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Show A-8 Wed/Thurs/Fri, January 8-10, 2020 The Park Record Meetings and agendas Red CaRd RobeRts TO PUBLISH YOUR PUBLIC NOTICES AND AGENDAS, PLEASE EMAIL CLASSIFIEDS@PARKRECORD.COM By Amy Roberts A hard pill to swallow AGENDA SUMMIT COUNTY COUNCIL Wednesday, January 8, 2020 NOTICE is hereby given that the Summit County Council will meet in session Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at the Summit County Courthouse, 60 North Main Street, Coalville, UT 84017 (All times listed are general in nature, and are subject to change by the Council Chair) 1:30 PM Closed Session – Personnel (15 min); Litigation (90 min)) 3:15 PM - Move to Council Chambers 3:25 PM Consideration of Approval 1) Pledge of Allegiance 2) 3:30 PM - Consideration and appointment of 2020 Council Chair and Vice Chair 3) 3:35 PM - Discussion regarding 2020 committee assignments 4) 3:55 PM - Approval of Summit County Council 2020 Annual Notice of Scheduled Meetings 5) 4:00 PM - Consideration and possible amendment of Summit County Employee Chart of Positions – Assessor’s Office; Stephanie Larsen and Brian Bellamy 6) 4:15 PM - Discussion and possible adoption of Resolution No. 2020-01, a Resolution by the Summit County Council to Endorse the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act; Janna Young 7) 4:30 PM - Discussion and possible approval of Chris Robinson’s service and compensation on the Board of Utah Local Governments Trust 8) 4:35 PM - Discussion and possible approval of letter to Secretary Michael R. Pompeo regarding Executive Or der 13888, “On Enhancing State and Local Involvement in Resettlement”; Doug Clyde 9) 4:40 PM - Council Minutes dated December 4, 2019, December 10, 2019, and December 11, 2019 10) 4:45 PM - Counclil Comments 11) 5:00 PM - Manager Comments 5:10 PM Convene as the Board of Equalization 1) Discussion and possible approval of change of value on Parcel GG-508; Stephanie Larsen (15 min) Dismiss as the Board of Equalization 5:25 PM Convene as the Governing Board of the North Summit Recreation Special Service District 1) Consideration and possible approval of Promissory Note in the amount of $72,000; Dave Thomas, Brian Zwahlen, and Matt Leavitt (15 min) Dismiss as the Governing Board of the North Summit Recreation Special Service District 5:40 PM Work Session 1) Presentation and discussion regarding RAP Tax Recreation Committee’s recommendations; Peter Tomai (20 min) 6:00 PM Public Input One or more members of the County Council may attend by electronic means, including telephonically or by Skype. Such members may fully participate in the proceedings as if physically present. The anchor location for purposes of the electronic meeting is the Council Chambers and Conference room, Summit County Courthouse, 60 N. Main, Coalville, Utah Individuals with questions, comments, or needing special accommodations pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Ac regarding this meeting may contact Annette Singleton at (435) 336-3025 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL BOARD MEETING NOTICE Public notice is hereby given that the Administrative Control Board of the Snyderville Basin Special Recreation District will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, January 9, 2020, at the time and location specified below. All times listed are general in nature and are subject to change by the Board Chair. A few years ago I found myself volunteering to raise money for Utah’s Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. My placement on this fundraising committee was somewhat unusual in the sense that I had no emotional or personal tie to this disease. It’s safe to say most people generally focus their volunteer efforts on causes they either care deeply about or that personally impact them. Brain cancer, wildlife conservation, homeless puppies, environmental efforts, poverty in the developing world, arts and culture — these are the causes that tend to earn my time and money. With only so much of both to go around, Type 1 diabetes just didn’t make the cut. Sure, a cure sounded great, but it also sounded like someone else’s problem. And then out of nowhere, several people I knew were either diagnosed, or had a child who was diagnosed with Type 1. I found myself listening to their struggles — debilitating seizures, terrifying trips to the emergency room, fighting with insurance companies, dizziness, irritability, fatigue, and the numbers. The numbers are a nightmare. I’m pretty certain having Type 1 qualifies you for an honorary PhD in mathematics. It was through this arm’s length connection to a disease I knew little about that I ended up on a fundraising committee. I learned a lot about that debilitating disease in the following months. But the physical toll was just the start. It turns out, having a pancreas that doesn’t work the way it should is really expensive — roughly $16,000 per year just for insulin and testing supplies. It’s one of the reasons many diabetics ration their life-saving insulin. In the US, the cost of managing chronic diseases like Type 1 diabetes is so astronomical, in late 2018 the state of Utah launched a “Rx Tourism” program to help control costs. The state will pay public employees $500 to travel to Mexico for their specialty medications and pick up the airfare tab for both the employee and a companion. So far, only 10 employees have opted in, but it still saved the state $225,000. It’s a Band-Aid on a problem that requires a tourniquet.” The