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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, June 8, 2021 5:15 PM City Hall & Online Work Session Rollcall 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 6/30/2021 City Council Meeting Minutes June 8, 2021 5:15 Council Meeting Council Chair Cyndi Sharkey welcomed those in attendance in the Council Chambers and those participating virtually. Prayer / Pledge of Allegiance Lynn Pace, City Attorney, offered the prayer. Council Member Brooke Christensen led the Pledge. Work Session Items 1. 21-226 Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake and Sandy presenting the FY 2020-2021 Tentative Budget. Attachments: 20210608 Sandy City Council budget presentation 20190328 MWDSLS System Facilities Link to MWD FY 2022 Tentative Budget Tom Ward, Public Utilities Director, introduced Tom Godfrey, John Kirkham, Mike Devries with the Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake and Sandy who provided an overview of their Fiscal Year 2022 budget. Mr. Devries spoke about the history of the MWDSLS, the board structure, service areas and customers, water supply sources, and key facilities. The MWDSLS primary revenue sources are from water sales, property taxes and capital assessments. He noted that the current year's water supply is healthy and mentioned that the pandemic did not adversely impact the MWDSLS operationally or financially. They anticipate the final adoption of the budget on June 21, 2021. Council comments and questions followed. 2. 21-227 Waste Management providing update on upcoming changes in the recycling program. Mike Gladbach, Public Works Director, introduced the item. Beginning July 1, 2021, the recycling will be picked up on a biweekly schedule. Blake Leonelli with Waste Management provided an overview of the coordinated education campaign by Waste Management and Sandy City Communications department to notify residents about the new schedule.Mr. Leonelli spoke about the community outreach program. He thanked the Council Members for their support and acknowledged the Sandy City staff for their efforts. Council questions and comments followed. Council moved to Time Certain Items on the Agenda and heard general citizen comments. Sandy City, Utah Page 2 Printed on 6/30/2021 City Council Meeting Minutes June 8, 2021 21-229 Discussion of Council Members' recommended amendments to the FY 2021-22 Tentative Budget. Attachments: Council Member Robinson Budget Amendment Council Member Zoltanski Budget Amendment.pdf Council Members Stroud and Christensen Budget Amendments Council Members presented their proposed amendments to the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget. Council Member Robinson presented his budget priorities and suggested amendments to the FY 2022 budget. He reviewed the amendments with the Council for their consideration and feedback. Mr. Robinson's recommendations included the following: full funding of the City compensation plan, the addition of an FTE for a sustainability manager (with discussion on options for funding the position), an increase to the City fund balance, and the addition of two FTE's for the fire department. Discussion followed. Council members shared their feedback and expressed which items they supported. Council Member Zoltanskis presented her budget priorities and suggested amendments to the FY 2022 budget. Ms Zoltanski proposed the creation of a Canyons Corridor Master Plan and funding the cost of the study to develop and create the plan. She also proposed increasing the funding for traffic enforcement to $200,000. She supported the additional FTE for a sustainability manager. Council members discussed at length the proposed amendments and provided feedback. Council Members Stroud and Christensen presented their budget priorities and suggested amendments to the FY 2022 budget. Their proposed amendments included the following: additional funding for traffic enforcement, the purchase and implementation of ten paired traffic control devices, and funding the Administrative Law Judge position. They also suggested a change to the priority scheduling for playground replacement, designating Alta Canyon Park to a lower position on the priority schedule. Council discussion followed. The Council expressed support for deferring the playground replacement at Alta Canyon and for the purchase of additional traffic control devices. A lengthy Council discussion incurred regarding a review of all of the proposed amendments. Council discussed ongoing funding needs vs. one-time expenses related to the proposed amendments. Council discussed options and came to a consensus regarding which amendments to support and fund: 1. Additional $70,000 in funds added to the Neighborhood Traffic Safety Program to provide additional enforcement from the following funding sources: a) $20,000 from Elections b) $50,000 from Council Capital Contingency 2. $100,000 to fund the purchase of additional driver feedback boards using carryover funds. Brian Kelley, Finance Director, will include the above amendments in the FY 2022 Tentative Budget for Council consideration and approval at next week's Council meeting. Mr. Kelley also mentioned to the Council that Sandy City recently learned the city would most likely not receive any funds from federal infrastructure grants and he briefed the Council on the city's plan going forward. Sandy City, Utah Page 3 Printed on 6/30/2021 City Council Meeting Minutes June 8, 2021 4. 21-228 Possible Closed Session: character, professional competence, or physical or mental health of an individual. A motion was made by Cyndi Sharkey, seconded by Brooke Christensen to convene a closed session and adjourn the Council meeting following the closed session. The motion carried by a roll call vote of 7-0. Council convened a closed session at approximately 8:38 pm. Standing Reports Agenda Planning Calendar Review & Council Office Director's Report Liz Theriault with the Council Office provided an overview to the Council regarding the communications plan and timeline for the outreach related to the Ranked Choice Voting educational campaign. More information can be found on the city website at sandy.utah.gov/ranked-choice-voting. Council Member Business Council Member Robinson asked the City Attorney, Lynn Pace for his assistance in determining if municipalities are starting to ban neighborhood fireworks show. Governor Cox recently mentioned this. Council Member Christensen also had the same concern. She spoke about the Hale Centre Theater Cultural Celebration event and she invited the community to attend the next show on June 17th. It was a wonderful event. Council Member Houseman thanked the animal services department staff for their help with a recent incident concerning a stray dog in her neighborhood. She also thanked and acknowledged the staff at Alta Hospital for providing excellent care to her daughter who recently had a baby at the hospital. Council Member Zoltanski invited residents and the community to come and enjoy a beautiful day hiking in Dimple Dell Park - a fun and gorgeous escape for families. She also asked that the fireworks ban be extended to include agricultural areas. Sandy City, Utah Page 4 Printed on 6/30/2021 City Council Meeting Minutes June 8, 2021 Mayor's Report Mayor Bradburn and the staff continue to work through complaints received regarding the city watering schedule. He spoke about the city's outreach effort to educate residents on steps they can take to conserve water during the current drought conditions. He also passed out an informational door knocker that will be distributed to residents as part of the outreach campaign. CAO Report Matt Huish, CAO, updated the Council on a few items. The new Child Safety policy has been approved and will be implemented city-wide in the near future. Employee performance evaluations have been completed. He also discussed summer seasonal staffing, bulk waste clean-up, Monroe Street closures, the traffic around Rio Tinto, and the current Covid conditions. After 6:00 Time Certain Items 5. 21-230 General Citizen Comments Attachments: Click here to eComment on this item Council Chair Sharkey invited the public to comment. Dustin Fratto provided instruction. Mr. Jeremy Harrel spoke about issues with the lack of parking enforcement in and around Rio Tinto Stadium. These issues are impacting the surrounding neighborhoods and businesses. The recent graduation ceremonies also caused a great deal of traffic that resulted in driveways being blocked and residents unable to get to their homes. He asked for the city's help in addressing these concerns. Chief Severson met with Mr. Harrel following his comments. Public Comment closed. Council moved to Item 3 on the Agenda. Adjournment The Council meeting adjourned following the closed session. Sandy City, Utah Page 5 Printed on 6/30/2021