Council adopts Zero Food Waste compact, dark sky week and engineering standards, and agrees to end microtransit in its current form; Dickey excused
April 4, 2024, 3:00 p.m. · City Council Chambers, 445 Marsac Avenue
On April 4, 2024, with Council Member Ryan Dickey excused, the council voted 4-0 on all action items, including resolutions for International Dark Sky Week, the Zero Food Waste 2030 compact and updated public works standards, and a $295,209.61 consent contract for trailhead improvements. Without a formal vote, council agreed to end microtransit in its current form, leaning toward fixed-route options costing $664,000 for up to nine hours a day. Work-session direction on a possible City Hall remodel included adding a gender-neutral restroom and an ADA ramp. A staff report said the Bonanza five-acre site timeline grew from 10 to 19 months, and Council Member Jeremy Rubell asked for an aggressive timeline. A Housing Authority board meeting followed the same day.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Motion to close the meeting to discuss property and litigation | Approved · 3-0 |
| Potential City Hall remodel | Discussed |
| Resolution 01-2024: International Dark Sky Week | Approved · 4-0 |
| Resolution 03-2024: Zero Food Waste 2030 compact | Approved · 4-0 |
| Empire Excavation & Development: Meadows Drive and McLeod Creek trailhead improvements | Approved · 4-0 |
| Historic Park City Alliance annual update and extension request | Discussed |
| Resolution 02-2024: APWA standards and Park City supplemental standards | Approved · 4-0 |
| Microtransit discussion | Discussed |
Agenda, item by item
Item Closed · Other
Motion to close the meeting to discuss property and litigation
Approved · 3-0
Closed session ran from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. Ciraco arrived at 3:04 p.m., so the entry vote lists three ayes.
Item Work · Other
Potential City Hall remodel
Discussed
Options: remodel, do not remodel and move staff, or do not remodel and dispose of the building. Direction: add a third-floor gender-neutral restroom and an ADA ramp; IT to bring a prioritized technology list; hold other remodel plans; return with city-owned property options and order-of-magnitude new building costs. No vote.
Item II.1 · Other
Resolution 01-2024: International Dark Sky Week
Approved · 4-0
Proclamation.
Item II.2 · Other
Resolution 03-2024: Zero Food Waste 2030 compact
Approved · 4-0
Commits the city to the goal of diverting food waste from the landfill by 2030; discussed with the county council two weeks earlier.
Item III.1 · Presentation
Staff reports: water fee study, trails and open space update, five-acre site timeline
Discussed
The consultant presentation on water fees is scheduled for May 23. The five-acre site feasibility study and small area plan timeline grew from 10 to 19 months; Rubell said he was not consulted on the delay and wanted construction to begin by next spring; the city manager offered to accelerate at possibly higher cost. Council agreed to additional meetings; skipping the RSOQ and going directly to an RFP was discussed. No vote.
Item VI.1 · Contract
Empire Excavation & Development: Meadows Drive and McLeod Creek trailhead improvements
Approved · 4-0
Consent construction agreement. Ciraco disclosed that he previously negotiated an easement between a homeowner and the city related to the trailhead parking and said it would not affect his vote.
- Contract$295,210 to Empire Excavation & Development, LLC
Item VII.1 · Contract
Historic Park City Alliance annual update and extension request
Discussed
The alliance asked to extend its $80,000-a-year agreement to June 2025. Membership revenue is about one-third of the former business improvement district's. Parigian opposed fines for trash overflow; the mayor and Ciraco supported them; Rubell supported only a one-year extension. The mayor summarized support for a one-year renewal to be discussed with other service contracts. No formal motion or vote.
- Contract$80,000 to Historic Park City Alliance
Item VII.2 · Roads and utilities
Resolution 02-2024: APWA standards and Park City supplemental standards
Approved · 4-0
Adds UDOT standards for telecommunications, a three-year road-cut moratorium for new or repaved roads and one year for slurry-sealed roads, snowmelt drainage rules and a 2-inch minimum water lateral. Not retroactive.
Item VII.3 · Roads and utilities
Microtransit discussion
Discussed
From November 1, 2023 to March 9, 2024 there were 29,681 boardings, 4.5 customers per revenue hour and 9 percent of ridership outside the fixed-route walkshed. Options: maintain current service at $1.5 million a year; adopt service standards at $2.5 million to $3 million; replace with fixed routes at $664,000 for up to nine hours a day; or discontinue. Rubell, Toly and Parigian favored the fixed-route option with local partnerships; the mayor said council had not defined expected outcomes. Council agreed to end microtransit in its current form; the minutes do not record whether it continues until a replacement is in place. No formal vote.
- Budget$664,000
What residents said
Microtransit futureFive-acre site delay
A resident thanked council for the gender-neutral restroom; a taxi company opposed microtransit's impact on local businesses; others urged fixed-route service for Park Meadows or a focus on low-income riders and youth.