Woodside Park senior center and housing
Proposed senior center with housing at Woodside Park. Seniors requested 15,000 square feet against a 10,000 square foot cap; in January 2025 the council directed a feasibility study of the MaWhinney lot.
- Where it stands
- Tabled
- Type
- Development agreement
- Location
- Woodside Park
Every hearing and vote
October 27, 2022 · City Council
MOU with Park City Seniors for Woodside Park properties
Approved · 5-0
The city would provide a new senior center at 1361 Woodside Avenue or an adjacent city parcel, with mixed-income housing as a goal. The seniors would end a 99-year lease dating from 1976 only after a new lease and building are complete. Four residents supported it.
October 26, 2023 · City Council
Park City Seniors update
Discussed
Senior representatives reported a three-way memorandum of understanding among the seniors, Summit County and the city, 496 members and a cramped facility, and a new city-built senior center that will include senior housing. The mayor and Toly expressed support. No vote.
November 30, 2023 · City Council
Woodside Park Phase 2: senior center and mixed development
Discussed
The original Phase 2 approval was appealed and overturned; the city and the seniors then negotiated a new senior center under a memorandum of understanding. $3.5 million is budgeted for the senior center, a community development block grant application is planned, the county has not committed funds and the seniors requested $750,000 in capital support. An affordable master plan yields the most density but caps the center at 10,000 square feet unless the Planning Commission grants an exception. Consensus, with no formal vote: issue an RFP, add a first-responder preference and include the Empire Avenue lot.
December 19, 2024 · City Council
Woodside Park senior center and housing project (work session)
Discussed
Staff, Park City Seniors and KTGY presented a third version after about 10 years of work. Seniors requested 15,000 square feet; the affordable master planned development caps the building at 10,000. Council Member Dickey cited an estimate of about $10 million for a senior center alone at $1,000 a square foot. Council Member Toly would not go below 10,000 square feet and Council Member Parigian leaned toward 7,000 to 10,000. Mayor Worel said Summit County has committed no money. Continued to January 9.
January 9, 2025 · City Council
Woodside senior center and housing project
Discussed
Staff presented two options: refine the housing request for proposals, or fast-track bids for a senior-center-based project. Council Member Parigian suggested the MaWhinney lot for transit access and keeping seniors in place during construction; Council Members Ciraco and Rubell supported fast-tracking there; Council Member Dickey wanted a feasibility study. On size, Council Member Toly supported 10,000 square feet, and Rubell and Ciraco a 7,000 square foot first floor. Parking is a constraint because the lot serves library overflow and needs a master plan modification. The mayor summarized consensus for a feasibility study on the MaWhinney lot, with the housing RFP paused and extended.
May 1, 2025 · City Council
Senior center Mawhinney lot feasibility report
Discussed
Staff reported the four parcels are zoned HRM and need a conditional use permit; size is about 7,000 to 10,000 square feet on up to two levels; a 100-seat center needs 20 stalls; groundwater contamination was found at about 9 feet and soil within the Soil Ordinance Boundary. Cost benchmarks were $100,000 a stall below grade and $50,000 above. The mayor said council consensus favors the Mawhinney lot with a conceptual site plan, and the council confirmed a 7,000 square foot consensus. Council Member Dickey preferred Woodside; Council Member Rubell wants county contributions beyond furnishings. Eight speakers included seniors board members favoring Mawhinney and neighbors who oppose losing Old Town green space.
July 10, 2025 · City Council
Senior center (Mawhinney lot) update
Discussed
Staff discussed the request for statement of qualifications, sustainability standards and selection committee. Council Member Rubell wanted looser program language, preserved green space and siting on existing asphalt; Council Members Toly and Ciraco did not want delays; Council Member Parigian opposed losing any parking. No vote.
August 26, 2025 · City Council
Senior center design services agreement
Approved · 4-0
The council approved an agreement with Sparano + Mooney Architecture, Inc., not to exceed $122,550, for concept and schematic design (10 months), design development and construction documents. Council Member Parigian asked for three parking alternatives and does not believe the Mawhinney lot is the right location; Council Member Rubell cited community center cost overruns and wants a budget set in a couple of months.
November 6, 2025 · City Council
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.
January 15, 2026 · City Council
Senior center site design and programming (work session)
Discussed
Parking options ranged from 68 stalls at an estimated $3.6 million to $3.7 million (38 surface, 30 underground) to 47 surface stalls at an estimated $300,000 to $380,000 and 28 surface stalls at $220,000 to $280,000. Building sizes of 10,000, 13,000 and 16,000 square feet were reviewed. The mayor said there was consensus for Option 3 and directed staff to explore added parking with a 13,000-square-foot footprint; the minutes do not reflect Council Member Ciraco's stated preference for Option 1. No vote.
March 6, 2026 · City Council
Park City senior center update
Discussed
Staff reported a target size of 13,000 square feet, with flexibility up to 15,000 depending on funding; the current center is about 3,200. Construction would start in spring 2027 and finish in late 2028. No vote.
June 11, 2026 · City Council
FY26 revised and FY27 budget (Ordinance 2026-15)
Continued · 5-0
Adjustments include $200,000 for 516 Marsac Avenue construction costs, $6,000 for a state library grant, $17,547 in library donations and a $3,472,221 interfund transfer from the Lower Park RDA for the senior center. The council supported $32,500 for the Arts Council director position. No one spoke at the hearing. The council continued the ordinance to June 25.
July 9, 2026 · City Council
Senior center (work session)
Discussed
The plan calls for 52 parking stalls and 15,000 square feet (8,800 on the ground floor and 6,200 on the second). Design is expected by fall, followed by Planning Commission review, with construction hoped to start next spring. Council consensus supported the 15,000-square-foot building with 52 spaces. No vote.
October 9, 2026 · City Council
Park City senior center update
Pending
Update by city and county staff.