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The measure, introduced as bill 2024‑18 with an ordinance number to be determined, was sponsored by Councilors Amanda Chavez, Pilar Faulkner and Lee Garcia. Sponsors said separating the departments will clarify roles, reduce internal competition for scarce resources and allow each department to pursue work tailored to its mission. Faulkner said separating the departments would allow “breathing room” for the newly configured departments to set priorities and budgets.

Opposition and concerns
Councilor Kelsey Castro spoke against the legislation, saying the change was rushed and that emergency management and other coordination functions might be better considered in separate legislation. Castro and others urged careful follow-up to protect coordination and emergency-management capabilities. City management and department chiefs told the committee they have operated under both structures in recent months and reported that direct-reporting to the city manager in the interim had improved operational coordination in some instances.

Text and implementation
City staff read the bill as amending section 2‑8 of the Santa Fe City Code (SFCC 1987), changing the department title from Community Health and Safety to Health and Human Services, removing the police and fire departments from that section, and creating new sections 2‑8.8 and 2‑8.9 for the Police Department and the Fire Department respectively. Sponsors told the committee this vote is the first step in a series of code changes; additional ordinances will follow to address emergency management, code enforcement, and other departmental responsibilities.

Committee vote
A motion to adopt the ordinance passed on a roll call vote. The recorded votes were: Councilor Kelsey Castro — No; Councilor Amanda Chavez — Yes; Councilor Lee Garcia — Yes; Councilor Pilar Faulkner — Yes; Chair (Madam chair) — Yes. The motion and second were entered on the record but not attributed to a named mover or seconder in the transcript.

Why it matters
Sponsors said the reorganization aims to reduce bureaucratic friction and allow Police, Fire and Health and Human Services to pursue clearer, mission‑aligned priorities. Detractors urged the council and staff to ensure coordination mechanisms, emergency-management capacity and budgeting transparency are preserved as the city moves to implement the change.

Next steps
Staff and sponsors said additional legislation will follow to define the new department lines, to address emergency management and to propose code changes for functions such as code enforcement and risk management. Committee members requested follow-up materials about how the change will affect budgeting, reporting lines and emergency-management responsibilities.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Quality Of Life Committee Meeting 2-5-2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Quality of Life Committee on Feb. 5 voted to approve a bill to amend Santa Fe’s code so the Police and Fire departments are no longer grouped under the Community Health and Safety title and to create a separate Health and Human Services department.","taxTitle","Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico","taxId",2727,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6349859,"Chief, vendor outline ShotSpotter pilot; city will seek state grant for two-square-mile coverage",2151,2391000,4542000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2235988-e57444e1b396c5705dcdc8a8c00226dc&start=2391&end=4542","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2235988-e57444e1b396c5705dcdc8a8c00226dc/thumbnail_2391000.jpg","/articles/6349859/Santa-Fe/Santa-Fe-County/New-Mexico/Chief-vendor-outline-ShotSpotter-pilot-city-will-seek-state-grant-for-two-square-mile-coverage","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6349859-451178c566eb032f4d8d387c71e25e69/orig.mp4?Expires=1773614490&Signature=Xh5oG0q3CH329CwnnUk3ii7mcaLuI0~NrnIDiRCbSElShSos5UfQLRW-xpATKCCGN2rrTA58tsN6jc4ZuRb0aNpKK3UJ~04ZfP0nQvS0Z~JFBnvefynxn0kQfZeieeMcIxdiU-5uociDH33~hIa1AcT3VGAPD5eX2zbb1A5O-1zaVFUDCHVvwiu4vPR5Lsc6pXiJlXAN0~mdm7K5PLIW0NoQPdJd4rUic1sINo5Z4ba1~Wgq03e4imUG2YTqvhhitedOS4CefVaYnUnzxwgAibalE0OqdQR0f37Ml8h6g1dHUnF1Iliu4HgS~2hbo2sCIR3GtqIcjQ5MGByQEFB99g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Santa Fe police and a vendor on Feb. 5 presented a planned gunshot-detection pilot intended to alert officers quickly to outdoor gunfire and to supply data for community outreach, evidence recovery and hospital or school‑based interventions.

