City Council Meeting - March 24, 2026

Meeting Summary

The Lehi City Council met on March 24, 2026 in the recently opened Lehi Civic Center and worked through a full agenda covering civic artwork, land use policy, development code amendments, and administrative business. The evening's most-covered item was a presentation by Lehi resident and sculptor Scott Streadbeck, who proposed a $220,000 bronze tree installation for the civic center interior. The piece — described as "a living tree rising upwards with quiet strength" with two youths seated beneath the canopy — drew supportive comments from council members, but the council declined to commit city funds. Instead, council member Heather Newall moved to have Streadbeck pursue private donations, with naming rights on a recognition plaque offered to donors. Also on the agenda was the ongoing proposal for a $33,000 feasibility study to evaluate a potential multi-rink ice complex. The item had been debated at the March 18 work session, where a majority of council members asked that it be brought back for a vote. The feasibility study was discussed but not finally decided at this meeting; the item returned for a definitive vote at the March 31 meeting, at which the council voted against funding the study, forgoing potential support from Utah County and the NHL's Mammoth program. Land use and development code items included proposed amendments to the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) zone's Chapter 38 Mixed Use District requirements, development code updates to Chapters 12-D, 35, and 37 (covering rock mulch standards and supplementary approval requirements), and a zone change application for Vivian Estates Phase 5. The council also considered a lease agreement with Ivory Innovations for a literacy center, approval of 2026 grant request allocations, and the surplus disposition of city fleet vehicles. Residents interested in contributing to the civic center art installation fund can contact the city for information on the private donor campaign.