Summer Meeting 2025: Albuquerque, NM!

Moderator: Scarlet Neath, Senior Advisor, Policing Project at NYU Law

Amanda Harrington, Director of Community Safety, City of Minneapolis, MN

• Scarlet Neath & Amanda Harrington – Slide Deck

Ryan Smith, Director of Community Safety, City of Durham, NC

Mayor Leonardo Williams, City of Durham, NC

• Ryan Smith & Mayor Leonardo Williams – Slide Deck

Jodie Esquibel, Director of Community Safety, City of Albuquerque

Mayor Tim Keller, City of Albuquerque, NM

• Jodie Esquibel & Mayor Tim Keller – Slide Deck

Unabbreviated sources:

1. Sending Unarmed Responders Instead of Police: What We’ve Learned, Christie Thompson, Jul. 25, 2025
2. Designing a Reimagined System, Reimagining Public Safety, The Policing Project at NYU School of Law.
3. 12 Million Calls Initiative, The Policing Project at NYU School of Law, 2025
4. A Revolution in Public Safety Is Underway, Barry Friedman, Max Markham, and Scarlet Neath, The New York Times, May 30, 2025.
5. Unarmed Public Safety Response Pilot Update – Q4, City of Minneapolis, MN, Mar. 29, 2023.
6. How Durham, North Carolina, Got Police Onboard with Unarmed Crisis Response, Ryan Levi, International City/County Management Association, May 1, 2025.
7. Answers to common questions about the HEART crisis response program, City of Durham, NC.
8. Heart: Holistic Empathetic Assistance Response Team Brochure, City of Durham, NC.
9. Three years of service from Community Safety first responders, City of Albuquerque, NM, May, 2025.
10. Albuquerque Community Safety Call Types, City of Albuquerque, NM
11. Albuquerque Community Safety Current Academy Training Plan for New Responders, City of Albuquerque, NM.
12. Albuquerque Community Safety’s Violence Intervention Program, City of Albuquerque, NM, May 2025.

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1. Mayor Sangeetha Rayapati, Moline, IL – Internship Program
2. Mayor Emily Kuhn, Middleton, WI – Increase Housing Stock
3. Mayor Jim Paine, Superior, WI – Scenery and Home Landscape Pilot Program
4. Mayor Brian Kulpa, Amherst, NY – Workforce Housing Policy
5. Mayor Amy Bublak, Turlock, CA – Integrated Public Safety Technology Platform
6. Mayor Charles Maughn, Corvallis, OR – Multi Unit Property Tax Exemption (MUPTE) Program
7. Mayor Andrea Davis, Missoula, MT – Mayor’s Task Force on City Land Redevelopment
8. Mayor Melanie Kebler, Bend, OR – Utility Billing Improvements
9. Satya Rhodes-Conway, Madison, WI – Complete Green Streets Guide

Moderator: Mayor Tim Keller, City of Albuquerque, NM

Sonya Lara, Director of Office of Equity & Inclusion, City of Albuquerque, NM

Jonathan Miller, Chief Program Officer, Public Rights Project

David Chiu, City Attorney, City of San Francisco, CA

Nahal Zamani, Director of State Campaigns, American Civil Liberties Union

For this session’s slides, please reach out to MIP staff member, Quincy Midthun.

Unabbreviated Resources:

1. L4GG Guidance Brief: Executive Orders and Protecting Your Federal Funding, Lawyers for Good Government, 2025.
2. Messaging & Narrative Guide: Protecting Immigrant Rights Under a Hostile Federal Administration, Local Progress, Jun. 2025.
3. Defend ABQ: City Launches Public Dashboard to Track Threats and Action, City of Albuquerque, NM, Apr. 4, 2025.
4. Mayor Keller Issues Executive Order to Protect Immigrant Rights in Albuquerque; City Councilors Plan Legislation to Further Codify Immigrant Protections, City of Albuquerque, NM, Jul. 21, 2025.
5. Strengthening the City of Albuquerque’s Commitment to Defending Our Immigrant-Friendly City Through Inclusive Protection of Immigrant and Refugee Populations, City of Albuquerque, NM, Jul. 21, 2025
6. More cities, counties join immigrant sanctuary lawsuit seeking to block Trump funding cuts, Tim Henderson, Stateline, Jul. 9, 2025.
7. What Are Sanctuary Cities and Why Is Trump Targeting Them?, Rebecca Schneid, Time Magazine, Feb. 13, 2025.

