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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, May 11, 2021 5:15 PM Online Meeting Work Session 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: Mike Applegarth, Executive Director Dustin Fratto, Assistant Director Liz Theriault, Policy & Communications Analyst Tracy Cowdell, Council Attorney Christine Edwards, Council Clerk Administration: Mayor Kurt Bradburn Matt Huish, CAO Lynn Pace, City Attorney Evelyn Everton, Deputy Mayor Kim Bell, Deputy CAO Bruce Cline, Fire Chief Greg Severson, Police Chief Dan Medina, Parks & Recreation Director Tom Ward, Public Utilities Director Mike Gladbach, Public Works Director James Sorenson, Community Development Director Brian Kelley, Finance Director Nick Duerksen, Economic Development Director Sandy City, Utah Page 1 Printed on 6/3/2021 City Council Meeting Minutes May 11, 2021 5:15 Council Meeting Council Chair Cyndi Sharkey welcomed those in attendance. Chair Sharkey read a statement regarding the continuation of virtual meetings without an anchor location. Prayer / Pledge of Allegiance Council Member Brooke Christensen offered the prayer. Matt Huish, CAO, led the Pledge. Work Session Items 1. 21-183 Administration providing the Council with an update on Google Fiber coming to Sandy City Attachments: Google Fiber Fact Brief.pdf Matt Huish announced that Sandy City has a fully executed contract with Google Fiber. He introduced Jacob Brace with Google Fiber who spoke about the construction and installation of the Google Fiber network in Sandy City. Construction will begin later this year and will take approximately two years to build and complete the project. He provided background information and addressed frequently asked questions. Residents can also go to the Sandy City website for more information. Council questions and comments followed. Council moved to Time Certain Items and heard General Citizen Comments. 2. 21-187 Human Resources Presenting the FY 2021-22 Tentative Budget Compensation Plan Proposal Attachments: Compensation Proposal Presentation.pdf Katrina Frederick, Human Resources, presented on the Compensation Plan Proposal for the FY 2022 budget. She reviewed the detailed compensation study with the Council and presented on the goals of the proposed compensation plan which includes the following: market increase to all ranges, targeted market increases to non-sworn ranges, step and grade adjustments and increases to fixed benefits. In summary, the proposed plan called for a net increase of approximately 4.1%. Council questions and comments followed. Council members thanked Ms. Frederick for her work and presentation and expressed support for the proposed plan. Sandy City, Utah Page 2 Printed on 6/3/2021 City Council Meeting Minutes May 11, 2021 3. 21-184 Administration, City Council, City Attorney, and Justice Court presenting their FY 2021-22 tentative department budgets. Attachments: Administration Budget.pdf City Council Budget.pdf City Attorney Budget.pdf Justice Court Budget.pdf Brian Kelley, Finance Director, provided some background information on the proposed budgets and reviewed details. Kim Bell, Deputy CAO, presented the budgets for the following departments: Administration, Communications, Emergency Management and Community Arts. Mearle Marsh provided additional details on the Community Arts budget. Mike Applegarth, Executive Director, reviewed the budget for the Council Office. He reviewed the proposed changes and the requested addition of an office manager staff position. He provided details of each of the current Council staff positions and reviewed the costs associated with the upgrades to the Council Chambers which will facilitate conducting hybrid Council meetings in the future. Council questions and comments followed. Lynn Pace, City Attorney, reviewed the legal department budget. He provided an overview of the city's outside legal fees, the costs associated with the upcoming election, and the changes to the insurance premiums associated with the Risk section. Chase Parker provided additional details associated with budget increases associated with claims, costs, and litigations. Council comments and questions followed. Melisse Stiglich, Justice Court Administrator, gave an overview of the Justice Court budget. She spoke about the increases to staff pay for those in paybands two and three and increased expenses resulting from the impact of Covid as well as the backlog of court trials. Council questions and comments followed. Council thanked the staff for their presentations this evening. Sandy City, Utah Page 3 Printed on 6/3/2021 City Council Meeting Minutes May 11, 2021 4. 