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Show A-12 The Park Record Meetings and agendas Wed/Thurs/Fri, December 12-14, 2018 CoRe saMples By Jay Meehan TO PUBLISH YOUR PUBLIC NOTICES AND AGENDAS, PLEASE EMAIL CLASSIFIEDS@PARKRECORD.COM Palz in the hood AGENDA SUMMIT COUNTY COUNCIL Wednesday, December 12, 2018 NOTICE is hereby given that the Summit County Council will meet in session Wednesday, December 12, 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) 6) 5:40 PM - Manager Comments (10 min) 7) 5:50 PM - Discussion and approval of Proclamation 2018-17, a Proclamation Recognizing Max Lewis for 19 Years of Public Service to the Citizens of Summit County, Utah (10 min) 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM – Council to attend the Employee Christmas Luncheon at Ledges Event Center, 202 East Park Road, Coalville, UT 84017 6:00 PM Public Input 2:00 PM Closed Session – Property acquisition (60 min) Public hearing and possible adoption of Ordinance 834E, an Ordinance Amending Ordinance 834 County-Wide Fee Schedule for Summit County; Helen Strachan 3:00 PM – Move to Council Chambers 3:10 PM Work Session 1) Pledge of Allegiance 2) 3:15 PM - Summit County Fair Council art awards; Nan Gray and Marnee Myers, artists (20 min) 3) 3:35 PM – Presentation regarding the 2018 Fair/Special Events/Public Art; Travis English (20 min) 4) 3:55 PM – Break (10 min) 4:05 PM Consideration of Approval 1) Appointment of member to serve on the North Summit Recreation Special Service District 2) 4:10 PM - Discussion and possible approval of RAP Tax Recreation Committee’s recommendations; Peter Tomai (20 min) 3) 4:30 PM - Discussion, possible action for the modification to conditions of the Canyons Amended Development Agreement approval, dated December 13, 2017; Larry White, Applicant, and Tiffanie Northrup-Robinson, County Planner (45 min) 4) 5:15 PM - Council Minutes dated November 7, 2018, November 28, 2018, and November 30, 2018 5) 5:25 PM - Council Comments (15 min) Public hearing and possible adoption of Resolution 2018-24, a Budget Resolution of the Summit County Council 2018 Budget Amendments; Matt Leavitt Public hearing and possible adoption of Resolution 2018-25, a Budget Resolution of the Summit County Council 2019 Budgets; Matt Leavitt 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: December 6, 2018 SNYDERVILLE BASIN SPECIAL RECREATION DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL BOARD MEETING NOTICE Public notice is hereby given that the Administrative Control Board of the Snyderville Basin Special Recreation District will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, December 13, 2018, at the time and location specified below. All times listed are general in nature and are subject to change by the Board Chair. AGENDA DATE: Thursday, December 13, 2018 7:05 PM LOCATION: Trailside Park, 5715 Trailside Drive, Park City, UT 84098 Updates from District committees 7:20 PM Nominating committee report of proposed 2019 slate of officers 6:00 PM Call to Order and Public Input 6:10 PM Consent Agenda 1. Request to approve minutes 11/15/18 2. Request to approve the prior month’s expenditures 3. Request to approve the 2018 audit engagement letter 4. Request to approve the 2019-2021 Letter of Consent for the Interlocal Cooperative Agreement for Regional Ice Facility 5. Request to approve the First Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement for County Services 6:15 PM Discussion of the District’s purpose, mission, and vision statements 6:30 PM Discussion and possible approval of renewal of liability, property, and auto insurance policy 6:40 PM Discussion and possible approval of the sale of the District’s excess density at Newpark 6:50 PM Questions on department updates 7:30 PM Discussion and approval of the 2019 Administrative Control Board Meeting Schedule 7:40 PM 8:10 PM Closed session: Property acquisition (20); Personnel (60) Adjourn One or more members of the Board may attend by electronic means. Such members may fully participate in the proceedings as if physically present. The anchor location for purposes of the electronic meeting is the Snyderville Basin Special Recreation District Administrative Offices, 5715 Trailside Drive, Park City, Utah. New Utah County clerk to tackle Election Day woes Powers prepares for 2020 after two straight debacles Associated Press PROVO, Utah – The incoming county clerk in Utah County used to work for a major construction machinery company helping companies increase sales and efficiencies. Now, Amelia Powers will be tasked with figuring out to run efficient elections in a county that Gov. Gary Herbert called out last month as “the epicenter of dysfunction” for Election Day problems. The Daily Herald reports that Powers says she’s already been consulting with multiple industry experts to devise a plan to make elections run more smoothly. Her plan includes buying more voting and ballot counting machines and hiring an elections director. Powers, 36, defeated the current county clerk, Bryan Thompson, at last April’s Utah Republican Party Convention and easily defeated a third-party candidate in the general