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Show JPage A4 P Thursday, September 7, 1995 The Park Record Section A 5E I Mi ' mi l I w- fit I 7 . o) W U'5 ' Fabulous ladies hornback belt with sterling silver LJ 'i buckle. In cognac toTOT5 .Jf and hlack. $.11 0. , v.- f A ;t!kr Lj I ft 1 i ii I Distinctive Apparel and Accessories for Ladies and Gentlemen. 801-649-7767 Fax 801-645-8008 541 Historic Main Street 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon-Sat 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sun DinoBelt not pictured. Aaw.kiic sen New Hems arriving daily! LABOR DAY SALE EARLY SEASON PRICES ON NEW 95-96 SKI EQUIPMENT , CLOTHING AND ACCESSORIES. 94-95 Merchandise w LSm drastically reduced! JUiL A t3et your gear ready before the lifts open. Special prices are in effect for ski service, now through opening day at Park City Ski Area. (ft3rDn)gflnDinc. WORLD CLASS SKI PREPARATION s" resort center park city ski area 649 1833 Council endures Smart remarks regarding staff, city attorney's resignation called for by BRIAN FRYER Record staff writer Publisher of the Wasatch Mountain Times Christopher Smart accused the Park City Council of being a "rubber stamp" body for its staff which he described as "out of control" and "setting the agenda" during' open public comment com-ment at the council's Thursday, Aug. 31 meeting. Smart said his comments grew out of the issue of the vacation of a Woodside Avenue right of way to his former landlord Alan Frandsen. Smart's wife, Council Member Leslie Miller, had raised questions about the rationale for vacating the property and was advised by City Attorney Jodi Hoffman that she had a conflict of interest in the matter. Smart said the council and staff were trying to squelch opposing views in the interest of expediency. "My assertion to you is that this so called conflict of interest is only an attempt by the city attorney to stifle dissent," said Smart. "This is an attempt to stifle Leslie Miller and move on to something more important. "If there is a clear conflict of interest under the Utah law let's cite the code and case law," said Smart. "If your city attorney can't cite the code and case law then it will appear a lot that this is a deliberate attempt to stifle her Miller." In an Aug. 7 letter to Miller and the council Hoffman stated: "It is my opinion that you have a conflict of interest with Alan Frandsen regarding regard-ing rading his request for vacation and re-subdivision of the area between 1437 and 1445 Woodside." Hoffman cited several reasons for her conclusion conclu-sion and noted she had consulted with past city attorney Craig Smith who had agreed with her decision. (See related story on A3) Smart told the council that if Hoffman had acted to silence Miller this time, they may be next. He accused Hoffman of "misrepresenting and freelancing the law." "I suggest you demand the resignation of City Attorney Jodi Hoffman," said Smart. "You may all be good, fine people but as a body you are dysfunctional." Smart said there was a growing feeling in the community that the city council's staff was setting set-ting the agenda and the council merely "rubber stamped every recommendation the staff sends you." "It is not up to them to set the agenda," Smart said as he pointed to City Manager Toby Ross and Hoffman. "It is time for you to take back the government," Smart said to the council members." The council and staff did not reply to Smart's remarks. Park City Council approves pay raise In a 4 - 1 vote Aug. 31, the Park City Council approved a 2 percent pay raise for the '95-96 fiscal year and adopted a plan that would increase or decrease council coun-cil member's pay at the same rate as that of other city employees. The vote also included an option that, in addition to the stipend received by council members mem-bers and members of appointeda-pointed appointeda-pointed bodies such as the planning plan-ning commission, would pay a portion of the private insurance, coverage of a council member equal to the cost of the city's single sin-gle health insurance coverage. That amount is estimated at approximatelyapproximatly $155 a month. The insurance option was discussed dis-cussed previously by the council as a way to encourage diversity on the council. "I think it is important, and I have always thought it was important, to provide that option for those who choose to serve on the council and thesethse boards," said Council Member Leslie Miller. "We subsidize our employee's housing and I think this is something we should extend to people who serve the public." The pay raise will increase the yearly stipend for the mayor to $16,352 and the stipend for council coun-cil members to $9,632 a year. The council also voted to increase the compensation for the appointed boards of the planning commission, historic district commission and the board of adjustment. Members of the planning commission com-mission will now receive $2,362 per year. HDC members will receive $1,417 and members of the board of adjustment will receive $472 per year. Council. Member Ruth Gezelius said put':i3 the pay increase into an oruinance was the right move and would take the trouble out of deciding on council compensation in the future. "Let's set it at two percent and get it out of the political arena," said Gezelius. Council Member Roger Harlan voted against the measure saying that in the past he had not been in favor of extending the insurance option to council members and that he still felt the same way. In past discussions, Harlan had put forward the idea that service on the council was voluntary and a privilege and perhaps council members should not be compensated compen-sated at all. Gamble Oak rezone request withdrawn by BRIAN FRYER Record Staff writer There was a nearly audible sigh of relief from a crowd assembled at the Aug. 30 Park City Planning Commission work session when Commission Chairman Bruce Erickson informed the commissioners commission-ers and the public that the proposal to rezone the Gamble Oak park to allow a subdivision had been withdrawn. with-drawn. Planning staffer Kirsten Whetstone said the application by the Leo Rhea partnership, which holds several mining claims on the BLM land known as Gamble Oak park, had been withdrawn that afternoon after one of the partners had to undergo surgery. Despite the fact that no action could be taken by the commission because there was no longer an application, commissioners agreed that because a substantial number of people had come to the meeting to give input regarding the project, and given the fact that the application applica-tion will likely reappear in the future, they would take comment on the issue anyway. Those who spoke during the public hearing were adamant about keeping the area zoned as open space. "Over the ten years I have lived in Park City I have gradually seen the open space eaten up," said Charlie Sturgis, co-owner of White Pine Touring. "This is zoned as open space and it should stay open space." The partnership had proposed that if the area were rezoned, they would dedicate 33.9 of the 91 acres into a public park and leave 29 acres as undisturbed open space. The remaining property would be platted into 35 home sites ranging in size from .95 to 1.51 acres. Citizen Helen Alvarez told the commission ouncil rezoning open space for homes with the promise of a park was a fools bargain. "How often have we been mislead mis-lead into thinking that open space surrounded by development is really real-ly open space?" said Alvarez. "It always turns out that you have to cross private property to get to it. We need to access that space by foot and bicycle." Other citizens noted that it was the clear and stated desire of Park City residents to obtain and preserve pre-serve open space, and giving up one of the largest parcels in the city limits lim-its was in direct conflict with those desires. Erickson thanked the speakers for their comments but noted if the application is presented again it will have to be reviewed. Pet of the Week This seven-month-old female grey tabby cat with white boots is awaiting adoption from the Summit County Animal Shelter. She is spayed and knows she is cute! Also waiting for a new family fami-ly at the shelter is a one-year-old long-haired black male cat who is declawed and neutered and would make a wonderful house pet. The shelter is also looking for residents willing to adopt a longhaired long-haired chamoa2ne colored male cat who is not neutered and a sweet s'even-montti-bld tortoise$f)eU female kitten, not yet spayed. The county animal shelter is located three miles east of Wanship at the intersection of S.R. 32 and Hoytsville Road. The hours are 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday. The number is 649-5449. 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