Council Member Business
Council Member Brooke Christensen attended the South Valley Chamber luncheon at
Fire Station 31. It was a great event. She provided an update from the Sandy Historic
Preservation Committee. She invited the public to attend a school fundraiser at
Copperview Elementary School.
Council Member Alison Stroud attended the America|Sandy 250 Art event. It was a
well-attended event. The Sandy Youth Council volunteered at the event. The SYC will be
touring the construction site of the Sandy Recreation Center. The applications for the
SYC 2026-27 program year are open until May 15th. She provided an update from the
Sandy Historic Committee. We had the annual third grade field trip for Brookwood and
East Sandy Elementary schools. She thanked Police, Public Utilities and the Mayor for
their involvement in the field trip.
Council Member Aaron Dekeyzer mentioned that it is national dark sky week and he
spoke about working on a dark sky ordinance. He encouraged the community to turn off
their porch lights. He spoke about the request from the Granite area residents who do not
want street lights in their area and he hoped to work with the Administration on an overlay
zone for this area. He provided an update from the Jordan River Commission. He learned
from the commission that Sandy does not currently have a riparian ordinance and he
mentioned that he will also be working on this. He thanked Tom Ward and the City in
recognition of donating 2800 acre feed of water to the Great Salt Lake. He was excited to
see the City participating in this initiative.
Mayor's Report
Mayor Zoltanski acknowledged the approval of Item 8 on the Agenda. The TRCC funding
of $3 million dollars, along with the donation from the Miller Foundation, will go towards
meeting the budget shortfall for the construction of the new Sandy Recreation Center.
She spoke about federal legislation that will help protect our Canyons and our watershed.
The CWC represents a coordinated effort to protect our wilderness areas. She
encouraged the community to go to the Central Wasatch Commission website to learn
more about the important work they are doing. She thanked the community for attending
the Sandy 250 art event. Over 100 people participated. The South Valley Chamber held
their Let's Connect luncheon at Sandy Fire Station 31. It was a great event. We hosted
Brookwood and East Sandy Elementary schools for their annual third grade field trip. We
had police K9's, horses and baby goats here at City Hall for the kids. It was a great field
trip and we are happy to participate in this annual event. The City worked with Dennis
Tenney to provide decommissioned equipment from our first responders and donated the
items to a city in Mexico. Sandy City was just named a certified kindness city and we
are very proud of that designation.
CAO Report
Shane Pace, CAO: This Thursday the City will participate in an emergency
communications drill. Also, Sego Lily Gardens opens to the public tomorrow.
Mayor Zoltanski also mentioned that she enjoyed her visit with the students from the
Canyons School District Life Skills Academy for their annual field trip to City Hall. They
spent time meeting with the Police Department and the Mayor and we all enjoyed the
visit.
