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Home My WebLink About09/03/2024 - Meeting MinutesHuman Rights Commission Salt Lake City, Utah Regular Meeting Minutes Tuesday, September 3, 2024 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: Vice Chair Will Terry Commissioner Lisia Satini, District 1 Vacant, District 2 Commissioner Olivia Jaramillo, District 3 Commissioner Will Terry, District 4 Commissioner Jennifer Mayer-Glenn, District 5 Commissioner David Leta, District 6 Commissioner Emily Khan, District 7 Commissioner Everette Bacon, At-Large Commissioner Pamela Silberman, At-Large Commission Members in Attendance: Commission Members Absent: Guests from the Public in Attendance: Mayor’s Office Staff in Attendance: Michelle Mooney, Impact Manager Maria Romero, Executive Assistant Roxana Orellana, Policy Advisor for Refugees and New Americans The meeting was called to order at 5: PM. Agenda Items 1. Welcome • Roll Call • Welcome New District 7 Commissioner – Emily Khan 2. Approve and Adopt Minutes • July 2024 - A motion to approve and adopt the July 2024 meeting minutes for the Human Rights Commission was made by Commissioner Lisia Satini. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Will Terry. The vote passed unanimously from commissioners present to approve and adopt minutes from the July 2024 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. Constituent Blue Jay attended the Human Rights Commission meeting for the first time as an observer. Blue Jay commented he would like to be more civically involved. Nancy Cantor from the League of Woman Voters attended to observe. 4. Open Public Meetings Act Annual Training Refresher (~ 15-20 minutes) • City Attorney, Jaysen Oldroyd, will facilitate the Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) training as required annually for all commissioners. o Jaysen Oldroyd provided the refresher training to commissioners. Once concluded, he opened the floor to questions. 5. Refugee and New Americans Update (~ 10-15 minutes) • Roxana Orellana, Policy Advisor for Refugees and New Americans for the Mayor’s Office will provide updates on the newcomers’ resource guide. o Roxana Orellana shared the most updated draft with commissioners for review and feedback. She requested that commissioners review resources for any gaps or additions to include any other feedback via email. § Commissioner Lisia Satini, Commissioner Pamela Silberman, and Commissioner Will Terry asked further questions. o Roxana Orellana invited all Commissioners to attend the Welcoming Walk on Monday, September 16th, 2024, at 10 AM on Washington Square Park. 6. Updates on Assigned Priority Areas (~ 10-15 minutes) • The Commission will share an update on each of their assigned priority areas and any progress made since our last meeting. o Commissioner Pamela Silberman provided the update on her focus area for Refugees/New Americans. She gave an update on upcoming community forum on immigration, and the planning efforts for the event. o Commissioner Lisia Satini provided the update on her area of food equity. Michelle Mooney, Impact Manager suggested Commissioner Lisia Satini meet with Sustanability Department, specifically the City’s Food Equity Program Manager to discuss current, and future food equity initiatives. o Commissioner Will Terry provided the update on his focus area of affordable house. Commissioner discussed his highlights from meeting with the City’s Housing Stability team to include several programs providing affordable housing, and how to provide a human rights perspective on city planning. 7. Upcoming Items (~15-20 minutes) • Impact Manager, Michelle Mooney will discuss upcoming items for the Commission: o National Voter Registration Day Event – September 17, 2024 o Community Partners Against Hate Film Series – September 24, 2024 o Immigration Community Forum – September 28, 2024 o Human Rights Day Celebration – December 12, 2024 • Impact Manager, Michelle Mooney will present a draft of the annual end of year report for the Commission’s feedback and considerations. o Michelle Mooney, Impact Manager provided examples of recommendations that commissioners can make to include for draft 2025 report. 1 8. Call for Any Other Business • Commissioners will use this agenda item to discuss any items not brought forth earlier or any outstanding items for follow-up. This item was not held due to no additional comments from commissioners. 2 9. Review Human Rights Commission Meetings for 2024: • Tuesday, January 02, 2024 • Tuesday, March 05, 2024 • Tuesday, May 07, 2024 • Tuesday, July 02, 2024 • Tuesday, September 03, 2024 • Tuesday, November 12, 2024 – Final Regular Meeting of 2024 • Tuesday, December 10, 2023 – Human Rights Day Celebration • 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 September 3, 2024. Commissioner Emily Khan made a motion to adjourn, Commissioner Lisia Satini has seconded. The meeting was adjourned at 7:03 PM. Approved through consensus: November 12, 2024