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9/5/2023 - Meeting Minutes Human Rights Commission Salt Lake City, Utah Regular Meeting Minutes Tuesday, September 5, 2023 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. You may also watch a recording of the meeting on the SLC HRC Meeting YouTube Channel. CONDUCTED BY: Chair Jason Wessel Commission Members in Attendance: Commissioner Jason Wessel, District 1, Chair Commissioner Esther Stowell, District 2, Vice Chair Commissioner Olivia Jaramillo, District 3 Commissioner Will Terry, District 4 Commissioner Jennifer Mayer-Glenn, District 5 Commissioner Pamela Silberman,At-Large Commission Members Absent: Commissioner David Leta, District 6 Commissioner Everette Bacon, At-Large Mayor's Office Staff in Attendance: Michelle Mooney, Equity Manager Maria Romero, Executive Assistant The meeting was called to order at 5:31 PM. Agenda Items 1. Welcome • Roll Call 2. Approve and Adopt Minutes • August 2023 —Commissioner Esther Stowell moved to approve and adopt minutes from August 2023 meeting. Commissioner Will Terry seconded. All commissioners present in favor. The motion passed. 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. o No public comment occurred during this segment of the meeting. 4. Community Presentation(— 15-20 minutes) • Kamal Omer and members of his community will share updates about the ongoing genocide in West Darfur, Sudan. o Kamal Omer member of the Sudanese Community brought forth to the Commission an update regarding the ongoing war in West Darfur, Sudan. Kamal Omer provided details of the humanitarian crisis occurring at the time. He explained residents are fleeing from Sudan to the bordering country to seek shelter. Kamal Omer and members of the community have expressed the need for awareness of this event in Sudan. o Commissioner Chair Jason Wessel, Commissioner Pamela Silberman, and Commissioner Jennifer Mayer-Glenn have committed as a commission to complete a letter of recommendation to Juan Becerra from the Public Relations department for the LDS Church. The commission will provide the community members with a detailed list of Utah organizations that can provide further assistance with the community continued advocacy and awareness for the people of Sudan. 5. StrategyManning Session (— 30-40 minutes) • This will be an in-depth discussion on the vision and future goals of the Commission. o Commissioner Jennifer Mayer-Glenn commented for the commission to focus on moving the human rights meeting to be conducted on a bi- monthly basis adding that off months will be for the Commissioners to work on priorities and begin the efforts being in the community. o Commissioner Will Terry has provided comments in support of the grassroots community listening sessions. o Commissioner Jennifer Mayer-Glenn commented the need for the Commission to review older ordinances and policy. o Commissioner Olivia Jaramillo has raised she would be in favor of moving the meetings to a bi-monthly basis until the new year of 2024. o Commissioner Jason Wessel has begun formal voting procedure for a hybrid format voting portion accordance with Roberts Rules for Commissioners to vote for next year calendar schedule for the Human Rights Commission Meeting Schedule. Commissioner Jason Wessel has obtained for voting as his term will end prior to 2024. Commissioner Pamela Silberman has made a motion to approve, Commissioner Jennifer Mayer-Glenn has seconded. The schedule changes the 2024 meeting schedule to bi-monthly basis for Human Rights Meetings has passed anonymously. 6. Human Rights Day Update (— 5 minutes) • Michelle Mooney, Equity Manager will provide an update on Human Rights Day Celebration planning. o Michelle Mooney, Equity Manager will release the form for community to nominate individuals for the Human Rights award. Michelle Mooney has brought forth the Salt Lake City Grant Analyst has completed and submitted grant applications for Eccles and Zions Bank. 7. Review Subcommittee Goals &Priorities (— 5 minutes) • Racial Equity in Policing Commission • CEDAW • Homelessness • Gentrification • Refugees &New Americans • Children/Youth Advocacy No new updates are available for subcommittees currently as we are working to restructure what this looks like for the Commission. 8. 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 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. o Commissioner Chair Jason Wessel has provided an update on the razor wire buoy water barrier in the Southern Border of the United States. 9. Review Human Rights Commission Meetings for 2023: • T„esrlay, january 03 2023 • Tuesday,Tebfu 7, 2023 • Tuesday, March 07, 2023 • Tuesday, April 04 2023 • T„esday, May 02 , 2023 • Tuesday, june 06 2023 •mod6t 4, 04,-2023 Recess • Tuesday, August 01, 2023 • Tuesday, September-05, 2023 • Tuesday, October 03, 2023 • Tuesday,November 14, 2023 —Final Regular Meeting of 2023 • Sunday, December 10, 2023 —Human Rights Day Celebration • https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-rights htg s-day The meeting adjourned at 6:59 PM Minutes Approved through consensus: 1010312023 MICHELLE MOONEY 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 5, 2023.