12.12.19 (Amended)CITY OF CUPERTINO
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION
AGENDA
10300 Torre Avenue, City Hall Conference Room A
Thursday, December 12, 2019
6:00 PM
Amended
Amended on 12/10/19 at 9 :45 A.M. to include election of Chair and Vice Chair of the Public Safety
Commission under New Business .
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1.Subject: Minutes from November 14, 2019
Recommended Action: Approve Minutes from November 14, 2019
A - Draft Minutes
POSTPONEMENTS
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons wishing to address the commission on any matter not
on the agenda. Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes. In most cases, State law will prohibit the
commission from making any decisions with respect to a matter not listed on the agenda
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
OLD BUSINESS
2.Subject: Participation in Alert SCC and Pulse Point including migration progress from
Cupertino Alert System to AlertSCC (Huang/McCoy)
Recommended Action: Discuss AlertSCC sign ups
3.Subject: Public Safety Education and Outreach
a.Public Safety Forum (McCoy/Huang)
b.Senior Safety Forums with focus on mental health (Sahai/Chao)
Recommended Action: Receive updated reports and discuss proposals for future
forums/workshops
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NEW BUSINESS
4.Subject: Election of new Public Safety Commission Chair and Vice Chair
Recommended Action: Elect new Public Safety Commission Chair and Vice Chair
5.Subject: Commission Proposals for FY 2020-2021 City Work Program
Recommended Action: Provide a list of proposed City Work Program items and
identify top three proposals
6.Subject: Future Agenda Items
Recommended Action: Discuss Future Agenda Items
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
7.Subject: Report by the Santa Clara County Fire District
Recommended Action: Receive report by the Santa Clara County Fire District liaison
8.Subject: Report by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
Recommended Action: Receive report by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office liaison
9.Subject: Report by the City of Cupertino
Recommended Action: Receive report by the City of Cupertino staff liaison
10.Subject: Commissioner Reports
Recommended Action: Receive Commissioners' reports
ADJOURNMENT
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Subject: Minutes from November 14, 2019
Approve Minutes from November 14, 2019
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CUPERTINO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION
DRAFT MEETING MINUTES
Thursday November 14, 2019, 6:00 p.m.
Cupertino City Hall, Conference Room A
CALL TO ORDER
Commission Chair McCoy called to order this meeting of the Cupertino Public Safety
Commission at approximately 6:02 pm on Thursday November 14, 2019 in the Cupertino City
Hall, Conference Room A, located at 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California 95014.
ROLL CALL
Commissioner Present: Robert McCoy
Neha Sahai
Hymanand Nellore (arrived at 7:45pm)
Yvonne Chao
Andy Huang
Commissioner Absent: None
Staff Present: Captain Rich Urena, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office
Assistant Fire Chief Brian Glass, Santa Clara County Fire District
Others Present: Open Space Resource Management Specialist Matthew Sharp
Resident John Mumy
Lieutenant Neil Valenzuela, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Subject: Approve October 11, 2019 Minutes
Recommended Action: Approval of the October 11, 2019 Minutes
Commissioner Huang motioned to approve minutes of the October 11, 2019 meeting;
Commissioner Chao seconded the motion; Ayes: Huang, McCoy, Chao, Sahai. Noes: None.
Abstain: None. Absent: Nellore
POSTPONEMENTS
None
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ORAL COMMUNICATION
Mr. John Mumy, City of Cupertino Resident, expressed his displeasure with the Sheriff’s
Office. He spoke about an incident regarding an encounter of mistaken identity that
occurred the previous Friday. Captain Urena requested Lieutenant Valenzuela speak with
Mr. Mumy off line.
