Council approves $754,497 for EngineHouse housing; Clark Ranch easement continued
November 6, 2025, 2:46 p.m.
The council approved an extra $754,497 for the EngineHouse affordable housing project 5-0 and cut a Christian Center food assistance grant to $30,000. After about 20 speakers, it continued the Clark Ranch conservation easement to a date before year-end, with a majority favoring a 10-acre housing carve-out. A Bonanza 5-acre site discussion ended with no vote.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| UDOT U.S. 40 long-range planning study (work session) | Discussed |
| Senior center site design (work session) | Discussed |
| Day to Honor Veterans (Resolution 24-2025) | Approved · 5-0 |
| Approve October 13, 16 and 23 minutes | Approved · 5-0 |
| Consent: public improvement agreements, playground design and pickleball MOU extension | Approved · 5-0 |
| Consent item pulled: Christian Center of Park City food assistance | Approved · 5-0 |
| EngineHouse affordable housing: $754,497 appropriation | Approved · 5-0 |
| Clark Ranch conservation easement | Continued · 5-0 |
| Bonanza 5-acre site design | Discussed |
Agenda, item by item
Item WS-1 · Roads and utilities
UDOT U.S. 40 long-range planning study (work session)
Discussed
UDOT presented a study from I-80 to River Road in Midway, with frontage roads, an added lane, Silver Summit and Mayflower interchange upgrades and a new interchange south of Richardson Flat Road. Council asked about project priority, the Clark Ranch alignment and a wildlife crossing. No vote.
Item WS-2 · Development
Senior center site design (work session)
Discussed
Parking options were all surface (51 stalls, about $18.8 million), all underground (60 stalls, about $27.2 million) and balanced (57 stalls, about $21.8 million). The current budget is $3.5 million. The mayor said a majority favored a 7,500-square-foot footprint with interest in surface parking; staff will return with cost and parking data. No vote.
- Budget$3.50 million
Item II · Other
Day to Honor Veterans (Resolution 24-2025)
Approved · 5-0
Proclaimed November 11, 2025 a day to honor veterans.
Item V · Other
Approve October 13, 16 and 23 minutes
Approved · 5-0
Approved.
Item VI-1 · Contract
Consent: public improvement agreements, playground design and pickleball MOU extension
Approved · 5-0
Approved amendments to public improvement agreements for Park City Heights and Studio Crossing, a playground design contract of up to $4,000 and a 90-day extension to February 11, 2026 of the Wadsworth pickleball facility memorandum of understanding.
- Contract$4,000 to Emily Miquelon
Item VI-4 · Budget
Consent item pulled: Christian Center of Park City food assistance
Approved · 5-0
Council Member Parigian pulled the item. The council approved $30,000 in food assistance instead of the $60,000 proposed. The minutes list a total of $182,250 for both versions, which is inconsistent.
- Grant$30,000 to Christian Center of Park City
Item VII-1 · Development
EngineHouse affordable housing: $754,497 appropriation
Approved · 5-0
The council approved the additional appropriation. Six units will be designated for city employees and the fourth floor will be repainted. The per-unit subsidy is $93,579. No one spoke at the hearing.
- Budget$754,497 to JFisher Development
Item VII-2 · Development
Clark Ranch conservation easement
Continued · 5-0
Utah Open Lands and city staff presented the easement; discussion centered on a 15-acre versus 10-acre carve-out for housing, a 10.9-acre legal description and aerial transit language. About 20 speakers mostly opposed housing or any carve-out above 10 acres. The mayor said a majority favored a 10-acre carve-out. After a closed session for advice of counsel on the Alexander Company negotiation agreement, the council continued the item to a date uncertain before year-end.
Item VII-3 · Development
Bonanza 5-acre site design
Discussed
The developer offered 106 units with one four-story building or 114 units with two; Council Member Parigian asked for 125. A majority supported an 1,800-square-foot arts pavilion and first-floor public gathering space; opinions split on a black box theater. Many speakers opposed the project and favored a park, citing traffic. A $50,000 traffic study was discussed. No vote.
- Contract$50,000
What residents said
Clark Ranch carve-out sizeBonanza trafficSenior center parking
About 20 speakers on Clark Ranch mostly opposed housing above 10 acres; speakers on Bonanza opposed the project and favored a park. Others raised Bonanza traffic and senior center options.