6/1/2021 - Meeting Minutes
SALT LAKE CITY HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
Online WEBEX REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
Tuesday, June 1st, 2021
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
WebEx Meeting link:
https://saltlakecity.webex.com/meet/jessi.eagan
Meeting number:
146 278 3568
United States Toll
1-408-418-9388
Access code (Attendee ID)
146 278 3568 # (507257 #)
CONDUCTED BY: Fatima Dirie
Members of the Human Rights Commission:
Commissioner Jason Wessel, District 1
Commissioner Esther Stowell, District 2
Commissioner Ivis Garcia, District 4
Commissioner Nicole Salazar-Hall, District 5
Commissioner Shannon Kelly, District 6
Commissioner Shauna Doumbia, District 7
Commissioner Luna Banuri, At-Large
Commissioner Wisam Khudhair, At-Large
Mayor’s Office Staff in Attendance:
Kaletta Lynch, Chief Equity Officer
Ashley Cleveland, Deputy Chief of Staff
Weston Clark, Director of Community Outreach
Fatima Dirie, Policy Advisor for Immigrants and New Americans
Sarah Benj, ADA Coordinator
Jessi Eagan, Executive Assistant to the Chief Equity Officer & Director of Community Outreach
Agenda Items
1. 5:30pm- Welcome & Introduction
Introducing Kaletta Lynch as new Chief Equity Officer
2. 5:50pm-Department of Economic Opportunity Policy Update: Ben Kolendar – Director of Economic
Development
• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qx6HXAFd--
gKvX6z7_GA51Ot19HyGkXDIAgv7t2N5f8/edit
• Incorporated comments from the commission onto the departments mission, vision,
values, and functions of the department
• Goal from mission portion derived from masterplan
• Often question for Economic department is what do you do?
• Department created a functions list to show what the department will administrate
3. 5:08-Gentrification Assessment and Displacement Mitigation Scope General Update
• Fatima has informed department that commissioner Kelly and Esther
• Most likely will take one person forward
5:41-
• Ashley Cleveland is now Deputy Chief of Staff in support of Rachel and the Mayor’s
Office
• Need replacement for District 3 position. City staff will pull applications.
4. 6:10pm- Racism as a Health and Moral Crisis Resolution (attachment)
• Individuals who are in the health field have seen how racism has affected people’s
health.
• A recent example of this issue has been seen in vaccine distribution.
• The Mayor is asking for the support and endorsement from the HRC before
implementing.
• The Resolution identifies racism as a problem, is committing to address/fix it and
figuring out logistics moving forward.
• Commissioner Wessel makes a motion to endorse the Resolution in its current form.
The Commission approves the motion with unanimous consent.
5. 6:47 pm-HRC Retreat Update
• With Kaletta Lynch recently named Chief Equity Officer, the Commission will start
discussing current and future plans.
• City staff to send out a survey will be sent to see how the commissioners can be
supported, what is currently working and what can be changed/added.
• Will identify the role of commissioner.
General Updates
• Multi faith prayer Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021 south lawn at State Capitol
• Commissioner Banuri has brought together Muslim and Jewish organizations in joint
statement of ending attacks on all houses of worship.
End of Meeting 7:08pm
6. Human Rights Commission Meetings for 2021:
• Tuesday, January 05, 2021
• Tuesday, February 02, 2021
• Tuesday, March 02, 2021
• Tuesday, April 06, 2021
• Tuesday, May 04, 2021
• Tuesday, June 01, 2021
• Tuesday, July 06, 2021
• Tuesday, August 03, 2021
• Tuesday, September 07, 2021
• Tuesday, October 05, 2021
• Tuesday, November 02, 2021
• Tuesday, December 07, 2021
• Friday, December 10, 2021
• https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-rights-day