City Council Meeting
Regular MeetingYuma, AZ · December 21, 2022
Agenda
City of Yuma
City Council Meeting
REVISED Agenda
Wednesday, December 21, 2022 5:30 PM Yuma City Hall Council Chambers
One City Plaza, Yuma
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Resolution R2015-047 that one or more members of the Yuma City
Council may participate in person or by telephonic, video or internet conferencing. Voting procedures will
remain as required by the Yuma City Charter and other applicable laws.
City Council Chambers will be open with public access in addition to
participation through Zoom
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be given at that time.
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A recording of the meeting will be available on the City’s website after the meeting.
CALL TO ORDER
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
FINAL CALL
Final call for submission of Speaker Request Forms for agenda related items.
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I. MOTION CONSENT AGENDA
All items listed on the Motion Consent Agenda will be considered and enacted with one motion.
There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember so requests. In
which event, the item will be removed from the Motion Consent Agenda and the vote or action
will be taken separately.
A. Approval of minutes of the following City Council meeting(s):
1. MC 2022-229 Regular Council Meeting Draft Minutes December 7, 2022
Attachments: 2022 12 07 RCM Minutes
B. Executive Sessions
Executive Sessions may be held at the next regularly scheduled Special Worksession, Regular
Worksession and City Council Meeting for personnel, legal, litigation and real estate matters
pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03 Section A(1), (3), (4), and (7). (City Attorney)
C. Approval of staff recommendations:
1. MC 2022-215 Contract Awards: Professional Engineering On-Call Services
for Water and Wastewater Systems
Authorize the City Administrator to execute a one-year contract
with the option to renew for four additional one-year periods, one
period at a time, depending on the appropriation of funds and
satisfactory performance for Water and Wastewater Systems
Professional Engineering Services on a Delivery Order basis with
the following firms: Carollo Engineers Inc., Yuma, AZ; Entellus Inc.,
Phoenix, AZ; Stantec Consulting Services Inc. Chandler, AZ;
Wilson Engineers, Tempe, AZ; and WSP USA Environment &
Infrastructure Inc., Phoenix, AZ (Engineering-RFQ-23-087) (David
Wostenberg/Robin R. Wilson)
2. MC 2022-216 Contract Increase: Hotel Del Sol Multi-Modal Transportation
Center
Authorize the City Administrator to execute a change order in the
amount of $633,306.00 to CORE Construction, Inc. of Phoenix, AZ
for design-build services. (Engineering-2020-20000136) (David
Wostenberg/Robin R. Wilson)
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3. MC 2022-217 Amendment to Cooperative Purchase Agreement for Additional
Microsoft Subscription Volume License
Approve the correction of a scrivener’s error on a cooperative
purchase agreement through the State of Arizona for additional
Microsoft Subscription Volume Licenses under the current
three-year agreement for a total estimated yearly increase of
$285,000.00 to: SHI, Somerset, New Jersey (IT-CPA-23-001)
(Isaiah Kirk/Robin R. Wilson)
4. MC 2022-218 Cooperative Purchase Agreement: Sweeping Equipment
Authorize the use of a Cooperative Purchase Agreement through
Houston-Galveston Area Council to purchase one Street Sweeper
at a total expenditure of $373,223.11 to TYMCO, Inc., Waco,
Texas. (CPA-23-152) (Public Works-Joel Olea/Finance-Robin R.
Wilson)
5. MC 2022-219 Cooperative Purchase Agreement: Medium and Heavy Trucks
and Truck Bodies
Authorize the use of a Cooperative Purchase Agreement through
Houston-Galveston Area Council to purchase one Water Truck at a
estimated expenditure of $140,000.00 to Rush Truck Centers of
Yuma, Yuma, AZ. (CPA-23-153) (Public Works-Joel Olea/
Finance-Robin R. Wilson)
6. MC 2022-220 Cooperative Purchase Agreement: Shamrock Foods Company
Authorize the purchase of food supplies and related non-food
items from Shamrock Foods Company, Phoenix, AZ utilizing a
cooperative purchase agreement with Yuma Educational
Purchasing Association in the amount of $150,000.00 (Parks &
Recreation-CPA-23-156) (Eric Urfer/Robin R. Wilson)
7. MC 2022-221 Design Build Contract: Kennedy Skate Park
Authorize the City Administrator to execute a design build contract
for pre-construction services, which includes a complete design of
Kennedy Skate Park for a guaranteed maximum price of
$352,645.00 to Willmeng Construction of Phoenix, AZ
(Engineering-RFQ-22-179) (David Wostenberg/Robin R. Wilson)
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8. MC 2022-222 Sole Source: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition for
Hardware, Software Support and Services
Authorize the award of a sole source purchase for Supervisory
Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) for the Water Treatment
Plants to One Source Distributors, Yuma, AZ for one year, with the
option to renew for four additional one-year periods, at an
estimated annual expenditure of $150,000.00
(Utilities-SS-23-144) (Jeremy McCall/Robin R. Wilson)
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9. MC 2022-223 First Amendment of HOME Investment Partnership Program
Agreement: Yuma County
Authorize a First Amendment to the HOME Investment Partnership
Program Agreement for the allocation of additional HOME
Investment Partnerships Program funds to Yuma County for
Owner-occupied Housing Rehabilitation Program (Planning &
Neighborhood Services/Neighborhood Services) (Rhonda Lee-
James)
Attachments: 1. AGR First Amdmt. to HOME Investment Partnership Program Agr
2. SUPP DOC First Amdmt. to HOME Investment Partnership Program Agr
10. MC 2022-224 Infrastructure & Services Report: ANEX-40532-2022 Avenue B
Approve an Infrastructure and Services Report for Annexation Area
No. ANEX-40532-2022, identified as the Avenue B Annexation,
located at the northwest corner of 28th Street and Avenue B.
