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Home MenuPark City Council Meeting Summary November 15, 2018
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IN THE WORK SESSION
Open Meetings Training Presentation
Mark Harrington, City Attorney, provided Council with the annual open meetings training to ensure compliance with the Open Meetings Act. A few key suggestions and takeaways from the training included:
- Spirit of the Act: act openly, make decisions openly, deliberate openly, and conduct the people’s business openly
- Adherence to ethics is important in public work and it legitimizes the decision making process
Open Meetings Training Presentation
2018 Park Silly Sunday Market Debrief
Park Silly Sunday Market representatives, alongside Jenny Diersen, Special Event and Economic Development Program Manager, shared a presentation on the 2018 Park Silly Sunday Market season. The presentation included attendance numbers, transit ridership statistics, financial considerations, and sustainability measures. They reviewed potential dates for the 2019 market, and asked for Council’s approval. The current City contract with Park Silly Sunday Market continues through 2020.
Park Silly Sunday Market Staff Report
Exhibit A: Background
Exhibit B: 2018 Measures of Success
Exhibit C: End of Season Analysis
2019 World Championship Overview
Park City Municipal’s Special Event and Economic Development Program Manager, Jenny Diersen, presented an overview of the 2019 World Championship event, alongside U.S. Ski and Snowboard representatives Tiger Shaw, Calum Clark and Lindsey Arnold. The event is scheduled for February 1-10, 2018, which will cross over with the end of this year’s Sundance Film Festival for one day. There is strong emphasis on transportation, sustainability, and collaboration with community members to help ensure a successful event. Athletes will travel from around the world to break boundaries within the sport, partake in new competitions, and participate in new Olympic events for the first time.
IN THE REGULAR MEETING
APPOINTMENTS
City Treasurer
Mindy Finlinson was appointed as the City Treasurer, as proposed by the City Manager.
Park City Public Art Advisory Board
Samantha Osselaer was appointed to fulfill a vacant term on the Park City Public Art Advisory. The term will end after June 2020.
Public Art Advisory Board Staff Report
STAFF COMMUNICATIONS AND DISCLOSURES
Special Event Fee Reduction Approvals, FY2019 Part 2
Special Event fee reductions help to supplement expenses for Park City special events. These fee reductions are covered through a general fun within department budgets, which is mostly compiled of sales and property tax.
Fee Reduction Staff Report
Exhibit A: Special Event Fee Reduction Background
Exhibit B: Special Event Fee Reduction Summary
Bonanza Flat Update
Heinrich Deters presented an update on Bonanza Flat land management and discussions with Brighton Estates residents. He noted that black pipe and rope lines will be removed from the property for the winter season.
NEW BUSINESS
Council approved the following new business items:
- Ordinance 2018-56, an ordinance approving the Shadow Ridge Condominiums third amended condominium plat, which amends units 4001, 4002, 4216, 4217, 4316, 4317, 4416, and 4417. Condominiums are located at 50 Shadow Ridge Road. Bruce Erickson, Planning Director, noted that they planned to remove some of the closets and change designation
50 Shadow Ridge Rd Staff Report and Ordinance
50 Shadow Ridge Rd Exhibits - Ordinance 2018-57, an ordinance abandoning/vacating the Mine Cart Condominium record of survey map, which repeals a previous ordinance and approves the Mine Cart subdivision plat, a two lot subdivision, located at 553 Deer Valley Loop Road
553 Deer Valley Loop Rd Staff Report and Ordinance
553 Deer Valley Loop Rd Exhibits
- An agreement with Proterra for an electric bus battery lease. Electric bus batteries are necessary and leasing batteries protects the City from the minimal warranty associated with purchasing them. Proterra will assume the risk of the warranty
Proterra Battery Lease Staff Report
Park City Battery Lease
Battery Lease Agreement Appendices and Exhibits
Battery System Warranty
- Resolution 29-2018, which adopts the 2019 City Disposition List, a strategic plan for City-owned parcels with development potential
2019 Park City Disposition List and Resolution
- Ordinance 2018-58, an ordinance amending Park City’s Municipal Code, which regulates the review of disposals of significant parcels of real property
Property Disposal Staff Report and Ordinance
UPCOMING CITY MEETINGS
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Departments » Sustainability » For Homes
Cleaning Supplies
When looking for natural and non-toxic cleaning products, avoid anything with synthetic ingredients or fragrances, petrochemicals, VOCs, chlorine bleach, phthalates, formaldehydes and more. You should always read the labels of any product, and if a product does not have a label with ingredients then it almost surely has harmful chemicals inside. Look out for words like Caution, Warning, Notice and Danger, which could signal a potential harmful chemical. Learn more about healthy cleaning products here.
When purchasing natural cleaning products make sure they bottle includes a list of ingredients. You should be able to pronounce the names of all of them and should know exactly what each one is. The best kind of natural cleaning product you can buy should be made with simple ingredients that you could find in the store and make yourself.
