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Show A-2 The Park Record Wednesday, October 22, 1997 Audit of Park City's parting contract currently underway Report due to be released next week by Jay Hamburger OF THE RECORD STAFF Park City Municipal Corporation is currently conducting conduct-ing an audit of Ampco, the company com-pany that is contracted to handle the city's parking enforcement. Ampco's contract with the city expires in mid November. "We decided it would be a good idea to look at it," Park City Finance Manager Thomas Bakaly said about the audit. Bakaly said the city conducts an audit of Park City's financial contracts on an annual basis. This year, the city has asked the Deloitte & Touche firm to extend its audit to the city's contract with Ampco. Bakaly said the audit of Ampco will cost the city extra money, but the amount is not yet known. Bakaly expects a final report from the audit to be completed early next week. If concerns are raised during the audit, Bataly said the city could require that Ampco make changes in its operations. Or, Bakaly said, the city could decide to not extend the contract past its expiration date next month. Ampco has been conducting parking enforcement for the city since the late 1996. Before Ampco was hired, the Park City Police Department handled parking park-ing enforcement. Park City Parking Operations Manager Brian Andersen said the city has contacted another company about the possibility of replacing Ampco if the city decides not to renew the contract. con-tract. The city, but not specifically specifical-ly the Police Department, could also choose to resume parking enforcement, Andersen said. "There's other providers out there ... If the audit finds something, some-thing, we've got another provider out there," Andersen said. Andersen also said that the city has been wary about renewing renew-ing the Ampco contract because of recent changes in the city's overall parking plan, including the installation of parking meters throughout downtown Park City. "We probably did have some concerns . . .just because of the fact we're new to this," Andersen said. On Monday, City Council candidate can-didate Mike Andrews, an outspoken outspo-ken opponent of the city's contract con-tract with Ampco, delivered a letter to the Park City Council and city administration that details a series of errors in the city's contract with Ampco. Included in the problems Andrews cited concerning the city's contract with Ampco were that the company did not properly proper-ly train its employees, the company compa-ny did not take 4,000 photographs pho-tographs of parking violations that it was required to and that Ampco avoided hiring many full-time full-time employees. Andrews said Tuesday that the audit was, in part, his idea. He said he approached Bakaly with concerns about Ampco's contract and, soon after, the audit was begun. "I seriously doubt there would have been an audit . . . unless we brought it to their attention," Andrews said. "We're very pleased it is taking place." North Hills properly is on contract Continued from A-1 possible. North Hills' listing agent, Flinders Realty and Exchange, confirmed to The Park Record that a specific spe-cific purchaser is under contract. However, the office further noted that it received two to three other offers for the parcel. After the property was initially presented to the county commissioners, the county officials said they would encourage purchase of the property by conservation conser-vation organizations, however, Commissioner Sheldon Richins stressed that no money could be taken from the county's general fund to help with the cost. Although North Hills representative Tom Flinders told the county commissioners last month that their decision should not be pressured by a rush of purchase pur-chase offers on the parcel, Fisher said her organization organiza-tion knew "at that time that there were some potential poten-tial purchasers." When the contract for sale of North Hills is finalized, final-ized, Clyde told The Park Record, the owners plan to make a public announcement. P.C. residents who volunteer will work to address problem issues Continued from A-1 the success of the recent "Volunteer Summit" held in Philadelphia and the "Utah Crime Prevention Summit" organized orga-nized by Rep. Jim Hansen. Sibbett encouraged people to show up at the Park City High School with suggestions on how to make Park City a better place. He said that though the state is concentrating on five specific goals, Park City can deviate in certain areas if the state-wide issues don't readily apply to them. The five state-wide goals include: an increase in foster homes and families, a community crime prevention council, improvements in literacy, opportunities oppor-tunities for volunteerism, and a reduction; by 10 percent, in the number of low-birth newborns. At the high school , Park City residents will have the opportunity opportuni-ty to sign up for certain committees commit-tees and develop new ones. Sibbett said Project Alert will, "work with existing agencies in the community." He added, "The Governor is really hoping everyone every-one will get behind this." Gondola cabins getting all dressed up Continued from A-1 the coming ski season. Since then Prestegard says the Skyeship has been a source of local pride because of its artistic design. When The American Skiing Company announced that it would be installing six new an eight-passen ger gondola- at the Canyons they also put in another call to Prestegard for . . . A '-r " v ' Prestegard hopped on a plane to Utah. In A linnet clt drank in the sights jV and textures of Park rf City, hiking and run- J . nine on the mountain and browsing through the shops on Main Street. "I had to find out as much as possible pos-sible in less than 48 hours," she remembers. "Conchos" by Deena Prestegard some new artwork. "It had to be site-specific. The Canyons is a whole different world." So Specifically, her assignment