CDC 08-15-2019 CUPERTINO DISASTER COUNCIL
Meeting of August 15, 2019
1121 City Hall, 10300 Torre Ave
Cupertino, CA 95014
CUPERTINO 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
APPROVED MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Steven Scharf called meeting to order at 2:07 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Chair:Mayor Steven Scharf
Vice Chair: City Manager Deborah Feng
City Staff:Roger Lee (Director of Public Works),Kristina Alfaro(Director of Finance),Teri
Gerhardt(GIS Manager, designee for Bill Mitchell, Chief Information Officer),Katy
Nomura (Assistant to the City Manager), Clare Francavilla (Emergency Services
Coordinator)
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Subject:Minutes from May 16,2019
Recommended Action: Approve Minutes from May 16,2019
Approved with no modifications.
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ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
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NEW BUSINESS
2. Subject:Proposed amendments to Chapter 2.40 (Disaster Council) of the Cupertino
Municipal Code
Recommended Action:Discuss proposed amendments to Chapter 2.40 (Disaster
Council) of the Cupertino Municipal Code
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Clare F. discussed major proposed changes to the ordinance: definition of'emergency',
change of Chair and Vice-Chair, and others outlined in the staff report.
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Santa Clara County Office of Emergency Services made some recommendations for
additional specifics.
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3.Subject:Presentation to Adopt the City of Cupertino Annex to the Santa Clara County
Community Wildfire Protection Plan(CWPP) as the City of Cupertino Community
Wildfire Protection Plan.
Recommended Action: Receive presentation of the City of Cupertino Annex to the Santa
Clara County Community Wildfire Protection Plan as the City of Cupertino's Community
Wildfire Protection Plan.
Clare F. and John Justice(SCCFD) gave a presentation on the scope and purpose of the
CWPP:mitigation plan compiled by SCCFD with the intent to reduce wildfire risks.This
will be going before the City Council next Tuesday for adoption.
4. Subject:Discussion regarding Public Safety Power Shutoff(PSPS)
Clare F., Dave Flamm, Dana Reed—Discussed currently know threats and hazards of a
PSPS. They gave context for what to reasonably expect.
STAFF AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
5. Subject:Report by the Santa Clara County Fire Department
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Recommended Action:Receive report by the Santa Clara County Fire Department
liaison
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a. Emergency Management
County OEM Provided additional comments regarding the PSPS.
Discussed current annexes the County is working on.Also discussed the Training and
Exercise Program.
b. Community Education
Loren from SCCFD discussed CWPP and PG&E workshops. I'
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6. Su_ bject:City of Cupertino Office of Emergency Services (OES)
Recommended Action: Receive report by the City of Cupertino OES liaison
Clare F. gave a report on OES, including section training,training plan, Continuity of
Operations Plan(COOP) quotes, and annexes to the City EOP.
7. Subject:Report by Citizen Corps
Recommended Action: Receive report by the Citizen Corps liaison
Bob Cascone gave Citizen Corps update.
Next meeting: November 21,2019.
ADJOURNMENT
Adjourned at 3:00 p.m.
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Minutes prepared by:
Bob Cascone
Cupertino OES
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