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PSC 04-09-2015 ar Kr CUPERTINO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Thursday,April 9, 2015, 6:00 p.m. Cupertino City Hall, Conference Room A I. CALL TO ORDER Commissioner McCoy called to order the regular meeting of the Cupertino Public Safety Commission at approximately 6:03 p.m. on Thursday, April 9, 2015 in the Cupertino City Hall, Conference Room A,located at 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California 95014. II. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Robert McCoy Andy Huang Gerald Tallinger Bob Cascone Mike Jerbic Commissioners Absent: None Staff Present: Captain Rick Sung, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office Staff Absent: Battalion Chief Carol Miller, Santa Clara County Fire Department Others Present: Catherine Alexander,John Mumy III.REPORTS 1. Santa Clara County Fire Department Battalion Chief Carol Miller apologizes that the March 2015 Fire Report was not produced in time for this regular meeting. She offers to email it once it is completed. 2. Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office Captain Sung gives a confidential presentation on current property crime trends. He agrees to look into a few specific topics for review next meeting. Commissioner Cascone relays that he and his neighbors have been very pleased with the increased deputy presence in his own complex. Captain Sung speaks about public safety outreach, saying he was approached by two Council Members on separate occasions to host a safety forum. He is 1 r' tii currently working with Rick Kitson on a campaign, spring boarding off of what the Sheriff's Office already has in the works, to address safety questions and concerns in Cupertino. It will probably begin with online information, include a Block Leaders' meeting and Neighborhood Watch meetings, possibly culminating in a larger format event. He emphasizes the importance of raising the education and awareness among the public one level at a time. Commissioner McCoy suggests hosting more Coffee with the Captain events for public outreach, even though it did not seem to attract many residents. Captain Sung responds that he is open to that sort of event, but wants to remain in line with the City's objectives and plan of action. Commissioner Cascone remarks about the "eCap" sent regularly by Stephanie Turini which summarizes the local crime trends in Cupertino. Captain Sung mentions a link on the Sheriff's Office website to CrimeReports.com, which is another great way to stay informed on local crime, including pedestrian and car stops and where sex registrants are located. It retains data for 180 days so you can look back. Captain Sung continues with the March Report. There were 11 Priority One calls for service, averaging 4.44 minutes response time, 395 Priority Two calls averaging 6.63 minutes and 538 Priority Three calls averaging 12.57 minutes. Among selected crimes, there were no robberies, but 9 grand theft incidents, 12 cases of vandalism, 4 domestic violence cases, 4 simple/aggravated assaults and 3 sexual crimes. There was a significant increase in residential burglaries to 37, but there is hope to reduce that number as more and more burglars are arrested. He reports that commercial burglaries increased to 7, noting that shoplifting is now in a separate category, and 9 auto thefts occurred last month. Vehicle burglaries have remained continuously high at 23,but the Sheriff's Office is working closely with Vallco security to reduce the incidents clustered in that area. Identity theft has also risen sharply to 20 cases in March, largely due to fraudulent tax returns which is common this time of year. In combined traffic and patrol citations, there were 423 moving violations, 163 speeding violations,—and 291 other violations. There were also 6 DUI arrests, 5 injury accidents, 25 property only accidents and 1 DUI related accident. Captain Sung notes that over the.last few years, County wide traffic citations have decreased significantly enough that the Palo Alto and San Martin Traffic Courts have closed and everything is now combined at Santa Clara Traffic Court. 