01-09-2020 Searchable PacketCITY OF CUPERTINO
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION
AGENDA
10300 Torre Avenue, City Hall Conference Room A
Thursday, January 9, 2020
6:00 PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1.Subject: Minutes from December 12, 2019
Recommended Action: Approve minutes from December 12, 2019
A - Draft Minutes
POSTPONEMENTS
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
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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: Public Safety Education and Outreach
a.Public Safety Forum (Sahai/Nellore)
b.Senior Safety Forums with focus on mental health (Sahai/Chao)
Recommended Action: Receive updated reports and discuss proposals for future
forums/workshops
NEW BUSINESS
3.Subject: Commission Proposals for FY 2020-2021 City Work Program
Recommended Action: Provide a list of proposed City Work Program items and
identify the top three proposals
4.Subject: Future Agenda Items
Recommended Action: Discuss future agenda items
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STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
5.Subject: Report by the Santa Clara County Fire District
Recommended Action: Receive report by the Santa Clara County Fire District liaison
6.Subject: Report by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
Recommended Action: Receive report by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office liaison
7.Subject: Report by the City of Cupertino
Recommended Action: Receive report by the the City of Cupertino staff liaison
8.Subject: Commissioner Reports
Recommended Action: Receive Commissioners' Reports
ADJOURNMENT
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Agenda Item
20-6798 Agenda Date: 1/9/2020
Agenda #: 1.
Subject: Minutes from December 12, 2019
Approve minutes from December 12, 2019
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DRAFT MEETING MINUTES
Thursday December 12, 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 pm on Thursday December 12, 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
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
Deputy Fire Chief Mark Shumate, Santa Clara County Fire District
Others Present: None
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Subject: Approve November 14, 2019 Minutes
Recommended Action: Approval of the November 14, 2019 Minutes
Commissioner Huang motioned to approve minutes of the November 14, 2019 meeting;
Commissioner Nellore seconded the motion; Ayes: Huang, McCoy, Chao, Sahai, Nellore.
Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: None
POSTPONEMENTS
None
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ORAL COMMUNICATION
Commissioner McCoy shared with the commission that Commissioner Huang, Captain
Urena, Lt. Valenzuela and himself payed a visit to the Fire monthly meeting to present a
plaque to retiring Assistant Fire Chief John Justice. Commissioner Huang also presented a
small token of appreciation to Assistant Fire Chief Glass. The Commission wishes Assistant
Fire Chief Glass the best of luck in his new role. Commissioner McCoy also welcomed
Deputy Fire Chief Shumate to the commission.
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 gave a brief update on the number of residents signed up with
AlertSCC as follows:
Nextdoor: 19,171
Twitter: 4,887
Facebook: 4,030
Instagram: 1,159
Alert SCC
Citizen SMS: 2,297
Citizen Email: 1,190
Commission Huang shared that AlertSCC has been an ongoing working topic for the past 10
years. Commissioner Huang would like to propose that the commission remove this item
from the agenda so that it would allow space to be used for a new topic. Commissioner
Huang suggested that once the city hires a replacement for Ms. Francavilla’s role then they
can keep the commission updated. He added that the item does not need to be a regular
working topic on the Public Safety Commission agenda. Assistant Fire Chief Glass also
suggested keeping the public informed of the program at community events that have large
crowds. Captain Urena agreed with Assistant Fire Chief Glass.
Commissioner Huang proposed to remove the AlertSCC/Pulse Point from the agenda.
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Commissioner Huang motioned to remove AlertSCC/Pulse Point from the agenda;
Commissioner Nellore seconded the motion; Ayes: Huang, McCoy, Chao, Sahai, Nellore.
Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: None
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 McCoy announced that the new Subcommittee for the Public Safety Forum
will be Commissioner Nellore and Commissioner Sahai. Commissioner McCoy suggested
that the room be booked as soon as possible as the earlier in the year the better. He added to
start advertising the event at minimum 4 months ahead. The line-up and layout can be
discussed at a later time.
Commissioner Sahai and Commissioner Chao will continue with the Senior Safety Forums
since they have had a good turnout.
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
Commissioner Huang nominated Commissioner Chao to act as the new Public Safety Chair.
Commissioner Huang motioned to nominate Commissioner Chao as the new Public Safety
Commission Chair; Commissioner Chao seconded the motion; Ayes: Huang, McCoy, Chao.
Noes: None. Abstain: Sahai, Nellore. Absent: None
Commissioner Nellore nominated Commissioner Sahai to act as the Vice Chair of the Public
Safety Commission.
Commissioner Nellore motioned to nominate Commissioner Sahai as the Public Safety
Commission Vice Chair; Commissioner Sahai seconded the motion; Ayes: Huang, McCoy,
Chao, Sahai, Nellore. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: None
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
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Captain Urena went on to share with the group a brief overview on the process for
identifying topics for the new fiscal year work plan. He explained t he need to consider cost
and resources as they decide what items should be on the work plan.
