a public reading. Comm. Ford responded to a question from Comm. Gonzales relative to the difference between "infraction" and misdemeanor (the current penalty). To wit: the proposed amendment would change Chapter 5.20 to read infraction rather than misdemeanor violations. He further explained that an infraction does not entitle the accused to a jury trial nor, if subsequently found guilty, cause him to serve a jail term. An infraction requires a court appearance only, before a judge, and payment of a fine, if found guilty. 15. Report from Code Enforcement Officer Smith on the Traffic Car Mr. Smith discussed the proposed new hours for the traffic car. Currently the TRAFFIC CAR officer is working traffic duty from 12 noon to 10 pm. The officer has seen a HOURS CHANGE need to revise these hours to 2 pm through 12 Midnight due to noted traffic problems after 10 pm. Chairperson Rogers proposed that this not be a formal procedure and instead, c note stating the new hours be added to the Traffic Car Report in the future. This proposal was unanimously agreed to. E 16. Comments on Street Lighting AIREET Chairperson Rogers noted that the street lighting bulbs had art changed to an IWIGHTING ambw color. Mr. Smith added that they were Ate.. _ sodium vamr lights which provide less glare but do not diminish On illumination capabilities. 17. Resignation of Recording Secretary Chairperson Rogers brought to the Commissionfs attention a letter, not previously introduced into Written Communications, from Theresa Cuchra formally resigning her position as Recording Secretary due to financial considerations. Chairperson Rogers wished the minutes to show the Commissions! sincere thanks to Ms. Cuchra and Chairperson Rogers will send her a letter thanking her for her past services. The new Recording Secretary, Ms. Valerie Warren was informally introduced to the Commission before opening of the meeting. NEW BUSINESS ' There was no new business REI OGRITIOW' _ OF NEW AGENDA ITEMS BY THE CHAIR 18. General Audience - none 19. Commission Members - none 20. Inter -Commission Communications Chairperson Rogers gave the Commission a verbal list of the items covered at the Mayor's luncheon: a. Ndnt-a - Vista and Parks b. Sidewalks - Hoo Hoo Hill c. Boundary Study d. City Council agreement to talk to Son Jose about revenue sharing plan e. Highway 9 construction The meeting was adjourned at I O:40 pm until the next regular meeting of September 8, 1977. Respectfully submitted, C. Valerie Warren Recording Secretary U E G 10300 TORRE AV814UE, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Page I TELEPHONE 252-4503 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD SEPTEMBER 8, 1977 IN THE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY HALL, CUPERTIN O, CALIFORNIA CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:33 pm by Chairperson Rogers with a solute to the flog. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Commissioners Excused: Commissioners Absent: Staff Present: Guests Present: Rogers, Ford, Gonzales Eberhardt Dunbar None Deputy Sheriff Pat Moore, Santa Clara County Due to Deputy Sheriff Moore's time schedule, his report was taken first on the agenda. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT 1. Crime Activity Report (Formerly Agenda Item #2) Deputy Sheriff Moore gave the Commission a brief resume of his I I years with the Sheriff's Department. His current assignment is in burglary -- specifically, the Cupertino and unincorporated areas. Deputy Moore stated that single family residence burglary statistics show a decline for the period 1976-1977, with 222 burglaries reported. He informed the Commission that a good number of "burglary" calls were nothing more than "domestic" disagreements regarding title to personal property between spatting spouses. Deputy Moore stated that the trend is now towards commercial and apartment complex burglaries. He gave overly lush landscaping, transients and security guards not challenging strangers as the three main contributors to apartment burglaries. The main problem his department faces is rooftop burglaries of commercial concerns. Thirty-five were reported from So. Son Francisco to Cupertino last month. His department has noted considerable "T-V. learningf° associaW wfthl PS71 these commercial burglaries, i.e., taping alarms, shaving cream in dam Page 2 boxes, etc., all having been depicted in a crime drama an T.V. Deputy Moore assured the Commission that all law enforcement agencies are working together on stakeouts in an ail -out effort to curtail these burglaries. The various agencies are also employing H-Units (unmarked units) to apprehend would-be auto burglars. in addition, "Operation Alert" is an on -going effort to educate the public on burglary prevention. The Sheriff's Department currently has two men who work on collecting evidence, thus freeing other deputies to continue patrols. These individuals are to be called out day or night. HIGH CRIME Deputy Moore gave examples of high crime areas such as the Glenbrook AREAS Apartments, Rancho area, Century Theater parking lots and various country clubs. Responding to questions from Commissioners Ford and Gonzalez, Deputy Moore stated that he is more than willing to talk to groups personally regarding burglary prevention. Addressing himself to a question from Comm. Gonzalez, Deputy Moore stated that automatic garage doors are helpful, but only if they are closed after entering the garage. Most garage burglaries occur because the door was left open or unlocked. Regarding auto theft in Cupertino, Deputy Moore stated that there was no significant problem in this area. However, DeAnzo College parking lot near the tennis courts has been a big problem in the past. Chairperson Rogers asked Deputy Moore if thefts at DeAnza were reported directly to his office. Deputy Moore stated that the campus