3. Commission Reports Commissioner Cascone begins by reporting that the Parks & Recreation Commission meeting was postponed due to a conflict with the commissioner recognition dinner, and he was out of town when the Bicycle-Pedestrian Commission met. Commissioner Tallinger attended the Mayor's Meeting, reporting on low participation in the Walk Bike Carpool Surveys, although he does not have the current Survey results in yet. Harvey Barnett suggested he approach the School Board Superintendent regarding participation issues, and Commissioner Tallinger mentions possibly visiting individual 2 a. � .J( schools to personally request they participate. He also mentioned the Apple bicycle problem at the meeting,joined by three other attendees.who all complained strongly about the Apple bicycle traffic violations, such as riding on the sidewalk, cutting across intersections especially in the dark and riding against traffic. Commissioner Tallinger himself witnessed an Apple bicycle.rider dressed in black with no lights cut him off across an intersection at night, which he luckily saw at the last second to avoid a collision. He reports that the Mayor has directly requested an increase in bicycle enforcement to address this issue. Captain Sung agrees to send out a department wide memo to this effect. Commissioner Tallinger did not attend the Library Commission meeting, but encourages the PSC to attend the Teen Commission's intergenerational event "Sounds of the City" tomorrow night. There will be four different bands playing music from the 60s forward, at the Senior Center from 5:30 — 7:30 pm, free of charge. He also mentions that Commissioner Jerbic has signed up to speak at the TED Talk Forum on April 25f at the Quinlan Center. Commissioner Jerbic reports that the TICC once again has five commissioners in place and he relayed the PSC's support for identity theft community outreach, as long as the TICC takes the lead. He also passes on a message from Mariah at the City who will create a city email address for any commissioner that requests one, which may be automatically forwarded to their personal email address. Commissioner McCoy states that the Truck Route Ordinance passed, prohibiting trucks from going within 500 feet of the schools between 7:00—9:30 in the morning and 2:00—4:00 in the afternoon. It also encompasses McClellan Road due to the recent bicycle fatality, even though it is ,outside the 500 feet parameter. Next, he reports that the Disaster Council Ordinance was reviewed and the City Council was surprised to learn that City Volunteers have not been included in the voting body. They now choose to include City Commissioners, PSC among them, in voting actions moving forward. IV.ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Catherine Alexander, a Cupertino resident, presents her concerns regarding the NextDoor website. She was a lead on the site, acting as a moderator, but resigned last week because she feels bullied and harassed. NextDoor assigned her to monitor conversations for appropriateness and to help resolve disputes. As a former librarian, she believes in fair public forums to discuss issues, but witnessed a surprising amount of threatening and bullying behavior. One problem is that help desk personnel change frequently and each person interprets the rules differently. So, she verified the site's rules with the Director and that she was acting accordingly. Unfortunately, she feels that aggressors began targeting her as well. She says there are a lot of anti-development groups trying to infiltrate and take over the website with only their own opinions. 3 �I John Mumy discusses the bullying issue he faces from his neighbors on Linda Vista Drive, which he presented at the last meeting. He reports that the neighbors' behavior has escalated and he is afraid to leave the house for fear of what they may do next. They constantly intimidate his family, garbage is still piled on the side of the house attracting more rats, and he is considering ways to protect his family. He generally doesn't believe in retaliation and,does not want to move, but is becoming really fed up with the situation and wants it to stop. Captain Sung asks if he has called out deputies for any specific activities, but he admits he is afraid to because of probable retaliation. Captain asks if he is willing to try a neighborhood resolution program, but Mr. Mumy declines. He asks whether the Sheriff's Office could pressure the landlord to clean up the property,but Captain Sung answers that law enforcement can't do that. Commissioner Tallinger asks why he hasn't moved yet, but he explains how affordable the rent is there. Mr. Mumy expresses frustration that it seems nothing is being done, but Captain Sung explains that since it is one big private lot with multiple houses and one landlord, and there are no criminal activities reported yet, it remains a civil issue. Commissioner Jerbic adds that it sounds like his dispute is with the landlord for not ensuring a clean, peaceful place to live, and Mr. Mumy confirms the landlord is unwilling to address the problems. Captain Sung encourages him to call in suspicious people and vehicles so that deputies can check things out when they occur. Commissioner McCoy suggests utilizing the Patrol Check Request service available through the Sheriff's Office as well. Teri Gerhardt from the Cupertino