election. She’ll take over in January. She said she has already de- reps as a matter of course. And Ron, I might add, was all for us taking advantage of the entrée provided. Strutting through venue loadin areas like we owned the joint became par for the course – an afternoon sound check at the Special Events Center with Emmylou Harris and the Hot Band on their first Salt Lake stop comes to mind. As do our many fanboy encounters with Merle Haggard. It didn’t matter where or when, all it took was a rumor of a possible “Hag” sighting and we But once we did meet, it didn’t take long to make up for lost time. We became pals.” were there. From a ballroom press conference at the downtown Hilton to interviews with iconic sidemen, Ron and I, like the good boys we were, lapped it up. Once, at Ron’s prodding, we followed Hag’s bus from the Terrace to their hotel parking lot. There we stood in the drizzle until they emerged from their rooms, whereby the two of us “clapped” each member of the band, rugby style, onto the bus. Roy Nichols, Hag’s lead guitarist and one of our favorite humans, bought up the rear. So we brought up the volume. He didn’t quite know what to think. He stopped, set down his guitar case, and, grinning ear-to-ear, shot the breeze for a spell. We didn’t need no stinkin’ umbrellas. Then there was the noontime interview with Doc & Merle termined the county does not have enough voting machines or vote counting machines to handle its growing population. The county needs 250 voting machines to be ready for the 2020 presidential election, and only has 90, Powers said. It needs four vote counting machines that can scan 300 ballots per minute. Currently, the county has three scanners that count 100 ballots per minute. “It just took a long time, and it took a long time because we don’t have the ability to service the population that we have,” Powers said. Finding funds to get the additional equipment won’t be easy, though. Powers said she’ll need about $2.5 million to be ready for the 2020 presidential election. She says she’s already found $1 million in possible grant funding the county can apply for. “This office is truly underfunded and it’s one necessary to serve citizens in the elections arena,” Powers said. Powers said she also plans to restore the positon of elections director, a job eliminated from the office years ago. “We have disorganized elections, and eliminated a position that counties half our size have,” Powers said. “That’s going to be probably my number one ask.” Powers worked more than 10 years for the Caterpillar Inc. construction machinery company, where part of her job being to help companies be more efficient. After that, she opened her open business consulting business. She’s a native of Provo. She and her husband have two sons. She is the first female county clerk in Utah County since at least 1995. She didn’t initially plan to run for the position, but after she called around to recruit someone she realized no one was interested and signed herself up. She’ll be under scrutiny considering recent election problems in the county. In the 2017 primary, the county sent the wrong ballots to 68,000 voters. The day after the Nov. 6 election, Hebert said the voting public “deserves better.” “Year after year, we see lots of complaints and long lines coming out of Utah County,” Herbert said. “It shows a lack of leadership, a lack of understanding, and a lack of competence on the part of the county. I hope they can finally figure this out, and I hope we don’t have this problem two years from now.” Watson backstage at the Terrace Ballroom. Ron never jabbered but he wasn’t averse to, almost perfectly, keeping dead-air space filled. Awkward silences never stood a chance. And Doc was way kicked back. Blind as a Louisville Slugger (bat), as he boasted in an earlier interview, he went onand-on about the film “Raid on Entebbe” which he had “seen” on the motel room TV the night before. Ron loved it. But it was Doc getting me to exchange footwear with him prior to adjourning for lunch that Ron recalled most vividly during one of our final communiqués a few weeks back. Doc had recently acquired a new pair of Wolverine boots and felt I needed to experience them firsthand. So out the door we went, Doc in my Tevas and me in his boots. During that same exchange, Ron also brought up the time local entrepreneur John Vrable brought Gordon Lightfoot and Leo Kottke to town for a performance at the base of the Resort. With the stage situated near where the Payday base terminal would later be built, Ron and I had acquired a perfect hillside perch from which to catch sound check. When Lightfoot left the stage to ask us our thoughts on the sound quality, Ron was right in his element. He would follow “Gordo” from that moment on. Ron, his mind sharp to the end, passed from a longtime ailment about a week ago and, try as we might, all his many longtime tribal mates can do is smile in his wake. In so many ways, he was the best of us. 