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Show Wednesday, October 22, 1997 The Park Record A-7 Election ' '97 Mayoral race Brad Olch Incumbent 1. If it were up to you, what, if any, departments of the Park City Municipal Corporation would you like to see changed or reorganized? reorga-nized? Please explain. During my time in office, virtually virtu-ally every major department in the city has been reorganized to some extent. Currently, three departments depart-ments are involved in some form of reorganization: Leisure Services, Public Works and Police. In these situations we saw opportunities oppor-tunities to readjust workload between departments; to better address new issues; and to reward excellence. Because Park City Municipal Corporation is a growing grow-ing operation with rapidly expanding expand-ing responsibilities, we are always looking for ways to improve service ser-vice and increase efficiency. The key to efficient high quality service is to hire and retain the best available avail-able employees, to provide them with the training, equipment and authority they need to do their job and keep them motivated. Brad Olch 2. Park City has the power to create a special-improvements district, dis-trict, which is a funding mechanism for projects that benefit a certain area of the city? Do you agree with such a mechanism and for what sort of projects do you think an SID should be used? Special improvement districts (SIDs) have some limited utility in Park City when there is clear public pub-lic benefit associated with improving improv-ing a well-defined area of town. Perhaps the best example of a successful suc-cessful SID is the Prospector Square SID which was formed as part of a program to mitigate soil contamination that area. That SID equitably distributed the costs of covering vacant land with clean soil and was more efficient and effective than requiring the individual indi-vidual property owners to complete com-plete the work. Public improvements improve-ments that are properly the responsibility of a developer should not be financed with an SID. 3. Park City's Land Management Code is currently in the process of undergoing a revision. revi-sion. A proposal to loosen building restrictions in Old Town may be included in the LMC'S revision. Would you support any such changes? Old Town is the soul of Park City and we should use the tools available to us including the LMC to protect its character and viability. viabili-ty. Most of the land remaining in Old Town will be difficult to develop. devel-op. Regulations in the LMC that govern development in Old Town should be tailored to the unique 1 S HP Authorized Sales Novell Gold Partner Microsoft Solution Provider A Certified Repair Park City's Newest Internet Provider has been doing business In Park City for over 5 years Election campaign for Mayor and City Council is heating up circumstances encountered there such as steep slopes, difficult access, small lots and existing historic his-toric buildings. Some flexibility is justified to address the limitations of Old Town property and to avoid monotonous buildings, but the flexibility should not encourage larger buildings or more intense development. Nikki Lowry Candidate 1. If it were up to you, what, if any, departments of the Park City Municipal Corporation would you like to see changed or reorganized? reorga-nized? Please explain. Nikki Lowry Our community has changed drastically in the past eight years; it's a good time to re-evaluate the organization of City Hall. We could first compare ourselves to towns of our size and makeup to see in what areas we may be lacking lack-ing or be top-heavy. Then, through a process of strategic planning which would include a community-wide community-wide survey, we can ascertain the community's needs and how well the city is meeting those needs (or not). One glaring area of need that has emerged in this election is an office of community affairs or social services perhaps in lieu of our current office of public affairs, which has more of a PR function to deal with youth programs, senior services, and the growing diversity within our population. Another possibility would be a' community ombudsman position at City Hall, to help citizens with their complaints and concerns and to give their ideas a chance to be evaluated and perhaps implemented. implement-ed. 2. Park City has the power to create a special-improvements district, dis-trict, which is a funding mechanism for projects that benefit a certain area of the city. Do you agree with such a mechanism and for what sort of projects do you think an SID should be used? SIDs were originally conceived as a way of bringing government closer to the people. An SID is a taxing entity that, once established by a government body (city or county), has an appointed or elected elect-ed board that sets its own tax rates, its own budgets, and its own goals. In addition to being a funding mechanism, SIDs can be a way to "get the job done," so to speak (road maintenance, water allocation alloca-tion and billing, creating recreation recre-ation facilities etc.). In theory, SIDs can be useful and efficient, but they require a thorough analysis analy-sis to ensure they are justified and will provide added benefit to the people who will be taxed by them. Currently, the state is looking at SIDs overall because there exists now very little oversight of these quasi-governmental entities. We would be prudent to keep an eye on how the state legislature rethinks SIDs before we enter