PSC 11-09-2023 Searchable PacketCITY OF CUPERTINO
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION
AGENDA
10300 Torre Avenue, City Hall EOC
Thursday, November 9, 2023
6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1.Subject: Minutes from September 14, 2023
Recommended Action: Approve minutes from September 14, 2023
A - Draft Minutes
POSTPONEMENTS
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the Commission on any matter
within the jurisdiction of the Commission and not on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three (3)
minutes. In most cases, State law will prohibit the Commission from making any decisions with respect
to a matter not on the agenda.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
OLD BUSINESS
2.Subject: Public Safety Forum
Recommended Action: Review 2023 Public Safety Forum
Presenter: Meredith Albert
NEW BUSINESS
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
3.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
4.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
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5.Subject: Report by the City of Cupertino
Recommended Action: Receive report by the City of Cupertino staff liaison
Presenter: Meredith Albert
6.Subject: Commissioner’s Reports
Recommended Action: Receive Commissioners' reports
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING
ADJOURNMENT
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10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California 95014, during normal business hours.
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Agenda Item
23-12788 Agenda Date: 11/9/2023
Agenda #: 1.
Subject:Minutes from September 14, 2023
Approve minutes from September 14, 2023
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CUPERTINO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION
MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, September 14, 2023, 6:00 p.m.
City Hall, 10300 Torre Avenue
CALL TO ORDER
Vice Chair Wang called to order this meeting of the Cupertino Public Safety
Commission at 6:05 p.m. on Thursday, September 14, 2023.
ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: Chair Eric Shan (arrived 6:26 p.m.)
Vice Chair Tiffany Wang
Rohan Pandit (arrived 6:09 p.m.)
Lakshminarasimha Ankireddipally
(Commissioner ALN)
Bobby Toda
Staff Present: Captain Neil Valenzuela, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s
Office
Others Present:
Deputy Chief Hector Estrada, Santa Clara County Fire
Department
Thomas Chin, City of Cupertino Emergency Manager
Meredith Albert, Emergency Management Analyst, City of
Cupertino
Assistant Fire Marshall Jeremy Davis
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1.Subject: Minutes from July 13, 2023
Recommended Action: Approve minutes from July 13, 2023
ALN motioned to approve, Toda seconded
Roll call vote- Ayes (ALN, Toda, Wang), 2 absent
Commissioner ALN motioned to approve the minutes; Commissioner Toda seconded the
motion; Ayes: ALN, Wang, Toda. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: Shan, Pandit.
POSTPONEMENTS
None
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ORAL COMMUNICATION
None
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
None
OLD BUSINESS
2. Subject: Public Safety Forum
Recommended Action: Receive updated report on Public Safety Forum
Presenter: Thomas Chin
Topics, presenters and tables for the 2023 Public Safety Forum were discussed. The
commissioners discussed their roles at the Public Safety Forum.
3. Subject: Block Leader and Citizen Corps Program Review
Recommended Action: Receive Presentation on Block Leader and Citizen Corps
Presenter: Meredith Albert
Meredith Albert highlighted activities undertaken by the Citizen Corps program for
National Preparedness Month. She also reviewed the Neighbor-to-Neighbor grant
awarded to the Block Leader program by CalVolunteers. Commissioners asked
clarifying questions.
NEW BUSINESS
4. Subject: Santa Clara County Fire Department Investigation Process
Recommended Action: Receive Presentation on Santa Clara County Fire Investigations
Presenter: Assistant Fire Marshall Jeremy Davis
Assistant Fire Marshall Jeremy Davis reviewed the Santa Clara County Fire
Investigations process. Commissioners asked clarifying questions.
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
Presenter: Deputy Chief Hector Estrada
Deputy Fire Chief Estrada delivered the July and August 2023 Santa Clara County Fire
Department reports. Incident response was reviewed for each month and compared with
last year.
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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 July and August 2023. Captain
Valenzuela answered clarifying questions from Commission members.
7. Subject: Report by the City of Cupertino
Recommended Action: Receive report by the City of Cupertino staff liaison
Presenter: Meredith Albert
Meredith Albert reviewed the status of City emergency planning efforts including two
annexes to the City Emergency Operations Plan. She reviewed the status of the
Multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (MJHMP) and the Community Wildfire
Protection Plan. Meredith Albert summarized EOC staff training for the year to date and
described next steps for the City adoption of the MJHMP.
8. Subject: Commissioner’s Reports
Recommended Action: Receive Commissioners' reports
Vice Chair Wang reported on the September Mayors meeting. The format of Mayor’s
meetings will change moving forward. Meetings will be 90 minutes long and will occur
every other month and will alternate between virtual and in-person. Mayor’s meetings
will consider a template-based meeting where commissioners submit 3 main points from
their last commission meeting to the mayor’s meeting ahead of time. During the Mayor’s
meeting, commissioners answer questions regarding the main points they shared in
advance of the meeting. The mayor will present the council updates. Commissioner Toda
will attend the November meeting, which will be virtual. The January Mayor’s meeting
will be held in person.
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING
None
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Shan adjourned the Public Safety Commission meeting at 7:52 p.m.
SUBMITTED BY:
Thomas Chin
Staff Liaison to the Public Safety
Commission
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Emergency Services Coordinator
City of Cupertino
Approval date
APPROVED BY:
Thomas Chin, Staff Liaison Date
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Agenda Item
23-12789 Agenda Date: 11/9/2023
Agenda #: 2.
Subject:Public Safety Forum
Review 2023 Public Safety Forum
Presenter: Meredith Albert
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Agenda Item
23-12790 Agenda Date: 11/9/2023
Agenda #: 3.
Subject:Report by the Santa Clara County Fire District
Receive Report by the Santa Clara County Fire District liaison
Presenter: Deputy Chief Hector Estrada
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Agenda Item
23-12791 Agenda Date: 11/9/2023
Agenda #: 4.
Subject:Report by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
Receive report by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office liaison
Presenter: Captain Neil Valenzuela
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Agenda Item
23-12792 Agenda Date: 11/9/2023
Agenda #: 5.
Subject:Report by the City of Cupertino
Receive report by the City of Cupertino staff liaison
Presenter: Meredith Albert
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Agenda Item
23-12793 Agenda Date: 11/9/2023
Agenda #: 6.
Subject:Commissioner’s Reports
Receive Commissioners' reports
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