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10000 Centennial Parkway Sandy City, Utah Sandy, UT 84070 Phone: 801-568-7141 Meeting Minutes City Council Ryan Mecham, District 1 Alison Stroud, District 2 Zach Robinson, District 3 Marci Houseman, District 4 Aaron Dekeyzer, At-large Brooke D'Sousa, At -large Cyndi Sharkey, At-large Tuesday, January 14, 2025 5:15 PM City Hall Multipurpose Room and Online *Council Budget Priorities Workshop* Web address to view complete packet: http://sandyutah.legistar.com This Council budget priorities workshop will be conducted both in-person, in the Sandy City Hall Third Floor Multipurpose Room, and via Zoom Webinar. Residents may attend the meeting either in-person or via the webinar link below. Virtual participation is offered as a courtesy. If for any reason the virtual meeting is inoperable, virtual attendees are encouraged to instead attend in-person. The meeting will be held regardless of the availability of a virtual option. 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Sandy City, Utah Page 1 Printed on 2/12/2025 City Council Meeting Minutes January 14, 2025 Council Members is Attendance: Ryan Mecham Alison Stroud Zach Robinson Marci Houseman Aaron Dekeyzer Brooke D'Sousa Cyndi Sharkey Council Staff in Attendance Dustin Fratto, Council Director Justin Sorenson, Assistant Director Chris Edwards, Council Clerk Liz Theriault, Sr. Policy and Comms Analyst Administration in Attendance Mayor Zoltanski Shane Pace, CAO Lynn Pace, City Attorney Ryan McConaghie, Fire Tom Ward, Public Utilities Dan Medina, Parks and Recreation Ryan Kump, Public Works James Sorensen, Community Development Brian Kelley, Administrative Services Kasey Dunlavy, Economic Development Martin Jensen, Deputy CAO Kim Bell, Deputy Mayor 5:15 Budget Priorities Workshop Council Chair Aaron Dekeyzer welcomed those in attendance. The Council will participate in a Budget Priorities Workshop led by third party facilitator, Matt Dixon. Mr. Dixon is currently the City Manager for South Jordan. He will lead the workshop this evening and roundtable discussion. Sandy City, Utah Page 2 Printed on 2/12/2025 City Council Meeting Minutes January 14, 2025 1. 25-016 City Council Holding a Council Budget Priorities Workshop Attachments: Budget Priorities Workshop Summary Matt Dixon Bio Council Member Marci Houseman provided an overview of this evening's Budget Priority Workshop. Council Members Houseman and Robinson brought this workshop concept to the Council. The primary objective of the workshop is to develop a cohesive set of high-level city council budget priorities for the upcoming FY2026 budget and future fiscal year budgets. Council Member Houseman introduced the workshop facilitator, Matt Dixon. Mr. Dixon is currently the City Manager for South Ogden. Mr. Dixon has worked in local government for twenty-six years and consults with local government entities in helping them develop, implement and execute effective strategic plans. Mayor Zoltanski and Shane Pace, CAO, were invited to speak to the Council and provide an overview of the FY2026 budget goals and objectives. Mayor Zoltanski spoke about the Administration's budget priorities for FY2026 and how these budget priorities correspond with the Mayor's objectives of Connect, Protect and Create. She spoke about maintaining competitive pay for our city employees, reviewed our current capital projects underway, which includes Fire Station 31, Public Works Phase 2, and future economic development goals. Shane Pace spoke about increased revenues to the City resulting from renegotiated contracts and increased fees accessed. He spoke about the continued importance of receiving state mitigation funds for the MVP Shelter. Following the comments, the Administration and department heads excused themselves from the workshop at approximately 5:40 pm. The workshop facilitator reviewed the workshop objectives, ground rules, and evaluation techniques such as the Fist to Five voting method. Mr. Dixon reviewed the city's vision statement, agenda, S.W.O.T. exercise (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats), and goals. The goal is to develop Council budget priorities and evaluation tools that the Council can utilize as a guide. Mr. Dixon led the Council through several budget request exercises. The Council worked collaboratively to access and present their assessments as the facilitator led them though several budget priority exercises. Convened a break at 7:14 pm Council reconvened at 7:20 pm Following the break, the Council continued to work through budget priorities exercises and evaluation techniques. At the conclusion of the workshop, Council Chair Aaron Dekeyzer thanked the facilitator and the Council for participating in this evening workshop. Adjournment Council unanimously agreed to adjourn the meeting at 9:11 pm. 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