Tuesday, June 11, 2024
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This was a particularly full meeting, held with Mayor Johnson and Councilor Hancock both excused and Councilor Stallings participating virtually, with Councilor Condie presiding as Mayor Pro Tempore. The most notable financial action was the 4-0 approval of $550,000 in annual PARC Tax grant allocations for local recreation and cultural organizations (Resolution #2024-35). The PARC Tax Committee reviewed 32 applications from 13 organizations totaling nearly $1 million in requests, ultimately fully funding 19 projects and partially funding 3. Notable recipients included the Harrington Center for the Arts Chalk Art Festival, upgrades for the Hutchings Museum, and equipment for the Lehi Area Music Association. The Council discussed whether future applications should be restricted to Lehi-based organizations. The Council also approved the FY2024 budget amendment (Resolution #2024-32) after a public hearing with no comments. The proposed tax rate resolution for FY2025 was pulled from the agenda and deferred to a later meeting. Three residents spoke during citizen input to strongly oppose an approved Planning Commission permit for an indoor storage facility near Bull River Road. Residents argued the structure would stand approximately 44 feet above their neighborhood on raised ground, that the existing retaining wall was not engineered to carry the added load, and that the project was incompatible with the surrounding area. The Council took no action on the storage facility at this meeting. The Council also approved a new bilingual compensation policy (Resolution #2024-34) offering pay stipends for city employees who use a second language in their job duties, effective July 1, 2024, with a five-year review; one resident noted the Council should factor in AI translation technology in that review. The Council unanimously renewed CentraCom's nonexclusive telecommunications franchise (Resolution #2024-33) and approved a utility line relocation exchange agreement with Dominion Energy for the Family Park area. Preliminary subdivision approval was granted for Skye Plat C, a large development including 369 single-family homes and 228 twin homes at Highland Boulevard, and final subdivision approval was granted for the Lehi Brownstones, a 6-lot residential project at 484 West 380 North. The meeting also produced a wave of unanimous development code amendments updating two-lot subdivision procedures, ADU driveway requirements, ADA design standards, road access spacing, address sign exemptions, stormwater management, short-term rental parking requirements, and community forestry regulations.