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3/1/2022 - Meeting MinutesHuman Rights Commission Minutes 1 3/13/2023 11:57 AM Human Rights Commission Salt Lake City, Utah Regular Meeting Minutes Tuesday, March 1, 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: Commissioners Wessel, Stowell, Garcia, Banuri Commission Members Absent: Commissioner Salazar-Hall; Commissioner Doumbia City Staff in Virtual Attendance: Moana Uluave-Hafoka, Equity Manager; Fatima Dirie, Senior Advisor; Katie Schnell, Executive Assistant to Chief Equity Officer; Jake Maxwell, Arts Council; Felicia Baca, Arts Council Guests in Attendance: David Driskell; Susan Lundmark, The meeting was called to order at 5:39pm 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 •February 2022 •Not able to vote because did not have quorum. 3.Public Comment (5 minutes) •Felicia Baca and Jake Maxwell with the Arts Council – just here to observe. 4.CEDAW Draft Ordinance Update (5 minutes) •The CEDAW Subcommittee will update on the status of the draft ordinance. •Commissioner Wessel – City attorney is in the drafting phase. Within the next week or two, hoping to have something to vote on. There’s been setbacks that have come up in drafting phase but they are 90% there. Human Rights Commission Minutes 2 3/13/2023 11:57 AM •Moana – they are meeting this week to finalize a draft then will update the group. This may require an impromptu meeting with Chair Stowell. 5.Gentrification Study Update (25 minutes) •The Gentrification Study Consultants will provide an update. i.Susan Lundmark, city lead on Thriving in Place Study (newly named). Kicked off their public facing website and survey in the last ten days. ii.David Driskell – the goal is to make SLC a place where people can stay, as it grows. Working with a team at Berkley working on data analysis and mapping. •Phase 1 – listening and learning (currently here) •Phase 2 – Crafting Collaborative Solutions (hopefully here in May) iii.Website link: https://www.thrivinginplaceslc.org/ iv.Most important things for people to do right now: •Take the survey online: https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/3eb7025bf33146d491375dad c5980434 •Encourage people to sign up for the newsletter and text updates. v.Will start work with Community Liaisons for outreach, specific to the demographic in their areas. vi.Commissioner Ivis Garcia – doing intercept surveys to counteract the digital divide to get a broader response to the survey (paper copies, door hangers, postcards with QR codes, social media, etc.) vii.Chair Stowell commended the team on the updated name and asked what the demographics of the surveys responses have been thus far. •Trended towards older homeowners, prior to the intercept survey efforts beginning. viii.Chair Stowell recommended creating a draft of info (website, survey, new name, etc.) to share with her and the Community Councils directly to help get the word out. ix.Moana can include the info for the DEI newsletter and website. She also inquired if this will be looking internally at policies within the city. •David Driskell – so far it has been more external facing but as they head more into Phase 2, they plan to work more with the city team. x.Fatima – Have you worked with the Language Access Coordinator? •Susan Lundmark – yes, worked with Language Access Coordinator in development but should continue that relationship. xi.The goal is 2,700-3,000 survey responses. xii.Email language shared: Re: Short survey on SLC gentrification and displacement Dear All, Salt Lake City is preparing to initiate engagement in the "Thriving In Place" project, Salt Lake City Anti-Displacement Strategy. Ultimately, we hope to develop a Plan that communicates a community-driven vision for mitigating gentrification and displacement Human Rights Commission Minutes 3 3/13/2023 11:57 AM The City would greatly appreciate you can fill out a 5-minute survey so you can help then to address emerging trends and challenges as well as identify future policy changes that will shape the future of Salt Lake City’s. Access the survey here: https://arcg.is/1Sza850 (Links to an external site.), in English and Spanish. Please share this survey with others. To learn more visit: https://www.thrivinginplaceslc.org 6.Refugees & New Americans (10 minutes) •The newly formed subcommittee will share their 2022 Priorities. •Fatima – had first sub-committee meeting where they discussed priorities as a team, getting more involved in Know Your Neighbor program and making SLC a certified “Welcoming City.” 7.Review Goals & Priorities (15 minutes) •Subcommittees i.Refugees & New Americans: Doumbia, Stowell, Banuri, and Wessel •Please see agenda item 6 ii.CEDAW: Wessel, Salazar-Hall •Please see agenda item 4 iii.Gentrification (Thriving in Place): Doumbia, Stowell, and Garcia •Please see agenda item 5 iv.Homelessness: Stowell, Wessel, and Garcia •Update from Andrew Johnston in email a.Vice Chair Wessel – asked that Andrew give some clarification on what the plan is when the resource centers are at such high capacity and they go ahead with an abatement. b.Commissioner Garcia – asked that maybe there be more clarity on how best to help people / transportation options, because often times the information provided is outdated. c.The group noted the top issues that may be roadblocks to getting people into shelters are: places to store their extra stuff, access to transportation, phone to use, pets, friend/loved one they do not want to separate from. d.Moana – will follow up with Andrew Johnston on these questions and concerns. e.SLC’s current resources listed: https://www.slc.gov/hand/homeless-services-dashboard/ 8.Discussion/Dialogue about Human Rights Around the World (5-10 minutes) •How to support Ukraine and its people, here in SLC and abroad: i.Moana offered to be.a resource in drafting letters from the HRC. ii.Commissioner Wessel – other stakeholders are leading the charge on this, but we can still offer support with our title as a commission. Human Rights Commission Minutes 4 3/13/2023 11:57 AM 9.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 6:48pm Minutes approved through consensus: 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 March 1, 2022.