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Council members approved minutes from the June 11 and June 25 meetings and voted to convene briefly as the Board of Equalization to consider this year’s appeals. County staff told the council the BOE packet included three stipulations closing out 2024 appeals and 119 stipulations for 2025; remaining items in the packet addressed primary/nonprimary-exemption recommendations.

On the Bridal 21 Park City application, staff described the exemption as an \"exclusive use\" exemption for a nonprofit that must demonstrate exclusive charitable, religious or educational use and must file within 30 days of property acquisition. Staff reported the property was acquired April 21, 2025, and the exemption application was filed May 21, meeting the 30-day filing requirement. Staff said Bridal 21 (packet variant: one internal reference referred to the group as \"Bridge 21 Park City\") provides subsidized housing for neurodiverse adults and had submitted required materials, including IRS nonprofit documentation, financials and rental agreements. The auditor, assessor and county attorney’s offices recommended approval.

A staff speaker said, \"We find that it is being used exclusively for its purpose, so our office has, no concerns,\" and the council voted to approve the exemption application. Stephanie Holkoff, identified in the packet as the organization’s executive director, was noted as available for questions but offered no additional comments during the meeting.

In other actions, the council approved a letter to Governor Spencer Cox nominating Chris Robinson, Andy Garland and Lisa Hoffman for consideration to fill a trustee vacancy on the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District board. The council recorded motions and carried votes for each of these items.

Votes at a glance:
- Approval of minutes (June 11 and June 25, 2025): Motion recorded as carried (motion recorded as made by Megan, second by Roger in the record).
- Convene as Board of Equalization: Motion recorded as carried.
- Approval of Board of Equalization recommendations (including stipulations): Motion recorded as carried (mover: Megan; second: Roger).
- Approval of Bridal 21 Park City 501(c)(3) exclusive-use property tax exemption (property acquired 04/21/2025; application filed 05/21/2025): Motion recorded as carried (mover: Roger; second: not specified in transcript). Auditor/assessor/attorney recommended approval.
- Submission of nominations to Governor Spencer Cox for Weber Basin trustee vacancy (Chris Robinson, Andy Garland, Lisa Hoffman): Motion recorded as carried (mover: Roger; second: Megan).

Clarifying details recorded in the meeting: the BOE spreadsheet highlighted significant value adjustments; three stipulations related to the 2024 season were sought for final signature; staff indicated 119 stipulations for 2025; Bridal 21’s property and application dates were specified; the assessor/auditor/attorney review processes were described and all three recommended approval of the exemption.

The council closed the BOE portion of the meeting and reconvened as the County Council. Public comment later that evening included only one online speaker noted as present; no substantive public land-use comments were recorded.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Summit County Board of Adjustment - County Council","oneSentenceSummary","The Summit County Council on Sept. 3 approved Board of Equalization recommendations, granted a 501(c)(3) property-tax exemption to Bridal 21 Park City and forwarded three names to the governor for a Weber Basin trustee vacancy.","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},6502677,"County repeals Ordinance 987 after court finds related lawsuit moot; council cites SB26 changes",425,2733000,3158000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5713993-4247058d95bbc07380fd450dbcbac2fa&start=2733&end=3158","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5713993-4247058d95bbc07380fd450dbcbac2fa/thumbnail_2733000.jpg","/articles/6502677/Utah/County-repeals-Ordinance-987-after-court-finds-related-lawsuit-moot-council-cites-SB26-changes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6502677-af445974bd062a3f1cc0ea0027fd10ed/orig.mp4?Expires=1770952958&Signature=HBjgw2VddqXswScN1UniEEf3tWyMTOxXQzuDMFbWZ~vtuqi-FKDG5n5Z6-dUpjWut5vXNczXDY0daSirv8DYhdClX6cC1kOClRnwyTl~YUoQh04PsqViM-qTCJ43HAVVIwi~XAN17EiNKjMd~6X~TvTXhou-nSD1bScZL2qBuO2H~MWeTWPKx31TKvOoidISWxYQZRchDgFqiPBlbqGcUtNJEaZW~LrB4NFDKYMSiFNVoz9cQWItzA79sgHdc3wmuFvlmXPxvXrNiDSCclBwRIE93Y911J~JwzXEsquMiH5Z1jyky4whYHsHT7RCXWUH3aMtdMzAQcGEIQXP5vH9DQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Summit County officials voted Sept. 3 to repeal Ordinance 987 by adopting Ordinance 987-A after a court concluded the related lawsuit was moot, County Attorney Dave Thomas told the council.

Thomas said Dakota Pacific withdrew the application the original ordinance was meant to address, leaving an \"orphaned\" ordinance. He added that Senate Bill 26, a recent change in state law, converted the county’s land-use approval for that application from a legislative action to an administrative one and the County Manager subsequently signed the application under that statute.

\"It's simply we have an orphaned ordinance here and there's no reason, in my mind, there's no reason to leave that on the books,\" Thomas said, explaining why county staff recommended repeal.

