SUMMARY of the FEBRUARY 16 CITY COUNCIL MEETING 

Prioritizing the Top Council Priorities
("Top Priorities" are defined as areas in which Council would like to see significant progress made.)

Council identified the following four areas as top priorities on which to focus future work sessions (the result of each work session will be a detailed and specific action plan).

• Affordability
• Historic Preservation (specifically outcomes from the legislative session)
  
• Multi-cultural Citizen Involvement
• Environmental Health & Conservation of Natural Resources (combined)
  

City Teen Services Discussion:
Staff from Golf, Library, Ice, and the Library discussed with Council how to expand services for teens, and whether the city should create a teen center or just increase programming in existing leisure facilities. The group discussed ways to close the information gap (knowledge of the services themselves), as well as other programs that could be provided to create a more comprehensive set of offerings. The group agreed that Youth Council would help provide insight. The high school's journalism class may also administer a survey, which would help gauge needs and wants among this population. 

Assistant City Manager Matt Dias gave the following updates:

(The short-term rental and fire-sprinkler issues were both discussed at length during Council Comments and Questions.)

• Short-term Rentals: The nightly rental bill would preempt any local zoning by allowing any home in Park City that is owner-occupied and a primary residence to be rented on a short-term basis. 
• Staff and Council worked diligently over the past year with the bill sponsor, Rep. Knotwell, in an attempt to negate legislation overriding Park City’s local ordinances. 
• Despite these efforts, the bill passed out of Committee with a 13-1 vote. 
• Staff anticipates the bill will pass the house and is hopeful it will be amended by Rep. Knotwell to further define terms such as “owner-occupied” and “primary residence.”
• Fire Sprinklers: A surprise bill this week was run by the Utah Homebuilders coalition that would strike a provision of the State Fire Protection Code that requires residential new construction and renovations within Park City to have fire sprinklers. 
• This provision was enabled by the Legislature, the Homebuilders, and the previous building official, Ron Ivie, years ago as a result of Park City’s unique landscape, historic district, and complex water flow systems. 
• The Park City Fire Dept. considers this a change of great magnitude to the community’s wellbeing and public safety. 
• Council quickly met with Rep. Tim Quinn and the Park City Homebuilders and the Park City Fire district.
• The parties quickly came to a resolution that would leave the Park City requirement for fire suppression intact, in the form of allowing glycol-based fire sprinkler systems.
• Both Park City and PC Homebuilders representatives have reached out to Rep. Quinn and the bill sponsor, Rep. Ray, to recommend the Utah Homebuilders withdraw their request to eliminate the Park City fire sprinkler provision. 
  

Mr. Dias stressed that if residents have concerns about these two two issues, they must immediately contact their state elected officials: Rep. Tim Quinn and Sen. Kevin Van Tassell.

Council Member Beerman noted that the Quality Growth Commission is considering a legislative change that would add money to a land preservation fund.  If enacted, these funds could potentially be used in the form of a donation to Bonanza Flat.

Council approved:

• The Joint Clean Energy Cooperative with Rocky Mountain Power
• New affordable housing guidelines & standards
  
• The purchase of the 2017 golf fleet for $330,793.20
• An amendment (for clarification purposes) to the historic preservation portion of the Land Management Code 
• A amendment to the zoning map from residential medium to historic residential low-density and recreation open space for 660 Rossie Hill and the adjacent BLM-owned parcels. (Item was approved after extensive public input.)
• The Kipp Subdivision (the second amendment to the Aerie Phase One Subdivision, which amends and combines Lots 5 & 6: 1264 & 1276 Aerie Drive)
  

Council continued:

• The 1061 Lowell Avenue Subdivision Plat Amendment (continued to a date uncertain)
  
• The Northstar Subdivision First Amended— Vacating Lot 1 Plat Amendment (continued to a date uncertain)
  
• Main Street Plaza Subdivision (220/250 Main Street) (continued to March 9)
  

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