Council certifies election as Dickey, Parigian and Ciraco win seats and recreation bond fails; directs staff toward Deer Valley letter of intent and URMA insurance pool
December 5, 2023, 2:30 p.m. · City Council Chambers, 445 Marsac Avenue
On December 5, 2023 the council voted 5-0 to certify the November 21 municipal general election, in which Ryan Dickey, Ed Parigian and Bill Ciraco won seats and the recreation bond failed. At the continued public hearing on Deer Valley Development Company's right-of-way vacation, a proposed partnership included $15 million from the resort matched by $15 million from the city for a regional transportation and parking facility; council reached consensus to direct staff to draft a letter of intent and vacation ordinance and continued the petition to December 14, 5-0. Work sessions covered 2024 insurance premiums (council agreed to seek membership in the Utah Risk Management Agency), the Clark Ranch feasibility study and microtransit pilot analysis.
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 property
Approved · 5-0
Closed session ran from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Item W-1 · Budget
2024 insurance premiums
Discussed
Rates are rising for police liability, property, cyber and auto coverage, and about 30 percent of the city is in a wildfire area. The Utah Risk Management Agency, a pool of 15 municipalities, has a lower premium but a payout cap of $6 million versus $10 million with current carriers. Council agreed to seek membership, which the agency's board would need to offer. No vote.
Item W-2 · Development
Clark Ranch feasibility study results
Discussed
The 344-acre property has a focus area of about 12 acres, zoned Recreation Open Space with the Sensitive Lands Overlay and needing a rezone. Phase one infrastructure and land cost $5,308,523 and phases one and two $10,158,241; the land was bought in 2014 for $216,000. Staff recommended phase one, primarily rental townhomes and multi-family at or below 60 percent of area median income, 150 to 230 units, and did not recommend a second phase. Consensus on the phase one layout and on submitting a land use application for rezoning. No vote.
Item W-3 · Roads and utilities
Microtransit pilot analysis
Discussed
Cost per ride was $24.60 across 16,233 rides (about 131 a day), with average waits under 15 minutes. Rubell said the council was not learning enough from the data to know what problem microtransit is solving; Doilney said it serves people who cannot access fixed routes. Staff recommended continuing the current service. No vote.
Item II.1 · Other
Resolution 22-2023: Welcoming the Return of Winter
Approved · 5-0
Presented by a Girl Scout troop.
Item III.1 · Other
Resolution 23-2023: canvass of the November 21, 2023 municipal general election
Approved · 5-0
Turnout was about 50 percent. Winners were Ryan Dickey, Ed Parigian and Bill Ciraco; the recreation bond failed.
Item VII.1 · Development
Deer Valley Development Company petition: vacate about 114,337 square feet (2.62 acres) of right-of-way on Deer Valley Drive West and South (Snow Park base redevelopment, 2250 Deer Valley Drive South)
Continued · 5-0
Terms described by Dickey and the resort: $15 million from the resort matched by $15 million from the city for a regional transportation and parking facility, a 20 percent reduction in peak-day skier parking, paid parking, a new transit center, a gondola connection at Highway 40, emergency access to Doe Pass Road, at least 67.1 affordable unit equivalents and a Public Infrastructure District. The city manager said right-of-way cannot be sold and would revert to the resort if the city used it for another purpose, and that emergency responders said the vacation would not impede access. The city attorney explained that good cause gives broad discretion while material injury is narrower. Dickey believed good cause exists; Gerber and Toly cited benefits; Rubell listed terms he wants. Council agreed to direct staff to create a letter of intent and draft a vacation ordinance.
- Payment$15.0 million to Deer Valley Development Company
What residents said
Deer Valley Drive right-of-wayChildcare access
A parent asked for help with childcare options; a speaker advocated for affordable housing and for the city and county to work with the school district; speakers on the Deer Valley petition were split between support and opposition or requests for delay.