Ogden Community Engagement and Opportunity Commission

AGENDA Ogden Diversity Commission Zoom Meeting WEDNESDAY, May 12th, 2021 – 1:00 PM In Attendance: Stacy Bernal, Kathie Darby, Christine Ipsen, Betty Sawyer, Jeremy Shinoda, Roger Snow, Adrienne Andrews, Taylor Knuth Excused: Adrienne Andrews Absent: Kyle Hallows Taylor Knuth Ogden City Staff Present: Diana Lopez Mara Brown 1. Welcome. 2. Roll Call. 2.1. Approval of minutes from 4/14/2021. Bypassed since there isn’t a quorum. 3. New Business. 3.1. Commissioner Check-in (Chair Shinoda – 5 mins). 3.1.1. Commissioner Ipsen- Bike rodeo this Saturday from 10am-noon 3.1.2. Vice Chair Bernal- In contact with Chief Young, Autism awareness education/ training with OPD 3.1.3. Commissioner Darby- Chairman of Roads to Independence- tons of medical equipment for those who need it. 3350 Washington Blvd 3.1.4. Commissioner Szaley- United Church of Christ (LGBTQ friendly church) and they have a spot in the Pioneer Day parade. 3.2. Hiring Updates (Mara Brown - 5min)  3.2.1. Initial interview panel happened 5/11. It was narrowed down to 2 individuals who speak multiple languages. Next interviews scheduled for next week. Smaller number of applicants but the final 2 are great choices. 3.2.2. Next meeting will have another update. 3.3. Homeless Coordinator- Ogden Police (Anna Davidson- 45 minutes) 3.3.1. Originally part-time and now full time. Works with other agencies to fill the gaps and help with barriers in our homeless population. 3.3.2. Goals- Engage Ogden Homeless population 3.3.2.1. Implement and individual approach 3.3.2.2. Works with multiple local agencies in order to connect with resources 3.3.2.3. Designated police officer who works with her. 3.3.2.4. Goals- Reduce recidivism, cost to the community, help people with more than just housing. 3.3.3. Has a wholistic approach to address homelessness and works diligently to humanize homelessness. 3.3.4. Stories of homeless, pics and before & after pics 3.3.5. Deals with many of mental illnesses within the homeless community. Main ones are bipolar, dissociative disorders, PTSD, schizophrenia. Feels strongly about understanding mental health. PTSD is very common, happens in more than just veterans. 3.3.6. 12% increase in homeless population from 2019 to 2020. 2021 number not available yet. 3.3.7. Mitigating factors include domestic violence, mental health, etc. 3.3.8. What can you do: 3.3.8.1. Educate yourself 3.3.8.2. Talk to them like they are people 3.3.8.3. Assess for visible needs, send Anna info 801-629-8092 annadavidson@ogdencity.com 3.3.8.4. Do not confront people in crisis, call authorities 3.3.8.5. Do not confront a person doing illegal activities, call authorities  3.3.8.6. Question: 3.3.8.6.1. Commissioner Sawyer- small info card available? Anna has pamphlets but may need to make something smaller. Is there something that Commissioner Szalay can do to help tell that story. Anna would like to see how we can make that happen. 3.3.8.6.2. Commissioner Ipsen- also wants business cards 3.3.8.6.3. Commissioner Vazquez- needs resources for 18 yr olds specifically. Anna does not have a specific resource, but Youth Futures will sometimes make exceptions. That is an age group that is lacking resources. Maybe Center of Excellence with Weber County Commissioner Office 3.3.8.6.4. MCOT- Mobile Crisis Outreach Team- police, mental health professionals, and medical services respond. 3.3.8.6.5. Weber County as a whole is doing a great job working together to collaborate to get help for these individuals. 3.4. Motion was made to move Public Comments here. commissioner Darby and 2nd by Sawyer to move up public comment) 3.4.1. Bonnie Owens- Promise of South Salt Lake. They talk about Ogden a lot so wanted to see what we have going on. Ogden is doing great things and keep it up. 3.5. In-person meetings (Vice Chair Bernal- 10min) 3.5.1. How does everyone feel about moving back to in-person 3.5.1.1. Mara will look into legal considerations on in person meeting. There may be some leeway on in person meetings and what they date for that will be. 3.5.1.2. Mark Johnson- We can have a hybrid meeting. We have the option 3.5.1.3. Commissioner Snow- he would love to do in person meeting once the governor lift the mandates. It can bring everyone closer together and would vote to do in person asap. 3.5.1.4. Mara- we can work something out about opening the 3rd floor conference room to in person and open to public. Mara will reach out to Recorders about that. Ogden City is following Governors standard on masks.  3.5.1.4.1. Vice Chair Bernal Is there a larger space available? Maybe council chambers per Mara. 3.5.1.4.2. We will wait for further information from Mara. We will take it month by month for now. 4. Old Business. 