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City&County Building
451 South State Street
COW Room#326
PENDING Regular Meeting Minutes
Thursday,March 14, 2024
5:30 p.m.
The Racial Equity in Policing Commission met in an electronic and in person meeting. Minutes are
provided in conjunction with the video/audio file.
You may also watch a recording of the meeting on the SLC REP Commission Meeting YouTube Channel.
Commission Members in Attendance: Commissioner Rodrigo Fernandez-Equivias, Commissioner
Chloe Raymundo, Commissioner Jason Wessel, Commissioner Katie Durante, Commissioner Diya
Oommen,Commissioner Ulvia Guadarrama, Commissioner DeTria Taylor, Commissioner Heather
Stringfellow, Commissioner Steven Calbert, Commissioner Alex Vandiver, Commissioner Jason
Hinojosa, Commissioner Vice Chair Lisia Satini
Commission Members Absent: Commissioner Chair Tanya Hawkins, Commissioner Julia Summerfield,
Commissioner Olivia Joylani Kavapalu
City Staff in Attendance:
• Michelle Mooney,Equity Manager
• Maria Romero, Executive Assistant
• Chief Mike Brown, SLCPD
• Elle Smith,Executive Assistant
• Damian Choi,Lead Equity Officer
• Nicholas Frederick, Park Rangers Program Director
• Carmen Bailey,Deputy Director of Public Lands
• Hassan Abdi, City Council Staff
Guests from the Public in Attendance:None
The meeting was called to order at 5:36 PM.
AGENDA
1. Welcome and Public Meeting Guidelines
• Roll Call
• Welcome New Commissioners—Members will provide a brief introduction.
o Equity Manager welcomed 7 new commissioners to their first official meeting.
Each new member introduced themselves and shared a brief background about
their work, community involvement, and interest in the commission.
2. Open Dialog(5 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 regarding the Salt Lake City Police
Department's policies, budget, and culture. 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.
• Commissioner Jason Wessel brought forth a collective comment from the Westside
Coalition on the increase in crime in the North Temple Corridor and Jordan River Trail
and commended SLCPD on their efforts.
• Chief Mike Brown shared remarks and additional comments on the matter presented by
Commissioner Jason Wessel.
3. Public Comment(limited to 15 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.
This item was not held as no members from the public were in attendance.
4. Approve and Adopt Minutes
• January 2024—A motion to approve and adopt the January 2024 meeting minutes for the
Racial Equity in Policing Commission has been made by Commissioner Steven Calbert.
The motion was seconded by Commissioner Katie Durante. 5 commissioners in favor and
7 new commissioners abstained as they were not confirmed during the January meeting.
The vote passed to approve and adopt minutes from January 2024 meeting.
5. SLCPD Chief Update(-20 minutes)
• Chief Brown may provide an update to the Commission on the following items:
o Community-Based Presentations and SLCPD Community Meetings
o Any other pertinent information since the commission last met.
• Chief Brown provided an update on SLCPD's community outreach efforts to include
introducing the new Community Outreach Officer Detective Carissa Schlessinger(who
he will bring to the next commission meeting in-person)along with providing data on the
department's increase in engagement efforts with the community.
• Chief Mike Brown provided an update on the department's training schedule that is
inclusive of the community-based presentations recommended by the Commission.
o Commissioner Jason Hinojosa commended the department on this willingness to
do this training. Commissioner Heather Stringfellow also shared further
comments and questions about this initiative.
• Chief Brown provided an update on the police civilian response team.
o Commissioner Rodrigo Fernandez-Equivias and Commissioner Heather
Stringfellow provided further comments and questions about these efforts.
6. Presentation on Park Rangers Program(-20 minutes)
• Nicholas Frederick,Director for the Park Rangers Program,will provide a presentation
on this program and how its initiative works to provide support to public safety for the
City.
• Nicholas Fredrick provided the Commission with an overview of the functions of the
Park Ranger Program, including the plan to establish a closer connection between the
park rangers and Salt Lake City Police Department.
o Commissioner Jason Wessel provided further comments on this presentation.
7. Overview of Working Groups for 2024 Priorities (-30 minutes)
• Equity Manager,Michelle Mooney will provide an overview of the 2024 priorities as
well as assigned working groups to include new commissioners' interests. An in-depth
discussion of what this looks like during the non-meeting months will be shared.
o She provided new commissioners with the list of the current working groups. All
new commissioners have enlisted in the various working groups of their interest.
8. Review Subcommittee Goals&Priorities (5 minutes)
• Neurodiversity Subcommittee—Fourth Monday of the Month 4-5pm
a. This subcommittee will be reconvening this month on Monday,March 25"
• Application Review—Meets as needed
9. TENTATIVE Closed Session
The Commission will consider a motion to enter into a Closed Session. A closed meeting
described under Section 52-4-205 may be held for specific purposes including,but not limited to:
a. discussion of the character,professional competence, or physical or mental health
of an individual;
b. strategy sessions to discuss pending or reasonably imminent litigation;
c. discussion regarding deployment of security personnel, devices, or systems; and
d. investigative proceedings regarding allegations of criminal misconduct.
A closed meeting may also be held for attorney-client matters that are privileged pursuant to Utah
Code § 78B-1-137, and for other lawful purposes that satisfy the pertinent requirements of the
Utah Open and Public Meetings Act.
This item was not held during the meeting.
10. Review Racial Equity in Policing Commission Meetings for 2024:
• Thursday,january 11, 2024
• Thursday,May 9, 2024
• Thursday,July 11,2024
• Thursday, September 12,2024
• Thursday,November 14, 2024—Final Regular Meeting of 2024
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 Racial Equity in Policing
Commission Regular Meeting on March 14,2024.
Commissioner DeTria Taylor has made the motion to adjourn. The meeting adjourned at 7:OOPM.
Minutes approved through consensus: May 9, 2024