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Kaysville city manager outlines infrastructure, public-safety and growth priorities in State of the City
Summary
City Manager Karianne Lisonbee told the council residents can expect investments in aging infrastructure, a new field house partnership with the school district and ongoing efforts to manage rising service demand and regulatory burdens.
Kaysville City Manager Karianne Lisonbee delivered the city's State of the City on July 16, highlighting aging infrastructure, rising emergency calls and several large capital projects the city says will address those pressures.
Lisonbee opened by citing the city's mission to "enhance the quality of life in Kaysville through effective, efficient, and equitable services," and walked through department highlights and near-term priorities. "If it's not about enhancing the quality of life in Kaysville through effective, efficient, and equitable services, then it's probably not something we need to be doing," she said.
The presentation summarized public-safety and service trends: fire and emergency medical responses rose about 18% in 2025 (an increase of roughly 360 calls), and the city said 2026 is on pace for about 2,600 responses, roughly 300 more than last year. Lisonbee said the police department's recent annual report shows service calls have evened out, and cited a short "morning brief" video series produced by officers to improve communication with residents.
Infrastructure and public works were center stage. Lisonbee said public works manages approximately 130 miles of streets, about 168 miles of drinking-water pipe, seven water tanks and roughly 1,700 hydrants. She highlighted the Kings Court/Kings Line water-line replacement (installed after repeated breaks) and said the 200 North reconstruction project is expected to reach substantial completion by the end of the year, with final landscaping and finish work continuing into next spring.
On utilities, the city said unscheduled power outages fell (from 79 events to 58), though squirrel-related outages rose in 2025. Construction of the Burton Substation is under way; staff said equipment-delivery delays could push full operation into next spring. Lisonbee also described Kaysville's participation in the extended day-ahead electricity market (eDAM), a regional purchasing mechanism the city expects will improve cost effectiveness for power procurement.
Parks and recreation projects include a joint-use field house being built in partnership with Davis School District that will provide four full-size courts and an upper-level walking track for community use during non-school hours. Officials said vertical construction is expected this summer and the city anticipates facility opening by the end of the 2027 summer/school-year cycle, subject to construction schedules.
Lisonbee noted the city's engineering department secured more than $28 million in grants over the past 10 years to fund projects. She also raised ongoing challenges: rising construction and materials costs since the COVID period, increasing state and federal regulatory requirements, and workforce retention (21 employees left in the past 12 months, three to retirement).
Lisonbee closed by flagging the small-area plan as an item later on the agenda and by noting staff is working on options for repurposing the nearby library building. The council proceeded to call to the public after the presentation.
