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SUMMARY of the AUGUST 15 PARK CITY COUNCIL MEETING |
IN THE WORK SESSION
Discussion Regarding Electric Bicycles on Natural Surfaces
City staff received several requests from members of the public for allowing e-mountain bikes on trails, especially for riders of a certain age and with different abilities. Currently, e-mountain bikes (e-mtbs) are prohibited on Park City’s single-track trails, except for those with mobility disabilities. At the meeting, significant public comment and discussion was recorded both for and against the use on trails. As a result, staff recommended a public survey to better gauge community sentiment regarding use of e-mountain bikes Some of those aspects include: overall community sentiment towards e-mountain bike use on trails, designated trails for e-mountain bike use, a permit system for users with varying abilities or disabilities, age exceptions, and an e-mountain bike trail pilot project. This item is tentatively scheduled to return to Council on August 29 with possible temporary amendments to the Non-Motorized Trail ordinance so as to study some of the proposed changes.
E-Bike Staff Report
Old Town Traffic and Circulation Update
City staff shared an update on Old Town traffic and circulation. Staff recommends a comprehensive study and review prior to making any decisions to change traffic patterns in a very sensitive and important community location. Community members provided public input.
Traffic Circulation Staff Report
Exhibit A: Old Town Circulation Discussion Background
Exhibit B: Old Town Tiered Improvement Projects and Progress
Exhibit C: Traffic Study Hillside 224 Microsimulation
Exhibit D: Police Crash and Traffic Stop Location Data
Exhibit E: Engineering Traffic Data Collection
Exhibit F: Special Event Mitigation for Lodging For Hire and TNC Summer 2019 Major Summer Events
Exhibit G: Downtown Circulation Recommendations and Alternative Chart
Exhibit G-A: Old Town Project Recommendation and Alternatives Analysis
Exhibit H: Proposed Changes to Commercial Vehicle Licensing
Exhibit H-A: Proposed Changes to Commercial Vehicle Licensing
Exhibit H-B: Proposed Changes to Commercial Vehicle Licensing
Exhibit H-C: Main Street Restaurant Square Feet Heat Map
Exhibit I-A: Voluntary Efforts from Lodging Properties
Exhibit J: Community Outreach Plan and Flyer
Exhibit J-A: Community Outreach Notes
Exhibit J-B: Public Comment for the Record
Exhibit K: Old Town Parking Implementation Study 2016 - Nelson Nygaard
Exhibit L: Parametrix Down Town Traffic & Circulation Analysis Report - December 2017
IN THE REGULAR MEETING
APPOINTMENTS
Historic Preservation Board Appointment
Council appointed Tana Toly to the Historic Preservation Board for a term expiring May 2021.
HPB Appointment Staff Report
COMMUNICATIONS AND DISCLOSURES
2019 Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) Distinguished Budget Presentation Award and Monthly Budget Report for July, 2019
Every other year for the last twenty years, the City submits criteria for the Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation award. The presentation of the monthly budget report is a requirement and helps inform City Council of the current status. This month’s report includes information regarding the first month of this fiscal year – July.
2019 GFOA Award & Monthly Budget Reporting July 2019 Staff Report
2019 GFOA Award - Announcement
2019 GFOA Award
Revenue Report - July 2019
Expenditure Report - July 2019
August 2019 Backhoe Report
City staff provided the August 2019 Backhoe Report, a monthly report produced by the Fire Marshal, Planning, Building, Police, and Emergency Management departments. The Woodside, Phase I Community Housing Development is no longer listed as an active project due to its recent completion. The City expects to acquire its Certificate of Occupancy for Woodside, Phase I in the near future.
Backhoe Staff Report
Backhoe Report, August 2019
Tour of Utah Reminders
City staff updated Council on transportation and other event impacts associated with the Tour of Utah. The start and finish of Stage 6 occurs on Main Street in Park City, and while the Stage 5 route does not come through Park City, it will affect SR-224 with intermittent closures. Residents and visitors are encouraged to use alternative means of transportation (bike, Park City Transit, walk, carpool).
Tour of Utah Staff Report
2019 Wildfire Season Update
City staff prepared an update regarding the wildfire season thus far. We are currently moving through a relatively dry August, and while significant snow fall during the 2018-2019 winter helped maintain higher moisture content and lower wildfire risk overall, Summit, Wasatch, Salt Lake, and Utah counties have experience a number of small fires. The Great Basin Coordination Center (GBCC) forecasts little to no to low risk for the region for the subsequent seven-day period. This report is informational and no recommendation is proposed at this time. This report will be updated monthly during wildfire season, or more often as required by conditions.
