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DeHavilland Triangle Neighborhood Meeting

             Agenda

-Neighborhood Safety and Initiatives- City and Neighborhood issues - Discussion with Hon. Mayor Chuck Page- Neighborhood Safety Watch - Tips and Hints by Captain Terry Calderone.

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Our Objectives of the Neighborhood Yahoo Group

• Yahoo Group started June, 2005• Unify the neighborhood• Get to know each other• Watch out for each other• Neighborhood Safety and Neighborhood Preparedness• Address neighborhood concerns

– Work with city in speeding them along

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Description Status

Proposals at Cox Avenue

1 Add Permanent "Your Speed Is...." sign on Cox (going east near 85 overpass).

 

 Done!

2 Paving of DeHavilland and Shubert Drive and CourtsInstall

Partially Done! Budgeting issue

               3 Install “Saratoga City Limit" sign on Miller

(at Prospect) facing traffic heading south.

 

Done!                   

4 Limit Truck Size (and hours?) on Cox to Equivalent of Highway 85.

 

                      Done! Both sides of Cox @ Saratoga Avenue

and Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road have signs limiting Trucks entry into Cox.

Neighborhood Projects Past & Present

SARATOGA

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Neighborhood Projects Past & Present

5 Eliminate Dual (redundant) Crosswalks near Miller,  repaint existing one at Miller.

Done! Cross walk has been widened. Redundant cross walk eliminated.A glaring pedestrian crossing sign has been placed at this intersection. Two new bright yellow pedestrian crossing signs have been placed at both sides. 

7 "No Thru Traffic" sign facing south on Miller/DeHavilland (near Cox).

8 Reduce Cox Speed Limit from 35 MPH, enforce it. OR Install Stop Signs on Cox at Miller/DeHaviland Intersection

 

Traffic Warrant Study did not qualify the intersection for the reduction in speed. Looking at other options and avenues to make this happen.           

Done!

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Proposed projectsSecurity Camera monitoring of each entry point into our neighborhood

For Discussion 

Add “Security Camera Surveillance” signs at key locations in our neighborhood – below NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH signs

For Discussion

Putting a median on DeHavilland at the Cox entry point close to Miller –for our neighborhood 

           For Discussion

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Objective: Neighborhood Safety Watch- bridges of cooperation instead of walls of isolation

• Criminals know today that they can move through our neighborhoods, unrestricted, committing crime with impunity.

• An effective Neighborhood Safety Watch program provides an important deterrant

• What can this program do for you?– Watch out for each other– Report all suspicious persons and activities in our neighborhood to the

police.• give law enforcement probable cause to approach those individuals and

ask them their business. – Partner with law enforcement, and empower ourselves to protect our

neighborhood– Overcome our fears.– Protect our kids

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Our Focus Geographical Area

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As a result of the Neighborhood Safety Watch Program we have “Neighborhood Watch” signs at two of the entry

points of our neighborhood. Is it helping?

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Saratoga Avenue

Shubert Drive

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Block Captains - Trusted, decisive, pro-active individuals. ZONE Name Phone Address Email

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Key Take-Aways for Block Captains• Maintain an email list / phone list of the 7-10 homes of

your zone.– Use for quick communication, who is on vacation, any

neighborhood breakins– Use phone tree (so don’t have to do all the calling)

• Funnel information to your zone folks

• Pick a backup to take over when you are on vacation

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Information to provide to your block captain

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DeterrentsSpecific action we can take in our neighborhood

• Important to have a neighborhood safety watch in place– Enforce it. Be on your guard.– Not for namesake

• Install security cameras to monitor street intersections that lead into their neighborhood if possible

• Know your neighbors well, watch out for them  and have them watch out for you)– Know what cars they own and the days their pool/home gets

serviced• Call your neighbors if you see any strange car parked by

their home. – Better to err on the side of caution here.

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Deterrents Specific action we can take Outside our home

• Know your neighbors• Think Deadbolts• Lock your fence doors. Specially secure every single door and

window that is backyard facing. These are specially vulnerable as the thieves have all the time in the world to try to break them.