4.1. Community Conversation Committee Update (Commissioner Andrews – 2 mins). 4.1.1. Commissioner Andrews not in attendance. Diana Lopez gave update on how the last Townhall went 4.2. Nominating Committee Process (Commissioner Andrews – 2 mins). 4.2.1. Mayor has not seen the names yet. Should be getting to him shortly 4.3. Outreach Committee Update (Chair Shinoda – 5 mins). 4.3.1. Elect new chair since Chair Shinoda no longer is able to Chari committees 4.3.1.1. Commissioner Darby for Commission Szalay, 2nd by commissioner Ipsen. Commissioner will chair the committee. 4.3.1.2. Vice Chair Bernal wants to be part of the committee. 4.3.1.3. Commissioner Darby wants to gauge comfort level for Juneteenth. She would like to get back to outreach. 4.3.1.3.1. Commissioners Snow and Darby feel comfortable tabling a booth at Juneteenth. (June 19-20th. Start at noon on Saturday) 4.3.2. One video left, it is with marketing and should be released soon. 4.4. Racial Equity in Policing Committee Update (Commissioner Sawyer – 5 mins). 4.4.1. Questions to meeting with administration? Ask for Citizens advisory board to be part of the Ogden Police Department. Previous chief had agreed to have some reps from PD on a focus group. Is that still a direction that we want to move in. Chair Shinoda will follow up. 4.4.2. Clean Slate Coalition- record expungement state law. Committee is getting website up and going so they can notify people who may qualify for this program. 4.5. Rules Committee Update (Commissioner Darby – 5 mins). 4.5.1. One more month to go before approval. Mara suggested that we wait until our new person is hired so they can also have a look at them. 5. No Action Required. 6. Comments: 6.1. Commission Staff. 6.1.1. Diana- Will stay on to help new person get familiar with the Commission. 6.1.2. Mara- Diana Lopez and John Thomas with Ogden Police helped with the first annual Ogden City Career Fair. May 26th from 1-4pm at the Ogden Amphitheater. Flier will be sent out shortly 6.2. Commission Members. 6.2.1. Commissioner Darby- Has been attending school board meeting where new superintendent is being discussed. Maybe someone from the commission would be a good addition to their hiring process. Has forwarded some names to the school board including herself. 6.2.1.1. Commissioner Snow- wrote a letter asking for more diversity on the commission they are forming. Framed it from the perspective of a teacher. 6.3. Public Comment: This is an opportunity to address the Commission regarding concerns or ideas on any topic. To be considerate of everyone at this meeting, public comments will need to be submitted electronically, diversity@ogdencity.com or by calling 801-629-8109. Participants are to state their first and last name for the record. Comments will then be submitted for the record. (Commissioner Darby and 2nd by Sawyer to move up 6.4. public comment) 7. Adjournment. NEXT REGULAR OGDEN DIVERSITY COMMISSION MEETING WEDNESDAY, June 9th, 2021 Virtual Meeting *** Public meetings will be held electronically in accordance with House Bill 5002, Open and Public Meetings Act Amendments, signed into law on June 25, 2020. Pursuant to a written determination by the Ogden Diversity Commission Chair finding that conducting the meeting with an anchor location presents a substantial risk to the health and safety of those who may be present due to infectious and potentially dangerous nature of COVID-19 virus, public meetings with be held electronically for the next thirty (30) days. The public may monitor or listen to open portions of the meeting electronically by following the instructions below. No physical meeting location will be available. Zoom Meeting Connect via Telephone https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82702687881?pwd 1 669 900 9128 =allaekVYUEFzT0pSQzZJdUVtalYzdz09 Meeting ID: 827 0268 7881 Meeting ID: 827 0268 7881 Password: 543006 Password: 543006 In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing auxiliary communicative aids and services for this meeting should contact the Management Services Department at 629-8701 (TTY/TDD: 711 or 888-735-5906) or by email: accessibility@ogdencity.com at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. CERTIFICATE OF POSTING The undersigned, duly appointed City Recorder, does hereby certify that the above notice and/or agenda was posted in accordance with Utah State Code Annotated 52-4-202(3) on this 3rd day of March, 2021 in the following places: 2nd floor foyer of the Ogden City Municipal Building; the Utah State Public Notice website, the Ogden City website, and provided to the Standard-Examiner. TRACY HANSEN, MMC/CRA OGDEN CITY RECORDER