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The presenter said the department organized the recommendations into topical sections and is tracking implementation status. The three documents together contain 179 recommendations; the APD presenter summarized completion status across sections and gave examples of changes in policy, training and staffing.

The 15-year internal officer-involved-shooting review included 13 recommendations, the presenter said: seven are complete and six remain in progress. APD said it will expand the existing use-of-force review process so that officer-involved deadly-force incidents receive the same comprehensive post-incident review used for non-deadly-force officer-use-of-force events, with the goal of identifying near-term training and policy needs after critical incidents.

The Chris Darcy administrative review contained 11 recommendations; the presenter said six are complete, three are in progress and two have not yet started. One Darcy recommendation described “enhanced training to identify specific actions for sergeants and lieutenants expected to perform throughout a call,” and the department said it is modifying policy, attaching disciplinary expectations to required supervisory actions and deploying hands-on scenario training to reinforce those expectations.

The CERTA staffing study, finalized in December 2024, yielded multiple recommendations across divisions. Examples the presenter cited:

- Patrol division: 14 recommendations (3 complete, 6 in progress, 5 not started); APD altered late-evening/early-morning shift overlap from 2 hours to 4 hours to increase resources during high-call-volume periods and has been operating on that schedule for five months.

- Crime suppression division: 28 recommendations (14 complete, 7 in progress, 7 not started); APD plans to add two additional intelligence analysts over the year if staffing allows.

- Detective division: 20 recommendations (10 complete, 9 in progress, 1 not started); APD added two domestic-violence–specialist detectives to focus on strangulation and related investigative techniques.

- Administration and internal affairs: 56 recommendations (27 complete, 19 in progress, 10 not started); items include improved internal-affairs training and a pre-hire program for applicants.

The APD presenter said implementation combines policy changes, training and scenario-based practice: the department plans roughly 10 scenario exercises in 2025 tied to recommendations so supervisors and officers can practice revised expectations. The presenter also said the department has begun adding emotional-intelligence modules in the academy and in-service training to address decision-making and officer well-being.

Committee members asked for clearer documentation tying each recommendation to (1) the specific problem it addressed, (2) the policy or training change made in response, and (3) measurable results. The presenter said the department will provide the three studies and a progress dashboard by topic and will publish the staffing study to the public.

Ending: APD did not propose an ordinance or seek a committee vote. The department described an ongoing implementation process that members said they will monitor and requested clearer, item-level reporting of recommendations, corrective actions and outcomes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Public Health & Safety Committee Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Anchorage Police Department briefed the committee on three internal and external reviews that produced 179 recommendations across policy, staffing and investigative practice; APD leaders described progress on many items and a plan for continued implementation and training.","taxTitle","Anchorage Municipality, Alaska","taxId",2653,"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},6196097,"Anchorage health officials report one measles case; city MMR coverage at about 81 percent",433,703000,1136000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3858147-c1865c39593092e1ac959cf1ddc37f15&start=703&end=1136","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3858147-c1865c39593092e1ac959cf1ddc37f15/thumbnail_703000.jpg","/articles/6196097/Anchorage-Municipality/Alaska/Anchorage-health-officials-report-one-measles-case-city-MMR-coverage-at-about-81-percent","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6196097-8d25f4e1de0e2c69f73a1b788c67f62e/orig.mp4?Expires=1773578513&Signature=I9GVwVII6NE104lZPP11aYacvnxeL1ktGvP34x3MRl~vdzNRh~~RmjEGFGEt5CsGsxdmSRyrovrX9bB5pSuCs2tN~NqGnK8k1snq9C6-LYju8slm9WtlH0nZ67TEk7xHXGaD8vCMfF68xh52DRKy2kMJ9~QClBcA-OYFlOkNgC5XvejYmBt7hUzVP9W5lK4MAf8uUspfjpaAJuioUDFlWPUHOb4YNHCiHXxMak1IzqbrtqJvcw4yyI3qW8nVMlFNCFIpzfulX8oESGr2r2vLEMaMjSiZ72lPkJsXZIXFxsYC4qj9Zy~KyWc3TlgtPEa6k2QuSCs~89l2cuYk~~w~Qg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Anchorage Health Department officials on June 11 briefed the committee about a single recent measles case and urged vaccination after they reported local immunization coverage below recommended herd-immunity levels.

Kimberly Rash, director of the Anchorage Health Department, and George Conway, the department’s chief medical officer, told the assembly they learned of a minor diagnosed with measles on May 21. Conway said investigators found no known ill contacts and the child had not traveled. The source of exposure was not identified.

Conway described measles as “one of the most communicable diseases we’re aware of” and said two doses of MMR (measles–mumps–rubella) provide strong protection. He said the state’s January vaccination-coverage report shows Anchorage’s MMR coverage at about 81 percent for the kindergarten/childhood series and that some schools have much lower coverage.

Conway told the committee that, because measles is so transmissible, public-health experts generally estimate herd immunity requires roughly 95 percent vaccination coverage to prevent sustained outbreaks. He said Alaska’s coverage, and Anchorage’s, falls short of that level.

The department described its response to the single case as a public-notification and provider-alert campaign and said it conducted a thorough investigation without identifying a source. Conway said immunoglobulin is available as post-exposure prophylaxis for medically fragile people, and that the department can issue health orders that require immunization in response to additional confirmed cases and identified exposures.

When asked whether the diagnosed minor attended an Anchorage school, Conway said the individual was not a school attendee; the department did not release identifying or confidential information.

