Council continues Bonanza Park code to July 10 after setting direction on housing, hotels and height
May 22, 2025, 3:00 p.m.
The council gave direction on Bonanza Park code levers (20% affordable units, 75-room hotels, 45-foot height) and continued the amendments to July 10. It approved a snowmelt system contract for the high school tunnel of up to $1,476,109, a three-year Arts Council contract of up to $120,000 and a Kimball Arts Festival permit, all 5-0. The EPA briefed the council on Richardson Flat mine tailings.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| EPA Richardson Flat CERCLA site update (work session) | Discussed |
| Consent: Arts Council contract | Approved · 5-0 |
| Snowmelt system for the high school tunnel | Approved · 5-0 |
| Bonanza Park land management code amendments | Continued · 5-0 |
| Police Complaint Review Committee alternate seat (Ordinance 2025-09) | Approved · 5-0 |
| Police Complaint Review Committee appointments | Approved · 5-0 |
| Public Art Advisory Board appointments | Approved · 5-0 |
| 2025 Kimball Arts Festival supplemental plan and level five permit (August 1-3) | Approved · 5-0 |
| Iron Horse public works and transit facility update | Discussed |
Agenda, item by item
Item WS · Roads and utilities
EPA Richardson Flat CERCLA site update (work session)
Discussed
An EPA project manager said the agency is preparing an engineering evaluation and cost analysis; mine tailings lie along the Rail Trail and in the floodplain. The site is not a Superfund site; the EPA has $17 million with a portion held back for a claim at another unit. Tailings removal could start next year and last three years, and public comment starts within a couple of months. No vote.
Item V.1 · Contract
Consent: Arts Council contract
Approved · 5-0
Approved a three-year contract with the Arts Council of Park City and Summit County for up to $120,000.
- Contract$120,000 to Arts Council of Park City and Summit County
Item VI.1 · Roads and utilities
Snowmelt system for the high school tunnel
Approved · 5-0
The council approved two contracts with Calvin L. Wadsworth Construction Company, LLC totaling up to $1,476,109 and an added $800,000 on top of an existing $800,000 budget, with the tunnel closed during work and completion targeted before school starts. Council Member Parigian noted litigation with the first contractor and said a full-time employee would cost far less; the engineer said the system improves safety. The minutes do not reconcile the $800,000 request with the contract cap.
- Contract$1.48 million to Calvin L. Wadsworth Construction Company, LLC
Item VI.2 · Zoning
Bonanza Park land management code amendments
Continued · 5-0
Staff presented feasibility levers including 20% nightly rentals, hotels up to 150 rooms, deeper parking reductions, five-story height and 10% affordable housing. By topic the council agreed to leave affordable units at 20%, hotels at 75 rooms, height at 45 feet, and the frontage zone as drafted; a majority favored reducing open space and exploring more parking reductions; members differed on nightly rentals (Rubell and Ciraco favored 20% or more with grandfathering; Toly 20%; Dickey as drafted). Two residents commented on traffic and building height. The council continued the item to July 10.
Item VII.1 · City code
Police Complaint Review Committee alternate seat (Ordinance 2025-09)
Approved · 5-0
The council created an alternate seat that can vote when a member is absent. One complaint was pending.
Item VIII.2 · Appointment
Police Complaint Review Committee appointments
Approved · 5-0
The council appointed Alison Walding Sanderson, Rory Murphy and Sharon Serpico Hanson (alternate) to three-year terms starting June 30, 2025.
Item VIII.1 · Appointment
Public Art Advisory Board appointments
Approved · 5-0
The council appointed Emma Garrard, Bailey Quinn, Jess Griffiths and Phillip Hildebrandt through June 30, 2028.
Item VIII.3 · Other
2025 Kimball Arts Festival supplemental plan and level five permit (August 1-3)
Approved · 5-0
The council approved the plan with the same expected attendance, an added young artist clay booth, a moved creation station, new ticketing and the spirit garden open until 9 p.m. Saturday. Plan changes must return to council.
Roads and utilities
Iron Horse public works and transit facility update
Discussed
A majority directed staff to study alternative sites including Gordo for Public Works and Transit; Council Member Dickey opposed more analysis, saying Gordo was already studied. No vote.
What residents said
Bonanza Park height and trafficRichardson Flat cleanup
Two residents spoke on Bonanza Park traffic and building height; others on the Rail Trail and Richardson Flat records.