Terry Green, Western director for SoundThinking (formerly ShotSpotter), described how rooftop or pole-mounted acoustic sensors detect impulsive sounds above roughly 110 decibels, the vendor’s vetting and alert process, and post‑detection analytics the company markets as “Data for Good.” Green said the vendor’s analysis of computer-aided dispatch and reports from January 2020 through June 2023 identified two roughly two‑square‑mile coverage areas that together accounted for about 43% of citywide calls in which a gun was used.

Pilot design and funding
Chief Paul Joy and Director Julie Sanchez described the pilot as a one-year, data-driven test funded by a Department of Health grant the city will present for approval. Director Sanchez told the committee the city has set aside about $380,000 in grant funding to cover the two-square-mile pilot for one year.

Cost and deployment
Terry Green said the company’s published price is $75,000 per square mile per year, which the vendor said includes sensors, vetting/alerting services and analytical dashboards. Green said a typical installation timeline averages about one month per square mile but can be faster when the jurisdiction controls street-light poles or other mounting infrastructure. The company’s service-level guarantee is 60 seconds for an initial alert; Green said many alerts arrive in under 60 seconds.

Capabilities and evidence
Presenters said the system provides precise coordinates, time stamps, waveform audio and a vendor‑vetted classification of the impulse as gunfire. The vendor showed how officers can receive in‑car or dispatch alerts, and how metadata — including the number of casings recovered and rounds fired — can help investigations and feed into the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) when casings are recovered. The vendor and police described community-oriented follow-up: welfare checks, door hangers and analytical dashboards for schools, hospital partners and outreach providers.

Privacy, access and legal issues
Vendor representatives said the system is audio-only (no continuous microphone recordings of conversations) and does not provide video unless the city chooses to integrate it with existing cameras. The company said the city controls access; data are hosted securely and user accounts are set by the police department administrator. The presenter said master‑service terms and data-retention policies are specified in a contract and can be tailored in negotiation.

Questions and concerns from the committee
Councilors asked how the pilot areas were chosen and whether focusing on hot spots could push crime into other neighborhoods. Chief Joy and the vendor said the selection was data-driven and that many jurisdictions expand coverage over time; the vendor noted some cities later obtained federal or state funds to grow coverage. Councilor Lee Garcia pressed for a citywide plan and asked how much it would cost to expand coverage; vendor representatives said the cost is linear by square mile and encouraged starting in known hot spots and expanding as funding allows.

Committee members also asked whether the alert could be pushed to EMS so medics arrive faster; the vendor said dispatch configurations are up to the city and the system can notify other first responders if the department chooses. Councilors requested a report on best practices and known community concerns: vendor officials acknowledged some jurisdictions have later reduced or paused use of acoustic detection and named Chicago and Suffolk County as examples; the committee asked staff to include accounts of those experiences in materials for any contract decision.

Why it matters
Police and public-health staff said faster, accurate detection of gunfire can shorten response times, increase opportunities for life-saving interventions and provide more recoverable forensic evidence. Councillors emphasized they expect more implementation detail, contract terms, third‑party audits of accuracy and community‑engagement plans before any citywide rollout.

