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9/6/2022 - Meeting MinutesHuman Rights Commission Minutes 1 3/31/2023 2:13 PM Human Rights Commission Salt Lake City, Utah Regular Meeting Minutes Tuesday, September 6, 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 Jason Wessel, District 1, Vice Chair, Commissioner Esther Stowell, District 2, Chair, Commissioner Olivia Jaramillo, District 3, Commissioner Nicole Salazar-Hall, District 5, Commissioner Shauna Doumbia, District 7 Commission Members Absent: Commissioner Luna Banuri, At-Large, Commissioner Everette Bacon, 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 5:52 PM 1.Welcome •Roll Call 2.Approve and Adopt Minutes •August 2022 i.Commissioner Vice ChairWessel made a motion to approve and adopt the minutes from the August 2022 meeting. Commissioner Jaramillo seconded. There was unanimous vote among the Commissioners. The motion passed. 3.Public Comment (5 minutes) •No individuals from the public were in attendance. Human Rights Commission Minutes 2 3/31/2023 2:13 PM 4.Mayor Visit (~ 10 minutes) •Mayor Mendenhall will stop by and speak with the commissioners. i.Mayor Mendenhall has thanked the Human Rights Commission for their service. Mayor asked the commissioners how she could be of better support to the Commission’s initiatives. ii.Mayor added that next Friday, a Press Conference will be held to discuss changes affecting unsheltered. iii.Mayor shared the diversified response across 5 different departments to include: C.H.A.T. Team, Fire Department, Park Rangers, SLCPD iv.Commissioner Chair Stowell highlights the transparency of the Mayor’s administration, and how it has been effective to the growth and impact of the commission. v.Commissioner Doumbia shared that there are many refugees and new Americans that are underserved. Mayor Mendenhall asked how the City can better connect trade job training opportunities to these various communities. 5.End of Year Report Draft (~ 20 minutes) •Presentation from Equity Manager - Moana shared a draft of the End of Year Report for feedback from the Commission. i.Commissioner Vice Chair Wessel would like to include information on the Ramada Inn Emergency Shelter and Mitigation. Commissioner Chair Stowell mentioned to address the lack of housing or resources. 6.Human Rights Day Celebration (~15 minutes) •Prepare for Saturday, December 10th at 6pm-8pm i.Task List – Will be created and sent out to Commissioners of what is needed from them 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) vii.Nomination process is live until October 31st - All nominations can be submitted here 7.Review Goals & Priorities (15 minutes) •Subcommittees i.ARPA Funding Short-Term Committee: Stowell & Wessel •Provided an update on track for the meeting ii.Refugees & New Americans: Doumbia, Stowell, Banuri, and Wessel •Meeting Scheduled for September 13th, which will provide further information on Commissioner Doumbia’s initial request Human Rights Commission Minutes 3 3/31/2023 2:13 PM iii.Gentrification: Doumbia & Stowell •Request update from the Gentrification Study group (Thriving in Place Study update) iv.Homelessness: Stowell & Wessel •Update from meetings with w/coalition on ending homelessness. Commissioner Wessel will meet with the subcommittee. 8.Discussion/Dialogue about Human Rights Around the World (5-10 minutes) I.Commissioner Doumbia mentioned knowledge of Human Rights violations in systemic Concentration Camps in China II.Commissioner Vice Chair Wessel mentioned incident in Israel and acknowledged the person who killed the Journalist in the Westbank 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 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 •Tuesday, December 06, 2022 •Saturday, December 10, 2022 – Human Rights Day Celebration •https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-rights-day Meeting adjourned at 7:03 PM Minutes approved through consensus: October 4, 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 September 6, 2022.