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10000 Centennial Parkway Sandy City, Utah Sandy, UT 84070 Phone: 801-568-7141 Meeting Minutes City Council Brooke Christensen, District 1 Alison Stroud, District 2 Kristin Coleman-Nicholl, District 3 Monica Zoltanski, District 4 Marci Houseman, At-large Zach Robinson, At-large Cyndi Sharkey, At-large Tuesday, September 1, 2020 5:15 PM Online Meeting 5:15 Council Meeting Chair Robinson welcomed those in attendance to the Council meeting. Council Chair Robinson read a statement regarding the continuation of virtual City Council meetings. Roll Call Present: 7- Council Member Alison Stroud Council Member Kristin Coleman-Nicholl Council Member Zach Robinson Council Member Monica Zoltanski Council Member Marci Houseman Council Member Cyndi Sharkey Council Member Brooke Christensen Council Staff Present: Mike Applegarth, Executive Director Dustin Fratto, Assistant Director Christine Edwards, Council Clerk Administration: Mayor Bradburn Matt Huish, CAO Bob Thompson, City Attorney Mike Wilcox, Zoning Administrator Prayer / Pledge of Allegiance Council Member Christensen offered the prayer. Council Member Houseman led the Pledge. Sandy City, Utah Page 1 Printed on 9/9/2020 City Council Meeting Minutes September 1, 2020 Non-voting Items Agenda Planning Calendar Review & Council Office Director's Report Mike Applegarth gave an update to the Council regarding the new staff position and the status of the laptops ordered for the Council members. He provided information on the ecomment feature, which will be added to the current Granicus software and will facilitate public comments at future Council meetings. He also referred to Item 1 on the agenda, the Council Policy on public comment and disorderly conduct, and mentioned an added clarification to the language in the amendment to include "city subjects." Council Member Business Council Member Christensen thanked Scott Earl and the staff at Parks and Recreation for their work at a recent golf tournament. She also thanked Chief Cline and wished Council Member Stroud a happy birthday. Council Member Zoltanski thanked all Sandy City employees for doing a great job and shared that she receives many positive comments from grateful residents. She also requested information from Administration regarding how the changes at RSL may impact the City. Council Member Houseman shared information about a new program. Salt Lake County is running a virtual senior center, offering a variety of virtual classes and support groups for seniors to participate in. More information is available on the county website. Council Member Robinson thanked James Sorenson for his responsiveness and help with citizens. He also thanked Chief Cline and he acknowledged the city staff for their work on the tunnel at the trail at 102nd South. Mayor's Report Mayor Bradburn acknowledged the hard work of the Sandy City employees. He spoke about the City Safety Awards program and RSL. He also mentioned that a protest was going to take place at City Hall. CAO Report Matt Huish spoke about an email sent to the Council members which included current sales tax revenue detail. He further stated that the sales tax revenue exceeded our budget projections. He mentioned how proud he was of the finance department staff for their utilization and implementation of new analytical software. He informed the Council of an upcoming presentation regarding the city fluoride incident. Information Items Sandy City, Utah Page 2 Printed on 9/9/2020 City Council Meeting Minutes September 1, 2020 Voting Items Consent Calendar 2. 20-298 Approval of the August 18, 2020 City Council meeting minutes. Attachments: August 18, 2020 City Council Minutes A motion was made by Brooke Christensen, seconded by Monica Zoltanski to approve the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by a unanimously voice vote. Council Items 1. 20-294 City Council Office recommending adoption of policy amendments as identified by the City Attorney's Office on public comment and orderly conduct. Attachments: Public Hearings (9-1-20 redline) Rules of Procedure 1-21-20 (redline 9-1) Agenda Item 1 was moved from the Consent Calendar to Council Items: Council Member Zoltanski expressed concern about limiting the public comment to City business only and recommended adding the following language: "any government action affecting city residents" to the description of what the public can comment on. Council discussion followed. The City attorney commented on the proposed change. A motion was made by Monica Zoltanski to substitute the following language in the Council Policy