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Sandy City Council Meeting – June 23, 2026

Meeting Portal — Tuesday, June 23, 2026
BodySandy, Utah
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DateTuesday, June 23, 2026
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1:15

Got just a couple of minutes left.

1:16

I'm gonna go ahead and start the meeting recordings or virtual folks can log in.

1:25

Recording in progress.

3:46

That they would be able to be safe and to enjoy the upcoming July holidays.

3:52

Please help us to make good decisions on behalf of the city.

4:30

I'm with the city council office.

4:37

I'm Tracy, I'm counsel for the council.

4:40

Chris Edwards with the council office.

4:43

Chris Nickel, District Three.

4:47

Cindy Sharkey at large.

4:48

Alison Stroud, District Two.

4:50

We're up to see us at large.

4:52

Council members online.

4:54

Do you guys want to go ahead?

4:56

Yes, thank you.

4:56

Marcy Houseman, District Four.

5:00

I'm Aaron DeKaiser at large.

5:03

I'm Mayor Zoltanski, and I'll be here till 6 o'clock when I have to excuse myself for other city business.

5:10

Martin Jensen, Deputy CAO.

5:14

Lynn May, City Attorney.

5:17

All right.

5:18

We have a couple of voting items.

5:20

Should be hopefully not a really lengthy meeting tonight.

5:24

Fingers crossed everybody.

5:26

We have a couple of counseling voting items, a couple of consent items, and an RDA meeting before us tonight.

5:37

We're starting off with a consent calendar, which consists with two sets of minutes, May 26th and June 2nd.

5:44

Would someone like to make a motion?

5:46

Madam Chair, I'll make a motion to approve the consent calendar.

5:49

Second.

5:50

Motion and a second.

5:52

All in favor?

5:53

Aye.

5:53

Aye.

5:54

Any opposed.

5:56

All right.

6:00

We are already on agenda item number three.

6:02

Okay.

6:03

So this is Brian Kelly.

6:06

So Brian is gonna um ask us for consideration on resolution 2665 C.

6:14

That's increasing appropriations for the current fiscal year.

6:19

Brian.

6:19

Yes, thank you very much.

6:21

Um this is a public hearing tonight, and we reviewed this last week, but I'll just quickly reiterate this is we're cleaning up some transactions in the current fiscal year, which ends June 30th.

6:34

Um of these is our state Medicaid assessments.

6:37

We'd like to increase 50,000, and that's because of the uh increased amount of transports and uh that the fire department has done, and it's a variable percentage of those.

6:49

And so we need to adjust that higher.

6:52

Um the next one is we've done a lot of surveying work in the public works department uh with outside companies for the annexations and the plat maps that have been done.

7:03

So we need to increase public works for that, 85,000.

7:07

And then the purchase of the Arbor building, we need to recognize that transaction and the bond and budget for the first three months of operations of the Arbor building.

7:20

Um and then this past year in December, we also closed on the Health Center Theater building where we sold that.

7:27

Um it was paid off completely by the Health Center Theater.

7:31

We were able to retire the bonds that the city had outstanding, and so that transactions here that's hitting a couple areas, the debt service fund.

7:41

Um then we need to budget the money as part of the Arbor transaction for the council chambers uh remodel.

7:50

Uh it's a million dollars.

7:53

And the last one, I believe, was the waste collection fund, 200,000 because of the contract increase because of the index on the inflation.

8:03

So that's increased 200,000 for the waste fund.

8:06

So happy to address any questions if you have any.

8:09

Uh otherwise we could have public comment.

8:12

Brian, no changes from the last time we saw this from you, right?

8:16

Correct, no changes from last week.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural█████████████████████████25%
Public Safety█████████████████17%
Economic Development███████████████15%
Affordable Housing██████████10%
Land Use and Zoning██████6%
Fiscal Sustainability█████5%
Budget Equity Analysis█████5%
Parks and Recreation█████5%
Engineering And Infrastructure███3%
Summary of Proceedings

Sandy City Council Meeting – June 23, 2026

The Sandy City Council met on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 5:15 PM in Council Chambers. The meeting included a public hearing on a budget amendment, a vote to consolidate the Public Works and Public Utilities departments, a Redevelopment Agency (RDA) meeting, public comments on several community issues, and a discussion on fireworks restrictions. The meeting ended with a closed session regarding an individual's character and professional competence.

Consent Calendar

  • Unanimously approved the draft minutes from May 26, 2026 and June 2, 2026.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Tulinda Larsen (Sandy resident) expressed support for Sandy City's involvement with the Central Wasatch Commission (CWC), opposed the proposed gondola, and questioned why the council had not yet confirmed the police chief.
  • Mary Copenhaver requested a council discussion on water rates based on lot size, noting her 0.73-acre lot receives the same rate as smaller lots.
  • Alisha Rios reported a severe squirrel infestation in her neighborhood, stating that Animal Services has only six traps for the entire city and asked for more resources.
  • Steve Van Marin (during RDA public comment) pointed out a metadata error in Resolution RD 26-08 document where a tab read "Morgan County" instead of Sandy City; the issue was acknowledged as a template metadata problem.

