PSC 08-09-2016CUPERTINO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION
MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, August 9, 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 6:10 p .m . on Tuesday, August 9, 2016 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
Gerald Tallinger
Neha Sahai
Commissioners Absent: (Vacant Position)
Staff Present:
Staff Absent:
Others Present:
III. REPORTS
Captain Rich Uren?, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
Lieutenant Robert Durr, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Chief John Justice, Santa Clara Com1ty Fire Department
None
1. Santa Clara County Fire Department
There is no Fire Department report to discuss at this regular meeting.
2. Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
There is no Sheriff's Office report to discuss at this regular meeting. Captain Rich Urena
introduces himself as the new Division Commander of West Valley Patrol.
3. Commission Reports
Commissioner Sahai discusses a project she'd like to work on, to reach out to local seniors
who speak different languages. She wants to make sure they know what to do in a variety of
situations that may come up whlle they are home alone most of the day. Commissioner
Huang confirms this would be a new t~pic and project. She would like to title it Safe
Cupertino for Senior Citizens, aiming for an event around Thanksgiving. The project will
produce handouts in different languages~ explaining who to contact for help and what to do,
and she would like to schedule some kind of evening event.
Commissioner McCoy was out of town. and has nothing to_ report. Chair Huang reports that
the Mayor's Commissioners Meeting was cancelled and he has nothing further.
Commissioner Tallinger reports that the Bicycle-Pedestrian Commission had a normal
meeting. Safe Routes to Schools is working to get data from CUSD, to implement a more
robust promotion plan, and to improve bike safety education at all middle schools to mirror
the classes happening in Palo Alto schools. He notes the SROs (School Resource Officers)
already teach a bike safety class upon request, but not all schools take advantage of it.
IV. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
There are no Oral Commw1ications to discuss at this regular meeting.
V. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
There are no Written Communications to discuss at this regular meeting.
VI.APPROVAL OF MINUTES
July 14, 2016
ACTION: YES
VOTE: YES
MOTION: TALLINGER
4 to 0
SECONDED: MCCOY
Commissioner Tallinger motioned to approve the minutes of July 14, 2016 with no
corrections; Commissioner McCoy seconded the motion; votes taken, all in favor to approve
the minutes of July 14, 2016.
VII. OLD BUSINESS
1. Discuss participation in the Alert SCC Program, the CAS Program, and the Pulse Points
A pp (Huang/McCoy)
ACTION: NO
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VOTE: NO
MOTION:N/A SECONDED: N/A 0 to 0
Chair Huang presents the latest update on sign-ups for CAS and AlertSCC which he received
from Robert Kim. Since the CAS database has been cleared of invalid or w1responsive
numbers, progress appears good. In AlertSCC Cupertino still has roughly 6,000 registered,
even though Cupertino's agreement with the County system ended two years ago.
Commissioner McCoy suggests they do a sign-up drive at the Hero's Run in November and
the Fall Festival at Memorial Park.
a. Discuss creation of a wallet card/fridge magnet about reporting crimes/fires/incidents
and situational awareness
ACTION: YES
VOTE: NO
MOTION:N/A SECONDED : N/A 0 to 0
Lt. Durr reports that the City Manager approved the proposed wallet card/fridge magnet.
Chair Huang asks Commissioner McCoy to place the order through Lisa at the City Office.
Commissioner McCoy shares the final proof with the other commissioners.
2. Discuss the Continuation of Public Education and Outreach (Tallinger/McCoy/Sahai)
a. Discuss event plans for Information Forums
ACTION: YES
VOTE: NO
MOTION: N/A SECONDED: N/A 0 to 0
Lt. Durr reports that the City Manager approved the proposed self-defense forum. Chair
Huang relays the name of the suggested instructor, a sergeant with SJSU Police Department.
Commissioner McCoy will make contact and inquire about possible fees .
b. Discuss a possibility of starting a Fire Watch Council and Firewise Program
ACTION: YES
VOTE: NO
MOTION: N/A SECONDED: N/A
There are no updates discus sed at this regular meeting.
3. Discuss the Collaboration/Cross-Training of Volunteer Groups
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0 to 0
ACTION: YES
VOTE: NO
MOTION: NIA SECONDED: N/A
There are rto updates discussed at this regular meeting.
VIII. NEW BUSINESS
There are no New Business Items to discuss at this regular meeting.
IX. FUTURE AGENDA FOR NEXT REGULAR MEETING
0 to 0
1. Discuss Reports from County Fire Department, County Sheriff's Office and Commission
Liaisons.
2. Discuss promotion plans for CAS, AlertSCC and the Pulse Points App. (Huang/McCoy)
a. Discuss creation of a wallet card/fridge magnet about reporting
crimes/fires/incidents and situational awareness
b. Discuss the continuation of public education and outreach. (Tallinger/McCoy)
a. Discuss event plans for Information Forums
b. Discuss the possibility of disseminating information about the Firewise Program.
(All)
c. Discuss the collaboration/cross training of volunteer groups. (All)
d. Discuss submitting a request for a monthly report from Cupertino OES (Office of
Emergency Services). (Cascone)
X. ADJOURNMENT
This regular meeting adjourned at 6:45 p .m .
XL NEXT MEETING
The next Regular Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 8, 2016 a t 6:00 p.m.
SUBMITTED BY:
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Jennifer Roth
Executive Assistant
West Valley Patrol Division
Santa Clara County Office of the Sheriff
August 16 , 2016
APPROVED ~
AndyHuan ~ 1/J /10
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