SUMMARY of the MARCH 9 CITY COUNCIL MEETING 

City Employee Housing Policy: Rhoda Stauffer and Anne Laurent outlined staff housing needs based on an employee survey, recruiting data, and transit-specific housing requirements. They explained that Park City is one of the larger employers in the city, and we also have essential staff who need to be close to their place of work. We want to help solve the problem, rather than adding to it. For these reasons, Ms. Stauffer and Ms. Laurent recommended adding 10 units for long-term rental and/or for-sale with a sellback requirement, as well as 46 studios for transit employees. Council supported their recommendations.

Celia Peterson and Luke Cartin explained that the city's carbon footprint is calculated from on-site natural gas and fossil fuel consumption, purchased electricity, and other factors including employee commutes to work. They outlined the steps they are taking to achieve a net-zero carbon footprint reduction by 2022, including developing building standards; collaborating directly with Rocky Mountain Power; electrifying the city's fleet; and conservation opportunities specifically in the city's water system. 

Jenny Diersen reviewed the benefits of reducing fees for special events. She stated that the highest fees that were reduced for parking and public safety. Diersen made the following recommendations:

• Maintain the annual $200,000 threshold for council review
• Add criteria to the applications to focus on critical priorities
• Establish a staff review committee to inform SEAC and City Council
• Have a one-time application date change from April 1 to May 1 for FY18 events that would occur between June 1 and December 31

Staff will return to Council March 30th to formally recommend adoption of changes. 

Michelle Downard outlined a plan for reviewing fee waiver requests so that waivers could be granted in a fairer and more consistent manner. Downard proposed a staff review committee that would award points based on weighted criteria. Based on the points score, a waiver could be granted. Nonprofit organizations would be eligible for waivers. City projects automatically receive fee waivers. Councilman Beerman suggested requiring projects to have energy conservation requirements to receive a water impact fee waiver. 

Parking Services presented an informational update on the parking technology project. They have issued a robust and comprehensive RFP for a complete parking management solution for Old Town. The solution includes demand-based paid parking, wayfinding signage, and real-time parking space availability. These scopes are all recommendations from the Nelson/Nygaard study conducted 2015-2016. Council was supportive of the direction. Their primary focus is ensuring that Main Street employees receive adequate outreach, incentives, and options. Parking services will return with an additional update at the March 30 council meeting.

Recommendations & Proposed Next Steps

• Maintain increased communication to applicants and locals 
• Increased snow removal
• Access to parking at post office
• Event containment
  
• Affordable ticket prices for locals
• Traffic plan
• Special parking permits & parking enforcement
• Reduced traffic in residential areas
  
• Licensing code amendments
• Less-impactful events in residential areas
• Events not dismantling after the first weekend

The item was suspended for time, and will be taken up again during the March 16 meeting.

Public Input
Four members of the public gave comments (accolades and areas for improvement) about the Sundance 2017 Film Festival.

Assistant City Manager Matt Dias presented a summary of the recently completed 45-day legislative session. He highlighted three bills and trends in particular:

• The Fire Sprinkler Bill (HB281) would have eliminated the city's requirement for residential fire sprinklers. One complaint brought by the Utah Homebuilders Association was that the lines can freeze and break. The city proposed to include anti-freeze in the lines as a remedy. Details can be found in the associated staff communications report.
  
• The legislature passed several alcohol-related bills, including reducing the state's legal limit to .05 blood alcohol content. They also passed a law limiting serving alcohol in places within a certain proximity to churches, parks, and the like. Mr. Dias said he thinks current properties will be grandfathered in but expressed concern for future facilities.
• The Short-term Nightly Rental Bill will prohibit the city from using an advertisement as grounds to cite a property.
• Other bills of concern include those related to plan checks, food trucks, statewide transient room taxes (.32%), and the School Institutional Trust Lands Administration local land use preemption. 

Council approved:

• A contract with Mountain Land Supply Company for a not-to-exceed amount of $281,511 over five years, as well as an agreement with Sensus Advanced Metering. The systems together help the Water Department with meter reading.
  
• A resolution proclaiming March 2017 as Park City Nutrition Month.
• The second $1.5-million option payment to purchase Bonanza Flats. Several members of the public expressed support for this purchase. Wendy Fisher, executive director of Utah Open Lands, remarked that Midway City has put $10,000 toward the purchase, and 1500 people have contributed. The coalition now has until June 15 to raise the remaining $3.5 million (of the $38-million purchase price). 
• An interlocal agreement with Summit County for $300,000 to develop an ebike share program. 
• An agreement with Mike Wong of Iko, LLC for $12,000 to design and install a public art piece in the interior of PCMARC. Mr. Wong will be collaborating with PCCAPS students on the piece.
  
• Amendments to the Police Complaint Review Committee Policies & Procedures (amendments include eligibility requirements and the definition of a quorum, among others). 
• The B2East Subdivision Plat at 9300 Marsac Avenue
• An extension for the Sorensen Plat Amendment at 422 Ontario Avenue 
• Remanding the Alice Claim Subdivision and Plat Amendment (at the intersection of King Road, Ridge Avenue, and Sampson Avenue) to the Planning Commission
• The stay of an appeal for retaining walls taller than six feet as part of the Alice Claim subdivision process.
  

Council continued:

• The Village at Empire Pass North Subdivision Plat, which is within Pod "A" of the development
  (continued to a date uncertain)
• The Ridge Plat Amendment at (at the intersection of King Road, Ridge Avenue, and Sampson Avenue, part of the Alice Claim subdivision), to a date uncertain
• The Main Street Plaza Subdivision at 220 & 250 Main Street 
  

Be sure to attend our Spring Projects & Plans Open House this Wednesday, March 15, to learn about upcoming construction projects and other initiatives that advance the city's strategic plan.

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