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 numbers of residents signed up
for AlertSCC as follows:
Nextdoor 18,937
Twitter 4,866
Facebook 4,277
Instagram 1,136
AlertSCC 888777
Citizen SMS 2,270
Citizen Email 1,170
3. Subject: Public Safety Education and Outreach
a. Public Safety Forum (McCoy/Huang)
b. Senior Safety Forums with focus on mental health (Sahai/Chao)
Recommended Action: Receive updated reports and discuss proposals for future
forums/workshops
Commissioner Huang suggested picking a date for next year’s Public Safety Forum so as
not to have a conflict with other events. Although this year’s event was successful, a larger
turnout could have occurred if the Public Safety Power Shut off (PSPS) events had not
occurred.
Commissioner Sahai went on to share that the Senior Safety Forum was a great turnout
with about 50 attendees. The attendees did share that they would like to have ongoing
forums to stay informed on updates. Commissioner Chao also shared that the event was a
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huge success with a lot of engagement. The designated medical drug drop-off was
beneficial to the residents.
NEW BUSINESS
4. Subject: Discuss recommendation for future work program items for upcoming fiscal year
Recommended Action: Provide recommendations for work program for upcoming fiscal
year for department consideration
Deferred to next meeting.
5. Subject: Wildlife Education
Recommended Action: Discuss Wildlife Education Programs
Open Space Resource Management Specialist Matthew Sharp gave the commission a
presentation on Wildlife in the area. He spoke about Project Coyote, which offers
workshops for the public. The workshop focuses on educating the public on how to avoid
attracting coyotes into their neighborhood.
Commissioner Huang expressed interest in potentially hosting a workshop in the Rancho
San Antonio area. Commissioner Huang added that he has noticed an increased sighting of
coyotes, deer, mountain lions, wild turkeys, and flocks of 50-100 crows. The crows have been
causing damage to lawns.
Commissioner McCoy also expressed the sighting of coyotes in and around the Regnart
Creek Trail area near city hall.
Mr. Sharp advised that if there is an immediate public safety concern anyone can contact
Fish and Game so as to help with removal of the animals. Mr. Sharp advised that if you
encounter a mountain lion, make yourself look big, flap your jacket big, make loud noise,
never bend down to pick anything up, throw something (even your cell phone) straight at
the animal. If you are on a hike with children keep them close to you and if you encounter a
mountain lion put the child behind you and do the suggested distractions to scare them off.
To minimize coyotes in the neighborhoods, do not leave food out for them and do not feed
them. Also, keep all shrubs cut down in yards so that coyotes cannot make a hidden den for
themselves. Motion lights and motion sprinklers also keep coyotes away. Making loud
noises when coyotes are nearby can help change their behavior.
More information on coyotes can be found at http://www.projectcoyote.org/about/
6. Subject: Future Agenda Items
Recommended Action: Discuss future agenda items
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Deferred to next meeting.
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
7. Subject: Report by the Santa Clara County Fire District
Recommended Action: Receive report by the Santa Clara Fire District Liaison
Assistant Fire Chief Glass reported that during the month of October there were two
structure fires due to the power outages. High gusty winds caused trees to fall and cause
the fires. The structure fire had a monetary loss of about $2,000 in property loss. The second
fire was due to a kitchen fire, no injuries were reported.
Assistant Fire Chief Glass also went on to report that during the month of October there
were 353 calls for service, there was an increase in calls for service due to the power outages
that took place.
The money loss for the year so far has been under $100,000. There were 21 safety events for
the month of October.
Assistant Fire Chief Glass shared with the commission that this will be his last meeting that
he will attend as he was recently promoted to Assistant Fire Chief, since John Justice is
retiring. As of the next meeting, newly promoted Deputy Fire Chief Mark Shumate will be
taking his place.
8. Subject: Report by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office
Recommended Action: Receive report by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office Liaison
Captain Urena reported a brief overview of the stats for the month of October. He also
shared that there were a total of 782 calls for service. The response times for these calls were
also met during the month of October.
Captain Urena also reported that auto burglaries continue to rise. This is something that the
Sheriff’s Office continues to work on but has been difficult as the thieves are very fast and
determined. Captain Urena gave a brief overview of the two robberies that occurred during
the month of October. He completed his report by giving an overview on the domestic
violence incidents in the month of October.
