City Council Meeting
Regular MeetingYuma, AZ · May 15, 2024
Agenda
City of Yuma
City Council Meeting
REVISED Agenda
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 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.
CALL TO ORDER
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
FINAL CALL
Final call for submission of Speaker Request Forms for agenda related items.
PRESENTATIONS
ADDITION
• Formal Swearing In of New Councilmember
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
may be taken separately.
A. Approval of minutes of the following City Council meeting(s):
1. MC 2024-064 Regular Council Meeting Draft Minutes April 3, 2024
Attachments: 2024 04 03 RCM Minutes
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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 2024-054 Liquor License: A & R Grill
Approve a Series #12: Restaurant Liquor License application
submitted by Judith Lopez, agent for A & R Grill located at 712 S.
4th Avenue. (LL24-05) (City Administration/City Clerk) (Lynda L.
Bushong)
Attachments: 1. MAP Liquor License: A & R Grill
2. MC 2024-055 Liquor License: Proper Dose
Approve a Series #04: Wholesaler/Distributor Liquor License
application submitted by Patricia Rodriguez, agent for Proper
Dose located at 1775 E. Palo Verde Street #176. (LL24-03) (City
Administration/City Clerk) (Lynda L. Bushong)
Attachments: 1. MAP Liquor License: Proper Dose
3. MC 2024-056 Bid Award: Pavement Replacement - Avenue B between 24th
Street and 16th Street
Authorize the City Administrator to execute a construction services
contract for pavement replacement on Avenue B between 24th
Street to 16th Street, in the amount of $3,589,151.54 to the lowest
responsive and responsible bidder, Gutierrez Canales
Engineering, Yuma, Arizona. (Engineering RFB-24-270) (David
Wostenberg/Robin R. Wilson)
4. MC 2024-057 Bid Award: Ready Mix Concrete, Color and Stamp Mix
Award to the sole bidder, BLT Companies, LLLP, Yuma, Arizona,
the as-needed purchase and delivery of Ready-Mix Concrete,
Color and Stamp Mix, a one-year contract with the option to renew
for four additional one-year periods, at an estimated first-year cost
of $63,700.00, which will exceed $100,000.00 over the five-year
life of the contract, depending on the appropriation of funds and
satisfactory performance. (Public Works/Streets-RFQ-24-167)
(Joel Olea/Robin R. Wilson)
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5. MC 2024-058 Cooperative Purchase Agreement: Playground Equipment
Authorize the purchase, delivery and installation of various
playground equipment and shade with Exerplay, Cedar Crest, New
Mexico, utilizing the Mohave Educational Services Cooperative
Purchase Agreement for an expenditure of $238,811.94.
(Parks-CPA-24-301) (Eric Urfer/Robin R. Wilson)
6. MC 2024-059 Cooperative Purchase Agreement: Third-Party Emergency
Medical Billing Services
Authorize the City Administrator to enter into a four-year
agreement with an option to renew for up to six additional years, in
two-year increments, for Third-Party Emergency Medical Billing
Services with EMS Management and Consultants, Inc. (EMS|MC)
of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, utilizing a Cooperative
Purchase Agreement through the City of Tempe, Arizona, for an
estimated annual expenditure of $230,000.00 (CPA-24-286 Fire
Department) (Dustin Fields/Robin R. Wilson)
7. MC 2024-060 Ratification of Purchase Order: Emergency Repair to Sanitary
Sewer Overflow
Ratify a Purchase Order issued to SAK Construction, LLC of
Tempe, AZ in an amount of $124,500.00 for emergency bypass of
a sanitary sewer line at Smucker Park.
(Engineering/Utilities-EM-24-249) (David Wostenberg/Jeremy
McCall/Robin R. Wilson)
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 may be taken separately.
1. R2024-013 Intergovernmental Agreement: Arizona Game and Fish
Commission
Authorize the execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA)
with the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, through the Arizona
Game and Fish Department (AGFD) extending the current
Community Fishing Program with the City of Yuma for the total not
to exceed $59,988 over the five-year agreement. (Parks &
Recreation) (Eric Urfer)
Attachments: 1. RES IGA: Arizona Game and Fish Commission
2. AGMT IGA: Arizona Game and Fish Commission
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2. R2024-014 Intergovernmental Agreement: State of Arizona Department of
Transportation
Authorize the City Administrator to execute an Intergovernmental
Agreement (IGA) with the State of Arizona Department of
Transportation for the design of the 1st Street Shared Use
Pathway Project. This is a Transportation Alternatives Program
Funding (TA) project and is 94.3% grant funded, 5.7% local match,
with a total amount of $443,554.00. (Engineering) (David
Wostenberg)
Attachments: 1. RES IGA: Arizona Department of Transportation for the 1st Street Shared
Use Pathway Project
2. AGMT IGA: Arizona Department of Transportation for the 1st Street Shared
Use Pathway Project
3. R2024-015 Order Improvements: Municipal Improvement District No. 127
Riverview Terrace Subdivision
Order Improvements for Municipal Improvement District (MID) No.
