02-13-2020 Searchable PacketCITY OF CUPERTINO
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION
AGENDA
10300 Torre Avenue, City Hall Conference Room A
Thursday, February 13, 2020
6:00 PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Subject: Minutes from January 9, 2020
Recommended Action: Approve Minutes from January 9, 2020
A - Draft Minutes
POSTPONEMENTS
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
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commission from making any decisions with respect to a matter not listed on the agenda
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
OLD BUSINESS
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
Subject: Future Agenda Items
Recommended Action: Discuss Future Agenda Items
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
Subject: Report by the Santa Clara County Fire District
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Recommended Action: Receive Report by the Santa Clara County Fire District Liaison
Subject: Report by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
Recommended Action: Receive Report by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
Liaison
Subject: Report by the City of Cupertino
Recommended Action: Receive Report by the City of Cupertino Staff Liaison
Subject: Commissioner Reports
Recommended Action: Receive Commissioners' Reports
ADJOURNMENT
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Agenda Item
20-6973 Agenda Date: 2/13/2020
Agenda #:
Subject: Minutes from January 9, 2020
Approve Minutes from January 9, 2020
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CUPERTINO PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION
DRAFT MEETING MINUTES
Thursday January 9, 2020, 6:00 p.m.
Cupertino City Hall, Conference Room A
CALL TO ORDER
Commission Chair Chao called to order this meeting of the Cupertino Public Safety
Commission at approximately 6:02 pm on Thursday January 9, 2020 in the Cupertino City Hall,
Conference Room A, located at 10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, California 95014.
ROLL CALL
Commissioner Present: Yvonne Chao
Neha Sahai
Hymanand Nellore
Robert McCoy
Andy Huang
Commissioner Absent: None
Staff Present: Captain Rich Urena, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Fire Chief Mark Shumate, Santa Clara County Fire District
Others Present: Cupertino Resident John Mumy
Teen Commission Chair Kelly Tung
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Subject: Approve December 12, 2019 Minutes
Recommended Action: Approval of the December 12, 2019 Minutes
Commissioner McCoy motioned to approve the minutes of the December 12, 2019 meeting;
Commissioner Huang seconded the motion; Ayes: Huang, McCoy, Chao, Sahai, Nellore.
Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: None
POSTPONEMENTS
None
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ORAL COMMUNICATION
Mr. Mumy spoke about the traffic in and around Monta Vista High School. He informed
the commission that traffic continues to be a problem in the area. He referenced Bubb
Avenue, Rainbow area and McClellan Road as being the most problematic. Mr. Mumy
further added that a few years back, a young man was run over in the area and he is afraid
it may occur again.
Teen Commission Chair Kelly Tung spoke about the upcoming Hackathon in Cupertino.
She invited the Public Safety Commission to judge the event on the morning of March 21,
2020 as they are in need of four more judges. Ms. Tung added that this year’s theme is
civics. Ms. Tung asked Commissioners to email Staff Liaison Danny Mestizos or her if
interested in being a judge on March 21.
Commissioner Nellore presented outgoing Commissioners McCoy and Huang with a gift
for their work on the commission. He thanked them both and wished them well as this was
their last meeting.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
None
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
Chair Chao spoke about the timing for the Public Safety Forum. Commissioners Huang and
McCoy talked about their experiences in planning the meeting and recommended having
the meeting in the fall. Commissioner McCoy mentioned that last year’s Forum was the first
time he had seen children at the meeting. The Commission identified the months of
September and August as probable months. The location chosen was Community Hall and
duration would be about three hours. Commissioner Sahai would check on availability in
Community Hall and report back next month. The Commission agreed to defer further
conversation on the Forum until the two new Commissioners join the group.
Commissioner Sahai talked about the success of the mental health presentations and
identified the month of March as the next possible event.
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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 top
three proposals
Captain Urena reviewed the topics chosen by the Commission as follows:
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
He further explained that all city commissions are submitting their proposal s and any
feedback will be given later in the year.
4. Subject: Future Agenda Items
Recommended Action: Discuss future agenda items
Defer to next meeting.
