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Amended DRAFT PSC Minutes 12.9.10CUPERTINO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION DRAFT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Thursday, December 09, 2010, 7:00 p.m. Cupertino City Hall, Conference Room A I. CALL TO ORDER Commissioner Daniel Nguyen called to order the regular meeting of the Cupertino Public Safety Commission at 7:04 p.m. on Thursday, December 09, 2010 in the Cupertino City Hall, 10300 Torre Avenue, Conference Room A, Cupertino, California 95014. 11. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Daniel Nguyen Tamara Pow Nina Daruwalla Craig Lee Andy Huang Commissioners Absent None Staff: Captain Terry Calderone, Santa Clara County Sheriffs Office Battalion Chief Carol Miller, Santa Clara County Fire Department Staff Absent: None Other Present: Stephanie Pinheiro & Anthony Verdoia, De Anza Community College Nancy Done, Community Coordinator, 1s` Fire Cupertino 111. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There were no oral communications to discuss at this regular meeting. IV. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS There were no written communications to discuss at this regular meeting. V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. November 09, 2010 ACTION: NO VOTE: NO MOTION: No SECONDED: No 0 to 0 The minutes for November 09, 2010 were not available at this regular meeting. VI. OLD BUSINESS I. Discussion of Walk/Bike/Carpool (WBC) to School project ongoing (Nguyen) a. Lawson Middle ACTION: YES VOTE: YES MOTION: Craig Lee SECONDED: Tamara Pow 5 to 0 Commissioner Andy Huang received two (2) grant applications from the eClub at Lawson Middle, first application is for the January activities, and second application is for the March activities. The student volunteers will conduct a survey count for two (2) weeks at the Walk One Week (WOW) and Bike One Week (BOW). They are requesting $650.00 for each event for prizes, banners, and brochures. The WOW and BOW events are not connected with the Teen Commission's WOW. Commissioner Craig Lee recommended that a guideline limiting the amounts for incentive prizes be set. Commissioner Tamara Pow agrees that a guideline should be set moving forward. Commissioner Lee motioned to approve both grant applications for Lawson Middle; the motion was seconded by Commissioner Pow; votes taken; all in favor to approve the grant applications for Lawson Middle. b. Garden Gate Elementary ACTION: YES VOTE: YES MOTION: Craig Lee SECONDED: Tamara Pow 5 to 0 Commissioner Nina Daruwalla received a grant application for Garden Gate Elementary for their WBC event on November 18, 2010. Out of 720 students, 500 participated in the event, vehicle traffic was reduced, and the school ran out of bike rack space. Every student received a bike charm for their participation and the school plans on a weeklong event. They are requesting $106.00 for the bike charm incentives. Commissioner Pow motioned to approve the grant application for Garden Gate Elementary; the motion was seconded by Commissioner Lee; votes taken, all in favor to approve the grant application for Garden Gate Elementary. For the record, Commissioner Lee inquired on the payment status for Eaton Elementary discussed during the last month's special meeting of November 09, 2010. Captain Terry Calderone indicated that they were paid. 2. Boltage Program progress/updates (Pow) ACTION: YES VOTE: NO MOTION: No SECONDED: No 0 to 0 Commissioner Pow reports the updates from Leopard masks- Trax, David Greenstein indicated that 196 students have registered, 30 tags have not been registered, and 226 students had recorded at least one (1) trip. On November 29, 2010, they averaged 150 students recorded each day. The program will begin giving out incentives within the next few months. Commissioner Pow reports the updates from Cougar T-taeks Trax, redacted statistical data up to November and up to today's date. There are still 100 students that need to register their tags; since incentives are being passed out that will encourage them to register their tags. On today's rainy day, they placed free hot dog coupons from 7-11 for all 50 bicycles parked in the bike racks. They also handed out water bottles with homemade key chains for the 10 students with the top trips for November, and chose four (4) random students from the group to receive a free pass for Sky High Sports. Next month, they plan to hand out water bottles with a free pizza for the student along with a few friends, other prizes are Stanford Athletes, and the Boltage site will choose a weekly winner to receive two (2) tickets for Blue Light Cinemas. All incentives are so far from donations_ 3. Crossing Guards Program, new program and existing program (Daruwalla, Nguyen) ACTION: YES VOTE: NO MOTION: No SECONDED: No 0 to 0 Commissioner Nguyen reports that All City Management is not interested on training volunteers due to liability and attendance issues. Captain Calderone indicated that All City Management trained the currently employed crossing guards which are managed by the City and does not understand the difference. The two (2) additional crossing guards placed in the tri-school area are currently paid by the school district for a trial period and may be paid jointly by the school district and the City in the future. The commission discussed providing the current findings to Mayor Kris Wang, and Captain Calderone suggested to request further direction from the Mayor. Commissioner Nguyen will contact Mayor Wang before the next regular meeting and will determine if this item should continue on the agenda. 