Public Safety Committee — Tue, Sep 15, 2026 · 4.a 8/18/26 Minutes
Regular Meeting of the Public Safety Committee August 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM City Council Chambers, City Hall 200 Lincoln Avenue MINUTES 1. CALL TO ORDER Start time: 4:03 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Members Present Councilor Amanda Chavez Member Aurora Martinez Member Aric Wheeler Member Christine Robertson Vice Chair Ted Bolleter Member Bruce Finger Member Cameron Crawford Member Laura Liswood There was a quorum. Others in Attendance Interim Chief of Police Ben Valdez, Interim Fire Chief Scott Ouderkirk, New Mexican Reporter Nichalas Gilmore, Wildland Superintendent Nathan Miller, Deputy Chief of Police Amanda Montano, Deputy Chief of Police Lawrence Barnett, Emergency Management Director Kyle Morgan, Admin. Manager Katherine Christner, Crime Analyst Cassandra Tapia, and RECC Director Roberto Lujan 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: A motion was made by Member Wheeler, seconded by Member Bolleter to Approve the Agenda as presented. VOTE: The motion was passed on a voice vote. For: Chair Chavez, Member Bolleter, Member Martinez, Member Wheeler, Member Robertson, Member Finger, Member Crawford, and Member Liswood Against: None Abstain: None 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Approval of July 21, 2026 Minutes MOTION: Member Bolleter moved to approve minutes, Member Wheeler seconded VOTE: The motion was passed on a voice vote. For: Chair Chavez, Member Bolleter, Member Martinez, Member Finger, Member Crawford, Member Robertson, Member Liswood, and Member Wheeler. . Against: None Abstain: None 5. PRESENTATIONS 6. ACTION ITEMS 7. DISCUSSION ITEMS 8. MATTERS FROM POLICE: INTERIM CHIEF BEN VALDEZ a. July 2026 Crime Stats and Mapping b. July 2026 My 90 survey results 9. MATTERS FROM FIRE: INTERIM CHIEF SCOTT OUDERKIRK 10. MATTERS FROM EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR KYLE MORGAN 11. MATTERS FROM RECC DIRECTOR ROBERTO LUJAN 12. MATTERS FROM THE COMMITTEE 13. MATTERS FROM THE CHAIR 14. NEXT MEETING: September 15, 2026 15. ADJOURN End time: 4:38 p.m. K S Christner ____________________________________ _______________________________________ Liaison Chair