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- Consent agenda: Motion to approve the consent agenda as presented (mover: Councilmember Koch; seconder: Councilmember Moses). Vote: Motion carries 6–0.

- Professional services agreement (water master plan): Motion to approve Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. for the 2025 water master plan in the amount of $224,940 (mover: Councilmember Nancy Campbell; seconder: Councilmember David Diaz). Vote: Motion carries 6–0. (See separate article for details.)

- CMAR preconstruction contract (second bridge): Motion to award preconstruction services for the second bridge and roadway construction project to Ames Construction in the amount of $458,042.96 (mover: Councilmember Cameron Moses; seconder: Councilmember Koch). Vote: Motion carries 6–0. (See separate article for details.)

- Purchase of generator for Port Drive Lift Station: Motion to approve purchase of a 230 kW generator from Empire Power Systems in the amount of $127,272.16 (mover: Councilmember David Diaz; seconder: Councilmember Cameron Moses). Vote: Motion carries 6–0.

- Valve maintenance skid purchase (cooperative agreement with Balor Holding Corp. DBA Balor Equipment): Motion to approve purchase and installation of a valve maintenance skid including taxes and freight in the amount of $117,199.41 (mover: Councilmember Cameron Moses; seconder: Councilmember Koch). Vote: Motion carries 6–0.

- Job order contract task order (chip seal program): Motion to raise per-project limit for JOC task order No. 2 to $1,300,000 and award task order No. 2 to Cactus Asphalt for the 2024–25 chip-seal program in the amount of $1,275,877.14 (mover: Councilmember Nancy Campbell; seconder: Councilmember David Diaz). Vote: Motion carries 6–0.

Ending: All routine and procurement votes carried unanimously during the meeting. The council recorded each vote on the record; staff will proceed with contract execution and procurements consistent with council approvals.

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Messmer said Hospice of Havasu, established in 1982, is the only local 501(c)(3) nonprofit hospice serving Lake Havasu and Bullhead City areas and noted the organization\u000027s five-star rating. She described hospice care as support that shifts focus from curative treatment to comfort and quality of life for patients in advanced illness, and she said Hospice of Havasu will provide care regardless of insurance status or ability to pay.

Messmer highlighted the agency\u000027s transitions program, which offers community resources and support for people living with serious illnesses and their caregivers, and community grief-support groups, available to anyone. She also described volunteer opportunities and the Hospice of Havasu resale store, which is open seven days a week. Messmer invited interested people to call Summer Ray Wine Bar and Local Eatery about tickets for an upcoming \"Hospice Happening\" progressive dinner fundraiser scheduled in March.

Councilmembers thanked Messmer for the presentation and for the organization\u000027s community services.

Ending: No council action was required; the presentation was informational and council expressed appreciation for Hospice of Havasu\u000027s community programs.

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Staff described the contract as the preconstruction phase: Ames will join the design team and city staff to provide construction input, cost estimating, utility potholing and design support through the 30% drawings and permitting submittal to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Public Works staff said the preconstruction work is intended to reduce downstream cost risk by involving the contractor early in design.

Why it matters: The second-bridge project is a major capital undertaking. The state appropriated $35.5 million in one-time funds for an emergency-evacuation bridge; staff and council discussed prior feasibility work paid with a $200,000 state allocation and said the feasibility study informed the current design options believed to fit the state appropriation range.

During public comment and council discussion, members and residents asked whether the state funding will be sufficient for construction and how much of the $35.5 million had already been committed. City staff said about $6.5 million had been committed to design and preconstruction to date; staff also outlined steps to pursue potential lease-line adjustments with the State Land Department to shorten the crossing and reduce costs. Council and staff stressed the CMAR approach was chosen to bring contractor input early and help manage cost and constructability risks.

Councilmember Moses moved to award the preconstruction contract; Councilmember Koch seconded. The vote was 6–0.

Ending: If the project proceeds to construction, council will review a future guaranteed-maximum-price (GMP) package; staff said any construction-phase contract and GMP will return to the council for approval.

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The plan will update the city’s water modeling, evaluate production and distribution systems, review current supplies and changing Colorado River operational scenarios, and recommend capital improvements through a long-term horizon (the consultant and staff noted the plan will consider needs out to the year 2040). Contract lead Matt (presenter identified as Mr. Kellett) said Jacobs previously worked on the city’s 2019 water master plan and on the recent wastewater master plan, and staff expects the updated water plan to take roughly seven months from kickoff.

Why it matters: Council members emphasized the need to prioritize aging infrastructure and to align the timing of water-system investments with both the five-year capital improvement program (CIP) and uncertainties about post-2026 Colorado River operations. City staff and the consultant said delaying the plan for multiple years could leave the city without an updated model and CIP guidance while supply and demand conditions evolve.

Councilmember Cameron Moses asked whether the city should wait for state and federal post-2026 Colorado River operational rules; the consultant said those rules may not be finalized by 2026 and that delaying several years would not be prudent. Councilmember Nancy Campbell confirmed that the plan will identify priority pipes and repair needs that can feed into the CIP and existing water-main replacement program.

The scope includes a water-demand analysis, water-supply analysis, model update and analysis, facility and risk assessment, and preparation of a final report; the contract schedule shows a March kickoff and a draft due in August with a final in September. Councilmember Campbell moved approval; Councilmember Diaz seconded. The motion carried 6–0.

Ending: Staff will manage the consultant contract and integrate the master-plan findings into the city’s CIP and water-main replacement priorities.

