PSC 12-08-11CUPERTINO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
Thursday; December 8, 20115 7:00 p.m.
Cupertino City Hall, Conference Room A
I. CALL To OE
Commissioner Poor called to order the regular meeting of the Cupertino Public Safety Cor 'mi sion
at 7;05 p.m. on Thursday, December 8, 2911 in the Cupertino City Hall, Conference Room Af located
at 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, Californi.a 95014.
1111. TOLL CALL
Comm.ission-ers Present: Tamara Pe er
Andy ,Huang
Daniel 'Nguyen
Craig Lee
Commissioners Absent: Nina Daruwalle
Staff. Captain Carl Neusel, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
.Staff Absent: Battalion Chief Damn Pi oiotta, Santa Clara County Fire Department
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Other Present: Greg Pommier, Teen m is-sion' , City of Cuperfilho.
Cllr ORAL COMMUNICATIONS'
There Were n ' or l com- M' unioatlons to -discuss at this' regular meeting,
IV- WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
There were no written ocmmunioations to discuss at this regular meeting.
V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Noe rnber 10 ,
ACTION: YES
VOTE* .,
MOTION: N/A SECONDED: A' 0 to 9
Thorn were no minutes to review at this' regular meeting, Captain Neusel 'need's additional time clue
to an audio recording malfunction that missed the last half -hour of the meeting. The minutes for the
meeting on November 10, 2011 will be available for review at the next PSC meeting.
VI. OLD BUSINESS
` 1. Discussion of 'a.lk /Bil /Carpool (WB ) to School project ongoing (Nguyen)
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a. Collins eme'nt r Schdol
ACTION: Yes
VOTE: NO
MOTI N: ;6 N/A SE oN,DE,D: N/ :.; _ .. 0 to
Commissioner Daru walla is absent; there is no update regarding the W/B /C program at this
school.
b. Lawson Middle School
ACTION: YES
IOT E :2 NO
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M T1 N: N/A SECONDED4 N/A y f� V t -:0
There is no update regarding the IIV /B /C program at this school. The PSC approved grants at the
last meeting and funding is currently In process, Commissioner Lee questions one grant lined on
the account report designated to Lawson for $1658.90 that appears to be separate and in
addition to the grants approved at the last P I ting.* It may be n item grante'd--through the
Teen Commission although their grants usually fall'und � the category of Other Expenses on this
report.
c. Kennedv Middle School
ACTION: YES
VOTE; No
[MOTION: NA SECONDED: N/A o to 0
Commissioner Lee is concerned that the bicycle racks at Kennedy are already at capacity, and
that the school -administrator will nod 'accept tl r offer... of additional racks, thereby under inin
the V/B program's purpose to increase bicycle usage. Captain Neusel clarifies that Kennedy
appreciates the offer of more bike racks, but believes it would turn into a nuince because the
racks would not be visible from the office. Kennedy adrninistr t r :agr _�that:t . -bicycle parking
location and facilities both need improvement, but there are no funds currently available from the
school district to take on these logistical _isaues. However., -th .._Bl - Pedestrian Commission may
be working on this problem and Commissioner Lee will follow-up there.
2. Boltage Program progress/updates (Nguyen)
ACTION: YES
VOTE: NO
MOTION: NIA SECONDED: NIA 0 to 0
Commissioner Nguyen discovered that the statistics for registration app d to decrease because
the query he ran puiled data based on when each student registered.' Th `refore : the second year
appeared to have a significant drop in participation, when in fact the number shows an ,increase in
-registrants beyond the first gear. He still has not figured out why one tag :reports so high, and may
alter or elirnlnate it. for statistical purpo ts. on missioner Nguyen. r ports that the Boltage website
is not .user - friendly. Commissioner Huang suggests he give feedback to the website manager so it
may. be improved ;
Commissioner Lee states that the Boltage Program i receiving goy ublicitj� thi - rin school
newsletters, but there does not seem to be any follow through in distributing prizes. He wonders if
the difficult website is preventing the schools frorn determining who the grinners are. Commissioner
Pow will f lio r -up on the status of incentive programs for Lincoln and Kennedy S hool . :.
