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Draft Minutes 10.08.2009CUPFRTINO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION DRAFT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES TI-Uu Scfay, October 08, 2009, 7:00 p_m_ Cupertino City Hall, Conference Room A I. CALL "f0 C)RDI-:R Commissioner Tat -Hera Pow called to ordrr the regular meeting of the: Cupertino Public Safety Comn-xission at 7:03 p-.l,. on Thursday, October 08, 2009 in the Cupertino City Hall, 10300 "forte Avenue, Contcrenee Koom A, Cupertino, California 9501q- II- ROLL CAL1 Conxt»isstoners Present: '1'ania ra Pow Charles Caldwell Craig Lee. Nina Daru walla Con-u»issioners Absent: Daniel Nguyen Uther Yresent: Captain Terry Caldcronc, Santa Clara County Sherif-fs Office CuPtau' Darren Yisciotla, Santa Clara County Fire Depart—ent Other Absent None tll. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS First spCakea-, Shailee Samar f}om Lawson Middle School presented to the cotivniss ion the WOW (Walk One Week) 1'1o91a11 where students walk to school For one week and the incentives the students could win, such as, Starbucks and Ju—ba Juice gilt cards and AMC Theater tickets with a grand prize of an IPOD Shuffle. They passed out 1,000 brochures with info rnzation about benefits of walking, biking, and carpooling to school, and 300 students participated to the last WOW Program. Ms. Samar also introduc�c-d their Green Chipmunk e�Club and discussed the diffare lit activities the club is involved in and their upcoming events. "I"hay are seeking funding to assist in future WOW Program for printing o1- brochures, vinyl banners placed at student drop off locutions, and other i[which is alrrerrtly ewer their own budget They are requesting addcr itional ossing guards durix-tg ttheir WC JW weeks to assist students crossing the streets near Blaney Avenue and Portal Avenue. Their future goals are to expand this prog rant to all The schools in Cupertino, conuz�unitics in Cupertino, and pe�ssibihty of Santo Clara County. Their rtexl. WUW week is November 03 — 10, 2010. Co mniissioncr Pow provided a WI3C upplication torn to Ms. Samar. Second speaker, Lesley Reid has a daughter who attends Stevens Creek Elementary School, and presented to the commission the Freiker Program. Frciker is a wireless software program that recordn s the umber of dude nis that walk or bike [o school once they arc within the school's vicinity. Parents can log on to view how many students walked or biked to school as well as other health henetits. The program also offers ixzce nii ves to the students, which are leterrx. ined by the schools. Ms. Reid is seeking tttnding to startup this pl- anl, w Itch requires $5,000 for the first year for equipment artd service and $ 1,500 for each subsequent year with additional cost to purchase luggage Tags. This program requires a WIFI network support, which the n-tajority of the schools do not have. Captain Terry Calderone asked if- the system can be portable to be used as an evaluation tool to deteniune if different schools would participate to this program. Cron-t rrxissioner Pow provided a W113C application form to Ms. Retd- '%W IV. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS Commissioner Pow received a written communication from Kavi Gulevia offering a software program to automate the Cupertino Public Safety process. The written communication is unclear what is being proposed. Kavi Gulevia did not attend this regular meeting as expected. V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES I. August 12, 2009 ACTION: YES VOTE: YES MOTION: Charles Caldwell SECONDED: Craig Lee 4 to 0 Votes taken; all in favor to approve the minutes of August 12, 2009 2. September 17, 2009 ACTION: YES VOTE: YES MOTION: Charles Caldwell SECONDED: Craig Lee 4 to 0 Votes taken; all in favor to approve the minutes of September 17, 2009 with corrections to (VI) Old Business, 1(a), first paragraph and 2(a), first paragraph. I (a) .... Commissioner Craig Lee reports no respense complaints of speed from Faria and Regnart Elementary. 2(a).... Commissioner Lee reports that Faria Elementary probably will not make a request. VI. OLD BUSINESS 1. Radar Speed Signs, further Discussed and Approval of Project Plan ACTION: YES VOTE: YES MOTION: Tamara Pow SECONDED: Nina Daruwalla 1 to 3 a. Summary of street requests for speed data collections Commissioner Nina Daruwalla reports that no response from Hyde Middle, Garden Gate Elementary has no volunteers to measure speed, and Homestead High has speeding issues between Mary Avenue and Stelling Road. Captain Calderone reports that he met with all the Cupertino school principals and their concerns are more with traffic congestion rather than speed. The speeding issues around the schools have been reduced this year due to direct enforcement by his motor units. Two (2) schools requested more road markings and traffic signs. Commissioner Pow motioned to remove the Radar Speed Signs from future agendas; the motion seconded by Commissioner Daruwalla. Votes taken; Commissioner Craig Lee in favor to remove the Radar Speed Signs from future agendas; Commissioners Pow, Daruwalla, and Charles Caldwell opposes to removing the Radar Speed Signs from future agendas and wishes to discuss further issues with Mayor Mahoney. 2 b. Approve summary/reminder email to schools for speed survey The commission agreed not to send out follow-up email to the schools. 