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PSC 07-11-2013 CUPERTINO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Thursday, July 11, 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 7:08 p.m. on Thursday, July 11, 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 Nina Daruwalla (late) Commissioners Absent: None Staff Present: Captain Ken Binder, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office Battalion Chief Brad Darbro, Santa Clara County Fire Department Staff Absent: None Others Present: Pamela Reed, The Forum in Cupertino III. 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. June 13, 2013 ACTION: YES VOTE: YES MOTION: Huang SECONDED: McCoy 4 to 0 Commissioner Huang motioned to approvE! the minutes of June 13, 2013; Commissioner McCoy seconded the motion; votes taken, all in favor to approve the minutes of June 13, 2013. VI. OLD BUSINESS 1. Discussion of Walk/Bike/Carpool (WBC) to School project, ongoing (Nguyen/Lim) 1 ACTION: YES VOTE: NO MOTION: N/A SECONDED: N/A 0 to 0 The commissioners discuss difficulty in being added to the agendas of PTA meetings at the beginning of the school year to present information about the W/B/C Program. They resolve to submit their requests early this year, before the next PSC meeting. Commissioner Lim reports she attended the PTO meeting at Stevens Creek Elementary. She found low enthusiasm in their response due to geography issues, but may suggest they change their annual walk-a-thon event into a walk to school for a week program so that they may request funding support through the PSC. 2. Boltage Program progress/updates (Nguyen/Lim) ACTION: YES VOTE: NO MOTION: N/A SECONDED: N/A 0 to 0 Commissioner Lim states that Leslie Reed will not continue as the Boltage coordinator at Kennedy Middle School because her children have graduated. There is also little interest in Boltage at Lincoln and no volunteers so far. Commissioner McCoy asks what the responsibilities include to coordinate the program at a school. Commissioner Lim lists items such as: online access to correlate each tag with a child, running promotions, planning and ordering incentives for monthly or quarterly awards, seeking out sponsors for the program, documentation paperwork, and attending PTA meetings. Commissioner Nguyen suggests contacting the principals or PTA board for suggestions of who could serve as Boltage coordinators for these schools. Commissioner McCoy volunteers to meet with Ms. Reed so that someone on the PSC knows how to do the items Commissioner Lim listed. Regarding Boltage at Lincoln, if there is no one to run the program, the commissioners discuss transferring it to a school that would like to have it, such as Regnart. Since it was purchased through PSC funds, the commissioners believe the PSC may retain ownership and simply transfer it to a different location. 3. Report on Surveys to Schools (Nguyen) ACTION: YES VOTE: NO MOTION: N/A SECONDED: N/A 0 to 0 Captain Binder offers that the cover letter issued with the recent Surveys to Schools went a long way in increasing enthusiasm among the schools because it was the first feedback they have had regarding survey findings. Commissioner Nguyen agrees to draft another cover letter at the September meeting for the next survey in October. 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 reports that Santa Clara County EOC office donated a large amount of AlertSCC marketing items, such as pens, magnets, etc. for the PSC to use. Commissioner Nguyen would like updated numbers of city participation. Commissioner Daruwalla asks if CAS is working well, because she received no notifications during the recent gas leak emergency that occurred 2 directly behind her property. Commissioner Nguyen reiterates that the PSC has been waiting for a copy of the Use Policy for CAS but has not received anything yet. 5. Discuss CERT items relevant to the PSC (McCoy) ACTION: YES VOTE: NO MOTION: N/A SECONDED: N/A 0 to 0 is Me PFz?t- Commissioner McCoy reports there will�e a countywide drill at+4e#at Field on October 5, 2013, involving search and rescue operations bo autdoors and indoors. Many individual cities also plan to hold training days in October, and Ken Etm-orn suggested turning it into a Mutual Aid training day. Saratoga plans to drill emergency evacuation of a large care facility and Cupertino may train in assisting their operation. The date is to be determined. Commissioner McCoy also reports that the Eagle Scouts built ramps for all of the city's ARCs. They also completed building the information kiosks, consisting of a PVC triangle with a board to attach bulletins. There is talk of attaching various cell phone chargers with zip ties to these kiosks for emergency cell phone charging. There is a revised 101 form for the ARCs, now downloadable for the CERT members' "go bags" if activated. Commissioner McCoy also mentions that CERT is trying to form a disaster animal relief team (DART), with the County to deal with large-scale animal rescue operations. Pamela Reed of The Forum asks whether the $35 CERT class fee is reimbursable and Commissioner Huang states that his son received reimbursement by contacting Ken Erickson who will notify the city clerks to issue reimbursement. Ms. Reed says that she sends all of The Forum's security personnel through the