IN THE WORK SESSION
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.
2016 Municipal Carbon Footprint
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. Special Event Fee Reduction Update
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.
Construction & Development and Impact Fee Reduction Policy
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 Infrastructure Request for Proposal
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.
2017 Sundance Film Festival Debrief
Special Events & Transportation staff, Sundance Institute representatives, and Council held a wide-ranging discussion about the recently completed festival: Challenges & Issues
- 55" of snow in 10 days
- Women's March (original estimates were for 300 people; 9000 ended up attending)
- Congestion on Park Avenue
- Traffic obstruction caused by taxis, rideshares, shuttles, commercial vehicles
- Parking & traffic overflow into neighborhoods
- Late applications
- Increased rents on Main Street may be a cause for reduced liquor licenses and convention sales licenses.
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.