PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Kearns City Council will hold a meeting on the 8th day of June 2026 to begin at 6:00 p.m., in the North Ballroom of the Element Event Center, located at 5658 Cougar Ln., Kearns, Utah 84118 as follows:
**Portions of the meeting may be closed for reasons allowed by statue. Motions relating to any of the items listed below, including final action, may be taken.
PUBLIC MEETING
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. DETERMINE QUORUM
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. VISITING OFFICIALS
5. CITIZEN PUBLIC INPUT (Limited to 3 Minutes Per Person)
Any person wishing to comment on any item not otherwise scheduled for a public hearing on this evening's agenda will need to enter the virtual Public Comment queue. All participants planning to speak, whether in person or virtually, must complete our quick and easy sign-up form. For those attending in person there will be a QR code to scan or physical comment cards when absolutely needed.
Virtual Participants: As soon as you log in using the link below, you must send a message to the host with your full name & address immediately after entering the public comment queue.
https://app.be.live/NMoLrP82/guest
Public comment is limited to three (3) minutes per person.
For those unable to attend in person or virtually, members of the public may submit public comments prior to the meeting for the City Council to consider. Please send those to the City Recorder, Diana Baun, at dbaun@msd.utah.gov before 3:00 PM on the date of the meeting.
ORDER OF BUSINESS:
6. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approval of City Council Meeting Minutes
a. May 11, 2026 City Council Meeting
b. May 29, 2026 City Council Special Meeting
B. Council Acknowledgment of Monthly Finance Reports
7. PRESENTATIONS
A. Kearns Economic Development Situation Assessment - Dan Adams, Langdon Group
8. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
A. Ordinance 2026-O-06 - Amending the Current City of Kearns Budget (Fiscal Year 2025-2026)
B. Ordinance 2026-O-05 - Adopting the City of Kearns Final Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027
9. COUNCIL BUSINESS - ACTION ITEMS (Discussion/Motion)
A. Discussion and Potential Approval of Ordinance 2026-O-06, Amending the Current City of Kearns Budget (Fiscal Year 2025-2026) - Daniel Hoffman, Accounting Manager
B. Discussion and Potential Approval of Ordinance 2026-O-05, Adopting the City of Kearns 2026-2027 Final Budget - Daniel Hoffman, Accounting Manager
C. Discussion and Potential Approval of Ordinance 2026-O-07, Amending Section 19.50.020 of the Zoning Ordinance to Clarify the Exemptions from Landscaping Requirements that Apply to Single and Two Family Dwellings Not Within a Planned Unit Development or Planned Community - Curtis Woodward, Planning
D. Discussion and Potential Action Regarding the City of Kearns' Application for Redesignation as a Healthy Utah Community and Authorizing the Mayor to Sign a Letter of Support on the City's Behalf - Lee Whiting/My Kearns Coalition
E. Discussion and Potential Action Regarding a Funding Agreement to Allocate the City's 'Beer Tax' Funds to the My Kearns Coalition - Nathan Bracken, City Attorney, and Chief Levi Hughes, Unified Police Department
F. Discussion and Potential Action Regarding Resolution R2026-14, Approving Interlocal Funding Agreement with the Unified Police Department to Allocate $125,000 plus additional funding for a traffic car to UPD- Nathan Bracken, City Attorney
G. Discussion and Potential Action to Allow the Public to Attend Council Meeting Virtually and to Comment Virtually During Public Comment Periods and Public Hearings - Council Member Patrick Schaeffer and Council Member Chrystal Butterfield
10. STAKEHOLDER REPORTS
A. Kearns Improvement District (KID) - Greg Anderson, General Manager
11. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
12. CLOSED SESSIONS IF NEEDED AS ALLOWED PURSUANT TO UTAH CODE §52-4-205
A. Discussion of the character, professional competence or physical or mental health of an individual
B. Strategy sessions to discuss pending or reasonably imminent litigation
C. Strategy sessions to discuss the purchase, exchange, or lease of real property
D. Discussion regarding deployment of security personnel, devices, or systems; and/or
E. Other lawful purposes as listed in Utah Code §52-4-205
13. ADJOURN
View the Kearns City Council Meeting LIVE on YouTube or at a later date by clicking the link below:
youtube.com/@KearnsCity
When: June 8, 2026, 06:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
Upon request with three (3) working days' notice, the Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District, in support of the City of Kearns, will make reasonable accommodations for participation in the meeting. To request assistance, please call (385) 377-9466 - TTY 711.
A copy of the foregoing agenda was posted at the following locations on the date posted below: Kearns City website at https://kearns.utah.gov/ and the Utah Public Notice Website at https://www.utah.gov/pmn/. Pursuant to State Law and Kearns Ordinance, Councilmembers may participate electronically. Pursuant to Utah Code § 52-4-205, parts of meetings may be closed for reasons allowed by statute.
POSTED ON: June 6, 2026
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
Upon request with three (3) working days' notice, the City of Kearns will provide free auxiliary aids and services to qualified individuals (including sign language interpreters, alternative formats, etc.).
For assistance, please call (385) 377-9466 - TTY 711.
Notice of Electronic or Telephone Participation
Council Members are allowed to participate electonically
Other Information
**NEW** Meeting Location (as of 12/01/2025)
Element Event Center
5658 Cougar Lane
Kearns, UT 84118