Ogden Community Engagement and Opportunity Commission

MINUTES Ogden Diversity Commission Hybrid - 7th floor Conference Room -Municipal Building & Virtual-Zoom WEDNESDAY, September 14, 2022 4:30 PM In Attendance: Stacy Bernal, Colt Jarvis, Rebecca Tierney Kevin Lundell, Monica Gil, Haillee VanPatten, Christine Ipsen Excused: Tom Szalay, Kari Harbath, Jessica Adams Absent: Shardae Jones Ogden City Staff Present: CJ Hernandez, Anne-Marie Birk, Mara Brown Guests: Brandon Garside, Warren Hallmark, Councilman Hyer, Janene Eller-Smith, Barton Brierly Recording will be posted with the minutes here: DC Meeting Recording 1. Welcome. 2. Roll Call. 3. Action Item - approval of minutes from 07/13/2022. a. Commissioner Lundell made a motion to approve 07/13/22 minutes. Commission Ipsen seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously. 4. New Business. a. Current events in the community - Chair i. Chair Bernal shared the following events in the community.  On October 8th, the Dia De Los Muertos Celebration and Parenting Elevated event will be held at Ben Lomond High School. The Commission will be tabling there. Please sign up if you would like to attend through the link that CJ sent out. Hispanic Heritage Festival at Union Station on October 15th. The Commission will be tabling this event. Please sign up if you would like to help with the tabling. NAACP and Betty Sawyer would like to organize a Marshall White Center Town Hall. The date is to be determined, but possibly October 22nd. We would like someone from the Commission to be represented at that town hall. Nurture the Creative Mind has a Dia De Los Muertos event at Union Station as well. This is not a tabling event for the Commission. The Diversity Summit is October 28th at the City Creek Marriott. The Commission does have funds available if anyone would like to attend this event. Please contact CJ for registration information. b. City Council Executive Director - Brandon Garside - (Youth Council) - https://www.ogdencity.com/1848/Ogden-Youth-Council i. Brandon Garside has been filling in with the Youth Council since Ross left. The new Policy Analyst is Warren Hallmark who will be taking over the Youth Council. Brandon gave a presentation on what the Youth Council is and what they will be doing. Only students from Ogden Schools can apply to be on the Youth Council. (please see recording for full presentation). c. Honorary Street naming review - Barton Brierley, Planning Manager i. Barton Brierley spoke about honorary street naming in Ogden City. The street keeps its original name, but the honorary name will be displayed above the original street name. Mr. Brad Timothy applied for two proposed honorary street names, Miles Goodyear Avenue & Pomona Avenue. Barton gave a presentation on the history of Miles Goodyear and his Native American wife, Pomona. A & B Avenue are the proposed streets that would be renamed with the honorary street names.  Planning is asking for the Diversity Co (please see recording for full presentation). The proposed name changes would go to the Planning Commission in October and then on to the City Council after that. d. Wasteless Solutions - Isaac Farley - Ogden project manager i. Isaac Farley gave a presentation on a non-profit organization called Wasteless Solutions. This non-profit food waste from farms, food manufacturers, restaurants/grocery stores, and promotes education so there is less food waste in the home. They use a mobile app called Food Rescue US to connect food donors with non-profit agencies (see recording for full presentation). e. Recommendations for City Council Recognitions for November (American Indian Heritage), February (African American History Month) Chair i. Please enter your recommendations in the google doc for these recognitions. There is not a date from City Council for November or February yet. 5. Committee Reports. a. No committee reports. 6. Old Business. a. CJ reminded the Commission that the Christmas Village Cottage submission deadline is closing soon. Commissioner Szalay has submitted a design idea and it has been seconded and thirded by Commission members. Commissioner Szalay would like to put all his photos on display in the cottage that celebrates diversity. The cottage does need some work done to it. The cottage has been asked to be used by another group if the Commission decides not to enter a cottage this year at the Christmas Village. The cottages are setup right after Thanksgiving if not sooner. A committee needs to be put together as soon as possible and the Commission needs to decide this soon. CJ will send out an email for a vote and decision. 7. Comments from Staff. (E a. Mara just wanted to remind the Commission when they are doing their nominations for City Council recognitions to keep the limit to four recognitions. 8. Comments from Commission Members.  a. Commissioner Gil reported that a student from Latinos in Action at Ben Lomond High contacted her stating the Black Student Union and the Latinos in Action would like to put together a mural that staff and attendees can participate in at the Dia De Los Muertos event. Commissioner Gil will send her information out to the Commission for their coordination. 9. 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. 10. Adjournment. Diversity Commission Chair Minutes Approval: ______________________ Date: 10/12/22 NEXT REGULAR OGDEN DIVERSITY COMMISSION MEETING WEDNESDAY, October 12, 2022 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. 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