assign-ment was to devise four designs representing four themes: the high desert, the canyons, western culture cul-ture and mining, and she flew home with a suitcase full of books and drawings. A few days later she called the Canyons and asked them to send more, a box full of branches, leaves and bark. The result was informally unveiled at the Canyons' Skiers Homecoming on Oct. 11. Prestegard's Fed Ex package of foliage, with additional artistic input from Steven Lee, had been incorporated with an old photograph photo-graph of a Ute Native American. Her cowboy boot drawings evolved into a concho design which she said will resemble tooled silver. A field of wildflowers which makes up the third design represents repre-sents the high desert ecology of the area and the fourth, a Powderglyph pays tribute to Utah's ancient petroglyphs but with a light-hearted twist. The figures are all skiing and snow-boarding, snow-boarding, of course. According to Prestegard, the cabins will tour several art galleries gal-leries in Utah before taking flight at the Canyons this ski season. One good turn deserues another SCOTT SINE! PARK RECORD Ella and Shorty Sorensen were left with about half a parking space in front of their home after the city finished redoing the sewerline on Ontario Ave. But their friends Brooks Jacobsen, Gary Wolparth and Al Ochoa came to the rescue and rebuilt the retaining wall to make room for their auto. Better designs needed Continued from A-1 during the session, said the meeting meet-ing addressed many topics concerning con-cerning affordable housing. "The whole gamut of housing and affordable living was discussed," dis-cussed," Klingenstein said. Specifically, Klingenstein said the relationship between state and local governments was of interest to him. "What's the role of local government gov-ernment and state government," Klingenstein said. Klingenstein also said the meeting further illustrated to him the fact that more educational programs about affordable housing hous-ing for persons with disabilities need to' be'', Grater, 9 ernment involvement also' needs' to be 'used,!wH)dealng' with affordable-housing issues, Klingenstein said. Other panelists at last Friday's event were State Representative Gerry Adair, Dan Lofgren, president presi-dent of Prowswood Management and Phyllis Robinson of the Mountainlands Community Housing Trust, an area non-profit housing organization that would like to see expanded housing opportunities for low-income residents. resi-dents. The event was moderated by Park City Public Affairs Director Myles Rademan. Robinson said the meeting brought many issues to light, including the fact that there are similarities between realtors and those trying to make housing easier easi-er for low-income persons to obtain. , "We realized there are', cornr', mon bonds . , , .between realtors' and affordable-housing ad'yo cates," Robinson said. But Robinson also said she realizes that the population of for housing Utah is growing so quickly that housing is being taken up at a rapid pace in many parts of the state. "There's a critical mass of folks across the state . . . It's not a Wasatch Front or Wasatch Back issue," Robinson said. Robinson suggests cities and companies building affordable or employee housing need to keep in mind the future tenants of the affordable-housing units that are being built. She said those designing such housing have to make sure the projects are built to high standards. stan-dards. "We need good designs for affordable housing so workers would'iwanfj to 1 live there," Robinson said. ' ..' Shdiralso warned that affordable-housing projects need to be built inside the city where tenants will be working. Dog slaying suspect pleads guilty by Kirsta H. Bleyle OF THE RECORD STAFF - Joseph Card has been ordered to spend time with the very creatures many residents feel he has abused. "It seems to me that there is a window, or hole, in your character or persona that makes you oblivious to the wrongfulness and hurtfulness of your conduct," Park City's Third Circuit Court Judge Roger A. Livingston told Card during his sentencing on Tuesday, Oct. 21 before sentencing the Cody, Wyo. man to 40 hours of community service in an animal control shelter, shel-ter, or similar organization. Card pleaded guilty last week to a Class C misdemeanor misde-meanor charge for animal cruelty in the bludgeoning death of his border collie, Chelsea, at a Park City construction con-struction site last August. Card's use of a claw hammer to "put down" Chelsea was an action that rankled many residents in the local community, many of whom were present at Tuesday's sentencing. During the hearing, however. Card defended his actions, citing his ranching lifestyle as one that accepts the killing of animals that are considered troublesome or out of control. Card further commented that the public has wrongfully convicted him of beating a dog that repeatedly killed chickens and caused other trouble. trou-ble. The defendant's attorney, Rob Lunnen, also supported sup-ported Cardls position. "Mr. Card is not a criminal. He not a dog abuser or an animal abuser," Lunnen said. "I do have a concern where we doni turn the courtroom into a lynch mob," Lunnen said, adding that he had "a standing objection" regarding the "special "spe-cial interest groups" opposed to Card's actions who might want to speak. Three members of Summit County's Friends of Animals rescue organization made comments to the court, all voicing objections to Card's actions. Joseph Card's father, Lowell Card, , showed support for his souls actions, and reiterated the fact that, on their Wyoming ranch, putting down troublesome trou-blesome animals was an accepted and, in his view, humane way of life. According to Park City prosecuting attorney Terry Christiansen, there is some credence to Card's claims that putting down an animal with a blow to the head is an accepted method on ranches. 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