police report all burglaries over $1,000 to his office. Chairperson Rogers, Commissioner Gonzalez and Deputy Moore then discussed the recent rapes on Monta Villa Road, domestic assaults and officer training relative to these crime areas. CITIZEN'S Chairperson Rogers asked Deputy Moore to explain how a "citizen's ARREST arrest" can be made. Deputy Moore responded by saying that the person being assaulted should be making the complaint. However, a witness to the assault can, technically, make a citizen's arrest. An officer must then decide if this is a lawful arrest and the citizen must then see the District Attorney and file a report. He further stated that most people don't want to get that involved in a situation. GUEST Chairperson Rogers then asked Deputy Moore if it would be possible to SPEAKERS obtain other speakers from his department relative to other crirnes and their prevention. Deputy Moore stated that as long as there is a desire for this service, it will be provided. PARAPETS Commissioners Ford and Gonzales queried Deputy Moore relative to rooftop burglaries and their possible prevention. Deputy Moore responded that they occur most often in large commercial complexes with a common roof. That is, an open attic extending the length of the building complex. The thief need only make one hole in the roof to gain access to the entire complex. Also roofline camouflage of air conditioning units (parapets) may be pleasing to the eye but also provide excellent cover for a thief. He also informed the Commission that the Alarmex firm had recently had the schematics of all their systems stolen. His department has made an arrest but the individual refuses to talk. Comm. Gonzales asked if the Sheriff's Department was eaasidering a PS71 computerized information system similar to Los Angeles. Deputy Abwe Pop 3 responded with a yes, stating that the terminal is now in many can in the San Jose area. However, getting "on the air" a' night is quite a preblem. MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING The following corrections are to be made in the minutes of the previous meeting. I. The minutes will show Chairperson Rogues and the Commission's concern over the extreme tardiness of the Sheriff's Office Reports, "Seven Major Crime Statistics". The last report received was for April, 1977. 2. On page 5, item 11, Ist para., Sgt. Kahn's name incorrectly spelled "CONN". 3. On page 5, item 10, 2nd para., 2nd Dine, should read "Public Safety Department" not Commission. 4. On page 6, item 14, minutes Mould have shown unarimous concurrence of the Commission in support of the Solicitation Ordinance. 5. On page 6, item 15, 4th line, insert "...after 10 pm. The Commission should be notified of Council actions, but it need not be a formal procedure. Chairperson..." The Commission recessed at 8.30 pm and resumed at 8.43 pm. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 1. Resolution #4525 of the City Council declaring 1977-1978 to be Burglary Prevention Year. 2. Minutes of the Board of Fire Commissioners' Meeting August 17,1977. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were rune. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT (see Agenda Item I, page 1) 2. Report from Chairperson Rogers on her efforts to secure reports. Chairperson Rogers called Lt. Winter's office regarding the lack of reports. She was told to call Capt. Bennett, which she did. He was to have gotten back to her. She called again and found he had gone on vacation. The secretary referred her to Lt. Conway. Lt. Conway advised that the computer had been reprogrammed and the reports for May and June had been sent out. July and August reports would be out shortly. Chairperson Rogers then aalked again to Lt. Winter who informed her that he would not be able to attend the Commission's September meeting due to a planned vacation. He would like, instead, to send his written report with Det. If Sbillich. It was noted that Deputy Moore came to the meeting. Apparently, Lt. Winter did not have time to prepare the written report. Chairperson Rogers will call Lt. Winter again regarding the reports. PS71 CENTRAL FIDE DISTRICT Page 4 3. Chairperson Rogers noted that the Commission did not have a report from the Central Fire District. Also, the Commission had requested a critique of the Disaster Drill, which has not been furnished. AGENDA BUSINESS 4. Discussion on Bike Lanes Public Hearing 9-15-77 BIKE Chairperson Rogers stated that &lam °grISS would be at the hearing to LANES answer questions. Comm. Eberhardt will be in contact with Comm. Gonzales prior to the hearing. Comm. Gonzalez will call Mr. Grid..,gg prior to the hearing. Comm. Ford stated that he had seen the notice of the hearing in the Cupertino Courier. Comm., Gonzalez stated that the Commission will resubmit their recommendations on Bike Lanes to the City Council after the public hearing. 5. Discussion of Preventive Self -Defense for Women RAPE Chairperson Rogers reported that she had met with Susan Keegan on Monday PROGRAM in connection with a workshop at the Youth Services Bureau. She informed Ms. Keegan that the Commission could not give official support but would help in any way regarding publicity and panel members. The workshop should be held in about 4-5 weeks, on a Saturday. Chairperson Rogers will contact Mayor Frolich regarding the extent to which the Commission can officially participate in a similar workshop at De Anzo College. OLD BUSINESS 6. Report from Comm. Ford on Paramedic Program PARA- Comm. Ford reported that he had a recent conversation with the City MFDIC Manager, bringing him up to date regarding the Paramedic Program. The PRE .RAM Council had queried the City Manager and staff regarding their posture. The first recommendation was for some degree of local control. The City Manager has asked the Commission to look again at service and