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Show A-10 The Park Record Meetings and agendas Wed/Thurs/Fri, August 8-10, 2018 Core Samples By Jay Meehan TO PUBLISH YOUR PUBLIC NOTICES AND AGENDAS, PLEASE EMAIL CLASSIFIEDS@PARKRECORD.COM Mixed media and strings AGENDA SUMMIT COUNTY COUNCIL Wednesday, August 8, 2018 NOTICE is hereby given that the Summit County Council will meet in session Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at the Summit County Courthouse, 60 North Main Street, Coalville, UT 84017 (All times listed are general in nature, and are subject to change by the Council Chair) 1:10 PM – Work Session 1) Interview applicants for vacancies on the Timberline Special Service District (30 min) 1:40 PM - Move to Council Chambers 1:50 PM – Work Session, continued 1) Pledge of Allegiance 2) 1:55 PM - Introductions of the Miss Summit County, the Little Buckaroo, and the Rodeo Royalties (20 min) 3) 2:15 PM - Discussion regarding Summit County Community Market (farmer’s market) coordinated by Summit County Health Department; Shelley Worley, Phil Bondurant and Amy Tuddenham (25 min) 4) 2:40 PM - Presentation of the 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Matt Leavitt and Ulrich and Associates (60 min) 3:40 PM - Convene as the Governing Body of the Mountain Regional Water Special Service District 1) Consideration and possible adoption of Resolution MRW 2018-14, a Resolution of the County Council of Summit County, Utah, Acting on behalf of the Mountain Regional Water Special Service District (the “Issuer”), Authorizing the Issuance and Sale of Not More than $3,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount of Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2018 (the “Bonds”); Fixing the Maximum Aggregate Principal Amount of the Bonds, the Maximum Number of Years Over which the Bonds May Mature, the Maximum Interest Rate Which the Bonds May Bear, and the Maximum Discount from Par at which the Bonds May be Sold; Delegating to Certain Officers of the Issuer the Authority to Approve the Final Terms and Provisions of the Bonds Within the Parameters Set Forth Herein; Providing for the Publication of a Notice of Public Hearing and Bonds to be Issued; Providing for the Running of a Contest Period and Setting of a Public Hearing Date; Authorizing and Approving the Execution of a Supplemental Indenture and Other Documents Required in Connection Therewith; Authorizing the Taking of all Other Actions Necessary to the Consummation of the Transactions Contemplated by this Resolution; and Related Matters; Dave Thomas Dismiss as the Governing Body of the Mountain Regional Water Special Service District 3:50 PM Consideration of Approval 1) If acquired, potential housing strategies for property located at 5573 N. Oslo Lane #104; Jeff Jones 2) 4:20 PM - Appoint members to the Summit County Arts & Parks Advisory Committee-Recreation (RAP Tax Recreation Committee) 3) 4:25 PM - Appoint members to the Timberline Special Service District 4) 4:30 PM - Possible action regarding appeal of County Manager’s Decision for the Commons at Newpark Final Plat and Final Site Plan; Preserve the Newpark Plaza LLC, Appellant (60 min) 5) 5:30 PM - Council Comments 6) 5:45 PM - Manager Comments 7) 5:55 PM - Council Minutes dated July 18, 2018, and July 25, 2018 6:00 PM Public Input 6:10 PM Consideration of Approval, continued 1) Consideration and possible adoption of Resolution 2018-07, a Resolution Approving the Financing by Summit County, Utah (the “Issuer”), of (1) the Construction, Equipping and Furnishing of Athlete Housing and a Zip Line Tour at the Utah Olympic Park in Park City, Utah and (2) Skating Oval Improvement Participation at the Kearns Athlete Training and Event Center Located in Salt Lake City, Utah and Related Improvements for the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation (the “Foundation”), in Order to Promote the General Welfare of the Residents of the State of Utah; Authorizing the Issuance by the Issuer of its not to Exceed $19,500,000 Industrial Development Revenue Bonds, Series 2018, Which Will be Payable Solely from the Revenues Arising From the Pledge of a Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”), Among the Issuer, the Foundation, and ZB, N.A. (the “Lender”); Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of said Loan Agreement and Related Documents; Confirming the Sale of Said Bonds; and Related Matters; Colin Hilton 6:20 PM - Convene as the Governing Board of the Snyderville Basin Special Recreation District 2) Discussion and possible approval of Excavation Easement for Parcel No. KJS-5-AM3&5; Dave Thomas 3) Discussion and possible approval of Excavation Easement