Park City Council Meeting Summary April 4, 2019

Post Date:04/11/2019 11:47 AM

SUMMARY of the APRIL 4 PARK CITY COUNCIL MEETING

IN THE WORK SESSION

Annexation Discussion
As requested by the Mayor and City Manager, staff presented their evaluation for Council consideration regarding Park City’s Annexation Expansion Area (AEA) for protecting open space, increasing capacity for affordable housing development, and/or to avoid overlaps with the expansion areas with other municipalities. There was significant discussion among Council, staff, and select community members.
Annexation Staff Report
Attachment A: Annexation Law Guidelines
Attachment B: Annexation Checklist

 

IN THE STUDY SESSION

Community Foundation Social Equity Update
Staff and representatives from the Park City Community Foundation presented Council with an overview of their data analysis. As outlined in PCCF’s contract, they are asked to provide intermittent updates to Council. Thus far, they have gathered data from the community regarding existing issues surrounding social equity, which they will use to understand what the City and Community non-profits should focus on. At this time, five categories have been identified: affordable housing, low wages, affordable and safe childcare, access to healthcare, and a lack of feeling included in the community.
Social Equity Staff Report

Attachment A: Park City Community Foundation Memo

 

IN THE REGULAR MEETING

STAFF COMMUNICATIONS AND DISCLOSURES

McPolin Farm CUP Amendment
In March 2018, the Council directed staff to move through the process to request a narrowly defined, limited expansion of the use of the McPolin Farm to include small educational group tours of the Barn for adults and school groups. As a result, staff is pursuing amendments to the McPolin Farm Conditional Use Permit (CUP) through the Planning Commission. Staff shared with Council that they will be going to Planning Commission on April 24 and are currently planning summer tours. All events at the Farm will remain within the 12 event cap and there will be no changes regarding transportation and parking impacts.
McPolin Farm CUP Amendment

 

2019 Spring Season Transportation Update
Staff provided Council with a brief update regarding spring season transportation changes, which will include additional services along the red and purple bus routes, as well as modifications to the lime route. Parking rates will shift, dropping to $1/hour in China Bridge (after 5:00 p.m.), as well as along Main Street, Swede Alley, and in Old Town. Free parking will be available 24 hours/day at the North Marsac, upper and lower Sandridge lots, and outside of the hours 5:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. in the Bob Wells Plaza, Flagpole Lot, and along Swede Alley.
2019 Spring Season Transportation Update

 

CONSENT AGENDA

Council approved the following items from the consent agenda:

 

OLD BUSINESS

Council discussed the following old business items:

Council approved the following old business items:

 

NEW BUSINESS

Council approved the following new business items:

 

UPCOMING CITY MEETINGS

  • Coffee with Council: 4/13, 8:30 a.m. at Lucky Ones Coffee
  • Historic Preservation Board: 4/17, 5:00 p.m. at City Hall
  • City Council: 4/18, 6:00 p.m. at City Hall
  • Planning Commission: 4/24, 5:30 p.m. at City Hall

 

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Converting our electricity to 100% renewable is a major part of our transition to become a carbon neutral community. Renewable electricity is created using technologies that don't burn any fossil fuels to create energy, such as water, wind or the sun. There are no associated greenhouse gas emissions with creating energy from renewables. We're confident that the future will be powered with renewables.

Approximately one-third of our community-wide carbon footprint comes from the electricity we use. Decarbonization means removing the carbon emitted from our energy sources. Transitioning to renewables is how we will decarbonize the energy that Park City uses.

In 2016, Park City made the decision to work with the local utility, Rocky Mountain Power, to work together to bring 100% renewable electricity to Park City. Salt Lake City, Summit County and Moab have joined the effort and in total we will convert eighteen percent of Utah’s electric grid to renewables. While Park City is a small community of only around 8,000 people, we believe we have the power to influence to create a pathway for other communities to transition to 100% renewables.

Not only does renewable energy emit drastically fewer carbon emissions as it produces electricity, it will transform Utah’s economy, produce jobs and provide stable electricity. It will also clean the air as we transition our homes, buildings, and transportation to fully electric. Renewables are becoming cheaper than fossil fuels. Renewable energy has plunged is price, and now is competitive, and often cheaper, when compared to traditional coal and natural gas generation. Renewable electricity often has zero cost fuel. The sun and wind don’t ever send a bill. Compare this to traditional coal and natural gas generation, where the fuel price can fluctuate. PacifiCorp, Rocky Mountain Power’s parent company, recently stated that thirteen of its twenty-two coal plants are uneconomic.

In addition, renewable energy keeps the dollars spent on energy close to home. Park City alone spends over $245 million per year on energy, much of which ends up in unstable or even corrupt regions of the world. Imagine if that money was spent on local jobs, benefiting our local economy?

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