Loading...
PSC 06-14-2018CALL TO ORDER CUPERTINO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Thursday June 14, 2018, 6:00 p.m. Cupertino City Hall, Conference Room A Commissioner Huang called to order this regular meeting of the Cupertino Public Safety Commission at approximately 6:05p.m. on Thursday, June 14, 2018 in the Cupertino City Hall, Conference Room A, located at 10300 Torre A venue, Cupertino, California 95014 . ROLL CALL Commissioner Present: Andy Huang Yvonne Chao Robert McCoy Neha Sahai (arrived late) Commissioner Absent: Hymanand Nellore Staff Present: Staff Absent: Others Present: Captain Rich Urena, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office Deputy Fire Chief John Justice, Santa Clara County Fire District Jacqueline Guzman, Deputy City Manager None Cupertino Emergency Services Coordinator Clare Francavilla Juhi Mohile APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Subject: Approve the May 10, 2018 Minutes Recommended Action: Approval of the May 10, 2018 Minutes Commissioner Chao motioned to approve the minutes of the May 10, 2018 meeting; Commissioner McCoy seconded the motion; Ayes : Huang, McCoy, Chao. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: Nellore and Sahai. Public Safety Commission Minutes June 14 , 2018 ORAL COMMUNICATION Commissioner Huang informed the Commission of the upcoming Chinese Olympic run on Sunday July 8, 2018. The flag raising ceremony will start at 8:30 a.m., and they would like to extend their invitation to the mayor so that he may be part of the ceremony. The organization will be submitting all necessary paperwork needed to the city . The event will be open to the public. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION None OLD BUSINESS 2. Subject: Participation in AlertSCC and Pulse Point including migration progress from Cupertino Alert System to AlertSCC (Huang/McCoy) Recommended Action: Discuss Participation in AlertSCC and migration progress of the Cupertino CAS Commissioner Huang reported that they have about two hundred new sign-ups to AlertSCC. He gave specific numbers on residents using social media such as Nextdoor, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and CAS/AlertSCC. Commissioner Huang shared with the group he will be holding a few more presentations on AlertSCC and should help the number of sign- ups increase . Commissioner Huang would like to have some promotional items made to hand out at community events to promote AlertSCC if possible. Commissioner Huang obtains his data from Mr. Brain Babcock and the current data is about a week old. Commissioner McCoy asked Captain Urena ~ residents were~ notified when the helicopter was circulating a few days back during an incident and Captain Urena responded that they do send out notifications if there is a major event but they do not send out notifications when the event is not a significant incident. He added that he did not want notifications to become white noise to residents but acknowledged the need to communicate information as deemed appropriate. Commissioner McCoy informed the group that he has not been receiving alerts from the Pulse Point Program unless he logins himself to see what alerts have been posted. 3. Subject: Public Safety Education and Outreach; a) Discuss Senior Safety Forums (Sahai), b) Potential Transportation Safety Education Program/Pedestrian Crosswalk Safety Campaign with Bike-Ped commission (Nellore), c) Connecting tmderserved neighborhoods to Neighborhood Watch and Block Leaders Programs (Nellore); d) Public Safety Forum (McCoy); e) Proposals for future Forum/Workshops 2 Public Safety Commission Minutes June 14, 2018 Recommended Action: Receive updated report on the next Senior Safety Forum (Sahai); receive report on potential Transportation Safety Education/Pedestrian Crosswalk Safety campaign in collaboration with Bike-Ped Commission (Nellore); receive report on connecting tmderserved neighborhoods to Neighborhood Watch and Block Leaders programs (Nellore); receive report on Public Safety Forum (McCoy); Discuss proposals on future Forums/Workshops. No update on Senior Safety Forum from Commissioner Sahai. Commissioner Chao spoke about an annual child care seat inspection event that will take place on September 29, 2018 at the Target store on Stevens Creek Blvd in Cupertino. The event will be held from Sam-noon or until car seats run out. The event is being sponsored by Senator Beall's office who will be working with CHP. The office is asking for car seat donations to help the event. They are currently working on flyers to promote the event and more information will be forthcoming. Commissioner Huang inquired if County Fire could participate in the event along with CHP. Commissioner Chao responded that she doesn't see a problem with County Fire but will have to check. Commissioner Huang also asked Ms. Francavilla if she would be able to contact Apple in the event that they would like to make a donation. Commissioner Chao added that in the past, donations have been received from Lucille Packard and CHP. However, the office always welcomes donations from anyone, since the event is popular and the supply is limited. Fire Chief Justice adds that this event is very important due to 80% of car seats installed incorrectly and children get injured. The fire stations do provide car seat inspections for citizens. NEW BUSINESS 4. Subject: Demo of One Concern Software Recommended Action: Discuss One Concern Software Ms. Francavilla gave the group a presentation on One Concern Software. She went on to explain that the three different organizations that are critical in disaster preparedness are the City of Cupertino, CERT, and OES. She explained a limitation where a member of the group must be signed up to engage in the software and collaborate with others. Ms. Francavilla will continue to work on the software to see how we can get all three organizations under one program working efficiently, especially when a disaster incident occurs . It will be great to be able to use this across the board since it allows one to see schools, pumps, structures, city buildings, freeways, bridges and all other structures including the Sheriff's Office. Response and Preparedness shows earthquakes when they occur along with the location and 3 Public Safety Commission Minutes June 14, 2018 strength of the earthquake. It also indicates if aid will be needed. This program also gives a percentage of the population that gets effected by any type of event that should arise. It also gives stats on buildings that have or have not been retrofitted. Commissioner Huang asked both Fire Chief Justice and Captain Urena if there was an earthquake larger than an 8.0 what would be the plan for action. Fire Chief Justice informs the group that they would open up the bay doors, take out the engines and all equipment, take an inspection of their own structure and upon completion they would head out and start checking their first due areas. Captain Urena also informs the group that they would also be busy with calls requiring them to start prioritizing calls and responding to the critical calls first while collaborating with the fire department. Ms . Francavilla completed the presentation and answered questions. 