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3. Report on Surveys to Schools (Lee/Nguyen)
ACTION: YES
VOTE. N o
MOTION, N/A SECONDED: N/A o to
Captain Neusel asked the School Resource officers to verify status on the missing Surveys from
Kennedy Diddle, Lawson Middle and Collins Elementary Schools. The to "s report that yes, the
Surreys w ere simply not completed or turned in at these schools. The next Survey will be
distributed in May and the Commissioners hope that all schools participate next time.
4. Discuss use of the Alert SCC Program (Huang)
ACTION: YES
VOTE.
MOTION: N/A SECONDED* N/A o to o-
Commissioner Huang reports that he attended an impressive demonstration at the Council Meeting
last night by EverBridge, Cupertino's old notification system, reviewing their current technology. All
were in favor of the proposal, but further price negotiation is up to Public and Environmental Affairs
Director Dick Kitson. The working proposal stands at $12,000.00 for the first 18 months, to include
training on the new system, and $10,000.00 per year thereafter, Final approval and implementation
will occur under the new incoming Mayor and Council. However, Commissioner Lee w2nts
clarification from Rick Kitson as to whether the PSC should only Qonsider endorsing the EverBridge
proposal. or do more research and acquire additional proposals from other competing companies.
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Commissioner Huang highlights some important points from the presentation report, EverBridge is
` the largest of 70 companies that deliver large -scale notification systems, and the only one
approved by the Federal Government with the highest level certificate of security. Homeland
Security, as well as New Perk City (17 million people), utilizes it, both demanding extremely high
security measures. On a smaller scale, the State of Connecticut recently alerted its entire
population through EverBridge of a dangerous impending storm. As a high profile example for
emergency response, Virginia Tech is a listed client.
Commissioner Huang explains that EverBridge uses a priority style system, organized by each
resident's identity, with a maximum of 35 levels. This allows each registrant to prioritize their
contact points and receive one message at a tirne rather than duplicate messages at every paint of
contact at the same time. This system also alloys for real time responses from those alerted, so
that the sender can follow -up if necessary with additional messages or expanded contact points.
This may offer valuable feedback in emergencies to help indicate where to send urgent physical
Delp. AlertSCC offers a [blackboard'?] style system, which is only narrowed by geographical area.
Captain Neusel states that requiring a response from residents could be very problematic and asps
if that feature is integral or optional. Commissioner Nguyen agrees that in sortie emergencies, it is
better to send a message blast to all contact points in the given area. Commissioner Huang
reiterates that the EverBridge service would offer unlimited usage, lager pri iieges for the message
sender, and interactive back and forth dialogue between the sender and residents. All of this would
be a good resource during non - emergencies and may better focus the lm edlate community
needs during emergencies. In addition, Commissioner Huang notes that some cities even use the
alerts to notify businesses of permit renewals and residents of DMV registrations that are due. It is
a very customizable notifrcaticn system.
Commissioner Huang adds that EverBridge pulls data first from the public phone system, which
gives a good base of contacts from the yellow and white pages, and then accepts additions through
registration. \whereas the AlertSCC system ,napes it very difficult to get contacts removed from
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their database, EverBridge has a clear protocol: - in -placq,.-,.f.o.r,-r .ide.nts}t-o�-.request-IrpMovaI from the
system. Commissioner Pow asks about alternate language notifications, and Commissioner Huang
states that it is not currently offered b ut Chinese notifications may . soon. p Bbl duo t�
EverBridge's recent acquisition of a pi ing -based business; and TTY for the'l he rin - unpaired is
already possible. -
rel t d. -t pic, Cornr�ni sinners d'is +cuss _ {the - new " ady 950 -1. °' app }�:� r� �r �erenc d in
posters t l ` . It diss r ii tes�' inform'"' n :on em r endy--�preparedriem- and �is. - - -'ri ith r real-time
b led hor i- n'teractive like the Ace Cupertino t i tall y residents tc r p r items needing
attention such s graffiti and streetli hf� 'th t are '0ut.: Residents e'njo�r �th ' "Acce " pertino°' App
but complain that it is liml'ted to Apple products and not available for android products.
