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CUPERTINO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, December 12, 2013, 7:00 p.m.
Cupertino City Hall, Conference Room A
CALL TO ORDER
Commissioner Huang called to order the regular meeting of the Cupertino Public Safety Commission
at approximately 7:05 p.m. on Thursday, December 12, 2013 in the Cupertino City Hall, Conference
Room A, located at 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California 95014.
II. ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present:
Commissioners Absent
Staff Present:
Staff Absent:
Others Present
III. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Andy Huang
Robert McCoy
Nina Daruwalla
Lily Lim
Daniel Nguyen
Lieutenant Neil Valenz.uela, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
Battalion Chief Gary Cocroft, Santa Clara County Fire Department
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Steve Hill, CERT & CARES member, possible PSC Applicant
Bob Cascone, retired paramedic, member of CERT, CARES & MRC,
and, possible PSC Applicant
There is one Oral Communication, presented by Mr. Cascone, regarding a program the Cupertino
Medical Reserve Corp hopes to join that addresses underage drinking. The program will develop Town
Hall meetings for community reach out. The Saratoga and County MRC groups are also interested, and
Mr. Cascone is asking how to proceed. Commissioner Huang offers to agendize this item for the next
PSC meeting so the Commission may discuss it. The next meeting will be in February, after the two
soon - vacant commissioner seats are filled.
IV. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
There are a number of Written Communications to discuss at this regular meeting. First, Ms. Pam Reid
from The Forum sent an update regarding the cell tower installation. The new AT &T cell tower is officially
operational and many residents have reported full coverage now. Second, Grace at City Hall sent an
update that ten people have applied so far to the two open PSC Commissioner positions.
The third written communication comes from Ken Ericksen, who sent answers regarding why the recent
missing person case produced mixed messages. Officially, the Cupertino PIO (Public Information Officer)
Rick Kitson is required to approve of any message that is sent through CAS in such a situation. He did
not authorize any messages. However, a different: City staffer received a phone call and decided to email
all block leaders what was going on to ask for search volunteers. There will be a meeting soon within the
City to clarify proper protocol.
The fourth communication is an announcement that the Red Cross and Santa Clara County have
opened shelters due to the freezing weather. Commissioner Huang states that he will review a fifth
communication in relation to an agenda item.
V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
November 14, 2013
ACTION: YES
VOTE: YES
MOTION: McCoy SECONDED: Lim 4 to 0
Commissioner McCoy motioned to approve the minutes of November 14, 2013, with no corrections;
Commissioner Lim seconded the motion; votes taken, all in favor to approve the minutes of
November 14, 2013 with no corrections.
VI. OLD BUSINESS
1. Discussion of Walk /Bike /Carpool (WBC) to School project, ongoing. (Nguyen /Lim)
Lawson Middle School
ACTION: YES
VOTE: YES
MOTION: Huang SECONDED: Daruwalla 4 to 0
Commissioner Huang motions to approve the Walk One Week event grant for Lawson Middle School
in the amount of $650.00; Commissioner Daruwalla seconds the motion; votes taken, all in favor to
approve a grant of $650.00 for the upcoming Lawson W.O.W. event.
Commissioner Huang reports that Lawson has submitted an application for $650.00 for a WOW
(Walk One Week) event planned in January /February. Lawson has consistently submitted
applications for similar amounts, and they are conscientious in recording the counts of participants
and vehicles: Commissioner Huang instructs Lt. Valenzuela to submit the original grant application to
City Hall with a copy of these Minutes showing motion approval to release funds.
b. Monta Vista High School
Commissioner Huang reports that after the $1500.00 grant was approved last meeting, the students
submitted receipts totaling around $1300.00, staying in good range of the original estimate.
Commissioner Huang asks Lt. Valenzuela to have Captain Binder follow -up with the City to ensure
the payment is issued.
In other news, Commissioner Huang mentions a written communication from David Woo in the City
Accounting Department. The missing WBC budget for the PSC has been recovered, showing over
$30,000.00 remaining in the WBC fund. Commissioner Huang still has questions about the other
fund, devoted to AlertSCC, due to some charges he does not recognize. He states that he will try to
sort out the facts with Mr. Woo.
2. Boltage Program progress /updates (Nguyen /Lim)
ACTION: YES
VOTE`. NO
MOTION: N/A SECONDED: N/A 0 to 0
Commissioner Huang asks Commissioner Lim if the Boltage payment for Kennedy has been
completed. She responds that no, payment still has not been received. Commissioner Huang asks
Lt. Valenzuela to have the Captain ensure that a check issued promptly to the Boltage Company.
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This payment was not approved until the October meeting and the budget recovery took extra time,
but the company has been waiting for payment since July.
3. Report on Surveys to Schools (Nguyen)
ACTION: YES
VOTE: NO
MOTION: N/A SECONDED: N/A 0 to 0
Commissioner Nguyen is absent at this meE:ting, and Lt. Valenzuela does not know if all schools
have turned in their Surveys, so Commissioner Huang asks the Lt. to have Captain Binder to email
Commissioner Nguyen as soon as all data is in so he may pick them up.
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 returns to the email from Ken Ericksen regarding CAS. The new City attorney
is still working on policy approval; and there is a new City Mayor, Gilbert Wong, whose preference on
CAS usage is not known. There is also an update from Santa Clara County, showing Cupertino still
in the lead for highest number of AlertSCC sign -ups. Commissioner Huang looks forward to a new
project next year, after the new commissioners selection are finalized, utilizing a citywide drill to
complete door -to -door sign -ups for CAS and AlertSCC within the flood inundation zone.