for Parcel No. KJS-3-3&4LLA; Dave Thomas 4) Discussion and possible approval of Storm Water Drainage Easement for KJS-5-AM3&5; Dave Thomas Dismiss as the Governing Board of the Snyderville Basin Special Recreation District 6:30 PM Closed Session – Property acquisition (30 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 Council Chambers and Conference room, Summit County Courthouse, 60 N. Main, Coalville, 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: August 3, 2018 Sheriff’s Report According to the Summit County Sheriff’s Office, law enforcement responded to several calls between Friday, July 27, and Sunday, Aug. 5, including an intoxicated man at a restaurant in Kimball Junction. Sunday, Aug. 5 Deputies stopped a vehicle on S.R. 224 for a traffic violation. They discovered a bag containing a substance presumed to be methamphetamine and a handgun. The driver was arrested under suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, possession of a firearm by a restricted person, driving on a suspended license and possession of financial documents that belong to another person. Saturday, Aug. 4 Dispatch received a report of an intoxicated man at a restaurant in the Kimball Junction area, but he left before deputies arrived. He was later located driving in the area. He admitted he was at the restaurant and claimed he was in a fight with his girlfriend, who accused him of assaulting her. Deputies reviewed video footage and arrested the man under suspicion of assault, intoxication, theft, criminal mischief, disorderly conduct and possession of someone else’s identification. A light green Honda Odyssey was reported stolen after an employee failed to return it to a job site in the Kimball Junction area. Friday, Aug. 3 Dispatch received a report that a green truck had left a North Summit road and went through a fence. The driver asked a passerby not to report the accident. When deputies arrived they found the driver running down the middle of the road. He was arrested under suspicion of intoxication, failing to disclose his identity, propelling a substance at an officer and leaving the scene of an accident that involved property damage. Thursday, Aug. 2 Deputies responded to a potential domestic violence incident at an apartment complex in the Kimball Junction area and arrested a woman for suspicion of intoxication. A woman was arrested in the Quinn’s Junction area for an outstanding $10,000 retail theft warrant. Wednesday, Aug. 1 No significant incidents were reported. Tuesday, July 31 A woman contacted dispatch alleging a man punched her in the face while at a hotel in the Kimball Junction area. The suspect fled before deputies arrived and claimed the woman hit herself. The woman was transported to the hospital. The case will be forwarded to the county attorney’s office for screening. Monday, July 30 Dispatch received a report of a woman acting suspiciously and looking into several vehicles parked in a South Summit business lot. The woman was released, but a man with her was arrested for an outstanding warrant. A truck driver contacted dispatch after he hit a parked car in the Kimball Junction area. Deputies were unable to locate the owner of the vehicle. Sunday, July 29 Deputies stopped a vehicle in the Kimball Junction area for not displaying a license plate. The driver was arrested for nine outstanding warrants. Dispatch received a report that a man and a woman were camping in a business complex at the entrance of a neighborhood in the Basin. The man was arrested for outstanding warrants and the woman was released. Both were told not to return to the area. Saturday, July 28 While patrolling a campground in the Uinta-WasatchCache National Forest, an officer received a report of a domestic violence incident between a man and a woman. The man was arrested under suspicion of domestic violence. A broken window was reported at a church in North Summit. Friday, July 27 A woman was arrested for a $680 criminal trespassing warrant in Summit County and booked into jail. “Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson The Park City Arts Festival and the Lucia Micarelli-Joshua Roman concert down at City Park arrived in the nick of time. Trail dust had caked thick on my soul and inner-peace was nothing short of a long shot. I needed a full on scrub down and soak. And I got both. Not that they were shoved in my face or anything. Selecting the slow gravity-fed option, my mosey began at the top of Main Street on a lazy Sunday morning as artists rekindled displays and volunteers, who always seem to be having more fun than anyone, jump-started their shtick. It’s showtime, baby! Did I mention the food truck chefs and