Next steps
Director Sanchez said the Department of Health grant proposal will be presented to the council in the near term. If approved, the city will begin sensor deployment under a one‑year pilot and return to the committee with data and recommended next steps.","Police and vendor representatives described a proposed gunshot-detection pilot covering two hot-spot areas. The vendor said sensors provide vetted location alerts in 30–60 seconds; the vendor quoted $75,000 per square mile and a one‑year, two‑square‑mile pilot cost of about $380,000 under a state grant.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6349864,"Santa Fe outlines youth violence interruption pilot, directs ARPA and state funds to community partners",976,282000,1258000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2235988-e57444e1b396c5705dcdc8a8c00226dc&start=282&end=1258","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2235988-e57444e1b396c5705dcdc8a8c00226dc/thumbnail_282000.jpg","/articles/6349864/Santa-Fe/Santa-Fe-County/New-Mexico/Santa-Fe-outlines-youth-violence-interruption-pilot-directs-ARPA-and-state-funds-to-community-partners","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6349864-530de2aa26e16d884233e5fca2f0db28/orig.mp4?Expires=1773614490&Signature=JXsShNFDd5oSovHXb4go8gMee8S4H8nFwGjEzLOqt1bpthG126SL2-scnIWkBcPyhii~4zqeXi5Z-Ku2R9oDugbEZ3CH~tysuGfFX2a0jjpUHr-34M59MV5zcmC-a9nf5iSuFyUtBBey~K6WglD1akaBw0HXMy2Q3FXKPoISnHLpe-Cdw59ukGKm2DG~TbRwEXI1sLC19QwGtmnZOlqBkwxglvUSWA7fnABGvoKiaJQKv5d9Eax5It~GMJP8X0E7Zp47gJI04t79SjUGAvAno9EQ3ON05rWTNNFpCUU-DyySoFNnHhjjIrlgi4dZgzTXnsHJFuVi3gho8XgRebeKzA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Santa Fe officials on Feb. 5 described a new youth community violence interruption pilot that city staff, Santa Fe County and the police department say is intended to prevent youth gun and gang violence by centering restorative justice, wraparound case management and community-led referral pathways.

The pilot is funded by a mix of federal ARPA dollars, state and local grants and county allocations. Julie Sanchez, director of Youth and Family Services for the City of Santa Fe, told the committee the city awarded roughly $923,000 in ARPA funds in two rounds to local providers and plans to sustain core work for at least two years. Sanchez said the awards supported prevention and education programs in schools in the first round and diversion and interruption services in the second round.

The project’s goals and values, consultant Dr. Elizabeth Silva said, were formed by community stakeholders and emphasize centering youth and families most affected by violence, avoiding service duplication, operating from restorative-justice principles, and addressing systemic drivers such as poverty and racial inequity. Silva described a multidisciplinary task force to coordinate referrals and to co-develop case plans with young people and their families.

Program design and partners
Dr. Silva and staff described a tiered model: education and prevention in schools, diversion and interruption for youth at risk of perpetration or victimization, and a community-based healing curriculum. Providers the presentation listed as funded or contracted included New Mexicans to Prevent Gun Violence, Santa Fe Public Schools (including a WAVE mural project and restorative-justice program), Resolve New Mexico, Girls Inc. of Santa Fe, Gerard’s House, and Youthworks. The Mountain Club was named as a lead partner on a community-healing curriculum under development.

Sanchez said Santa Fe won several additional grants: an application with the police department to the New Mexico Department of Health that will come to the council for approval, state funding from CYFD for juvenile-justice work, and local allocations including support from the Children and Youth Commission. An external evaluation contract with Aspen Solutions was described as the mechanism to measure program outcomes; city staff and partners also plan focus groups with the New Mexico Sentencing Commission to gather youth and family feedback.

Target population and referral pathways
Presenters said the pilot prioritizes youth “pre‑adjudication” — that is, young people at high risk for becoming entangled with the formal justice system — but will not exclude opportunities to serve youth post‑detention. Referral streams under development include Santa Fe Public Schools, law enforcement, juvenile probation, and the district attorney’s office. Staff emphasized screening for social determinants of health and offering wraparound case management, peer supports and restorative practices rather than focusing solely on individual behavior.

Evaluation and timeline
Sanchez told the committee the city has dedicated funding to continue core work for two years and that a realistic horizon to see cultural and measurable changes could be five to seven years. Aspen Solutions will provide quantitative metrics; the city said it also will collect qualitative feedback from participating youth and families to shape program delivery.

