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Show A-10 Wed/Thurs/Fri, October 23-25, 2019 The Park Record Meetings and agendas Core saMples TO PUBLISH YOUR PUBLIC NOTICES AND AGENDAS, PLEASE EMAIL CLASSIFIEDS@PARKRECORD.COM By Jay Meehan The election night radio blues AMENDED AGENDA SUMMIT COUNTY COUNCIL Wednesday, October 23, 2019 NOTICE is hereby given that the Summit County Council will meet in session Wednesday, October 23, 2019, 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) 11:25 AM Work Session 1) Interview applicants for vacancies on the Summit County Restaurant Tax Advisory Committee (35 min) 12:00 PM Closed Session – Litigation (15 min); Property acquisition (90 min) 1:45 PM - Move to Council Chambers 1:55 PM Work Session 1) Pledge of Allegiance 2) 2:00 PM - Introduction and community benefit of Summit County Clubhouse; Amber Mackay, Executive Director (15 min) 3) 2:15 PM - Summit Bike Share Season 3 status report and improvements; Caroline Rodriguez (60 min) 4) 3:15 PM - Review and discussion regarding a Renewable Energy Service Contract with Rocky Mountain Power to procure net 100% renewable energy for government operations; Lisa Yoder, Darcy Glenn, and Dave Thomas (60 min) 5) 4:15 PM - Budget Presentation: Heritage and Arts; Dan Compton (30 min) 4:45 PM Convene as the Board of Equalization 1) Discussion and possible approval of 2019 stipulations; Stephanie Larsen (15 min) Dismiss as the Board of Equalization 5:00 PM Consideration of Approval 1) Discussion and possible approval of First Amendment to Grant Agreement between Summit County, City of Oakley, and Summit Land Conservancy; Dave Thomas 2) Consideration and approval of The Trails at Jeremy Ranch HOA Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and Order; Margaret Olson 3) Appoint members to serve on the Summit County Restaurant Tax Advisory Committee 4) Council Minutes dated October 2, 2019, and October 9, 2019 5) Council Comments 6) Manager Comments 6:00 PM Public Input 6:00 PM - Convene as the Governing Board of Mountain Regional Water Special Service District Public hearing and possible adoption of Resolution MRW 2019-26, a Resolution of the County Council of Summit County, Utah Acting as the Governing Authority of the Mountain Regional Water Special Service District Adopting an Amended Impact Fee Facilities Plan; Scott Morrison Dismiss as the Governing Board of Mountain Regional Water Special Service District 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 letters to the editor Let’s outdo ourselves Editor: “You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give.” This saying rings truest for me in November. Not only is it the month of giving thanks, but here in Park City, it’s also the month of Live PC Give PC. I look forward to this event every year as an opportunity to come together with my community and support the nonprofits that make life here so colorful. Last year, over 4,790 unique donors generously bestowed $2,421,786 in charitable contributions. These funds support everything from adaptive recreation and affordable housing to critical programs that keep our local youth safe, healthy and empowered to reach their full potential. This year, let’s outdo ourselves, Park City. Live PC Give PC is hoping to rally at least 5,000 unique donors this year. Even if you give just $5, you can help meet this worthy goal. So, on Nov. 9, head to livepcgivepc. org and join thousands from your community in saying thanks. Christine Grenney Silver Springs Traffic remains thorny Editor: A recent guest editorial titled “Traffic is our real problem and here’s how we can fix it” cited an important problem that is growing and will probably only get worse. As a professional driver in Park City, I am glad to drive people about in my shuttle van rather than having them drive their own cars. One hoary problem the author cites is Main street. I, too, have often thought that Main and Swede Alley should be one way streets. And the only cost would be putting up a few signs. Currently we have an automotive ballet up and down the street and I am grateful that no one has yet been hurt. Another problem is Deer Valley Drive-Bonanza Drive-S.R. 248-U.S. 40. The impractical solution is widen Bonanza and 248. At least 248 could be widened to five lanes. Not cheap, of course. May I offer my own two cents? I hope the intersection at Main Street and Deer Valley Drive gets some kind of traffic control light. The curve to the north on Deer Valley Drive is in a blind spot which inspires only fear. These three ideas presume that there would be no changes in parking. My passengers often comment on No Park City, but perhaps that is what we need: satellite parking lots with shuttles. That could keep thousands of cars out of town. Quentin Packard Murray Nann brings leadership Editor: I have had the pleasure of knowing Nann Worel personally and professionally for the last several years, and as a resident of Park City, I am one of her constituents. I have observed Nann firsthand in meetings on committees on which we serve together as representatives of the City Council and County Council, and in joint County and City Council meetings. Nann displays several attributes that I regard as fundamental for an elected official to be effective. First and foremost, she listens. Carefully. Second, she is thoughtful, asks questions and processes information before commenting or taking positions, and her recommendations are very well supported. And she does it all — carefully. Nann is also a caring leader and has invested time in parts of our community that