2. Discussion of Walk/Bike/Carpool (WBC) to School project ongoing ACTION: YES VOTE: YES MOTION: Charles Caldwell SECONDED: Nina Daruwalla 3 to 1 a. Report from Commissioners on School contacts Commissioner Caldwell will be attending the PTA meeting for Eaton Elementary on October 13, 2009. Commissioner Daruwalla reports that Homestead High referred her to two (2) different student clubs, Hyde Middle was not interested in participating in the program, and the PTA for Garden Gate Elementary was interested in participating in the program. Captain Calderone reports that after meeting with all the principals, about eighty percent (80%) of the principals were not aware of the WBC grant incentive funding. Majority of the schools have requested more information about the WBC Program. Hyde Middle has their own program, but was interested in the funding to provide students with incentives, such as, water bottles and stickers. In addition, the majority of the schools would prefer a one (1) week program rather than one (1) day, and all the schools requested a WBC application form. The commission discussed how much incentive grant funds may be disbursed to the applicant based on the chair and co-chair approval versus the entire commission's approval. Commissioner Caldwell motioned that the subcommittee can approve the maximum of $200 of grant monies for disbursement; the motion seconded by Commissioner Daruwalla. Votes taken; Commissioners Caldwell, Daruwalla, and Pow in favor to the subcommittee approving the maximum of $200 of grant monies for disbursement; Commissioner Lee opposes to the subcommittee approving of the maximum of $200 of grant monies for disbursement. The commission agreed to change accepting WBC applications as discussed in the special meeting of August 12, 2009 from three (3) times a year to year-round. The commission clarified that the incentive grant funds are set for $2,000 for elementary school level, $4,000 for middle school level, and $6,500 for high school level based on the school population for each year and for each school with a possibility of additional funding available. b. Approve draft application form for funds to complete WBC programs This agenda item was discussed at the last regular meeting on September 17, 2009. 3. Schedule SRO distribution weeks for survey ACTION: YES VOTE: NO MOTION: No SECONDED: No 0to0 Captain Calderone announced that the schools request a more advance notice prior to the date of the surveys. The commission announced the survey weeks are September 28, 2009, January 11, 2010, and May 17, 2010. The commission volunteered Commissioner Daniel Nguyen to tally the survey results. Commissioner Lee will make contact with Commissioner Nguyen to coordinate and discuss the survey and provide a report at the next regular meeting. 4. Discuss coordinating WBC events with Teen and Bike/Pedestrian Commissions ACTION: YES VOTE: NO MOTION: No SECONDED: No 0 to 0 w.- Commissioner Pow announced that Lauren Phillips and the Teen Commission will assist the PSC with the WBC events. The commission agreed that assistance from the Teen Commission will enable them to provide needed information to be passed to the different student clubs. No responses have been received from the Bike/Pedestrian Commission. VII. NEW BUSINESS 1. Discuss written communication results, Bubb Road at Stevens Creek Boulevard Captain Calderone reports that the right turn lanes on Stevens Creek Boulevard toward northbound Highway 85 while the light is red have sufficient road markings as reported by the city engineer, David Stillman. Mr. Stillman will make further evaluations to determine if more traffic signs or road markings are required. Commissioner Pow will notify Peter Friedland of the findings and that further evaluation is required by the city. VIII. REPORTS 1. Santa Clara County Fire Department Fire Captain Darren Pisciotta provided his report for August 2009 to the commission. Fire calls are the same as usual with one (1) grass and one (1) dumpster fires, and majority of their calls are related to medical emergencies. The single-family home fires include the fire fatality on Johnson Avenue. Captain Pisciotta will be participating in the earthquake drill on October 17 — 18, 2009. 1*W 2. Santa Clara County Sheriffs Office Captain Calderone reports that the type of calls and response times are the same as last month. Automobile and home burglaries are the same and continue to provide public information on how to keep valuable properties safe. Property crime arrests have increased this year compared to last year and more stolen property has been returned to the victims. Citations slightly increased due to moving and other violations, direct enforcements, and cellular telephone enforcements. Each month, 30 — 40 citations are issued for cellular telephone violations, seems it does not change the public perception of the law. Accidents increased as usual during the first month of school with more parking lot incidents. Most accidents occur on the streets of Homestead Road, De Anza Boulevard, and Stevens Creek Boulevard, most parking lot incidents occur at Target, Sears, and JcPenney, and most accidents are caused due to inattention by the drivers. IX. FUTURE AGENDA FOR NEXT REGULAR MEETING 1. Radar Speed Signs, further discussion with Mayor Mahoney 2. Walk/Bike/Carpool to school incentive program X. ADJOURNMENT The regular meeting was adjourned at 9:35 p.m. XI. NEXT MEETINGS Next regular meeting schedule for Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. SUBMITTED BY: Elaine Chasuk Executive Assistant to Captain Terry Calderone November 06, 2009