deliveries. Comm. Ford had also spoken with one of the chief officials from the Milpitas Fire Department and was very enthusiastic about their plan. This official would be happy to talk to the Commission about the operational aspects of their delivery system, its cost savings and rapid response. The discussion of the Paramedic Program continued between Commissioners Ford and Gonzales and Chairperson Rogers. Comm. Gonzales asked if the Commission had much in the way of choice on the County approaches to the paramedics. Comm. Ford replied that there is a lot of confusion on just what the County said regarding fire department vs ambulance delivery service. Chairperson Rogers noted that the meeting tapes are being researched to clear up some of the confusion. Comm. Ford stated that the Commission should ask for copies of all updated reports from the Council and their analysis and resolutions. Ll r 11 Ll Chairperson Rogers will coil Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer,, and request these documents. Comm. Ford commented that the Commission will need feedback from the Fire District an their proposal for delivery service. At this point, Comm. Ford did not think the Commission would be looking at a public hearing, but rather on informational meeting and invite as many people as possible from the Fire District and ambulance services to come and exchange ideas. Chairperson Rogers suggested delaying the pending tours of Santa Clara Police and Fire Departments and the Sunnyvale Public Safety Department and, instead, go to Milpitas. Comm. Ford will talk to Milpitas Battalion Chief Friedman and set up a meeting for Thursday morning, September 22nd. This subject will be an October 13th agenda item with the Central Fire District here, Comm. Ford suggested that the ambulance services also attend the meeting. Chairperson Rogers will call the City Manager and ask that he attend. Also, Chief Payne will be contacted to see if he has anything to odd. Comm. Ford also informed the Commission of his discussions with the City Manager today relative to the status of various studies and reports. The JPA study is on -going again. The Police study has no current progress to report. Comm. Ford noted that there was a certain amount of money committed to the budget for outside consulting or studies on public safety delivery. Chairperson Rogers asked if Comm. Ford had talked to -,'he City Manager about the LEAA grant. Comm. Ford replied that he had not had a chance to discuss this. NEW BUSINESS 7. Report from Chairperson Rogers regarding Hwy 85 Extension Chairperson Rogers informed the Commission of a study going on as to the continuation of Hwy 85 and the transit corridor. The first study indicated the access would be on the corner of Stevens Creek Blvd. and Hwy 85 (where the highway currently ends). Comm. Gonzalez stated the Commission should be considering this as a Public Safety Commission problem due to the apparent traffic hazard this access would present. 8. Resolution ##4525, Burglary Prevention Year Chairperson Rogers asked the Commission if they should be doing anything regarding the 1977-1978 Burglary Prevention Year. Also, should the CETA`' people be irvolved in door-to-door information distribution. Comm. Ford replied that the Commission will be participating via the Security Ordinance. Chairperson Rogers agreed and stated that Commissioners Dunbar and Ford are the Security Ordinance Subcommittee. Comm. Ford said he would discuss this matter with the City Manager. RECOGNITION OF NEW AGENDA ITEMS BY THE CHAIR 9. General Audience - None 10. Commission Members - None PS71 Page 5 Agenda Item 10-13-77 JPA and POLICE STUDIES HWY 85 EXTENSION RESOLUTION ##4525 PS71 Inter-Commisslan CA"Plunicatam Page 6 reWed that there was no Mayors La am Mr. Chairperson Rogers 0 &Frolich had reschedule" for mattweQK* I if the Commission Should Sen* an& official MEMO TO Chairperson ROWS 0**d I regarding landscaping or memo to H-Contro ission H-CONTROL statement (roof parapets) relative to burglarY control. The Comm mechanisms "* the t4ayor4s Luncheon, agreed. Chairperson Roc-o" will also bring this up at Comm. Ford no that Santa Clara is doing On extensive study an these problems. of the "police Indust"" magazine Comm. Gonzalez commented on the copy received in his last asking if the others know he had st information package, ither Comm. GFord of ChuirPe'rson Rogers knew how where it come from. W tion packages - or why it was included in their inform Gonzales asked if the Commission had a budget for this fiscal Year BUDGET Comm. Gonza cifically, the Parks and and, if so, was there cl fund set aside to travel. Spe items on their FUNDS t i having a convention and various Recreation Department 's Safety Commission. t importance to the Public agenda will be of direct Rogers agreed to check in the budget Comm. Ford and Chairperson documents. adjourned at 9:57 pm until the special meeting scheduled The meeting was for September 1.5, 1977 (Bike Lanes public Hearing). Respectfully submitted, ........... Valerie G" C. Va t Warren Recording Secretary E MY OF tPERTINO STATE OF CALIFORNIA SPECIAL AWOURNED MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY CONNISSION HEL]i ON SPETEMER 15, 1977 IN THE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOK CITY HALL 10300 TORRE AVENUE CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA CALL TO ORDER Chalrpftson Rage - cdllAd 'fh meting to order at 7:37 p.m. with the Salute to the Flag ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Chairperson Rogers, Comm. Eberhardt, Comm. Dunbar, Comm. Gonzalez Commissions Absent: Comm. Ford Staff Present: Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Public Hearing on Proposed Bicycle Lanes on Stevens Creek Boulevard from Blaney to DeAnZa Boulevard. Comm. Eberhardt, Chairman of the Bike Lane Committee, pointed out the