are often overlooked; a process that started when she was the executive director of The People’s Health Clinic and has continued in her capacity as a Park City Council member. She has deservedly received accolades for those efforts by organizations outside of our community. I believe that Park City is well served by Nann’s leadership on matters that are important to all Park City residents and that includes her ability to reach out to Park City’s regional partners. I frequently confer with her about matters that affect both Summit County and Park City, and I value her input. I am pleased to endorse her reelection to the City Council, and to suggest to you that she is an outstanding representative for all of us. Please join me in voting to reelect Nann Worel to the Park City Council. Roger Armstrong Summit County Council chair Ed’s commitment is unmatched Editor: In recent years, I’ve immersed myself in Park City politics, including co-founding civic en- gagement initiative Future Park City and attending countless meetings to learn the complexities of community process and advocate for certain outcomes. Ed Parigian has been there every step of the way, supporting our community’s best interests and showing up every time it matters. When Park City fought Vail Resorts’ trademark attempt, Ed spoke out repeatedly to defend our identity and local businesses. When a decades long effort to restrict formula businesses on Main Street came before Council again, Ed helped make a legally defensible case for the connection between Historic District uniqueness and economic vitality/vibrancy. He also led the successful conservation effort for Library Field and was very active in campaigning to preserve Bonanza Flat, Treasure Hill and Armstrong Pastures. Back in early 2018 when City Council appointed Lynn WarePeek to an interim position, Ed threw his hat in the ring. He is the only one of 14 other candidates returning to now invest time and money to formally campaign for a seat this election season. His commitment and experience are unmatched among the field of first-time candidates. Park City values big vision, and Ed has that in spades. And thanks to his involvement over his 13-plus years serving on various community boards and volunteering with numerous nonprofits, he balances that vision with pragmatic approaches to achieve results. Civic service requires more time and personal sacrifice than many realize. Ed has been tirelessly devoting his time to Park City and is the most knowledgeable and prepared of the non-incumbent candidates for a Council position. He presents clear and complete solutions rooted in facts and data and is capable of representing ALL of our socio-economically diverse community. Vote for Ed. Angela Moschetta Future Park City co-founder Nann’s expertise is critical Editor: Think Locally, Act Regionally: I supported Nann in her first bid as a Park City Council person and have worked with her in my job as a County Council member for the past several years. Nann’s extensive background in business and government (starting Please see Letters, A-11 We were new and we were few. KPCW had been on the air only four months and the President of the Board of Trustees had spent much of the day searching for his News Director hat. He wore many, but this was Election Night and coverage, in his case, would entail a carton of smokes, gallons of black coffee, and cooperation from his staff. His planned modus-operandi for the evening (which would no doubt stretch into early morning) was to gather a posse of live call-in reporters and send them out into the Summit and Wasatch county hinterlands to check the pulse of the electorate. We, in turn, once the polls closed and the vote-counts began to come in, would dial up that cat-in-the-hat manning the station from “The Bunker.” Being located above the basketball courts in the Memorial Building next door to the Alamo, normally, life at KPCW was pretty much as good as it got. The night in question, however, would be all about phoning in updates and, if one were to get put on the air, sounding somewhat sober and professional. For myself, I had little desire to remain sober while the Republicans once again regained the White House. So, I had that going for me. However, there was no way out. With 1980 being the year of Reagan’s landslide victory over Jimmy Carter, Utah’s political heartbeat was its normal self — reactionary and rabid. If there were to be any surprises, however, Summit County would probably be the hotbed – meaning you might have to take off your gloves AND your shoes to calculate the votes for President Carter. The bunker, a former bathed in concrete film-projection booth flush from its complete makeover into a radio studio, went for $1 per year with Park City Hall as the landlord. With a radio station on the top floor, a gymnasium in the middle, and a bowling alleyslash-gun range on the bottom, the proud Main Street edifice played to more than one eccentric demographic. Anyway, having just moved from a swayback farmhouse in Woodland to a log cabin with plank siding in Heber, I was anointed the reporter-at-large for Wasatch County. Having never reported on vote counts from outlying precincts before, I prepared for my assignment at the County offices with due Rather than welcome Ronald Reagan into my reality from an environment where denial would be impossible, I longed to wake up the next morning with my forehead on some bar.” dread. Being an undisciplined sort, I stashed away a thermos of heavily caffeinated bus-stop coffee, a five-pack of cheap cigars, a recently