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PSC 09-12-2013 c "u CUPERTINO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Thursday, September 12, 2013, 7:00 p.m. Cupertino City Hall, Conference Room A I. CALL TO ORDER Commissioner Huang called to order the regular meeting of the Cupertino Public Safety Commission at approximately 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 12, 2013 in the Cupertino City Hall, Conference Room A, located at 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California 95014. II. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Andy Huang Robert McCoy Nina Daruwalla Lily Lim Commissioners Absent: Daniel Nguyen Staff Present: Captain Ken.Binder, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office Acting Battalion Chief Dennis Lollie, Santa Clara County Fire Department Staff Absent: None Others Present: Isabel Rodriguez, Cupertino CERT III. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS There are no Oral Communications to discuss at this regular meeting. IV. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS There is one Written Communication to discuss at this regular meeting, submitted by Commissioner Nguyen and covered in section VI (T). V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. August 8, 2013 ACTION: YES VOTE: YES MOTION: Daruwalla SECONDED: McCoy 4 to 0 Commissioner Daruwalla motioned to approve the minutes of August 8, 2013; Commissioner McCoy seconded the motion; votes taken, all in favor to approve the minutes of August 8, 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 Commissioner Daruwalla reminds the PSC that Safety Night at Garden Gate Elementary School is next Thursday, September 19 at 6:OOpm. County Fire, Captain Binder, Deputy Torres, and Commissioner Daruwalla will give presentations, and this event is typically well-received by both children and parents. Commissioner Huang reports that Faria School is still not interested in applying for a grant. 2. Boltage Program progress/updates (NguyE:n/Lim) ACTION: YES VOTE: NO MOTION: N/A SECONDED: N/A 0 to 0 Commissioner Lim reminds the PSC of the outstanding question regarding approval of Boltage renewal fees for Kennedy Middle School. Commissioner Daruwalla requests a copy of the invoice, plus a clear proposal and explanation of fetes. Commissioner Huang emphasizes that funding always occurs as a reimbursement for items already paid by involved parties; the PSC does not pay for anything directly. In order to compare the proposed expenses against the past approved expenses over the past three years, the Commissioners then brains"korm about who should have retained copies of the original invoices and budget proposals related to the existing Boltage program, whether the school office, the City Council, ex-Kennedy liaison Ms. Leslie Reid, former-Commissioner Pow, or the Boltage company itself. Some PSC Commissioners state that they have saved copies of the minutes, but nothing going back three years. Commissioner Huang suggests that Commissioner Lim ask the Boltage company to delay turning off the machine until financial records may be located and discussed. They discuss the possibility of calling a special meeting before the next regular meeting. The Commissioners again mention the possibility of moving the Boltage machine currently at Lincoln to another school who may wish to use it, this time noting Regnart. Commissioner Huang asks Commissioner McCoy to follow through in scheduling a meeting for discussion since Commissioner Nguyen was absent. 3. Report on Surveys to Schools (Nguyen) ACTION: YES VOTE: YES MOTION: McCoy SECONDED: Daruwalla 4 to 0 Although Commissioner Nguyen is absent at this meeting, he has submitted an updated cover letter to go out with the new Surveys to Schools the week of October 14, 2013. After reviewing the letter, Commissioner McCoy motions to approve Commissioner Nguyen's cover letter for distribution; Commissioner Daruwalla seconds the motion; votes taken, all in favor to approve and distribute Commissioner Nguyen's updated cover letter with the Surveys to Schools the week of October 14, 2013. 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 spoke on a live radio show recently at FM 92.3 regarding AlertSCC and general emergency preparedness. The host stated there was good feedback, and they would like to repeat it in a couple months. Commissioner Huang also plans to appear on a FM 96.1 radio show, and a Channel 26 television program. The Red Cross usually loans an emergency backpack kit for Commissioner Huang to demo on the air, which helps to increase Red Cross sales-donations and to encourage the public to prepare for emergencies. 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 there have been no recent CERT meetings, and none are listed on the City Calendar. There is a planned CAS activation soon forthe citywide drill. 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 PulsePoints, and wonders if progress is delayed. Captain Binder then interjects some news. He spoke with the Director at County Communications regarding PulsePoints. County Fire had already discussed it with the Director. Captain Binder relayed that the City of Cupertino, Public Safety Commission would like to see this App established. He also informed the Director that El Camino Hospital has already pledged funding and that there should be minimal impact on County Communications' employees. Commissioner Huang thanks Captain Binder for makin,,p contact with the Director, and suggests that Commissioner McCoy stays in contact with the PulsePoints Foundation liaison regarding progress updates. 