Kent Andersen Email & Phone Number

Salt Lake City, UT, US

Davis County, Utah

• Lead Davis County Community & Economic Development Department - 32 employees
• Economic Development - administration of the Davis Council of Governments, the $5.5M Davis Fund for Economic Development and $1M CDBG/SSBG. 2024 HOME Consortium established, $500k ongoing.
• Planning & Building - Annual administration of $20M of Transportation funds. Transportation Chair: Northern Utah Chamber Coalition.
• Tourism and Events - Oversee the Destination Marketing Organization: Discover Davis, $11 million annual tourism tax revenue. Events: Great Salt Lake Bird Festival and Antelope by Moonlight Bike Ride, Hill Air Force.
• Davis Conference Center - 80k sq ft conference center with an attached Hilton Garden Inn.
• Western Sports Park - 55 acre sports and events complex. 62k sq ft event facility, 3 exhibit buildings totaling 25k sq ft and 15 acres of sports fields. Leading $70M investment to expand indoor space 118k sq ft and.

West Jordan, Utah

• Lead economic development planning and research, business expansion, retention and attraction
• Manage operations of the Redevelopment Agency: 6 RDA’s, 4 EDA’s, 2 CDA’s, 1 CRA. Negotiated and executed an EDA Project Area Amendment to facilitate PayPal and $663 million of projected investment.
• Projects: City Center Project Area Plan, EDCUtah Mega Site Stage 1 Certification grant, free 5-week small business workshop, Economic Profile report.
• Re-tenanted 160k ft2 of vacant retail boxes.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

• Lead Economic Development, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Business Licensing and Code Compliance.
• Lead economic development planning and research, business recruitment, retention and growth.
• Manage operations of the Redevelopment Agency of Layton City: East Gate EDA, Historic Downtown RDA, and established the Antelope Drive CDA for R.C. Willey.
• Facilitate tax increment agreement negotiations between developers, Redevelopment Agency, EDCUtah, and Utah’s GOED.
• Projects: City Rebranding and Marketing, Midtown branding, Envision Layton general plan update, $42 million UDOT I-15 Interchange Improvements, City Transportation Plan update, West Davis Corridor, Highway 89.

Greater Salt Lake City Area

• Manage subdivision, zoning, general plan, and related planning and community development requests, ordinance interpretation and updates, land use, permitting, and transportation planning.
• Ninigret Group 180 acre light industrial and residential development. Establishment of a CDA.
• Acting Public Information Officer for Syracuse City.

Sacramento, California Area

• Technical and policy support for Mayor Johnson and the Board of Directors regarding the Mayor’s homeless initiative, Sacramento Steps Forward
• Assist development of a Joint Powers Authority, consolidating homeless services regionally.

Mammoth Lakes, CA

• Support construction of workforce housing, including partnerships with contractors/developers.
• Assist acquisition of Town of Mammoth Lakes residential development planning approvals.
• Prepare applications/budgets and administer federal/state housing grants.
• Licensed California Real Estate Agent.

Bishop, CA

• Supervise 19 Community Service Department employees.
• Program implementation, including: three affordable housing complexes, workforce development, home weatherization, energy and food assistance, and emergency assistance.
• Prepare applications/budgets and oversee administration of federal grants: CDBG, Section 8, WIA, HOME, etc.

Master'S Degree, Public Policy & Administration

THESIS Leadership in California State Government: Lessons from a Survey of Executives.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Environmental Studies & Natural Resource Policy

Activities and Societies: College of Natural Resources Student Council, President and co-founder of the Student Organization for Society.