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Racial Equity in Policing Commission
City & County Building
451 South State Street
Cannon Room #335
Regular Meeting Minutes
Thursday, November 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 Chair Tanya Hawkins, Commissioner Vice Chair
Lisia Satini, Commissioner Chloe Raymundo, Commissioner Jason Wessel, Commissioner Ulvia
Guadarrama, Commissioner DeTria Taylor, Commissioner Julia Summerfield, Commissioner Olivia
Joylani Kavapalu, Commissioner Jason Hinojosa, Commissioner Diya Oomen
Commission Members Absent: Commissioner Katie Durante, Commissioner Steven Calbert,
Commissioner Alex Vandiver, Commissioner Rodrigo Fernandez-Esquivias
City Staff in Attendance:
• Michelle Mooney, Impact Manager
• Maria Romero, Executive Assistant
• Damian Choi, Chief Impact Officer
• Chief Mike Brown, SLCPD
• Lt. Jared Gilbert, SLCPD
• Elle Smith, SLCPD
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 Commissioner
2. Open Dialogue (~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 commented on his attendance to the Salt Lake City Police
Department Latino Coalition Meeting. Commissioner included he will not renew his term
with the C-REP Commission.
§ Commissioner Chair Tania Hawkins commended Commissioner Jason Wessels
work for Salt Lake City.
• Commissioner Lisia Satini requested information for the recent shooting investigation at
West High School that occurred on Thursday, November 7th, 2024, on the West High
school campus.
§ Chief Mike Brown was unable to provide further details as this is an ongoing
investigation.
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.
Item not held as no guests from the public were in attendance.
4. Approve and Adopt Minutes
• September 2024 – Commissioner Jason Wessel moved to approve and adopt the minutes
as presented. Commissioner Lisia Satini seconded. All commissioners present voted to
approve and adopt the minutes. Passed unanimously.
5. SLCPD Chief Update (~20 minutes)
• Chief Brown may provide an update to the Commission on the following items:
o End of Year Review - Chief Mike Brown provided an update on Crime that
included data on calls for service, Jail Booking Data, drugs seized. The
concluded with information on the departments staffing data, and a recent Stop
the Bleed training for the SLCPD Social Worker Unit.
§ Commissioner Jason Wessel, and Commissioner DeTria Taylor
addressed questions and comments.
6. Annual End of Year Report (~ 30 minutes)
• Impact Manager, Michelle Mooney will present a draft of the annual end of year report
for the Commission’s review. The commission will discuss recommendations, goals and
priorities. A formal vote to approve will be conducted at the end of discussion.
o Commissioner DeTria Taylor requested to include the Implicit Bias Survey for
Salt Lake CIty Police Department. Commissioner Diya Oommen requested
training for SROs for positive relationship building with students.
o Commissioner Jason Wessel made a motion to adopt the annual end of year
report, Commissioner Jason Wessel seconded the motion. Passed anonymously.
7. Upcoming Items (~10 minutes)
• Present 2025 Meeting Schedule Options for Review and Approval
o The Commission decided to maintain current meeting schedule of bi-monthly.
8. 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.
Item not held
9. Review Racial Equity in Policing Commission Meetings for 2024:
• Thursday, January 11, 2024
• Thursday, March 14, 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 November 14, 2024.
Commissioner Jason Wessel and Commissioner Lisia Satini made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 7:23 PM.
Minutes approved through consensus: January 9, 2025