PSC 10-11-2018CALL TO ORDER
CUPERTINO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION
MEETING MINUTES
Thursday October 11, 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 6:07 pm on Thursday, October 11, 2018 in the Cupertino City Hall,
Conference Room A, located at 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California 95014.
ROLL CALL
Commissioner Present: Andy Huang
Yvonne Chao
Robert McCoy
Hymanand Nellore
Neha Sahai
Commissioner Absent: None
Staff Present:
Staff Absent:
Others Present:
Captain Rich Urena, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Fire Chief Brian Glass, Santa Clara County Fire District
Jacqueline Guzman, Deputy City Manager
Clare Francavilla, Cupertino Emergency Services Coordinator
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Subject: Approve the September 13, 2018 Minutes
Recommended Action: Approval of the September 13, 2018 Minutes
Commissioner McCoy motioned to approve the minutes of the September 13, 2018 meeting;
Commissioner Nellore seconded the motion; Ayes: Huang, McCoy, Chao, Nellore, Sahai.
Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: None.
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ORAL COMMUNICATION
None
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 AlertSCC sign ups
Commissioner Huang shared with the group the updated number of people signed up to
receive communication from the city by explaining the following numbers:
Nextdoor 15,654
Twitter 4,472
Facebook 3,675
Instagram 690
AlertSCC 1,799
CAS/ Alert 1,653
Commissioner McCoy did not have an update on Pulse Point.
3. Subject: Public Safety Education and Outreach; a) Debrief car seat safety event on September
29th 10am-12pm (Chao) b) Senior Safety Forums with focus on mental health (Sahai) c)
Potential distracted driving campaign with Bike-Ped Commission (Nellore) d) Public Safety
Forum on October 26 , 2018 from 7-9pm at Community Hall (McCoy) e) FY 18-19 Work plan
proposals for future forums/workshops -Welcome Package to connect new residents to
Neighborhood Watch and Block Leaders Programs
Recommended Action: Receive updated reports and discuss proposals for future
forums/workshops
Commissioner Chao reported back on the Car Seat event. 23 families arrived and
participated in the event and unfortunately due to some late arrivals, she had to h1m some
folks away. She believes having an additional technician would have helped speed the
process as many families arrived at the same time. Commissioner McCoy suggested for a
future event, have a planned direction for the car flow as well as sponsoring the event during
a later part of the day as many families arrived toward the end. Commissioner Chao thanked
Captain Urena for staying after the event to help pack up.
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Commissioner Sahai is exploring hosting some type of Mental Health Awareness for Seniors
in December. Srnmy View Senior Center had not responded to her email yet. Commissioner
Sahai shared with the group the suggested presentation titled "Depression in Seniors".
Commissioner Nellore asked if there is a list of cormselors that provide services. Captain
Urena will share some of the Cmmty resources that are offered. Ms. Guzman inquired about
the audience that will be attending this forum and agreed to talk with Commissioner Sahai
to ensure that the audience members receive expert advice and education from professionals
in the field.
Commissioner Nellore went on to report that he has shared some information with Julhi and
she will be sending a presentation to the Teen Commission. Commissioner Nellore also met
with a cotmcilmember who shared some concerns with bike safety. Commissioner Nellore
will follow up with the Bike Commission Chair and discuss the concerns.
Ms . Guzman suggested Commissioner Nellore can offer Bike Commission Chair to attend
one of our meetings. Also Commissioner McCoy has received concerns of parents stopping
their cars in the bike lanes and dropping off their kids causing safety situations.
Commissioner McCoy shared that he will be attending the Bike Ped Fall Festival on October
27 1h from 9:30am-12pm.
Commissioner McCoy spoke with Mr. Kalu about the Outreach Plan, and would like to give
thanks for the flyer that was made. Ms. Guzman also added that it currently is one of the
banners on the Cities website. Commissioner McCoy would like emails be sent out to Citizen
Groups, Block Leaders and Neighborhood Watch Groups. Commissioner Huang shared that
food has been ordered and will be provided at the Forum but drinks still need to be finalized.
Ms. Guzman added that Ms. Veronica Troung will also be attending the Public Safety Forum
with the topic of Domestic Violence . Commissioner Chao also added that teens from the Teen
Commission will also be attending with the topic of Distracted Driving. Commissioner
Nellore also requested that Captain Urena highlight on Law-ttes.