Discussion Items

  • Budget Amendment (Resolution 26-65C): Brian Kelley, Administrative Services Director, presented adjustments to the FY 2026 budget, including increases for state Medicaid assessments ($50,000), public works surveying ($85,000), Arbor building operations, debt service from the sale of the Health Center Theater, council chambers remodel ($1 million), and waste collection fund ($200,000). Council Member Kris Nicholl tabled her proposal to fund a Public Safety Building study using FY 2026 funds, citing waning support and the new Crescent View Middle School opportunity. The resolution was adopted 7-0.
  • Ordinance 26-50 (Consolidation of Public Works and Public Utilities): City Attorney Lynn Pace presented code changes to combine the two departments, including 49 reference changes listed in Exhibit C. The ordinance was adopted 6-1, with Council Member Nicholl voting no.
  • RDA Meeting (Convened at 5:28 PM):
    • First-time Homebuyer Assistance Program: Council Member Stroud proposed setting aside $300,000 from the RDA budget for a down payment assistance program. Discussion focused on policy development, administration, and success metrics. The board agreed to develop a policy and bring back specifics. Resolution RD 26-07 (budget amendment) and RD 26-06 (FY 2027 RDA budget adoption) were both approved 7-0.
    • Arbor Building Occupancy (Resolution RD 26-08): Administration requested approval to move the Communications Department into vacant space on the first floor of the Arbor building. Council members requested a more detailed map, cost estimates for repairs, and lease revenue impact analysis. A motion to table the resolution until the next meeting passed unanimously.
    • Approved minutes from April 21, May 5, and May 12, 2026 RDA meetings.
  • Fireworks and Fire Danger Discussion: Council Member Dekeyzer and others raised resident concerns about fireworks during high fire danger. City Attorney Lynn Pace and Fire Marshal Gerald Strebel explained state law limitations: the city may only ban fireworks in designated hazard areas (east of 1300 East and in certain pocket areas west of 1300 East) as determined by the fire code official. The current map already covers all allowable areas. Enforcement includes patrols and fines up to $500 or more. The council noted that a city-wide ban would require a change in state law by the legislature.

Key Outcomes

  • Approved Consent Calendar (minutes of May 26 and June 2, 2026).
  • Adopted Resolution 26-65C (budget amendment) by a 7-0 vote.
  • Adopted Ordinance 26-50 (department consolidation) by a 6-1 vote.
  • Approved RDA resolutions RD 26-07 (budget amendment) and RD 26-06 (annual budget) by 7-0 votes.
  • Tabled Resolution RD 26-08 (Arbor occupancy) pending additional information; motion passed unanimously.
  • Approved RDA meeting minutes (April 21, May 5, May 12, 2026).
  • Voted 6-0 (with one excused) to convene a closed session to discuss the character, professional competence, or mental health of an individual.
  • No council meeting scheduled for the following week (June 30, 2026) due to the fifth Tuesday of the month.

Meeting Transcript

Got just a couple of minutes left. I'm gonna go ahead and start the meeting recordings or virtual folks can log in. Recording in progress. That they would be able to be safe and to enjoy the upcoming July holidays. Please help us to make good decisions on behalf of the city. I'm with the city council office. I'm Tracy, I'm counsel for the council. Chris Edwards with the council office. Chris Nickel, District Three. Cindy Sharkey at large. Alison Stroud, District Two. We're up to see us at large. Council members online. Do you guys want to go ahead? Yes, thank you. Marcy Houseman, District Four. I'm Aaron DeKaiser at large. I'm Mayor Zoltanski, and I'll be here till 6 o'clock when I have to excuse myself for other city business. Martin Jensen, Deputy CAO. Lynn May, City Attorney. All right. We have a couple of voting items. Should be hopefully not a really lengthy meeting tonight. Fingers crossed everybody. We have a couple of counseling voting items, a couple of consent items, and an RDA meeting before us tonight. We're starting off with a consent calendar, which consists with two sets of minutes, May 26th and June 2nd. Would someone like to make a motion? Madam Chair, I'll make a motion to approve the consent calendar. Second. Motion and a second. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Any opposed. All right. We are already on agenda item number three. Okay. So this is Brian Kelly. So Brian is gonna um ask us for consideration on resolution 2665 C. That's increasing appropriations for the current fiscal year. Brian. Yes, thank you very much. Um this is a public hearing tonight, and we reviewed this last week, but I'll just quickly reiterate this is we're cleaning up some transactions in the current fiscal year, which ends June 30th. Um of these is our state Medicaid assessments. We'd like to increase 50,000, and that's because of the uh increased amount of transports and uh that the fire department has done, and it's a variable percentage of those. And so we need to adjust that higher. Um the next one is we've done a lot of surveying work in the public works department uh with outside companies for the annexations and the plat maps that have been done. So we need to increase public works for that, 85,000. And then the purchase of the Arbor building, we need to recognize that transaction and the bond and budget for the first three months of operations of the Arbor building. Um and then this past year in December, we also closed on the Health Center Theater building where we sold that.

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