Commissioner Poor suggests that the PSC Commissioners help publicize both of these resources
at the schools to increase awareness.
5, Discuss Cupertino Cellular Network coverage and Effect on Public Safety m,m'Unicati n
ACTION: YES
VOTE: N
:MOTION: N/A SECONDED: N/A 9 to 9
Commissioners: are unclear whether the Coun it approved the lease at Jollyrnan Park to build a
cellular tower; there is roc contract or set plan yet.. Commissioner Lee suggests they - 'ofer the
decision until l' next year,, by denying the land le se due to the displeasing nature of imitation trees.
Commissicn'er Lee then- discusses the cellular coverage reaps, -He could life to take out a ear and
physically 'Verify the re p irnferr atien. Captain Neusel int 'rj of th' t no one is dis'puting that cellular
ccverage is very poor, and that the City wbuld like-to add cellular t v ers but i .typically blocked by
public concerns about health and aesthetics. Captain Neusel offers that any Commissioner is
weicorne to schedu le- a ride -along Frith a deputy if additional d b m- entation of. poor coverage is
necessary.- He adds that this is a public afety` issue not just for - deputy equipment capabilities but
also for general public usage d ring-erherg oies. The city needs to have the - infrastructure in
place 8b that' residents can'roach 911 ny chore in : C pertino 'fey cell phone 1 hen needed.
com' issioner-Lee states his` goal to bro den'thi ' age_ nd fir the P- u.blio oaf ty: 'M is ion and
find better locations for cellular tower place-me t., arid' p sibly' expose' add iti n probl.eM areas.
Captain Neusel proposes that the PSC stick with the resolution made at the last meetin'
c'm" m", i-s lion r Po or st tes,that they should stay in- touch with the Tech C ornrnissioh:r arding this.
1111. NEW BUSINESS' � F
1. El ctllo'n of 2012 Chair
ACTION: YES
VOTE: YES,
MOTION: Pow SECONDED: NgU en 3. to 1
omrnis i n r Pour moir to appoint C&nrni signer Andy Hda' h to rare a the .201 Chair.
Comm' i:" ner }Leo -statos-that he i again tthbe pp intm rit-and prefers to-Wa it fo"
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ommi ion body to assemble before appointih. . 8nyone as Chair. ommis inner: Nguyen
seconded the motion; votes taker', ommi sibh rs P ,.:Nguyen ,and Hu 'ri gave ` r to and
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�ommi si ner Lee opposed. Motion approved, subject to ornmissioner Hu ng's re-a pcintrnent
in February.
2. Election' of 2012 Vice -Chair
ACTION: YES ,
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VOTE: YES
.MOTION- Pow SECONDED: Huang 3 to I
Commissioner Pow mores to appoint Commissioner Daniel Nguyen to serve as the 2012 ice -
hair. Commissioner Lee again states that he is against the appointment and prefers to wait for the
next Commission body to assemble before appointing anyone as Vice-Chair. Commissioner Huang
seconded the motion; votes taken, Commissioners Pow, Nguyen and Huang gave Aye votes and
Commissioner Lee opposed. Motion approved.
Vill. REPORTS
1. Santa Clara counter Fire
Battalion Chief Daron Pisciotta is absent; there is no report at this time.
