Park City Council Meeting Summary October 11, 2018

Post Date:10/17/2018 10:25 AM

SUMMARY of the OCTOBER 11 PARK CITY COUNCIL MEETING

 Para leer el resumen de la asamblea del Concejo Municipal en Español, por favor siga este enlace.

IN THE WORK SESSION

Pending Municipal Code Amendment Regarding RV Parking
To address the impacts of RV parking on streets and impervious surfaces, which affect safety and public infrastructure, and based on public input, staff presented five options for Council consideration and recommended regulating where and when an RV vehicle could park if space was available. Additional changes to the code would address paving surfaces, landscaping, and definitions. City Council agreed with the staff recommendation of Option 5, which would regulate RV parking based on space available in rear and side yards. For front yards, RV parking is to be regulated by vehicle size, with specific size yet to be determined.
Pending Municipal Code Amendments Regarding RV Parking and Surface Materials for Parking Areas Discussion
Parking Staff Report
Exhibits


SR-224 Commercial Vehicle Inspections Update
In response to a recent runaway truck incident on Marsac Avenue, Park City Police Captain Andrew Leatham provided an update to Council on increased safety inspections and procedures for commercial vehicles in Park City. The City is receiving commercial vehicle scales from the Utah Department of Transportation that will also help with inspections. Captain Leatham also noted that the City has a runaway ramp and a brake check area, and felt it was very prepared for these types of incidents.
State Road 224 Commercial Vehicle Inspections Update
Commercial Vehicles Staff Report
Attachment A: Inspection Summary Report
Attachment B: Law Incident Summary Report

 

IN THE REGULAR MEETING

STAFF COMMUNICATION REPORTS
On behalf of Community Liaison Rocio Torres, Community Engagement Manager Linda Jager provided clarification and answered Council questions regarding the October 2018 issue of the Backhoe Report.
Backhoe Report - October 2018
Backhoe Staff Report

 

COUNCIL APPROVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
Request to Approve and Ratify the City Manager's Execution of an Emergency Professional Services Agreement with Epic Engineering to Provide Public Improvement Inspection Services Which Primarily Include the Park City Heights Phase II, King’s Crown, and Alice Claim developments in an Amount not to Exceed $135,380.00. The $135,380.00 will be paid for from inspection fees collected by the City for the project.
Public Improvement Inspection Services Staff Report
Attachment 1: Signed Agreement

 

OLD BUSINESS
Council held a public meeting to Allow Arguments from the Public for and Against the Issuance of a $48 million General Obligation Open Space Bond to Acquire, Improve and Forever Preserve Open Space, Park and Recreational Land Located in Treasure Hill and Armstrong/Snow Ranch Pasture.
Open Space Bond Staff Report

 

COUNCIL APPROVED:

 

UPCOMING CITY MEETINGS

  • City Council: 10/23, 6:00 p.m. at City Hall
  • Planning Commission: 10/24, 5:30 p.m. at City Hall
  • Historic Preservation Board Meeting: 11/7 at 5:00 p.m. at City Hall

UPCOMING CITY EVENTS

  • Stuffed Animal Sleepover: 10/19, all day at Park City Library. Detailshere
  • Try Hockey for Free: 11/10, 10:45 a.m. at Park City Ice Rink

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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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