Council majority backs one-year Silly Market extension with changes, early paid parking and Flagpole employee lot; approves $222,015 transit marketing contract
November 3, 2022, 2:00 p.m. · City Council Chambers, 445 Marsac Avenue
On November 3, 2022 the council approved an 18-month, $222,015 transit marketing contract and an electronic meeting participation policy. A majority supported a one-year extension of the Park Silly Sunday Market with significant change for 2024, starting daytime paid parking at the start of the season and converting the Flagpole lot to employee permit parking; Council Member Tana Toly opposed the market direction. No formal motions were recorded on those items.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Tennis and pickleball court management plan | Discussed |
| Kimball Junction environmental impact statement (UDOT) | Discussed |
| Renu Pool Plastering MARC pool and hot tub replaster | Approved · 5-0 |
| Morrison & Morrison public defender services | Approved · 5-0 |
| Park Silly Sunday Market debrief and next steps | Discussed |
| Winter 2022-23 parking plan | Discussed |
| Slate Communications transit marketing contract | Approved · 5-0 |
| Resolution 21-2022: electronic meeting participation policy | Approved · 5-0 |
| Council meeting start times and frequency | Discussed |
Agenda, item by item
Item Work 1 · Parks
Tennis and pickleball court management plan
Discussed
Staff said four pickleball courts were built in 2013 and dedicated drop-in play runs mornings Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; only 5 percent of tennis account holders are out of the area. Rubell asked for a review of resident booking priority. The mayor said the majority supported staff reviewing booking priority.
Item Work 2-3 · Presentation
Ski season presentations from Deer Valley and Park City Mountain
Discussed
Deer Valley said it has 400 affordable units, wants a 35 percent increase, committed $100,000 to employee transit and carpool incentives and will host a free World Cup event February 2 to 4, 2023. Park City Mountain said it gave $250,000 to Mountainlands Housing Trust for a housing project, leases 440 beds, limits lift tickets and introduces paid reservation parking with free parking for four-person vehicles.
- Grant$250,000 to Mountainlands Housing Trust
Item Work 4 · Roads and utilities
Kimball Junction environmental impact statement (UDOT)
Discussed
UDOT narrowed more than 30 alternatives to three, all with a double turn lane for bus rapid transit from Olympic Parkway to Ute Boulevard. Option A adds a road to Landmark Drive and a pedestrian tunnel, option B adds bridges at Ute and Newpark boulevards, and option C adds pedestrian enhancements and HOV and transit lanes. Public meetings are planned for early January.
Item V.1 · Contract
Renu Pool Plastering MARC pool and hot tub replaster
Approved · 5-0
Replaster and retile the Municipal Athletic and Recreation Center pools and hot tub.
- Contract$164,310 to Renu Pool Plastering
Item V.2 · Contract
Morrison & Morrison public defender services
Approved · 5-0
The minutes state no dollar amount.
- ContractAmount not given to Morrison & Morrison, L.L.C.
Item VI.1 · Contract
Park Silly Sunday Market debrief and next steps
Discussed
The market proposed a three-to-five-year agreement for 12 days on Lower Main. Feedback found 66 percent supported the market. Options ranged from status quo (fees waived $60,500, bollard fee $14,000) to declining talks; option five extends one year with a significantly changed event or RFP for 2024 (11 days). Doilney, Gerber, Dickey and Rubell favored a changed format or proof of concept; Toly did not support subsidizing the event. The majority supported option five and the item returns in December. Thirteen residents spoke, mostly in support.
- Fee$60,500 to Park Silly Sunday Market
- Fee$14,000 to Park Silly Sunday Market
Item VI.2 · Roads and utilities
Winter 2022-23 parking plan
Discussed
Proposed paid daytime parking from November 13 to April 16: China Bridge $1 an hour, Main Street $3 an hour with a three-hour maximum, surface lots $1 an hour, $50 tickets. Staff proposed converting the Flagpole lot to 56 employee permit stalls. The Historic Park City Alliance opposed paid parking. Gerber suggested starting December 12 and did not support Flagpole until more talks with Lower Main businesses; Dickey, Toly, Doilney and Rubell supported the Flagpole change. The mayor said the majority supported paid parking from the start of the season and employee permits at Flagpole.
Item VI.3 · Contract
Slate Communications transit marketing contract
Approved · 5-0
An 18-month professional services agreement; funding was identified.
- Contract$222,015 to Slate Communications
Item VI.4 · City code
Resolution 21-2022: electronic meeting participation policy
Approved · 5-0
Adopts a policy reflecting a state Open and Public Meetings Act amendment.
Item VI.5 · Other
Council meeting start times and frequency
Discussed
Council kept start times at 2:00 p.m. or later, agreed to move the regular meeting start to 5:30 p.m., reduced the 2023 calendar to skip school breaks and the April ULCT conference, and will publish packets on Wednesdays. No motion recorded.
What residents said
Silly Market on Main StreetPaid parkingPickleball and tennis court access
Residents asked for equal winter pickleball court access or argued tennis time should not be reduced until pickleball courts fill. Silly Market comment was largely supportive from vendors and artists; three speakers wanted it moved off Main Street or held monthly, and one asked a council member with a Main Street business to recuse.