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PUBLIC NOTICE A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Lava Hot Springs, Idaho will be held on August 13th, 2026, at 6:00 pm, Lava City Hall 115 West Elm Street, Lava Hot Springs, Idaho. In-person attendance is allowed. Guests may join by teleconference if they desire. To listen to the meeting by teleconference, please call (408) 638-0968, meeting ID number is 5731543907#, password 745563#. Depending on your telephone service plan, long-distance charges may apply. All participants will be muted when they join the meeting. Guests who are listed on the agenda or audience members wishing to speak during the discussion section can unmute themselves by entering star six (*6). City of Lava Hot Springs 115 West Elm – PO Box 187 – 83246 Office Phone (208) 776-5280 Fax (208) 776-5130 Mayor Vicky Lyon Council Members John Head - Jeanie Avery Mark Olyer – Diane Beckstead City Clerk/Treasurer Amantha Sierra 1 Agenda A. Silence Cell Phones 1. Call meeting to order. 2. Roll Call 3. Pledge of Allegiance 2 REPORTING a) Sheriff b) Ambulance Coordinator c) Fire Chief d) City Engineer e) City Planner f) Attorney g) Chamber of Commerce h) Event Coordinator i) Mayor j) Council k) City Clerk / Treasurer 3 PUBLIC COMMENT - Non-agenda items; comments limited to 2 minutes each. This time has been set aside to hear input from citizens. No decisions will be made, nor will any action be approved or denied, on matters raised under this agenda item. Items requiring City Council action must be agendized for a future meeting. Comments are limited to two (2) minutes per speaker. Meetings are recorded; please stand at the Podium, announce your name, and speak clearly. 4 CONSENT AGENDA – Routine items will be approved together with one motion. Any item needing will be removed for separate consideration - All ACTION ITEM a) Council approval of Bills – List of bills provided to councilmembers prior to council meeting for review. b) Expired License Business License Application No. 16627 – Bone Electric LLC – Electrical Contractor – Business is located outside city limits. c) New Business License Application No. 16629 – Highmark Contracting LLC – Contracting services – general contracting, construction & excavation. – Business is located outside city limits d) New Business License Application No. 16631 and Sign Permit application No. SP26-09- Dempsey Creek Inc - Tipsy Canoe Taphouse BBQ – 129 W Main Street – Restaurant with outdoor seating e) New Non-Property Tax Permit Application No. 733 Bosch Building Technologies LLC Business – Other: Provide Building & Controls, preventive maintenance on the systems they sell plus technical support - located outside city. f) Sign Permit SP26-08 Lost in Lava Taylor Warr 64 E Main g) June 10th, 2026, Special Meeting Minutes h) July 16th, 2026, Special Meeting Minutes i) July 18th, 2026, Special Meeting Minutes 5 ACTION ITEM - ITEM(S) REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA REPORTING 6 ROWDY LARKINS – BUILDING INSPECTOR a) LAV2025-05 Riverside Hot Springs/Eruption Brewing retaining wall - 8.27.25 Rowdy approved updated engineer plans and Building permit issued - Progress report. b) LAV2025-11 Garrick Hunsaker - 71 Portneuf – House remodel plus garage Elevation Certificate approved - Floodplain permit approved - Building Permit issued – May 14, 2026, reports, performed framing inspection, requested insulation inspection the following week, progress coming along. They had a flood evaluation done and built plans. c) LAV2026-02 Garrick Hunsaker – 71 Portneuf – Deck replacement due to windstorm – Elevation Certificate approved – Floodplain permit approved –Building Permit issued -Deck in progress – May 14, 2026, reports, deck is completed and couple things to check on. d) LAV2026-03 Daniel Cox – 344 W Main – Building Permit issued – May 14, 2026, Rowdy reports, waiting for phone call for sheer sheathing inspection, but is framed up just waiting for final call. e) LAV2026-05 Kody Tillotson – Riley’s Constructions Inc. – 695 E Main - Tilly’s Thai – project walk-in freezer/cooler - Building & Zoning Permit in review process – plans approved and invoice issued. – May 14, 2026, Rowdy reports