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PSC 02-11-2016CUPERTINO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Thursday, February 11, 2016, 6:00 p.m. Cupertino City Hall, Conference Room A I. CALL TO ORDER Commissioner Huang called to order this regular meeting of the Cupertino Public Safety Commission at approximately 6:03 p.m. on Thursday, February 11, 2016 in the Cupertino City Hall, Conference Room A, located at 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California 95014. II. ROLL CALL Commissioners Present: Andy Huang Gerald Tallinger Robert McCoy Bob Cascone Neha Sahai Commissioners Absent: None Staff Present: Captain Rick Sung, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office Deputy Chief John Justice, Santa Clara County Fire Department Staff Absent: None Others Present: Phil King III. REPORTS 1. Santa Clara County Fire Department Deputy Chief Justice states that the January Fire Report shows a quiet, easy month with response times very typical at less than five minutes. There was one very small fire in the dumpster of a new condominium complex, total loss of $500.00, where a sprinkler overhead put it out before the Fire Deparbnent arrived. He explains that current Building Code requires new construction to extend their sprinkler systems to the dumpster enclosures because they are often attached to the living structures and fires can spread quickly. He tells the commission that he sent Chair Huang a short message a few weeks ago about typical fireworks-related injuries and damages, plus how they are illegal in Santa Clara County. Chair Huang translated and submitted the message to Chinese media outlets in preparation for Lunar New Year celebrations. Deputy Chief Justice received a lot of positive feedback from this, and was even contacted by the County Executive's Office in appreciation for spreading the safety message. He plans to utilize Chair Huang's translation assistance again. 2. Santa: Clara County Sheriff's Office Captain Sung reports that response· times are well within set targets. He recaps some of the safety related highlights that occurred during the Superbowl festivities, including pilots that accidentally violated the restricted airspace and human trafficking investigations, and then he discusses the basic facts of a local case. Captain Sung also talks about a Sunday morning call from Security at the Valko Fashion Park regarding two suspicious people hanging out in a closed part of Macy's. While detained, one admitted to smoking meth, dope and cocaine there. This type of incident may become more common, because whei1 a huge property like Vallco sits mostly vacant for an extended amount of time, many negative elements are attracted to it. It starts with tagging and graffiti, then teens and people associated with drugs start gathering there and then the homeless start squatting on the property. It becomes a maze of dark unoccupied places for criminals and items to be hidden. Commissioner Tallinger has noticed that car break-ins have already seemed to increase around that area. Captain Sung states it will be up to the voters whether The Hills at Valko renovation project is allowed to proceed and put the property back onto a positive course. 3. Commission Reports Neha Sahai introduces herself as the newly appointed PSC commissioner. She discusses her education, <md her interest in community service. She currently volunteers with the Farm to School organization in San Mateo County and wit11 Walk-Bike Cupertino. The other commissioners, Captain Sung and Deputy Chief Justice briefly introduce themselves to her. Then Chair Huang reviews the rules that commissioners must follow. Commissioner Cascone reports that he has nothing to report for the Parks & Recreation Commission or the TICC. He has contacted Rick Kitson through email but has not had a chance to discuss anything yet. The City OES and Citizen Corps did a practical exercise in preparation for Superbowl 50. The reporting group has identified a number of improvements to recommend, including maintenance for satellite phones. The City OES has requested some training be made available, so they are coordinating with the County OES. Many County OES am1exes are being plaimed for update, following the recent update for £food procedures. Commissioner Tallinger reports that the Teen Commission is having a WOW Week starting February 291h, with only about half of Cupertino schools participating. The Bicycle-Pedestriai1 C01mnission is working on the Bicycle Trai1sportation Plan for Cupertino with a consultant. They are plaiming a public workshop, but have yet to elect a Chair and Vice-Chair and a recent meeting was post-paned. They are receiving complaints about people parking in bike lai1es ai1d not getting ticketed, but there were no specific details. Captain Sung wonders if t11ey were referring to the new bike lai1e painted along Stelling which allows parking on the street closest 2 to the curb. He attended a recent City meeting about this and it was determined to be legal, so cars would not be ticketed there. Commissioner McCoy adds that many parents idle in the bike lane, waiting to tum into the horseshoe for the school on Blaney. Captain