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Votes at a glance: Hot Springs council approves cannabis ordinance readings, licenses, engineering contract and development items
Summary
The Hot Springs City Council approved multiple agenda items on May 5, including cannabis ordinance readings, special event alcohol licenses, a wastewater planning contract, development agreements and several public hearings.
Here are the actions the Hot Springs City Council approved on May 5, with the vote outcome where recorded.
- Resolution 2025-10: Appoint election board (motion accepted; roll call vote recorded as passed). No dissent recorded.
- Special-sale alcoholic beverage licenses: The council approved six special-sale alcohol licenses for the Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce wine-walk event on May 23, 2025 (locations listed in the meeting). Motion passed by voice vote.
- Ordinance 12-63: Second reading and approval of an ordinance revising Title 15, Land Usage, Chapter 155, Zoning Code, Section 155.058 (Cannabis dispensaries). Roll call recorded; motion passed.
- Ordinance 12-64: Second reading and approval revising Title 11 (Business Regulations), Chapter 116 (Cannabis Establishment) (sections indicated in the agenda). Roll call recorded; motion passed.
- Ordinance 12-66: First reading approved (Title 11 Business Regulations, Chapter 110; licenses and fees). Motion passed on first reading; further readings to follow as required.
- Agreement with Advanced Engineering and Environmental Services, LLC (AE2S) for professional services to develop a wastewater treatment facility plan, cost not to exceed $58,000. Council approved the agreement; vote by voice.
- Public hearings set: The council set several public hearings by motion, including a hearing on May 19 for a retail malt beverage and farm wine license application from Hanging J LLC (d.b.a. Red Rock Resort) at 603 North River Street, and multiple hearings set for June 2 on special-sale licenses and zoning amendments.
- Conditional development agreement with Jason and Ivy Goetzsch for future development of three lots on South Garden Street; motion passed.
- Plat approval: Council approved the plat of Lot A, Lot B and Lot C of Block 5, Stewart’s Second Addition to the Town (City) of Hot Springs (formerly GasTrac lots). Motion passed; P&Z recommended approval.
- Automatic budget supplement: Council approved an automatic budget supplement for the Police Department related to reimbursement of expenses from an Edward Byrne Memorial JAG grant. Motion passed by voice vote; the transcript lists the grant and program name but the numeric appropriation wording in the motion was not legible on the record and is therefore recorded here as not specified.
- Travel/training request: Council approved a post-travel approval for wastewater foreman Jason Corral to pick up valves in Grand Island, Nebraska, which reportedly saved approximately $7,000 in shipping costs. Motion passed on voice vote.
How to read this list: Motions that drew extended debate (for example, the SRO agreement) appear in separate meeting coverage; items that passed with limited discussion are included here for completeness. All motions approved during the meeting were recorded on the public record.