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 Acting B.C. Lollie hands out the July Fire Report, noting a property loss of $6,800.00, including a fence and a vehicle, .which is minimal considering the Fourth of July celebrations. All response times were within expected range. Commissioner Huang asks how Rural Metro's bankruptcy filing has affected emergency medical services. Acting B.C. Lollie responds that he has not noticed any change yet and they have continued to perform with business as usual. Acting B.C. Lollie addresses the recent arson fires in Cupertino. There were a series of fires, determined to be the result of arson, set in and near Cupertino High School on September 5, 2013. There were four total fires set in three locations, including the creek bed, a preschool storage bin and a campus garbage can. All fires were quickly put out and the perimeter secured. The arsonist was identified to be a student, then quickly located and arrested the next day. This is a great example of the County Fire Department and the County Sheriff's Office working well together to address a safety emergency and apprehend the suspect. Commissioner Lim asks how a Scout Troop may sign-up for a Fire Station tour. Acting B.C. Lollie directs her to the County Fire Department website to find a link under Public Education and contact Gina Cali. She can schedule tours and assist in scheduling time to work on merit badges.. 2. Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office Captain Binder reviews the August report. There were 11 residential alarm calls resulting in no real burglaries, which affected the average Priority One response time. Alarm calls are always coded as Priority One by County Communications, but they are usually false alarms. Deputies respond with lights and sirens if someone is observed at the property. Therefore, these false alarms skew the average upwards and in August the average was 5.12 minutes. Priority Two calls totaled 378 with an average response time of 6.69 out of the 9 minutes goal, and there were 455 Priority Three calls averaging 11.5 out of the 20 minutes goal. There were no robberies in August, 5 residential burglaries, 9 commercial burglaries and 19 vehicle burglaries. There were 10 grand thefts, 3 auto thefts and 8 vandalisms. Identity theft decreased to 6 from the 10 in July, and domestic violence reports remained steady at 5, plus there were 4 simple aggravated assaults and 2 reported sexual assaults. Commissioner Lim notices that the Priority One response times have more often been close to or above the set target, and asks if this indicates that additional deputies are necessary. Commissioner McCoy interjects that he has attended four different Ride-Alongs during various shifts with deputies, and can attest to the fact: that they are constantly busy, going from call to call with almost no down time. They also are responsible for collecting all the evidence at crime scenes such as fingerprints, which extends the needed time for some calls for service. Commissioner McCoy urges the other Commissioners to sign-up for a Ride-Along so they may see first hand all the work deputies currently do. Commissioners then discuss the ongoing concern about the increasing population of Cupertino. Even setting aside the huge Apple project, there is new construction occurring all around the city, and the Commissioners are concerned that the current law enforcement staffing levels are maxed out already. Therefore, Commissioner Huang requests to add a new agenda item to the next regular PSC meeting, titled "Emergency Services Impacted by Growth of the City". Captain Binder continues reviewing the August report. The combined Patrol and Traffic citations totaled 372 moving violations, 101 additional speeding violations and 498 other violations. DUI citations totaled 13 with one DUI accident. Injury accidents totaled 8, including one hit and run and one involving a bicycle. There were 38 property damage accidents, 9 of which were also hit and runs. Commissioner McCoy adds that he is always interested to learn where bicycle accidents occur so he can alert the Bike-Pedestrian Commission to analyze the area. Captain Binder notes that the overall number of accidents involving bicycles is extremely low, with only 8 so far this year out of 383 accidents total to date. 3. Commission Reports ACTION: YES VOTE: NO MOTION: N/A SECONDED: N/A 0 to 0 a a i Commissioner McCoy reports the Bike-Pedestrian Commission will host a "Bike Rodeo" at the Cupertino Fall Festival in Memorial Park on September 21, 2013 from 10am until fpm. They are requesting volunteers to help run the event. The TICC is currently drafting a letter to the CPUC (California Public Utilities Commission) regarding AT&T's plan to encrypt their signal and then charge $25 to customers who currently receive:transmission without charge. The CPUC is required to sanction all utility fee changes; The TICC will copy the letter to the City Manager and Council, and Comcast. Also, there are two sites under consideration for new cell tower installation. One site is at the Cupertino Sports/Tennis Center and the second site is in the parking lot of City Hall. Commissioner McCoy is concerned that the required 250-gallon propane generator needed at either site will be insufficiently secured, and states that the finalized site should be added to the CARE Infrastructure Assessment List. ThE: Teen Commission has had no meetings, and Commissioner McCoy did not attend the recent Mayor's Meeting. 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 7. Discuss Emergency Services Impacted by Growth of the City X. ADJOURNMENT This regular meeting adjourned at 8:59 p.m. XI. NEXT MEETING The next regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 10, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. SUBMITTED BY: Jennifer Roth Executive Assistant West Valley Patrol Division Santa Clara County Office of the Sheriff September 18, 2013 APPROVED BY: Daniel Nguyen, Commission Chair Date 5