Council approves $527,200 financial software, $201,000 Homestake road engineering and purchase of two tiny homes for $180,000; Rubell excused
July 27, 2023, 3:00 p.m. · City Council Chambers, 445 Marsac Avenue
On July 27, 2023, with Council Member Jeremy Rubell excused, the council approved every action item 4-0, including a $527,200 Tyler Technologies financial software contract, $201,000 for Homestake roadway right-of-way engineering, a five-year $220,000 audit contract and the $180,000 purchase of two tiny homes for employee housing at the Mine Bench site. In work sessions council leaned toward hiring a service provider for Main Street business district communications and waste management and toward requiring annexation petitions for new water service outside city limits. Council Member Tana Toly said she would recuse herself from the 949 Empire Avenue plat extension for an ownership interest, but the minutes record her voting aye.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item Closed · Other
Motion to close the meeting to discuss advice of counsel and litigation
Approved · 4-0
Closed session ran from 3:00 to 4:05 p.m.
Item Work1 · Other
Centralized communication and waste management, Main Street business district
Discussed
Options were to procure a service provider for about $80,000 or hire full-time staff for about $105,000; the district covers about 280 businesses. All four members favored the service provider option; the contract would auto-renew unless council opts out. No vote.
- Contract$80,000
- Budget$105,000
Item Work2 · City code
Retail water service outside the municipal boundary (code 13-1-25)
Discussed
Current code no longer meets state law. Council directed staff to require an annexation petition for new water service and to remove the rate-difference reference; Dickey favored case-by-case review. The city attorney said annexation is a statutory process and a denial would leave the properties without a water option. No vote.
Item II · Appointment
Board of Appeals appointments
Approved · 4-0
Jennifer Lewis as a member and Rory Murphy as an alternate.
Item VI.1 · Development
Final action letter, Washington School House conditional use permit appeal (543 Park Avenue)
Approved · 4-0
Approves the written final action letter on the July 13 decision. No discussion recorded.
Item VII.1 · Roads and utilities
Horrocks Engineers: Homestake roadway reconstruction right-of-way engineering
Approved · 4-0
Surveys, owner meetings and appraisals; work is expected to begin summer 2024. Doilney called it a first step toward walkability.
- Contract$201,000 to Horrocks Engineers, Inc.
Item VII.2 · Subdivision
Ordinance 2023-37: one-year extension of the 949 Empire Avenue plat amendment approval
Approved · 4-0
Extends the July 21, 2022 approval (Ordinance 2022-26) for four unmet conditions, including garage demolition and encroachment agreements. Toly disclosed an ownership interest in the property and said she would recuse, but the minutes record the vote as 4-0.
Item VII.3 · Contract
Tyler Technologies enterprise resource planning software
Approved · 4-0
Startup fee of $392,853 and annual fee of $134,347; the current software sunsets in 2027 and the transfer will take up to two years.
- Contract$527,200 to Tyler Technologies
Item VII.4 · Contract
HBME, LLC audit and single audit services
Approved · 4-0
Five-year contract selected through an RFP after the prior contract expired.
- Contract$220,000 to HBME, LLC
Item VII.5 · Development
Acquisition of two tiny homes at 7700 Marsac Avenue (Mine Bench)
Approved · 4-0
Two Wheelhaus units at $90,000 each, formerly used by the Park City Fire District, for Public Works employees first by lottery. Gerber called it a good opportunity but a poor location; Dickey said the city would be the conditional use permit applicant and another location should be found. A commenter questioned whether dwelling units are allowed in the Recreation Open Space district.
- Purchase$180,000
What residents said
Trees blocking views on a subdivision lotTiny home location
Several residents addressed a dispute over trees and views on a lot in a nearby subdivision, with allegations of permit violations; the minutes record no response. One speaker explained property tax appeals; two eComments supported an Arts and Culture District with a home for the Kimball Art Center.