area in question on a map of the city. Comm. Gonzalez gave a brief history of bike lanes in Cupertino. He explained that at the time other b6w lanes were established in the City 2 years ago, there was some opposition from some of the merchants on Stevens Creek Boule- vard because of loss of.aft-street parking and the many ingress -egress curb cuts. At that time, a bike lane was established on Rodgr1sues to draw some bicycle traffio�from Steven0s Creek Boulevard. Since then, it has been found that the Rodrigues bike lane has not affected bicycle traffic on Stevens Creel Blvd. to an appreciable degree. Furthermore, It has been shown that the presence of bike lanes has resulted in the reduction of wrong -way bicycle traffic, which is the major cause of bicycle accidents. Chairperson Rogers added that the City Traffic Engineer, Glenn Grigg, has recommended that bike lanes be established on Steven's Creek Bouldvard. Comm. Dunbar expressed concern about the interaction between buses and bus stops and bike lanes. Crnsa Gonzalez noted that this concern was raised along with those of curb cuts and traffic volume. The position was taken t bike volume on Stevens Creek Blvd. is still there and if there is a measure of safety added by the esi.stewce of bike lanes, they should be established. pSC- 72 Page 1 PSO-72 NINMES OF THE SPECIAL ADJOiDMED MEMG OF THE PULL1C SAFM COMISSZON,9/15/77 Page 2 Comm. Gonzalez went on to explain that when bike lanes were considered two years ago, most of the Commissioners felt at that time that bike Imes do offer an increased measure of safety to the bicyclist, if only because it signals motorists that there may be bicyclists present. Chairperson Rogers mentioned that the traffic engineer had recently testified to a committee of the State Legislature on the issue of bike lanes. They were particularly interested in markings which show what kind of things to expect of bicycle riders (e.g. expect cross -traffic at intersections with dotted lines across) and striping. Comm. Dunbar stated that an affirmative recommendation should be made to the City Council. He said also that there should be some instruction in the schools about the use of bike lanes and enforcement of the bike traffic laws should be achieved. Chairperson Rogers commented that there is a program set up through the City. Dorothy Schmid keeps track of which schools have been visited by the Sheriff's Department. Programs have been given in most of the schools in Cupertino in the last year or two by the schools' invitations. She said that although Lt. Winter of the Sheriff's Department could not attend the meeting, he wished to say that generally speaking, the Sheriff's Department has no problem with City ordinances, although the construction on DeAnza Boulevard now makes enforcement of bicycle violations in that afea difficult at the present time. Comm. Gonzalez stated that often the Sheriff's Department has higher priorities than bicycle violations, such as traffic problems and burglary, but from time to time they put more emphasis on bicycles, usually around bicycle safety week. Comm. Eberhaddt added that there were heavy citations when the bike laws went into effect. A concern of Comm. Gonzalez is the narrowness of the street in front of the Bear property. Standard width bike lanes would bring. theta out into traffic too far. This same situation exists on Rodrigues and DeAnza in certain spots, where it has not created a serious impediment to bicyclists. There were three non+ n_per�$ogg = present: Mr. Robert Joyce, 10137 Meyer Place, Cupertino; Mr. Roger Voy, 7048 Golden Gate Drive; and M.s. Marlene Sullivan, who lives on Rodrigues. Mr. J"ce,represents one of the families living north of Stevens Cree]K, Boulevard. He stated that in order to use the lane on Rodrigues, his children would have to cross Stevens Creek Boulevard and he is in favor of extending the bike lanes from Blaney to DeAnza Boulevard. He stated that the young drivers in his family hold bike lanes as sacred, and sees a general improvement in driver attitude where bike lanes exist. His childrea go to St. Joseph's school and there is no other access except along Stevens Creek Boulevard=,. since the vacant property near St. Joseph's was develeped. He felt there should be training and encouragement to use bike lanes in the schools. MUTMES OF THE SPECIAL ADJOURNED METING OF THE ?UBLTC S®PEry CDMMSSION PSG-72 9/15/77 Page 3 Regarding bus stops, Mr. Joyce commented that there are other places where bus stops and bike lanes co -exist and he has not heard of any negative imp act . Comm. Gonzalez mentioned that perhaps the Sheriff's Department could cite more motorists who use the bike lanes as right-hand turn lanes. Mr. Joyce stated that this problem is no different than people using the shoulders of streets and roads as right-hand turn lanes. Mr. Roger Voy stated that this is the first year his children have ridden bicycles to school. They attend St. Josephs. He said that it is legal for children 10 and under to ride on the sidewalks, but that the older children must use the street. He said that the children are not allowed to ride their bicycles on the school grounds and must walk them down the sidewalk on Stevend Creek Boulevard until they reach the cooss-walk at Vista. There is no light at this cross -walk. They are not allowed to ride their bikes on the St. Joseph's side of Stevens Creek Blvd. The school wants to get a traffic patrol started. Mr. Voy offered to get a census of the children who would use bike lanes should they be establishe . The school's policy on walking bikes to the crosswalk means that there would be no opportunity for wrong -way bicycle traffic on the lanes by the St. Joseph children. He feels that the children should walk -their bikes ® to the light at DeAnza. Comm. Gonzales stated that details of a March 1977 study on