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4/5/2022 - Meeting MinutesHuman Rights Commission Minutes 1 4/5/2023 1:04 PM Human Rights Commission Salt Lake City, Utah Regular Meeting Minutes Tuesday, April 5, 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 _________________________________________________________________ Commission Members in Virtual Attendance: Commissioner Salazar-Hall, Commisioner Banuri, Vice Chair Wessel, Chair Stowell Commission Members Absent: City Staff in Virtual Attendance: Moana Uluave-Hafoka, Equity Manager; Fatima Dirie, Policy Advisor; Katie Schnell, Executive Assistant to Chief Equity Officer; Kaletta Lynch, Chief Equity Officer; Darby Egbert, Equity Special Project Coordinator; Ashley Lichtle, ADA Coordinator; Roxana Orellana, Language Access Coordinator Guests in Attendance: Efren Corado Garcia, Diversity & Inclusion Officer for Salt Lake County The meeting was called to order at 5:35pm 1.Welcome •Read the determination of the Commissioners to meet electronically because meeting at a physical location presents a substantial risk to the health and safety of those who may be present at the anchor location. •Roll Call 2.Approve and Adopt Minutes •No minutes needed to adopt at this time 3.Public Comment (5 minutes) - none 4.Council on Diversity Affairs (~ 20 minutes) •Efren Corado Garcia, Diversity & Inclusion Officer for Salt Lake County, and team will introduce themselves and the work they are doing in the county. i.Previous offices focused on building relationship in community but now, especially after George Floyd, this office is looking at the structure of the Human Rights Commission Minutes 2 4/5/2023 1:04 PM organization and how to make those relationships long-lasting and create systemic change, not just one-of projects. ii.https://slco.org/globalassets/1-site-files/diversity/coda- plan/codareport.pdf - Council on Diversity Affairs, Proposed Action Plan iii.Also a new focus on intersectionality of identities and a collaboration between County and City iv.Vice Chair Wessel – what steps can we take to work together as city and county? •We can identify points of interest and collective efforts, and specifically where those projects live, then collaborate. 5.Mayor’s Office of Equity and Inclusion Presentation (~ 25 minutes) •The DEI team will introduce themselves and the work they are doing. i.Vice Chair Wessel – suggests more collaboration between HRC and the DEI team. It can help build a bridge with community. 6.Review Goals & Priorities (15 minutes) •Subcommittees i.Refugees & New Americans: Doumbia, Stowell, Banuri, and Wessel •Welcoming America will present at next meeting •Commissioner Banuri – notes that all info is in the minutes from the meeting. •Plan to move the meetings to accommodate Ramadan schedule. ii.CEDAW: Wessel, Salazar-Hall •Final review stage with Mayor and then will be sent to City Council •Transmittal is headed over to City Council – timing of when that is received is up to them, so we are not sure when it would go through. iii.Gentrification: Doumbia, Stowell, and Garcia •Please share links to webpage and survey •Sending out surveys to community members and trying to get as many responses as possible. iv.Homelessness: Stowell, Wessel, and Garcia •Monthly Update from Andrew Johnston (Director of Homeless Resources) in email •This commission is willing and able to be a part of his work, process, and conversations. a.Should set a meeting in place to discuss involvement with Andrew and Rachel Otto (Chief of Staff) – Moana has reached out and followed up. 7.Discussion/Dialogue about Human Rights Around the World (5-10 minutes) •US has recognized the genocide happening in Myanmar. This now allows for more tools from the State Department to go towards this human rights violation. •Violence in East Jerusalem and West Bank area are ramping up. •Chair Stowell suggest bringing links and organizations with info about what they are doing to help, to share as an action step. Human Rights Commission Minutes 3 4/5/2023 1:04 PM i.Moana – is going to look for list that Governor’s office put out that is similar to this. 8.Review Human Rights Commission Meetings for 2022: •Tuesday, January 04, 2022 •Tuesday, February 01, 2022 •Tuesday, March 01, 2022 •Tuesday, April 05, 2022 •Tuesday, May 03, 2022 •Tuesday, June 07, 2022 •Tuesday, July 12, 2022 •Tuesday, August 02, 2022 •Tuesday, September 06, 2022 •Tuesday, October 04, 2022 •Tuesday, November 08, 2022 •Tuesday, December 06, 2022 •Saturday, December 10, 2022 – Human Rights Day Celebration •https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-rights-day Meeting adjourned at 6:51pm. Minutes approved through consensus: May 17, 2022 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 April 5, 2022.