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8/2/2022 - Meeting MinutesHuman Rights Commission Minutes 1 3/13/2023 12:43 PM Human Rights Commission Salt Lake City, Utah Regular Meeting Minutes Tuesday, August 2, 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 Everette Bacon, At-Large; Commissioner Luna Banuri, At-Large; Commissioner Jason Wessel, District 1, Vice Chair; Commissioner Olivia Jaramillo, District 3; Commissioner Esther Stowell, District 2, Chair Commission Members Absent: Commissioner Nicole Salazar-Hall, District 5 City Staff in Attendance: Moana Uluave-Hafoka, Equity Manager; Fatima Dirie, Policy Advisor for Refugees and New Americans; Roxanna Orellana, Language Access Coordinator; Maria Romero, Executive Assistant to Chief Equity Officer; Michelle Mooney, Equity Liaison Guests in Attendance: None The meeting was called to order at 1.Welcome •Roll Call •Welcome newly appointed, Commissioner Olivia Jaramillo 2.Approve and Adopt Minutes •May 2022 and June 2022 i.Minutes adopted by consensus 3.Public Comment (5 minutes) •Attendees did not want to comment. 4.CEDAW UPDATE (~ 5 minutes) Human Rights Commission Minutes 2 3/13/2023 12:43 PM •Next Steps i.Moana has sent an email confirmation that CEDAW has been added online for all to review ii.Moana has thanked all Commissioners for their work on CEDAW. iii.Commission moves to maintain CEDAW subcommittee as a working group. 5.Language Access Policy Update and Welcoming America Update (~ 20 minutes) •Roxana Orellana LAC Updated that the Council has a joint resolution, a ceremonial document with a commitment to expand language access for programs and services. This does include Braille. •Roxana Met with City Wide Policy committee, Policy is still under review. •All City departments have an assigned Language Access Liaison. •Webpage for Language Access is being built •C. Bacon asked what program Roxana is using to be sure the LA Webpage is Accessible. ADA Coordinator Ashley Lichtle will review. Ashley Lichtle will be the city-wide webpage review. – Suggestion to find a person who has cognitive disabilities or who uses these systems to have their review. •The contracts available to the city have the compacity to translate to Braille. •C. Doumbia has commented she will consult with C. Bacon on the County Refugee Services to assist the constituent •Fatima Dirie Update will be emailed due to connection issues. 6.Human Rights Day Celebration (~15 minutes) •Prepare for the December 10th i.Moana mentioned saving the date for Saturday, December. This will be a hybrid celebration. Commemorate the work of the commission, with the celebration 3 awardees. ii.Budget follow-up iii.Hybrid celebration (stream and record the award ceremony) iv.Possible Sites - Location is to be determined Moana will update next meeting v.2022 Theme - Formal Vote to have, “Advancing Human Rights” vi.Draft Agenda (Possible Community Groups and Entertainment) - 6-8 PM is the time the program will run, Mayor may be present, musical or dance performance will be available. •Year end video review and Moana will speak to SLCC TV to work with the commission to highlight 2022 work. vii.Food (Local Vendors) •Everett Bacon has recommended having Food Trucks in the celebration. viii.Nomination process and materials •Moana will send finalized link Human Rights Commission Minutes 3 3/13/2023 12:43 PM 7.Review Goals & Priorities (15 minutes) •Subcommittees i.ARPA Funding Short-Term Committee: Stowell & Wessel •C. Doumbia remarked asked about access and what is available and if it is available and how well they are working. ii.Refugees & New Americans: Doumbia, Stowell, Banuri, and Wessel •Will schedule meeting to follow-up on programs and policy iii.Gentrification: Doumbia & Stowell •Chair Stowell is awaiting the study for the west side. This will allow to access the needs of those affected. iv.Homelessness: Stowell & Wessel •Commissioner Jason Wessel, in May met with Andrew Johnston to obtain information, for the short term and long term. C. Wessel has joined the Salt Lake County Commission to End Homelessness meetings and will provide future updates. 8.Introduce Michelle Mooney, Equity Liaison •Moana has introduced Michelle Mooney. •Michelle Mooney will transition into the Equity Manager in December when Moana Equity Manager exits her position. 9.Discussion/Dialogue about Human Rights Around the World (5-10 minutes) International Market at the Fair Grounds mentioned – C. Wessel Moana will send information via email. C.Doumbia states human rights violations in northern Mali in West Africa, the target people who are from other places. People who are treated as second-class citizens and continued human rights violations against the Torik people \ Reyes signs onto a lawsuit against LGBTQ Youth in Free Lunch Program 10.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 17, 2022 •Tuesday, June 07, 2022 •Tuesday, July 12, 2022 – Recess •Tuesday, August 02, 2022 •Tuesday, September 06, 2022 •Tuesday, October 04, 2022 •Tuesday, November 08, 2022 Human Rights Commission Minutes 4 3/13/2023 12:43 PM •Tuesday, December 06, 2022 •Saturday, December 10, 2022 – Human Rights Day Celebration •https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-rights-day Meeting adjourned at 7:07 Minutes approved through consensus: September 6, 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 August 2, 2022.