The 32nd Stanford Board of Representatives Public Health and Safety Committee convened on December 22, 2025, for its inaugural meeting of the term. The primary objective was the introduction of the newly appointed Director of Public Safety, Health, and Welfare, Lou DeRubis. Director DeRubis presented an overview of his 26 years of law enforcement experience, the organizational structure of the Office of Public Safety, and key performance highlights across the Police, Fire, 911 Communications, and Health departments. The meeting concluded with a Q&A session focusing on community engagement, emergency dispatch protocols, and strategies for addressing electric bike safety.
I'm the chair of the uh public safety and health committee. Um so I would now call the meeting. Uh this is the first meeting of the 32nd Stanford Board of Representatives, Public Health and Safety Committee. Um it is now 6:32, and I'll start the meeting. Uh like to quickly take attendance. I'll start with committee members, uh, then other board members who have joined the call, uh, and then our invited guest. So uh first representative Terry Adams, Vice Chair, District Three. Uh not present. If you are present, just sound off with present. Representative David Blank from District 12. Present. Thank you. Uh Representative Matthew Delott from District 16. Present. Yes, thanks, Matt. Uh Representative Michael Field from District 18. Present. Thank you. Um Representative Kara Gildenbride, District 11. Absent. Representative Santa Graham, District 3. Not present. Representative Eric Morrison, District 13 I'm here. And Representative Kendra Walston from District 9. Oh. Um, I did see Karen Camparelli there. Um are there any other members of the board of representatives who are on the call that are not committee members. All right. Um, and then of course, we've got uh Christina and uh Sammy on uh as support, so thank you very much. Uh at this time I'd um like to introduce our guest speaker for this evening, Mr. Lou De Rebus. It is he is the director of the public safety and health and welfare um for the city of Stanford. Uh Mr. De Ribis is a member of the mayor's staff and is a veteran of the Stanford uh fire or assume police department in his role as the director of public safety, health and welfare of the city of Stanford. Uh he is the head of the Office of Public Safety Health Welfare and is responsible for the administration, supervision, performance of all municipal functions related to police, fire, health, social service, rescue, medical emergency service, uh, and emergency management, and unless otherwise provided by the state or federal law is responsible for oversight of all municipal functions related to the abatement and management of environmental contamination. In doing so, the director of public safety health and welfare is responsible for supervision of the activities of the chief of police, the fire chief, and unless otherwise prohibited by state law is responsible for the functions of the fire department and the office of emergency management. As the director of public safety, health and welfare, he is to the extent permitted by state law also responsible for the supervision of the activities of the health director. So all members of the uh public safety and health committee should have received a copy of Mr. De Rubis's um presentation earlier today from Sheila Hughes uh to their Stanford email address. Uh if you have not received that, please uh raise your hand and I will forward it to you. Um the uh intent of the meeting today is to introduce Mr. Rivas to all of us, uh allow him to explain his roles and responsibilities and the functions of his office uh to all the members of the of the um public safety and health committee. Uh and for timeliness, let's hold off on questions until he has finished his presentation, uh, and then I will open the meeting uh to discussion. Uh so at this time I'd like to entertain a motion for Mr. De Rebus to proceed with his presentation. Second. Thank you. It is second, so moved, seconded. Uh now turn the presentation uh over to Mr. De Rebus.