Mr. Hill interjects, asking whether anyone has thought about using a low tech air raid siren that could
be triggered by water during a flood. Commissioner McCoy expresses frustration that the Disaster
Council Meetings are reduced to a quarterly basis, because that would be a great avenue for them to
pursue. Commissioner Huang offers to add this item to the agenda for discussion at the next PSC
meeting. Someone suggests using the air raid siren for earthquakes as well, but Mr. Cascone states
it would confuse people, not sure whether to brace for an earthquake or run to higher ground from a
flood. Perhaps there could be different sounds for each disaster, but he believes an air raid siren is
better suited for flood purposes because of the limited area affected.
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 this topic at this regular meeting.
6. Discuss Pulse Points App (McCoy)
ACTION: YES
VOTE: NO
MOTION: N/A SECONDED: N/A 0 to 0
There is no discussion of this topic at this regular meeting.
VII. NEW BUSINESS (Huang)
1. Emergency Services impacted by growth of the City
ACTION: YES
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VOTE: NO
MOTION: N/A SECONDED: N/A 0 to 0
There is no discussion of this topic during this regular meeting.
VIII. REPORTS
1. Santa Clara County Fire Department
Battalion Chief Gary Cocroft distributes the November Fire Report. Fire loss totaled $45,000.00, all
due to one structure fire. A San Jose engine was the first on scene through the mutual aid
agreement. The arson investigator determined the cause to have been a plumber using a propane
torch the day before, leaving some structural wood smoldering overnight that eventually caught fire.
A few other fires incurred no monetary loss. Response times remained average, meeting and often
exceeding the guideline of first engine on scene within seven minutes at least 90% of the time. The
exception is the Haz. Mat. 2 truck, since it is required to respond to every first full or special call at
any location within the whole district. The sometimes - longer travel times skew the simplified
statistics. Commissioner Daruwalla asks about a category titled lock -outs, and B.C. Cocroft confirms
the fire department does respond to auto and home lock -outs, especially if a child or pet is locked in
a vehicle during hot weather.
Commissioner Huang asks again for the annual rolling history of monthly statistics to be added to the
monthly reports, similar to what is included in the Sheriff's Office reports. B.C. Cocroft answers that
the IT Department got really behind, but there is a new director that needs to get through some other
important items before this addition could be addressed. Commissioner Huang also asks a soft copy
of all fire reports for the last year or two, so that he can prepare his annual report. B.C. Cocroft
agrees to email the pdf attachments. He agrees to submit copies of the Annual Fire Report to the
PSC as well.
Commissioner McCoy inquires about the upcoming 'Coffee with Cops' event, but Commissioner
Daruwalla says that it is a Sheriff's Office event, and Lt. Valenzuela clarifies that it is on December
19, Thursday, from 8:30- 10:OOam, as a first run trial event, offering an informal venue to invite
residents to talk with law enforcement and ask any questions they may have. B.C. Cocroft agrees
that it sounds like a great idea. The commissioners insist that the Fire Chief should attend and
possibly host a similar event soon. B.C. Cocroft says that he will make the Chief aware of the event.
Commissioner Huang then talks about his positive experiences during a recent Fire Department
Ride - Along. Both he and Commissioner Daruwalla thank B.C. Cocroft for their wonderful ride - alongs.
2. Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
Lt. Valenzuela reviews the November report, indicating that response times all exceeded the set
guidelines. Priority One calls for service averaged 3.34 minutes, Priority Two calls numbered 351
and averaged 6.4 minutes response time, and Priority Three calls numbered 350 and averaged
10.09 minutes. In selected crime statistics, there were 3 robberies, 7 residential burglaries which
dropped a little from the previous month, 7 commercial burglaries and 14 vehicle burglaries.
Sunnyvale PD arrested a burglar who was in progress and under surveillance, so burglary numbers
may decrease on the next report. There were 7 cases of grand theft, 9 auto thefts which increased
from the previous month, and 5 vandalisms. There were also 7 reported ID thefts, 4 domestic
violence cases, 5 simple assaults and 1 reported sexual crime.
In combined traffic and patrol citation statistics, moving citations decreased to 432, speeding
citations totaled 148 and other citations totaled 386. DUI arrests increased to 17, injury accidents
numbered 13, property damage accidents numbered 32 and there were 2 DUI related accidents. Lt.
Valenzuela reiterates that there is an open invitation to Coffee with the Cops on December 19, from
8:30 — 10 :00am at Philz Coffee in Cupertino. He then asks Commissioner Huang about his recent
Sheriff's Office ride - along. Commissioner Huang reports a very positive and exciting experience
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during this ride -along as well, encouraging other commissioners to sign up for one if they haven't
already done so. It truly gave hire an informed perspective on the daily workload that deputies
constantly juggle — there was barely any timE! to even take a quick lunch break so he plans to bring
snacks on the next ride- along.
3. Commission Reports
ACTION: YES
VOTE: NO
MOTION: N/A SECONDED: N/A
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Commissioner McCoy reports that the Teen Commission and the Bike /Ped Commission meetings
were canceled, and he was unable to attend the TICC Commission meeting. All meetings will
resume in February.
IX. FUTURE AGENDA FOR NEXT REGULAR MEE1fING
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 AlertSCCG 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
8. Discuss MRC's desire to establish Town Hall Meetings regarding underage drinking.
9. Discuss possible use of an air raid siren to warn of flood emergencies.
X. ADJOURNMENT
This regular meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
XI. NEXT MEETING
The next regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 13, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.
SUBMITTED BY:
Jennifer Roth
Executive Assistant
West Valley Patrol Division
Santa Clara County Office of the Sheriff
December 18, 2013
APPROVED BY:
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Andy Huang, Commission Chair Date
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