Council members said the court’s determination of mootness and the withdrawal of the applicant left no functional purpose for Ordinance 987. Council member Megan said she had voted to repeal the ordinance two weeks earlier and again supported repeal on Sept. 3. Council member Janice thanked staff and criticized what she described as personal attacks on county staff that arose in the matter but supported moving forward with repeal.

The council adopted Ordinance 987-A in the form provided in the meeting packet. The record shows the motion was made and seconded and the council voted in favor; the clerk recorded the motion as carried.

What it means: Repeal removes the ordinance from the county code; county staff said it does not reflect a judgment about the clerk’s actions or the Lieutenant Governor’s guidance on election matters, but rather the lack of an active application and the court’s mootness finding. The council’s action aligns county code with current administrative practice under SB26.","Summit County Council adopted Ordinance 987-A on Sept. 3 to repeal Ordinance 987 after a judge ruled a related lawsuit moot and after County staff said the original development application was withdrawn and later signed administratively under Senate Bill 26.",{"_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},6502682,"Summit County Districting Commission forwards new council map; 30-day public hearing begins",1287,1277000,2564000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5713993-4247058d95bbc07380fd450dbcbac2fa&start=1277&end=2564","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5713993-4247058d95bbc07380fd450dbcbac2fa/thumbnail_1277000.jpg","/articles/6502682/Utah/Summit-County-Districting-Commission-forwards-new-council-map-30-day-public-hearing-begins","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6502682-4b3de36c4456db5a595c9b1f40c62b41/orig.mp4?Expires=1770952958&Signature=Iwah63sIUgq6UbtA~Mj3IFuGWD5k7PSb5BG-3gosbKHWAg8tqpN0uXr1lJTIgQqzc5jYNaDFsG1OvQZx-dj2Bs6wPDeO30BRhr2hEsych-IAe8WuF9zQUtUgV1FCTgpirFdFmn5yduwmJfWg-My8wC0d2uQVeBKdZ0BUal7PIMAuvWDfDwccDh-VIZdZDbu9rwIJiXr-s9dl92lmAczpG4E2iIno4uMch9ueXfkVP55mtWhpC7ysC4CbgVfS7v3WsS5tXJEwaXMhR-iaIX4EEkmaSayeasvLVms6swH41fyH~Pp3Zduj0Xe4XO-uc7tP6JeRTUFL90rvUdgeOaLt-Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Summit County Districting Commission on Sept. 3 recommended a new map that will divide Summit County into district-based seats for the Summit County Council and formally transmitted that recommendation to the council, starting a 30-day public hearing period, Commission Chair Melina Stevens told the council.

The recommendation responds to House Bill 356, enacted by the Utah Legislature, which requires the county to move from five at-large council seats to fully districted seats. Stevens said the commission met June 16 and Aug. 4 to draw and approve the boundaries and that the plan sought to keep communities of interest together by starting with school-district boundaries.

\"This is a little bit of a recap from when I was here several months ago,\" Stevens said during her presentation. She told the council the commission used school district lines as a starting point because the statute directs consideration of communities of interest and a population standard that keeps districts within 10% of one another.

The commission left South Summit School District intact as its own district and adjusted precincts in and around Park City, moving one Pine Brook precinct (near the Colony/park-mountain area) into a Park City municipal district and pulling some west-side precincts into North Summit to reduce variance among districts. Dave Thomas, the county attorney, confirmed to the council that the commission’s transmission begins the 30-day clock for the council to hold a public hearing and take action: \"That starts the 30 day clock.\"

Council members asked about the population math and process. Stevens told the council the districts are \"within, I think, a 3.6 standard deviation of one another\" and that the map was drawn to keep districts closer together than the statute’s 10% maximum deviation. Some members raised concern about moving a single Pine Brook precinct out of a geographically and socially cohesive neighborhood; Stevens said the commission debated that choice and decided the population balancing objective justified the change.

Several council members described limited discretion under current state law. When one council member asked whether the council could reject the map, Thomas replied the council may only return the map to the districting commission if a statutory requirement was not met; otherwise the council must hold a public hearing and approve the map.

Council member Janice Hart, who said she had stayed \"pretty quiet through this,\" expressed frustration at how the change reached this point and criticized the process by which the Legislature moved the county from at-large to district representation, but she said she will represent the constituents of whichever district she is assigned.

The council will accept public comment at the required hearing during the 30-day period and then vote on the map. Stevens and other staff said the county will post the map to council members and make it available for public review while the hearing period proceeds.

What happens next: the Districting Commission’s transmittal to the council begins a 30-day public comment and hearing period. The council may return the map only if it finds a statutory requirement was not met; otherwise it is required to hold the public hearing and then approve the map or forward it as provided by state law.","The Summit County Districting Commission on Sept. 3 forwarded a recommended district map to the County Council under House Bill 356, starting a 30-day public-hearing clock. The plan follows school-district boundaries in several places and moves a small Pine Brook precinct into a Park City district to balance population.","actionData","errors"]

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