Urbana's Alternative Response Task Force held focus group with Law Enforcement Action Partnership
The 3:30 p.m. session at the Independent Media Center was to be recorded; the agenda limited discussion and questions to stakeholders.
URBANA - The City of Urbana's Alternative Response Task Force held a focus group session at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, at the Independent Media Center, 202 S. Broadway Ave., according to the city's posted agenda.
The agenda listed a presentation from the Law Enforcement Action Partnership, known as LEAP, followed by a discussion and a question-and-answer period that were both marked stakeholder-only. The agenda did not say who the stakeholders were or whether members of the public could speak.
The city said the session would be recorded, with viewing details on the Urbana Public Television page. Meeting materials are posted on the city's meetings page.
The Urbana City Council's next regular meeting is Monday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m. Separately, the Champaign County Board met at 6:30 p.m. Thursday; this paper previewed that meeting Oct. 21.
Source: City of Urbana, Alternative Response Task Force focus group session agenda, Oct. 22, 2026 (https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/urbanail-pubu/MEET-Agenda-d66ceb45e00047d083e69e318b7a9bfa.pdf); City of Urbana meetings calendar (https://www.urbanail.gov/meetings).
Updated, Oct. 22, 2026: This story was updated after the 3:30 p.m. session began.
Updated, Oct. 22, 2026: This story was updated after the County Board meeting began.