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PARK CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
June 3, 2002
The meeting convened at 8:30 p.m.
Present at the meeting were Councilmembers Jim Bnmeyer, Susan Santa, Susan Sanger, Chns
Nelson, Sally Velick and Mayor Jeff Jacobs.
Staff present: City Manager(Mr. Meyer), Director of Parks and Recreation (Ms. Walsh),
Environmental Coordinator(Mr. Vaughan); Superintendent of Buildings and Structures (?) (Mr.
Panning; Director of Inspections (Mr. Hoffman), and City Clerk (Ms. Reichert).
I. Rec Center Roof
Council and staff discussed options for repair of the West Arena Roof at the Recreation Center
roof. Ms. Walsh reported that the roof had been inspected and staff has met with engineering
consultants to determine best options
Councilmember Sanger asked if the less expensive option of injecting an epoxy into the rotting
beam was viable. She specifically asked how long the city could expect the epoxy to remain
structurally sound. Mr. Panning, Ms. Walsh and Mr. Hoffman all stated that the less expensive
option had a life expectancy of approximately 5 years, but may remain sound for a longer period
Mayor Jacobs stated that he would prefer to take a long range approach in the interest of safety.
Councilmember Santa also stated that she believed the confidence of persons attending activities
in the arena was eroded due to the appearance of scaffolding "holding up the roof'. She
encouraged staff to move forward with the more permanent solution.
Councilmember Nelson asked about the architecture and design of the steel beams proposed as a
more permanent solution Staff stated that they believed the design would not be compromised
by the new beams. Councilmember Nelson also asked how the project would be financed.
Mr. Meyer responded that there was bonding capacity, but that decisions regarding capital
improvements in the city would have to be made soon. He also stated that if staff moved
forward on the more permanent solution, that we would only be committing the city to
preliminary engineenng work at this time. The project was not planned until spring of 2003, and
budget discussions would be taking place within the next 60 days.
Following discussion, council directed staff to move forward with replacement of the roof.
2. Introduction of Environmental Coordinator
Jim Vaughan was present at the meeting to inform the Council about new job duties he has taken
on and outlined some of the initiatives he proposed to be taking. The pnmary focus of the
position is to address environmental issues in the city and to provide education to the public
regarding environmental issues. Mr. Vaughan will be addressing issues related to the Reilly site
and on-going engineering concerns, the forestry program, wildlife management, NDPES
programs (National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) and other related programs and
issues.
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Mr. Vaughan informed the council that he will is working on development of the deer
management program and that he was proposing that the city take a comprehensive approach to
deer management that considers the relationship to other environmental factors. He will be
working with other cities, as well, to address concerns regarding deer.
3. Phosphorous Ordinance
Councilmember Sanger encouraged staff and council to consider adopting an ordinance which
bans the sale of fertilizer containing phosphorous in the city and which requires retailers to post
information regarding environmental concerns.
Councilmember Nelson was not supportive of restricting sales and felt it would be
unenforceable. He believed the controls placed on use by legislation recently passed was
sufficient.
Mayor Jacobs also questioned enforcement of a ban on sale.
Mr. Meyer suggested that rather than attempting to control sales made by retailers, it may be
more palatable to simply require that retailers carry zero-phosphate fertilizers.
Council also discussed enforcement and inspection of fertilizer applicators. Mr. Vaughan
suggested that if the ordinance included a requirement for posting of areas where fertilizer is
used, staff could more easily perform an analysis of the products being used.
After discussion, council directed staff to move forward with an ordinance requinng retailers to
make zero-phosphate fertilizer available and to post information regarding use of fertilizers
containing phosphorous at the point of sale; and which requires commercial applicators to post
all sites where fertilizer has recently been applied. Council also directed staff to move forward
with a public education campaign regarding fertilizer use and the environment.
4. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 9:04 p.m.
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