PSC 06-14-07 MINUTES
CUPERTINO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
June 14, 2007
7:00 p.m.
CUPEI~,TII~O Cupertino City Hall
Conference Room A
The meeting was called to order at 7:04 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: Charles Caldwell
Fari Aberg
Hugh Riddell
Nina Daruwalla
Commissioners Absent: Jay Cena
Staff Present: Glenn Goepfert, Assistant Director of Public Works
Vicki Guapo, Senior Traffic Technician
Others Present: Captain Terry Calderone, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
Lieutenant Mark Eastus, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
Mark Kerns, Monta Vista High School student in the fall, member of the
public
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - None
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS -Assistant Director Goepfert noted that the City had received
written confirmation from the State that the Safe Routes to School grant application for Garden Gate
School had been approved, and he thanked the Commission for its efforts and support of the project.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Regular meeting of March 8, 2007
Regular meeting of May 10, 2007
A N/A NOTES
March 8, 2007 X Not Available - to be approved at a subsequent meeting.
May 10, 2007 X Not Available - to be approved at a subsequent meeting.
OLD BUSINESS
1. Radar Signs
ACTION: N
VOTE: N
NOTES: City Senior Traffic Technician Vicki Guapo gave a presentation on radar speed indicator
signs and radar speed wagons. The commissioners discussed the possibility of getting radar signs in
addition to the two that were funded by an Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) grant. Assistant Director of
Public Works Glenn Goepfert stated that radar speed indicator signs would have to be considered
alongside all the other services to be funded by the City, and at present there are higher priority items
that the City has to budget for.
2. Card to Retired Battalion Chief
ACTION: N
VOTE: N
NOTES: Assistant Director Goepfert passed along the address for retired Fire Battalion Chief Dan
Dunlap. Commissioner Daruwalla volunteered to handle the arrangement for a card to be sent to BC
Dunlap to congratulate him on his retirement.
3. Planning the Health and Safety Fair
ACTION: N
VOTE: N
NOTES: Commissioner Aberg gave a brief report on the ongoing arrangements the Health and Safety
Fair subcommittee is making for the Fair. Commissioner Caldwell said that he regretted that health
issues would cause him to leave the subcommittee. Commissioner Riddell offered to assist
subcommittee Chair Aberg.
4. Community Survey
ACTION: N
VOTE: N
NOTES: Assistant Director Goepfert noted the comments on the draft Community Survey that had
been made by the City's Network Specialist Nidhi Mathur, anc~ said that he was in agreement especially
with those about the length of the survey and the potential to add a couple of the Community Survey
questions to the City's existing survey. He told Commissioner Aberg that he was aware that she was
not in agreement with many of the comments, and that he thought the most efficient way to further the
discussion was to arrange a meeting with Nidhi and City Public Information Officer Rick Kitson and
him to discuss the comments and how to proceed. Commissioner Aberg agreed, and Commissioner
Daruwalla agreed to attend as a second Commission member.
NEW BUSINESS
None
REPORTS
Santa Clara County Sheriff
NOTES: Captain Calderone introduced Lieutenant Mark Eastus, and said that the Lieutenant would
attend the Public Safety meetings from time to time.
Captain Calderone reported that there have been no significant crimes in Cupertino in the recent period,
with the exception of an increase in auto burglaries and auto thefts. There also have been a number of
apartment complexes hit by burglars. One reason for certain crimes to have experienced a drop is that a
suspect in numerous jewelry heists Larry Bryan had been apprehended and connected with dozens of
thefts.
Santa Clara County Fire District - NOT PRESENT
Commissioner's Reports - NONE
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Aligning with the Council Work Plan
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 8:39 p.m.
SUBMITTED BY:
Glenn oepfert
Assistant Director, Public Works