acquired yet already dog-eared paperback of “The Name of the Rose” by Umberto Eco, and a fistful of out of market No-Doz tablets. But, what I really needed was a fedora. If only we would have gotten on the air five years earlier, we could have covered that famous Park City “special election” for mayor in which write-in candidate O.D. McGee “shook babies and kissed hands.” But, alas, that wasn’t to be. And on this night, I didn’t want to participate. I knew I’d be out of my element and rather than welcome Ronald Reagan into my reality from an environment where denial would be impossible, I longed to wake up the next morning with my forehead on some bar. I wanted to stick my head in the sand, not proclaim his victory upon radio wave. Most of my previous “live remotes” from my days in the Salt Lake City AM radio trade had originated from truck dealerships, western wear retailers, and honky-tonk saloons. Party atmospheres were a given. This one was different. As the evening wore on, I longed to be elsewhere. The night soon yawned and so did I. By ten or so I initially thought I needed a drink, or a mood elevator, or both. And I’m not talking about what Andy Griffith referred to as a “big orange.” But, alas, the Reagan landslide soured my mood to the point where my thirst for something exotic totally waned. The temptation to travel the ten blocks or so to where our dryer served as our liquor cabinet, lessened as each state’s dominoes fell further into the Red. I finally did come to terms with my sophomoric reaction to a news assignment from KPCW by going out and getting bombed with my radio buddy Dan Wilcox once the watering holes reopened. It didn’t make my next eight years any more palatable, but it kept the sand out from under my eyelids. 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 In Park City, even wildlife struggles to find housing It won’t be long now — a matter of weeks really — before the seasonal workers and families on vacation and second home owners once again permeate our town. And while most locals welcome this confederacy of powder seekers or have at least made some form of peace with them — acknowledging the economic impact of each hotel stay, night out, equipment rental and lift ticket purchased — there is, of course, a consequence to all that benefit. Be it the extra traffic or lack of parking, the longer lines at the grocery store or the improbability of getting a reservation pretty much anywhere all winter long, during the “on season” Park City can feel kind of “off” for a lot of locals. The bustle of a new crowd each week can make our town seem uncaring and impersonal. At times, it can be easy to feel detached and convince ourselves this isn’t the same town we once knew and question our place here. But last week, with the help of a few busy beavers, I was reminded that we are still a small town, filled with people who care and act, and with leaders who are willing to respond to the concerns we voice. I live in Prospector and use the Rail Trail almost daily, often times two or three times a day. There’s been some type of water project going on for a few weeks — large equipment and thick pipes line the path for over a mile. I hadn’t given it much thought until a neighbor shared information that due to beaver dams in the nearby ponds, traps had been set. She’d been informed the beavers would be “euthanized.” Which is a softer version of reality. Euthanization is relieving an animal’s suffering, be it your 15-year-old dog or a deer hit by a car. It is an act of mercy. What was planned for these juvenile beavers was extermination. They weren’t sick or injured; they weren’t posing a threat. Euthanization is relieving an animal’s suffering, be it your 15-year-old dog or a deer hit by a car. ... What was planned for these juvenile beavers was extermination.” They were just living their best beaver lives in a place their ancestors have lived for decades, which suddenly became inconvenient to humans. When the plan to trap and kill the beavers was confirmed, it only took a post or two on social media for much of the neighborhood to learn about the animals’ fates and voice concern. In the way unique to small towns (and anymore, just kind of unique), those who were op- posed to the trap and kill plan learned the facts and contacted city leaders to respectfully request the city reconsider. Together, they acted quickly to find an alternative solution and within 24 hours, multiple state agencies and the Utah Humane Society were involved and a plan to relocate the animals was underway. While there is a greater discussion to be had about the need to live harmoniously with nature, for now I think it’s a win that a few eager beavers in our community worked together to find an acceptable and ethical alternative. The snow is coming, and so are the tourists and all the cash they’ll sprinkle upon us. But living next to people who see something that doesn’t sit well with them, who are willing to lead an effort in hopes of a better outcome, and having city leaders who respond those concerns, who return phone calls and emails, and who are willing to correct course when they learn about a policy likely buried in Section V. 108.2 on page 517 of the city’s handbook — those are the real benefits of living in this town. It’s a reminder that no matter how big Park City is about to get, locals are still the large fish in the beaver pond. Amy Roberts is a freelance writer, longtime Park City resident and the proud owner of two rescued Dalmatians, Stanley and Willis. 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