Public Safety Committee

Regular Meeting of the Public Safety Committee June 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM City Council Chambers, City Hall 200 Lincoln Avenue MINUTES 1. CALL TO ORDER Start time: 4:04 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Members Present Councilor Amanda Chavez Member Steven Pilcher Member Cameron Crawford Member Aric Wheeler Member Christine Robertson Vice Chair Ted Bolleter Member Laura Liswood Excused: Member Aurora Martinez Member Bruce Finger There was a quorum. Others in Attendance Interim Chief of Police Ben Valdez, Interim Fire Chief Scott Ouderkirk, Deputy Police Chief Lawrence Barnett, Deputy Chief of Police Amanda Montano, Emergency Management Director Kyle Morgan, Crime Analyst Cassandra Tapia, Asst. Fire Chief Mario Risso, RECC Director Roberto Lujan, RECC Deputy Director Kiesha Chavez, Communications Director Peter Olson, and Admin. Manager Katherine Christner. 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: a motion was made by Member Bolleter, seconded by Member Wheeler, to Approve the Agenda as presented. VOTE: The motion was passed on a voice vote. For: Chair Chavez, Member Bolleter, Member Pilcher, Member Crawford, Member Wheeler, Member Robertson and Member Liswood. Against: None Abstain: None 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Approval of May 19, 2026, Minutes MOTION: A motion was made by Member Bolleter, seconded by Member Wheeler, to Approve the Minutes. VOTE: The motion was passed on a voice vote. For: Chair Chavez, Member Bolleter, Member Pilcher, Member Crawford, Member Robertson, Member Liswood and Member Wheeler. . Against: None Abstain: None 5. PRESENTATIONS a. Follow up to ARU requests. Presented by Assistant Fire Chief Mario Risso and Case Manager Supervisor Matthew Martin. 6. ACTION ITEMS a. Request for Approval of State of New Mexico Special Appropriation Grant Agreement (Firefighter Recruitment Fund) 24-ZI5036-124 Totaling $12,792 to support Santa Fe Fire Department (SFFD) Equipment Reimbursement Program, Scott Ouderkirk, Interim Fire Chief (slouderkirk@santafenm.gov) and Mario D. Risso, Assistant Fire Chief (mdrisso@santafenm.gov). 1. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) to add $12,792 from the Acceptance of the State of New Mexico Special Appropriation Grant Agreement (Firefighter Recruitment Fund) 24-ZI5036-124 into FY26 SFFD Revenue, Scott Ouderkirk, Interim Fire Chief (slouderkirk@santafenm.gov) and Mario D. Risso, Assistant Fire Chief (mdrisso@santafenm.gov). Committee Review: Public Works and Utilities Committee: 06/15/2026 Public Safety Committee: 06/16/2026 Finance Committee: 06/22/2026 Governing Body: 06/24/2026 MOTION: A motion was made by Member Bolleter, seconded by Member Wheeler, to Approve. VOTE: The motion was passed on a voice vote. For: Chair Chavez, Member Bolleter, Member Pilcher, Member Crawford, Member Robertson and Member Wheeler. Against: None Abstain: None b. Request for approval of Year Number 3 of Whole Agreement, July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2027, between the City of Santa Fe and the Santa Fe Firefighters Association International Association of Firefighters – Local 2059 (Mario D. Risso, Assistant Fire Chief - Support Services; (505) 467-9799; mdrisso@santafenm.gov; Charles Gonzales, IAFF Union President – Local 2059; cmgonzales@santafenm.gov) Committee Review: Public Safety: 06/16/2026 Quality of Life: 06/17/2026 Finance Committee: 06/22/2026 Governing Body: 06/24/2026 MOTION: A motion was made by Member Bolleter, seconded by Member Wheeler, to Approve. VOTE: The motion was passed on a voice vote. For: Chair Chavez, Member Bolleter, Member Pilcher, Member Crawford, Member Robertson and Member Wheeler. Against: None Abstain: None 7. DISCUSSION ITEMS 8. MATTERS FROM POLICE, INTERIM CHIEF BEN VALDEZ a. May 2026 Crime Stats and Mapping.  b. May 2026 My90 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: July 21, 2026 15. ADJOURN End time: 5:26 p.m. K S Christner ____________________________________ _______________________________________ Liaison Chair