Community E-Newsletter                                                                                                                          November, 2011

24 hours of community giving.
One incredible chance to shape our future.

On 11.11.11, the Park City community will come together for 24 hours of unprecedented nonprofit giving during the Live PC Give PC event. It’s our community’s biggest-ever day of giving, and it’s your chance make a real impact. All you have to do is commit to donating to your favorite Park City nonprofit on November 11 this year.

How will you invest in Park City’s future?
To decide who you’ll support and how much you’ll give, start by thinking about all the good things our local nonprofits make possible each and every day.
o Do you love your adopted dog?
o Do you ride or hike our awe-inspiring trails?
o Do you live by the daily avalanche report?
o Do you cherish summer concerts in the mountains?
o Do you believe in a community where every person matters?
o Do you want to live in a place where all children are safe and healthy?

If you live PC, then give PC.
Support the organizations that enrich our lives here in Park City. Find out more about Live PC Give PC—and commit to give on 11.11.11! Visit livepcgivepc.org today. 

Bonanza Drive Tunnel and Roadwork Completion Celebrate Grand Opening 

Ribbon cutting signals the end of the Bonanza Drive Tunnel construction.	Mural adorns Bonanza Drive Tunnel

Park City Green Launches Low Carbon Diet Community Challenge
Join us on Thursday, December 1st, 7:00 p.m., at Temple Har Shalom, as we launch the Low Carbon Diet community challenge. The event is free and open to the public.

Park City has ambitious sustainability goals, but they won’t be accomplished without participation from citizens like you. Something special is about to launch….are you on board?!

Click here for complete Low Carbon Launch details at ParkCityGreen.org.

Food for Fines-November 1-30, 2011
The Park City Library will be accepting non-perishable food items for overdue book fines during the month of November. The Library will forgive $1 or part of a dollar for each non-perishable item that you bring to the Circulation Desk. The non-perishable goods must be undamaged and non-expired.

Park City Holiday is Looking for Volunteers

This year "A Park City Holiday" will be held on December 14, 5-7:00 p.m. at the Quinn's Ice Arena. This will be the 25th Anniversary of the event. We are looking for Santa's Helpers, folks to pass out cookies and hot chocolate to the kids, and other miscellaneous assistance. If you or anyone you know can help with the event, contact Denise via email, or call 615-5819.

Park City Library Participating in Reading Marathon Park City Library is Participating inthe 19th annual Reading Marathon November 14th-December 3th. Pick up your reading log at the Park City Library or online. The program encourages families to spend quality time reading together. All children, preschool age and higher may participate.

Emergency Management
The days of Civil Defense some 30 years ago were the early beginnings of modern emergency management, but it actually started in 1803. In the century that followed, ad hoc legislation was passed more than 100 times in response to natural disasters. This piecemeal approach to disaster assistance was problematic and prompted legislation that required greater cooperation between federal agencies and authorized the President to coordinate these activities.

President Carter's 1979 Executive Order merged many of the separate disaster-related responsibilities into the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Civil defense responsibilities were also transferred to the new agency. It is here that the emergency manager profession started to take shape. Emergency Managers are planning, responding, recovering and mitigating all hazards. The job is now a recognized profession with increasing visibility.

Library Features 2011 Future Monets, Manets and Mary Cassatts Exhibit
In partnership with the Traveling Exhibits Program made possible by the Utah Division of Arts & Museums, you are invited to stop by and see the “2011 Future Monets, Manets and Mary Cassatts” exhibit from November 14th to December 15th at the Park City Library. This exhibit will feature artwork by students from grade levels K – 8 and will represent schools across the state of Utah. The artwork is a product of carefully conceived lessons plans carried out by various teachers and arts specialists in Utah schools. More

Recreation News
Pass Sale: Through the month of November, purchase a one month pass to the Park City Racquet Club for $54 and receive the second month for free. Come in to 1255 Iron Horse Drive to take advantage of the best deal of the year.

Park City Municipal Recreation & Athletic Center (PC MARC) is scheduled to celebrate its grand opening on Friday, December 16th from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. There will be give-a-ways, pass specials, kid’s games and fun activities. Come celebrate the opening of this great new community facility!!! Entrance into the PC MARC will be FREE from December 16th thru December 18th as we welcome the community back. Check here for additional information.

In October, City Council . . .
• Approved an Interlocal Employee Housing Agreement with Wasatch County
• Approved a Transportation Master Plan for Park City
• Adopted a resolution supporting the Regional Climate Adaptation Planning Alliance
• Appointed Election Judges for the Municipal General Election

News You Can Use . . . Boring, But Important!
The City is moving ahead to advertise the sale of 1450 & 1460 Park Avenue and request proposals on creating housing and restoring the old houses.

On October 28, the City hosted the Colorado Association of Ski Towns and had 30 representatives, mostly Mayors and City Managers, visit and learn about Park City successes, our green initiatives, an immigration discussion lead by a rep. from Mayor Bloomberg’s office of NYC, and hear about how to improve municipal operations through using comparison data with other cities.

On December 1st, City staff and Rocky Mountain Power will be talking to the City Council about electrical upgrades in the city to include potentially relocating the Bonanza Park substation and mitigating the new larger power poles (75 to 95 feet) that will replace existing transmission poles.

On December 8th, the Park City Council and Planning Commission will meet in a joint session to discuss redevelopment of the resort base near PCMR.

Green Your Routine-Turn Your Key, Be Idle-Free
It’s official - Salt Lake City has joined Park City as the 2nd community in Utah with an anti-idling ordinance! Help protect air quality, and conserve finite resources, by shutting off your vehicle when parked. It may seem like a small act, but vehicle idling in the U.S. adds up to two billion gallons of wasted fuel each year.

Click here for Park City’s ordinance language and a citizen reporting form for local idling violations.