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PSC 10-10-2013 C J CUPERTINO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Thursday, October 10, 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 7:02 p.m. on Thursday, October 10, 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 Nina Daruwalla Lily Lim 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 Commissioner McCoy reports that Peter Friedland from the TICC Commission is concerned about traffic at the intersection of north-bound Bubb Rd. and Stevens Creek Blvd. There are two right turn lanes, but only drivers in the far right lane know that they can turn right on a red light when clear. Mr. Friedland believes the city should add a sign to instruct drivers in the interior right turn lane that they may also turn right on a red light when clear. Commissioner Nguyen remembers discussion on this issue before and the City decided not to add a sign because drivers should already know what is legal. Traffic signs usually warn against illegal moves. Captain Binder agrees that the City probably will not add a sign for this, but he will notify the Cupertino Traffic Engineer of Friedland's concern. IV. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS There are no Written Communications to discuss at this regular meeting. V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. September 12 2013 ACTION: YES VOTE: YES MOTION: Daruwalla SECONDED: McCoy 5 to 0 1 Commissioner Daruwalla motioned to approve the minutes of September 12, 2013, including the following amendments and corrections; Commissioner McCoy seconded the motion; votes taken, all in favor to approve the minutes of September 12, 2013 with amendments and corrections. VI. 2. Boltage (Paragraph 1): Commissioner Daruwalla requests to receive... (Paragraph 2): In order to compare the proposed expenses against the past approved expenses in the last three years, the commissioners then brainstorm... (Paragraph 3): ...since Commissioner Nguyen is absent... (Paragraph 3): ...this time noting Retlnart... VI. 4. AlertSCC/CAS (Paragraph 1): ...a live radio show recently at 92.3 FM...plans to appear on 96.1 FM... (Paragraph 1): The Red Cross usually loans an emergency backpack...which helps to increase Red Cross Sales-donations, and to encourage the public to prepare for an emergency. 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 Huang reports that Faria School has a new principal named Ms. Navarro. He spoke with her about the grant program and she stated she is interested to learn more. Although this school has not participated in the past, she will review the information and forms that Commissioner Huang gave her. Commissioner Lim asks about the street safety in the Monta Vista—Kennedy area, stating that parents seem unwilling to encourage the W/B/C programs because they perceive many traffic accidents each year involving children walking or biking to school. Captain Binder found a statistic of twenty-one accidents since January in the cleneral area, but almost all are car vs. car. Captain Binder adds that the Motorcycle Traffic Deputies focus heavily on vehicle enforcement around the schools, and also issue warnings or sometimes citations to children who violate traffic safety rules while walking or biking. 2. Boltage Program progress/updates (NguyE!n/Lim) ACTION: YES VOTE: YES MOTION: Lim SECONDED: Daruwalla 5 to 0 Commissioner Lim motions to approve direct payment to Boltage, to cover Kennedy School's operating expense of $950.00 this school year 2013-2014; Commissioner Daruwalla seconds the motion; votes taken, all in favor to approve direct payment to Boltage. Commissioner Lim presents the $950.00 invoice from Kennedy school to continue one year of operation and receive 100 new ID tags. She states that there have been two separate grants for incentives over the last few years from Kennedy for around $500.00 each. The Commissioners discuss how to pay the bill directly so that the new Kennedy Boltage representative does not have to pay out of pocket. Captain Binder reports the current balance in the PSC grant fund as $13,300.00 per the city's Accounting Department. The commissioners are surprised at the low 2 number. Commissioner Huang then says there are two different accounts and this must be the smaller one set aside for AlertSCC activities. The commissioners request a spreadsheet showing expenditures and balances for the main account. The commissioners discuss what to do with the Boltage machine at Lincoln School, whether it needs to be removed or just turned off. The Boltage Company will move it when a destination is determined, but Commissioner Nguyen has not heard from the interested school. Commissioner Huang wonders what the cost will be to move it to a different school and who would pay. 3. Report on Surveys to Schools (Nguyen) ACTION: YES VOTE: NO MOTION: N/A SECONDED: N/A 0 to 0 Commissioner Nguyen did not bring the statisp:ical information that he included in the cover letter for the Surveys to Schools. Captain Binder conirms that the SRO deputies will be passing out the surveys to the schools and the letter really goes a long way to encourage participation. The Captain will email Commissioner Nguyen when the surveys are ready for pick up from the substation. 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 he met with a radio anchor at 96.1 FM two nights ago, and plans to do another live radio show in Mandarin by the end of the year about emergency preparedness and the AlertSCC/CAS systems. He also met with the Taiwanese ambassador at the Taiwan National Day Banquet. Commissioner McCoy reports that CAS will be used in the County drill to notify people in flood zones and to activate the Citizen Corp volunteers. 5. Discuss CERT items relevant to the PSC (McCoy) ACTION: YES VOTE: NO MOTION: N/A SECONDED: N/A 0 to 0 Commissioner McCoy reports he attended the Citizen Corp meeting, and their current focus is on the upcoming October 26 drill that will utilize CAS. In addition, a Canine Search and Rescue unit will make a presentation about large animai rescue at the EOC on October 21 at 7:OOpm. He mentions that the ARC at De Anza now has solar panels and ventilation fans, but he does not know who upgraded it or where the power is directed. CARES is experimenting with cross band repeaters to improve coverage in rural areas and has determined the Stevens Canyon area needs one installed. MRC is looking for a grant to obtain a trailer for events/drills so they may stop borrowing the Citizen Corp trailer. 