Davis County Commission approves wide-ranging agreements, grants and property actions; holds public hearing on CDBG amendment

The Davis County Commission on Tuesday, March 25, approved a series of interlocal agreements, contract amendments, grant pass-throughs and property actions while opening and closing a public hearing on a substantial amendment to the county's Community Development Block Grant annual action plan.

The commission unanimously approved items brought forward across multiple departments, including a $368,000 pass-through from the Utah Department of Health and Human Services for mental health and substance use disorder services, an interlocal transportation funding agreement with Kaysville City for $3,000,000 for reconstruction of 200 North, and a $3.7 million commercial real estate purchase ratified by the board.

The public hearing was held to consider a substantial amendment to Davis County’s 2024–25 annual action plan for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). Ryan Steinbeagle of Community and Economic Development explained the amendment would cancel a previously allocated $126,000 for Americans with Disabilities Act improvements at Fruit Heights City’s city building, roll the funds into the next program year and reprioritize them for another project. Emily Hillstead of Safe Harbor Crisis Center spoke during the hearing, noting the center served “3,464” county residents last year and asked to be considered for CDBG funding; the commission closed the hearing and approved the amendment.

Other approvals included: an interlocal agreement with Farmington City for a Lagoon Station Park shuttle ($90,000 over three years, $30,000 per year from the county’s active transportation funding), a notice to quit and vacate property used by Reagan Outdoor Advertising after unsuccessful renegotiation attempts, and authorization to…