(Planning and Neighborhood Services/Community Planning)
(Alyssa Linville)
11. MC 2022-226 Settlement: Thompson Lawsuit
Authorize settlement of a lawsuit filed on behalf of Terry Thompson.
(City Attorney) (Richard W. Files)
12. MC 2022-228 Authorize Legal Action versus United States Department of
Interior, Bureau of Reclamation: Colorado River Water
Transfer, Greenstone Acquisitions (dba GSC Farms, LLC) to
Queen Creek, Arizona
Authorize and approve joining a lawsuit under a joint
representation agreement with the law firm of Clark Hill, PLC, 3200
North Central Avenue, Suite 1600, Phoenix, Arizona 85012. The
lawsuit is being filed by the lead Plaintiff, Mohave County, as
Mohave County, Arizona versus United States Bureau of
Reclamation (USBR) for the Greenstone Acquisitions (dba GSC
Farm, LLC) fourth priority Colorado River water transfer to the
Town of Queen Creek, Arizona under the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA). (Administration/City Attorney) (Richard W. Files )
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II. RESOLUTION CONSENT AGENDA
All items listed on the Resolution Consent Agenda will be considered and enacted with one
motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a City Councilmember so
requests or a Speaker Request Form has been submitted. In which event, the item will be
removed from the Resolution Consent Agenda and the vote or action will be taken separately.
1. R2022-050 Award: Property Sale and Economic Development Agreement
Authorize, through a resolution adopting a real property sale,
development and disposition agreement, the terms of sale and
development of a City-owned parcel at the southeast corner of 4th
Avenue and 15th Street to Manna United, LLC for the construction
of a Panera Bread Bakery Café restaurant. (City Administration-
RFP-22-191) (Jay Simonton/Robin R. Wilson)
Attachments: 1. RES Award: Property Sale and Economic Development Agreement
2. AGMT Award: Property Sale and Economic Development Agreement
III. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES CONSENT AGENDA
All items listed on the Ordinances Consent Agenda will be considered and enacted with one
motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a City Councilmember so
requests or a Speaker Request Form has been submitted. In which event, the item will be
removed from the Ordinance Consent Agenda and the vote or action will be taken separately.
1. O2022-051 Additional Right-of-Way Acquisition: Avenue 4E Sewer Line
Extension
Authorize City acceptance of a gift of additional right-of-way for
future installation of a sanitary sewer line, east and west of the
Avenue 4E sewer line extension project. (Engineering) (David
Wostenberg)
Attachments: 1. MAP Additional ROW Acquisition: Ave 4E Sewer Line Extension
2. ORD Additional ROW Acquisition Ave 4E Sewer Line Extension
2. O2022-052 Declare Real Property Surplus and Authorize Sale: Northwest
Corner of 32nd Street and Avenue 8 East
Declare City of Yuma owned real property surplus and authorize
the sale of the following property located north of 32nd Street and
west of Avenue 8E, encompassing approximately 1.0838 acres.
(Administration/Engineering) (Jay Simonton)
Attachments: 1. MAP Surplus and Sale/Exchange: NWC of 32nd St and Ave 8E
2. AGMT Surplus and Sale/Exchange: NWC of 32nd St and Ave 8E
2. ORD Surplus and Sale/Exchange: NWC of 32nd St and Ave 8E
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3. O2022-054 Real Property Sale, Option and Development Agreement:
Southwest Corner of 16th Street and 4th Avenue
Authorize the sale of a 40,321 square foot parcel of City-owned surplus
real property, declare surplus and vacate 1,040 square feet of alleyway
pursuant to A.R.S. § 28-7205(4) upon the recording of the Center
Pointe Commons Lot Tie/Lot Split, vacate a certain described utility
easement upon the Center Pointe Commons Lot Tie/Lot Split
recording, grant and accept certain circulation, sign, and drainage
easements upon recording of the Center Pointe Commons Lot Tie/Lot
Split or easement document, and grant a 48 month option to purchase
the adjacent 91,262 square foot surplus parcel in accordance with the
terms of a Real Property Sale, Option, and Development Agreement.