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On October 6, 2019
Victim husband called to report suspect wife threw hot coffee at him while he was holding
their one year old child, and the coffee hit both him and the child. Wife was arrested and
booked into Main Jail.
On October 15, 2019
The victim boyfriend called to report his suspect boyfriend hit him after an argument over
infidelity. The suspect punched the victim in the head several times with a closed fist, threw
the victim to the ground and kicked the victim in the ribs, causing the victim pain and a red
mark on his head. The suspect was arrested and booked into Main Jail.
On October 19, 2019
A nurse at a local Health Center called to report domestic violence involving a patient. The
victim left the facility before police response, saying it wasn’t a big deal. An investigation
revealed the suspect husband slapped and chocked the victim wife and struck the victim in
the face on four different occasions since May of 2019. The suspect was arrested and booked
into Main Jail.
On October 25, 2019
Deputies responded to a disturbance at a residence where the victim wife claimed that her
husband was drunk, pushed her down and pulled her hair after an argument regarding
infidelity. The suspect was arrested and booked into Main Jail.
On October 30, 2019
The victim husband called to report that his wife started hitting him because she did not
agree to their divorce. The victim further alleged that his wife kicked him while he was
holding their baby and threw items at him earlier. The suspect was arrested and booked into
Main Jail.
9. Subject: Report by the City of Cupertino
Recommended Action: Receive report by the City of Cupertino Liaison
Captain Urena reported that the city is currently in the process of looking for a new
Emergency Services Coordinator and Commission Liaison. He added that he would
continue to be the liaison to the commission until a permanent person is identified.
10. Subject: Commissioner Reports
Recommended Action: Receive Commissioner’s Reports
Commissioner Sahai shared that next year’s safety forum should be more carefully planned
so that it does not shadow other presentations that are so closely planned. That would
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hopefully have a better turnout. Captain Urena suggested hosting a day time Safety Forum
to see if the time would accommodate more residents.
Commissioner Nellore shared some feedback that he received from residents. He explained
that turning right onto Bollinger Rd. from Estates Dr. is difficult due to a blind spot.
Residents have brought this complained to Commissioner Nellore in hopes of having the
city review the location of the stop sign. Commissioner Nellore suggested that maybe a
large mirror could be installed so that the traffic trying to make the turn could see a vehicle
approaching.
Captain Urena responded that he would have the Traffic Unit go out and monitor the area
so that the observation can be taken back to the city.
Captain Urena thanked Commissioner Sahai for attending the Mayor’s Meeting and asked
that a commissioner attend future meetings so as to always have representation.
ADJOURNMENT
Commission Chair McCoy adjourned the meeting at 8:44 pm
NEXT MEETING
The next Regular Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.
SUBMITTED BY:
Veronica Lara
West Valley Patrol Division
Santa Clara County Office of the Sheriff
December 2, 2019
APPROVED BY:
_________________________________ ______________________
Robert McCoy Chair Date
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Legislation Text
Subject:Participation in Alert SCC and Pulse Point including migration progress from Cupertino
Alert System to AlertSCC (Huang/McCoy)
Discuss AlertSCC sign ups
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Subject: Public Safety Education and Outreach
a.Public Safety Forum (McCoy/Huang)
b.Senior Safety Forums with focus on mental health (Sahai/Chao)
Receive updated reports and discuss proposals for future forums/workshops
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Subject: Election of new Public Safety Commission Chair and Vice Chair
Elect new Public Safety Commission Chair and Vice Chair
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Subject: Commission Proposals for FY 2020-2021 City Work Program
Provide a list of proposed City Work Program items and identify top three proposals
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Subject: Future Agenda Items
Discuss Future Agenda Items
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Subject: Report by the Santa Clara County Fire District
Receive report by the Santa Clara County Fire District liaison
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Subject: Report by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
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Subject: Report by the City of Cupertino
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Subject: Commissioner Reports
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