5/17/2022 - Meeting Materials 1
SALT LAKE CITY
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
Tuesday, May 17th, 2022
5:30pm
City & County Building
451 South State Street
Cannon Room 335
This meeting is a discussion among Commissioners and select presenters. The public is welcome. Items
scheduled may be moved or discussed during a different portion of the meeting based on circumstances or
availability of speakers.
This meeting will be hy brid. The Commission Meeting will have a physical location at the City and County
Building in the Cannon Room 335 and members of the public may provide public comment in-person.
Commissioners and presenters may join or participate either in-person or through electronic means.
CONDUCTED BY: Chair Esther Stowell
Members of the Human Rights Commission:
Commissioner Jason Wessel, District 1, Vice Chair
Commissioner Esther Stowell, District 2, Chair
Vacant, District 3
Commissioner Ivis Garcia, District 4
Commissioner Nicole Salazar-Hall, District 5
Vacant, District 6
Commissioner Shauna Doumbia, District 7
Commissioner Luna Banuri, At-Large
Commissioner Everette Bacon, At-Large
Mayor’s Office Staff in Attendance:
Moana Uluave-Hafoka, Equity Manager
Fatima Dirie, Senior Advisor for Refugees and New Americans
Maria Romero, Executive Assistant to Chief Equity Officer
Agenda Items
1. Welcome
• Roll Call
• Welcome newest commissioner, Everette Bacon
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2. Approve and Adopt Minutes
• April 2022
3. Public Comment (5 minutes)
• Attendees may be provided one or two minutes of time, determined by the
number of attendees and the time available determined by the Commission.
Please observe the time limit stated at the beginning of the public comment
period so everyone may have a chance to speak.
• Per the public meeting guidelines, keep comments free of discriminatory
language referring to a person or group based on their religion, ethnicity,
nationality, race, color, descent, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age or
other gender identity factor. Items or comments that disrupt the meeting,
intimidate other participants or that may cause safety concerns are not allowed.
4. Welcoming America Presentation (~ 20 minutes)
• Representative from Welcoming America will present
5. Love Your Block Presentation (~ 25 minutes)
• Representative from LYB will present
6. Human Rights Day Celebration (~ 10 minutes)
• Prepare for the December
i. In-person or Hybrid celebration
ii. Site
iii. Nomination process
iv. Celebrating
7. Hybrid Meetings
• Quarterly in-person? Meeting hybrid?
8. Review Goals & Priorities (15 minutes)
• Subcommittees
i. Refugees & New Americans: Doumbia, Stowell, Banuri, and Wessel
ii. CEDAW: Wessel, Salazar-Hall
• Final review with City Council and awaiting to be added to agenda
iii. Gentrification: Doumbia, Stowell, and Garcia
iv. Homelessness: Stowell, Wessel, and Garcia
• Meeting w/Andrew next week
9. Discussion/Dialogue about Human Rights Around the World (5-10 minutes)
During this portion of the meeting, Commissioners may raise topics and discuss current
events that may impact or influence the Commission’s overall work, discussions, and
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deliberations to provide recommendations to the Mayor and City Council . No action will be
taken during this section of the meeting. Matters discussed during this section of the
meeting may be scheduled on a subsequent agenda for follow -up.
10. Review Human Rights Commission Meetings for 202 2:
• 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
• 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
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
On or before 5:30pm on May 16, 2022 the undersigned, duly appointed Equity Manager, does
hereby certify that the above notice and agenda was (1) posted on the Utah Public Notice
Website created under Utah Code Section 63F-1-701, and (2) a copy of the foregoing provided to
The Salt Lake Tribune and/or the Deseret News and to a local media correspondent and any
others who have indicated interest.
MOANA ULUAVE-HAFOKA
SALT LAKE CITY MAYOR’S OFFICE
Final action may be taken in relation to any topic listed on the agenda. People with
disabilities may make requests for reasonable accommodation, which may include alternate
formats, interpreters, and other auxiliary aids and services. Please make requests at least two
business days in advance. To make a request, please contact City staff at HRC@slcgov.com or
385-707-6514, or relay service 711.
Human Rights Commission Minutes
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Human Rights Commission
Salt Lake City, Utah
DRAFT Regular Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, April 5, 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: Commissioner Salazar-Hall, Commisioner
Banuri, Vice Chair Wessel, Chair Stowell
Commission Members Absent:
City Staff in Virtual Attendance: Moana Uluave-Hafoka, Equity Manager;
Fatima Dirie, Policy Advisor; Katie Schnell, Executive Assistant to Chief Equity Officer; Kaletta
Lynch, Chief Equity Officer; Darby Egbert, Equity Special Project Coordinator; Ashley Lichtle,
ADA Coordinator; Roxana Orellana, Language Access Coordinator
Guests in Attendance: Efren Corado Garcia, Diversity & Inclusion Officer for Salt Lake County
The meeting was called to order at 5:35pm
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
•No minutes needed to adopt at this time
3.Public Comment (5 minutes) - none
4.Council on Diversity Affairs (~ 20 minutes)
•Efren Corado Garcia, Diversity & Inclusion Officer for Salt Lake County, and
team will introduce themselves and the work they are doing in the county.
i.Previous offices focused on building relationship in community but now,
especially after George Floyd, this office is looking at the structure of the
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organization and how to make those relationships long-lasting and
create systemic change, not just one-of projects.
ii.https://slco.org/globalassets/1-site-files/diversity/coda-
plan/codareport.pdf - Council on Diversity Affairs, Proposed Action Plan
iii.Also a new focus on intersectionality of identities and a collaboration
between County and City
iv.Vice Chair Wessel – what steps can we take to work together as city and
county?
•We can identify points of interest and collective efforts, and
specifically where those projects live, then collaborate.
5.Mayor’s Office of Equity and Inclusion Presentation (~ 25 minutes)
•The DEI team will introduce themselves and the work they are doing.
i.Vice Chair Wessel – suggests more collaboration between HRC and the
DEI team. It can help build a bridge with community.
6.Review Goals & Priorities (15 minutes)
•Subcommittees
i.Refugees & New Americans: Doumbia, Stowell, Banuri, and Wessel
•Welcoming America will present at next meeting
•Commissioner Banuri – notes that all info is in the minutes from
the meeting.
•Plan to move the meetings to accommodate Ramadan schedule.
ii.CEDAW: Wessel, Salazar-Hall
•Final review stage with Mayor and then will be sent to City Council
•Transmittal is headed over to City Council – timing of when that
is received is up to them, so we are not sure when it would go
through.
iii.Gentrification: Doumbia, Stowell, and Garcia
•Please share links to webpage and survey
•Sending out surveys to community members and trying to get as
many responses as possible.
iv.Homelessness: Stowell, Wessel, and Garcia
•Monthly Update from Andrew Johnston (Director of Homeless
Resources) in email
•This commission is willing and able to be a part of his work,
process, and conversations.
a.Should set a meeting in place to discuss involvement with
Andrew and Rachel Otto (Chief of Staff) – Moana has
reached out and followed up.
7.Discussion/Dialogue about Human Rights Around the World (5-10 minutes)
•US has recognized the genocide happening in Myanmar. This now allows for
more tools from the State Department to go towards this human rights
violation.
•Violence in East Jerusalem and West Bank area are ramping up.
•Chair Stowell suggest bringing links and organizations with info about what
they are doing to help, to share as an action step.
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i.Moana – is going to look for list that Governor’s office put out that is
similar to this.
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 6:51pm.
Minutes approved through consensus: May 17, 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 April 5, 2022.