GIS Program presents an update on the Collector App and Dashboard App they built based on Citizen Corp activities. It is compatible with Apple and Android products, but hasn't been field tested yet. This App collects all incoming incident points including status, date and time, type of event and extent of damage, and then updates a canvas map. It can be viewed in many ways using filters, such as chronologically or by type of event. She demonstrated the app on her phone, to show how CERT members would use it in the field during a disaster to report and map the situations they come upon. New entries populate the map in real time, and it is web-based so it's exportable to other systems. All CERT members can gain access through Ken Ericksen. She confirms for Commissioner McCoy that the information entered into the App gets pushed into the City's EOC, so the Department Operations Center has access. She also clarifies that the App does not provide real time tracking of field responders, only the incident information they enter. Ms. Gerhardt then points out all the handy app features tied to the GIS homepage, including police beats, garbage schedules, Assessor's data, Road Closure Map (including planned delays and pot hole work orders), Green Around Town (sustainability highlights), and Cupertino at a Glance. Commissioner Huang requests that they create a map of all the festivals and weekend events going on across the City so that teenaers can meet up with their friends more easily at City sponsored events. Commissioner Jerbic invites her to return periodically with relevant updates to keep the PSC abreast. 4 , V. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS Commissioner Tallinger presents an email from Erin Cook, Assistant to the City Manager of Cupertino, with information about a new informal Safe Routes to School Task Force Resolution before the City Council. It would be modeled upon Palo Alto's successful program, and City lawyers are reviewing liability issues. Commissioner Tallinger is scheduled to meet with Ms. Cook on April 15 to learn more about it. Commissioner Cascone presents an email from Sophia Chan, a parent volunteer at Garden Gate Elementary School. She complains about the added data gathering attached to this year's multi-school Walk One Week event, which turns it into a three week drain on volunteers and resources instead of the 'one week' stated in the title. It is also scheduled at a time when they need to focus on their biggest annual fundraiser event. She states it is inefficient for the goal of encouraging more walking and biking among students, and Garden Gate may,not participate next year. She adds that a large percentage of the student body already walks and bikes to school, suggesting that established drop-off points a few blocks from the school may be a more effective solution. Commissioner Tallinger states he will meet with the Teen Commission and David Jahns to discuss how the WOW event may be better run next time, coordinating schedules at various schools, streamlining the data collection and addressing this email. VI.APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. March 12, 2015 ACTION: YES VOTE: YES MOTION: HUANG SECONDED: CASCONE 5 to 0 Commissioner Huang motioned to approve the minutes of March 12, 2015; Commissioner Cascone seconded the motion; votes taken, all in favor to approve the minutes of March 12, 2015. VII. OLD BUSINESS 1. Discussion of Walk/Bike/Carpool to School (WBC) project(All),the Boltage program (Tallinger), and Surveys to Schools (Tallinger) ACTION: YES VOTE: YES MOTION: JERBIC SECONDED: TALLINGER 5 to 0 5 Commissioner Jerbic motions to dissolve the previously established Boltage subcommittee per the Brown Act; Commissioner Tallinger seconded the motion;votes taken, all in favor to dissolve the Boltage subcommittee from the Cupertino Public Safety Commission. Commissioner Tallinger reports there are no Survey results yet. He hopes to have some results compiled next meeting and has heard positive reviews so far. He states that he received an email forwarded by the Kennedy Middle School Boltage Coordinator, Manonmani Ramadass, saying that the Boltage Company is closing this summer and discontinuing business due to rising overheard and lack of sponsorship. Therefore, all installation and service renewal plans in Cupertino are currently on hold. Boltage is working on a transition strategy, including other companies like Active4.me which offers zERG similar software, the Def& Bike Rack Company which produced the ZAP machines for Boltage and k0jd Sprint for the cellular modems inside the ZAPs. Commissioner Tallinger plans ,fie to visit Berms soon in Davis, CA, noting that their annual service fee is substantially lower at $250.00. One improvement offered by Active4.me is email/text notifications to parents when their children arrive at school, for peace of mind. Commissioner McCoy points out that the City is slow to enter into contracts, especially when you need 3+ vendors to accomplish the same goal that needed only one before. He also mentions a Walk-Bike-Skate Grant, utilized already by the City of Los Gatos, which may still be available for application. Captain Sung clarifies that skateboards are to be used in the bike lanes, unless the riders are under 10 years old per Cupertino ordinance. Commissioners then discuss dissolving the Boltage subcommittee, reviewing new information as it becomes available. 