HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 06-16-2026 Item No. 7. Santa Clara County Law Enforcement Contract Amendment_Written Communications1
Lauren Sapudar
From:preeti gulati <preeti_gulati80@yahoo.com>
Sent:Tuesday, June 16, 2026 12:13 PM
To:Public Comments
Subject:SROs are needed
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Respected City Council,
As a resident citizen of Cupertino and mom of 2 school age kids who attend Cupertino schools, I urge you
to not de fund school specefic law enforcement officers .
They are truly helpful for safety of kids around the school and their visible presence makes kids
understand the role of law enforcement from an early age.
Kids and , school staff and families can actually see public dollars at work in a very direct manner.
Please consider maintaining this highly important service for the long term benefit of society.
Thank you,
Preeti Gulati
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Lauren Sapudar
From:Long Jiao <longjiao@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, June 16, 2026 8:48 AM
To:City Council; City Clerk
Subject:Protecting Our Youth: A Strategic Solution to the 40% Sheriff Cost Increase
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Dear Honorable Mayor, Members of the City Council, and City Manager,
Please add this email to the official public record as a written communication for Agenda Item 7 at
tonight’s June 16, 2026, City Council meeting.
As a resident of Cupertino and a deeply invested member of our local educational community, I am
writing to express my concern regarding the proposed reductions to our School Resource Officer (SRO)
program. While I completely understand that the recent 40% cost increase from the Santa Clara County
Sheriff’s Department has placed an unprecedented fiscal burden on our city budget, cutting face-to-face
youth safety programs is a step backward for our community's families.
To balance the budget without compromising the safety and mentorship of our students, I urge the City
to consider a structural shift in how we deploy law enforcement resources: automating routine
monitoring to preserve human personnel where they matter most.
Instead of utilizing highly expensive, contract sheriff deputies to conduct routine vehicle patrols of empty
parks, parking lots, and civic perimeters, Cupertino has a unique opportunity to lead the region by
investing in a robot patrol fleet (autonomous outdoor security units).
By pivoting to an automated, 24/7 "observe-and-report" technological framework for baseline perimeter
security, we can achieve substantial long-term savings:
1. Drastic Overhead Reduction: Autonomous patrolling technology operates at a fraction of the
hourly cost of a contract deputy, allowing us to utilize sheriff personnel strictly on an on-demand
basis for active incidents.
2. Resource Realignment: The immense savings generated from automating off-hours and low-risk
patrols can be directly reinvested into keeping our human SROs exactly where their empathy, de-
escalation skills, and mentorship are irreplaceable—safeguarding our local school campuses.
As a tech-forward hub, Cupertino is uniquely positioned to prove that municipal efficiency and public
safety can be enhanced simultaneously through innovation. I strongly encourage the Council to explore a
pilot program for autonomous perimeter security so that we can protect both our city’s fiscal health and
our children’s daily well-being.
Thank you for your tireless leadership, dedication, and open consideration of this modern framework.
Warm regards,
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Long Jiao
Cupertino Resident & Community Member
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Lauren Sapudar
From:Ravi Kiran Singh Sapaharam <ravikiransingh@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, June 16, 2026 3:47 PM
To:City Council; Public Comments; City Clerk
Subject:DO NOT CUT LAW ENFORCEMENT: Fully Fund Public Safety in Cupertino
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Dear Mayor and Members of the Cupertino City Council,
I am writing as a concerned Cupertino resident to strongly oppose the proposed budget cuts to local law
enforcement. Specifically, I disagree with the proposals to eliminate School Resource Officers (SROs),
reduce traffic enforcement, and decrease the number of law enforcement deputies in our community.
Public safety is a fundamental responsibility of local government. Removing law enforcement from
schools compromises the safety of our children, while reducing traffic enforcement and deputy staffing
will negatively impact our quality of life and public security.
I urge the City Council to fully fund law enforcement services and instead seek cost-saving measures in
non-essential areas, such as:
- Eliminating unnecessary consultant contracts and study projects.
- Pausing or scaling back non-essential projects within the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and
Capital Works Program (CWP).
- Reducing internal city staffing and administrative overhead rather than cutting front-line safety
personnel.
Our tax dollars should prioritize a safe environment for our families, businesses, and schools. I ask that
you protect Cupertino's residents by rejecting these cuts to law enforcement.
Thank you for your time and your service to our community.
Regards,
Ravi Kiran Singh
Cupertino Resident