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Human Rights Commission
Salt Lake City, Utah
Regular Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, January 4, 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
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Commission Members in Virtual Attendance: Commissioners Wessel, Stowell, Garcia,
Salazar-Hall, Kelly, Doumbia.
Commission Members Absent: Commissioner Banuri
City Staff in Virtual Attendance: Moana Uluave-Hafoka, Equity Manager
Guests in Attendance: None
The meeting was called to order at 5:38pm
1.Welcome
•Roll Call
2.Approve and Adopt Minutes
•December 2021 -- Adopted as written
3.Public Comment
•No public comment
4.Review Policy Considerations
•Chair, Vice Chair, and Moana reviewed the proposed draft policy considerations
for the commission and commissioners agreed to work within these parameters.
5.Food Equity Resolution Vote of Support
•The commission unanimously voted to endorse the Food Equity Resolution
6.Review Goals & Priorities
•Subcommittees
i.CEDAW: C. Wessel, C. Salazar-Hall, C. Kelly
•Subcommittee will meet with UN Women’s Utah Chapter to
finalize CEDAW Ordinance Recommendations to the Commission
ii.Gentrification: C. Doumbia, C. Kelly, C. Stowell, and C. Garcia
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•Consultants will bring updates in March regular meeting
iii.Homelessness: C. Stowell, C. Wessel, and C. Garcia
•Moana sent email with links for updates on homelessness. Will
have more in February meeting.
7.Discussion/Dialogue about Human Rights Around the World (5-10 minutes)
-Human Rights violations in Mali, Ethiopia, and Myanmar
-Extradition of WikiLeaks man who is now a suicide risk is in solitary confinement.
British government has now allowed to be sent to United States, will face espionage
chargers, this will affect freedom speech – C. Wessel
-What about indigenous rights in the United States? In Utah? Any litigation? – C.
Doumbia
-We will follow-up next month in how subcommittees can address some of these
concerns.
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 6:28pm
Minutes approved through consensus: February 1, 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 January 4, 2022.