STAFF AND COMMISSION REPORTS
5. Subject: Report by the Santa Clara County Fire District
Recommended Action: Receive report by the Santa Clara Fire District Liaison
Deputy Fire Chief Shumate presented the Fire Public Safety Report to the Commission. He
explained that the month of December did not yield any significant events and no high
dollar loss on incidents. He added that a total of 322 total incidents occurred in the month of
December in Cupertino and explained how the response time to incidents during the day is
typically higher around lunch and commute hours but gets better overnight. Deputy Fire
Chief Shumate continued to explain that the report contains a new format which helps cities
and towns better understand the data. Of the 322 calls in Cupertino, 197 were related to
EMS incidents, 28 total fire alarms, and 71 were miscellaneous type of calls. The
miscellaneous calls are calls such as leaking pipes or when a child is locked in vehicle.
Chair Chao asked about the one Rescue Response listed on the report. Deputy Fire Chief
Shumate researched the event and determined that the incident was dispatched as a Rescue
but was not concluded as such.
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Deputy Fire Chief Shumate ended his report by explaining that the city experienced three
minor fires and had 11 community programs with about 1,000 attendees.
6. 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 provided the Commission with a presentation with year-end data. He
explained that he was able to aggregate 2019 data for today’s meeting. The presentation
included identifying the increase and decrease of specific crime. He added that in 2019 the
city experienced a 23% increase in commercial burglaries but a 1% decrease on residential
burglaries. Captain Urena further explained that the city saw an increase in vehicle
burglaries and assaults but a decrease in auto thefts, grand thefts, identity thefts, robberies,
domestic battery and sexual assaults.
Captain Urena went on to report briefly on the types of calls that the Sheriff’s Office
responded to. Captain Urena shared a brief overview of the domestic calls that deputies
handled in December.
Daughter called to report her parents fighting. An investigation revealed the fight turned
physical and both the suspect husband and victim wife had injuries. The husband, who
pushed and hit the wife, was determined to be the dominant aggressor and was arrested and
booked into Main Jail.
An employee at a daycare reported the victim girlfriend ran into the business hysterical,
claiming her boyfriend choked her and was chasing her, so the employee locked the
doors. The suspect boyfriend was located a short time later in the area of the business and
was arrested and booked into Main Jail.
An adult son called to report that his 78 year old step-father slapped his 88 year old mother
in September, but the son just found out. The victim told her family and wrote about the
incident in a journal. The family confronted the suspect about the incident and the suspect
threatened to again hit the victim. The husband was arrested and booked into Main Jail.
The victim wife called to report that she locked herself in the bathroom with her 1 year old
daughter because her husband was yelling at her and she was afraid. A week prior, the
suspect husband pushed the victim into a wall causing the victim to hit her head. The
husband was arrested and booked into Main Jail.
Captain Urena concluded his report by presenting both outgoing Commissioners Huang
and McCoy with a small token of appreciation on behalf of Sheriff Smith and all the men and
women of the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. Captain Urena explained that he
appreciated their support in public safety matters. Both received plaques.
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7. Subject: Report by the City of Cupertino
Recommended Action: Receive report by the City of Cupertino Liaison
None
8. Subject: Commissioner Reports
Recommended Action: Receive Commissioner’s Reports
None
ADJOURNMENT
Commission Chair Chao adjourned the meeting at 7:42 p.m.
NEXT MEETING
The next Regular Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 13, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.
SUBMITTED BY:
Veronica Lara
West Valley Patrol Division
Santa Clara County Office of the Sheriff
January 13, 2020
APPROVED BY:
_________________________________ ______________________
Yvonne Chao Chair Date
CITY OF CUPERTINO
Agenda Item
20-6974 Agenda Date: 2/13/2020
Agenda #:
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
20-6975 Agenda Date: 2/13/2020
Agenda #:
Subject: Future Agenda Items
Discuss Future Agenda Items
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CITY OF CUPERTINO
Agenda Item
20-6976 Agenda Date: 2/13/2020
Agenda #:
Subject: Report by the Santa Clara County Fire District
Receive Report by the Santa Clara County Fire District Liaison
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CITY OF CUPERTINO
Agenda Item
20-6977 Agenda Date: 2/13/2020
Agenda #:
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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CITY OF CUPERTINO
Agenda Item
20-6978 Agenda Date: 2/13/2020
Agenda #:
Subject: Report by the City of Cupertino
Receive Report by the City of Cupertino Staff Liaison
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Agenda Item
20-6979 Agenda Date: 2/13/2020
Agenda #:
Subject: Commissioner Reports
Receive Commissioners' Reports
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