9/22/2022 - Meeting Minutes Accessibility and Disability Commission
Salt Lake City Utah
Regular Meeting Minutes
22 September 2022
3:00 PM
This meeting is hybrid. The Commission Meeting has a physical location at the City and
County Building in the Cannon Room 335. Commissioners and members of the public
may observe the meeting and/or provide public comment in-person at this location or
online with the link below. Commissioners and presenters may attend and participate
either in-person or through electronic means.
Join the meeting using the following Zoom link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/I/88695280993?pwd=SmdTZ25RNHQ4YOpHTGxUMklHaUlmZz09
Commission Members in Virtual Attendance: Scott Browning, Karolyn Campbell, Todd
Claflin, Nate Crippes, Jeff Kenyon, Pamela Mower, Stephen Persinger
Commission Members in Attendance: Everette Bacon, Amy Carmen, Margo Thurman
Commission Members Absent: None
City Staff in Virtual Attendance: Maria Romero, Chris Norlem, Ruedigar Matthes
City Staff in Attendance: Ashley Lichtle
Guests in Attendance: ASL Interpreter
This meeting was called to order at: 3:00 PM
Welcome
Open Dialogue (— 5 minutes):
Public Comment (limited to 15 minutes):
Approval of Minutes:
The Accessibility and Disability Commission reviewed and approved minutes from August
25th.
Salt Lake City Housing Plan Updates (— 30 Minutes): Ruedigar Matthes, Policy and
Program Manager, Department of Community and Neighborhoods
Ruediger Matthes shared an overview of Housing SLC plan and discussed the community
outreach effort, including planning focus groups to understand the lived experiences of
various communities.
Commission Priorities: Captioning on Public TVs (— 15 minutes): Stephen Persinger,
Commissioner
Follow up discussion of the Commission's priority to encourage places of public
accommodation to turn on closed captioning. Commissioners voted to recommend an
ordinance.
Current Events in Accessibility and Disability (— 15 minutes): Everette Bacon,
Commission Chair
City Updates (— 15 minutes): Ashley Lichtle, Board Manager
Reviewed and added updates to the Commission's priorities for discussion with Mayor
Mendenhall at October's meeting.
TENTATIVE Closed Session, ITEM NOT HELD
The Commission will consider a motion to enter into a Closed Session. A closed meeting
described under Section 52-4-205 may be held for specific purposes including, but not
limited to:
a. discussion of the character, professional competence, or physical or mental
health of an individual;
b. strategy sessions to discuss pending or reasonably imminent litigation;
c. discussion regarding deployment of security personnel, devices, or systems;
and
d. investigative proceedings regarding allegations of criminal misconduct.
A closed meeting may also be held for lawful purposes that satisfy the pertinent
requirements of the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act.
Meeting adjourned at 4:30 PM.
Meeting minutes approved through consensus: 10/27/2022
ASHLEY LICHTLE
SALT LAKE MAYOR'S OFFICE
This document is not intended to serve as a full transcript as additional discussion may
have been held; please refer to the audio or video for entire content pursuant to Utah
Code 52-4-203(2)(b). This document along with the digital recording constitute the official
minutes of the Accessibility and Disability Commission Regular Meeting on September 22,
2022.