The Commission discussed the following potential items for the FY 2020-2021 Commission
work plan:
Wildlife Informational Presentation
Women’s Self Defense Workshop
Promoting Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Wildfire Safety (Frequent Information to Residents)
Presentation on Package Theft
Partner with Sheriff’s Office Bring Awareness to Vehicle Burglary Problem
Public Safety Forum
Senior Safety Presentations
Gun Safety
After considering the all the discussed topics, the Commission agreed to add the following
items as their FY 2020-2021 work program in the following order:
1. Partner with Sheriff’s Office to Bring Awareness to Vehicle Burglaries
2. Public Safety Forum
3. Domestic Violence Awareness Month
4. Wildfire Safety Awareness
Commissioner Chao motioned to propose the following topics as the new work plan for the
Public Safety Commission FY 2020-2021; Commissioner Sahai seconded the motion; Ayes:
Huang, McCoy, Chao, Sahai, Nellore. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: None
6. Subject: Future Agenda Items
Recommended Action: Discuss future agenda items
None
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
Deputy Fire Chief Shumate explained that the Fire Department is the process of updating
the public safety reports. The new reports will be more resourceful as they will not be all
graph data, but will include a map that will show the areas of where the calls for services are
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from. During the month of November there were 317 calls for service. The month of
November did not experience a significant dollar loss. Also during the month of November
the response times were met.
Deputy Fire Chief Shumate also shared that during the month of November there were 11
Community Educational Events, with about 1,000 attendees.
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 that for the month of November there were a total of 839 calls for
service. There were a few priority 3 calls that the response times were not met, but response
times for priority 2 and 1 calls were met.
Captain Urena went on to report briefly on the types of calls that th e Sheriff’s Office
responded to. Captain Urena shared a brief overview of the domestic calls that deputies
handled in November.
On November 5, 2019
Deputies responded to Homestead High where a female student reported being pushed by
her boyfriend, who was also a student at the school. An investigation revealed the suspect
boyfriend forcibly grabbed the victim girlfriend by the wrist and pushed her down after an
argument. The suspect was arrested and booked into Juvenile Hall.
On November 10, 2019
The victim wife called to report her husband pushed her on the chest once after an
argument. The husband was arrested and booked into Main Jail.
On November 19, 2019
The victim husband called to report his wife slapped him across the face while he was on the
toilet, out of jealousy. The suspect wife was arrested and booked into Main Jail.
On November 20, 2019
The victim ex-boyfriend’s lawyer suggested the victim call police to report prior domestic
violence on 10/14, when the victim alleged the suspect slapped him across the face and
scratched him causing injury, since the suspect ex-girlfriend previously obtained a
restraining order against him. The case is being submitted for DA review.
On November 25, 2019
An Investigator called to report a victim in one of their cases texted them stating the suspect
boyfriend (restrained party in a criminal order protecting the victim) showed up to the
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victim’s house the previous day, got into an argument with the victim and h ead-butted the
victim in the face, causing visible injuries. The suspect is known and at large.
9. Subject: Report by the City of Cupertino
Recommended Action: Receive report by the City of Cupertino Liaison
None
10. Subject: Commissioner Reports
Recommended Action: Receive Commissioner’s Reports
None
ADJOURNMENT
Commission Chair Chao adjourned the meeting at 8:58pm
NEXT MEETING
The next Regular Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 9, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.
SUBMITTED BY:
Veronica Lara
West Valley Patrol Division
Santa Clara County Office of the Sheriff
December 26, 2019
APPROVED BY:
_________________________________ ______________________
Yvonne Chao Chair Date
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Agenda Item
20-6801 Agenda Date: 1/9/2020
Agenda #: 2.
Subject: Public Safety Education and Outreach
a.Public Safety Forum (Sahai/Nellore)
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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Agenda Item
20-6802 Agenda Date: 1/9/2020
Agenda #: 3.
Subject: Commission Proposals for FY 2020-2021 City Work Program
Provide a list of proposed City Work Program items and identify the top three proposals
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Agenda Item
20-6803 Agenda Date: 1/9/2020
Agenda #: 4.
Subject: Future Agenda Items
Discuss future agenda items
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Agenda Item
20-6804 Agenda Date: 1/9/2020
Agenda #: 5.
Subject: Report by the Santa Clara County Fire District
Receive report by the Santa Clara County Fire District liaison
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Agenda Item
20-6805 Agenda Date: 1/9/2020
Agenda #: 6.
Subject: Report by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
Receive report by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office liaison
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Agenda Item
20-6806 Agenda Date: 1/9/2020
Agenda #: 7.
Subject: Report by the City of Cupertino
Receive report by the the City of Cupertino staff liaison
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Agenda Item
20-6807 Agenda Date: 1/9/2020
Agenda #: 8.
Subject: Commissioner Reports
Receive Commissioners' Reports
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