OCR Text |
Show A-12 The Park Record Meeting and agendas Wed/Thurs/Fri, February 28-March 2, 2018 Core saMples By Jay Meehan TO PUBLISH YOUR PUBLIC NOTICES AND AGENDAS, PLEASE EMAIL CLASSIFIEDS@PARKRECORD.COM Mavis in the meantime AGENDA SUMMIT COUNTY COUNCIL Wednesday, February 28, 2018 NOTICE is hereby given that the Summit County Council will meet in session Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at the Sheldon Richins Building, 1885 West Ute Blvd, Park City, UT 84098 (All times listed are general in nature, and are subject to change by the Council Chair) 12:05 PM Closed Session – Personnel (20 min); Property acquisition (30 min) 12:55 PM - Move into auditorium (10 min) 1:05 PM Work Session 1) Pledge of Allegiance 2) 1:10 PM - Legislative update; Kim Carson and Janna Young (30 min) 3) 1:40 PM - Discussion regarding wild fire management; Bryce Boyer and Chris Crowley (30 min) 4) 2:10 PM - Discussion regarding Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation conduit bond proposal; Colin Hilton (30 min) 5) 2:40 PM - Presentation of draft Solid Waste Management Plan; Janna Young (60 min) 3:40 PM Consideration of Approval 1) Discussion and possible approval of Ordinance No. 878, an Ordinance Establishing a Procedure for the Review and Approval of Personal Property Penalty Reductions and Waivers; Steve Martin 2) Continued discussion and possible approval of Summit County and Rocky Mountain Power Joint Clean Energy Cooperation Statement; Lisa Yoder 3) Continued discussion and possible approval of Engineering and Professional Services Agreement Between Rocky Mountain Power and Summit County; Lisa Yoder 4) Council Comments 5) Manager Comments 6) Council Minutes dated February 7, 2018, February 14, 2018, and February 16, 2018 5:00 PM Work Session, continued 1) Public information meeting regarding a potential Silver Creek Road to Bitner Road Connection; Derrick Radke and Michael Kendall (60 min) [public comment may be taken] 6:00 PM Public Input 6:30 PM Work Session, continued 1) Joint meeting with Eastern Summit County Planning Commission and Snyderville Basin Planning Commission regarding draft “Housing Affordability Assessment: Snyderville Basin and East Summit County”; Jeff Jones and Jim Wood (90 min) 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 Sheldon Richins Building auditorium, 1885 W. Ute Blvd., Park City, Utah Individuals with questions, comments, or needing special accommodations pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act regarding this meeting may contact Annette Singleton at (435) 336-3025, (435) 615-3025 or (435) 783-4351 ext. 3025 Posted: February 23, 2018 Pyeongchang breathes, bids Olympic spotlight farewell Region takes a moment before the Paralympics begin TED ANTHONY Associated Press PYEONGCHANG, South Korea – From volunteers to support staff to the joint Korea women’s hockey team, people from many cultures bid farewell to each other and to the 2018 Winter Olympics on Monday as a swath of the eastern Korean Peninsula readied itself for something novel: relative normalcy. Seven years after a successful Olympic bid that changed its people and its landscape forever, Pyeongchang exhaled. “Farewell! Bye bye! Gamsahamnida!” volunteers using the Korean word for “thank you” shouted to departing buses in Gangneung, the coastal city near Pyeongchang where many events were held. Workers yanked down paper signs by the hundreds and busloads of Olympians, journalists and support workers rolled toward train stations and highways Monday in the aftermath of a Winter Games that was as political as it was athletic. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach echoed that sentiment in the closing ceremony Sunday night, saying that the centerpiece political event of the games – a joint Koreas team marching together and, in some cases, competing together was a beacon for a troubled world. “With your joint march you have shared your faith in a peaceful future with all of us,” Bach said. “You have shown our sport brings people together in our very fragile world. You have shown how sport builds bridges.” The Korean women’s hockey team did that for sure. Thrown together a just few weeks before the games, players from North and South were thrust together to make a go of it. With the help of their Canadian coach, they came together as a competent, if not particularly effective, team that captured the attention of many Olympics watchers. Along the way, they developed what they uniformly say was camaraderie, and even great affection. On Monday morning, at the athletes’ village, they said their goodbyes with tears and extended hands. “I feel really strange,” said South Korean hockey player Choi Ji-yeon. “I told them to take care and not get sick and meet again later.” She added: “If they were people whom we can continue to keep in touch and meet again, then I would feel better, but I might never be able to meet them again.” Their governmental counterparts were showing signs of communication as well. The detente achieved through the Olympic connections between North and South Korea fits the longtime goals of the South’s president, Moon Jae-in, who has advocated engagement with Kim Jong Un’s Pyongyang regime. That happened at the opening and closing ceremonies, both with U.S. representatives looking on from nearby – Vice President Mike Pence for the opening, first daughter and presidential adviser Ivanka Trump for the closing Sunday night. U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, a patron of South Korea and a loud opponent of the North’s nuclear program, is watching the contacts closely, particularly after South Korea’s presidential office said during the closing ceremony that the North was willing to hold talks with the United States. Washington viewed that development warily. