PSC 06-13-2013 CUPERTINO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, June 13, 2013, 7:00 p.m.
Cupertino City Hall, Conference Room A
I. CALL TO ORDER
Commissioner Nguyen called to order the regular meeting of the Cupertino Public Safety Commission
at approximately 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, 2013 in the Cupertino City Hall, Conference Room
A, located at 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California 95014.
II. ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: Daniel Nguyen
Andy Huang
Robert McCoy
Lily Lim
Commissioners Absent: Nina Daruwalla
Staff Present: Lieutenant Neil Valenzuela, Santa Clara County Sheriffs Office
Battalion Chief Brad Darbro, Santa Clara County Fire Department
Staff Absent: None
Others Present: Mark Fink, Manager at Cupertino Library
Pam Reed, Risk Manager at The Forum in Rancho San Antonio
Jonathan Ho &Jonah from Troop 408, present in relation to a Merit Badge
III. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Mark Fink, Manager at the Cupertino Library, presents information on Measure A. It is part of a mailed
ballot due by August 22, affecting future funding for library services. Two-thirds majority is required to
pass and 100% of generated funds will be used directly for library open hours and materials. Measure
A would continue the $33.66 levied on residences, which has been in place for the last twenty years.
Commissioner Nguyen asks how many open hours would be lost and Mr. Fink estimates 8-12, since
the County Library District funds 54 hours and the Cupertino General Fund covers 12 hours. Currently
the library is open for 66 hours, seven days a week, but would likely close Monday or Friday if Measure
A fails. Commissioner Lim asks whether this is a city or countywide measure. Mr. Fink states that it is
countywide but will not affect cities with their own library system such as San Jose or Sunnyvale. He
adds that the Cupertino Library each month typically sees 75,000 people (75% Cupertino residents),
loans out 225,000 items, and provides 60 programs that bring around 3,000 attendees. The Library
wishes to continue the same level of services, but current funding expires in 2015.
IV. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
Commissioner McCoy reads an email from Torn Sanford who is concerned about city growth in the
future and how it may impact emergency services. He would like to know if a study has been
completed. Commissioner Lim suggests asking the Planning Commission and Commissioner Nguyen
offers to look into it.
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V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. May 9, 2013
ACTION: YES
VOTE: YES
MOTION: Huang SECONDED: McCoy 4 to 0
Commissioner Huang motioned to approve the minutes of May 9, 2013; Commissioner McCoy
seconded the motion; votes taken, all in favor to approve the minutes of May 9, 2013.
VI. OLD BUSINESS
1. Discussion of Walk/Bike/Carpool (WBC)to School project, ongoing (Nguyen/Lim)
ACTION: YES
VOTE: NO
MOTION: N/A SECONDED: N/A 0 to 0
Commissioner Nguyen states that next month the PSC Commissioners should contact all
Cupertino schools to review the Walk/Bike/Carpool to School Project and make sure each is aware
of the possible funding assistance through grant applications.
2. Boltage Program progress/updates (Nguyen/Lim)
ACTION: YES
VOTE: NO
MOTION: N/A SECONDED: N/A 0 to 0
Commissioner Lim states she has received only receipts from Leslie Reed at Kennedy Middle
School and needs to ask if Ms. Reed intends to continue volunteering next school year.
Commissioner Nguyen mentions that Fran from Regnart School expressed trouble contacting the
Boltage company so he emailed and facilitated contact. Commissioner McCoy adds he overheard
that one school may be interested in discontinuing their Boltage program and donating the
equipment to another school if desired.
3. Report on Surveys to Schools (Nguyen)
ACTION: YES
VOTE: NO
MOTION: N/A SECONDED: N/A 0 to 0
Commissioner Nguyen says that he will pick up the completed Surveys from the Sheriff's
Substation soon.
4. Discuss participation in the Alert SCC Program and the CAS Program (Huang)
ACTION: YES
VOTE: NO
MOTION: N/A SECONDED: N/A 0 to 0
Commissioner Huang thanks Ms. Reed for organizing and hosting a wonderful event at The Forum,
with good food and live music. He was able to hand out all the materials he brought regarding 211
and AlertSCC. Unfortunately, many people had trouble filling out sign-up forms, so he holds that
pre-printing information and requiring only initials is a better plan. Commissioner Huang also
reports that many people requested live exercise classes for Heimlich and CPR training.
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5. Discuss CERT items relevant to the PSC (McCoy)
ACTION: YES
VOTE: NO
MOTION: N/A SECONDED: N/A 0 to 0
There is no discussion of CERT items at this regular meeting.
VII. NEW BUSINESS (McCoy)
ACTION: YES
VOTE: NO
MOTION: N/A SECONDED: N/A 0 to 0
Commissioner McCoy received a detailed brochure about the Pulse Point App, which may be used
to alert people nearby to an emergency such as cardiac arrest. It is 100% free, and the City's only
obligation would be to send them a detailed list of all AED locations within the city. Commissioner
McCoy also discovered there is a city staff member named Wes in Ken Eriksen's department who
in charge of such a list. The next step is to invite the Pulse Point President and an El Camino
Hospital representative to give a presentation at an upcoming PSC meeting.