bicycle traffic indicate that the area in question has sig- nificant bicycle traffic and that a census of the children would not be necessary. Mrs. Marlene Sullivan of Rodrigues stated that she received a notice of the public hearing as owner of the P&,*r property. She said that they plan to convert the house into a restaurant. Since most of the business on her property would be at lunch time and dinner time, she does not feel that bike lanes would hinder the operation of the business in any way. Also oar -street parking will not be necessary for her establishment. On a personal level, Mrs. Sullivan stated that she is afraid of the Volume of traffic and the crazy drivers on Stevens Creek Boulevard and thinks bike lanes would be a hazard in any heavily trafficked situation. She stated that she had recently witnessed or heard about two accidents involy bicycles. She said that her children walked the mile and 3/4 to Monts, Via High School rather than ride bicycles, which she condiders unsafe in traff She is concerned that even though the children observe all rules in the bi lanes, the motorists may not. Comm. Dunbar answered that the Public Safety Commission has no control of whether children ride their bikes or not, but he felt that if bike lanes will add any measure of safety, he would be in favor of then. Comm. Gonzalez added that the only way to have perfect bicycle safety would be to ban bike riding on heavily trafficked streets, which cannot be done. 10 He said that he has seen 2 or 3 bike riders riding abreast and feels that the establishment of bike lanes would discourage this type of activity. E� ' PSC-72 ®Pap 4 E. NINUTES OF THE SPEcj" ADJOU13NED XMING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY GDOISSION 9/15/77 Comm. Eberhardt said she shared Pars. Sullivan's concerns regarding the hazards of children riding on busy streets, but feels that bike lanes add safety to the situation. She also indicated that other riders have to be considered as well as children. There are many adult riders who use Stevens Creek to get to DeAnza College or to work. Comm. Gonzales added that these adult riders are interested In getting where they are going and have not used the Rodrigues lanes since they are out of the way. Mr.. Voy commented that there are not too many businesses at the present time along that stretch of Stevens Creek and stressed again the importance of instruction and in getting literature and information on a bicycle patrol. Comm. Gonzalez moved and Comm. Dunbar seconded that the public hearing be closed. The motion carried 4-0. Comm. Gonzalez moved that a recommendation be made to the City Council to implement bike lanes on Stevens Creek Boulevard from Blaney to DeAnza Boulevard. Comm. Eberhardt seconded that motion. Chairperson Rogers added that the Public Safety Commission and the Staff should do whatever interface is necessary to make sure St. Joseph's gets any information they can on traffic safety and instructions. She said that it is a misdemeanor to drive in a bicycle lane. She added that the City is trying to coordinate signals along Stevens Creek to make for smoother flow of traffic. It would be well if the signals were long enough for bicyclists to make it safely ::.across the street as well as pedestrians. Chairperson Rogers called for a vote on the motion. Motion carried 4�-0. Chairperson Rogers said that this will appear before the City Council on the first Monday In October. A call can be made to City Hall on ;the Triday-_ before the City Council meeting. It would be 7 weeks before the ordinance would take effect and longer before the lanes would be painted. Comm. Gonzalez suggested that the item be agendized early so that the students from St. Joseph's could attend. Ross Smith indicated that he will try to get the item on early. The meeting was adjourned at 8:47 p.m. until the next regular meeting of October 13. Respectfully submitted, THERESA A. CUCHRA RECORDING SECRETARY b�, s �=��;:, ;�d«a: cv.,. �.,,., •r��,��x`�,�4t�'m. 11 " C ITY OF CUPERTINO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA PS-73 10300 TORRE AVENUE, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Page 1 TELEPHONE 252-4505 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION HELD S60900 IM13, 1977 IN THE LIBRARY CONFERENCE ROOM, CITY'iALL, CUPERTINO. CALIFORNIA CALL TO ORDER FW The meeting was called to order at 7:30 pm by Chairperson with a Salute to the Flag. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Commissioners Absents Staff Present: Guests Present: MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING Rogers, Ford, Dunbar Eberhardt, Gonzalez Ross Smith, Code Enforcement Officer Chief Payne, Central Fire District Lt. ?inter, Sheriff's Department Richard Arbuckle, II, Manager, AAA Ambulance Co. iyi.R. Bell, AAA Ambulance Co. The Minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 8, 1977 were approved with the following correction : 1. Page 3, last para., Det. Sbillich's name should be spelled Svilich. 2. Page 5, 2nd para., 2nd to last line should reads "that he request the ambulance companies to attend. Also,." The Minutes of the Spedial'.i"46ugned Meeting of September 15, 1977 were held for approval at the next regular meeting of November 10, 1977. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 1. Selected incidents Reports for July and August, 1977. 2. Central Fire District Protection Report for August and September, 19f7. 3. Traffic Car Report for September, 1977. 4. Minutes of Emergency Iriedical Care Committee dated September 21, 1977. 5. Letter to Kathy Nellis from Plus. Pat Kasper (Saratoga resident w$th<hild in Cupertino school), dated 9-21-77 regarding bicycle accident on Bubb Rd. `q PS73 b. Page 2 7 8. 