Park City Council approves Champtown assessments, sewer maintenance contract and highway pedestrian ban

Park City’s City Council on April 28 approved a package of infrastructure actions and a traffic ordinance after staff presentations and brief discussion.

The council approved four resolutions (1280‑2026, 1281‑2026, 1282‑2026 and 1283‑2026) to finalize petitions and assessments for water, sanitary sewer, paving and storm‑water improvements in the Champtown Second Addition. Staff said the petitions had been updated after the property was platted and that more than half of the area liable for assessment had signed the updated petitions. The resolutions list estimated construction costs that staff presented as roughly $862,000 for a lateral sanitary sewer; $938,700 for waterline work; about $3.79 million for street, driveway and drainage work; and approximately $3.7 million for mass grading and storm‑water piping. The resolutions state assessments will be borne 100% by the improvement district rather than the city. The council accepted the petitions and voted to adopt the resolutions following a motion by Councilmember Jim Schrader and a second by Councilmember John Wells.

The council also approved a five‑year sanitary sewer maintenance agreement with Utility Maintenance Contractors (UMC). City staff explained the city maintains about 375,000 linear feet of sanitary sewer and that proactive cleaning, video inspection and maintenance will allow staff to plan lining or replacement work rather than react to failures. The agreement’s first‑year installment will be $76,500, to be paid from the utility fund. Councilmember Schrader moved approval; Councilmember Terry Osburn seconded, and the motion carried unanimously.

Finally, the council adopted ordinance 1239‑2026 to add section 14‑109 to the municipal code, prohibiting pedestrian use of controlled‑access highways in Park City. Doug, the staff presenter, told council that state law already makes pedestrian presence on an interstate unlawful but that adopting a municipal ordinance lets the city prosecute violations in municipal court rather than in district court. Council members discussed authority and enforcement; the ordinance passed unanimously.

Votes at a glance: - Consent agenda (including a malt beverage license for Maverick convenience store): motion passed 7‑0. - Resolutions 1280‑1283 (Champtown improvement petitions): adopted 7‑0. - Sanitary sewer maintenance contract with UMC (five years, first‑year installment $76,500): approved 7‑0. - Ordinance 1239‑2026 (prohibiting pedestrians on controlled‑access highways): adopted 7‑0.

The council concluded with brief governing‑body reports and adjourned. Implementation tasks noted in staff remarks include finalizing assessment details for Champtown and executing the UMC contract; no further timetable for construction or assessment collection was given in the meeting record.