21-181 First Reading: Council Member Christensen presenting the Hale Centre Theatre Cultural Celebration Series. Attachments: Cultural Celebration Series HCT Cultural Series 04 2021 Council Member Christensen presented the first reading of the proposed sponsorship of the Hale Centre Theatre Cultural Celebration Series. Council discussed the funding source of the sponsorship, the date for the public hearing and the council consideration of making the Cultural Celebration a city event. Council expressed support of the sponsorship. A motion was made by Zach Robinson, seconded by Kris Nicholl to move this item forward to a second reading and set a Public Hearing for the May 25, 2021 City Council meeting. Kris Nicholl withdrew her second (following the discussion). Following the motion, there was a discussion on Council Policy and Procedures and whether a public hearing and vote could take place at a scheduled Council work session on May 25th or if the item should be moved to the June 1st Business session. A motion was made by Zach Robinson, seconded by Brooke Christensen, to move this item forward to a second reading on May 25th and set a public hearing to accompany the second reading. {Implicit in the motion is a suspension of the Council rules and policies for work sessions to allow for a second reading, public hearing, and a vote}....The motion failed by a roll call vote of 4-3. Alison Stroud, Kris Nicholl, Marci Houseman, Cyndi Sharkey opposed. A motion was made by Brooke Christensen, seconded by Zach Robinson to move this item forward to a second reading on the June 1, 2021 City Council business meeting and set a public hearing to accompany the second reading. The motion carried by a roll call vote of 5-2. Marci Houseman, Cyndi Sharkey opposed. Standing Reports Agenda Planning Calendar Review & Council Office Director's Report Mike Applegarth, Executive Director, mentioned the department budget presentations will continue at next week's meeting with Police, Fire, and Animal Services presenting. Also scheduled for next week's meeting for Council approval will be the proposed fireworks restriction map which has been revised to include recently annexed areas. Sandy City, Utah Page 4 Printed on 6/3/2021 City Council Meeting Minutes May 11, 2021 Council Member Business Council Member Christensen updated the Council on the recent Hale Centre Theatre semi-annual Board of Directors meeting. The Historic Committee meeting planned for tomorrow is cancelled due to scheduling conflicts. Council Member Robinson asked for feedback or ideas for improving the council procedures and process and is open to further discussion on the policy. Council Member Zoltanski spoke about her recent tour of the Waste Management Recycling facility and she stressed the importance of following recycling guidelines. She also reminded residents that beginning July 1st, recycling will be picked up every other week. Council Member Houseman spoke about the value of Hale Centre Theatre to our community. She recently attended Les Miserables and thought it was an amazing production. Ms. Houseman thanked Tom Ward and the Public Utilities staff for the recent tour and the information shared with her and residents. She also mentioned the summer program registration at the Sandy Club has opened and she shared details about the club's monthly service project. Council Member Stroud mentioned the Sandy Arts Guild is staging their summer youth showcase in June and invited first through twelfth graders to sign up for the program. She also spoke about a recent zoom field trip with her class to a recycling facility and talked about which plastics are recyclable. Mayor's Report No Report. CAO Report Matt Huish, CAO, updated the Council on the spring bulk waste clean up program. Yoga in the Park will begin on June 2nd at Amphitheater Park and Granite Park. See the city website for more information. Dan Medina with Parks spoke about Sandy Beautification Day this weekend and reviewed the proposed plans for the July 4th events. There will be no parade this year, but the city is planning on having a fireworks show. Mearle Marsh with Community Arts spoke about the process for preparing for the summer season at the Sandy Amphitheater and he shared information about the confirmed summer concerts. Tickets for the summer shows just recently went on sale. After 6:00 Time Certain Items Sandy City, Utah Page 5 Printed on 6/3/2021 City Council Meeting Minutes May 11, 2021 5. 21-186 General Citizen Comments Chair Sharkey invited the public to participate in General Citizen Comments. Dustin Fratto provided instruction. Public Comment opened. Public Comment closed. Adjournment Council unanimously agreed to adjourn the meeting at approximately 8:22 pm. Sandy City, Utah Page 6 Printed on 6/3/2021