New council seated; Toly named Mayor Pro Tem, Main Street area plan approach favors consultant-led hybrid
January 4, 2024, 3:15 p.m. · City Council Chambers, 445 Marsac Avenue
On January 4, 2024, the first meeting with Council Members Bill Ciraco and Ed Parigian, the council named Council Member Tana Toly Mayor Pro Tem and Council Member Jeremy Rubell the alternate for 2024, adopted the 2024 meeting schedule and approved Sundance festival licenses, all 5-0. In a discussion of a Main Street area plan, three members favored Rubell's hybrid approach in which consultants produce a plan first and an advisory committee refines it. A community development block grant hearing was held without a vote, and appeal panel candidates were interviewed.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item Closed1 · Other
Motion to close the meeting for property, litigation and advice of counsel
Approved · 3-0
Closed session ran from 3:15 to 3:45 p.m. Ciraco and Rubell had not yet arrived and are not recorded as voting.
Item Closed2 · Other
Motion to close the meeting for personnel
Approved · 5-0
Closed session ran from 4:55 to 5:15 p.m.
Item Work · Appointment
Appeal panel interviews
Discussed
Three seats are open; four candidates were interviewed. Council will decide on panelists soon. No vote.
Item II.1 · Appointment
Mayor Pro Tem and alternate for 2024
Approved · 5-0
Toly as Mayor Pro Tem and Rubell as alternate, following the tradition of seniority with ties broken by vote count.
Item III.1 · Presentation
2023 Historic Preservation Awards
Discussed
Recognized the King Con Ore Bin (grand prize), the Daly West headframe and a home at 180 Daly Avenue for restoration. No vote.
Item VII · Other
Consent: Sundance Film Festival temporary alcoholic beverage and convention sales licenses
Approved · 5-0
Special event temporary alcoholic beverage licenses and Type 2 convention sales licenses for the 2024 festival.
Item VIII.1 · Other
Ordinance 2024-01: 2024 council regular meeting schedule
Approved · 5-0
Public hearing held with no comments.
Item VIII.2 · Public hearing
Community development block grant small cities program public hearing
Discussed
Funds must benefit low- and moderate-income households; the regional association expects just under $600,000 for Wasatch and Summit Counties. Park City last applied in 2006. Speakers supported applying, including for Woodside Park Phase II housing and senior center. No vote.
Item VIII.3 · General plan
Main Street area plan advisory committee
Discussed
Calendar year 2023 visitors totaled 3,716,179, down 8 percent from 2022. Options were staff advice only, an advisory committee or a consultant-based process; topics include utility infrastructure (over $10 million of needed water and sewer work), the Land Management Code, economic enhancement and transportation. Rubell proposed a hybrid in which consultants produce a professional plan first and a committee refines it; the mayor summarized that three members favored it. Consensus: staff guide consultant scenarios, then take deeper discussion to the committee; Park Avenue north of Heber is removed from the boundary. No vote.
What residents said
Kimball Art Center homeTrolley drop-off on Main StreetWildlife crossings on SR-224
A Kimball Art Center director cited a 2017 letter of intent and the need for a permanent home in Bonanza Park; speakers praised the Main Street turnaround but asked that the trolley continue, supported an arts and culture space, and urged wildlife protections along SR-224.