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 Director comments 7:55 PM Board member comments and review of action items 9:30 PM Actually, Ron Corbridge and I should have met at Compton College long before I became his fraternity brother. He was the editor of the school paper, to which I contributed a semi-regular sports column but the fact that I “audited” other friends’ classes rather than attend my own probably played a role. I had also met many of his friends through a local garage-and–herb-oriented acoustic music scene that my brother McGee introduced me into following my return home from my three-year stint in the Army. But once we did meet, it didn’t take long to make up for lost time. We became pals. So, kind of skipping over the interim and without too much effort to get the chronologies straight, Ron and I found ourselves in Park City. Ron shared digs with a crew of Compton tribal mates up on Marsac while I hunkered down with my relatively new bride, Virginia, at a place behind the old Miner’s Hospital at the base of the ski area. We would take Ron’s Collie, “Lassie,” and our Newfoundland, “Nikos,” up to Mirror Lake along with other High Uinta waters to play “fetch” with sticks from shore or off the docks until our arms wore out. In those days, we also sat around living rooms while Ron and our other guitar-playing friends, both new and old, would serenade those of us (ahem) less musically inclined. At some point Ron acquired a quite singular Gibson six-string and began performing with small groups and solo around town (mostly the Car-19). My memories of musical happenings shared with Ron are many. As a Salt Lake DJ with a highly-tuned “schmoozing” skill set, I acquired backstage passes through longstanding relationships with record label Left in the dark I usually reserve my Sunday nights to accomplish all the chores and errands I didn’t get completed throughout the week. I respond to messages in my neglected inbox, do the laundry, pay bills, wander aimlessly around the grocery store, prepare for the upcoming work week, and generally play either catch up or fool myself into believing I’m all caught up. Sunday nights are my dedicated time slot for some form of accomplishment — specifically set aside to delight in a dwindling to-do list, albeit briefly. Apparently, I have never paused to consider how much of my Sunday evening is dependent on eyesight. I was one of roughly 1,400 Rocky Mountain Power customers who lost electricity for about five hours earlier this week. A power outage is rarely convenient, but it is far less so on a freezing cold night, especially when you are traveling by foot and not yet back home. That evening I was out walking my dogs — a fairly common event. A few blocks from my house I remember thinking to myself, “Why is it suddenly so dark?” And that’s when it dawned on me — the ancillary light that seamlessly flows from surrounding homes wasn’t. Neither was there a glowing ambiance from the few street lights in my neighborhood. Even the moon’s tiny sliver was barely shining through the clouds. I might as well have been blindfolded the last mile of the walk. Once I arrived home, I realized I was locked out of my house. I’d gone out the garage and the door doesn’t open without electricity. So now I was cold, nearly blind, and forced to think like a robber. After the third hour of lights out ... my survival instincts kicked in and I moved all the wine outside into a snowbank. Priorities.” After several breaking and entering attempts, it became clear I was in no way prepared for a lack of light. My camping head torch was out of batteries, my phone and laptop were both displaying the red “critically low on juice” icon, and my solar powered lantern hadn’t seen the sun in a while. On top of this, I’m currently fostering a dog for Paws for Life, and she happens to be deaf. So, not only could she not hear, she couldn’t see. I obviously wasn’t getting anything on my to-do list done. Nor could I make dinner (electric stove) or while away time online (no WiFi and low batteries on all things embossed with an apple). Television was out of the question and reading by candlelight lost its appeal when Benjamin Franklin flew a key on his kite in 1752. As I sat in my house contemplating how to pass the eerily quiet time with two dogs who don’t listen and one that can’t, I offered my heartfelt thanks to the universe for allowing me to be born after the invention of the lightbulb. I don’t consider myself a technology addict, or even all that difficult to entertain, but it is amazing how quickly your world locks up when the electrons stop flowing. After the third hour of lights out, the house was starting to get quite cold and the refrigerator a bit warm. So, like a true pioneer woman, my survival instincts kicked in and I moved all the wine outside into a snowbank. Priorities. Eventually power was restored. A fact I was made aware of when jolted awake by every light in my house blinking back to life and anything plugged in rudely blaring in full alert. All in all, five hours of darkness helped me see the light — I clearly need to be more prepared. Spare batteries, a key to my house, external charging ports, possibly even a generator are all on this Sunday’s to-do list. 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. |