Exposure to these toxins indoors can cause eye, nose, and throat irritation; headaches; loss of coordination; nausea; and damage to liver, kidney, and central nervous systems. And we certainly don't want ourselves, our family or our pets to come in contact with these toxins or experience any of these health problems. Children and pets are especially at risk because they experience a higher dose of toxins, not to mention their immune systems are still developing and not able to shed toxins from the bodies as quickly as adults.
There are three categories into which most of the hazardous ingredients in household cleaning products fall are:
1. Carcinogens – Carcinogens cause cancer and/or promote cancer’s growth.
2. Endocrine disruptors – Endocrine disruptors mimic human hormones, confusing the body with false signals. Exposure to endocrine disruptors can lead to numerous health concerns including reproductive, developmental, growth and behavior problems. Endocrine disruptors have been linked to reduced fertility, premature puberty, miscarriage, menstrual problems, challenged immune systems, abnormal prostate size, ADHD, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and certain cancers.
3. Neurotoxins – Neurotoxins alter neurons, affecting brain activity, causing a range of problems from headaches to loss of intellect.
Here are some startling facts about the chemicals found in cleaning products.
- 17,000: the number of petrochemicals available for home use, only 30 percent of which have been tested for exposure to human health and the environment.
- 63: the number of synthetic chemical products found in the average American home, translating to roughly 10 gallons of harmful chemicals.
- 100: the number of times higher that indoor air pollution levels can be above outdoor air pollution levels, according to US EPA estimates.
- 275: the number of active ingredients in antimicrobials that the EPA classifies as pesticides because they are designed to kill microbes.
- 5 billion: the number of pounds of chemicals that the institutional cleaning industry uses each year.
- 23: the average gallons of chemicals (that's 87 liters) that a janitor uses each year, 25 percent of which are hazardous.
- White Vinegar
- Baking Soda
- Borax
- Hydrogen Peroxide (3% concentration)
- Club Soda (plain)
- Lemon Juice
- Liquid Castile Soap
- Corn Meal
- Olive Oil or Walnut Oil
- Toothpaste
- Pure Essential Oils - like lavender, lavender, peppermint, eucalyptus, lemongrass, and tea tree oils
With all of these ingredients you can make your own natural and non-toxic cleaning supplies, which cost a lot less as well.
- All-Purpose Cleaners: This cleaner can be used for just about every surface in your home, from kitchen counters and appliances to bathroom surfaces and walls.
- Carpet Cleaner: To clean and disinfect your carpet, blend 1/2 cup baking soda, 1 cup borax, and 1 cup cornmeal. Sprinkle mixture over rug and rub with a cloth. Let rest for several hours or overnight, then vacuum. An even simpler way to clean your carpet is to sprinkly plain baking soda on your carpet, let rest for an hour and then vacuum up. You can also add dry lavender buds to the baking soda for an extra fresh smell.
- Hard Floor Cleaner: This solution can be used for all hard floors (except when directed by the manufacturer to avoid even mild detergents): Combine 1/4 liquid castile soap, up to 1/2 cup white vinegar or lemon juice, and 2 gallons of warm water in a large plastic bucket. Use with a mop or sponge.
- Glass Cleaner: To make your windows shine, you can simply use club soda in a spray bottle. Add 1 tsp. of lemon juice to increase your window cleaner’s degreasing power. Leftover newspaper works very well to reduce streaks
- Bathroom Surface Cleaners: You can use the all-purpose cleaners recommended above or, for even simpler bathroom cleaning, use baking soda or borax as a scouring powder. For a softer scrub, combine 1/2 cup baking soda with enough liquid soap to achieve a frosting-like consistency. You may want to add 5-10 drops of an essential oil for fragrance. Club soda works wonders on plumbing fixtures.
- Toilet Cleaner: Sprinkle baking soda or borax, or pour white vinegar into the toilet, and let sit for a few minutes. Scrub with a good toilet brush.
- Oven Cleaner: Cover the oven floor with baking soda, spray with water until very damp, and let set overnight. Spray with water every few hours before you go to bed to keep damp. In the morning, clean out the baking soda, and the stuck-on gunk will be loosened and ready to scrub off.
- Drain Cleaner: Put two tablespoons of baking soda into/over the drain of your sink or tub. Then pour one cup of vinegar on the baking soda. This will begin to fizz a lot and is completely normal. Wait a few minutes, and then pour a kettle of boiling water over the soda/vinegar residue.
- Mold Remover: Combe 1/2 cup hydrogen peroxide or white vinegar with 1 cup water. Spray on mold and do not rinse. You can also treat mold with a spray mixture of 2 tsp. tea tree oil and 2 cups water.
- Wood Polish: To polish wood furniture, dab olive oil or walnut oil onto a soft cloth and rub.
- Silver Polish: Just put some toothpaste on an old toothbrush or wet cloth and go to town. When you’re done polishing, rinse the item well in warm water and then dry with a soft cloth.