​​​Focus on Public Safety​

Meetings​

Meeting Materials & Recordings

​Task Force meetings are open to the public and recorded for the public record. Meeting materials are provided below in advance of the meeting, and recordings are published after the meeting.

• July 2025 - ​Meetings Canceled​
  Based on feedback offered during the first task force meeting, task force leaders – including the Assembly sponsors, third-party facilitators Denali Daniels & Associates, and co-convener Rich Curtner – have cancelled the previously scheduled July meetings. In place of its July meetings, the leadership team will focus on reassessing the task force structure, clarifying opportunities for participation, and exploring new meeting formats that promote broad community engagement. As part of this effort, the Assembly sponsors have launched a community feedback form to gather input on residents’ priorities, values, and lived experiences related to public safety. Community members are encouraged to participate at this link.
  
• June 26, 2025 - First Task Force Meeting​
  The Task Force held its kick-off meeting on June 26th, bringing ​members together to define what success will look like for the group's work and reflect on lessons learned from past efforts. F​acilitators shared the timeline and key deliverables, and members of the public offered comments. ​​
  
• ​Agenda 
• Presentation v2​​​
  
• Recording
  

Background

On April 8, 2025, the Anchorage Assembly passed AR 2025-111​ to establish a community task force to reimagine the former Public Safety Advisory Commission. Denali Daniels & Associates is providing facilitation services to the group. The Task Force will explore the community's role in public safety, consider strategies for community engagement, and develop recommendations for replacing the former Public Safety Advisory Commission by October 21, 2025.

Task Force Members

• Anna Brawley, Anchorage Assembly
  
• ​Carl Jacobs, Anchorage School District Board President
• Cheryl Cox Williams, NAACP Anchorage
  
• Darrell Evans, Anchorage Police Department Employees
• Enei Begaye, Native Movement
• Felix Rivera, Anchorage Assembly
• Julia Luey, VOA Alaska
• Kameron Perez-Verdia, Anchorage Assembly
• Katie Baldwin-Johnson, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority
• Kim Rash, Director Anchorage Health Department
• Mercedes Arciniega, Alaska Public Interest Research Group
• Randi Breager, Abused Women's Aid in Crisis
• Rich Curtner, Alaska Coalition for Justice​
  
• Sean Case, Police Chief, Anchorage Police Department​
• Tafilisaunoa Toleafoa, Pacific Community of Alaska
• ​Thea Agnew Bemben, Special Assistant, Mayor's Office​