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City of Lava Hot Springs

November 13th, 2025, Regular Council meeting

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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 Thursday 
November 13th, 2025, 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#.  
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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  
Rickey Frandsen - Leah Navarro  
John Head - Jeanie Avery  
City Clerk/Treasurer Amantha Sierra 
Office Assistance Mandy Frandsen  
  
 
 
Regular City council meeting 6:00 p.m.  
1. REGULAR AGENDA  
a) Silence Cell Phones 
b) Call meeting to order  
c)  Roll Call  
d) 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) Code Compliance Officer 
j) Mayor 
k) Council 
l) City Clerk / Treasurer 
3. DISCUSSION - items from the audience – Note:  This time has been set aside to hear input from 
citizens.  No decisions on any matter may be approved or denied on issues brought before the 
council under this agenda item. Issues needing City Council action will have to be posted on the 
meeting agenda. Speakers are limited to 2 minutes.  The meetings are recorded and for recording 
device to record your comments you must stand at the podium and speak clearly.  
4. ORDINANCE/RESOLUTION

a) Review changes to proposed short term rental (STR) ordinance, adopt new STR 
ordinance 2025-008 – ACTION ITEM 
5. CONSENT AGENDA — Routine items will be approved together with one motion. Any item 
needing discussion 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 Application Business License 16603 and Non-Property Tax permit 
717 – Business Type Restaurant – Tillotson Pizzeria Holdings LLC DBA Tilly’s Thai LLC 
– 695 Main Street Kody Tillotson – Description sit down and take out restaurant – Manager 
Travis Nay  
c) 
Updated Business License 16580 Business Type Restaurant Tillotson Pizzeria Holdings 
LLC DBA Tilly’s Pizza–91 N Center - Kody Tillotson – Description take out restaurant 
with patio seating – Manager Travis Nay 
d) Tillotson Pizzeria Holdings LLC DBA Tilly’s Thai LLC – 695 Main Street – Kody 
Tillotson – Description sit down and take out restaurant – Manager Travis Nay  
e) 
New Business License Application Business License 16606 – Business Type Leasing 
Company – Great America Financial Services Corporation – Outside City limits 
f) 
Business License Application - Business License 16602– Business Type Concrete 
Contractor – JS Smedley CO – Jackson Smedley – Outside City limits 
g) Business License Application Business License 16605 Business Type Surveyor - Surveyor 
Scherbel, LTD – Scott Scherbel – Description - Land surveying services - Outside city 
limits 
6. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA REPORTING – ACTION ITEM  
7. ROWDY LARKINS 
a) LAV2025-04 rebuild and extending Deck issued 07/17/25 Alan Spidell - Surrounding LLC - 
204 W Main - Myrna Beery Spidell Construction Project - Progress report. 
b) LAV2025-05 Riverside Hot Springs/Eruption Brewing retaining wall - 8.27.25 Rowdy   
approved updated engineer plans and Building permit issued – Progress report. 
c) LAV2024-07 – Heidi Patha new build STR - 355 W Main Project Permit – Stamped 
Engineer plans for Block Retaining Wall received. Progress report. 
d) LAV2025-02 Jared & Natalie Roper house 517 West Elm Street permit with the State 
expired and they will not do a final on LAV2022-002 BLD2203-00006 expired 07.14.22 –
New Build New permit submitted to   complete final inspection for a Certificate of 
Occupancy.  
e) Sam Netuschil – 44 & 48 Purple Moon Roof - Building Permit Application in review process 
– progress report - Waiting on snow load &on IBC requirement. 
f) East KOA Holiday Bath House 9400 S Blaser Hwy - The project has been approved through 
the design review process - Building Permit Application approved – Building permit issued 
and pad LAV2025-08.   
g) Garrick Hunsaker - 71 Portneuf Building permit application received and approve - Building 
permit issued and paid LAV2025-11 
8. PERMISSION TO PLACE A CONEX/STORAGE CONTAINER ON PROPERTY  
a) Travis Nay & Kody Tillotson requesting to place a small container temporary at the Tilly’s 
Thai restaurant – ACTION ITEM    
9. SHORT-TERM RENTAL APPLICATIONS IN PROGRESS PRIOR TO 
 
MORATORIUM 
a) New Business License Application Business License 16596 and Non-Property Tax 
permit 713.1 – Business Type Short Term Rental – The Lounge at Lava Hot Springs – 355 W 
Main – Heidi Patha  
10. AGENDA REQUEST

a) Jerry Fife – Changing speed limit to 10 or 15 - DISCUSSION.   
11. SPECIAL EVENTS PERMIT APPLICATION 
a) Contra Dance weekend Festival – Lava Senior Center & Community Center – Lava 
Meltdown Contra Dance weekend 2025 February 27 to March 1, 2026 – Carrie Dayton – 
ACTION ITEM 
12. AGREEMENT OR CONTRACT RENEWALS 
a) Intermountain Gas Franchise agreement – Intermountain Gas - Ordinance 2025-007 - 
ACTION ITEM  
13. OLD BUSINESS 
a) LEAP Housing Site Selection Report - Action Item 
b) Holladay Development - Draft Development Agreement - Discussion 
14. NEW BUSINESS  
a) Bannock County Historical Society Membership Application – ACTION ITEM  
b) ICRMP 2025 Nomination Letter Region 2 – ACTION ITEM 
15. COUNCIL AGENDA REQUEST 
a) Discuss/Adopt Personnel Policy changes suggested from Just Cause to At Will employment 
– ACTION ITEM  
b) Discuss options/approve payout for City Clerk/Treasurer Comp Time coverage – ACTION 
ITEM 
c) Discuss/Adopt Employee Hourly Schedules/Office Hours – ACTION ITEM 
d) Removal of Mark Lowe from Planning and Zoning Committee – ACTION ITEM  
e) Appoint a new member to Planning and Zoning Commission from the newly formed Area of 
Impact – ACTION ITEM 
f) Remove Mark Lowe from Comprehensive Plan Committee – ACTION ITEM 
g) Motion Planning and Zoning commission at next Planning and Zoning meeting to elect one 
of the remaining boards as the Chair for Planning and Zoning – ACTION ITEM  
h) Update with documentation of any Audit completion/ expected dates of any completion – 
ACTION ITEM  
i) 2025 Financial Report of Accounts (OCT24-SEPT25) – ACTION ITEM  
16. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT  
a) Letter of Support & Invitation to Washington, D.C. – ACTION ITEM 
b) Ribbon Cutting/Grand Opening for Buddy Campbell Park New Playground equipment – 
ACTION ITEM 
17. PUBLIC NOTICE – 2026 Calendar for the City of Lava Hot Springs City Council and Planning 
& Zoning meeting schedule – ACTION ITEM 
18.  Announce next regular meeting – December 11th, 2025, Deadline December 1st, 2025 
19.  Adjourn regular meeting - ACTION ITEM

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