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Show Saturday, January 11, 1997 v listo The Park Record - A-- ;i 1 City manager Toby Ross peers into a crystal ball Ross tries to anticipate future trends by Adam Elggren OF THE RECORD STAFF It seems like this was a real busy year. But it seems like that every year, said Toby Ross. Any city hall employee, in any department from public works to the offices of the city attorney, could say that. But when things are busy anywhere at the Marsac Building, the one person who is sure to be affected is Ross, the city manager. Of course, the city council and the mayor are on the frontlines they're the elected officials, the ones who are accountable to the public. And it is they who, at least ostensibly, set the agenda, make policy decisions, and steer the direction of the community. But, the says Ross, specifics are my responsibility, ultimately. It's a very diverse set of responsibilities. No day is like y day-to-da- another. There are a lot of challenges, but it's a lot of fun. In essence, Ross is the executive in charge of operations for Park City Municipal, the city's employer (during the winter). He manages the e equivalent of about 200 employees, when the hours of all third-large- st full-tim- the part-timer- are lumped s together. But he's also fairly for a public servant. His salary for 1997 will be $84,000, plus bonuses which could add up to an additional 7 percent. Those bonuses, said Ross, pointing to the podium of the city council, depend upon the extent to which I satisfy those people. Ross, who first hired on with Park City in 1989, has been courted by other municipalities. He even received a generous offer from Vail a couple of years ago. But Ross, who came here from San Luis Obispo in central-coastdid California his (he undergraduate work at San Francisco State and his graduate work at Berkeley) says Park City is definitely the place to be at least for the next five years. As a calls you manager, get periodically, Ross said. But Im not looking. The prospect of dealing with the period right before the Olympics that's really exciting. Staffing up for 2002 Currently, things are as busy (if City briefs by Adam Elggren OF THE RECORD STAFF as exciting) as ever Building, where the up for development budget. Last year's budget came to about $26.5 million. This period between January and May is always hectic, in every department. Theyre planning what theyre going to do for the next two years, said Ross. This year, Ross weighted the workload a bit further for his department heads. He has asked r that they develop a human resources strategy not out of a natural sadistic bent, fortunately, but because there could be some significant five-yea- personnel needs on the horizon. Especially in preparing for and period managing a certain y in 2002. What find in our of other Olympic we exploration host cities is that in preparing for the Olympics, things have to be done differently, said Ross, who will be instrumental in preparing Park City for the onslaught of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, for which area ski resorts will host many events. For example, said Ross, Atlanta, host of the 1996 Summer Games, Olympic logged thousands upon thousands of phone calls just prior to the Games opening. That eventuality was anticipated, but Ross said the huge number of phone calls took organizers by surprise. We're not the actual host city, of course, said Ross. But that wont necessarily discourage from calling. We'll probably have to end up creating an Olympic phone number. And it likely wont stop there. When you think about the diversity of what we have to do to prepare for the Games, there might be a number of those kinds of unusual things, said Ross. The business licensing department, for instance, may need to take on a lot of additional, if temporary, personnel to handle the requests of entrepreneurs looking to get a piece of the Olympic action. Ross doesnt However, anticipate a lot of mass hirings just for the Olympic stretch. What weve found in those places that we thought did a good1 people job is they to attempted Upper Norfolk Avenue. The large (about 7,000 square feet, garage included) residence and property would include many unusual . features, such as a tunnel driveway, retaining walls and a house had expressed last summer a reluctance to begin handing out funds for Olympic planning to any of the venue cities, saying it was too early. The general philosophy at the Park City offices is that it is never too early to begin planning. According to Ross, the city is not going to rely solely on the SLOC for funding assistance. Were going to get some help, we anticipate, in terms of facility planning from the federal Ross said. A government, request has already been made for for facility and $750,000 transportation planning, which would probably come from the U.S. of Department Transportation or similar source. Keeping pressure on UDOT While Ross didn't mention funding help from the Utah Department of Transportation, he did say the citys relationship with UDOT has improved dramatically of late. There is a good deal more and responsiveness cooperation with UDOT than maybe there was in the past, said Ross. UDOT is responsible for important portions of many of the roads that cut through Park City, was and which would simply allow the owner to sell the units separately. It also passed unanimously. 1285 Park Ave., City council ITER TEETH! including S.R. 224, which becomes (thru A-- FORA CONSULTATION Bleaching) NO CHARGE, NO OBLIGATION Safety. Effectively. Sind professivna tty monitored 6y 4 Dr. The Park City Council kicked off the new year with some routine business at Thursday nights meeting, as well as approval of a couple of development items. The council gave its stamp to The four present council members (Chuck Klingenstein was absent) also approved the subdivision plat of a property at for information aSout the Opalescence 8 Tooth 1503 Park Ave. Also Thursday, the city council set meeting dates for the council, the redevelopment agency and the Whitening Treatment a condominium project on Jupiter View Drive, east of the Radisson Hotel. The project has been through all of the planning hoops at city hall and come under review by all the necessary bodies, and was recommended for (which are comprised of all the same people). The council will next meet for a likely very brief session on Jan. 16, followed by Jan. 23 and Feb. 6. The redevelopment agency and building authority generally meet about once every one or two months right after city council meetings. Council member Shauna Kerr was appointed mayor pro tern for 1997 and Chuck Klingenstein was appointed alternate mayor pro tern by the city council at Thursdays meeting. They will fill in for Mayor Brad Olch when he is absent. Jonsson, and staff Cad our office today staff. municipal building authority business the Parkview Condominiums, PersonalPenfisiru the mine road to the south, and S.R. 248, also known as Kearns Boulevard. Minor disputes have sometimes from resulted differences in perception as to the roads needs such as whether or not a stoplight is needed at the intersection of S.R. 224 and Thaynes Canyon Drive. In the past, they've viewed this relationship competitively in some respects, said Ross. "Now, theyre much more open. He attributed much of the credit to UDOT chief Tom Warren. approval in pretty much its latest proposed form by the city planning duplex at 1281 on Mending fences with SLOC Ross said talks with Salt Lake Organizing Committee officials have gone well as of late, despite some early turbulence. "We're talking, and we'll continue to talk. Our goal is to explore those areas where we have mutual points of interest, said Ross. The SLOC designed using old mining-styl- e architecture. The application was planning the condominium conversion of a In what may have been a meeting of record brevity, the Park Commission City Planning unanimously passed two agenda items Wednesday night: a singlefamily residence plan on Norfolk Avenue, and a condominium-izatio- n of a Park Avenue residence. The first item involved an application from Town Run developer Pat Sweeney for a with their present staff," he said. 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