2. Discuss participation in the Alert SCC Program, the CAS Program, and the Pulse Points App (Huang/McCoy) ACTION: YES VOTE: NO MOTION: N/A SECONDED: N/A 0to0 Commissioner McCoy distributes flyers about the AED Hunt, a contest in which residents send photos and locations of AEDs across the City to PulsePoints for inclusion in their Locator Map; grand prize is an iWatch. Commissioner Huang informs the PSC that he gave a presentation to 100+ residents in Mandarin/Cantonese and English, regarding what the PSC does, what the Citizen Corp and CERT so, what the ARCS are, and making them aware of CAS. 6 $ VIII. NEW BUSINESS Commissioner Jerbic reminds the PSC that he is working with two graduate students on a bicycle safety research project. They have already uncovered many good resources with information about protected bike lanes, national bike fatalities and injuries, what the advocates argue, etc. The purpose is to determine the effect of protected bike lanes on public safety, in light of the mid-year $450,000 City Plan expenditure to proliferate such lanes across the City. He hopes this project will inform the PSC in how to advise the City Council on this matter. They seek to answer questions such as what the risk reduction may be,what the public's expectation of risk reduction may be, what measurement of bike safety has been shown elsewhere in terms of fatalities and injuries, what other effects and/or benefits there may be, etc. Commissioner Cascone offers to work with the EMS database to run queries for Cupertino and the County in general to obtain data on local fatalities and injuries. Commissioner Jerbic appreciates access to that data, and would like to compare it to the statewide and nationwide data. Commissioner Huang suggests also running queries for data on pedestrian fatalities/injuries due to bicyclists. Commissioner Jerbic agrees that may be another good public safety metric. He also adds that San Jose has a population density similar to Cupertino and has been referenced in many studies/articles, making it a solid comparison within this project. Commissioner Huang asks about comparing San Francisco data too, but Commissioner Jerbic answers there is a much higher population density there making it an interesting case study but not a candidate for direct comparison. He plans to have a preliminary update for the PSC in May, a more firm presentation in June, to confer with the Bicycle-Pedestrian Commission over the summer and present official findings to the City Council before they decide on the next Budget in August. Commissioner Huang comments on the NextDoor website,based on Catherine Alexander's claim. Commissioner McCoy would like more background information regarding how the neighborhood borders were determined, and look into privacy issues like easily viewable personal addresses. Perhaps the City should do a simple survey to determine the public's current view of NextDoor. Commissioner Jerbic recommends tabling the discussion until next meeting so they may gather more information on which to base a clear recommendation. IX. FUTURE AGENDA FOR NEXT REGULAR MEETING 1. Discuss Reports from County Fire, County Sheriff's Office and Commission Liaisons. a. Discuss how neighborhood barriers within the NextDoor site may damage public safety (Huang) 2. Discuss the PSC sponsored programs. � r / 6 a. Walk/Bike/Carpool to School Project and transitions surrounding Boltage 1. Discuss how to evaluate public safety benefits of bicycle lanes (Jerbic) b. Survey to Schools 3. Discuss promotion plans for CAS,AlertSCC and the Pulse Points App: a. Discuss how to align public safety outreach and established County materials (Cascone) X. ADJOURNMENT This regular meeting adjourned at 10:29 p.m. XI. NEXT MEETING The next regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 14, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. SUBMITTED BY: Jennifer Roth Executive Assistant West Valley Patrol Division Santa Clara County Office of the Sheriff April 27,2015 /�10 rrtrN Tu /t�1u�v E AS �-.��tc r�DSD. APPROVED BY: M`A �'.`N xKC '5/0 Robert McCoy, Commission Chair Date