program makes solid financial sense, assuming the patient is well enough to travel. But it’s a Band-Aid solution to a problem that requires a tourniquet. The real problem is the cost of prescription drugs in the US. It’s the one thing every politician and every voter seem to agree on. There’s vast disagreement about how to fix it, but no one is saying prescription drug prices are reasonable, not even the politicians who gladly pocket the campaign contributions from Big Pharma. Over the last decade, drug makers have spent roughly $2.5 billion on both lobbying efforts and funding members of Congress. Those efforts have paid off for major pharmaceutical companies who in the US, who enjoy the strongest patent monopolies in the world. In most countries, a patent is not extended unless the drug company can prove it made a significant scientific advancement. In America, pharmaceutical companies can block their competition for decades by extending monopolies based on non-essential tweaks. It’s a bit like a chef creating a recipe that saves lives. He puts a lot of effort into this life-saving dish, so he doesn’t have to share the recipe for 10 years. Everyone who needs a cure goes to his restaurant. But at the end of the 10 years, instead of sharing the recipe like he agreed to, he decides to add 1/10th of teaspoon of water to it and claims it’s an improved recipe, therefore extending his ability to keep it secret for another 10 years. It seems ludicrous, but then again, so is giving $2.5 billion to members of Congress. Until these patent laws are reformed by the very people who accept funding from Big Pharma, Americans will continue to pay significantly more for their prescription drugs. And in Utah, public employees will continue to get their state-funded trip to Mexico. They can’t bring tequila back with them, but drugs are just fine. Amy Roberts is a freelance writer, longtime Park City resident and the proud owner of two rescued Dalmatians, Stanley and Willis. Follow her on Twitter @amycroberts. AGENDA DATE: Thursday, January 9, 2020 Ridgelines LOCATION: Trailside Park, 5715 Trailside Drive, Park City, UT 84098 6:00 PM Call to Order and Public Input By Tom Kelly 6:10 PM Election of 2020 District officers 6:15 PM Establishment of SBSRD ad hoc and standing committees 6:25 PM Consent Agenda 1. Request to approve minutes from 12/5/19 and 12/26/19 2. Request to approve the prior month’s expenditures 6:30 PM Discussion and possible approval of professional consultant contract to create the District’s Strategic Action Plan 6:40 PM Questions on department updates 6:55 PM Updates from District committees 7:10 PM Director comments 7:25 PM Board member comments and review of action items 7:40 PM Closed session: Personnel 8:10 PM Adjourn One or more members of the Board may attend by electronic means. Such members may fully participate in the proceedings as if physically present. The anchor location for purposes of the electronic meeting is the Snyderville Basin Special Recreation District Administrative Offices, 5715 Trailside Drive, Park City, Utah. State lawmaker retiring from Utah Highway Patrol Rep. Lee Perry was on the job for 31 years ASSOCIATED PRESS LOGAN – A Utah highway patrol lieutenant and state lawmaker has retired from his law enforcement job after 31 years. Lee Perry told the Logan Herald Journal that he’s seen some good changes in police work during his career. When he started as a trooper, for example, officers couldn’t go to counseling to help deal with the mental and emotional demands of the job. “If you went to see a psychiatrist, you were done,” Perry said. “Pretty much everybody figured you were done with your career because, `You’re not stable, you can’t do this job.”’ Over the years, though, the law enforcement community has learned that services such as peer counseling are key to preserving careers. “It’s OK to go see somebody and talk to somebody,” Perry said. “And that’s to our benefit in law enforcement, as far as I’m concerned.” Perry, a Republican, was elected as a representative to the state Legislature nine years ago serving the town of Perry and surrounding communities in far northern Utah, and now plans to focus on legislative work full time. Perry started with the highway patrol as a state trooper and worked security for former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt for three years before changing to inves- tigations and public information. For the last 14 years, he’s held what he called his “dream job” as the lieutenant of the highway patrol in Brigham City “I was back home,” Perry said, “and I could help serve the people that helped raise me.” The most difficult parts were the deaths of two troopers, Aaron Beesley in 2012 and Eric Ellsworth in 2016. He still tries to help their families when he can. “I’ve had to think, you know, what can I do to never allow that to happen again to anyone else,” he said. Even as he heads into retirement, he said he’ll still work to help strengthen law enforcement in Utah. “I love the job,” he said. “And somewhere deep down inside it will always be part of me.” Police: DUI suspected after Tesla hits car, injuring 3 Hazmat crews called in to put out battery fire ASSOCIATED PRESS SALT LAKE CITY – A man behind the wheel of a Tesla that hit another car and left three people critically injured in Utah is suspected of driving under the influence, police said Monday. The car’s battery burst into flames after it ran a red light and crashed in Salt Lake City Sunday morning, said police