Cupertino has the opportunity to become the flagship city for the county in utilizing this app, since
San Jose uses a separate internal dispatch;ng system. Pulse Point and El Camino Hospital will
handle negotiations with the County regarding access to the dispatch system. Although this falls
under a technology category, the TICC has deferred to Commissioner McCoy and he intends to
endorse this App personally if the PSC decides to defer as well. Commissioner Nguyen instructs
Commissioner McCoy to invite one representative liaison from the TICC, Councilman Sinks and
Rick Kitson to the presentation.
Commissioner Nguyen offers that he has had the App for a while and finds it easy to use.
Commissioner McCoy asks B.C. Darbro for a Fire Department perspective, and he answers that
time is definitely the crucial element in medical calls for service so any bystander help is welcome
and appreciated. Even with quick response times, the first couple of minutes are so important.
The Commissioners list important questions for the city staff member who maintains the AED list,
such as how many are registered or known, does the list include units at gyms and other
businesses, who inspects the units and which schools have AEDs. Commissioner Huang
volunteers to help visit AED locations to verify information.
Next, Commissioner McCoy inquires on the status of recognition for Tom Sanford for his work in
public safety. Mr. Sanford has assisted in 18 arrests and volunteered a lot of personal time helping
to search for a missing elderly man. Commissioner Huang recalls passing a motion months ago,
and Commissioner McCoy remembers Captain Binder mentioning a possibility of Jail Services
crafting a plaque. He further asks if the city does not recognize Mr. Sanford, could the PSC
recognize him. Commissioner Nguyen states that the Mayor's office can issue a Proclamation, so
someone needs to talk directly to a council member.
VIII. REPORTS
1. Santa Clara County Fire Department
B.C. Draper reviews the April Fire Report. It was an uneventful month, with only a small fire at
Homestead Lanes incurring a $400 loss and a vehicle fire estimated at $2,000 loss. He notes that
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the Fire Prevention Bureau has been steadily busy due to all the new construction inspections and
building plan reviews.
The May Fire Report includes a smoldering structure fire on Scotland Drive on May 17 that incurred
substantial loss estimated at $60,000. The elderly couple was out of town, and investigation found
the cause to be electrical, due to connecting light timers to a power strip to an extension cord.
2. Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
Lieutenant Valenzuela concisely reviews the May report. Law enforcement response times in
Cupertino were all within parameters. There were 18 Priority One calls for service averaging 4:05
minutes, 360 Priority Two calls averaging 6:22 minutes and 485 Priority Three calls averaging
11:37 minutes. In crime statistics, there were 3 robberies, 17 residential burglaries, 6 commercial
burglaries, and 10 vehicle burglaries. In addition, there were 9 cases of grand theft, 3 auto thefts, 9
cases of vandalism, 9 identity thefts, 5 domestic violence cases, and 1 aggravated assault.
In regards to citations, the traffic deputies issued 173 for moving violations, 18 for speeding, and
278 for other violations. They intercepted 8 DUI's, documented 5 injury accidents and 19 property
damage accidents, and responded to one DUI accident.The Motorcycle deputies separately issued
198 moving citations, 99 speeding citations and 218 other citations. They found no DUI's, but
responded to 9 injury accidents, and 19 property damage accidents.
Lt. Valenzuela mentions that the Sheriff's Office will soon implement a new accident reporting
system through Crossroads. This online-based system will give the city's traffic engineers the
ability to research current traffic incidents and query for statistical information.
3. Commission Reports
ACTION: YES
VOTE: YES
MOTION: Huang SECONDED: McCoy 4 to 0
Commissioner Huang motions to request that the City Council recognize Vince for 25 years of
dedication to the City of Cupertino; Commissioner McCoy seconds the motion; votes taken, all in
favor to request recognition.
The commissioners discuss a city volunteer named Vince who recently passed away at 93 years
old. He was a founding member of CARE (Cupertino Amateur Radio Emergency service). Many
have fond memories, as he was a fixture in the community for fifty years, always willing to help
people. The commissioners dedicate this PSC meeting in honor of Vince.
Lt. Valenzuela inquires how many people the city projects will attend the Fourth of July event, given
that Santa Clara will be hosting an event as well this year. Commissioner Nguyen suspects it will
not change the turnout in Cupertino. Commissioner McCoy asks whether the PSC is to man five
stations for sign-ups again; he has already signed up to volunteer at the event through CERT.
IX. FUTURE AGENDA FOR NEXT REGULAR MEETING
1. Walk/Bike/Carpool to School Project, ongoing
2. Boltage Program progress/updates
3. Report on Survey to Schools
4. Discuss progress on participation in AlertSCC and CAS Programs
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5. Discuss CERT items relevant to the PSC
6. Discuss"Pulse Point"App as new business
X. ADJOURNMENT
This regular meeting adjourned at 7:49 p.m.
XI. NEXT MEETING
The next regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 11, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
SUBMITTED BY:
Jennifer Roth
Executive Assistant
West Valley Patrol Division
Santa Clara County Office of the Sheriff
June 25, 2013
APPROVE BY:
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Daniel Nguyen, Commis. on Chair Date