into r4 V Computer-Ease has become Park City's one-stop Local Source for Computers They are all Custom-built and the Fastest around! Hewlett Packard Laser Jets, Color Printers Laptops and Remote Computing Tips All Computer Peripherals & Accessories Software Titles Computer Repairs & Consulting any new ones in Park City. 3. Park City's Land Management Code is currently in the process of undergoing a revision. revi-sion. A proposal to loosen building restrictions in Old Town may be included in the LMC's revision. Would you support any such changes? Old Town really is the heart and soul of Park City. To allow our Code to play havoc with its essential essen-tial character, its charm and its historical his-torical flavor would be foolhardy. There are any number of studies that confirm the economic viability of towns with the added lure of some kind of historic attraction, so we should conserve and enhance what is left of our Historic District by establishing explicit design codes. What we don't want to do is legislate mediocrity: for instance, some variation n heights might be in order (depending upon the design) to relieve monotony. Aesthetically-appealing, historically-appropriate design is the key goal here, so any changes to he Land Management Code should be very closely scrutinized and have the benefit of extensive public pub-lic input. City Council race Eric Hoffman Candidate 1. If it were up to you, what, if any, departments of the Park City Municipal Corporation would you like to see changed or reorganized? reorga-nized? Please explain. 4W kJ !.',' ' ..'yW! K V,: ' ' a, Eric Hoffman I know people in the PCMC. They are hard workers who try to i do what they feel is best for Park City. But, according to the organizational organi-zational chart for our city government, govern-ment, the Citizens of Park City" are above the city manager, the city council and even the mayor. For most of us, affording to live in Park City is a full-time job, so following the workings of our government gov-ernment is not possible. Therefore, I believe that Park City should develop an ombudsman position. This person would be responsible for guiding those of us not familiar with our governmental processes through these sometimes complicated compli-cated and emotional hearings and meetings. Another change I would make would be to scrap the current AMPCO parking contract and use those funds to set up a city-run parking enforcement agency. Heck, for what we're paying AMPCO I'd be willing to chalk tires! 2. Park City has the power to create a special-improvements district, dis-trict, which is a funding mechanism for projects that benefit a certain area of the city. Do you agree with such a mechanism and for what sort of projects do you think an & Scanners V W MetworkWisg SID should be used? A special-improvement district is one way out of many to fund public improvements. I believe that SIDs are appropriate in some instances but not in all. This is an issue where I believe a public referendum is very valuable. valu-able. SIDs require everyone living in that area to contribute to the project whether they want to or not, therefore the necessity of maximum public input and approval. As an example: if the city creates a SID to fund a parking park-ing structure in the Main Street area I believe there should be a city-wide vote on the issue. A SID should not be used for projects that could be privately financed or could pose a fiscal risk to the PCMC, but is a viable option for funding public projects. 3. Park City's Land Management Code is currently in the process of undergoing a revision. revi-sion. A proposal to loosen building restrictions in Old Town may be included in the LMC's revision. Would you support any such changes? The LMC is being revised for the first time since it was adopted in 1983. These revisions are mainly being made to make it more accessible acces-sible to those of us without advanced degrees in urban planning. plan-ning. I fully support these changes, but I cant see why building restrictions restric-tions in Old Town should be loosened. loos-ened. Regarding the Historic District, the updated General Plan states that "...more modifications are necessary..." to the LMC. Nowhere in the General Plan does it recommend recom-mend a loosening of building restrictions in Old Town, only the opposite: "Consider further limiting limit-ing building heights and floor area ratios." Why don't we recognize some of the hard work that went into the updated General Plan and adopt its recommendations into the LMC? If Old Town is the "jewel" of Park City, let's keep what's left of it intact. Shauna Kerr Incumbent 1. If it were up to you, what, if any, departments of the Park City Municipal Corporation would you like to see changed or reorganized? reorga-nized? Please explain. IKS5 Shauna Kerr I still hear that the city needs to focus on process and to better listen lis-ten to your concerns. 1 agree. It has been suggested that we need a department of public affairs or relations to direct public process and input. We have a director of public affairs who answers to the city manager. I believe that this position needs to be reviewed and the city's organizational structure rearranged so that this position answers directly to the city council Please see Candidates, A-8 '41 ' if vtnf" V'- - ! I - - h&ljMflr:--i .call dick stonTr t - "m::SA JS!g- -il 643;ooo k - ' Ya J v A- r 7r,:, ;, r : Vx:.Vj It ,, : ib7' - - V r 11 !"'ff,f 1 7 " t . OH 1! 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