working on the freezers, no update. Inspection the following week. Canopy has been taken down. f) LAV2026-06 Riley Sorensen - Outdoor access to upper-level staircase - 196 E Main – Building permit issued – May 14, 2026, Rowdy reports nothing started yet, have not heard anything on it yet. Has been driven past. g) LAV2026-07 Sam Netuschil Purple Moon Roof 48 E Main - Building & Zoning Permit application received 06/06/2026 and forwarded for plan review and approval. Sam has indicated he does not plan to complete the roof work until Fall 2026. The original project scope did not require a permit; however, the roof remodel was not included in the original Building & Zoning Permit application. The permit application is currently in the plan review stage and, as of this time, approval has not been granted for the roof. Building permit submitted. h) LAV2026-08 Sam Netuschil - Applicant has submitted a Building & Zoning Permit application to construct a gazebo on leased property located at 129 E. Main Street. The owner of the property is Cliff View Enterprises. Two separate lease agreements due to the project involving two separate parcels. The permit application is currently in the plan review stage and, as of this time, approval has not been granted to construct the gazebo. Updated permit to include sewer repair. Per Rowdy on 7/2/26 building permit not required will continue as a project permit. i) LAV2026-09 Shane Wasem restarting the LAV2026-09 project using the same stamped engineered plans that were initially approved, with a new Planning & Zoning permit application submitted. Phase 1 will consist of infrastructure work. Each subsequent phase will be updated and submitted to the Plan Review Team for review as the project progresses. j) LAV2026-10 Tom & Wendy Potter - Planning & Zoning permit application submitted for a 6- to 8-foot-tall fence, changed to below 6 feet pending site permit. k) LAV2026-11 Elliot Shaw – Planning & Zoning permit application submitted 8/10/26 and delivered to the Plan review team. 7 REQUESTS FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION a) ACTION ITEM – Approval of Resolution 2026-003. Krystal Denny (SICOG): Requesting approval of the Fair Housing Resolution for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Compliance. The City needs to Adopt the Fair Housing resolution to be able to close out the Park project and before a CDBG contract can be executed for the Water Project grant. Fair Housing Resolution for CDBG Grant. b) ACTION ITEM – Agenda Request from Henry Etcheverry Loading Zone c) ACTION ITEM – Consideration of Special Event Application – Lava Book Festival – Nancy Petrun – Lava Food Park (Clinton Pagnoto approved use) – Saturday August 29th, 2026, setup 8:00 am & tear down 7pm event time 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. Request for approval of the Special Event Application. d) ACTION ITEM – Review DLR plans for a Restaurant and authorize the mayor to sign the letter for the State of Idaho ABC Bureau e) ACTION ITEM – Parking requirement at Chuckwagon. 8 COUNCIL BUSINESS a) ACTION ITEM – Preliminary Plat – Sunrise Village Phase 1 b) ACTION ITEM – Variance Application – Kevin Reece, 321 S 1st c) DISCUSSION/ACTION - Personal Policy ICRMP recommendations. d) Staff received the approved Stream Channel Alteration Permit from the Idaho Department of Water Resources. A copy has been provided to the Council for its records. Council may discuss the permit and its special conditions. No action is requested. e) Staff received inspection report Idaho Department of Parks and recreation. A copy has been provided to the Council for its records. Council may discuss the inspection and note the recommendations on areas of improvement. No action is requested. 9 ACTION ITEM Motion to Enter into Executive Session – Idaho Code 74-206(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. The mere presence of legal counsel at an executive session does not satisfy this requirement. 10 ACTION ITEM – Motion to return to open meeting. 11 Announce next regular meeting – September 10th, 2026, Deadline August 31st, 2026. 12 ACTION ITEM - Adjourn regular meeting.
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