Sgt. Keith Horrocks. It was put out by a hazardous-materials crew. Two men in the Tesla and a woman in the other car, a Nissan Sentra, were taken to hospitals in critical condition. Police believe the Tesla’s driver, Joseph Lucero, 35, was intoxicated and are investigating criminal charges, Horrocks said. He has not been formally arrested since he remains hospitalized, he said. No attorney has been listed for Lucero. It was not immediately clear if the car’s semi-autonomous Autopilot system was activated at the time of the crash. The joy of skiing ... with kids It was zero dark thirty when the van pulled into the driveway. My neighbor, Kam, hung my skis in the back as I climbed on board, taking off my shoes and grabbing a seat on the rear bench. The three kids were in the car seats, still in their pajamas - awake but not alert. But they still managed a hearty greeting for me. Something inside me said, ‘Hey, are you crazy? This is Saturday of Christmas week, probably the single busiest day of the year. We’re going to tackle Park City Mountain with a family of five?’ Yeah, why not? There is something simply joyous about skiing with kids - especially little kids who can rip. One of my most memorable ski days was 30 years ago when Mother Nature dropped 84 inches of fresh, light powder on Little Cottonwood Canyon in mid-May. I took a friends’ daughter, Becca, to Snowbird. She was just eight. It was fun navigating the Gad Chutes with this little girl who was just over half the height of the snow depth. But she floated a mean line through the trees. Our neighbors are the quintessential outdoor family. I had been looking forward to this outing. Dad, Kam, is a robotics professor at the University of Utah who builds skis for fun in his backyard shop. Mom, Allyson, is an entrepreneur, running a grassroots company that sells products for home ski builders, The Ski Lab. Every Saturday is family ski day. We pulled into the lower lot at Park City Mountain around 7:40 a.m., slipping into a frontline spot just steps from First Time. It was still dark with pre-dawn light starting to illuminate the ridgeline. You could see the routine as the kids unbuckled and grabbed a seat at the table in the back of the van. Mom passed around cereal while dad grabbed the bagels. It was family time, joking with the kids who were waking up quickly. Eight-year-old Norie negotiated with her four-yearold sister Ara over the freezedried marshmallows in their cereal. After breakfast, Norie and her seven-year-old brother, Phirin, broke out their knitting. It was a relaxed morning, far from the hustle-bustle as cars began streaming into the parking lot outside. Inside the warm van, dad broke out the tubs of ski gear. The kids slipped into their snow suits and stepped into ski boots. It was now 9:00 a.m. - time to walk to the lift. The cure for cold is hot chocolate … with marshmallows.” The five family members and I made a perfect six-pack for the day. Norie held out a ski pole to pull her little sister to the lift. We split up for First Time then slid onto Payday together and headed up. It was cold. Little Ara couldn’t wait until we hit the sunshine at the top. Norie pointed out her favorite run: the nasty bumps of Nail Driver. It was at that point that I knew I was in for trouble. Pushing out of the Bonanza chair at the top of the mountain, the fun really began. Phirin was the speedster, zooming down Home Run. Norie linked some nice parallel turns. I skied up on little Ara, her tips tied together with a smile of wonderment and confidence on her face. Ara had unquestionably learned the steering wheel turning technique. It really worked. The glow in her eyes you could see the joy in her heart as she felt the wind on her face. But the cold soon took its toll. Time for a stop at Summit House. The cure for cold is hot chocolate … with marshmallows. With toes thawed, we ventured back out. It was time for Blaster. Ever see that metal sculpture off Home Run on Mid Mountain Meadows? That’s Blaster. Norie and Phirin led us through the trees on a twisty-turn path, then down the bumps and berms of Blaster. They were in heaven. As adults, we tend to whisk down the runs, laying our skis on edge - oblivious to the fun the kids are having in the trees. But I gave it a try, dodging aspens on my run through Blaster - eventually letting the kids know ‘Hey, I’ll take pictures.’ As we headed down to the base, I still had Nail Driver on my mind. Maybe Norie had forgotten. Ha, not a chance. Fortunately, our pathway took us only lower Nail Driver - not that the bumps were any more forgiving, but there would be a bit less pain. Norie proudly posed by the black diamond sign. I knew I needed a way out. ‘Hey, I’ll take pictures from the bottom.’ Mom went with her adventurous young daughter. Phirin and I took Blanche. All of us have our routine days on the mountain, arcing turns on our favorite runs. We love the speed and the exhilaration. But sometimes we miss the joy - the simple happiness on a child’s face as the steering wheels her way down the hill. Go out and ski with a kid this weekend. You’ll be glad you did. Wisconsin native Tom Kelly landed in Park City in 1988 (still working on becoming an official local). A recently inducted member of the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame, he is most known for his role as lead spokesperson for Olympic skiing and snowboarding for over 30 years until his retirement in 2018. This will be his 50th season on skis, typically logging 60 days in recent years. |