Park City Council Meeting Summary October 23, 2018

Post Date:10/31/2018 1:59 PM

SUMMARY of the OCTOBER 23 PARK CITY COUNCIL MEETING

IN THE REGULAR MEETING

PUBLIC INPUT/STAFF COMMUNICATIONS

Park City Community Foundation Selected as Social Equity Community Convener

Katie Wright, Executive Director of Park City Community Foundation, thanked City Council and staff for their work with Social Equity and the opportunity to collaborate with the City. The contract, which outlines Park City Community Foundation’s role as Park City’s Social Equity Community Convener, is now in place. Ollie Fischer and Diego Zegarra, both from the Park City Community Foundation, were also present at the meeting and thanked City Council for the opportunity.

 

COUNCIL APPROVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA:

 

 

NEW BUSINESS

Council approved the following new business items:

 

 

WATER SERVICE DISTRICT MEETING

NEW BUSINESS

The following new business item was approved:

 

UPCOMING CITY MEETINGS

  • City Council: 11/4, 6:00 p.m. at City Hall
  • Historic Preservation Board Meeting: 11/7 at 5:00 p.m. at City Hall
  • City Council: 11/15, 6:00 p.m. at City Hall
 

UPCOMING CITY EVENTS

  • Try Hockey for Free: 11/10, 10:45 a.m. at Park City Ice Rink

 

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Regenerative agriculture

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Soils can potentially trap a large amount of carbon away from the atmosphere. One method of driving more carbon into soils is through regenerative agriculture.

For example, in the summer of 2018 Park City decided to initiate regenerative agriculture on the iconic piece of land at McPolin Barn. This piece of land had remained relatively undisturbed since it was set aside under easement in 1991. The lack of disturbance on the land led to the grasses that grow and die each year to thatch together, never properly decomposing into the soil.

In partnership with Bill White Farms, a local non-profit organization, cattle were reintroduced to the former dairy. Rather than allowing them to spread out and graze on their favorite species, the cattle were herded together which forced them to eat down the grasses and weeds indiscriminately. The disturbance by the cows hooves, as well as what comes out of their tail ends, helped to mix dead matter with the soil and facilitate the decomposition process. This accelerated decomposition is key in releasing nutrients, thus creating a healthy environment for microbiota to trap more carbon away from the atmosphere and build up the health of our soils. The healthy soils are also more able to retain water, and allow for better growth of native species instead of noxious weeds.