Ogden Community Engagement and Opportunity Commission

MINUTES Ogden Diversity Commission Virtual-Zoom WEDNESDAY, November 9th, 2022 – 4:30 PM In Attendance: Stacy Bernal, Monica Gil, Kari Harbath, Christine Ipsen, Haillee VanPatten, Rebecca Tierney Excused: Kevin Lundell, Tom Szalay, Shardae Jones Absent: Colt Jarvis, Jessica Adams Ogden City Staff Present: Meggin Hill, Anne-Marie Birk, Mara Brown Guests: Pedro Rico, Deb Hall, Larry Quinn Recording will be posted with the minutes here: DC Meeting Recording 1. Welcome. 2. Roll Call. 3. Action Item - approval of minutes from 10/12/22. a) There was not a quorum so the minutes could not be approved this month. 4. New Business. a) Current events in the community - Chair i) The Community Christmas event at Ben Lomond High School will be on December 10 th. The Commission can table at this event or help volunteer. Please visit this website for more information: https://www.communitychristmasut.org/ ii) Chair Bernal won her election for the Ogden School Board. Congratulations to Chair Bernal. b) Seniors Out and Proud (SOAP) Founder - Deb Hall and Ogden Chapter Lead - Larry Quinn i) Deb Hall and Larry Quinn gave a presentation on the Seniors Out and Proud organization and their services (please see recording for full presentation). c) Pedro Hueramo Rico (They/He/She) Latino Behavioral Health Services https://latinobehavioral.org/. i) Pedro Rico gave a presentation on the Latino Behavioral Health Services (please see meeting recording for full presentation). d) Recommendations for City Council Recognitions for February (Black History Month) i) There isn’t a due date for February nominations yet. Please add your nominations to the google document. Also, please remember if you nominate someone, please notify them of the meeting and get a photo from them for their bio. 5. Committee Reports. a. No committee reports this month. 6. Old Business. a. Stacy confirmed that Commissioner Lundell will be writing up the Commission’s recommendations on the Miles Goodyear street renaming that the planning department requested. The Commission recommends that based on the history of Miles Goodyear, they don’t support the name change. 7. Comments from Staff. a. Mara reported that the At Your Service newsletter that is put in the Ogden residents’ monthly utility bill will now also be in Spanish. 8. Comments from Commission Members. a. No comments from Commission Members. 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. 15 December 2022 ____________________________ ___________________ Approved by Chair Bernal Date  NEXT REGULAR OGDEN DIVERSITY COMMISSION MEETING WEDNESDAY, December 14th, 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. Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82702687881?pwd =allaekVYUEFzT0pSQzZJdUVtalYzdz09 Meeting ID: 827 0268 7881 Password: 543006 Connect via Telephone 1 669 900 9128 Meeting ID: 827 0268 7881 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.