Sung asks for Vice- Chair Tallinger to get more details of the specific complaint so he can look into the legality of the particular situation in question. Commissioner Tallinger continues, reporting that the Bicycle-Pedestrian Commission turned full control of the WOW funding over to the Teen Commission to buy the prizes, partly because some schools complained about having to buy prizes tl1emselves. Also, Walk-Bike Cupertino was trying to convince schools to include bicycle safety training as part of P.E. Classes. He attended a Safe Routes to Schools meeting today, which plans to have a consultant company do a walk-audit at two schools to identify issues, then copy the process for the other schools. They are planning a promotional video for Safe Routes to Schools, and Commissioner Tallinger suggested they distribute the video to the Sheriff's Office and the City to increase tl1e message's reach. There is a Walk-Bike Health article that will be disseminated at tl1e schools as well. Commissioner McCoy reports that City Council denied the approval of The Oaks project, citing a requirement to work with VTA and incorporate a Transit Center for any redevelopment plan to be considered there. Chair Huang reports that the Housing Commission identified 249 housing units allocated as BMPs, of which 114 are owner-occupied and tl1e rest are rented, with none currently available on eit11er market. Chair Huang then opens discussion about commissioners reallocating their liaison roles with other commissions. They decide to discontinue the liaison roles with the Fine Arts and Library Commissions, due to lack of PSC-related topics. Commissioner Sahai expresses interest in the Bicycle-Pedestrian Commission, but offers to liaise with the new Sustainability Commission and the Teen Commission. The other commissioners decide to retain the same liaison roles tl1ey held last year. IV. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Commissioner Cascone mentions that he was approached by someone with a petition regarding the General Plan who cited non-specific "safety issues". He asks if anyone else has heard what safety issues the petition is referring to. Commissioner McCoy says that the usual complaint is safety concerns related to increased traffic. No one has heard or seen detailed information. Chair Huang received a request from tl1e Activities Director at The Forum in Cupertino. She would like tl1e Sheriff's Office to develop a seminar titled "Giving up the Car Keys" to help encourage their residents to discontinue driving when it is appropriate or necessary. Commissioner Tallinger suggests it would be a good class to offer at the Senior Center, too. Captain Sung adds that it has been offered by the CHP is the past, but the Sheriff's Office can develop a similar class for use within their jurisdiction. 3 V. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS There are no written communications to review at this regular meeting. VI.APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. January 14, 2016 ACTION: YES VOTE: YES MOTION: MCCOY SECONDED: TALLINGER 5 to 0 Commissioner McCoy motioned to approve the minutes of January 14, 2016; Commissioner Tall:inger seconded the motion; votes taken, all in favor to approve the minutes of January 14, 2016. VII. OLD BUSINESS 1. Discuss participation in the Alert SCC Program, the CAS Program, and the Pulse Points App (Huang/McCoy) ACTION: NO VOTE: NO MOTION:N/A SECONDED: N/A 0 to 0 Chair Huang explains a brief history of AlertSCC and CAS to new Commissioner Sahai. He also discusses the typical City events at which commissioners hold a booth to distribute information and encourage sign-ups. Commissioner McCoy reports that the state of Oregon currently has 93% coverage through the PulsePoints App, suggesting that California should aim for a similar goal over time. 2. Discuss the Continuation of Public Education and Outreach (Tallinger/McCoy) ACTION: YES VOTE: NO MOTION:N/A SECONDED: N/A 0 to 0 Commissioner Tallinger briefly explains how the PSC :intends to facilitate different forums over the course of the year related to public safety. The Sheriff's Office SRO deputies showed him some great drug presentations and a burglary prevention presentation tl1at they have given multiple times. The deputies recommended asking the school PTAs to announce the forums to a large audience of parents/families. Commissioner Tallinger asks for help in picking a few topics to cover this year, possibly basic self-defense, driver safety, how to prevent burglary and identity theft, and encouraging people to call in suspicious activity and people. Commissioner McCoy interjects that the Fire Deparhnent will be giving a presentation on the Community 4 Wildfire Protection Plan on February 22 at the Community Hall from 7-9pm. Deputy Chief Justice expands, saying that it's not just for people who live :in the hills or rural areas, but for all residents and visitors that enjoy the recreation opportunities in the surrounding hills and open space. There will be three more presentations in different locations to reach a wider audience. The commissioners continue discussing possible forum topics. Commissioner McCoy suggests ordering