4. Subject: Promotional items for crime prevention efforts
Recommended Action: Updated in purchase of crime prevention promotional items
Ms. Guzman shared that the crime prevention items have been ordered and should be
arriving this month before the Safety Forum.
NEW BUSINESS
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5. Subject: Fuhue Agenda Items
Recommended: Discuss Fuhue Agenda Items
October 11, 2018
Commissioner Sahai expressed that two sh1dents from Manta Vista High School are
interested in raising awareness on Hepatitis Band may stop by at the next meeting.
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
6. Subject: Report by Santa Clara County Fire District
Recommended Action: Receive Report by Santa Clara County Fire District
Fire Chief Glass went on to share with the group a presentation that outlines the calls for
service during the month of September. It also showed the types of calls that were responded
too. During the month of September all calls met response times with the exception of one
that was out in the rural area. Fire loss is also down. For the month of September there were
297 calls for service. The Fire Department is also conducting more public events, with 15
events during the month of September which include visits to schools, Touch-A-Truck, and
visits to the actual fire stations.
7. Stibject: 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 share that for the month of September there were 7 priority one
calls, 265 priority two calls, 413 priority three calls in which all met the response times. There
were zero robbery calls, 7 residential burglaries, 3 commercial burglaries, 17 vehicle
burglaries, 5 grand theft, 2 auto theft, 3 vandalism, 11 identity theft, 4 domestic violence, 5
simple and aggravated assault, 1 sex crimes.
Captain Urena also went onto report patrol and traffic related stats for the month of
September. There were 267 moving violations, 51 speeding violations, 410 other citations, 4
DUI's, 9 injury accidents, 42 property damage accidents, and zero DUI accidents.
Captain Urena explained the domestic violence incidents that occurred during the month of
September:
On September 9, 2018
Deputies responded to a disturbance reported by personnel at Apple on Infinite Loop on
report of a male and female fighting inside a vehicle. An investigation revealed the male
suspect slapped the female victim on the face two to three times . The victim complained of
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minor pain, but declined medical attention. The suspect was arrested and booked into Main
Jail.
On September 17, 2018
A hospital nurse reported a disturbance between the female victim/patient and her husband.
An investigation revealed the suspect prevented the victim from leaving her bedroom during
an argument and also took the victim's car keys, cellular phone, credit cards and driver's
license in an attempt to prevent the victim from leaving the house and calling 9-1-1. The
suspect took the keys from the victim forcefully causing the victim a sprained finger. The
suspect was arrested and booked into Main Jail.
On September 17, 2018
Deputies responded to the Whole Foods parking lot where the victim reported her ex-
boyfriend/suspect pinned her against a car. The victim met the suspect there to get her
cellular phone and wallet back from the suspect, who took it from the victim the night before
during an argument. The suspect brought both items, but threw the victim's cellular phone
on the phone. The suspect was arrested and booked into Main Jail.
On September 24, 2018
The victim's mother called to report her daughter's live-in boyfriend was beating up her
daughter. The mom stated the boyfriend has pushed, hit and slapped the victim previously,
although she has never actually observed any physical battery, but alleges the victim has told
her of the incidents. The case will be submitted to the District Attorney's Office for complaint
review.
8. Subject: Report by the City of Cupertino
Recommended Action: Receive Report by the City of Cupertino staff liaison
Ms. Guzman went onto share that there will be a follow up meeting with the Council on
Monday November 5, 2018. Ms. Guzman will be sending the flyer for the Safety Forum to
CERT and follow up with the setup of the room for the event. Also, will be inquiring on the
drinks for the Forum.
9. Subject: .Commissioners Reports
Recommended Action: Receive Commissioner's Reports
Commissioner McCoy attended two Mayor's Meetings on which he expressed interest in
working with the Fine Arts Commission. He also informed them about the Safety Forum
that we will be hosting. There was some interest in ride along, in which he suggested they fill
out an application with the Sheriff's Office.
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ADJOURNMENT
Chair Huang adjourned the meeting at 7:38 pm
NEXT MEETING
The next Regular Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 6:00 p.rn.
SUBMITTED BY:
Veronica Lara
West Valley Patrol D ivision
Santa Clara County Office of th e Sheriff
Octob er 12 , 2018
Andy Huang, Commission Chair Date
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