DECEMBER 2021 – JANUARY 2022 IN THIS ISSUE:
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BRADBURN BRIEF Dear Sandy Resident, When I came into office in January of 2018, I focused on three main pillars to guide our efforts. Those pillars were citizen-centric, smart solutions, and value-driven innovation. Citizen centric meant that everything we did needed to revolve around greater customer service, better communication, and a high level of accountability to the citizens. One of the first actions of my administration was to push for live streaming of the city council meetings to give residents the ability to watch council meetings from the comfort of home. My administration also utilized social media more aggressively to give you information about the services our city departments provide. We partnered with a local software company to develop the Sandy CityServe app that enables you to take a picture of an issue like a broken streetlight or a pothole that needs to be filled. We then tracked the response time to make sure your concerns were being resolved in a timely manner. The second building block we focused on was “smart solutions.” Some of the smart solutions we utilized were the digitizing and posting of historically paper documents via web-based document management systems. Going “paperless” meant that we save tax dollars but also made it easier to complete permits, licensing, and building reviews from your phone or computer. We hired a quality improvement specialist to work with all of our departments to identify and analyze processes that could benefit from greater efficiencies, freeing up staff time to focus on being more citizen-centric. Finally, we implemented smart city technology to improve emergency management responsiveness. In the case of an emergency, we will be able to get you information in real time via our Civic Plus platform. The last building block of the foundation we focused on was value-driven innovation. All city departments led initiatives that met the criteria of increased quality services, improved resident satisfaction, and decrease costs. Programs such as the LED streetlight conversion, glass and cardboard recycling, clean fleet transition, and traffic light synchronization all increased the quality of service we can provide while saving tax dollars, staff and resident time, as well as decreased the city’s environmental impacts. These are just a few examples of some of the improvements we made during the last four years. It is extremely gratifying to look back and see how these first guiding principles shaped the focus of our efforts and how much we were able to accomplish in such a short time. I am confident we are leaving the city in a much better place and I look forward to what the next administration will accomplish. Please remember that you can always connect with us to get more information by going to our City websites sandy.utah.gov and SandyNow.com and by accessing our social media channels Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube for the latest information. To sign up for emergency notifications, visit sandy.utah.gov/citizenconnect.
Bradburn Brief ..................................... 1
A Classical Holiday Concert .................. 3
Historic Sandy Walking Tour .................. 1
Parks & Recreation .............................. 4
Winter Holiday Safety ........................... 2
December Jobs Corner ........................ 4
Dropping Temps = Rising Auto Theft ...... 2
Making Roads Safe During Winter......... 5
Mountain West Ballet: The Nutcracker ... 2
Christmas Tree Recycling...................... 5
Alta Canyon Sports Center.................... 3
Public Utilities Water: By the Numbers ... 5
River Oaks Golf Course ........................ 3
Calendar of Events............................... 5
Historic Sandy Walking Tour Did you know that there is a walking tour that will lead you through some of the original story for our great City? Sandy has a diverse history starting with the Mormon pioneers in the 1860s, becoming a mining boom town in the 1870s, and incorporating as a city in 1893 with an original population of just over 1000 people. Today, Sandy has grown to nearly 100,000 people and has been many things, from a mining town to a quiet agricultural community, a booming suburb of Salt Lake City to the strong economic and activity hub it is today in the southern Salt Lake Valley. To learn more about the City’s evolution, download the “Preservation Utah Tours” app from the app store and click on the “Sandy, Utah Historic Area” tour (Apple or Google – links below). This tour is a casual 90-minute walk with 10 stops throughout the original square mile of the City. If you have further questions about Historic Sandy, please visit the Historic Preservation Committee website at sandy.utah.gov/610/Historic-Preservation-Committee.
Have a Merry Christmas! Mayor Kurt Bradburn I S S U E # 88
D E C E MB E R 2 0 2 1 – JA NUA RY 2022
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