Lehi council shrinks Planning Commission 3-1, adopts Alpine Highway project area plan and elects Paul Hancock mayor pro tempore
January 24, 2023, 4:48 p.m. · Council Chamber, 153 N. 100 East, Lehi
The Lehi City Council amended its municipal code to restructure the Planning Commission, with Council Member Chris Condie voting no over the ability to remove members without cause, and adopted the Alpine Highway Economic Development Project Area Plan. Earlier, Texas Instruments told the council that Lehi is being considered for an 11 billion dollar manufacturing facility with more than 800 jobs, and the council elected Council Member Paul Hancock mayor pro tempore. Council Member Paige Albrecht was excused.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item 2 · Appointment
Selection of mayor pro tempore (pre-council)
Approved
Council Members Katie Koivisto and Paul Hancock were nominated. By secret ballot in which Mayor Mark Johnson also voted, Hancock received three votes and Koivisto two. Hancock was elected mayor pro tempore.
Item 3.1 · Presentation
Texas Instruments update (pre-council)
Discussed
Virginia Martinez Schaefer of Texas Instruments said Lehi is being considered for the company's next manufacturing facility, an 11 billion dollar capital investment she described as the largest in Utah history. If Lehi is chosen it would create more than 800 jobs, and the company would keep investing in the existing facility, formerly Micron. TI intends to break ground at a location by the end of the year.
- Budget$11000.0 million to Texas Instruments
Item 3.2 · Presentation
John Haws Presidential Campaigns Collection donation (pre-council)
Discussed
Jannette Haws presented her late husband's collection of presidential campaign items and said it was his wish to donate it to Lehi. The city plans to partner with the Lehi Archives to display it.
Item 3.4 · Presentation
Environmental Sustainability Committee report (pre-council)
Discussed
Todd Munger and Susan Wilson summarized the year: a $25,000 grant to mitigate phragmites around the Jordan River, a schools no-idling campaign, an electronic waste drive, a monarch butterfly restoration project with the Hutchings Museum and a resident survey on the committee's role.
- Grant$25,000
Item 3.3 · Presentation
Audit report (pre-council)
Discussed
Finance Director Dean Lundell said the outside audit was complete, and auditor Ian Robbins presented a clean report with no findings.
Item 3 · Annexation
Consent agenda: re-approval of the Salomon annexation (Ordinance 08-2023), Planning Commission by-law amendments, surplus items, purchase orders
Approved · 4-0
The council approved the consent items together, including Ordinance 08-2023 re-approving the Salomon annexation. The minutes give no details of the annexation.
Item 4 · Contract
Dog park maintenance agreement with Holbrook Town Investment and the Townhomes at Holbrook Farms HOA (Resolution 2023-06)
Approved · 4-0
Steve Marchbanks presented the agreement for maintenance of a dog park. The council approved it.
- ContractAmount not given to Holbrook Town Investment; Townhomes at Holbrook Farms Homeowners Association
Item 5 · City code
Planning Commission restructure, Title 3 Chapter 2 (Ordinance 09-2023)
Approved · 3-1
Kim Struthers said the ordinance reduces the number of commissioners, removal would be with the council's consent, and alternates would no longer sit on the dais but would still be paid and are expected to attend every meeting. Michelle Stallings opposed reducing the commission and removal without cause. Council Members Katie Koivisto and Chris Condie voiced concerns about removal without cause, and dropping that wording was discussed. Council Member Paul Hancock said removing it would not change the meaning and preferred to leave it. The motion added an oath of office administered by the chair. Council Member Condie voted no; Council Member Koivisto, who said she still had the same concerns, voted yes. The minutes' summary reads '4 in favor, 1 opposed' but the roll call lists three yes votes and one no.
Item 6 · Development
Alpine Highway Economic Development Project Area Plan (Ordinance 10-2023)
Approved · 4-0
After a Redevelopment Agency meeting, the council adopted the Alpine Highway Economic Development Project Area Plan approved by the Redevelopment Agency and directed that notice be given as required by statute.
Item 7 · Contract
Interlocal agreement between the Redevelopment Agency and the city for the Alpine Highway project area (Resolution 2023-07)
Approved · 4-0
The council approved the interlocal agreement. The minutes for this item repeat a sentence about a daycare and equestrian use that belongs to an earlier Smart Cookies Academy item, so no further detail is reported.
What residents said
School crossing safetyRemoval of planning commissioners without cause
Lehi crossing guards raised safety concerns during school drop-off and pick-up and asked for help educating residents. Daniella Larson of the Hutchings Museum supported Texas Instruments locating in Lehi. Michelle Stallings opposed reducing the number of planning commissioners and removal without cause.