Ending: Health officials urged vaccination and vigilance and said the department will continue surveillance, provider alerts and public messaging to try to prevent additional cases. They noted that state law currently allows medical and some religious exemptions, and said changes to exemption rules would be a separate policy discussion at the state level.","Health department officials described a single measles case, said investigators found no travel or known ill contacts, and warned Anchorage MMR coverage is below the roughly 95 percent level needed for herd immunity.",{"_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},6196102,"Municipality starts three-month mobile crisis outreach pilot, allows longer voluntary stays at safety center",3964,189000,4153000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3858147-c1865c39593092e1ac959cf1ddc37f15&start=189&end=4153","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3858147-c1865c39593092e1ac959cf1ddc37f15/thumbnail_189000.jpg","/articles/6196102/Anchorage-Municipality/Alaska/Municipality-starts-three-month-mobile-crisis-outreach-pilot-allows-longer-voluntary-stays-at-safety-center","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6196102-c8cf9eb3447068578b9b313c19aa3add/orig.mp4?Expires=1773578513&Signature=XWe7i~A1R5LbVKrcbhvVFdMvwBNK3gPNdYMw45rGlIzpOsfbqBYhjJwFL9UG4wnW8OeMiW-x~mTR9aPFA93U0QtDN7nB2aGMrjYfJYdRzBcJa5lCQOE5O-ptdmammqK7IzqgBJYJnL48XG4evquKwAFf-2B1yadB2Y4wa3NMYh9gqNRMOgjDfkcFMbUQ1zs-t6-KCFaofXJsEbtu~EeEAV5F2gT31F1mehChZFs4XGofn76Nd19LLbEqIyc1ET-MyMhkI~O-XjNgi55Oeh~GIqH2Ocel3s6APWA8XLioJlXXPsqBJNbDd81Hu7UwVf29Z1VJCxQDf8x3ItMLuvCfYQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Anchorage officials on June 11 announced a three-month pilot to expand mobile crisis outreach and changes to the Safety Center intended to increase voluntary engagement with treatment and case management.

The pilot, which the administration said begins Sunday, June 16, will add a second day-shift Mobile Crisis Team (MCT) vehicle focused on assertive outreach in identified hot-spot areas, officials said. The Safety Center will also accept more voluntary residents for longer stays and provide onsite case-management navigation to treatment and other services.

The project aims to reach people in public places who might be in crisis but are not calling 911 and therefore do not receive a dispatched response. Theo, a representative from the Mayor's Office, said the mobile outreach team will “use our data to kind of inform where and when they'll be engaging with folks” and that increasing assertive outreach is intended to get “the right response to each person where and when they need it.”

Assistant Chief Ben Lewis of the Anchorage Fire Department said the added MCT vehicle — described in briefing materials as “MCT 2” — will target hot spots identified with input from the mayor’s office and department data. Lewis said the vehicle will perform outreach to people who appear “to be suffering very, very close to an emergency before a 911 call happens.” The pilot will run for three months; the department temporarily reduced night MCT coverage to reassign clinicians to the daytime pilot until additional clinicians can be hired.

Fire Chief Doug Shroggy and other presenters said the Safety Center already operates 24/7, but the change lowers the threshold for voluntary admission and permits longer stays for people who are not involuntarily held. The Safety Center’s contractor provides a case-management subcontractor to help people leaving the center connect to detox, treatment, shelter or other resources. Theo described the change this way: allowing people to “be there voluntarily, allow them to be there longer, and then providing more case management to help them get into, other treatment and other options.”

Officials provided examples of how the pilot’s success will be measured. The administration and service providers said they expect to track (1) an increase in documented encounters in target areas, (2) how many people accept transport or other immediate supports, and (3) connections to longer-term care (for example, referrals to the Safety Center, Third Avenue Navigation Center, the health-department clinic, neighborhood health providers, and Southcentral Foundation). The team also plans qualitative reporting: clinicians will record outreach encounters and observations in the department charting platform to inform evaluation.

The administration said the pilot is meant to be iterative. If the outreach team does not meet its objectives, officials said they will revise operations; if it does meet goals, they may expand to nights and pursue continual staffing to provide 24/7 coverage. Officials said a Bloomberg-supported data dashboard is in development and a beta is expected in July to present early outcome measures.

Officials cautioned that increased voluntary stays at the Safety Center are operationally manageable because Safety Center admissions have declined over recent years and the center is not routinely at capacity. Assistant Chief Lewis said the program will emphasize trauma-informed, voluntary engagement and collaboration with existing providers; he said the coalition that manages shelter and navigation providers is a partner in outreach planning.

The pilot reassigns some existing clinician capacity from night coverage in the short term; Lewis said staffing will be increased with additional hires so the department can resume night coverage if the pilot proves successful. The administration emphasized data collection and said it would share regular updates with the committee.

Ending: The pilot and Safety Center changes are administrative actions rather than formal ordinances. Committee members asked for periodic updates and for data that show whether outreach encounters lead to sustainable connections to care; officials said they will provide ongoing reporting and a dashboard view as data become available.","The Anchorage administration and public safety departments launched a three-month mobile crisis outreach pilot and widened eligibility at the Safety Center to allow voluntary, longer stays and on-site case management.","actionData","errors"]

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APD summarizes three reviews with 179 recommendations; officials report partial implementation

Anchorage health officials report one measles case; city MMR coverage at about 81 percent

Municipality starts three-month mobile crisis outreach pilot, allows longer voluntary stays at safety center