stage hands, who, moving to a choreography all their own, artfully go about their collective set-ups as a Paul Gauguin might ponder the impressionistic propriety of adding a dab of flesh-colored pigment to one of the three visible breasts in “Two Tahitian Women.” Tent-like flaps are thrown back and tied down on the artist’s white enclosures not with gusto but with individual flair. Art pieces then make their entrance, being laid out or hung as best befitted that particular muse on that particular day. Like the morning of the day to which they belonged, they unfolded. It wasn’t my first rodeo. Just prior to exiting Hebertown, I grabbed a book off one of the shelves and stuffed it into a backpack along with snacks and water and, as it turned out, not enough clothing layers. “Be prepared,” our scouting leaders used to remind us during our mostly misspent youth. I still can’t believe I left the flask on the counter. Weaving in and out of the stalls slalom-like at a pace mostly dictated by the individual art itself, I kept tightly to the fall line save for when a piece of art off to the side confronted my reverie in a direct fashion. Like, say, George “The Hack” Austin’s red-rock bench hugging the outside wall at the No Name Saloon. Some pieces grab you gently by the lapels, forcing you to gawk in wonder at what higher degrees of pattern recognition can, with proper ingenuity, make manifest. Not that I’m uncomfortable with my aesthetic lot in life. Just being grateful that my consciousness is at level to somewhat appreciate what might Some pieces grab you gently by the lapels, forcing you to gawk in wonder at what higher degrees of pattern recognition can, with proper ingenuity, make manifest.” well be transpiring within the “right-brain” of these wizards is enough for me. It’s similar to my relationship with Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane. I hold the bottle and let them drive. Earlier that morning just prior to dropping me off at the starting gate, my son Smokey reminded me that an artist whose installation had impressed me in an already quite well-appointed new residence up in the Teton Valley showed regularly at the Festival. I had him in my crosshairs. On this day, Dolan Geiman would not be giving me the slip. When I arrived at the displaybooth-in-question, the recollection of my initial reaction to the aforementioned installation swept back over me. Once again, there I stood, transfixed and stu- pefied. Geiman’s depictions of Indigenous tribal chieftains and Mexican female revolutionaries, among other subjects, immediately stuck to my ribs. It’s when you step up close and squint’ however, that the 3-dimensionality takes your breath away. The overlapping pieces, selected by some inner fractal geometry, and affixed, artistically, of course, by rivet through a most pleasing vocabulary of visual art that can neither be approached nor made figurative by the mere stacking of words. In a feeble attempt to morph the work into text, my effort in the moment was to pound out some gibberish about “highly intricate multi-layered mixed media.” Let’s just say, it comes up short. The qualification of wonder and awe deserve much better. They are what they are. Check them out. Speaking of the arts, have I mentioned Lucia Micarelli, who performed brilliantly in City Park once the Arts Fest shut down and who is married but with whom I’ve had an ongoing crush and whose fusion of violin-driven chamber music, soul, jazz standards, classical pieces and rock and roll sensibility makes my knees buckle and me talk fast? Well, visual and performance art at her level will do that. Cause my heart to flutter and my foot to tap, that is. Plus wash away the thickly caked trail dust I rode in on. Joshua Roman, who performed with and without her, also deserves a nod. Thank you Kimball Arts Center and Park City Institute. You made a new man of me. We’ll see how long that lasts. 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. Writers on the Range By Daniel Greenstadt Mountain bikes are here to stay First came the bare human foot, somewhere in Africa. Then, in no particular order, the moccasin, the shoe, the horse and saddle, boat and oar, the ski, the snowshoe and so much more. All of these came to the backcountry and helped to enrich our travels there. Sure, there’s been some grumbling about how some of the more recent inventions make modern life too easy, but over time those tools and technologies have become accepted parts of our adventures in even the most remote places. But whoa! Along came the human-powered mountain bike, and although it’s quite similar to the contrivances that hardy souls have been pedaling and pushing