6. Discuss Pulse Points App (McCoy) ACTION: YES VOTE: NO MOTION: N/A SECONDED: N/A 0 to 0 Commissioner McCoy has no news to report regarding Pulse Points; he has sent emails and is awaiting replies. VII. NEW BUSINESS (Huang) 1. Emergency Services impacted by growth of the City ACTION: YES VOTE: YES MOTION: Huang SECONDED: Daruwalla 5 to 0 Commissioner Huang motions a statement that "the PSC is concerned that the growth of emergency services (fire and sheriff) should grow in proportion with the City's projected growth, both in terms of residents and daytime population"; Commissioner Daruwalla seconded the motion; votes taken, all in favor to approve the above statement of concern. Commissioner Huang attended the EIR last week regarding the new Apple building, which included a projection that the daytime Apple workforce population is expected to increase by 24,000 people once the new building is complete. He heard some mention of fire services,just that issues were 'addressed', but nothing about police services. Commissioner Huang is concerned that the decision makers seem focused on fire services for the Apple campus, but that the daytime traffic increase throughout the City will have a major impact on police service availability based on population statistics found online. Commissioner McCoy reports concern at the recent Bicycle-Pedestrian Commission meeting about Apple employees making illegal turns exiting from the campus. He wonders why these concerns have not been submitted to the Public Safety Commission. Commissioner McCoy also reports the Planning Department will host a public workshop at Community Hall on October 23 at 6:00pm regarding the seven remaining vacant lots in the city that may be developed. Commissioner Daruwalla offers to attend with Commissioner McCoy, and he agrees to voice the PSC's concerns, motioned above. 2. Elect a new chair for the PSC ACTION: YES VOTE: YES MOTION: Nguyen SECONDED: Daruwalla 5 to 0 Commissioner Nguyen motions to name Commissioner Andy Huang the next Cupertino PSC Chair; Commissioner Daruwalla seconded the motion; votes taken, all in favor to approve Commissioner Huang as the next PSC Chair. ACTION: YES VOTE: YES MOTION: Huang SECONDED: Daruwalla 5 to 0 Commissioner Huang motions to name Commissioner Rob McCoy the next Cupertino PSC Vice- Chair; Commissioner Daruwalla seconded the motion; votes taken, all in favor to approve Commissioner McCoy as the next PSC Vice-Chair. L�. 1 e e VIII. REPORTS 1. Santa Clara County Fire Department Battalion Chief Darbro distributes the Augus'p: and September Fire Reports. August fire loss was very low, but September's fire loss was significant due to the string of arson fires discussed at the last meeting and in the attached narrative. The arsonist is currently in Juvenile Hall. B.C. Darbro and Captain Binder state that the Fire Department and the Sheriff's Office worked together swiftly and efficiently to mitigate the danger, solve the case and prevent further damage. B.C. Darbro continues, reviewing response tirnes that have remained good at around four minutes. He notes the increased staff in September due to `fire weather', so that some personnel could. actively patrol trails for possible fire dangers. Visitor Ms. Reed interjects that The Forum's.residents have greatly enjoyed seeing Fire Department training drills on their campus. Commissioner Huang asks how many units would be needed if the new Apple campus experienced a fire like the one at Santana Row. B.C. Darbro responds that the two sites are significantly different-because the Apple building is using largely non-combustible materials and the Fire Department requires hydrants to be installed onsite before any building may ensue, whereas Santana Row had a lot of exposed combustible materials and no nearby mitigation equipment. Commissioner McCoy then asks about ease of access for the Fire Department at Apple. B.C. Darbro responds that security is always very tight, requiring escorts and such, but in a true fire emergency, they would address safety before security. 2. Santa.Clara County Sheriff's Office Captain Binder reports that the Sheriff's Office is issuing upgraded radios to its personnel, which will allow multiple agencies to operate on the same frequency when needed. He goes on to review the September report; response times met all goals. Priority One calls for service averaged 4.5 minutes, Priority Two averaged 6.5 minutes and Priority Three calls averaged 10.5 minutes. In selected crime statistics, there was a jump in residential burglaries from 5 to 13, but commercial and vehicle burglaries dropped significantly. Grand theft went down from 10 to 5, vandalism decreased from 8 to 3, auto theft stayed the same at 3 and domestic violence was low at 3 reports. In combined traffic and patrol citation statistics, there were 386 moving citations, 132 speeding citations and 489 other citations issued for registration or mechanical issues. There were 9 DUI arrests and 2 DUI accidents. Vehicle accidents totaled 49 with property damage only and 8 with injuries, 2 of which involved either pedestrian, or bicyclists. Commissioner Lim addresses a question to both Captain Binder and B.C. Darbro about whether barricades are authorized during Code Red Drills, which came up at a school recently. Captain Binder explains that Code Red Drills help schools practice how to deal with active shooter situations. The Sheriff's Office instructs students to use barricades, but Commissioner Lim heard that the Fire Department always instructs pE:ople not to use barricades. B.C. Darbro relates the question to concern over extension cords—although generally the Fire Department tells people not to use them, it is okay to use them occasionally for a temporary purpose. Likewise, barricades generally should never be used to block the only way in and out of room or building, but in a life- threatening situation with bullets possibly being fired, barricades may be of good temporary use. 3. Commission Reports ACTION: YES VOTE: NO MOTION: N/A SECONDED: N/A 0 to 0 Commissioner McCoy mentioned updates -from other commissions during previous topics of conversation documented above. t 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 X. ADJOURNMENT This regular meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m. XI. NEXT MEETING The next regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 14, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. SUBMITTED BY: Jennifer Roth Executive Assistant West Valley Patrol Division Santa Clara County Office of the Sheriff October 22, 2013 APPROVED BY: -- 13 Andy Huang, orn 'ssion Chair Date 6