127 to serve Riverview Terrace Subdivision, to operate, maintain
and repair landscaping improvements within, near and adjacent to
the retention and detention basins and parkings and parkways and
related facilities together with appurtenant structures (Landscape
Improvements); declaring the Landscape Improvements to be of
more than local or ordinary benefit, and that the costs of the
Landscape Improvements for MID No. 127 shall be assessed upon
the properties in MID No. 127 according to acreage; providing that
the proposed Landscape Improvements shall be performed under
Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) Title 48, Chapter 4, Article 2.
(Community Development/Community Planning) (Alyssa Linville)
Attachments: 1. RES Order Improvements MID No. 127
2. EXH A Order Improvements MID 127 Riverview Terrace Subdivision
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 may be
removed from the Ordinance Consent Agenda and the vote or action will be taken separately.
1. O2024-013 Compensation and Benefits for Municipal Judge
Establish compensation and benefits for the office of Municipal
Judge from and after January 1, 2025. (Municipal Court) (Del
Miller)
Attachments: 1. ORD Compensation and Benefits for Municipal Judge
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2. O2024-015 Grant of Easement: Yuma County Water Users’ Association
Authorize the grant of an easement to Yuma County Water Users’
Association (YCWUA) along the south side of 28th Street,
between Avenue C and 33rd Drive, for the relocation of a portion
of the United States Bureau of Reclamation’s (USBR) Thacker
Lateral. (Engineering) (David Wostenberg)
Attachments: 1. ORD Grant of Easement to YCWUA – 28th Street, between Avenue C and
33rd Drive
2. EXH B AGMT Grant of Easement to YCWUA - 28th Street, between Avenue
C and 33rd Drive
3. O2024-016 Rezoning of Property: 958 S. 3rd Avenue
Approve the rezoning of an approximately 7,000 square foot lot
from the General Commercial/Infill Overlay (B-2/IO) District to the
Transitional/Infill Overlay (TR/IO) District, for the property located at
958 S. 3rd Avenue, Yuma, AZ. (ZONE-42266-2024) (Planning and
Neighborhood Services/Community Planning) (Alyssa Linville)
Attachments: 1. P&Z RPT Rezone 958 S. 3rd Avenue
2. ORD Rezone 958 S. 3rd Avenue
4. O2024-017 Rezoning of Property: Southeast Corner of Avenue 6E and 48th
Street
Rezone approximately 77 acres from the Agriculture (AG) District
to the Low Density Residential (R-1-6, R-1-8, and R-1-12) Districts
for the properties located at the southeast corner of Avenue 6E
and 48th Street. (Planning and Neighborhood Services/Communtiy
Planning) (Alyssa Linville)
Attachments: 1. P&Z REPORT Rezoning: Southeast corner of Avenue 6E and 48th Street
2. ORD Rezoning: Southeast corner of Avenue 6E and 48th Street
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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. O2024-019 Right-of-Way Vacation and Exchange: JAKART Holdings, LLC
Authorize the vacation of 25 feet of 4th Avenue right-of-way (easement)
in exchange for the underlying fee title to the remaining 75 feet of
right-of-way with JAKART Holdings, LLC, and City acceptance of a
utility easement. (Engineering) (David Wostenberg)
Attachments: 1. ORD ROW Vacation and Exchange: JAKART Holdings, LLC
2. EXH A-B ROW Vacation and Exchange: Jakart Holdings, LLC
3. MAP ROW Vacation and Exchange: JAKART Holdings, LLC
V. BUDGET AND RELATED ITEMS
1. MC 2024-062 Public Hearing: Fiscal Year 2025 - Fiscal Year 2029 Capital
Improvement Program
Conduct a public hearing for the proposed Fiscal Year 2025 - Fiscal
Year 2029 City of Yuma Capital Improvement Program pursuant to
Yuma City Charter, Article XIII, Section 11 (Engineering) (Susan
Cowey)
The following discussion may result in the approval of the Tentative Annual Budget for Fiscal
Year 2024
2. MC 2024-061 Tentative Annual Budget for Fiscal Year 2025
Adopt the Fiscal Year 2025 Tentative Annual Budget in the amount
of $521,167,546 which includes a Capital Improvement Program
budget of $222,418,219; combined Maintenance Improvement
Districts of $672,094 and Operating Expenditure Budget of
$298,077,233; including Governmental and Enterprise operations.
(Administration/Finance) (John D. Simonton/Douglas W. Allen)
Attachments: 1. FY25 City of Yuma Budget Schedules A-G
FINAL CALL
Final call for submission of Speaker Request Forms for Call to the Public.
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VI. 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 May 2, 2024 through May 15, 2024. 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.
VII. 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.
VIII. 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.
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IX. 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, consideration, consultation, and/or direction to legal counsel regarding
Article VI, Section 11, of the Yuma City Charter. (A.R.S. 38-431.03 A(1), A(3) and A(4)).
B. Discussion, consultation, and/or direction to legal counsel regarding different aspects of
A.R.S. § 38-431 et seq. and state and federal constitutions. (A.R.S.38-431.03 A(3) and
A(9)).
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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