to state, "any government action affecting city residents." The motion was not seconded and failed. Council further discussed the policy and proposed amendments. A motion was made by Zach Robinson, seconded by Marci Houseman to adopt amendents to the Council Rules of Procedure and Public Hearings Policy, with the addition of clarifying language "city subjects" as discussed. The motion carried by a voice vote of 6 - 1. Monica Zoltanski opposed. The Council unanimously agreed to recess the meeting and reconvene at 6:00 pm with Time Certain Items. Meeting went into Recess Meeting Reconvened with the 6:00 pm Time Certain Items: Citizen Comments. Sandy City, Utah Page 3 Printed on 9/9/2020 City Council Meeting Minutes September 1, 2020 3. CODE-07-20 KLM Endeavors - Heavy Commercial Use in RD Zone -5879_CC Amend Title 21, Chapter 8 - Land Uses in the Commercial, Office, Industrial, Office, Industrial, Mixed Use, Transit Corridor, and Research and Development District of the Sandy Municipal Code Attachments: Staff Report.pdf Exhibit A.pdf 20-08 LDC Ord -Heavy Commercial Uses in RD Zone 21-08.pdf Mike Wilcox, Zoning Administrator presented on this item and introduced Kelly Lund of KLM Endeavors, who spoke about his business expansion and the requested code amendment. Mike Wilcox further briefed the Council on the site location and the impact of the proposed code amendment. Staff is recommending approval of the proposed code amendment. Council member questions and comments followed. Public Comment: Dustin Fratto invited the public to comment. Steve Van Maren asked a question about an adjacent property. There were no written comments. Public Comment Closed. A motion was made by Cyndi Sharkey, seconded by Kristin Coleman-Nicholl, that the City Council adopt the proposed ordinance #20-08, which is an amendment to the Land Development Code and shown in Exhibit "A", for the following reasons: 1. The proposal complies with the Purpose of the Land Development Code as stated in section 21-1-03. 2. Compliance with the Goals and Policies of the General Plan by establishing appropriate development standards for all uses and zoning categories within Sandy City... The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 7- Alison Stroud Kristin Coleman-Nicholl Zach Robinson Monica Zoltanski Marci Houseman Cyndi Sharkey Brooke Christensen Sandy City, Utah Page 4 Printed on 9/9/2020 City Council Meeting Minutes September 1, 2020 4. 20-295 Possible Closed Session: character, professional competence, or physical or mental health of an individual or individuals. Council motioned to convene to a closed session at approximately 6:26 pm. Council reconvened at approximately 7:32 pm A motion was made by Marci Houseman, seconded by Alison Stroud, to recess and convene a Closed Session to discuss the character, professional competence, or physical or mental health of an individual or individuals... The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 7- Alison Stroud Kristin Coleman-Nicholl Zach Robinson Monica Zoltanski Marci Houseman Cyndi Sharkey Brooke Christensen 5. 20-296 Discussion and direction on Council legal services contract. Following the Closed Session, the Council staff informed the Council of technical difficulties with the virtual meeting link. The virtual meeting had to be restarted. The Council, staff and the City Attorney discussed whether the meeting should continue with the presentation of Item 5. After further discussion by the Council, and at the recommendation of the Council Executive Director, the Council made a motion to continue agenda Item #5 to next week. A motion was made by Kristin Coleman-Nicholl, seconded by Cyndi Sharkey, to continue resolution 20-296...The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 4- Alison Stroud Kristin Coleman-Nicholl Marci Houseman Cyndi Sharkey No: 3- Zach Robinson Monica Zoltanski Brooke Christensen 6:00 Time Certain Items Sandy City, Utah Page 5 Printed on 9/9/2020 City Council Meeting Minutes September 1, 2020 Citizen Comments Public Comment: Dustin Fratto provided instruction on how to participate in the Public Comment. Jodi Monaco was concerned about some of the language included in the Council policy on public comment and disorderly conduct. Clint Juhl congratulated the Council on their professionalism. He had some additional comments on Item 5 of the agenda, but would state those comments when the Council was discussing Item 5. There were no written comments. Public Comment Closed. Adjournment The Council unanimously agreed to adjourn the meeting at approximately 7:44 pm. Sandy City, Utah Page 6 Printed on 9/9/2020