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Katie Kinnear, who identified herself as a Park City resident with professional experience in waste and recycling technology, told the council Recycle Utah — a local nonprofit resource conservation organization — has been asked to vacate its current site by Sept. 1, 2026, and that recycling operations would stop by June 30, 2026 if a new location is not secured. “After 35 years of unwavering service, Recycle Utah, our beloved resource conservation nonprofit, has been asked to leave its current site by 09/01/2026,” Kinnear said.

Kinnear said Recycle Utah diverts more than 3,500,000 pounds of material from landfill each year, accepts 45 material types free of charge from residents, and lacks funds to build necessary infrastructure for a new facility. She urged the council to identify an interim site that would maintain current operations and to commit to a modern facility using a hub‑and‑spoke plan that could raise diversion rates to 24% in the near term and to 35%–50% with additional investment.

Kinnear said closing Recycle Utah’s operations would increase landfill loads and long‑term costs for residents; she asked the council to coordinate with city councils and regional partners to keep local recycling services operating. The council thanked Kinnear for her comments and acknowledged the urgency she expressed; no formal council action on the item was recorded in the meeting minutes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Summit County Board of Adjustment - County Council","oneSentenceSummary","A Park City resident urged the Summit County Council to help secure an interim recycling facility for Recycle Utah and support a long‑term hub‑and‑spoke recycling facility to prevent the nonprofit from ceasing operations.","taxTitle","Summit County Board of Adjustment, Summit County Commission and Boards, Summit County, Utah","taxId",79351,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6590306,"Council adopts ordinance to amend Open Space Advisory Committee structure and stagger terms",862,8196000,9058000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5596123-bb434b86106e6783122f19cdbf348dfa&start=8196&end=9058","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5596123-bb434b86106e6783122f19cdbf348dfa/thumbnail_8196000.jpg","/articles/6590306/Utah/Council-adopts-ordinance-to-amend-Open-Space-Advisory-Committee-structure-and-stagger-terms","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6590306-749d1ba28ca07b8aba1866fd2fe770ac/orig.mp4?Expires=1773616577&Signature=iRZZctn27LgmvKjOCmYZFlKejZiPnQQ3SpBte4-~HnYhGoT2ql7WmcQ3cQQ3OEDhbjenn~dQ31xrzCjnKx0oCKj20vNL4rYRV1DyekAGrI7i7JXszLypmYgWZLX-v~YbnHA96YRQfzaAYMckVEg0JlSe9-QlQDsbVtLizX45q0hUozd2taNFFQWayFkqR-X1eCPsBcEA4CaPD5DZeY1ARzoyINxYFy8gW8hVtHulHjscmqCTC60Sl-nJO2fY-KBbuRLuojMsKmc9UqaxTtwHawKfK2oscPh0GvVP1keZHPFcQWodUAFCAv5mVXbLj01vx8hFZeWlqUuBBCifirI02g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Summit County Council on Aug. 13 adopted Ordinance 935‑A to amend county code that governs the Open Space Advisory Committee (OSAC). The changes dissolve the three regional advisory groups originally created in 2022 and implement staggered member terms for OSAC to ensure continuity.

County staff explained OSAC was formed after a 2022 open‑space bond and was originally structured with nine members—three appointed from each of three regional advisory groups. Staff recommended dissolving the regional advisory groups because they have completed their initial tasks and have no remaining formal duties. “We are hoping to dissolve those groups but maintain regional representation with three seats per region continuing forward,” staff said.

The ordinance introduces staggered terms so that, after implementation, one member from each region will receive a one‑year extension, one member a two‑year extension, and one member’s term will conclude; subsequent appointments will follow the county’s volunteer recruitment process.

Council discussion focused on ensuring the ordinance text and cross references accurately describe how vacancies will be filled and how the transition will occur. Staff said they conducted a self‑nomination poll of current members and had reached out to regional advisory group members to inform them of the proposed change.