5. Subject: Distracted Driving Proposal(s) Recommended: Discuss Distracting Driving Proposal(s) Teen Juhi Mohile gave the commission a presentation on Distracted Driving at Commissioner Nellore's direction. She explained that the largest distraction is texting while driving. The majority of fatal accidents were due to distracted drivers . Ms. Mohile would like to spread awareness with a presentation at different events upon obtaining approval from the Public Safety Commission. She also would like to give presentations at schools to inform youth drivers. Fire Chief Justice inquired about the appropriate age group for this presentation. Ms. Mohile responded that it would be for all age groups but would like to focus on high school and college age groups. Commissioner McCoy agreed that this is a very important topic to spread awareness upon. Commissioner Huang also agreed that high school aged students would be a great place to start since they are new drivers and they should be aware of the dangers of driving distractions. Commissioner McCoy asked Captain Urena if there was a way to find out how many citations were given for distracted drivers . Captain Urena explained that it may be possible to find some information as collision forms filled out by deputies due have an area that captures distracted driving. Commissioners requested Ms. Mohile try and find the stats for the City of Cupertino and/or Santa Clara County. 6. Subject: Future Agenda Items Recommended: Discuss Future Agenda Items None STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS 4 Public Safety Commission Minutes June 14, 2018 7. Subject: Report by Santa Clara County Fire District Recommended Action: Receive Report by Santa Clara County Fire District Fire Chief Justice went on to report that the first due rigs all met their response times. For the month of May there was a zero loss due to fires. All response times for all calls were also met. During the month of May they had six fires. There was a structure fire loss in the estimated amount of $800. The fire started in a refrigerator due to a resident putting something hot inside. 8. Subject: Report by The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office Recommended Action: Receive Report by The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office Captain Urena went on to report on response times for the month of May. All calls were met within their times. During the month of May the city had one robbery at Starbucks as a result of the suspects trying to cash gift cards themselves by reaching into the cash register. The Starbucks employee was able to scare them off so that they would not take any money, however, on the way out, one of the suspects forcefully took a mug. Captain Urena also went onto explain that the vehicle burglaries are still up. He explained that deputies are spending more time monitoring shopping centers and parking lots to help prevent thefts. Captain Urena explained the seven domestic violence calls as follows: On May 2, 2018 at 4:00 PM, deputies responded to a domestic violence call from staff at Kaiser Hospital. An investigation revealed the male suspect hit the female victim. The victim declined an emergency protective order and the suspect was arrested and booked into jail. On May 6, 2018 deputies responded to a report of a domestic disturbance: An investigation revealed the female suspect threw and struck the male victim with assorted objects and prevented the victim from leaving their shared residence. The suspect and victim are married with no children in common. The suspect was arrested and booked into jail. On May 6, 2018 at 8:26 PM, deputies responded to disturbance calls from multiple neighbors reporting a couple arguing. An investigation revealed the male suspect and female victim got into an argument and the suspect used a cricket paddle to knock over furniture and threatened to strike their child with it. The suspect was arrested and booked into jail. On May 12, 2018 at 3:14 AM, deputies responded to a disturbance call at a residence. An investigation revealed that the male suspect and female victim got into an argument and the suspect pushed the victim causing the victim to fall and get injured. The suspect was arrested and booked into jail. 5 Public Safety Commission Minutes June 14, 2018 On May 14, 2018 at 4:40 PM, deputies responded to a prior domestic violence call from Campbell PD and met with the parties in Campbell. An investigation revealed the male suspect and female victim got into an argument at the suspect' s residence and the suspect pushed and choked the victim. The suspect was arrested and booked into jail. May 27, 2018 at 10:50 PM, deputies responded to a disturbance call at a residence where the female victim reported her suspect husband struck her. An investigation revealed the victim struck the suspect multiple times on the arm with a closed fist, and then the suspect reacted by striking the victim on the face with a closed fist The suspect was arrested and booked into jail. On May 29, 2018 at 5:35 PM, deputies responded to a welfare check request at a residence . An investigation revealed the female victim and male suspect were in a former dating relationship and the suspect kicked the victim multiple times, pushed the victim's head down and tied the victim's arms behind her back with an electrical cord. The suspect remains at large. 9. Subject: Report by the City of Cupertino Recommended Action: Receive Report by the City of Cupertino staff liaison Deputy City Manager Ms. Guzman has placed the order for shirts for all the Commissioners. Ms. Guzman also would like to obtain suggestions for meals for the next PSC meeting. Ms. Francavilla reminded the group that the Preparedness Fair will be next Saturday June 23rd from 10am-3pm at Memorial Park. 10. Subject: Commissioners Reports Recommended Action: Receive Commissioner's Reports Commissioner Chao reported that she attended the Mayor's meeting and reported on the decrease in crime and a zero loss due to fire for the month of April. No other Commissioners had reports . ADJOURNMENT Chair Huang adjourned the meeting at 8:15 pm NEXT MEETING The next Regular Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 12, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. 6 Public Safety Commission SUBMITTED BY: Veronica Lara West Valley Patrol Division Santa Clara County Office of the Sheriff July 5, 2018 AP~ Andy Huang, Commission Chair Minutes June 14 , 2018 Date 7