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Salt Lake City, Utah
Regular Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
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.
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CONDUCTED BY: David Leta, Commission Chair
Commission Members in Attendance:
Commissioner Channae Haller, District 2
Commissioner Olivia Jaramillo, District 3
Commissioner David Leta, District 6, Chair
Commissioner Emily Khan, District 7
Commissioner Pamela Silberman, At-Large
Commission Members Absent:
Commissioner Lisia Satini, District 1
Commissioner Will Terry, District 4, Vice Chair
Commissioner Jennifer Mayer-Glenn, District 5
Commissioner Everette Bacon, At-Large
Guests from the Public in Attendance: None
Mayor’s Office Staff in Attendance:
Michelle Mooney, Impact Manager
Maria Romero, Executive Assistant
Damian Choi, Chief Impact Officer
Andrew Johnston, Director of Homelessness Policy & Outreach
Erin Mendenhall, Mayor
The meeting was called to order at 5:40 PM.
Agenda Items
1. Welcome
• Roll Call
• Welcome New District 2 Member – Commissioner Channae Haller!
2. Approve and Adopt Minutes
• January 2025 – A motion to approve and adopt the January 2025 meeting minutes for
the Human Rights Commission was made by Commissioner Pamela Silberman. The
motion was seconded by Commissioner Emily Khan. The vote passed unanimously
from the commissioners present to approve and adopt minutes from the January 2025
meeting.
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.
Item not held as no attendees from the public were in attendance.
4. Mayor Visit to HRC (~ 45 minutes)
• Mayor Mendenhall will have a conversation with the Commission to include an
update on Public Safety Plan and brainstorm some ideas on other priorities.
• Andrew Johnston, Director of Homeless Policy and Outreach, provided an overview
of the Public Safety Plan recommendations, along with an overview of the Public
Safety Plan website.
o Commissioner Pamela Silbermann provided feedback on the contents and
data of the website.
• Mayor Erin Mendenhall presented on the 2025 legislative session in regard to the
Public Safety Plan. Mayor Erin Mendenhall has requested the Human Rights
Commission to prepare recommendations to the City on how to mitigate impacts to
City residents from the recently passed Utah State bills.
o The following commissioners have provided a comment David Leta, Pamela
Silberman, and Channae Haller.
5. Other Items (~15 minutes)
• Brief Update on Historical Markers Pilot Program
o Damian Choi, Chief Impact Officer, provided an overview of the initial process
of screening the applicants before the commission was presented with
candidates. Commissioner Pamela Silberman and Commissioner Chair David
Leta provided comments.
• Discuss Option for Commission Retreat
o Commissioners discussed a time to bring the commissioners together.
• Post-Event Feedback on Human Rights Day 2024
o Commissioners discussed a date for the Human Rights Event for 2025.
• Revise HRC Policy Considerations
o Michelle Mooney, Impact Manager has requested the Commission to review and
work to revise any changes to the policy.
6. 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.
Item not held during this meeting due to time.
7. Review Human Rights Commission Meetings for 2025:
• Tuesday, January 07, 2025
• Tuesday, March 04, 2025
• Tuesday, May 06, 2025
• Tuesday, July 01, 2025
• Tuesday, September 02, 2025
• Tuesday, November 4, 2025 – Final Regular Meeting of 2025
• Wednesday, December 10, 2025 – Human Rights Day
o https://www.un.org/en/observances/human-rights-day
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 March 4, 2025.
Commissioner David Leta made a motion to adjourn, Commissioner Emily Khan has seconded. The
meeting was adjourned at 7:00 PM.
Approved through consensus: May 6, 2025