10 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Cupertino Burglary Profile through July. Santa Clara County Burglary Rate through June. Fire Marshal's Report for August. Minutes of Board of Fire Commissioner's Meeting for September. Memo from Errie Bortner, dated 10-3-77 regarding Bike Lanes. West Valley Fire Service Study from Administrative Services of Cupertino to City Manager. Memo to Chairman of Joint Powers Agreement Study Group, dated September 30 1,977, "Status of -the' West .Valley -Fire Services ..Study". = --"- Paramedic booklet, "Agreement with Milpitas" from AAA Ambulance Company. County Paramedic Implementation Concept to the City Manager, dated October 11, 1977. Memo from Rod. Diridon, "Clarification of Paramedic Programs Traffic Citation Statistics Year To Date. Seven Major Crime Statistics. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were no oral communications. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Chair<petsWftogers commented to Lt. Winter that Deputy Moore's presentation at the meeting of September 8, 1977 was very informative. She further expressed that Deputy Moore was easy to talk to and responded well to the numerous questions posed to him by the Commissioners. 1. Report on Cupertino Crime Activity Lt. Winter stated that the statistics are still being delayed somewhat. He pointed out that the statistics in the `7 Major Crime Statistics were higher due to a "bulge" in March and April, accounting for a 10% increase. He reinformed the Commission that this was due to the rash of burglaries In the Glenbrook area during that time period. Chairperson Rogers asked if the recent rapes in the mountain area were reflected in the report. Lt. Winter responded that they were not as they were within the San Jose Police jurisdiction. Comm. Ford commented that school vacation had an impact on burglaries Lt. Winter stated that it also had an impact on speed citation statistics. School Chairperson Rogers reported an a meeting with Kathy. Ne fis relative Crossings to the traffic effect on school children. Specifically, the heavy traffic on McClellan Road between the hours of 7:30 am and 8:30 am; 2:00 pm and 3:30 pm. Lt. 14inter informed the Commission of a telephone call he received from a concerned mother relative to the traffic problem and children's safety. ® He stated that the department appreciates calls of this -,nature from concerned citizens. He especially appreciated the woman calling before the high -peak traffic hour, thus enabling him to dispatch a traffic officer to the area. Chairperson Rogers also noted that PTA representatives were at the Nellis' meeting. The representatives reported that mothers were acting as crossing guards. However, drivers were passing 17, around stopped vehicles, using bike lanes and generally ignoring the mother's efforts to control traffic. Lt. ':linter responded that the hours between 7:00 and 8:00 am are very heavy on the traffic car. Because all crossings are a problem, the traffic car is spread very thin.. Comm. Ford commented that the City has been working with San Jose City Police to help with the traffic problems on the streets behind Lincoln. Comm. Dunbar suggested that the City Council_, at the Staff level, try to acquire extra jurisdiction from the County for mike lanes. He stated that there are no formal agreements with San Jose on this subject. Comm. Ford responded that Glenn Grigg is working with San Jose on this. However, the problem is money. Sap. Jose is behind in striping. Chairperson Rogers informed the group that the cost of striping is "2,000 (plus) per mile. Chairperson Rogers then asked the Commission if they wished Lt. Winter to furnish another speaker for the November meeting. The Commissioners were very enthusiastic and Comm. Dunbar asked Lt. Winter to coordinate with Chairperson Rogers on the subject and speaker for the November agenda. Aag; 3 Mothers As Guards Traffic Problems Nov. Speaker. Chairperson Ro qrs informed tt; Winter of some comments she had Parade heard regarding traffic problems with last year's Pioneers Parade. She -attended the parade last Saturday and stated that the two reserve deputies did a marvelous job. Lt. Winter sated that the main problem with the Pioneers Parade is Highway 8r; cutting through the parade route and the need for jurisdiction to close off that particular portion to traffic. He will call Georpyq Fernandez regarding this problem. CENTRAL FIRE DISTRICT 2. Report from Central Fire District - August/September Chief Payne stated that he had nothing mayor to report. Litronix Comm. Ford questioned Chief Payne on the P500,000 fire Fire loss at Litronix.. Mainly, was the dollar amount reported in the paper correc.? Chief Payne stated that it was in- correctly estimated by the manager at Litronix The manager assumed certain inventories were consumed by the fire, which were, in fact, net stored in the fire area after all, Re- x sponding td a qu,�-stion from Comm. Ford, Chief Payne stated ,' that - that the fire weez -caused by a Code: -accepted hot .plate, which them triggered the sprinkler system. Chief Payne then explained his scope of responsibility. His department will function in Title 8, lq & 20 inspections , (public assembly areas, rest homes, etc.) Responding to a comment from Comm. Dunbar, Chief Payne stated that the depart- ment will be inspecting during the building phases; using fire inspectors rather than building inspectors. Regarding the JPA, Chief Payne stated that he attended a JPA technical meeting with the City of Campbell. Campbell is PS73 t willing to share in the cost of a study as they already age one. Saratoga and Cupertino may continue with the study on their own. The matter is back to vote in `;,. w "ire Stn.Chairperson Rogers reported that she had attended the recent Crn.Ise. City fire station open house. The visiting children were very happy because they were able tG step up and touch the trucks. Chief Payne commented that San Jose does not allow anyone