class, but nol all live in Cupertino. The commissioners agree that working in Cupertino qualifies any non-resident for the class. Commissioner Nguyen offers to follow up with city council members regarding why there is still a$35 fee attached, since the city took over administering CERT classes from the Fire Department and no firefighters are pulled from the line anymore to train civilians. Commissioner Lim asks whom to speak with regarding safety coordination for schools, on behalf of the Stevens Creek Elementary PTO. Commissioner Daruwalla refers her to Garden Gate Elementary's Safety Coordinator Caroline Young, and PTA Chair Azmeh Malik, for information about school safety matters. Commissioner Daruwalla also suggests contacting Ken Erickson for assistance in putting together Emergency Preparedness bags and scheduling teachers for CPR/First Aid classes. Captain Binder adds that each school should contact the SRO deputies regarding Code Red training, noting that the Police Chiefs of multiple cities are currently overhauling the Code Red system to implement changes and updates soon. Commissioner Daruwalla adds that when she volunteered at schools in New Zealand, she helped to organize"safe homes" in the surrounding neighborhoods. Residents would volunteer, go through a background check and training, and then be issued a particular orange flag to place in front of their house. All students knew that they should run to any of the "safe homes" during an emergency or even if they felt uncomfortable or in danger while walking to/from school. This system worked really well there, and may be something to consider in Cupertino, given the new Code Red recommendations. 6. Discuss Pulse Points App (McCoy) ACTION: YES VOTE: NO MOTION: N/A SECONDED: N/A 0 to 0 3 Commissioner McCoy received a list of city-owned AED units through Roger Winslow. He also scheduled a Pulse Points presentation with company president Richard Price for the PSC's next August 8 meeting; and he plans to invite Rick Kitson, David Brand, and Councilman Sinks. Commissioner Huang volunteered to help verify the list by going to each location and taking pictures of the AED units. He found many AED units to be expired, difficult to find, and/or inaccessible to the public. The commissioners also discuss that schools typically have multiple AED units, but the public does not have free access to school campuses anymore so they should not be included on the list. Even the YMCA, which operates programs on school campuses, brings their own AED units because they cannot access the schools' units. Commissioner Daruwalla remarks that the ARCs (containers of first aid and emergency supplies located throughout the city) contain AED units. Commissioner Nguyen recommends that the PSC should create a master list of all known AED units and a separate list for Pulse Points of those accessible to the public. In addition, Commissioner Nguyen insists on following up with Roger Winslow on the poor findings, to ensure the city's AED units are brought up to date. VII. NEW BUSINESS (McCoy) ACTION: YES VOTE: NO MOTION: N/A SECONDED: N/A 0 to 0 There is no discussion of New Business items at this regular meeting. VIII. REPORTS 1. Santa Clara County Fire Department B.C. Darbro reviews the June Fire Report. There were a series of vehicle fires in June, incurring a wide range of monetary losses, the largest of which was $9,000.00. Also an out-building fire sustained only a $500.00 loss but seemed suspicious. Commissioner Nguyen asks for clarification on target times for fire response. B.C. Darbro explains there are three standards of target times, including urban, suburban and rural. Cupertino is largely considered urban, the hills above Saratoga are considered suburban, and the area surrounding Lexington Reservoir is rural with very low density population. There are additional differences between types of service calls, such as purely medical calls versus structure fires that require more time to dress in the appropriate gear. There is a document that details various target time standards and he will try to bring it to the next meeting. Commissioner Nguyen presses for a review about how well County Fire has met the stanclards over the last six to twelve months. B.C. Darbro states that statistics are calculated annually fcr compliance reports and he will bring the latest one to the next meeting as well. Commissioner Huang inquires if they will have enough engines to cover a large fire like the one at Santana Row during construction of the new Apple campus. B.C. Darbro answers that for fires needing multiple engines, mutual aid is applied frequently through San Jose Fire or other neighbors, because no one agency has enough engines for a major fire. On behalf of Tom Sanford, Commissioner Nguyen asks again whether there will be enough engine coverage with the new Apple campus. B.C. Darbro states that it would be great if Apple were to increase the staffing funds for County Fire, or perhaps build a new station. but nothing has been decided. 2. Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office Captain Binder reviews the June report. There was-m& l Priority One call for service with ao <✓cr y response time of 3.21 minutes. There were 387 Priority Two calls averaging 6.3 minutes of 4 response time and 454 Priority Three calls ;averaging 10.61 minutes. All were well within the set targets. In selected crimes, June had one robbery, a decrease to 15 residential burglaries, 6 commercial burglaries, and an increase in vehicle burglaries of 19 compared to the 10 last month. Grand theft decreased from 9 to 4, auto theft: decreased from 6 to 3, but vandalism rose from 9 to 13. There were also 10 cases of identity theft, 3 domestic violence cases, 1 simple assault and no reported sexual crimes. Captain Binder adds that the Detective Sergeant and the Analyst are working on mapping to prepare for an undercover sting next month focused on vehicle burglaries. The combined Patrol and Traffic citations totaled 430 moving violations (not including speeding), 119 speeding violations and 415 other violations. Commissioner Daruwalla asks what the other violations include, and Captain Binder lists expired registration and various mechanical violations as the most common. Captain Binder continues reviewing the report, noting an increase in DUls to 13, which is expected given longer daylight hours and summer parties. Fortunately, accidents decreased in an inverse proportion to the increase in citations. Injury accidents went from 14 last month to 10 this month, property damage accidents totaled 37, and there was one DUI accident. Commissioner McCoy says that he was surprised that Cupertino CERT was not activated for the recent missing person search, and asks whether CERT members should wait to be called or go help as soon as they hear of a missing person. Captain Binder explains that 'self-activation' is not recommended, for citizens and even for deputies. The Search and Rescue team is the primary call for missing persons; they are highly trained, have all the necessary equipment, and perform searches quickly and efficiently. CERT members are the secondary resource, activated after certain parameters are in place if the search time continues. In the recent case, Captain Binder states that they did call on CERT, but the missing person was found a short time later so the call was canceled. Captain Binder adds that the Fourth of July celebration went very well. There was adequate staffing, good communication with CERT and CARES, and the traffic mitigation plan went more smoothly than last year. Commissioner McCoy helped at the Creekside location and reports that he was surprised to see dogs everywhere since they were prohibited, and a lot of people sneaking alcohol into the event. He states that CERT members were instructed not to enforce anything, just to keep watch for any problems or emergencies. 3. Commission Reports ACTION: YES VOTE: NO MOTION: N/A SECONDED: N/A 4 to 0 Commissioner McCoy reports that the Teen Commission is out for the summer with no meetings recently, the Bicycle/Pedestrian Commission meeting canceled, and he was not available to attend the TICC meeting last week. Commissioner Nguyen reports on the Mayor's Meeting. The TICC would like to add a new tower, and the Planning Commission noted the opening of Philz Coffee. The Fine Arts Commission has received many more entries this year for the two awards they give out annually. Also, they are producing a public art catalog to highlight all cty-owned art installations. There may even be a city art app tour in the future. The Library Commission reports that circulation is up again, and Sunnyvale Library received a 3D printer recently; the Cupertino Library may be getting one as well. Councilman Mark Fink is leaving Cupertino and beginning a position with the County. Parks and Recreation are discussing remodeling City Hall. Commissioner Nguyen asks again on behalf of Tom Sanford, given the new Apple campus, if the city will add a new deputy position. Captain Binder says it has been requested, and the city manager intends to expand police services if approved. Commissioner McCoy points out that the initial presentation for the new Apple campus emphasized easy public access, but now he 5 understands it will be a locked down facility and is concerned about access for emergency personnel. Captain Binder states that Apple works very well with the Sheriff's Office and their security staff communicates reliably so he anticipates no issue at this point. Commissioner Huang inquires about the proclamation for Tom Sanford, voted upon at the last meeting. Captain Binder interjects that Elmwood Services is available to produce a plaque or award to present to Tom at a PSC meeting. A commissioner should visit the facility to see examples of the wide range they can produce and choose what to get, and Commissioner McCoy volunteered to visit the facility. Commissioner McCoy then asks about a PSC tribute to city volunteer Vince who passed away recently. Captain Binder agrees to inquire about the possible application of discretionary funds. 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 5. Discuss CERT items relevant to the PSC 6. Discuss "Pulse Point'App X. ADJOURNMENT This regular meeting adjourned at 8:59 p.m. XI. NEXT MEETING The next regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 8, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. SUBMITTED BY: Jennifer Roth Executive Assistant West Valley Patrol Division Santa Clara County Office of the Sheriff August 2, 2013 APPROVED BY: 3M3 Daniel Nguyen, Commissio Chair Date 6