11/1/2022 - Meeting Minutes Human Rights Commission Minutes
Human Rights Commission
Salt Lake City, Utah
Regular Meeting Minutes
Tuesday,November 1, 2022
5:30 p.m.
The Human Rights Commission met in an electronic meeting pursuant to the Salt Lake City
Emergency Proclamation and determination of the Chair.Minutes are provided in conjunction
with the video/audio file.
Meeting Materials
CONDUCTED BY: Chair Esther Stowell
Commission Members in Attendance:
Commissioner Jason Wessel, District 1, Vice Chair
Commissioner Esther Stowell, District 2, Chair
Commissioner Nicole Salazar-Hall, District 5
Commissioner David Leta, District 6
Commissioner Everette Bacon,At-Large
Commission Members Absent:
Commissioner Olivia Jaramillo, District 3
Commissioner Shauna Doumbia, District 7
Commissioner Luna Banuri, At-Large
City Staff in Attendance:
Moana Uluave-Hafoka, Equity Manager
Maria Romero, Executive Assistant to Chief Equity Officer
Michelle Mooney, Equity Liaison
Angela Price, Policy Director of Community and Neighborhoods
Susan Lundmark, Transportation Planner III
Guests in Attendance:
The meeting was called to order at 5:34 PM.
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Agenda Items
1. Welcome
• Roll Call
• Welcome, newest member, Commissioner David Leta, District 6
2. Approve and Adopt Minutes
• October 2022
o Commissioner Jason Wessel made a motion to approve and adopt the
previous meeting minutes. Commissioner Nicole Salazar-Hall seconded.
4 in favor. 1 abstained - as a result of being a newly confirmed
commissioner in their first HRC meeting.
3. Public Comment(5 minutes)
• No members of the public were present during the time of public comment.
4. Gentrification Study Update (—20 minutes)
• Thriving in Place team will provide a presentation.
o Angela Price, Policy Director of Community and Neighborhoods
o Susan Lundmark, Transportation Planner III
o David Driskell
• David Driskell provided a high-level overview of the results from the Thriving in
Place Study. More information is shared on their website: thrivinginplaceslc.org.
o Commissioner Wessel brought forth an issue of concern regarding
geographic equity.
o Commissioner Stowell brought forth an issue of concern regarding
affordability of housing primarily for singles or couples versus families.
o Commissioner Leta commented on financial incentives so private
developers are more incentivized to build if these programs are
structured for profit.
5. Community Renewable Energy Program Presentation(—20 minutes)
• Sustainability team will provide a presentation.
o Debbie Lyons, Director of Sustainability
o Sophia Nicholas, Deputy Director of Sustainability
o Christopher Thomas, Senior Energy Climate Program Manager
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• Christopher Thomas provided a presentation on the community renewable energy
program on behalf of the Sustainability department.
o The goal is to deploy large-scale renewable energy deployed by the state
supported by paying Rocky Mountain Power
o SLC Plan for Low Income Assistance is a state requirement. The Low-
Income Plan Committee is creating a plan for affordability the Board
will meet if anyone has any suggestions before the board meets to share
with City Council Chair, Dan Dugan.
6. End of Year Report Draft Vote (— 10 minutes)
• Discussion led by Equity Manager
o Commissioner Nicole Salazar-Hall moved to accept the end of year
report. Commissioner David Leta seconded. 5 in favor. 0 opposed.
7. Human Rights Day Celebration (-20 minutes)
• Review and Vote on nominees—All Commissioners present have reviewed
nominations and voted accordingly on each category.
• Prepare for Saturday, December 1 oth at 6pm-8pm
o Task List—Moana has assigned roles to Commissioners who will be in
attendance at the event; Volunteers from the Mayor's Office has been
asked to assist with set-up/clean-up and other duties as needed.
o Hybrid celebration (stream and record the award ceremony)
o Location- Sorenson Unity Center
o Theme— "Advancing Human Rights"
o Draft Agenda(Possible Community Groups and Entertainment)
o Food(Spice Kitchen)
8. Review Goals & Priorities (5 minutes)
• Subcommittees
o ARPA Funding Short-Term Committee: Stowell & Wessel
o Refugees &New Americans: Doumbia, Stowell, Banuri, and Wessel
o Gentrification: Doumbia & Stowell
o Homelessness: Stowell & Wessel
9. Discussion/Dialogue about Human Rights Around the World (5-10 minutes)
- Chair Stowell has shared
- Israeli government has collapsed shared Chair Jason Wessel, also shared Human Rights
violations in the Qatar World Cup Hosting event
- Commissioner Leta has shared an update on Ukraine War
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10. Review Human Rights Commission Meetings for 2022:
• T„esday, january nn 2022
• Tuesday, February 01222
•Tiiesday, March 01, 2022
• Tuesday, April 05, 2022
- Tuesday, May 17, 2022
• Tuesday, Tune 07, 2022
• Tuesd6ty,, Ju , 12, 2022 Reees-y
• Tuesday, August 02, 2022
• Tuesday, SeptemberZz022
• Tuesday, October-04,2022
• Tuesday,No=vembeF v rivc2 Final Regular-Meeting of 2022
• Saturday, December 10, 2022—Human Rights Day Celebration
• https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-rights htg s-day
Meeting adjourned at 7:51 PM.
Minutes approved through consensus: January 3,202,3
MOANA ULUAVE-HAFOKA
SALT LAKE CITY 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
Human Rights Commission Regular Meeting on November 1, 2022.
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