Kaysville's Parks & Recreation Department presented its annual report on Nov. 6, highlighting cemetery trends, planned capital work and park programming. Cole Stevens, director of parks and recreation, told the council that cremation interments have increased substantially in recent years and that the department is building a phased cremation memorial garden to meet demand.

Stevens said cremation urn interments now account for roughly 21–23% of all interments and that year-to-date the city had recorded 23 cremation interments. The department has begun construction on a cremation memorial garden; staff estimates the entire planned area could hold about 3,000 cremation spaces and the first phase would provide approximately 1,200 spaces. Stevens said the project's contractor schedule and materials led staff to target substantial completion by Memorial Day and to begin sales under the consolidated fee schedule in July.

The presentation also covered recent maintenance and upgrades: staff used perpetual-care funds to replace the cemetery's older irrigation system in the historic section, improving coverage and efficiency; crews replaced many brick entry columns; and cemetery staff continue to manage a large workload (the cemetery holds more than 17,500 headstones and adds about 100 new headstones per year).

Stevens reviewed other parks work: completed trailhead and trail connections, playground replacements and facility maintenance; near-term projects include a restroom remodel and Ponds Park pavilion improvements. He reported that recreation programming served more than 13,000 participants year-to-date and that the new field house opens capacity for additional adult-focused programs. Staff said volunteer efforts (for example, a 9/11 day of service) and ongoing outreach help with maintenance demands.

Councilmembers praised the cemetery's condition and the department's outreach; staff said they will return with consolidated-fee-schedule options for cremation pre-need sales and the council will consider those as part of the FY27 budget process.