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Show Wednesday, January 19, 2000 The Park Record A-5 C CITY EDrrOR:Jjy Hamburger 649-9014 extl 1 1 5ty Beat City Hall planning Olympic update Decisions about 2002 fast approaching, so new government needs quick education by Jay Hamburger OF THE RECORD STAFF Soon, Park Citv's plans for the 2002 Winter Olympics will probably be reviewed by the Park City Council, which, with three new members, might have different ' ideas about the Olympics. Olympic planning was not discussed dis-cussed heavily at the City Council's recent retreat, but city-staffers city-staffers and the new City Councilors will soon face decisions deci-sions about the Olympics that will not be able to be delayed for long. Those include entering into a services agreement with the Salt Lake Organizing Committee and continuing to negotiate deals with members of the Olympic family. "We're going to need to have more extensive updates because there are certain com- milments the city is going to have to make," said City Councilman Roger Harlan. We had an introductory overview by (Director of Olympic Planning) Frank . Bell ,of the Olympics at the retreat and there s more " to come." Park City's Olympic planning dates back sev-eral sev-eral years. In 1998 and mmmm 1999 plans became more formalized when the city drafted a comprehensive plan for the Olympics and approved an Olympic financial plan. Myles Rademan, Park City's public-affairs public-affairs director, said the new City Council needs to understand the plans that are in place now. "We want to make sure they SLOCand the Olympic movement are not guaranteeing a success. They per se are not guaranteeing there will be a big celebration downtown." - Myles Rademan Public Affairs Director City and the EPA are set to continue discussions The Park City Council on Thursday is scheduled to receive an update about the progress of the Environmental Protection Agency's work in the city. f It will be the first public discussion dis-cussion about the EPA's progress in some time. The City Council has blocked out 20 minutes, starting at 3:40 p.m., to meet with Jim Christiansen of the EPA. the aeency's point person for Park City: The meeting is scheduled for the City Council's chambers at the Marsac Building. The Ei'A is in the midst of studying the long-term impacts of the area's mining history on the environment, including the condition of the Silver Creek watershed. A stakeholder group was formed by the EPA last year and has been meeting. Stakeholders include United Park City Mines, the city and Citizens Allied for Responsible Growth. The Prospector neighborhood is also active in the talks. The City Council is scheduled to debate the future of the Old Town transit center during its work session on Thursday. The transit-center discussion is scheduled for approximately 4:1 5 p.m. in the City Council's chambers at the Marsac Building; The public is welcome.- ' have an opportunity to look at what we've done," Rademan said. The city, though, has not yet planned a City Council meeting centering exclusively on the Olympics, although the City Council has held such meetings in the past. Rademan said the City Council will have to debate whether City Hall wants to sup port public celebrations during the Olympics. If the City Council decides that it wants those celebrations, cele-brations, funding must be found, another issue that staffers want to bring to the City Council. "They might say We want to make sure there's a big celebration here,'" Rademan said, adding that the city does not yet have a plan to pay for such celebrations. "Right now, we have nothing, period." Rademan also says Olympic , organizers should not be relied upon to provide Park City's parties. "SLOCand the Olxmpic movement are not guaranteeing guar-anteeing a success. They per se are not guaranteeing there will be a big celebration downtown," down-town," he said. The city also will probably discuss the overall financial situation situ-ation of the Olympics. Venue communities are facing deficits in their Olympic budgets and are hoping that the Statehouse during dur-ing this year s session adopts legislation leg-islation that provides money to venue cities. 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