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Real estate and economic development

The commission accepted a warranty deed from Clearfield City and the Clearfield City Community Development Renewal Agency conveying a small gap of property (Tax ID 120200144) at the Davis County Health Department campus in Clearfield. The parcel is 0.0033 acres and runs with the land; no financial consideration was paid, staff said. Commissioners also ratified a nonbinding letter of intent to explore purchase of a nearby property at 49 East 200 South in Clearfield. The building at that address is described in meeting materials as a 10,398-square-foot office facility on 1.35 acres; the letter of intent simply seeks the owner’s interest in entertaining offers.

Delinquent tax sale

Controller Curtis Koch reported results of the county’s delinquent real-property tax sale held May 14. The sale began with 28 homes, 30 parcels of land and six commercial properties listed; 12 parcels sold at the sale, no homes were sold and no commercial properties sold, he said. The commission accepted the bids, minutes and recommended tax deeds for recordation.

Facilities and contracts

The commission approved three facilities items in one motion: a three-year construction contract with Philip & Co. Construction for replacement of major air-wall systems at the Davis Conference Center ($2,109,720, contract period through Dec. 31, 2027); a civil engineering and landscape agreement with Great Basin Engineering, Inc. for improvements at Valley View Golf Course (payable $24,500, through Dec. 31, 2025); and an update to county facilities-use policies to allow registered political parties to use county facilities in accordance with state law; the commission noted staff will execute a memorandum of understanding with the county Republican Party.

Health department approvals and appointments

Health department items 10 through 19 were approved together. Highlights include a $500 donation from a client, a $3,200 on-site web-accessibility training contract amendment with Utah State University (WebAIM), reappointments and a new appointment to the Davis County Senior Services Advisory Council (three-year terms beginning July 1, 2025), a three-year limited-use agreement with a local square-dancing group ($25/class), and multiple state agreements for Medicaid aging-waiver administration and early-childhood targeted case management (TCM).

The commission also approved a five-year, $625,625 agreement to provide early-childhood targeted case management beginning July 1, 2025, and a $218,114, five-year agreement for member and provider Medicaid outreach activities. Commissioners approved appointment of Dr. Candace Smith to the Davis County Board of Health for a three-year term; staff said Dr. Smith practices pediatrics and infectious disease and was interviewed and recommended by health department leadership.

Information systems and libraries

Deputy Information Systems Director Mike Pace presented a five-year bandwidth agreement to upgrade the Western Sports Park connection. The new monthly cost will be $1,308, replacing the prior $806.25 monthly service; the contract term begins May 27, 2025, and ends May 27, 2030.

Library leadership secured two renewals: a three-year Mango Languages subscription with Creative Empire LLC ($45,024.60 total, $15,008.20 annually) and a renewal memorandum of understanding with the Utah Education and Telehealth Network (UETN) for discounted connectivity and state-covered costs.

Sheriff’s office

Deputy Sheriff Arnold Butcher presented an interlocal cooperative agreement with Sunset City for law enforcement dispatch services for $28,126.50 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025; the commission approved the agreement.

Consent, BOE and adjournment

Commissioners approved consent agenda items, acknowledged community events including the county’s bird festival and moved into the Board of Equalization. The tax register presented at the board of equalization included various abatements, corrections and assessor adjustments; commissioners approved the property-tax register and reconvened the commission meeting before adjourning.

Motions and voting

Most approvals at the meeting were made by motion and carried on unanimous voice votes among the commissioners present (Commissioners Loreen Kamalu and Bob Stevenson); Commissioner John Cross was excused. Where staff provided dollar amounts, dates and contract terms, those figures were included in the commission packets and summarized above.","mediaType","Audio","parentTitle","Regular Commission Meeting 05 27 2025 - 05 27 2025 Room Audio","oneSentenceSummary","The Davis County Commission on May 27 approved multiple property transfers, contracts, health-department agreements and the county’s tax-sale and property-tax registers during a meeting in Commission Chambers.","taxTitle","Davis County Commission, Davis County Boards and Commissions, Davis County, Utah","taxId",67542,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":50,"_51":82,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":83,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":84,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6545645,"Davis County approves tourism-fund lease payments to general fund for Western Sports Park land",560,870000,1430000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3519960-855c80851d947152075ab24b5c2bbb36&start=870&end=1430","/articles/6545645/Utah/Davis-County-approves-tourism-fund-lease-payments-to-general-fund-for-Western-Sports-Park-land","The Davis County Commission on Tuesday adopted a resolution directing the tourism fund to make annual lease payments to the general fund for land used exclusively by the Western Sports Park, beginning Jan. 1, 2025, and continuing for a minimum of 30 years.

The resolution traces decades of prior county action: a 1968 general obligation bond to finance a county hospital left surplus proceeds that were used later, in 1988, to buy land near the Farmington public safety complex. In 2022 the county issued $50 million in sales tax revenue bonds and committed another $20 million in tourism tax dollars to develop a regional youth-sports destination on that land, now named Western Sports Park and slated for completion in 2025.

