Council holds strategic planning retreat on liaisons, Bonanza Park planning and budget priorities; no votes beyond closed session
September 14, 2022, 9:00 a.m. · Park City Christian Center Conference Room
The council met for a strategic planning retreat on September 14, 2022. After a closed session on personnel it reassigned liaison roles, agreed to ask the community whether it wants an Arts and Culture District and to proceed with a Bonanza Park feasibility study and small area plan, and reviewed survey scores to guide fiscal 2024 budget priorities.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Liaison assignments and future meeting items | Discussed |
| Bonanza Park master planning and Arts and Culture District feasibility study | Discussed |
| Budget strategies survey | Discussed |
Agenda, item by item
Item III · Other
Liaison assignments and future meeting items
Discussed
Liaisons were set by volunteer or consensus: Toly and Rubell for the Wildfire Mitigation Board, Dickey and Rubell for transportation with the mayor as alternate, Toly and the mayor for seniors, and the mayor and Dickey for the Live Park City Advisory Committee. The arts and culture role was renamed Bonanza Park, and the special events role became Special Events/Economic Development. Council also agreed to drop three groups, discussed construction-mitigation restricted workdays and school district childcare, and decided no further meeting on water district annexation was needed. No votes.
Item V · General plan
Bonanza Park master planning and Arts and Culture District feasibility study
Discussed
Planning staff presented an action plan to update the Arts and Culture District feasibility study and fold circulation, transportation and parking work into a Bonanza/Snow Creek area plan, feeding a small area plan and a General Plan update. Rubell wanted inputs defined first and did not want the study to drive the area plan; Dickey said the city likely cannot meet its letter-of-intent commitments as written and asked for a future discussion of a Bonanza Park development moratorium; Doilney wanted consensus on the district first; Toly wanted the study extended to Gold Dust Lane; Gerber asked how public input would be separated for the two plans. Council agreed to ask the community whether it wants the district and to proceed as presented. A selection committee will recommend a consultant.
Item VII · Budget
Budget strategies survey
Discussed
Staff presented survey scores on a 1-to-5 scale. Top housing scores were public/private partnerships (4.83), a regional housing authority within three years (4.0) and retaining 15 percent of workforce housing in city limits (4.0). Top transportation scores were a regional taskforce (4.5) and new transit funding (4.33). Other top scores were an aggressive cash-for-grass program (4.33), a new senior center (4.5), renovating the City Park building (4.5) and a pre-Olympic infrastructure plan (4.0). Council would implement top-scoring objectives for the FY24 budget and retake the survey after the retreat. Rubell said he would vote no on a public tax for housing but would consider other ideas.
What residents said
Bonanza Park planningHousing fundingTransportation
One resident suggested a mixed-use development in Bonanza Park with affordable restaurants and housing, possibly funded through an opportunity zone.