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, with Ivanka Trump on her South Korea Olympic trip, issued a written statement to that effect after the closing ceremony. “We will see if Pyongyang’s message today, that it is willing to hold talks, represents the first steps along the path to denuclearization,” she said. “In the meantime, the United States and the world must con- tinue to make clear that North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs are a dead end.” North Korea’s official news agency, KCNA, known for its invective toward the United States and the Seoul government, has been playing it low key when it comes to these Olympics. On Monday, it issued a synopsis of the games that was notable for its anodyne tone. “When the players of the north and south of Korea participating in the 23rd Winter Olympics and other players and agents of different countries and region from across the world entered the stadium, the spectators welcomed them with applause,” it practically whispered. Contrast that with this dispatch hours earlier about the United States: “We will never have face-to-face talks with them even after 100 years or 200 years. This is neither an empty talk nor any threat. The U.S. will have to pay dearly for stupid and wild vituperation.” Twelve hours later, news of its willingness to talk emerged from Seoul. North Korea’s delegation to the games, including more than 200 cheerleaders whose perfect synchronicity made for some of the Olympics’ most popular visuals, returned over land in buses to the North on Monday. The group – whose members experienced more of the world this month than many of their fellow North Koreans do in a lifetime – also included 45 athletes, four Olympic officials and 21 journalists. As for the Olympics and the attention and people they bring to this relatively remote plateau of northeastern South Korea, it’s not quite finished yet. The Paralympic Games, held immediately after the Olympics using the same facilities, will be staged from March 9 to 18, albeit with a lower profile and attendance. But for a few days, at least, with traffic cones down and most Olympic checkpoints removed, Pyeongchang can take a breather as the eyes of the world shift somewhere else. “Music is such a joy. Just an absolute joy.” ~ Mavis Staples Right off the bat I recognized the group name from a chunk of vinyl that for whatever reason had survived countless whittling-downs of the record collection without getting played much, if at all, around the house. Somehow, probably through readings involving the “civil rights movement” and what became known as the “ ‘60s folk scare,” their name, “The Staple Singers,” had acquired a “cachet,” a historic presence, as it were. And that was enough for them to continually “make the cut.” Of course, once I got my first high-production-value look at the group performing with “The Band” in the latter’s swan-song film “The Last Waltz,” I began paying more attention to their lead vocalist, the youngest daughter of the family quartet, Mavis. Record label A&R reps of the time referred to it as a band’s “visual component.” It would be later, once the platter itself arrived in its natural state spinning upon the turntable, that what also became evident was that not only did her lead vocal sound lower in register than most female voices of the day, but that it contained such natural musicality, power, and purpose. Mavis Staples was a musical presence that could be ignored at one’s own peril. The family patriarch, Roebuck “Pops” Staples, had this ingratiating humility that made everyone want to hug him. No doubt honed during his youth on the Mississippi Delta’s famed Dockery Plantation, it also showed-up in his laid-back bass vocals and guitar riffs. Pops, who learned del- ta-blues style guitar from the legendary Charlie Patton in between his 10-cent-a-day cotton-picking chores at Dockery, later moved to Chicago where Mavis was born. It would be on the living room floor of their home in Chicago where Pops, after a falling out with another band, sat young Mavis, her older siblings, brother Pervis and sister Cleotha, in a circle, gave them each vocal parts, and viola, “The Staple Singers” were born. During the 60s, once it had Once it had entered the folk legend that up-and-comer Bob Dylan had asked Mavis for her hand in marriage, others began to pay attention. Funny how that works.” entered the folk legend that up-and-comer Bob Dylan had asked Mavis for her hand in marriage, others began to pay attention. Funny how that works. Well, anyway, after a time Mavis went solo, began touring, and quickly achieved a cachet of her own. The Park City Institute has brought her to town multiple times, both as part of their “Big Stars, Bright Nights” summer productions at Deer Valley’s Snow Park Amphitheater and their “Main Stage” shows at the Eccles Center, where she will appear this upcoming Saturday evening, March 3. Having caught her and her wonderful band two nights running down in Salt Lake somewhat recently opening for that same