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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999/11/08 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Study Session OF irty $TCITY. LoOIS OFFICIAL MINUTES PARK CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION November 8, 1999 The meeting convened at 7 00 p m Present at the meeting were Councilmembers Jim Brimeyer, Ron Latz, Chris Nelson, Susan Sanger, Sue Santa, and Mayor Jeff Jacobs Staff present City Manager (Mr Meyer), Director of Community Development (Mr Harmening), Housing Programs Coordinator(Ms Larsen), Housing Supervisor (Ms Schnitker), Director of Public Works (Mr Rardin), and City Clerk (Ms Larsen) 1. Blackstone Neighborhood—Targeted Revitalization Representatives of the Blackstone neighborhood, Chris Johnson and Dan Hulke, were in attendance Ms Schnitker stated that staff was looking for direction and comments on the issue of continuing the discussions with the Blackstone neighborhood Ms Sanger expressed her support for the proposal Mr Johnson stated that there is neighborhood support Ms Schnitker and Mr Harmening stated that the survey is intended to identify the opportunities and obstacles that may exist in terms of making significant improvements to the neighborhood After the survey is complete the results would be communicated to the Council Councilmember Sanger said that she viewed the project as a demonstration project and could envision other applications for the same process Councilmember Brimeyer stated that he had concerns with the proposal Since the neighborhood in question contains a small number of homes (approx 100)that are surrounded by industry, he wondered how long the neighborhood could remain viable He did not want the survey to create false expectations He was concerned that if the survey indicated the neighborhood had little chance to remain viable, the residents could view additional investment as unwarranted Councilmember Nelson stated that during comprehensive planning discussions, it was suggested that the designation be commercial/office Mr Meyer added that the redevelopment value was very high Mr Harmening stated that $100,000 was needed in seed money to leverage the funding source Ms Sanger was concerned that continuous discussion would send a message of instability to the neighborhood Mayor Jacobs stated that the survey would give staff answers The Council was supportive to the idea of a survey if the right questions were asked Mr Nelson asked staff to determine how many owner occupied homes were in the neighborhood Study Session Minutes -2- November 8, 1999 Mr Meyer replied that a process could be developed and brought back to Council He suggested the use of Decision Resources to determine other methods and processes for obtaining info and designing the survey 2. Policy for Naming of Parks, Trails, and Facilities Council agreed with the process that was presented, and that a wntten format would ensure fairness for the naming parks, trails, and facilities with a few minor changes The report will be brought before Council on December 6, 1999 3. Sidewalks and Trails Mr Rardin discussed the options for the"Share the Road" applications He stated the Council would need to consider three points, as follows community need, if there is a value or benefit associated with the improvements, and is the cost of the project acceptable He then discussed the difference between the neighborhood need and the community need He also highlighted the list of criteria the staff had been asked to generate Councilmember Nelson asked about a specific area where a community improvement affects the livability of the neighborhood Councilmember Sanger asked how an area would be put on the list Mr Rardin replied that they must bring it forward to staff and council Mr Meyer felt that a discussion on the issue of funding should take place soon Councilmember Sanger wanted detailed discussion on a crossing near Ottawa Ave & Hwy 7 Mr Rardin felt that a plan should be adopted, then funding can be sought 4. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 8 35 p m 41 ity Clerk a