For this session’s full briefing book, please reach out to MIP staff member, Quincy Midthun.

Moderator: Kate Wright, Executive Director, Climate Mayors

Rae Ulrich, Senior Director, Ten Across at Arizona State University – Slide Deck

Mayor Travis Stovall, City of Gresham, OR – Slide Deck

Mayor Tim Keller, City of Albuquerque, NM

Mayor Kate Gallego, City of Phoenix, AZ

Unabbreviated Resources

1. Framework for a Heat Ready Nation, Grace Wickerson & Melissa Guardaro Federation of American Scientists, Jul. 2025
2. City of Gresham introduces first-ever climate action plan, Allison Gutleber, KATU2, May 6, 2024
3. City of Gresham awarded millions to address urban heat islands, Daisy Caballero & Luisa Anderson, KGW8, Jul. 11, 2024
4. Council Bill No. o-24-59, City of Albuquerque, NM, Dec. 29, 2024
5. Executive Order on the Preservation and Stewardship of Albuquerque’s Open Space as it relates to Biodiversity and Climate Resilience, City of Albuquerque, NM, Apr. 13, 2025
6. Article XI. Contractor Requirements for the Mitigation of Heat Related Illnesses and Injuries in the Workplace, City of Phoenix, AZ, Mar. 26, 2025
7. How Phoenix Is Taking Action To Protect Residents From Extreme Heat, Jaime Hailstone, Forbes, Dec. 6, 2024.

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Mayor Travis Stovall – Slide Deck

Rae Ulrich – Slide Deck

Moderator: Mayor Talisha Searcy, City of Takoma Park, MD

Ian Fletcher, Deputy Director, Large Scale Change, Community Solutions –  Slide Deck

Gilbert Ramirez, Director, Office of Health, Housing & Homelessness, City of Albuquerque, NM – Slide Deck

Luis Ulerio, Director, Homeless Services, City of Newark, NJ – Slide Deck

Mayor Andrea Davis, City of Missoula, MT – Slide Deck

Unabbreviated Resources:

1. The Challenge of 2024: America’s Mayors Continue to Cit Homelessness as Top Concern, US Conference of Mayors, Medium, Feb. 8, 2024
2. State and Local Policy Levers to Address Homelessness & Advance Housing Equity, Community Solutions, 2025
3. Built for Zero’s Theory of Change, Built for Zero, Jul. 1, 2025
4. Gateway Network, Building a Support System Where non one Goes Without, City of Albuquerque, NM, 2025
5. Homelessness Action Plan, City of Albuquerque, NM, 2025
6. City looks to fill empty space at Gateway Center with tenants as majority of services are running, Monica Logroño, KOB, May 21, 2025
7. The Path Home: Collaborating Across Our Community, City of Newark, NJ, Dec. 2022
8. Newark expands homeless outreach, launches texting hotline, Jan. 2025
9. Resolution Number 8858, A Resolution of the Missoula City Council Adopting On Our Way Home: Missoula Community Houselessness Strategy (2025-2028), City of Missoula, MT, May 19, 2025
10. On Our Way Home: Missoula Community Houselessness Strategy 2025-2028, City of Missoula, MT
11. Missoula, Montana, reaches quality data milestone for all single adults experiencing homelessness, Kaitlyn Ranney, Community Solutions, Jan. 18, 2024

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Former Mayor Libby Schaaf – Slide Deck

For more information on the Abundance Network, please visit https://www.abundancenetwork.com/.

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Preventing Black Male Suicide: A Roadmap for Action

Community Violence Intervention: A Summer Toolkit

A Strategic Resource for Mayors on Disrupting Community Violence and Preventing Homicides

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10 Minute Walk to a Park Program

Pathway to Parks Services Guide

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The BRAIN

Via Transportation Case Study