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County subcommittee outlines feasibility work for Kimball Junction public‑private partnership
Summary
County subcommittee members said feasibility work is progressing for a proposed public‑private partnership with Dakota Pacific at Kimball Junction to build an expanded transit center, capture parking and mixed uses; consultants have been engaged and staff expect public hearings in the coming months.
Council members Chris and Candace reported progress on a subcommittee exploring a public‑private partnership (P3) with Dakota Pacific Real Estate to redevelop properties around Kimball Junction. The initial concept would trade county‑owned parcels (including the Richlands parcel and the current transit center site) and adjacent Dakota Pacific land to create an expanded transit center, a capture parking lot to reduce congestion on SR‑224, and complementary commercial and residential uses.
Chris emphasized the subcommittee's role is feasibility analysis, not negotiation: "We're not negotiating anything. We are trying to come up with a framework for evaluating the public private partnership on these lands," he said. Consultants – including Ensign Engineering for topography, Transystems for transit requirements, and AO Architects for master‑planning iterations – have been engaged under a cost‑sharing agreement.
Steve Bork, representing Dakota Pacific, said the transit center is the first priority: "We started with the transit center's first priority. What's the space needs of that?" He described a roughly 9‑acre focus area (Richlands plus 3.45 acres of DPRE land) as the P3 zone that could accommodate a transit center, parking and activation space.
The subcommittee reported that the Skullcandy building parcel (about 7.38 acres) is under contract and expected to close shortly. Workstreams include pedestrian crossing alternatives across SR‑224, massing and circulation studies, and drafting PPP terms (land swaps, roles, costs). Staff noted the need to coordinate with UDOT's SR‑224 EIS and to pursue state transportation program (STIP) and legislative support for infrastructure funding; public hearings and formal council approvals of terms are planned in the coming months.
Council members emphasized the intent to keep planning within the Kimball Junction neighborhood plan and to bring alternatives to the public for review and choice once feasibility is clearer.
Next steps: complete technical studies, draft PPP terms, hold public hearings in the three‑to‑four‑month window, and bring development‑agreement amendments or approvals back to the council later in the year.
