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PUBLIC NOTICE A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Lava Hot Springs, Idaho will be held on June 18th, 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 Office Assistance Mandy Frandsen 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) New Business License 16623 – Business Name A Smile on your mind art – Business Location 78 E Main Street - Sketch Art Booth – owner Eric Vann Edmondson c) Non-property tax application 728 – Business Name Cardio Partners Inc – Wholesale Distributor - Outside city limits d) Non-property tax application 729 – Excess Telecom Inc. – Telecommunication Reseller – Outside city limits e) Non-property tax application 730 – TROOMI WIRELESS INC – Telecommunication Reseller – Outside city limits f) Sign Permit SP26-05 – UPDATING sign permit SP25-09 approved September 2025 and New Sign never installed – May have to install the new pole adjacent to the existing one (east a couple of feet) – Business Name Riverside Hot Springs Inn – 255 E Main – Gail Palen g) Sign Permit SP26-06 – Business Name Lava Hot Springs Foundation – 430 E Main – Tyson Koester h) December 11, 2025, Regular 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 received 06/06/26. 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. 7 PUBLIC WORKS a) ACTION ITEM – Discussion on Curb and Gutters – Justin Casperson and Tyson Koester - Request for approval b) ACTION ITEM – Discussion on Road repairs – Justin Casperson Consideration of Iron Horse Asphalt Estimate # 1599 – Justin Casperson - Request for approval. 8 ANNOUNCEMENT a) Oath of Office – Code Compliance Officer - Administer the Oath of Office to Keisha Lyn East as the City of Lava Hot Springs Code Compliance Officer and authorize the mayor to execute the Oath of Office document for placement in the employee personnel file. b) Bannock County News Release – Bannock County offers weed control Chemicals to help residents treat Dyer Woad do their property. c) Joint News Release – Open Burn Ban Begins June 1st, the ban will remain in place until October 1, 2026 d) Public Notice County-Wide Open Burning Ban Effective June 1, 2026, to October 1, 2026 – announcing No burns permits will be issued, addresses Uniform Fire Code & State Law & Campfire or Recreational fires plus other forms of cooking equipment. 9 AGENDA REQUEST/SPECIAL EVENT a) ACTION ITEM – Agenda request - Consider refunding Kristin Steffler $40.00 for the small Buddy Campbell Pavillion b) ACTION ITEM – Agenda request – Discussion Leah Navorro - consideration preparing, printing and distribute flyers on the burn ban. c) ACTION ITEM – Consideration of Special Event Application – Concert in the Park – Buddy Campbell – Saturday, July 11th, 2026 – 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm – Snake River New Horizons Band – Performance under the trees near parking area – Applicant: Lauren Carpenter. Request for approval of the Special Event Application. d) ACTION ITEM – Consideration of Special Event Application – Founders Day Celebration – Saturday, July 25th, 2026 – 5:30 am – 6:30 pm – Fun Run & Lunch and fun activities at Buddy Campbell Park – Applicant: Sara Ries. Request for approval of the Special Event Application. 10 COUNCIL BUSINESS a) ACTION ITEM – Bannock County Cleanup Days – The cost is $190 per container delivered and $290 per container removed or swapped with and empty. The county will cover half the cost of up to four containers deliveries. If council decides to participate in the Bannock County Cleanup the motion should be for the date of delivery and removal of the container and how many containers the city would like delivered. b) ACTION ITEM – HOLLADAY – Holladay Development Concept Plan – Consider Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation and approve, deny, or modify the proposed Holladay Development Concept Plan. c) DISCUSSION – Rodney - FY27 Budget Process. d) ACTION ITEM – July 24th, 2026, Parade Awards – Discuss parade award categories, judging criteria, awards for parade entries and floats, participation of a city float, and any related parade activities. Consider and act on recommendations and provide directions to staff as appropriate. e) ACTION ITEM - Discuss enforcement of selected City ordinances identified by Code Compliance Officer Keisha East. Review ordinance provisions, enforcement challenges, and receive Council direction regarding interpretation, implementation, and enforcement priorities. f) ACTION ITEM – Community Cleanup Assistance Program - Discuss organizing a volunteer community cleanup program to assist residents who need help cleaning and maintaining their properties. Consider volunteer participation, program structure, scheduling, and provide direction to Keisha East regarding coordination and implementation of the cleanup effort. Asking volunteers to help Keisha organize and set up dates to begin the cleanup process. g) ACTION ITEM – Discuss vacation, sick, comp, overtime pay for city employees and Personnel policy. 11 ACTION ITEM Motion to Enter into Executive Session – Idaho Code 74-206(1)(a) a) 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. 12 ACTION ITEM – Motion to return to open meeting. 13 Announce next regular meeting – June 11, 2026, Deadline June 1, 2026. 14 ACTION ITEM - Adjourn regular meeting.
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