magnets that residents can put on the fridge reminding them to call in suspicious activity and people. Captain Sung likes this idea. Commissioner McCoy also relays a request from Vice Mayor Savita Vaidhyanathan to do safety outreach regarding Indo-Asian targeted crime at community festivals. After further discussion, the commissioners decide to focus on the topics of residential burglary for the forum :in Quarter Two and the topic of self-defense/being alert for the forum in Quarter Three. a. Discuss how to align public safety outreach and established County materials. ACTION: YES VOTE: NO MOTION:N/A SECONDED: N/A 0 to 0 Commissioner Cascone briefly reminds the PSC that the Cow1ty EMS and County Public Health Department produces a schedule of safety topics for each month and associated materials that include messages already approved. He is working with Rick Kitson to figure out how to best utilize this resource. He adds that the radio station 1670 is designated for local daily travel and civic :information, but it often has general messages out of New York for lack of material. Maybe safety messages could be disseminated through radio on this station. It is also relied on by citizen volw1teers for traffic and condition :information during emergencies. 3. Discuss the Collaboration/Cross-Training of Volunteer Groups ACTION: YES VOTE: NO MOTION: N/A SECONDED: N/A 0 to 0 Commissioner Tall:inger distributes a list of Cupertino Citizen Corps improvements and attended events over the last few years. He highlights a few items that still need improvement. One item is to have all Block Leaders go through training, which has been a difficult goal because some have refused. Another item is the need to encourage more participation across all groups. Chair Huang reiterates the goal to get every group trained :in basic ICS so that the whole organization of volunteers functions appropriately with law enforcement, fire and ems persom1el during potential emergencies or disasters. Commissioner Cascone suggests discussing with the City Liaisons what direction they want to take. Captain Sung refocuses the issue, stating that the PSC is not asking of anything from the Block Leader or Neighborhood Watch Programs. Instead, the PSC is trying to make sure that all volunteer groups are on the same page in their training. The PSC intends to make recommendations to encourage certain universal training parameters. Captain Sung states he will speak with Director Carol Atwood to 5 find out about possible collaborative training across all citizen volunteer groups. Commissioner McCoy asks who the City has hired for Citizen Corps Outreach, but no one has heard. On a related topic, Deputy Chief Justice provides an update about a shift in Active Shooter emergency protocol. Past practice has been for law enforcement to secure the scene before Fire and EMS pers01mel enter to offer medical assistance to victims. However, given the evolving climate of active shooter crimes over the years, protocol is being updated to include law enforcement assisting Fire and/or EMS persom1el into the scene as safely as possible to render more immediate medical aid and hopefully save more lives. They have already done a lot of training towards this and more training is needed. VIII. NEW BUSINESS 1. Discuss the Transition to the Bicycle-Pedestrian Commission of the Walk/Bike/Carpool to School (WBC) project, the Dero program and Surveys to Schools ACTION: NO VOTE: NO MOTION: N/A SECONDED: N/A 0 to 0 Commissioner Tallinger reports that the Walk/Bike/Carpool Fall Survey is still not complete. Sean Lyn of the Bicycle-Pedestrian Commission is now in charge of this, and Commissioner Tallihger is trying to transfer everything over, but Mr. Lin has yet to pick up the last group of collected surveys and there will likely not be a Spring Survey this year. The Safe Routes to Schools Zap Program will soon order the zap tags but implementation will be delayed further. Commissioner Tallinger only needs to fihish updating the Sprint wireless cards and put them back into the machines, and he hopes to do that by next meeting. Safe Routes to Schools has only become involved in the Dero program (formerly Boltage) as far as brihging current name recognition to update the program at schools. IX. FUTURE AGENDA FOR NEXT REGULAR MEETING 1. Discuss Reports from County Fire, County Sheriff's Office and C01mnission Liaisons. 2. Discuss promotion plans for CAS, AlertSCC and the Pulse Points App. (Huang/McCoy) 3. Discuss the continuation of public education and outreach. (All) b. Discuss how to align public safety outreach and established County materials. 4. Discuss the collaboration/cross training of volunteer groups. (All) 5. Discuss the transition of the Walk/Bike/Carpool to School Project, the Dero (formerly Boltage) Project, and Surveys to Schools to the Bicycle/Pedestrian Commission. (Tallinger) 6 X. ADJOURNMENT This regular meeting adjourned at 8:46 p.m. XI. NEXT MEETING The next Regular Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. SUBMITTED BY: Jennifer Roth Executive Assistant West Valley Patrol Division Santa Clara County Office of the Sheriff February 25, 2016 APPROVED BY~ Andy Huang, Comill::~ Date 7