City of Buhl | agenda | meeting 2025-10-27 | October 27, 2025
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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA 
CITY OF BUHL 
203 Broadway Ave N 
 
 
Monday, October 27, 2025 
6:30 PM 
Working Meeting 
 
Pledge of Allegiance 
 
1. Confirmation of Quorum 
 
2. Public Hearing #1 
City Council will hear testimony for the consideration of a zoning code amendment to 
amend Title 9, Chapter 8, Section 1—Schedule of Land Uses: Add Airport Zoning District 
(AZ) column and the residential allowable uses for that zone. 
 
3. Public Hearing #2 
City Council will hear testimony for the consideration of a zoning code amendment to 
amend Title 6, Chapter 4, relating to the municipal airport, to provide clearer language 
regarding boundaries, authorities having jurisdiction, and operational requirements. 
  
4. Public Hearing #3 
City Council will hear testimony for the consideration of a rezone request by Brian Ratzlaff 
for parcel RPB72510066160 to extend the R 6 Medium Density area and retain the 
portion south of the canal as AG 20 Agricultural. 
 
5. Consent Agenda – ACTION ITEM 
 
*All consent agenda items will be considered to be routine by the Council and will be enacted by one 
motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a Council Member request in which case the 
item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in unfinished business. 
 
1. Minutes of October 13, 2025– Regular Session 
2. Claims for Payment 
3. Clerk/Treasurer Report 
 
6. Unfinished Business 
1. ACTION ITEM: Review and Consideration of AT&T Cell Tower Lease Options

7. New Business 
 
1. ACTION ITEM: Review and Consideration of Ordinance amending Title 9, Chapter 8, 
Section 1—Schedule of Land Uses: Add Airport Zoning District (AZ) column and the 
residential allowable uses for that zone. 
 
2. ACTION ITEM: Review and Consideration of Ordinance amending Title 6, Chapter 4, 
relating to the municipal airport, to provide clearer language regarding boundaries, 
authorities having jurisdiction, and operational requirements. 
 
3. ACTION ITEM: Review and Consideration of rezone request by Brian Ratzlaff for parcel 
RPB72510066160 to extend the R 6 Medium Density area and retain the portion south 
of the canal as AG 20 Agricultural. 
 
4. ACTION ITEM: Review and Consideration of Surplus Resolution for Public Works 
 
5. ACTION ITEM: Review and Consideration to move to public hearing to establish an 
ordinance for regulations for public and commercial swimming pool licensing and 
inspection in the city of Buhl; providing for definitions, inspection and licensing 
requirements, enforcement, fees, and penalties. 
 
6. DISCUSSION: Lifeguard Certification Cost 
 
8. Mayor & Council Comments 
We need to make sure that we comply with the law with regards to employee privacy issues. If 
a member of City Council would like to discuss any issues pertaining to complaints, discipline, 
etc. of a city employee, those will first need to be discussed with the mayor, who is the chief 
city administrator per Idaho Code 50-602. After review of the complaint, discipline, etc. if it 
needs to go before City Council it will be listed under an executive session on the upcoming 
meeting agenda. 
9. Executive Session – ACTION ITEM only to enter and exit executive session. 
Pursuant to provision of Idaho Code 74-206, subsection 1.f: 
To communicate with legal counsel for the public agency to discuss the legal ramifications of and 
legal options for pending litigation, or controversies not yet being litigated but imminently likely to 
be litigated.  
 
1. ACTION ITEM: Consideration of Executive Session Discussion 
 
 
10. Adjourn Meeting – ACTION ITEM 
 
Any person(s) needing special accommodation to participate in the above noticed meeting contact 
Chelsea Popplewell (208) 543-5650.