PSC 5-11-23CUPERTINO PUBLIC SAFETY
COMMISSION MEETING
MINUTES
Thursday, May 11, 2023, 6:00 p.m.
City Hall, 10300 Torre Avenue
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Shan called to order this meeting of the Cupertino Public Safety
Commission at 6:05 p.m. on Thursday, May 11, 2023.
ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: Chair Eric Shan
Vice Chair Tiffany Wang
Rohan Pandit (arrived 6:09 pm)
Bobby Toda
Absent: Lakshminarasimha
Ankireddipally
Staff Present:
Captain Neil Valenzuela, Santa Clara County Sheriff's
Office
Deputy Chief Hector Estrada, Santa Clara County Fire
Department
Thomas Chin, City of Cupertino Emergency Manager
Meredith Albert, Emergency Management Analyst
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Subject: Minutes from March 16, 2023
Recommended Action: Approve minutes from March 16, 2023
Commissioner Toda motioned to approve the minutes; Commissioner Wang
seconded the motion; Ayes: Wang, Shan, Toda. Noes: None. Abstain: None.
Absent: ALN, Pandit.
POSTPONEMENTS
None
ORAL COMMUNICATION
None
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
None
OLD BUSINESS
2. Subject: Public Safety Education and Outreach: 2023 Public Safety Forum
Recommended Action: Receive an update on Public Safety Forum
Presenter: Thomas Chin
Thomas Chin provided an update on the 2023 Public Safety Forum planning
process. Potential topics, presenters, and table presentations for the 2023 Public
Safety Forum were discussed, including winners of the City of Cupertino-
sponsored High School Cybersecurity Science Fair
Commissioners asked clarifying questions and Thomas Chin answered.
3. Subject: Block Leader and Citizen Corps Program Review
Recommended Action: Receive Presentation on Block Leader and Citizen Corps
outreach efforts.
Presenter: Meredith Albert
Meredith Albert reviewed outreach efforts during the March Winter Storms.
Commissioners asked clarifying questions and Meredith Albert answered.
NEW BUSINESS
4. Subject: Annual Cybersecurity Training
Recommended Action: Receive Email Phishing Campaign Presentation from the
City’s Infrastructure Division
Presenter: Tommy Yu
Tommy Yu, Infrastructure Manager Cupertino Office of Innovation and
Technology, reviewed the risks of email phishing campaigns and discussed the
City’s efforts in response.
Commissioners asked clarifying questions and Tommy answered.
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
5. Subject: Report by the Santa Clara County Fire District
Recommended Action: Receive Report by the Santa Clara County Fire District
Liaison
Presenter: Deputy Chief Hector Estrada
Deputy Fire Chief Estrada delivered the March and April 2023 Santa Clara
County Fire Department reports. Incident response was reviewed for each month
and compared with last year. Community education and risk reduction
activities were summarized. Deputy Chief Estrada answered clarifying questions
from the commissioners present.
6. Subject: Report by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
Recommended Action: Receive report by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
liaison.
Presenter: Captain Neil Valenzuela
Captain Valenzuela reviewed crime reports from March and April. Captain
Valenzuela answered clarifying questions from the commissioners present.
7. Subject: Report by the City of Cupertino
Recommended Action: Receive a report by the City of Cupertino staff liaison
Presenter: Meredith Albert
Meredith Albert reviewed the status of emergency management planning efforts,
including the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. Meredith described the Office of
Emergency Management training and exercise program.
8. Subject: Commissioner’s Reports
Recommended Action: Receive Commissioners' reports.
Commissioner Toda attended the May Mayor’s meeting. Commissioner Wang
attended the April Mayor’s meeting but was unavailable to report. Chair Shan will
attend the June meeting. Commissioner Pandit will attend the July meeting.
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING
None
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Shan adjourned the Public Safety Commission meeting at 8:01 p.m.
SUBMITTED BY:
Thomas Chin
Staff Liaison to the Public Safety
Commission
Emergency Services Coordinator
City of Cupertino
Approval date
APPROVED BY:
Thomas Chin, Staff Liaison Date
October 23, 2023