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
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Liaison Chair