Dylan character that was mentioned a few paragraphs previous, I can hereby state that she remains a “must see” artist in her own right. She will insinuate herself, her joy, and her soul into your life, count on that. Not only is jumping up from your seat and testifying allowed at her shows, the vibe in the hall will most certainly lend itself to it. At least, if history means anything, it’s always been difficult for your humble scribe to remain in a seated position when Mavis is holding court. During her Salt Lake shows, which were obviously abbreviated due to her being the opening act, she mixed songs from The Staple Singers catalogue including “The Weight,” which they performed in “The Last Waltz,” with covers such as The Buffalo Springfield’s “For What it’s Worth.” She mostly showcased, however, songs from her recent studio albums, some of which were produced by the likes of Jeff Tweedy of “Wilco” and the legendary Ry Cooder. A beloved performer who shows little sign of quitting either the studio or the road, she continues to both recognize and share her gifts with the world. If you’ve never experienced her “presence,” well this is your chance. Mavis Staples, multiple Grammy winner and member of both the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Blues Hall of Fame is coming to our town for a show this Saturday night March 3 at the Eccles Center. And boy, could we use a dose of her joy right about now. Jay Meehan is a culture junkie and has been an observer, participant, and chronicler of the Park City and Wasatch County social and political scenes for more than 40 years. red Card roberts By Amy Roberts Tabloid fodder While the cause remains unclear, my life tends to have one recurring certainty: Things that happen to me don’t happen to normal people. The line between absurdity and reality has been blurred for as long as I can remember, and it’s not uncommon for me to nod my head and shrug in response to a comment that goes something like, “I’ve never heard of this happening to anyone else.” Some examples for reference: Many years ago I was nearly traded for several hundred camels in Morocco; once I accidentally found myself on a plane to Belgium instead of Barcelona after a night of drinking in Greece; and during a trip I took in college, I was an unsuspecting contestant on an Asian game show. My prize was a choice between a pet monkey or a month’s supply of razors. I chose the razors. If nothing else, the situations I tend to find myself in make for equal parts confusing and amusing. But even by my hard-tofaze standards, what happened over the weekend raised my eyebrows higher than usual. A friend of mine who lives in London called to tell me my picture was in a number of British gossip magazines. I didn’t believe him at first, I’ve done nothing noteworthy in America lately, let alone England. But he insisted it was true and then sent me the links for proof. It was indeed me — taking up space in the British version of “US Weekly.” Days prior, a producer friend of mine in L.A. emailed me to let me know one of her employees was coming out to ski. She asked if I could show him around the town and perhaps ski with him. The Park City ambassador in me took over. “Of course!” I eagerly replied. A few introductory text messages later, everything was sorted: We’d meet at Deer Valley to ski each day, enjoy a meal or two, and hit the pubs on Main Street one night. I’m always down to show someone my town. Though generally speaking when I agree to do so, the possibility of paparazzi following us isn’t something I inquire about.” I thought nothing of this request from my friend. When you live in a ski town, introductions like this are common. Over the years I’ve played tour guide for the neighbors and cousins and in-laws of people I’m somehow connected to. I’m always down to show someone my town. Though generally speaking when I agree to do so, the possibility of paparazzi following us isn’t something I inquire about. Out of respect for his privacy, I’ll skip the identification process. But suffice it to say, the Brit I befriended is something like the UK equivalent of a Kardashian. Had I Googled him first, I would have known this. Not that I would have done anything different — I still would have skied with him, showed him around, and chatted with him just the same. Although I would have might have worn more flattering ski pants for the photos. After learning of his status, and mine as his “mystery friend” in the tabloids, I joked with him about his celebrity and my obliviousness to it. He commented how refreshing it was to be anonymous for a bit. More than once he seemed pleased that no one in Park City knew him. Or relieved that anyone who did recognize him hadn’t seemed to care. It was nice to go to a bar and not be hounded by selfie seekers. Sure, he makes a living by people knowing who he is, but that also makes it quite difficult to be who you really are sometimes. You have to always be ‘on.’ Any off moment makes headlines. It’s not the most authentic way to live. Though I couldn’t relate, I found myself sympathetically nodding my agreement. Fame and fortune come with an unnamed price. And no matter how randomly absurd my life can be at times, at least I get to call it mine. 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. New Equipment is expensive The Park Record’s “Help Wanted” section has the jobs you need to support your gear addiction |