(City Attorney)(Richard Files)
Attachments: 1. AGMT Sale, Option and Dev. Agmt: SWC of 16th St and 4th Ave
2. ORD Sale, Option and Dev Agmt: SWC of 16th St and 4th Ave
IV. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES
The following ordinance(s) is presented to the City Council for introduction. No vote or action by
the City Council is necessary. However, the City Council may, at its option, vote or take action
where appropriate. Ordinances given introduction are generally presented to the City Council for
adoption at the next Regular City Council meeting.
1. O2023-001 Annexation Area No. ANEX-40532-2022: Avenue B
Authorize annexation of property located at the northwest corner of
28th Street and Avenue B. (ANEX-40532-2022). (Planning and
Neighborhood Services/Community Planning) (Alyssa Linville)
Attachments: 1 PET Annex Avenue B
2 ORD Annex Avenue B
V. PUBLIC HEARING AND RELATED ITEMS
The following Public Hearing may result in the adoption of Resolution R2022-049
1. R2022-049 General Plan Amendment: Sunset Ridge
Following a public hearing, approve the request to amend the City
of Yuma General Plan to change the land use designation to High
Density Residential, for property located at the northwest corner of
36th Street and Avenue 7½E. The applicant is Yuma’s Desert
Oasis Development AZ, LLC (GP-40380-2022) (Planning and
Neighborhood Services/Community Planning) (Alyssa Linville)
Attachments: 1 P&Z RPT GP Amendment Sunset Ridge
2 RES GP Amendment Sunset Ridge
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VI. IMMIGRATION UPDATE AND DISCUSSION
ADDITION
Mayor Nicholls will provide an update on the immigration issues, followed by City Council
discussion.
FINAL CALL
Final call for submission of Speaker Request Forms for Call to the Public.
VII. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SCHEDULING
Discussion and possible action on the following items:
1. Announcements:
City Council report on meetings/events attended – City Council report on issues discussed
in meetings/events attended by a City Council representative in their official capacity as the
City’s representative during the period of December 8, 2022 through December 21, 2022.
City Council questions regarding the update must be limited solely for clarification
purposes. If further discussion is warranted, the issue will be added to a future agenda for
a detailed briefing.
City Council report of upcoming meetings.
City Council request for agenda items to be placed on future agendas.
2. Scheduling:
Motion to schedule future City Council meetings pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes
Section 38-431.02 and the Yuma City Code, Chapter 30.
VIII. SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS
This is the City Administrator’s opportunity to give notice to the City Council of current events
impacting the City. Comments are intended to be informational only and no discussion,
deliberation or decision will occur on this item.
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IX. CALL TO THE PUBLIC
Members of the public may address the City Council on matters that are not listed on the City
Council agenda. The City Council cannot discuss or take legal action on any matter raised
unless it is properly noticed for discussion and legal action. At the conclusion of the Call to the
Public, individual members of the City Council may respond to criticism made by those who
have addressed the City Council, may ask staff to review a matter or may ask that a matter be
placed on a future agenda. All City Council meetings are recorded and videotaped.
X. EXECUTIVE SESSION
An Executive Session may be called during the public meeting for the purpose of receiving
legal advice for items on this agenda pursuant to A.R.S. Section 38-431.03 A (1, 3, 4 and/or 7)
and the following items:
A. Discussion, consultation with and/or instruction to legal counsel regarding Spectrum
Pacific West, LLC v. City of Yuma (A.R.S. 38-431.03 A3 & A4)
B. Discussion, consultation with and/or instruction to legal counsel regarding Thompson v.
City of Yuma. (A.R.S. 38-431.03 A3 & A4)
C. Discussion, consultation with and/or instruction to legal counsel regarding the Mohave
County v. U.S. Department of Interior, BOR lawsuit. (A.R.S. 38-431.03 A3 & A4)
ADJOURNMENT
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the
City of Yuma does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission of or access to, or treatment or
employment in, its programs, activities, or services. For information regarding rights and provisions of the ADA or
Section 504, or to request reasonable accommodations for participation in City programs, activities, or services
contact: ADA/Section 504 Coordinator, City of Yuma Human Resources Department, One City Plaza, Yuma, AZ
85364-1436; (928) 373-5125 or TTY (928) 373-5149.
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