Council approves $2.7 million bus stop design contract; Deer Valley tax increment item pulled

Decisions at a glance

Agenda, item by item

1. Roads and utilities

   Transit pilot projects and transit app (work session)

   Discussed · Old Town Transit Center

   Staff proposed a vanpool pilot with Commute with Enterprise (employers subsidize; $750 a month per vehicle, capped at $80,000 a year), a taxi reimbursement pilot ($10 a ride, capped at $80,000 a year, 664 eligible households of which 224 are primary residences) and storage lockers at the Old Town Transit Center ($1 an hour or $10 a day). Funding comes from the terminated microtransit budget. Council Member Ciraco wanted more shifted from taxi to vanpool; Dickey warned of taxi administrative costs; Parigian called taxi reimbursement complicated; Mayor Worel supported taxi but not Uber or Lyft. Staff said vanpool and locker pricing had support. No vote.

   • Budget$80,000 to Commute with Enterprise Vanpool pilot cap per year. Paid from Terminated microtransit budget
   • Budget$80,000 Taxi reimbursement pilot cap per year. Paid from Terminated microtransit budget

2. Item II.1 · Other

   Small Business Saturday proclamation (Resolution 28-2024)

   Approved · 5-0

   Adopted with Historic Park City Alliance representatives describing Main Street activities.

   Moved by Council Member Ryan Dickey, seconded by Council Member Tana Toly. Vote: 5-0

3. Item V.1 · Roads and utilities

   Kimley-Horn design agreement for bus stop improvements, phases 2 and 3

   Approved · 5-0

   The council pulled the item from consent and approved a design agreement of up to $2.7 million for about 150 stops, half of which are being redone, with a grant covering up to 72. Council Member Parigian wanted neighborhood-specific designs such as a book-shaped stop at the library. Staff said federal funds cannot pay for art in this project and a separate Public Art Advisory Board request for art is underway.

   • Contract$2.70 million to Kimley-Horn & Associates Design services for bus stop improvements phases 2 and 3 (not to exceed). Paid from Includes a federal grant covering up to 72 stops

   Moved by Council Member Ryan Dickey, seconded by Council Member Tana Toly. Vote: 5-0

4. Item V.2-4 · Contract

   Consent: Avail Technologies extension, utility agreement and 2025 Park Silly dates

   Approved · 5-0

   The consent items extended the Avail Technologies transit ITS support contract (not to exceed $105,671.11), updated a utility agreement with Rocky Mountain Power and the Community Renewable Energy Agency, and set 2025 Park Silly Sunday Market dates.

   • Contract$105,671 to Avail Technologies, Inc. Transit ITS support extension (not to exceed)

   Moved by Council Member Tana Toly, seconded by Council Member Bill Ciraco. Vote: 5-0

5. Taxes and fees

   Deer Valley community reinvestment area item removed from agenda

   No action

   Mayor Worel said Deer Valley Resort asked that its item be removed. Dozens of written comments were received on the proposed Deer Valley community reinvestment area (CRA) tied to Snow Park development; most opposed diverting property tax increment from schools, fire, water, county and city services and urged private financing or a public infrastructure district. One commenter supported the Snow Park development. The figures cited by commenters were not verified in the minutes.

What residents said

Deer Valley CRA property tax diversionSnow Park construction and trafficBus stop design

Written comments on the withdrawn Deer Valley CRA item, mostly opposed to diverting property tax increment; no verbal comments.