Beautification Committee Meeting

BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Star City Hall 10769 W. State St, Star, Idaho Monday, February 23, 2026 6:30 PM 1. Call to Order and Roll Call Ryan called the meeting to order at 6:36 PM. PRESENT: Lori Billaud, Staff Liaison Ryan Field, Sina Floyd, Robin Garcia, Council Member Jennifer Salmonsen, Sue Speer ABSENT: Jill Rogers (excused) 2. Review of Handbook / Brief Overview of City Government Ryan provided a copy of the committee handbook to each committee member and reviewed key provisions. He suggested adding a review of the handbook to the agenda every six months. 3. Election of Officers – ACTION ITEM The committee handbook calls for elections to normally be held in October with one-year terms running from October to September. Since the remaining time in the fiscal year is short, the committee decided to set the initial officer terms to run from February 2026 to September 2027. Lori nominated Sue for chair and Robin seconded the motion. Sue nominated Lori for Vice Chair, Sina for Secretary, and Robin for Treasurer, and Lori seconded the motion. Both motions passed. 4. Future Schedule Review The committee will hold its regularly scheduled meetings the third Monday evening of every month, as adjusted for any government holidays. The committee discussed dates for future events and tentatively scheduled the following events: 4/25/2026 - Make Star Shine Spring trash pick-up on Highway 44 and New Hope 7/5/2026 – Trash pick-up on Highway 44 only following the Hometown parade on 7/4/2026 11/14/2026 - Make Star Shine Fall (leaf raking for seniors and trash pick-up on Highway 44 and New Hope) Any person needing special accommodation to participate in the above noticed meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Office at 208-286-7247, at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting date. SS Page 1 of 3  BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Star City Hall 10769 W. State St, Star, Idaho Monday, February 23, 2026 6:30 PM 5. Budget Update/Review The initial budget for fiscal year ended 9/30/2026 was $2,000. Ryan provided a current budget report which shows no funds were spent and $2,000 is still available. Although the committee held its first meeting tonight, the Light Up Star holiday lighting contest occurred in December, and these expenses are usually charged to the committee’s budget. Jennifer will research how much the City spent on this project. Ryan said the Mayor requested the committee’s fiscal year ended 9/30/2027 budget by 3/15/2026. City Council budget workshops are anticipated in April and May. 6. Project Status Update a. City Hall Art Exhibit Steve Rosen’s art is currently on display at City Hall and will be up until approximately the end of May. The committee will be soliciting additional applications and will need to vote on the next artist at a future meeting this spring. b. Traffic Box Art Program Several new traffic boxes have been added to Star since the last ones were wrapped with art, and Ryan said he would inventory the number of traffic boxes available so the committee could determine which ones to request permission from ACHD to wrap. Sue mentioned the last art contest yielded a large number of applications that the committee could use for future boxes if they wished, or we could decide to re-run a new art contest. c. Make Star Shine Spring Cleanup Lori mentioned the Star Lions would really appreciate help with their Adopt a Highway program and proposed having an event on one day that included the Lions’ section of Highway 44 and the committee’s two roadside sections on Highway 44 and New Hope. d. Make Star Shine Fall Cleanup Make Star Shine was held the second Saturday of November last year. The committee discussed holding both the fall trash pick-up and leaf raking events on 11/14/2026. e. Light Up Star Contest Any person needing special accommodation to participate in the above noticed meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Office at 208-286-7247, at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting date. SS Page 2 of 3  BEAUTIFICATION COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Star City Hall 10769 W. State St, Star, Idaho Monday, February 23, 2026 6:30 PM Discussion was tabled until a future meeting. 7. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:19 PM. The next regularly scheduled Star Beautification meeting will be on Monday, March 16, 2026, at 6:30 PM at Star City Hall. Approved on 3/16/2026 Any person needing special accommodation to participate in the above noticed meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Office at 208-286-7247, at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting date. SS Page 3 of 3