2. Santa Clara County ,sheriff's office
Captain Neusel summarized the statistical crime report for October. The Priority 1 response times
were very good at an average of 3.14 minutes. There were also great response times to the 229
Priority 2 and 346 Priority 3 calls for service. There was one robbery in October, which Captain
Neusel will research and review at the nest PSc Meeting. Residential burglaries saver a sharp
decrease, while vehicular burglaries experienced a sharp increase} almost doubling. This was true
in most northern counties of California. The popular targets include laptops, purses, OPS units, and
random items such as clothes, handicap placards and even loose change. There was a cluster of
four vehicle burglaries at the Elephant Bar one night. Rick Kitson is working with Captain Neusel on
a public service notice reminding residents not to leave anything risible in the cabin of vehicles,
even if hidden under clothing or blankets, and suggesting they lock all items in trunks.
Still, burglaries in general are down when compared to last year, and Captain Neusel attributes this
positive tread to the exemplary work of the West Valley Patrol Detectives and Crime Analyst with
the help of CopLink software. Together they have tracked and linked around twenty -five individual
burglars connected in various ways surrounding methamphetamine use. Captain Neusel also acted
a vehicle burglary involving stolen guitars, in which the burglars tried to sell the instruments back to
Guitar center at the same time the victim was calling to ask for the serial numbers. Sheriff
deputies, assisted by Santa Clara PD} arrested the burglars on -site and found through investigation
that this was another example ple of crime driven by methar phetan ine usage. The burglars gained
access to this and other vehicles by using shared keys for elder model Hondas and Toyotas that
do not have microchip key - verification technology. In addition to arresting these individuals, the
Sheriff's Office tries to connect therm with addiction programs that may help them overcome the
core problem.
Captain Neusel also notes a serious injury vehicle accident involving six cars on Foothill and Cristo
Frey that ended up in the Los Altos PD jurisdiction, An elderly female had a medical event and left
her foot on the accelerator, crashing into a series of sic different car. She did not survive but the
other motorists did, although some with very serious injuries. Sheriff's deputies responded initially,
assisted Los Altos P.D. in establishing traffic control, and then released incident control to them.
3. Commission Report
Captain Neusel reports the Cupertino Public Works' response to Commissioner Lee's questions at
the last meeting about bike path improvements. As to hover the city can iM prove the visibility of
Public Works plans, road improvements are an engineering function and brought to the public
through neighborhood meetings if the proposed changes are substantial. The engineering
recommendations, balanced by public input, are then submitted for the Council's consideration. As
to why the public does not have more input, Public Works reports that the public had mare than two
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gears, before it was recommended to the Council, to respond to this plan whil :,routin ly a endi ed
at meetings, and will have additional opportunities before any plan is et i.n rb.tion, As to �rhether
crossing guards gill be added in the area if the stop signs are removed, such alernative measures
will in fact be oo,nsidered. _.
rr mi ,siongr.-Huang reports that I ark Santoro _ gill .be e _the 0 -1 ,Il�� or.. --1 ..pl ,ns to have
Fireside,. i gs" from :.� . pr � :first; .on January 1 ,, 2012, nd.-t en r r.. Wednesda
after the first regular Council lieeting of the. month.. -:
Commissi ner Nguyen reports that he reviewed data from last month's Sheriff's Office rime report
and attempted t find a correlation between injurer accidents and speeding citations.. . did.'.not fi d
an substantial conclusions. He asks if Captain leusel brought the information ors Accident DUI's
in October, but that information is not available fret for revie .
ommissioner Po or announces that she will -not seek reappointment to the PS because her far it r
plans to move out of Cupertino.
IX, FUTURE A END1 TOR -N T REGULAR MEETIN G
1. v alk/131 elf rp of to School Project, ongoing
2. Bolt ige Program progress /updates
3. Report n' Surve r to Schools
4. Discuss progress on participation in AlertSC Program
5. Discuss Cupertino cellular network coverage and effect on public s fety communications
X. AWOURN E IT
The regular meeting eras adjourn - d at : o p,m.
X[. NEXT MEETING
The ne t re g ul r meetin is schedule on Tf ursday,.Januar y , (7:0o p,r .
SUBMITTED BY:
Jenni er Poch
A (mini trative Assistant Captain Carl Neusel
ecem er , 2019
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