Citing Utah law authorizing use of transient-room and sales-tax-derived tourism funds for sports and recreation facilities, the resolution states the tourism fund will pay the general fund annually to compensate for exclusive tourism-related use of the park property. The county used the Davis County assessor’s estimated 2024 raw land value, $22,450,241.48, as the basis; lease payments will be calculated using 8% of fair market value with a 2% annual escalator, the resolution says. The area designated for exclusive tourism use was described in the resolution as approximately 55.06 acres.

During discussion, commissioners sought clarification about whether the figures shown were 2024 or 2025 values. A county official noted the presentation on screen used 2025 numbers but the resolution text reflected 2024 assessed values. Controller Curtis Koch provided the year-one payment estimate used for 2025: “for the year 2025, it will be $1,796,019.32,” he said.

Commissioner Bob Stevenson moved to approve the resolution (identified in meeting materials as resolution 2025-11) and Commissioner Loreen Kamalu seconded. The motion carried unanimously among commissioners present.

The resolution also directs that lease payments be deposited to the general fund capital account (fund 45, subject to future fund-number changes), begin Jan. 1, 2025, and continue annually for at least 30 years or until the land is no longer used by the tourism fund. The county will apply the 2% annual escalator to payments computed from the 2024 assessed value; the resolution becomes effective on adoption.

The resolution cites Utah Code §17-31-2 and §59-12-603 and Davis County Code §3.04.0.15 as authorizing statutes and local code provisions for tourism-fund uses. The county did not make additional appropriations at the meeting; it approved the administrative framework for annual lease payments.","The commission approved a resolution directing annual lease payments from the tourism fund to the general fund for land used exclusively for the Western Sports Park, beginning Jan. 1, 2025, with payments calculated from the 2024 assessed land value and continuing for at least 30 years.",{"_33":86,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":87,"_41":88,"_43":89,"_45":90,"_47":91,"_49":50,"_51":92,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":93,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":94,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6545649,"Davis County sets parameters for up to $6.2 million in bonds for South Davis County Library; public hearing set for June 17",357,428000,785000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3519960-855c80851d947152075ab24b5c2bbb36&start=428&end=785","/articles/6545649/Utah/Davis-County-sets-parameters-for-up-to-62-million-in-bonds-for-South-Davis-County-Library-public-hearing-set-for-June-17","The Davis County Commission on Tuesday approved a parameters resolution allowing the county to issue up to $6,200,000 in bonds to finance the South Davis County Library project and scheduled a public hearing for June 17 on the issuance.

The resolution sets a maximum maturity of 21 years, caps fixed-rate offers at 6% and establishes a 15% cap for any variable-rate component. The county will pursue a direct purchase approach that can be offered to up to 35 specific investors under SEC rules, the county’s financial advisor said.

Curtis Koch, Davis County controller, introduced the financing plan and said the county has been saving for the project since a tax increase was authorized in 2017. “We anticipate that the $4,000,000 has been saved since that time,” Koch said, adding that county officials do not expect an additional tax increase tied to the debt service.

Jonathan Ward, financial advisor with Science Public Finance, described the anticipated sale process and why the county included parameters for both fixed and variable rates. “These parameters allow us to go forward and sell the bonds within these parameters,” Ward said. “We would sell these directly to investors who wanna buy them. We will offer it to, no more than 35 specific investors as per SEC regulations… we don't get these rated. We don't incur some of the other public offering expenses that we would do, but the interest rate is oftentimes a little higher than if we were to do that.”

Ward said direct purchases may price roughly a half-percentage point higher than a public sale in current markets and explained why a variable-rate component (for example, fixed for 10 years then adjustable) was included as an option to attract buyers and allow refinancing flexibility.

The county expects to issue bid documents, solicit investor interest and receive bids in about two weeks, Ward said. Before the county can close on the bonds, a statutorily required public hearing must be held with at least 14 days’ notice; staff recommended returning to the commission June 17 for that hearing.

Commissioner Bob Stevenson moved to approve the resolution and Commissioner Loreen Kamalu seconded. The motion carried unanimously among commissioners present. The county clerk and controller will complete required notices and schedule the June 17 hearing, at which the public may comment on the bond issuance and whether the project competes with private enterprise.

The approved parameters: maximum principal $6,200,000; maximum term 21 years; maximum fixed interest rate 6%; maximum variable rate 15%; direct purchase to up to 35 targeted investors. The county’s finance team will return with the formal bond documents, solicitation results and the public hearing record before closing the sale.","The Davis County Commission approved bond-issuance parameters that allow up to $6.2 million in bonds for the South Davis County Library project, set maximum terms and rates, and scheduled a public hearing for June 17 to accept comment before closing the sale.","actionData","errors"]

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