Council approves $800,000 HOPA fee waiver, $426,500 MARC pool design and $690,000 Gordo soil remediation, all 5-0; transit amenity code passes 4-1 after reconsideration
May 16, 2024, 3:15 p.m. · City Council Chambers, 445 Marsac Avenue
On May 16, 2024, with Mayor Nann Worel excused and Council Member Tana Toly presiding as Mayor Pro Tem, the council approved building permit and impact fee waivers of up to $800,000 for the first phase of the Mountainlands Community Housing Trust's HOPA affordable housing project, a $426,500 amendment for design of the MARC pools, environmental remediation contracts for the Gordo property totaling about $690,000 and the 2024 Trails Master Plan, all 5-0. An ordinance allowing public transit amenities in setbacks was continued, reconsidered and then approved as amended 4-1 (Council Member Ed Parigian opposed). A study session reached consensus to issue an RFP for a pickleball public-private partnership on the IHC parcel.
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 litigation
Approved · 5-0
Closed session ended at 3:50 p.m.
Item Study · Parks
Pickleball public-private partnership
Discussed
Three candidate sites were reviewed: the Park City Sports Complex (16 acres), the IHC parcel (15 acres) and Park City Heights (24 acres). Toly summarized that council supported issuing an RFP for the IHC parcel. RFP scope: no-cost land lease, with the respondent building, maintaining and operating the facility with public access and fees similar to MARC fees. The council agreed to remove the value add scoring category. No vote.
Item Work · Presentation
Public Art Advisory Board annual update
Discussed
The board wrapped 43 utility boxes and counted 117 works of art citywide; its 2024 plan has six projects totaling about $375,000. On the one percent for art policy, Rubell and Parigian said art should benefit the project that funded it. Council supported the strategic plan and asked for clarification on how the policy is implemented. No vote.
Item II.1 · Appointment
Police Complaint Review Committee reappointment
Approved · 5-0
Reappoints a member to a three-year term.
Item III.1 · Public safety
Resolution 06-2024: Wildfire Awareness Month, May
Approved · 5-0
The emergency manager noted humans cause about 90 percent of U.S. wildfires.
Item VI · Contract
Consent: 2024 pavement management bids, excavation and water system repair contracts, Ordinance 2024-08 special events
Approved · 5-0
Pavement bids for slurry seals, trail sealcoat, rotomilling and overlays and crack sealing; four on-call excavation and water repair contracts totaling $2.1 million; and Ordinance 2024-08 amending the special events definitions and permitting chapters.
- Contract$153,065 to Morgan Industries, Inc.
- Contract$29,651 to Kilgore Companies LLC
- Contract$1.23 million to Black Forest Paving
- Contract$66,690 to Advanced Paving and Construction
- Contract$1.56 million to Daley Excavators LLC
- Contract$240,000 to JWW Excavating Inc.
- Contract$150,000 to Latham Excavation Services LLC
- Contract$150,000 to Reaper Excavating & Landscaping LLC
Item VII.1 · Parks
Resolution 07-2024: replace the Trails Master Plan with the 2024 version
Approved · 5-0
Four goals: trail design and diversity, management, experience and accessibility, and implementation and partnerships. Rubell asked why a blank map was being adopted; Parigian called it a living document and supported a commercial use work session; the plan uses one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset for trail hours.
Item VII.2 · Taxes and fees
Mountainlands Community Housing Trust building permit and impact fee waivers, HOPA phase one
Approved · 5-0
100 percent affordable at 25 to 50 percent of area median income; phase one is 50 units of a project of about 300 units across seven parcels. The trust's financing adviser estimated the city might need to contribute $3 million to $6 million over seven years; Rubell wanted future clarity on what the city gets for its money. The Planning Commission gave unanimous support. A speaker compared the EngineHouse subsidy and asked council to address water and traffic impacts.
- Fee$800,000 to Mountainlands Community Housing Trust
Item VII.3 · Other
Resolution 08-2024: per diem rates for city public bodies
Approved · 5-0
Adds appeal panel members to per diem eligibility and raises rates; the draft listed an incorrect appeal panel rate so the amendment set it at $200 per meeting maximum, with meeting duration tracked under the Utah administrative rules.
Item VII.4 · City code
Ordinance 2024-09: public transit amenities in setbacks (Land Management Code amendments)
Approved with conditions · 4-1
Creates a public transit amenity area allowed by administrative permit and exempt from setbacks, with a 20-foot height maximum that follows overhead electric vehicle charger specifications. Parigian wanted to vote on the transit allowances separately but the city attorney said the ordinance cannot be split. Sequence: a motion by Parigian to continue to a date uncertain passed 3-2 (Dickey and Toly opposed); Ciraco's motion to reconsider passed 4-1; a motion to approve as written failed 2-3; and a motion by Dickey to approve with amendments to several code sections passed 4-1.
Item VII.5 · Contract
VCBO Architects first amendment: PC MARC pools design
Approved · 5-0
This phase covers construction documents; the Planning Commission approved a 15-foot setback on May 8. The first $87,000 covered bond elements and this phase adds water, landscape and construction document work. No restrooms or changing rooms are planned.
- Change order$426,500 to Valentine Crane Brunjes Onyon (VCBO) Architects
Item VII.6 · Contract
Environmental remediation at the Gordo property: oversight and soil excavation and hauling
Approved · 5-0
Soil samples showed the soil is unsuitable for residential or commercial use and violates state solid waste rules; the state could require the city to move it. The city manager said the city received a demand letter. Ciraco had reservations about the lack of a clear site plan.
- Contract$124,700 to Terracon Consultants, LLC
- Contract$564,975 to MC Contractors, Inc.
What residents said
Free microtransit for hotel guestsPile burningGordo soil
Speakers supported the public art policy and a neighborhood art project, thanked council for early childhood investment, raised concerns about free microtransit rides for hotel guests, and urged wildfire mitigation awareness while criticizing May pile burning for harming birds.