Lehi council adopts 2025 parks master plan and tables Water's Edge plan change for a development agreement
September 23, 2025, 5:50 p.m. · Council Chamber, Lehi City Hall, 153 N. 100 East
With Council Member Chris Condie excused, the Lehi City Council adopted the 2025 Parks and Recreation Master Plan 4-0 after residents asked for a park near Belmont Elementary. It authorized water revenue bonds, approved a contract with Hydro Vac for irrigation meters and a bike skills park agreement, and tabled the Water's Edge general plan amendment to draft a development agreement with a hotel and owner-occupied townhomes.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Other
Closed session on security devices
Approved · 3-0
A closed session was held at 4 p.m. to discuss deployment of security devices. Three council members voted yes; Council Members Condie and Stallings were not yet present.
Item 2.1 · Other
Parking at Lehi High School
Discussed
The council discussed the school's loss of 178 parking stalls when a church stopped allowing student parking. Options include a grassy UDOT-owned area north of the school, which the school district would have to improve. Mayor Johnson expressed frustration at being asked to solve school parking; the council said a permanent fix likely requires the district to buy land, and preferred not to change municipal parking codes yet.
Item 2.2 · Contract
UAMPS Fremont Solar and Battery Storage Project
Discussed
Power Director Joel Eves described a 49.5-megawatt solar facility with 198 megawatt-hours of battery storage whose cost is close to Lehi's blended wholesale rate. The power purchase agreement means the city pays only for energy delivered. Timing allows use of investment tax incentives that expire in July 2026. The council planned to consider approval in October.
Item 5 · Budget
Public hearing on water revenue bonds
Discussed
Finance Director Dean Lundell said the bonds fund a storage building at the Public Works yard and an expanded pressurized irrigation reservoir. No one spoke.
Item 6 · Budget
Issuance of water revenue bonds (Resolution 2025-67)
Approved · 4-0
Lundell said the state requires all pressurized irrigation connections to be metered by 2030 and is helping finance the work through grants and low-interest loans. No amount is stated.
- BondAmount not given
Item 7 · Contract
Pressurized irrigation meter installation agreement with Hydro Vac Excavation (Resolution 2025-73)
Approved · 4-0
Water Manager Greg Allred said the three-year contract was expiring and Hydro Vac was the lowest bidder in a new request for bids. It has installed nearly 10,000 meters, with about 4,500 left. The minutes give no amount or number of bidders.
- ContractAmount not given to Hydro Vac Excavation
Item 8 · Other
Scheduling the annual broadband service report hearing
No action
Pulled from the agenda.
Item 9 · Contract
Real estate purchase contract for 2.57 acres at 530 W. 300 North (Resolution 2025-68)
Approved · 4-0
Economic Development Director Marlin Eldred said the property is next to the power department and would let Strata lease the building for one to two years while it completes construction on Main Street. The price is not stated.
- Land dealAmount not given
Item 10 · Parks
2025 Parks and Recreation Master Plan (Resolution 2025-69)
Approved · 4-0
Trent Dyer called the plan a guidebook for planning and budgeting, not a ranked list. Many residents near Belmont Elementary and Viewpoint Middle School, including the Belmont PTA president, asked for a park on city-acquired land in a gap area known as the Bermuda Triangle; most wanted green space, some a quiet design with trails rather than an active playground. Others raised ball fields in west and east Lehi, a recreation center, Jordan Willows and locked gates at Osier Park. Parks Manager Steve Marchbanks said designs for the site have started and proposals would come in budget talks beginning in February; Osier Park paving is delayed by budget; and Mellor-Rhoads Park awaits funding after final land acquisition. Marchbanks said no amendment is needed to add the park.
Item 11 · Contract
Bicycle skills park agreement with Avid Trails (Resolution 2025-70)
Approved · 4-0
Trent Dyer said Avid Trails is a national company that has built similar parks, including in Utah. The minutes give no price or bid process.
- ContractAmount not given to Avid Trails
Item 12 · Contract
General services agreement with Power Engineers (Resolution 2025-72)
Approved · 4-0
Power Director Joel Eves said Power Engineers provides technical services such as substation design. The agreement is open-ended for three years, with tasks contracted as needed.
- ContractAmount not given to Power Engineers
Item 13 · Roads and utilities
Second amended interlocal agreement with Utah County for 2300 West widening (Resolution 2025-71)
Approved · 4-0
City Engineer Lorin Powell said the amendment extends the contract so striping and an overlay can be done in the spring.
Item 14 · General plan
Water's Edge general plan amendment, 1300 East 175 South (Ordinance 58-2025)
Tabled · 4-0
The applicants asked to change 13.02 acres from Transit Oriented Development to Mixed-Use for for-sale housing, a hotel and wetland preservation, with a maximum of 330 homes under the city's infrastructure map. They said a hotel is the most feasible commercial use and that new residents would reduce transient camping and dumping at the site. Staff said a hotel would use utility capacity and limit housing. A resident raised transportation and fire access concerns. Council Member Albrecht suggested a development agreement; Council Member Stallings wanted more commercial and less residential, gated for-sale housing. City Attorney Ryan Wood said a development agreement can be a condition of a zone change but cannot be required if the applicant meets current zoning. The council tabled the ordinance and directed staff to draft a development agreement with a high-end hotel, owner-occupied townhomes (30%), a public pedestrian bridge across wetlands, traffic and infrastructure studies and a gated, fenced residential portion, noting 330 homes is a maximum, not a vested right.
- Acres: 13.02
- Land use: Transit Oriented Development → Mixed-Use (requested)
- Maximum units: 330 (not vested)
What residents said
Drainage in new subdivisionSpeeding in Traverse MountainPark near Belmont ElementaryAccess to Osier ParkWater supply for growth
Residents asked about drainage in a new subdivision, school boundaries, speeding in Traverse Mountain, library completion, congestion on I-15 and Main Street, union carpenters on city projects, walkability, long-term water, locked gates at Osier Park and construction on 2600 North. On the parks plan, about a dozen speakers, including the Belmont Elementary PTA president, asked for a park at the so-called Bermuda Triangle.