Councilmember Roger moved to adopt Ordinance 935‑A as amended in the packet, with a minor deletion in the redline language for section numbering; Megan seconded. The council voted in favor and the ordinance passed.","Summit County Council approved Ordinance 935‑A to amend the county code governing the Open Space Advisory Committee (OSAC), dissolving regional advisory groups and implementing staggered member terms to improve continuity.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6590310,"Council adopts baseline report and conservation easement for 910 Cal Ranch, authorizes signatures at closing",1285,3792000,5077000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5596123-bb434b86106e6783122f19cdbf348dfa&start=3792&end=5077","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5596123-bb434b86106e6783122f19cdbf348dfa/thumbnail_3792000.jpg","/articles/6590310/Utah/Council-adopts-baseline-report-and-conservation-easement-for-910-Cal-Ranch-authorizes-signatures-at-closing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6590310-2e14a3b110344918011c4843446687c7/orig.mp4?Expires=1773616577&Signature=TqEekyt8dVq0-Np2Co1HF0iIDBcthaE9Fhb-5TgHTla8j~JqXRyxiXfsbK2HydEZy4Gxq~FU1jQl8iGfPqdqMB1Bo2s1qIT4GCiGceTjsibVuDNyjK8UoOtg4qBacm6lVsZv-~9bgtfKj2DiBzepfOwuuPADBvO1DC31xiDFuD2wJGyyFa8~YQqmmC8GxMfF8Ku267Q2jYdJVVzrhqLe3bmKUQ0jdp52c1Xczdmyzt3IvSvBY5H4JGSH6gT2vnfhF61wXgFWutXYfPUFBmeJVnkFi0PQcUfGyxhzKyBIpw5NdydK-4V3vlMY10xQKjyF1nWx0gwm6HV46yOdTrn2lg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Summit County Council approved adoption of the baseline report and conservation easement for the 910 Cal Ranch on Aug. 13 and authorized the county manager and council chair to sign the documents at closing.

Jess Kirby, director of Lands and Natural Resources, and Rachel Berard briefed the council on two years of due diligence including vegetation and wildlife studies, photo points and permanent monitoring locations. “The baseline is pushing about 250 pages long,” Kirby said, summarizing surveys that included bird and invertebrate studies and checks for sensitive habitat.

Kirby said the conservation easement will be donated to the Utah Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands (the grantee named in the packet) and will set protections in perpetuity for scenic, forest, historic, cultural, hydrologic, ecological, agricultural and nonmotorized recreation values. “The conservation easement establishes the conservation value, so it will be protected over time in perpetuity on the property,” Kirby said.

Councilmembers asked about monitoring and public access. Kirby said the grantee’s forester (named in the meeting as PJ Abraham) will perform annual monitoring and the county will receive copies of the monitoring reports. In addition, county staff contracted a local ecologist to establish permanent vegetation transects that will be monitored annually for five years and then every five years thereafter to track vegetation and habitat conditions.

Councilmember Roger moved to adopt the baseline report and conservation easement as contained in the meeting packet and to authorize the county manager and council chair to sign documents at closing; the motion was seconded by Megan and approved. Staff said the appraisal is currently under review by the U.S. Forest Service and, if approved, the Forest Service would have 30 days to release funding. Staff estimated closing could occur by the end of September, pending the appraisal and Forest Service release of funds.

Councilmembers and staff cautioned that the property will not open to public recreation immediately after closing. Recreation and range management plans required by the conservation easement will be developed after closing; the recreation plan will have public outreach and staff said the council will likely need to approve those plans as part of the easement requirements.

Staff reiterated that awarded acquisition funds remain allocated despite recent legislative budget discussion; a staff member stated the county’s award amount was $40,000,000 and that those allocated funds were not rescinded by the “big beautiful bill.” The county emphasized that the property acquisition and subsequent management activities remain contingent on the appraisal and federal/state fund release schedule.","Summit County Council approved the baseline documentation and conservation easement for the 910 Cal Ranch and authorized the county manager and council chair to sign closing documents; staff said the county remains on track for a September closing pending an appraisal review by the U.S. Forest Service.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6590313,"Council suspends Snyderville Basin open space advisory committee until further funding",227,2999000,3226000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5596123-bb434b86106e6783122f19cdbf348dfa&start=2999&end=3226","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5596123-bb434b86106e6783122f19cdbf348dfa/thumbnail_2999000.jpg","/articles/6590313/Utah/Council-suspends-Snyderville-Basin-open-space-advisory-committee-until-further-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6590313-0dd6f391bdc2be7bc1ff4af7e04cd39a/orig.mp4?Expires=1773616577&Signature=BrNtA3vEDTxKtO0aZLPbv8Mz~PoCV4nkaoioOxCu9YKKUheJQ6x~WW8SgxPi9BPwVcSEeDnmv3WZndfWVsucPdbuS3Ix~MiwYAmR0~d4hcpUe-BxDLcAhehzDWx82A2p0Z5Zqf5tHvGxBXTImxNiRvzrBtI5gv-fz5dB~mMKo6khHOTgDIwURLjW3mnmSV9AmCUU4MMsQvsSIZx3H79H0HoYhc0s9p2Adyy-SyapUjVA~RL41uBlG5laYBV7uhWaQpv8ULFMl6Bxuf4qxJP-LYnJwb2wW4hjW6rqAzLFGqjM3-PBZ65cCoKJVvCH~ZdNmGi447SK85RoURl~rWZnxg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Summit County Council voted on Aug. 13 to suspend functions of the Snyderville Basin Open Space Advisory Committee (BOSAC) until additional funding is available.