• Protect your phone line, ensure that it cannot be easily snipped• Install a mailbox with a lock to prevent identity thefts • Don’t leave anything valuable in your car, whether visible

or hidden         - That means no ipods or GPS systems sitting on your dashboard • Install Motion Sensor lights in front of your house and behind• Install security cameras front, specially around the entrance and

around your backyard• "Beware of dog" sign is another deterrent. • Put up signs outside your home that this home is under surveillance

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DeterrentsInside the Home

• Alarm systems – –  - Turn on the alarm in the night too prior to sleeping. Home have

been broken into in the middle of the night. – - Ensure that your alarm sound is heard outside the home (place

a unit outside your home)– Motion Sensors, Windows/Door Sensors, Glass sensors,

Outdoor alarm unit• Protect your data (photos, videos, SS#, personal records to avoid

identity thefts, you can even lock your credit history). •  Keep your backup drives locked at a place outside of home eg.

work. Do not keep jewellery at home but in the bank locker. •     Password protect every single computer and hard drive you have

- you don't want someone else to get access to your personal files.• Use protectors for any sliding door to prevent opening,

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Deterrents Specific action we can take when on vacation

• Notify your neighbors• Stop newspaper delivery. Don't leave piles of

newspapers sitting on your porch/ driveway while you are on vacation or even if you are at home

• Stop mail• When you go on vacations, and happen to drive into the

airport long term parking, remove your insurance and registration from the car, and don't leave any paperwork that has your address. There have been cases, specially around T'giving, Xmas, when they break into cars, get the address to then break into the home.

•  Notify Saratoga police you are going to be gone.– Additional patrolling

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Questions?

Do you know who your Block Captain is?

Website http://dehavillandcox.weebly.com

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Timeline

• Who are our 11 Block Captains and their Backups ?

• Explain roles and responsibilities• Display zones on our website• Provide Block captains an excel spreadsheet of

their zone – phone tree• YOU ARE HERE March 2nd Meeting• Neighborhood Safety Watch program in place

after March 2nd.• Sign in April• Segue into other neighborhood projects

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Our zones

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Neighborhood Safety Watch Coordinators

Name Phone Address Email

Rishi Kumar

Clark Miller

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What else?• a) Publish a City of Saratoga Security Best Practises•     - For homes•     - For cars•     - For businesses•     - What to do before we go on vacations•     - How to protect your data (PC)             eg. http://www.lojackforlaptops.com/             eg.http://www.truecrypt.org/ GPS tracking like•     http://www.navigadget.com/index.php/2007/12/16/low-cost-and-low-power-tracking-solution

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/hide_and_seek/s5-poor-mans-lojack-tracking-chips-will-run-for-four-years-cost-2-weigh-nothing-333966.php•     - How to prevent identity thefts (protect mailbox etc)

• b) Collaborate with other cities to figure out what they have done.

• c) Pursue a clear agenda to enhance security in the city - •         - At the national level, the home land security is in charge.•         - we need to take concrete steps and plans within the city•             Be proactive versus Reactive; Strategic steps versus Tactical•         - Recommend security companies for our residents?

• d) Influence the police force to go after the criminals - get reinforcement/collaborate with county•     - what is the record?•     - Have a bi-weekly meeting with police

• e) Putting cameras at key entrances intp the city•     e.g Saratoga Avenue and Cox / Lawrence•       Saratoga Sunnyvale and Cox / Prospect•     Saratoga Avenue and Highway 85•     Downtown intersection (Highway 9 and Big Basin)•      Criminals entering the city should know that they are under the watch.•         Publicize it.

• f) Active patroling in our neighborhoods

• g) Work with Saratoga News to publicize the setps the city is taking•     - Work with San Jose Mercury News to publicize these steps.

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Responsibilities of “Neighborhood Safety” Coordinators

• Setup and governance of Neighborhood Safety Watch• Liaison with city of Saratoga.• Act as law enforcement liaison that informs their group

about law breaking activities that have occurred in the neighborhood.

• Oversees the distribution of materials and information to the Block Captains, who in turn inform the homes in their group. This chain of command reduces duplication andpromotes efficiency and discipline;

• Maintains work and home phone numbers, addresses, names and ages of people in the households as Emergency personnel (911) may need this information;