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PARK CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
September 9, 2002
The meeting convened at 5:30 p.m.
Present at the meeting were Councilmembers Jim Brimeyer, Susan Sanger, Chris Nelson, Sally
Velick, Susan Santa and Mayor Jeff Jacobs.
Staff present City Manager(Mr. Meyer); Planning Supervisor (Ms. Jeremiah); Director of
Comm Dev (Mr. Harmening); Housing Supervisor(Ms Schnitker); Economic Development
Coordinator(Mr. Hunt); Housing Coordinator(Ms. Larsen)Planning Coordinator(Ms.
Erickson); and City Clerk (Ms. Reichert).
1. Tour of Park Commons Development Area
Council and staff met on-site to tour the development area. Following the tour the group
returned to City Hall and reconvened the meeting at 6:50.
2. Elmwood Land Use/Transportation Study Update
Ms. Jeremiah presented a brief recap of the process to date and explained that the issue was
before council to update them on the study's progress and to obtain feedback from the council.
Barry Warner presented display boards depicting several scenarios for possible future
development as prepared by staff and also as suggested by the resident group. He felt strong
consensus had been reached by all interested parties in recommending that the are area should be
a mixed use area. Mr. Warner explained that it was important for council to understand practical
evaluations of each option and went through an analysis of each option in terms of access to
major transit routes, proximity to residential areas and how each option impacted existing
businesses.
Mr Harmening stated that it would be extremely difficult for the area to redevelop on its own
without guidance of some form. The cost of land, existing buildings and infrastructure needed
for new development made the costs for some kinds of development, such as single family
residential, prohibitive. He felt that even more intense development would require some kind of
public assistance.
Councilmembers Sanger and Nelson both expressed their opinions that adequate infrastructure,
such as parking ramps or lots were needed in close proximity to any transit stations that may be
located in the area in the future.
Councilmember Bnmeyer suggested that the result of this study may best be formatted as a type
of"overlay comprehensive plan" for the area. He felt it should be put in place and reevaluated at
regular intervals.
Mr. Warner informed the Council that the process was still moving forward and that he and city
staff would be reporting to council again at a future date.
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3. Highway 7 and Louisiana South Development Options
Mr. Hunt reiterated the problems with site redevelopment and presented five options to consider
relative to site development. Those options were:
1. Condemn and remove the billboard
2. Relocate the billboard
3. Purchase excess billboard property
4. Sell the property outnght
5. Do nothing and continue to hold the property.
Following discussion on each option, Council directed staff to follow multiple tracks and
continue forward on options 1, 2, 3 and 4.
3. Excelsior and Grand—Phase II
Bob Cunningham, TOLD Development company, was in attendance to present and receive
feedback on the preliminary proposal for Phase II of the Excelsior and Grand project and to
request amendments to the Development Agreement regarding the overall phasing and timing of
the project.
Mr. Harmening explained that the City was being asked to amend the development agreement in
order to build in flexibility which would allow for further market study in increasing the level of
owner-occupied housing in the project.
Following council discussion on phasing and timing of the project, Mr. Meyer stated that the
details of the extension need not be resolved by the council and he was confident that further
negotiations between staff and TOLD Development would bnng about an agreement acceptable
to all parties.
4. Housing Discussion
Ms. Schnitker presented a draft proposal for a process that would involve members of the city
council, school board, planning commission housing authonty and members of the business
community. The process would include a senes of discussions on topics of interest and provide
a broad educational base to policy makers.
Councilmember Sanger asked what the proposed outcome of the process would be. Ms.
Schnitker responded that the discussions would produce strong direction for staff to follow in
developing a senes of policies and procedures that better match the housing goals of the council.
Mr. Harmening suggested that as the process continues, the group could look at policies and
programs to ensure they are compatible with the goals of the council and realistic in light of
identified trends in demographics and the marketplace.
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Mr Meyer felt the current policies don't go far enough in providing sufficient guidelines to staff
in developing housing programs in the city.
Councilmember Bnmeyer felt there needed to be a great deal of discussion and educational
opportunities for policy makers in the city in order to formulate sound policies that make sense
for the community.
Councilmember Santa said that she envisioned the process to be much like that undertaken in the
community to understand railroad issues. This process could produce similar results.
Ms. Schnitker stated that the format presented offered opportunities to look at each facet of
housing in depth as related to the US Census figures being released.
Both Councilmember Sanger and Mayor Jacobs felt it was important to involve the entire school
board in the discussions.
Mr Harmening suggested that the process begin with one large meeting intended to educate
those participating in future discussions regarding terminology, definitions and broad issues of
interest From that point more in-depth discussions on selected topics could continue.
5. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m.
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