Park City Council Meeting Summary September 13, 2018

Post Date:09/21/2018 5:14 PM

SUMMARY of the SEPTEMBER 13 PARK CITY COUNCIL MEETING

 

IN THE WORK SESSION

Discussion of Proposed Code Amendments to Special Events:

Economic Development Manager Jonathan Weidenhamer presented proposed amendments that would:

  • Prohibit new events during peak snow days;
  • Reclassify the current event levels;
  • Cap the number of level 3,4, and 5 events;
  • Deregulate levels1-3 events at resorts;
  • Establish an event application window 3x per year;
  • Create a 5 year limit on fee waivers;
  • Update standards for review to better reflect community goals; and
  • Increase staff efficiency and stakeholder response

Council was supported the proposed recommendations and asked staff to meet with the Special Events Advisory Committee and return at a later date for approval.
Special Events Code Amendments Staff Report
Exhibit A: Redline Amendments to Special Events Code
Exhibit B: Special Events and SEAC Background

 

IN THE REGULAR SESSION

APPOINTMENTS

Council approved the appointment of Jordan Brody to the Historic Preservation Board for a term ending May, 2021, and the re-appointment of Douglas Stephens, Randy Scott, and Jack Hodgkins to terms ending May, 2021.
HPB Appointment Staff Report

 

STAFF COMMUNICATIONS REPORTS
Historic Preservation Quarterly Update
September 2018 Backhoe Report

 

COUNCIL APPROVED ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA:

  • Request to Approve a Donation Application by Mountain Trails Foundation for Funding Associated with the Construction of the Bloods Lake Trail, Located on the Bonanza Flat Open Space
    Bloods Lake Trail Donation Staff Report
  • Request to Authorize the City Manager to Enter into a Construction Agreement in a Form Approved by the City Attorney’s Office with MC Contractors LLC., for Three Trailheads and Related Improvements located at Bonanza Flat in an Amount Not to Exceed $412,153
    Bonanza Flat Trailheads Staff Report
  • Request to Authorize the City Manager to Enter into a Construction Agreement in a Form Approved by the City Attorney’s Office with North Ridge Construction Inc., for the Main Street Sidewalk Phase 5 - 2018 Project in an Amount Not to Exceed $317,048.00
    Main Street Sidewalk Staff Report

 

PUBLIC HEARING

Council conducted a public hearing to receive Input from the public with respect to the issuance of up to $48,000,000 General Obligation open space Bonds for Treasure Hill and Armstrong/Snow Ranch Properties, if approved by eligible voters.
Park City Open Space Bond Staff Report

 

COUNCIL APPROVED NEW BUSINESS ITEMS:
  • Consideration to Approve Ordinance No. 2018-50, an Ordinance Approving an Amendment to Ordinance No. 91-9 Vacating and Conveying a Portion of Platted Empire Avenue in Park City, Utah, In a Form Approved by the City Attorney.
    Staff Report
    Attachment 1: Ordinance No. 91-9

 

UPCOMING CITY MEETINGS

  • Planning Commission: 9/26, 5:30 p.m. at City Hall
  • City Council: 9/27, 6:00 p.m. at City Hall
  • Historic Preservation Board Meeting: 10/3, 5:00 p.m. at City Hall
  • Planning Commission: 10/10, 5:30 p.m. at City Hall
  • City Council: 10/11, 6:00 p.m. at City Hall

UPCOMING CITY EVENTS

  • "Wild City" Mural Paint Days: 9/22, 9/23, 9/29, 9/30 at China Bridge Parking Structure. More info here.
  • McPolin Farm Scarecrow Festival: 9/22, 2:00 p.m. at McPolin Farm
  • National Voter Registration Day: 9/25, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. at Park City Library
  • Reading and Discussion with Author Rosina Lozano: 9/25, 7:00 p.m. at Park City Library. More info here.

 

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Although wildfires are a healthy part of many ecosystems in the Intermountain West, the risk from catastrophic wildfires continues to increase in communities like Park City. Years of fire suppression, coupled with a hotter and drier climate and the continued development of subdivisions close to forestlands, presents the difficult challenge of trying to protect communities while also managing fire in a way that does not exacerbate climate change.

In 2019, Park City was among eight communities to recently receive a Leader in Community Resilience Program award from the National League of Cities (NLC). The award will support the city’s work in developing a biochar program to reduce excess forest fire fuels such as brush and wood debris, and return that carbon to Park City's soils.

Biochar is a charcoal-like material that can be used in carbon sequestration efforts. It is made by burning the excess forest fuels in an oxygen-free environment. Biochar is rich in carbon and in this case, will be collected from defensible spaces, that is the natural or landscaped area around a structure that is maintained and designed to reduce fire danger. Park City held a public demonstration in May 2019 to teach the public about how biochar is made, where it can be used on the landscape, and how it can reduce fire danger locally.

The forests surrounding most structures in the community contain a lot of poor-quality lumber that has the potential to be turned into biochar. This biochar, in turn, can be applied to farm fields and open spaces.

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