Lehi City Council Pre-Council and Regular Meeting - February 11, 2025
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Lehi City Council Pre-Council and Regular Meeting - February 11, 2025
The Lehi City Council held a Pre-Council session at 5:30 PM and a Regular Session at 7:00 PM on February 11, 2025, in the City Council Chambers. All council members were present except Chris Condy, who was excused. The meeting included reports from the Environmental Sustainability Committee and the Lehi Cares Coalition, followed by a consent agenda and several regular agenda items, including resolutions and an ordinance. All items voted on were approved unanimously.
Pre-Council Presentations
Environmental Sustainability Committee Annual Report - Committee Chair Todd and new chair Montana Hamilton presented on 2024 accomplishments and 2025 goals. Accomplishments included a radon meter lending program (15 meters, popular with a waitlist), the Traverse Mountain Conservation Easement celebration, a rain barrel program (over 1,000 barrels sold, 300 subsidized), Jordan River interpretive signage, two painted traffic signal boxes ($1,000 each), a water-wise landscape of the month program, and community surveys. For 2025, they plan to expand outreach, explore glass and soft plastic recycling (Hefty Renew and Trex programs), create a sustainable business recognition, develop a sustainability plan, and continue water-wise landscape awards. They expressed appreciation for council support.
Lehi Cares Coalition Report - New coordinator Leah Gurkey reported on coalition activities. They completed a community assessment focusing on risk factors: low commitment to school and depressive symptoms as top priorities. They are using the SHARP survey data for measurement, though Council member Michelle expressed concerns about some survey questions. Leah explained the necessity of the data and the opt-in process. The coalition plans to implement evidence-based programs in 2025 to address these risk factors and promote protective factors.
Public Comments
No members of the public addressed the council.
Consent Calendar
The council approved the consent agenda, which included:
- Approval of a traffic signal reimbursement agreement with Smith's (Kroger).
- Approval of minutes from the January 7, 2025 Work Session and January 14, 2025 City Council Meeting.
- Approval of fleet surplus items.
- Approval of purchase orders (including $164,800 for Stuart C Irby).
- Resolution #2025-08 appointing a board member to the Timpanogos Special Service District.
Discussion Items
Resolution #2025-10: Northridge Park and Hidden Canyon Trailhead Construction Services - Staff Steve reported that Strong Solutions won the formal bid and will construct both parks, with completion expected by September 2025. The council unanimously approved the resolution.
Resolution #2025-11: Amendment to the Frances Martens Comer Perpetual Library Fund - Library representative Christie presented the revised resolution after consulting with the Comer family. The family wanted to keep the principal perpetual but use the interest annually for library benefits. The council unanimously approved.
Ordinance #03-2025: Cardenas Zone Change (Postponed) - The applicant was not present, so the item was postponed to a future meeting.
Ordinance #06-2025: Residential Table of Uses Amendment - Staff Kim explained the amendment simplifies and consolidates uses in the residential table. Council discussion included whether to list all schools (public, private, micro schools, charter schools) as permitted uses in all residential zones, given a state law requirement. Councilmember Michelle proposed an amendment to include all schools as permitted, which was accepted. The council unanimously approved the ordinance as amended.
Resolution #2025-09: Planning Commission Bylaws Amendment - Staff Kim outlined two minor changes: adding a reference to the municipal code for planning commission duties, and changing the effective date of a commission decision to the date of the final action (rather than upon approval of minutes). The council unanimously approved.
Key Outcomes
- The consent agenda was approved unanimously.
- Resolution #2025-10 (Strong Solutions contract) was approved unanimously.
- Resolution #2025-11 (Comer Library Fund amendment) was approved unanimously.
- Ordinance #06-2025 (Residential Table of Uses) was approved unanimously, with an amendment to include all schools as permitted uses.
- Resolution #2025-09 (Planning Commission Bylaws) was approved unanimously.
- Ordinance #03-2025 (Cardenas zone change) was postponed due to the applicant's absence.
Meeting Transcript
I figured out at all. Check before I started it up and then just had it on pause until seven. Make sure there's no air. Is there any having problems with that? Yeah. How did it work on Thursday or your planning mission? Did you do it last time? Oh, I did. I did the budget retreat. All righty. I'd like to welcome everybody to the Lehigh City Council member meeting. It is a meeting for the members. Yeah, it is. And others. General Pilot. Uh it is February 11th, 2025. Uh the time is 5 32. And uh as uh matter of roll call, our council members are all uh present except for Chris Condy who uh texted me about an hour ago and asked if he uh excused because he had a family thing arise and so told him that was okay. Uh we'd like to start this with an opening prayer and I asked Paul if he would do that for us. Our dear Heavenly Father, we're grateful for this uh beautiful day that I was given us. We're grateful for the uh wonderful country that we live in and for the many opportunities that we have. We are grateful for the moisture that we're receiving and uh pray that uh as the winter progresses that we'll be able to receive enough snowpack to provide and fill the reservoirs as needed. Uh we're grateful for our first responders and all they do to protect us here in abroad. Uh we'd ask that please bless that as we review the items on the agenda uh this evening that we'll be mindful of uh the needs of of the residents and uh be cognizant of the varying uh issues before us. Uh we ask that that would bless us that we'll be able to make decisions that would be pleasing into the and we say these things may be thy son Jesus Christ amount. Thank you, Paul. We do have uh couple of uh uh reports uh today and item two point one is our environmental sustainability committee. Hopefully this thing works. That's been our experience. If I can plug it in. There you go. All right. Thank you, Mayor, Council. Um why is that up there? Is that in town? Huh? New park. It's our new amphitheater. Yeah, that's pretty, huh? That's gonna going to be the bowl back there at Family Park. And then just hit duplicate. Oh, I got yeah. Okay. All right. Well, thank you. First of all, thank you for all you did as a council, as the mayor. I'm always bragging about you guys, obviously, you know, and take a minute here to get a few out of boys, but we uh we couldn't do what we do as a environmental sustainability committee without your support. And uh I I guess that's kind of like what this report really means is to let you know that you know we're trying to take that um stewardship and and make Lehigh a better place to live and you know, work, play, have fun. And so I've got Montana Hamilton, he's our new chair. Oh, and uh we finally voted him in.
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