Rachel Berard and Jess Kirby of the county Lands and Natural Resources department briefed the council, saying the Snyderville Basin has no remaining bond funds in the open space pot since 2022. “We are intending to request to suspend BOSAC's functions until further funding is secured,” Rachel Berard said, explaining the suspension is intended as a temporary cleanup measure to avoid onboarding volunteers and maintaining a board with no work to do.

Under the plan, the suspension will terminate the existing board members’ service; county staff said bylaws and committee structure would remain intact so the board can be reconstituted if funding returns. “The suspension will terminate all of the existing board members,” a staff member told the council, adding that if the committee is reinstated the county would recruit a new board.

Councilmember Megan moved to approve suspending BOSAC functions until further notice as outlined in the packet; Roger seconded. The council voiced approval and the motion carried.

County staff said they had reached out to Snyderville Basin authorities and confirmed no near‑term bond is planned. The suspension preserves the open‑space criteria and the option to restore the advisory function if a future bond or funding mechanism becomes available.","Summit County Council voted to suspend the Snyderville Basin Open Space Advisory Committee (BOSAC) because prior bond funds for acquisitions are exhausted; suspension will terminate the current members and preserve the committee's bylaws in case future funding returns.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6590316,"Summit County Council appoints Joe Frazier, reappoints Vincent Novak to arts and parks advisory committee",2754,194000,2948000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5596123-bb434b86106e6783122f19cdbf348dfa&start=194&end=2948","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5596123-bb434b86106e6783122f19cdbf348dfa/thumbnail_194000.jpg","/articles/6590316/Utah/Summit-County-Council-appoints-Joe-Frazier-reappoints-Vincent-Novak-to-arts-and-parks-advisory-committee","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6590316-6040d6c494946f382e34eb501b505911/orig.mp4?Expires=1773616577&Signature=HXfazKIeou96AyPH2ymjXnJKnGzeOFxOfdlmHKhUwSeXIW-P7-54WhCMWM-1bAvPjFL4uQk04p0cY866sskvFJqAv85~ErPEwqtt2jsUzp0CJX1imJfvWNM8Zoi90sWz~DERRSheDOB-1MckMCdvJ-aQczQABtkU4J9ExCSI77VoMh8tfXarJ6EeRHsfXM6WiOwyQBJwElxHK4IoFBP9XGznfwG8L9sxlUgVWGFqcZUd1vBiLiXwj2RmOdsh9eZabDdNp2Io3P0YiC83nBOu2XkZ8czxcWcc9KA09xFKekurHpzKveEeXn5fOnv8lAQ41VhIv3LvY2uUvLxLPrP53Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Summit County Council appointed Joe Frazier and reappointed Vincent Novak to two open seats on the Recreation, Arts and Parks Advisory Committee (the RAP cultural committee) on Aug. 13, with terms set to expire June 30, 2028.

The appointments came after brief interviews during the council meeting. Joe Frazier, who identified himself as the county historian and a long‑time Oakley resident, told the council he has nearly 18 years of county employment and nearly 11 years on the Oakley City Council. “I think this committee is a great way to promote that and a great opportunity to support those groups that are promoting the history and culture of our area,” Frazier said.

Vincent Novak, who is completing a prior term on the committee, described his volunteer work and process improvements for evaluating grant applications. Novak said he helped expand the committee’s scoring rubric from a five‑point to a seven‑point scale to better distinguish among high‑quality applicants. “When I joined the scale that they use to rate the quality and thoroughness of the applications was a five‑point scale. We came up with a seven point scale,” Novak said.

Councilmembers asked applicants about outreach to eastern Summit County groups and how the committee evaluates applications. Frazier said he follows past grant recipients and emphasized encouraging newer Eastern Summit community groups to apply. Novak said the committee chair has encouraged outreach and that many strong applicants are repeat applicants who consistently request more funds than are available.

Councilmember Megan moved to appoint Joe Frazier and reappoint Vincent Novak for terms expiring June 30, 2028; Roger seconded the motion. The council voted in favor and the motion carried.

The council indicated staff (Amy Jones or another staff member) will contact the appointees with the formal decision.","The Summit County Council voted to fill two vacancies on the Recreation, Arts and Parks Advisory Committee, appointing Joe Frazier and reappointing Vincent Novak to terms that expire June 30, 2028.","actionData","errors"]

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