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Show Snow must fall, council decrees Although it seems that we may not need any extra legislative help this year, the Park City Council isn't taking any chances. At last Thursday's regular meeting, the City Council voted unanimously to amend Ordinance 81-82 requiring snow in Park City. About two weeks after the ordinance was passed last December, the area was hit by a succession of snowstorms which deposited more than five feet of snow at the ski resorts in a six-day period. "Last year it was so bad we had to make snow a conditional con-ditional use in the spring to get it to quit," City Attorney Attor-ney Tom Clyde observed. Perhaps awed by the impact of the council's actions a year ago, Mayor Jack Green sounded a note of caution. "Do you think a disclaimer as it relates to heart attacks might be appropriate?" he wondered. After the vote was taken, Green added, "Do we get any cheers from the audience, John?" "John" was John Miiller, executive vice president of the Deer Valley Resort, who watched the proceedings with a look of amusement. A year ago, City Councilman Tom Shellenberger abstained ab-stained when the vote was taken, claiming his employment em-ployment at Deer Valley gave him a conflict of interest. in-terest. This year, the vote was unanimous. Reprinted below is the text of the ordinance: ORDINANCE Ordinance No. 81-82 AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING SNOW IN PARK CITY BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PARK CITY: WHEREAS, snow brings tourists to Park city ; keeps residents fit and trim by shoveling said snow; keeps city employee time occupied by plowing said snow, and, WHEREAS, the benefits of snow far outweigh the problems it creates in Park City, and, WHEREAS, snow is summer's drinking water and without snow, we will all go without , and, to the business success of Park City, and, WHEREAS, Arizona is known for its Sun City, and Park City Utah would like to be known as Snow City, and WHEREAS, all good citizens have duly raised their r eyes to the heavens in anticipation at each sunrise. : - WHEREAS, this same ordinance worked so well last year and it doesn't behoove us to kill a good thing, and, WHEREAS, snow makes the Snowflaker's Ball more legitimate : NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council: 1. Snow is hereby required to fall in Park City. : 2. It shall be unlawful for it to fail to snow in Park City. 3. The Council hereby directs it to snow in Park City forthwith. PASSED AND ADOPTED ON November 18, 1982. PARK CITY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION John C. Green, Jr., Mayor There will be All city offices will be closed on November 25, 26, 27 and 28. For public works emergencies including water supply emergencies, call the Police Dispatcher at 649-9561 and your message will immediately be relayed to the proper person. How the City Council MOTIONS To approve a condomin-iumization condomin-iumization plat for 235 Ontario On-tario Avenue. To approve a liquor consent con-sent letter for a package store at Shadow Ridge. To amend an existing ordinance or-dinance requiring snow in Park City. To postpone discussion on timehsare conversion at the Silver Cliff condos To adopt a new fee schedule for the Park City Golf Course To approve a lease of the Marsac Building from the Redevelopment Agency. To reaffirm $6 million in industrial revenue bonds for Deer Valley. To table discussion on a lease for the old library. M 'lIH.f, .311 noCity Council meeting Lewis yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes Alvarez Students oppose closed campus plan Whether or not high school students should be forced to stay on campus at noon was a prime topic of discussion at the Park City School Community Com-munity Council's Nov. 17 meeting. The possibility of more high school dances, as well as the school district's controversial policy of reducing re-ducing grades when students are absent, were also considered. con-sidered. High school principal Dr. Jack Dozier opened the discussion of a closed campus cam-pus by reporting that he had received "a number of complaints" from local merchants complaining of suspected shoplifting by students stu-dents while away from school at lunchtime. Superintendent Dr. Richard Rich-ard Goodworth amplified the problem. "There have been some accusations that a drug problem has proliferated at lunch time as well. There have been some reports of 'weird things' happening." Goodworth said he approached ap-proached the school board with the problem and they suggested that the Community Com-munity Council investigate the matter. Student body president Tom Flinders disputed the reports. "There have been no such incidents this year," he said. "The whole school is against a closed campus. Trying to enforce such a policy would be ridiculous and impossible." Council chairman Bob Harrington noted that there were other concerns associated asso-ciated with an open campus. He noted that many students drive at excessive speeds while going to and from the parking lot. There seems to be a potential for a serious accident. Junior class president Amy Irvine said the reason students rush is because the lunch hour has been reduced to 30 minutes this year. "Closing the campus would just bring whatever alcohol and drug problem there is right into school," she said. No one present spoke in favor of a closed campus. It was decided no action was , . necessary on the issue. flo Hi"...).!.!!'. City Council Upcoming 1B 2MI on November 25, 1982. 1 yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes (ill mm--' I SlH'llenberi'er ( olcmun Flinders said that the students would like the school board to allow three more dances at the high school this year, which would double the annual total to six. Flinders said one . of the reasons for the request was to help the yearbook get out of debt. Dozier offered some background back-ground information, saying, "A few years ago students were having one or more dances a month and their conduct was sometimes unseemly. un-seemly. There were drug and alcohol problems as well as other things mothers wouldn't want to talk about. The faculty also complained of constantly being called upon to chaperone those events," Dozier said, "and the parents who volunteered for the chore proved to be unreliable in terms of show-' ingup." Because of the problems, the school board reduced the number of dances to three each year until "students cleaned their act up," as Dozier put it. The students already have dances planned for homecoming, Valentine's Day and the Junior Prom in May. Flinders said they would like to add one at Christmas, another in January Janu-ary and a third in March. The schedule would space out the six total dances by six weeks or so, thereby alleviating al-leviating the problem of. overtaxing the faculty as chaperones. HAWAII CONDO Poipu Beach, Kauai Rental info: The MacQuoid Co. 649-6372 Wells yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes abstain abstain absent absent Dozier said that he thought the students' request had some merit. "We have the best student-faculty relationship rela-tionship in years," he said. "The consensus among the faculty is that students deserve the extra dances. Our faculty is prepared to handle it." Lettermen president Doug Vincent said his organization was willing to help police the events. Council chairman Harrington told Vincent and the other students present that they "better put the word out that there can be no screw-ups if they get more dances" or the privelege would be jeopardized. It was pointed out that the rules of conduct included no smoking and no drinking. It was agreed that the council will draft a proposal for the school board in the near future requesting three more dances be allowed on a trial basis this year. The meeting began with a lengthy, freewheeling discussion, dis-cussion, of the district's experimental policy of lowering students' grades when they are absent without with-out proper excuse. Several members of the audience, who outnumbered three to one the handful of council members present, voiced various complaints. It was eventually decided that since the policy is currently not in effect, no action was necessary. mi !Lip !ffir m Don 't wait winterize your car now FREE WINTER CHECKUP We will check your antifreeze oil battery charging system fan belt and hoses filters PmM U r xTV SZS. yr S SZK tr warn $ (umMmiaP mmmmn Park City News Wednesday, MOUNTAIN FLORA INIERIORPLANTCARE Foreign Specialists P.C. Business Commons 1970 Bonanza Drive 649-6113 Park City's only factory trained Porsche, Audi& VW mechanic Park City's only factory trained Detroit mechanic Foreign and now American ji "V November 24, 1982 Page A5 80649-6910 n |