1/19/2023 - Meeting Minutes Accessibility and Disability Commission
Salt Lake City Utah
Regular Meeting Minutes
19 January 2023
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 and members of the public may observe the
meeting and/or provide public comment in-person at this location. Commissioners and
presenters may attend and participate either in-person or through electronic means.
Commission Members in Virtual Attendance: Everette Bacon, Scott Browning, Todd
Claflin, Nate Crippes, Jeff Kenyon, Kayci Lynam, Rich Foster, Jan Ferre, Damon Talbot,
Leah Lobato, Kristy Chambers
Commission Members in Attendance: Margo Thurman, Amy Carmen
Commission Members Absent: Pamela Mower, Ivana Powell
City Staff in Virtual Attendance: Chris Norlem
City Staff in Attendance: Ashley Lichtle, Maria Romero
Guests in Attendance: None
This meeting was called to order at 3:05 PM
Welcome
Open Dialogue (— 5 minutes):
• Commissioner Talbot remarked on his new appointment to the Commission.
• Commissioner Ferre announced the Legislative Coalition for People with Disabilities
is having a legislative reception in the capitol rotunda on Thursday, January 26th, at
4 PM to meet legislators to discuss disability issues.
Public Comment (limited to 15 minutes):
• No members of the public present to make a comment.
Approval of Minutes:
•The Accessibility and Disability Commission approved minutes from November 17th.
Racial Equity in Policing Commission (REP) Update (— 15 minutes): Michelle
Mooney, Equity Manager
• Michelle Mooney, Equity Manager shared the REP's 2022 annual report, including
details on the goals and priorities of SLCPD. The report will be posted to the REP
Commission's website.
•Michelle discussed the REP Commission's goal of a neurodiversity subcommittee and
requested that at least 2 ADC Commissioners participate. The subcommittee plans to
meet every fourth Monday 4-5 PM, as needed, beginning in February 2023.
o Commissioners Foster, Crippes, Chambers, and tentatively Commissioners
Claflin and Thurman expressed interest in this subcommittee.
Emergency Preparedness (— 30 minutes): Amy Carmen, Commission Vice Chair
• Commissioner Carmen shared an update on rewriting Salt Lake City emergency
preparedness plan and asked for Commissioners to share their preparedness plans
and the various specific needs they consider in their plans.
Chair and Vice Chair Elections (— 10 minutes): Ashley Lichtle, Board Manager
• Commissioner Everette Bacon was nominated to serve as the ADC Chair for 2023.
o The Commission voted unanimously to approve this nomination.
•Commissioner Nate Crippes was nominated to serve as the ADC Vice Chair for 2023.
o The Commission voted unanimously to approve this nomination.
City Updates (— 5 minutes): Ashley Lichtle, Board Manager
• The Mayor's Office has appointed a new Chief Equity Officer, Damian Choi.
•The Commission is fully appointed with the appointments of Damon talbot, Kristy
Chambers, and Ivana Powell.
•The closed captioning ordinance will be on the City Council agenda in early February.
Current Events in Accessibility and Disability (— 30 minutes): Amy Carmen,
Commission Vice Chair
•The Commission reviewed and provided updates for the Commission's 2023
priorities.
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 4.28 PM
Meeting minutes approved through consensus: 2/23/2023
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 January 19,
2023.