through cities and the backcountry since the mid-19th century, some people now consider them to be so high-tech they should be banned from wild landscapes. Critics complain that nothing seems to say, “I can’t truly get away,” like the thought of encountering wheels on a trail. Ignoring the gears, cams, springs, levers, satellite communication tools and highly technological gadgets already filling their packs, these critics abhor the presence of bicycles in any federally designated wilderness. It’s been suggested that the desire to allow bicycles in wilderness is an extremist campaign by a faction of off-road cyclists — people indifferent to the conservation goals of the 1964 Wilderness Act. But bicyclists treasure designated wilderness areas, which are already shared by a wide variety of recreationists, including through-hikers, day-trippers, hunters, equestrians, skiers, snowshoers, birdwatchers, climbers and boaters. And also, of course, cows. Bills introduced in both the Senate and House of Representatives have renewed the conversation about whether it’s high time to lift the Forest Service’s 1984 blanket ban on bicycles in federally managed wilderness. The bills would allow federal land agencies to continue to maintain complete closures to bicycles if they thought it nec- essary, but the decision-making authority would move from centralized control in Washington, D.C., to local supervisors of wilderness lands. For evidence of the cyclists’ purported extremism, some critics look to the supposedly mainstream International Mountain Bicycling Association, which is on record as opposing bicycles in wilderness. But many members and IMBA-affiliated clubs have protested IMBA’s position, and some have even canceled their memberships. IMBA does This conflict is unfortunate and unnecessary, given the largely shared vision and goals of conservationists (and) cyclists...” good work on many fronts, but its stance on wilderness access is increasingly seen as a timid and misguided abandonment of backcountry cyclists and a denial of cyclists’ legitimate role in the conservation community. One of IMBA’s top three affiliated clubs, the San Diego Mountain Biking Association, called IMBA’s board “tonedeaf to the community” before severing its IMBA affiliation in early 2018. Three years earlier, the independent, 6,000-member New England Mountain Bike Association was already pleading, unsuccessfully, for IMBA to support wilderness access for mountain bikes. In 2016, IMBA surveyed its ranks and determined that 51 percent of members felt that including access for mountain bikes in wilderness was a “very important issue.” That result was significantly more pronounced in the Western states, where wilderness areas are concentrated. Also in 2016, one of off-road cycling’s best-known online communities, SingleTracks.com, surveyed its readers and found that 96.2 percent wanted some level of wilderness access. It seems that the bid for wilderness access has reached the mainstream, and that the tension is less among mountain bikers and more between mountain bikers and the IMBA board of directors. Meanwhile, some cyclists continue to resist proposals for designating new wilderness because they would be barred from riding in it. As a result, wilderness proposals sometimes get abandoned or scaled back. Andy Kerr, former executive director at Oregon Wild, recently lamented, “There are millions of acres of qualifying roadless land that could go into the wilderness system, but the prior existing use of mountain bikes politically prevents it.” In the same post, Kerr recommends “allow(ing) mountain bikes into new wilderness areas with conditions.” This conflict is unfortunate and unnecessary, given the largely shared vision and goals of conservationists, cyclists and other wilderness users. Shouldn’t agencies be free to at least consider bicycles? The Wilderness Act of 1964 prohibited “mechanical transport,” but how that is defined has become ever more contested as we uncover the historical record. Moreover, bicycle opponents forget the Wilderness Act’s overarching goals, which remain the preservation of wild lands and the promotion within them of rugged, self-reliant recreation. An intrepid backcountry cyclist fits within these criteria perfectly. It’s time to recognize that many Americans have chosen to add bicycles to their backcountry equipment and would sometimes like to use their bikes to experience the wilderness, while honoring the spirit and purpose of the Wilderness Act. Daniel Greenstadt is a contributor to Writers on the Range, the opinion service of High Country News (hcn.org). He is an environmental industry consultant and lives in Portland, Oregon. |