Committee response
Council members praised the collaborative design but pressed presenters on data and evaluation. Councilor Lee Garcia asked about the source and validity of historical juvenile-crime charts; staff said juvenile-justice measures and outcomes were drawn from CYFD and cautioned that pandemic-era reporting and enforcement priorities affected counts. Council members also asked how the program would serve youth of mixed immigration status; presenters said the target was pre‑adjudication intervention but that referral pathways include post‑detention services when appropriate.

Why it matters
City and county officials framed the pilot as an upstream, community-led approach that combines prevention, diversion and healing to reduce youth gun and gang violence. The city tied the program to federal ARPA funds and state grant applications, and staff said they will return to the committee with evaluation findings and further implementation details.

Next steps
Staff said the city will present the Department of Health grant for approval and begin contracting with selected community providers. Presenters asked the committee for continued oversight and updates as the evaluation and referral protocols roll out.","City presenters described a multi-agency, restorative-justice–centered pilot aimed at preventing youth gun and gang violence. City and county leaders said about $923,000 in ARPA funds plus state grants will support a two-year pilot with wraparound services and school-based prevention.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6349849,"Committee approves $1.2M contract with Santa Fe Public Schools for work-based learning internships",102,5296000,5398000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2235988-e57444e1b396c5705dcdc8a8c00226dc&start=5296&end=5398","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2235988-e57444e1b396c5705dcdc8a8c00226dc/thumbnail_5296000.jpg","/articles/6349849/Santa-Fe/Santa-Fe-County/New-Mexico/Committee-approves-12M-contract-with-Santa-Fe-Public-Schools-for-work-based-learning-internships","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6349849-0f09efcfd3b54f8d2660f2dcbe54c12f/orig.mp4?Expires=1773614490&Signature=f7OQsxVom1ugrIAWiRU2-6cekw5kQo9dvxzYGo2vthulyA8Hf689dzyZyKENeA1pABzaVhvnJ96U0~HNKv0yjZKy3U5D0epzsC2suk6nR1scZ48qycc3Iqd~9FfllrlTL9~fPPTo58ENeNimAJ-QB-pprrZY5SMUD8QGABRVFkW30HVLMLls3u6ANxaOGuj-j991~~7sWrxEkcP3xbmxTK4VV21IBLIIsiWjjDZDRghm5Q1GezoRpXd8VQIQAl0qSRmdfbx8xFZIM0cMVC-~5tBqoNg3E8YEKJAiLOdSpKhWBCZely5aXFUs2xL8qqI1FPjhLhxyjlQadmoZJUYLLQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Quality of Life Committee on Feb. 5 approved a professional services contract with Santa Fe Public Schools to continue a work‑based learning internship program. The contract uses one‑time funding totaling $1,200,000 for a four‑year term, city staff said.

Lizzie Portillo, economic development specialist, and Johanna Nelson, director of the Office of Economic Development, appeared with the item. Councilor Amanda Chavez told the committee she would recuse herself from the item because she is employed by Santa Fe Public Schools. The meeting record later shows a roll-call for the item in which all present members voted yes.

Vote and procedure
The committee approved the contract on a motion to approve as amended; the roll-call recorded: Councilor Castro — Yes; Councilor Chavez — Yes; Councilor Garcia — Yes; Councilor Faulkner — Yes; Chair (Madam chair) — Yes. The transcript shows Councilor Chavez earlier stated she would recuse herself; committee members and staff did not call out a corrected roll call during the meeting. The committee did not provide further detail on the amendment during the public portion.

Program purpose and next steps
City staff described the contract as a continuation of work‑based learning and internships intended to connect students to employer partners and to expand youth workforce development. Staff said the item had been pulled for recusal and discussion; Portillo and Nelson answered questions from councilors about program barriers and indicated the item would proceed to relevant subcommittees for additional input.

Why it matters
The contract continues a multi-year city partnership intended to place students in internships and to strengthen employer connections to local schools. Staff said they would provide committee and subcommittee briefings as needed.","The committee approved a four-year, $1.2 million professional services contract to continue a work-based learning internship program with Santa Fe Public Schools. One councilor announced a recusal before the vote; roll-call minutes recorded unanimous yes votes.","actionData","errors"]

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