under 5 in fire stations due to insurance restrictions and number of alarms. Chairperson Rogers said that the station responded to an alarm while she was there and the children waited for the team to return. AGENDA BliSINESS 3. Recommendations to City Council on. Paramedics ?Aa,:rICS Chairperson Rogers opened the discussion by informing iflessrs. Bell and Arbuckle of AAA'..Ambulance Company that the Commission has been asked by the City !Manager to come up with recommen- dations by the next City Council meeting on November 17. Zones Utilizing a map provided by Chief Payne which marked the boundaries of -the various zones, the Commissioners and guests began the lengthy discussion. Comm. Ford and Chief Payne explained that zone boundaries are based upon popu- lation. Chief Payne also stated that the study committee ® will be meeting with the City IManager in the next two weeks and may come up with a boundary change. Comm. Dunbar asked how responses are being handled now in these four areas and if there were any statistics available on arrival times and if available, what did they say about the difference in arrival of fire trucks and ambulances. Chief Payne replied that fire trucks arrived first, usually within 2-3 minutes and made the determination as to the necessity for para- medic and/or ambulance service. Comm. Ford commented that the Commission is still faced with a number of problems in terms of what they can recommend to the City Council next week regardless of delivery. The foremost Droblem being the development and adoption of realistic response zones. Comm. Dunbar asked how these zones were defined. Comm. Ford and Chief Payne responded that the zones were developed from statistics based on population counts, access streets and natural boundaries. These statistics were fed into a computer system, which concludes the area which can be efficiently served by any one responding unit. Messrs. Bell and Arbuckle contributed their experience in response times. Comm. Dunbar raised the question of a central dis- patching system for the 4 zones under study. Chief Payne explained that emergency medical service units are first dispatched by County Communications. However, if a call comes to the responsible fire unit directly, they respond and notify County Communications of the call. After much general discussion of the zones presented and 'various con- siderations, Comm. Ford suggested the Commission address itself thoroughly to one problem and/or recommendation at a time. To this end, the following formal recommendations were developed for presentation to the City Council. Cocma. Ford proposed that the Commission recommend that the City Council support development of a realistic response zone in which this City would be located, based on communication, geographical/political and natural boundaries. Comm. Dunbar so moved that this recommendation be made, Comm. Ford seconded and the :notion was carried unanimously. Comm. Dunbar proposed that the Commission recommend to the City Co' nc .l t, thel system and the location of the dispatching station be designated for maximum effect- iveness (response time and physical route of travel). Comm. Dunbar then moved that this recommendation be made, Comm. Ford seconded the motion, and the motion was carried unanimously. Responding to several questions from the Commission re- lative to a higher service than that mandated by the County, Chief Payne stated that Palo Alto is presently paying for a back-up unit which is above the service paid by the County. Comm. Dunbar also stated that the Z'IMA is pressuring Sunnyvale to have more back-up units. Mr. Arbuckle offered that there had been 6 Code 3 ambulance calls at one time in Cupertino. Comm. Ford asked that the Commission consider the fact that the city of Saratoga will be included in Zone 4. Comm. Dunbar had stated -earlier that the dispatching of ® back-up units (currently units from another "one ® not presently in service) be on a logical, decision making basis and not mandated by City Communications. Comm. Ford moved that along with the Commission's second recommendation, they should also recommend to the City Council that the County Executive be asked to provide the Commission with the logic by which the back-up command dispatching system should be put to- gether. Comm. Dunbar seconded the motion. The motion was carried unanimously. !tier. Bell stated that a feasible back-up system is neces- sary and 10 paramedics for this 'City is not enough. Comm. Dunbar asked whether any provision for geo-political powers for funding of an upgraded ambulance service in lieu of back-up and paramedic service was made. He stated that Cupertino and Saratoga need other capabilities other than that provided by the County. Comm. Ford re- sponded that regardless of delivery, the City is going to enter into a contract with that entity and Zone 4 needs the option for additional services. Comm. Dunbar moved that the Commission recommend to the City Council that the City should leave the door open for a higher level of service than the County mandate as a minimum level. Comm. Ford seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. 0 The Commission recessed at 9:07 pm and resumed at 9:16 pm. 73 Page 5 RECOM. ir' 1 RECOMI. Fr 2 Part A Part B RECOM. k3 7S73 Chairperson Rogers asked those present what they felt the Page b City should want in the way of service in Zone 4. Comm, Ford stated that the City Council should request *O`W' potential finite contract from each service agency an what level of service they will provide and at what cost (minimum standard), and the options over and above this minimum standard. Mr. Arbuckle stated that figures would be higher than previous contracts due to the in- creased cost of malpractice insurance. To this comment, Chief Payne informed the Commission that all 70 para- medics in the County are covered under one policy. Comm. RECOM.