Kaysville reviews $10.5 million estimate for proposed school-linked gym; council to tour three facilities

Kaysville City Council members spent the bulk of a budget work session reviewing plans and cost estimates for a proposed standalone gymnasium designed by the Davis School District and sited with the district’s junior high campus.

The gymnasium concept — described by city staff as roughly 26,000 square feet — is presented as shared space for school physical education during school hours and city programming for evenings, weekends and summers. City staff told the council the architect’s preliminary construction estimate is $10.5 million, plus or minus roughly 10 percent.

City parks staff said the facility would include a walking track, basketball courts, a 2,800-square-foot fitness/yoga room on a second level, and flexible open space. Under the current schematic the district would fully fund items shown in yellow on the design matrix, Kaysville would fund items in green and some building systems and common areas would be shared on a 50/50 basis. “When we were told 10.5 by the architects, they were clear that that's an estimate. It’s 10.5 plus or minus 10%,”…