4. Report on surveys to schools (Lee/Nguyen) ACTION: YES VOTE: NO MOTION: No SECONDED: No Oto0 Commissioner Nguyen presented the Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 survey results. The commission reviewed the results and Lawson and Faria had the highest increase in WBC. The commission discussed different options of collecting data during the schools' WBC. The Fall 2010 survey results will be available at next month's regular meeting. 5. Discuss progress on participation in Alert SCC Program (Huang) ACTION: YES VOTE: NO MOTION: No SECONDED: No Oto0 Commission Huang reports that Cupertino News published the article on November 19, 2010. The Fremont Union High School will publish an article in their Newsletters. The first 1,000 Alert SCC information cards have been passed out along with a presentation to students, and he has requested an additional 2,000 cards from Santa Clara County. Faria Elementary is interested in the carpool portion and a presentation is scheduled. There was no response from Santa Clara Valley Water District as of yet. In addition, the City's television channel and radio is broadcasting everyday. Commissioner Huang is expecting a good response due to personal contacts, and Captain Calderone suggests that before finishing his presentation that they should fill out and submit their cards. Captain Calderone indicated that he has left a message with Ken Foote requesting update on the numbers, and will email those numbers upon receipt. VIL NEW BUSINESS 1. Discuss PSC Representative to participate in Disaster Council meetings (Huang) ACTION: YES VOTE: NO MOTION: No SECONDED: No 0to0 Commissioner Nguyen announced that the Disaster Council meets quarterly and the City and Captain Calderone or his representative attends the meetings. Commissioner Huang was invited to attend last month's Disaster Council meeting since he is the IC Commander for Alert SCC. Commissioner Nguyen appointed Commissioner Huang as the liaison for PSC Representative. Commissioner Lee requested if the Disaster Council could post their most current minutes online. 2. Election of2011 Chair and Vice -Chair ACTION: YES VOTE: YES MOTION: Daniel Nguyen SECONDED: Nina Daruwalla 5 to 0 Commissioner Lee motioned to nominate Commissioner Huang as Chairperson for PSC 2011; the motion WAS RAt PRrFmPd was not seconded; Commissioner Nguven motioned to nominate Commissioner Pow as Chairperson and Commissioner Huang as Vice -Chair; the motion was seconded by Commissioner Daruwalla; votes taken, all in favor to appoint Commissioner Pow as Chairperson and Commissioner Huang as Vice -Chair for PSC 2011. VIII. REPORTS 1. Santa Clara County Fire Battalion Chief Carol Miller provided their October statistical report to the commission. There were sixty- two (62) construction inspections, fifty-eight (58) plan reviews, eleven (11) hazmat inspections, one (1) detached garage fire with a total fire loss of $1 10,000 due to a unattended burning candle, 156 calls were medical service related, and 366 total calls in Cupertino. 2. Santa Clara County Sheriffs Office Captain Calderone reports that residential burglaries have reduced, automobile burglaries remain consistent, and due to the economy, the property crimes have increased. The midnight patrol units found three (3) suspects in a shopping center, two (2) suspects escaped during a vehicle pursuit, and one (1) suspect arrested after a foot pursuit. More reserve deputies have been brought in to patrol the shopping center and restaurant areas. There were two (2) robberies, first robbery at Chase Bank on De Anza Boulevard and Rodrigues Avenue, and second robbery at the jewelry store on East Estates Drive with minor injuries to the storeowner and over $400,000 worth of jewelry and cash stolen. Vehicle accidents have increased due to the holiday season, six (6) accidents alone for today. 3. Commission Report Commissioner Lee reports that his homeowner association group appointed him as association liaison to the Lehigh Permanente Community Council and November 16, 2010 was their first meeting. He will attend the Bicycle Pedestrian Commission meeting next week due to his role as liaison. IX. FUTURE AGENDA FOR NEXT REGULAR MEETING 1. Walk/Bike/Carpool to School Project, ongoing 2. Crossing Guards Program 3. Boltage Program 4. School Survey 5. Alert SCC Program X. ADJOURNMENT The regular meeting was adjourned at 8:32 p.m. XI. NEXT MEETINGS The next regular meeting is schedule on Thursday, January 13, 201 I, at 7:00 p.m. SUBMITTED BY: Elaine Chasuk Executive Assistant to Captain Terty Calderone December 27. 2010