Wildfire Staff Report
Annexation Policy Plan Update
On June 27, 2019, Council directed staff to begin the process to amend the Park City Annexation Policy Plan and the Annexation Expansion Area (map showing lands the City may consider annexing in the future). City Council directed staff to modify the Annexation Expansion Area to include the Round Valley area on the northern boundary of the City, (the southeast quadrant of the Quinn’s Junction Intersection (Highway 40 and State Road 248) on the eastern boundary of the City to the Summit County border, and Bonanza Flat within unincorporated Wasatch County along the City’s southern boundary. City staff provided the update as part of the process for amending the Annexation Policy Plan, which will go to Planning Commission on August 28.
Annexation Staff Report
CONSENT AGENDA
Council approved the following items on the consent agenda:
- An Agreement for commissioned art by Dana Kuglin of Dana B. LLC at the Creekside Park for $23,900, to complete by October. This piece will consist of 80% reused and recycled material.
Creekside Water Treatment Plant Public Art Staff Report
Exhibit A: Dana Kuglin - DBK Productions Proposal for Artwork
OLD BUSINESS
Council approved the following old business item:
- Use of space by PC MuSE at 1685 Bonanza Drive for local and regional musicians and songwriters to facilitate gatherings, which will be free and open to the public.
MuSE PC Staff Report
NEW BUSINESS
Council discussed the following new business items:
- Park City School District Master Planning Update – the Park City School District provided an update regarding their master planning process. The group discussed student population growth, noting 75% of students in the district live outside City limits, and the prioritization to expand pre-kindergarten services in the future.
- Introduction to Public Utilities Items – City staff reviewed the City’s seven water sources and compliance with stream water and mine tunnel water quality standards. There are several other items pertaining to this on the agenda, and staff felt it necessary to provide a brief overview of the various projects.
Public Utilities Projects Staff Report
Council approved the following new business items:
- Ordinance No. 2019-44, approving an extension of the July 12, 2018 approval of the 1304 Park Avenue plat amendment located at 1304 Park Avenue in Park City, Utah.
1304 Park Avenue Plat Extension Staff Report and Ordinance
Exhibit B: Written Request - The execution of Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Services Agreement with Alder Construction Company in the amount of $82,374. This is for additional design services for the 3Kings Water Treatment Plant, including design support and shop drawing services for UV Disinfection System equipment, Backwash Waste Clarification Skid equipment, and Filter Press system equipment.
Alder Preconstruction Services Amendment No. 3 Staff Report
- The execution of Amendment No. 4 to the Professional Services Agreement with Alder Construction Company, in the amount of $2,915,000. This is for the construction of the 3Kings Water Treatment Plant off-site utilities, including road work on Three Kings Drive to adjust water lines.
Alder Construction Services Amendment No. 4 Staff Report - The execution of Amendment No. 6 to the Professional Services Agreement with Alder Construction Company, in the amount of $6,275,000. This is for the Quinn’s Water Treatment Plant improvements, including additional office space, parking, and an interconnect vault and a pigging vault. This is the last phase of the Quinn’s Water Treatment Plan improvements.
Alder Upgrades Construction Services Amendment No. 6 Staff Report - An addendum to the Design Professional Services Agreement with Bowen, Collins and Associates, Inc., in an amount of $205,000. This is for engineering and inspection services related to the 3Kings Water Treatment Plant off-site improvements.
Offsite Engineering Services-Addendum No. 1 Staff Report - The award of Amendment 1 to the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) Agreement with North Ridge Construction Inc., for the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) of $1,850,000 for the “Bus Barn” Remodel project. The GMP includes a $200,000 allowance for solar panels for net-zero. Staff will return to Council at a later date with the actual cost of the solar panels. The Bus Barn will be the new home for the City’s Streets, Parks, and Building Maintenance departments.
North Ridge CMAR Amendment 1 Staff Report
Exhibit A - Bus Barn GMP
UPCOMING CITY MEETINGS
- Historic Preservation Board Meeting: 8/21, 5:00 p.m. at City Hall
- Planning Commission Meeting: 8/28, 5:30 p.m. at City Hall
- City Council Meeting: 8/29, 6:00 p.m. at City Hall
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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.