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Human Rights Commission
Salt Lake City, Utah
Regular Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, October 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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CONDUCTED BY: Vice Chair Jason Wessel
Commission Members in Attendance:
Commissioner Jason Wessel, District 1, Vice Chair
Commissioner Olivia Jaramillo, District 3
Commissioner Nicole Salazar-Hall, District 5
Commissioner Everette Bacon, At-Large
Commission Members Absent:
Commissioner Esther Stowell, District 2, Chair
Commissioner Shauna Doumbia, District 7
Commissioner Luna Banuri, At-Large
City Staff in Attendance:
Moana Uluave-Hafoka, Equity Manager
Maria Romero, Executive Assistant to Chief Equity Officer
Michelle Mooney, Equity Liaison
Guests in Attendance: None
The meeting was called to order at 6:06 PM
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Agenda Items
1.Welcome
•Roll Call
2.Approve and Adopt Minutes
•September 2022
o Commissioner Everette Bacon made a motion. Commissioner Olivia
Jaramillo seconded. Unanimous vote in favor from the commissioners
present.
3.Public Comment (5 minutes)
•No individuals attended this meeting from the public.
4.Annual OPMA Training & Ethics (~ 15 minutes)
•Jaysen Oldroyd, Senior City Attorney, will provide the training.
5.Racial Equity in Policing Commission Recommendations (~ 20 minutes)
•Nicole Salazar-Hall, REP Commission Chair provided high-level overview of
2022 highlights as well as the recommendations and priorities for 2023. The HRC
conducted a vote to support the recommendations presented to them.
o Commissioner Everette Bacon made a motion. Commissioner Olivia
Jaramillo seconded. Unanimous vote in favor from the commissioners
present.
•Reference for Commissioners:
https://robertsrules.com/pandemic-related-official-interpretations/
6.End of Year Report Draft Update (~ 15 minutes)
•Presentation from Michelle Mooney, Equity Liaison
o Provided a high-level overview of the annual report draft for HRC.
Commissioners provided feedback and updates where needed.
7.Human Rights Day Celebration (~15 minutes)
Moana Uluave-Hafoka, Equity Manager provided a high-level overview of updates
regarding the Human Rights Day Celebration.
•Prepare for Saturday, December 10th at 6pm-8pm
i.Task List
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•Working with SLCTV to be interviewed for video display to be
presented at the celebration – Moana will send available dates and
times to the commission to record their message
ii.Hybrid celebration (stream and record the award ceremony)
iii.Location - Sorenson Unity Center
iv.Theme – “Advancing Human Rights”
v.Draft Agenda (Possible Community Groups and Entertainment)
vi.Food (Local Vendors) – Spice Kitchen has been contacted to provide
food for this event.
vii.Nomination process is live until October 31st – Michelle will follow-up
with an email regarding past winners.
8.Review Goals & Priorities (15 minutes)
•Subcommittees
o ARPA Funding Short-Term Committee: Stowell & Wessel
•This subcommittee will be starting back up soon.
o Refugees & New Americans: Doumbia, Stowell, Banuri, and Wessel
•Update from subcommittee meeting on September 13th
o Gentrification: Doumbia & Stowell
•Gentrification Policy group will attend November meeting
o Homelessness: Stowell & Wessel
•Commissioner Jason Wessel provided a brief update from
meetings w/ Salt Lake Valley Coalition on Homelessness. He
highlighted that the coalition is currently planning for the overflow
of homelessness during the winter season.
9.Discussion/Dialogue about Human Rights Around the World (5-10 minutes)
•No discussion/dialogue occurred during this segment.
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 01, 2022 – Final Regular Meeting of 2022
•Saturday, December 10, 2022 – Human Rights Day Celebration
•https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-rights-day
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Meeting adjourned at 7:17 PM
Minutes approved through consensus: November 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 October 4, 2022.