#4 Dunbar proposed that the City Council request from each potential service provider a sample (draft) contract which describes the minimum service level proposed for Zone 4, and secondly, that if the City desires to con- sider a higher level of service, each provider should supply a cost breakdown (material, supplies, equipment, training and administrative costs). Comm. Ford moved that the Commission made this recommendation. Comm. Dunbar seconded the motion. The motion carried unan- imously. GOiI;.}5 Comm. Dunbar proposed that the Commission recommend that the City Council support a phased implementation of the paramedic system, beginning where it is needed the most,based on criteria of response.history and popu- lation density. -'COM.#6 Comm. Ford proposed that the Commission recommend to 'L the City Council that itNrespond back to the Commission as to what decisions and findings were made relative to the prior recommendations so the Commission can make a valid recommer.:dation as to delivery mechanism. ECOtY14 7 Comm. Dunbar proposed that once the City Council has responded back to the Commission, the Commission should be directed by the City Council to study and hold such public hearings as may be necessary with respect to potential paramedic service providers and to recommend a provider to the City Council. Chairperson Rogers asked if the Commission wished to place these three proposals as formal recommendations to the City Council. Comm. Ford so moved that these proposals be numbered 5, 6 & 7 and be submitted as formal recommendations to the City Council. Comm. Dunbar seconded the motion. The motion carried unan- imously. RLCOA. S Comm. Dunbar proposed a motion that the Commission recommend to the City Council that it enuer into such negotiations as necessary to consumate the required Joint Powers Agreement. Comm. Ford so motioned, Comm. Dunbar seconded the motion. The motion carried unan- imously. Comm. Ford asked Priessrs. Arbuckle and Bell if they had any comments on the actions the Commission was taking this evening. Mr. Bell stated that he felt the Commission was doing an PS73 excellent job. Chairperson Rogers then asked if the Page 7 Commission should submit explanatory material from the Minutes with these recommendations. Comm. Dunbar pro- posed that a member of the Commission appear at the City Council meeting. Comm. Ford stated that either the explanatory material or a member of the Commission should go. As there was a doubt that the Minutes of this meeting would be transcribed in time for the City Council meeting on Monday night, Chairperson x � Code Enforcement Officer Smith to extract the recommen- dations from the Minutes and place them in the City Council boxes this Friday. Mr. Smith agreed to do so. Chairperson Rogers and Commissioners F- and Dunbar agreed that one or more of them would attend the City Council meeting with explanatory material. Messrs. Bell and. Arbuckle requested copies of the Minutes and explanatory documents. Chief Payne also requested copies. Chairperson Rogers stated that the portion of the meet- ing dealing with paramedic service had concluded and that Messrs. Arbuckle and Bell were invited to stay for the remaining items on the agenda if they wished. Messrs. Arbuckle and Bell declined the invitation and were thanked by the Commission for their inputs and offers of support during the paramedic discussions. 0 OLD BUSINESS 4. There was no report from the Committee on Building Security Standards. 5. There was no continuance of discussion on Police and Fire Delivery System. 6. Report on Program of Self -De ; for Women RAPE Chairperson Rogers reported to the Commission that she PROGJA'•= had met with -Vickie Katz at DeAnza College. Saturday January 28, 1978 has beer scheduled for a seminar on rape. The tentative time is '9:00 am - 1.30 pm. Th. City, through Ross Smith, will provide the hardware aspects. The subject of battered women was also discussed at the Mayor's Luncheon relative to a presentation by the Parks and Recreation Department. NEW BUSINESS 7. Commencement of study on bike lanes on Bubb Road. BIK LANES Chairperson Rogers asked the Commission if they should consider setting a public hearing on bike lanes for Bubb Road. Responding to a question from Mr. Smith, Chairperson Rogers stated that she was getting engineer- ing reports and that Kathy Nellis had asked for an in- formal meeting with the PTA1s concerned and the Commission. Comm. Dunbar suggested that Kathy Nellis also invite the Chairperson of the School Advisory Committee. w TM_ r apt t q r. t re�qy�.F P5373 After much discussion regarding direct mailings and legal ` Page 8 notice requirements, the Commission resolved that the Bubb Road bike lanes would be a major agenda item for the * Agenda November 10th regular meeting rather than a public hearing. Item Comm. Ford requested that Code Enforcement Officer Smith 11-10 contact Glenn Grigg and request his attendance. Readdressing herselY to the Mayor's Luncheon, Chairperson Rogers stated that the Kaiser air pollution and traffic kaiser noise problem was discussed. The president of Kaiser had agreed to the concept of an alternate road and to reduction of night -traffic from 100 to 10 trucks during the hours of 11:00 pm and 7:00 aw. The City feels the air quality, trucks - traffic and noise - would warrant an EIR study. <•_isc. here is an opening on the Library Commission and the Cal abazas Library is closing on Ifonday. RECOGNITION ON NEW AGENDA ITEYZ BY CHAIR 8. General Audience - None 9. Commission !° eribers - bone 10. inter -Commission Communications - done There being no further business before the Commission, ® the meeting was adjourned at 1Os15 p.m, until the next regular meeting scheduled for November 10, 1977. Respectfully submitted, C . Valerie Warren Recording Secretary 11