The Lehi City Council met on July 28, 2026, starting with a 4:30 p.m. pre-council work session and followed by a 7:00 p.m. regular session. The pre-council focused on a heavy rescue vehicle discussion, the downtown facilities master plan, and a parking code presentation. The regular session included a public hearing, consent agenda, and action on several ordinances, including a public safety impact fee, stormwater plan updates, design standards, a subdivision approval, sign code amendments, construction safety measures, development application requirements, and mixed-use zone updates. The meeting was adjourned after approximately 2.5 hours of regular session.
Yeah, I don't think you can spend too much time. Oh man. Okay, welcome to our um council meeting today, our pre-council meeting at four thirty here in the Lehigh City uh council chambers. Um currently we have Council Member Stallings, Councilmember Freeman, Councilmember Lockhart that creates a quorum. And uh we welcome all of you who are here with us today. Um we'll start with opening comment that'll give them be given by myself and then we'll go on to item number two. Our Father in Heaven, we are grateful for the state, grateful for the opportunity we have to pause and to thank thee for the many blessings we enjoy. We're thankful for uh this city and the opportunities we have to serve and to uh help and bless the lives of the residents that live here. We're thankful for the rain that's fallen and pray that thou would continue to bless our land with moisture that we may receive the needs that we need at this time and that we might be able to use those in a wise manner. We pray for our first responders and also the employees that work here that they may be washed over and protected, that their families may be mindful of their time that they might have the blessings they need as they serve. We ask the to be with us this afternoon that we may be able to uh have clear minds and clear thoughts as we think about the direction our city goes that we might do so in a manner that would be pleasing into the we're thankful again for all that we have and ask for thy blessings today and do so in the name of Jesus Christ, amen. Okay, we'll start with item two point one, the heavy rescue discussion from the Lehigh fire departments. Uh what this discussion is around is the heavy rescue that uh we asked for in the budget. Um there was a lot of positive comments. I personally didn't hear any negative comments, so I'm taking that as a bonus. But because it wouldn't be paid for in this budget year, it was denied on paper. But what we were looking for was did council actually want us to move forward with that. Is that did I put that right, Jason? That's essentially what we were looking for is did you actually want us to move forward with purchasing that heavy rescue that we wouldn't get for two or three years or was that on pause. I think I talked to Dean about possible like impact fees being able to pay for this. Now realize but then if impact fee, it has they have to look at it and say it's not like it all can be paid with impact fees, a portion could, because they have to look at it and say how much of this can be used relative to new growth. So it's not gonna 100%. But like uh Chief was saying, I think in the original budget it was in there, but there's nothing really to put in the budget because there's no dollars for several years. So it's probably just that discussion. But so I I I it made a long answer for a short question, but um it's in there, it doesn't have a huge impact just because they have to allocate it out. Okay. So some of the impact fees can be used to pay for this. Yes. So from my opinion and perspective, that's the information I was waiting on. I wanted to know if we could use some of the impact fees to help pay for it. I'm supportive of it. Um just wanted more information on how to finance it. So anyway, that's where I stand. Thank you. I I just assume we were going forward with it just because there is a long lead time, correct? And like if we get it going now, then we would get it in a few years or that sort of thing. And yeah, we think uh well, I haven't engaged the manufacturers too much because once you do, then they just won't leave you alone. So um, but what we're hearing um is still two to three years out from from signing the contract, really. So even if I ordered it today, we'd have to do some design work and stuff like that. And then once we finish that, we'd sign the contract two to three years from then. Yeah, and I um I agree with both Emily and Michelle. I had I was supportive of it. I thought that it was in the works, I guess. And I had our actually even reached out to the county to see if they could help facilitate some of that. So I think that was that was my that was my understanding, and I was kind of waiting also for more information for about impact fees. Yeah, we're still hopeful on that, right, Jason. We're um in con in talking with uh Commissioner Beltran about that. So hopefully that can work out and offset some of those costs. Other questions? So, Chief, just one question I have.