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Kaysville will split consultant fee to pursue federal funding for Angel Street extension
Summary
City council approved a reimbursement agreement with Symphony Homes to share the cost of a government-relations consultant who will pursue federal transportation funds for the Angel Street extension, a project estimated at $4–5 million.
Kaysville City Council approved a reimbursement agreement to hire a government-relations consultant to seek federal funding for the Angel Street extension, a project the city estimates at about $4–5 million.
City Manager Jason described the agreement as a short-term engagement with consultant Adam Gardner. Gardner will work with Congressman Blake Moore’s office to try to secure federal transportation funding for a project that is roughly 90% designed and would extend Angel Street past the Sewer District property and connect to Sunset. Symphony Homes agreed to split Gardner’s fee with the city; Gardner’s fee is $5,000 per month and the fee will be split $2,500 each for the next six months, reimbursing the consultant while he works with congressional staff.
The consultant arrangement was placed on the consent agenda as item B and approved by the council. Jason said the city has received positive signals from Blake Moore’s office and that, if prioritized by the congressional transportation and infrastructure committee, the project has a “very very high chance” of receiving funding. The council’s action authorizes the reimbursement arrangement; the council did not appropriate federal funds because any award would still require congressional action and later programming and budgeting by the city.
The Angel Street extension is intended to accommodate anticipated development by Symphony Homes and to finish a segment of roadway that now dead-ends at the south end. No construction funding has been secured; the consultant engagement is intended to increase the project’s chances of receiving federal dollars.
Council members who spoke during the item emphasized the project’s readiness and the opportunity to pursue available federal funding. The action carries no guarantee of an appropriation; council materials and staff noted that the congressional committee is expected to make prioritization decisions by July or early August (timing provided in the council discussion).
