Council continues EngineHouse housing appropriation and adopts new fee schedule
October 16, 2025, 2:17 p.m.
With Mayor Nann Worel excused, the council adopted a new fee schedule 5-0 and continued the $754,497 EngineHouse housing appropriation to November 6. It approved three consent contracts totaling $510,812 and heard work sessions on the water fund deficit and a commercial recycling code. Kings Crown HOA residents raised construction and parking concerns.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Closed session: property and advice of counsel | No action · 4-0 |
| Water fund revenue outlook (work session) | Discussed |
| Proposed waste and recycling code (work session) | Discussed |
| Approve September 24, 2025 minutes | Approved · 5-0 |
| Consent: historical services agreement with Park City Museum | Approved · 5-0 |
| Consent: Thaynes Mine Complex restoration services | Approved · 5-0 |
| Consent: Police Department parking lot expansion | Approved · 5-0 |
| Consent: renaming the Park City Community Center | Approved · 5-0 |
| EngineHouse affordable housing: public benefits analysis and $754,497 appropriation | Continued · 5-0 |
| Fee schedule amendment (Resolution 21-2025) | Approved · 5-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item CS · Other
Closed session: property and advice of counsel
No action · 4-0
The council closed the meeting to discuss property and advice of counsel (4-0 with Council Member Ed Parigian excused, then reconvened). No action is reported.
Item WS-1 · Budget
Water fund revenue outlook (work session)
Discussed
Staff presented a $2.4 million revenue shortfall from modified single-family and irrigation rates; the water department cut $1.1 million, leaving a projected $1.3 million annual deficit. Options included ending the phase-in of municipal water charges (the minutes say it would bring in $1,031,717), interfund transfers, a one-time General Fund transfer, reassessing impact fees and a short-term internal loan. Council Members Ciraco, Toly and Rubell supported municipal departments paying full rates; Council Member Parigian preferred a General Fund subsidy and keeping the phase-in. No vote; the actual deficit will be reviewed at fiscal year-end.
- Budget$1.30 million
- Budget$1.03 million
Item WS-2 · City code
Proposed waste and recycling code (work session)
Discussed
Amendments would require commercial businesses to have trash and recycling accounts, labeled containers and annual reporting, with haulers collecting recyclables at least twice a month. The council discussed an allowance for small or home-based businesses, such as one 95-gallon bin a week; Council Members Parigian and Toly opposed a blanket exemption while Council Members Ciraco, Dickey and Rubell supported some allowance. Implementation is set for October 2026 with business license renewals, which the council accepted. Nightly rentals are not yet addressed. No vote.
Item V · Other
Approve September 24, 2025 minutes
Approved · 5-0
Approved.
Item VI-1 · Contract
Consent: historical services agreement with Park City Museum
Approved · 5-0
Professional services for historical services, not to exceed $116,812 over four years.
- Contract$116,812 to Park City Historical Society and Museum
Item VI-2 · Contract
Consent: Thaynes Mine Complex restoration services
Approved · 5-0
Professional services for restoration of the Thaynes Mine Complex, not to exceed $200,000. The minutes name the vendor ambiguously; the public comment refers to Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History.
- Contract$200,000 to Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History
Item VI-3 · Contract
Consent: Police Department parking lot expansion
Approved · 5-0
Construction agreement with Woodward Co. to expand the police parking lot, not to exceed $194,000.
- Contract$194,000 to Woodward Co.
Item VI-4 · Other
Consent: renaming the Park City Community Center
Approved · 5-0
Authorized the Recreation Advisory Board to recommend new names for the community center. Council Member Parigian pulled the item; staff said residents can send name suggestions to the recreation manager.
Item VII-1 · Development
EngineHouse affordable housing: public benefits analysis and $754,497 appropriation
Continued · 5-0
JFisher Development presented benefits: 99 deed-restricted affordable units, transit access, open space and three market-rate units reserved for city employees. The city subsidy is $93,579 per affordable unit; employee-unit rents would be $2,500 to $3,900. Funding options were the soils remediation account or housing public-private partnership funds. A speaker for Mountainlands Community Housing Trust said soils remediation came in well under the $7 million budget. The council continued the item and the public hearing to November 6, with an option to reserve employee units on adjusted terms. The motion says six employee units while the presentation offered three.
- Budget$754,497 to JFisher Development
- Budget$93,579
Item VII-2 · Presentation
Golf consultant analysis
Discussed
True Club Solutions presented capital needs of $6,709,000, including a $2.6 million irrigation replacement, a $230,000 annual water expense starting in FY2026, a $2.5 million cash balance and an average FY2025 green fee of about $41. It recommended added staff, independent soil testing and weed control. Council Members spoke in favor of prioritizing residents and local rates. No vote.
- Budget$6.71 million
Item VII-3 · Taxes and fees
Fee schedule amendment (Resolution 21-2025)
Approved · 5-0
Based on an independent cost-of-service study (the last was in 2010), planning fees phase in over three years, building permit fees drop and the engineering hourly rate rises. No one spoke at the hearing.
What residents said
Kings Crown construction and parkingMunicipal water rates
Speakers thanked the city for Thaynes Mine funds; Kings Crown HOA residents raised construction and parking concerns and asked for a pause on new affordable housing until known issues are resolved.