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MINUTES
MARCH 27, 2017
PUBLIC SAFETY TASK FORCE
REGULAR MEETING
The meeting was called to order at 5:07 p.m. in the City Hall Administrative Conference Room
at 13777 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Members Ray Cosyn, Sudip Ghosal, John Hirokawa, Rebecca
Jepsen, Chuck Page
ABSENT: None
ALSO PRESENT: James Lindsay, City Manager
Crystal Bothelio, City Clerk/Asst. to City Manager
REPORT ON POSTING OF THE AGENDA
Crystal Bothelio, City Clerk/Asst. to the City Manager, the agenda for this meeting was properly
posted on March 23, 2017.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ON NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS
None
AGENDA ITEMS:
1. Nomination of Chair and Vice Chair
Recommended Action:
Nominate a member of the Task Force to the position of Chair and Vice Chair.
PAGE/COSYN MOVED TO NOMINATE JOHN HIROKAWA AS CHAIR. MOTION
PASSED. AYES: COSYN, GHOSAL, HIROKAWA, JEPSEN, PAGE. NOES: NONE. ABSTAIN:
NONE. ABSENT: NONE.
COSYN/GHOSAL MOVED TO NOMINATE CHUCK PAGE AS VICE CHAIR.
MOTION PASSED. AYES: COSYN, GHOSAL, HIROKAWA, JEPSEN, PAGE. NOES: NONE.
ABSTAIN: NONE. ABSENT: NONE.
2. Overview of State and City Laws and Policies
Recommended Action:
Receive brief presentation on the State and City laws and policies that apply to the Public
Safety Task Force.
Crystal Bothelio, City Clerk/Asst. to the City Manager, shared information about the State
and local laws and policies that apply to the Public Safety Task Force.
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3. Review of Public Safety Task Force Objectives & Development of a Proposed Work Plan
Recommended Action:
Receive overview of Council priorities and timeline for the Public Safety Task Force.
Develop a proposed work plan for the Public Safety Task Force based on Council priorities
and timeline of the Public Safety Task Force.
Task Force Member Ghosal requested data to better understand public safety challenges in
Saratoga.
Task Force Member Cosyn noted that the Traffic Safety Commission did thoroughly review
the issue of public safety in Saratoga. He shared some of the Commission’s insights when
considering public safety recommendations.
Task Force Member Jepsen suggested that the overall goal could be to make Saratoga the
safest city in California and the United States.
Chair Hirokawa recommended that in addition to law enforcement data, the Task Force could
also consider data from County Fire and Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT).
Task Force Member Ghosal suggested that data from neighboring cities would also be
helpful.
Public Comment:
Chuck, Saratoga resident
4. Task Force Meeting Schedule
Recommended Action:
Decide on a regular meeting schedule for the Public Safety Task Force.
The Task Force agreed to hold monthly meetings on the 4th Thursday of the month at 6:00
p.m. in the City Hall Administrative Conference Room. The frequency of meetings may be
reduced in the future if monthly meetings are not necessary.
5. Future Agenda Items
Recommended Action:
Consider agenda items for upcoming meetings.
The Task Force agreed to consider the public safety data at the next meeting in order to
understand areas that should be the focus for the work plan. Captain Urena also agreed to
share some anecdotal information about recent trends.
ADJOURNMENT
Chair Hirokawa adjourned the meeting at 6:35 p.m.
Minutes respectfully submitted:
Crystal Bothelio, City Clerk/Asst. to the City Manager
City of Saratoga