PSC 06-09-09 (special)CUPERTINO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, June 09,, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
Cupertino City Hall, Conference Room A
I. CALL TO ORDER
Commissioner Tamara Pow called to order the special meeting of the Cupertino Public Safety Commission at
7:05 p.m. on Tuesday, June 09, 2009 in the Cupertino City Hall, 10300 Torre Avenue, Conference Room A,
Cupertino, California 95014.
II. ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present:
Commissioners Absent:
Other Present:
Other Absent:
III. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Tamara Pow
Daniel Nguyen
Charles Caldwell
Craig Lee
Nina Daruwalla
None
Captain Terry Calderon e, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
Santa Clara County Fire Department
There were no oral communications to discuss at this r~;gular meeting.
IV. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
There were no written communications to discuss at this regular meeting.
V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. May 12, 2009
ACTION: YES
VOTE: YES
MOTION: Daniel Nguyen SECONDED: Craig Lee
Votes taken; all in favor to approve the minutes of May 12, 2009.
VI. OLD BUSINESS
StoO
1. Radar Speed Signs, further discussion and Approval for Project Plan
ACTION: YES
VOTE: NO
MOTION: No SECONDED: No 0 to 0
The commission discussed and confirmed that letters to all the schools except for Cupertino High School
have been sent. The commission requested the schools to contact them on or before August to
acknowledge their participation in the survey. Tl~~e commission will make contact with those schools that
did not respond to their letter by August. Commissioner Craig Lee presented his proposed plans and
procedures on how to collect the data. Comrr~issioner Daniel Nguyen and Captain Terry Calderone
recommend collecting data on approaching traffic to the school and traffic leaving the school. Captain
Calderone suggests that the City Council may be interested on how the flow of traffic is before and after
school.
The commission discussed details of what type of data to collect and the timing when the data should be
collected, such as, how many minutes before and after the school bell rings, how many students are
dropped off during this period, and if speed incrf;ases during this time frame. Each location is surveyed
once and may require surveying the surrounding ~ireas depending on the traffic issues. Captain Calderone
reminded the commissioners that the speeding and traffic is the real issue when conducting the survey.
They will perform a trial survey in July and will seek volunteers from the schools.
The commission will discuss their trial survey and make any change to their procedures at the next regular
meeting.
2. Discuss Walk/Bike/Carpool to School ongoing project
ACTION: YES
VOTE: NO
MOTION: No SECONDED: No 0 to 0
Commissioner Pow discussed the findings of tier research on different types of incentives, and the
resources for bike and carpool incentives are very limited. The commission reviewed the incentives that
Garden Gate Elementary School provides for their students. There will be different incentives at the
elementary and middle school levels, and the commission will create other incentives for the high school
levels.
Captain Calderone reminded the commission that this program should start at the beginning of the school
year rather than near the end. The commission w.ll discuss further incentives and ideas at the next regular
meeting.
VII. NEW BUSINESS
1. Discuss June 2°d Council presentation
ACTION: YES
VOTE: NO
MOTION: No SECONDED: No 0 to 0
Captain Calderone discussed with the commission his presentation to the City Council on the traffic
consultant's finding and recommendations for the five (5) school locations. David Stillman is investigating
these locations. Captain Calderone and Mr. Stillman will meet regarding the details on the recommended
locations and address any concerns regarding the ;stop sign for Garden Gate Elementary School, the amber
light near Sedgwick Middle School, and the delineators at the west end driveway on Bollinger Road.
City Council agreed to rollover available fun s left from the traffic consultant. The funds will be used
toward the Walk/Bike/Carpool to School p oje~;t. Captain Calderone will provide his report to the
commission at the next regular meeting. 'i
VIII. REPORTS
1. Santa Clara County Sheriff s Office
Captain Calderone reports that burglaries continue to be the same as reported in April. Property crimes are
the same as reported by all the other cities. The red light violation statistical data will be available at the
next regular meeting. Currently, eight hundred (800) citations were issued during this grant period.
Speeding citations increased during May because his traffic unit has been concentrating more effectively
toward speeding. Vehicle accidents were slightly higher in May compared to April. Cell phone citations
are high in spite of the law changes.
Captain Calderone discussed with the commission the DMV publication presented by the Library
Commission from the last special meeting. The library area does not fall within those parameters as stated
in the publication.
2. Commissioner's Reports
Commissioner Nguyen reports that five (5) other commissions attended the last Mayor's Meeting. Parks
and Recreation Commission reported that three hundred (300) volunteers joined the Kaboom organization
in building the playground at Blackberry Farm, which was a success. Grand opening for the playground is
scheduled on 4 of July. The Library Commission discussed their plans to switch from barcodes to RFID
(Radio Frequency Identification). The Planning Commission announced that there are less buildings in the
city and less applications received, and Hewlett ]~ackard and Apple Computers wants more office space.
The Bike/Pedestrian Commission are coordinating with Parks and Recreations to host six (6) bike skills and
safety classes. TIC Commission reported that the~/ are continuing their research into induction lighting and
LED for street lighting. Mayor Mahoney reported that the State plans to borrow $1.35 million from the
city. The State may also withhold the gas tax payment to the city, which are used to repair the streets.
IX. FUTURE AGENDA FOR NEXT REGULAR MEETING
1. Radar Speed Signs, further discussion, and Approval of Project Plan
2. Recommendations for incentives to Walk/Bike/Carpool to school
3. Captain Terry Calderone report on the meeting wi~:h David Stillman
X. ADJOURNMENT
The regular meeting was adjourned at 8:58 p.m.
XL NEXT MEETINGS
Next regular meeting schedule for Thursday, July 09, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
SUBMITTED BY:
Elaine Chasuk
Executive Assistant to Captain Terry Calderone
July 02, 2009