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Council and staff framed the measure as a refinancing only: the transaction will not extend the debt’s final maturity, which remains 2045, and no new money is being added. Finance staff and municipal-bond advisor Mark Reeder of Stifel explained the refinancing aims to replace older bonds issued at roughly 4.80% interest with new bonds priced in the “high 3s to low 4s,” producing estimated annual debt-service savings of about $1.1 million and projected present-value savings in the millions.

Why it matters: Lowering annual debt service creates operating revenue the city can use for infrastructure needs. Staff recommended applying an existing rate-stabilization reserve — roughly $5.2 million accumulated for bond coverage — to reduce refunded principal and increase savings. Staff said the reserve had been released by the bond trustee requirement and is available for that purpose.

Council discussion focused on whether to apply the $5.2 million to buy down debt now or to use it for targeted infrastructure repairs. Councilmember Nancy Campbell pressed for details about tradeoffs and noted that using the reserve for infrastructure would reduce near-term debt savings; staff said the incremental annual cost if the reserve were used for infrastructure rather than for bond buy-down would be about $385,000 per year in the worst-case modeling shown.

Reeder described the bond-market mechanics for council: the city’s outstanding wastewater portfolio has been reduced from roughly $350 million to about $179 million, and the 2015 refunding included bonds that are now callable in 2025. If market conditions produce the council’s savings threshold, staff will proceed; if the market deteriorates, staff said they will not issue the refunding. Councilmember Diaz moved the resolution; Councilmember Moses seconded. The motion carried 6–0.

Ending: Staff will continue market monitoring and return final sale documents for execution; any final bonds will be issued only if the city’s savings threshold is met and the market conditions are favorable.

","Lake Havasu City Council authorized issuance of senior-lien wastewater refunding bonds (series 2025) not to exceed $150 million, approving staff recommendation to apply $5.2 million from a rate-stabilization reserve to lower the principal and debt service.",{"_33":124,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":125,"_41":126,"_43":127,"_45":128,"_47":129,"_49":130,"_51":131,"_53":132,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":133,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":134,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6290387,"Lake Havasu City audit receives clean opinion; auditors note fund reporting changes",560,778000,1338000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2531020-7116020d141e8676bad72f711fb7ad33&start=778&end=1338","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2531020-7116020d141e8676bad72f711fb7ad33/thumbnail_778000.jpg","/articles/6290387/Lake-Havasu-City/Mohave-County/Arizona/Lake-Havasu-City-audit-receives-clean-opinion-auditors-note-fund-reporting-changes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6290387-8401567d74e14fca46ccc1b2d43e886d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771178455&Signature=QrAKjI6zk2aobV-B7tzeY8UAcaCNBd8nUB3m02VZIycxaEHNxCLNGY50aEkYpKN64AZAa4f8lxo8SC2Gt2x2YUgVl~8euxiMJnhEVqtkM9PK6VNRh-U5gv3cy-qQQmNhnMAzAEwLiIMbwoNFnFcKGEQHrApC4ScCbbhcRt5htWlL3Im6d6cP5IY10ukgbrrXmrQ7GtzItGUI0ljF487Exf5Ngry7Q8Bjm0FjKRgiQZjEMuvyNvTt-MZjF~Vue2vPrEr~lf~D03OB36LwnXnaF6PJL~hK5cLfvojFE51CQUhKmpBlFNSOh7VL6Ea2Xht4ULD3Kfu2CqQeRvQIRlmvhA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lake Havasu City accepted its audited annual financial report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, after a presentation by CliftonLarsonAllen LLP that concluded the city’s comprehensive financial report received a clean, unmodified opinion.

The audit presentation Wednesday described several accounting changes required by new standards, including restating prior periods for capital project reporting and moving the city’s flood-control fund into a different reporting category. CliftonLarsonAllen principal auditor Jean Dietrich told the council the audit firm “issued a clean, unmodified opinion” on the annual comprehensive financial report and found no unusual or fraudulent transactions.

The nut graf: The audit confirmed the city remains within statutory and program limits while noting implementation items the finance team has addressed. The firm also completed a single-audit review of federal programs, reporting that three major grant programs together accounted for about $7.6 million of the city’s roughly $9.6 million in federal expenditures for 2024.

Dietrich and city staff described three main accounting changes auditors required: reclassification of a capital project fund to a major fund because of 2024 expenses; creation of a new major fund to increase transparency on a specific project; and moving the flood-control activity out of the irrigation and drainage district rollup and into a business-type reporting category. The audit also identified one internal-control matter that staff corrected during the year: an error recording nonexchange revenues in the Capital Projects Fund.

The auditors reported no findings on internal control over compliance with federal uniform guidance and no questioned costs. Dietrich said the most significant estimate reviewed was the city’s other postemployment benefits liability; the auditors found it consistent with prior periods and identified no management bias in that estimate. The city’s expenditure limit review (a state-related calculation) was in process at the time of the presentation and, as presented, showed the city well below its total expenditure limit.

Council members asked for clarification about the timing of moving the irrigation and drainage district (IDD) / flood-control activity; staff said the IDD had been dissolved in 2023 and that the reclassification took additional year-end work and was completed for the 2024 statements. After questions, Councilmember Koch moved and Councilmember Diaz seconded acceptance of the audited report. The motion carried 6–0.

City Manager Jess Knudson and finance staff were publicly thanked by council members for the work involved in handling the reporting changes and the audit process. The council recorded the formal acceptance vote on the record.

Ending: The auditors said an opinion on the city’s annual expenditure limitation report was expected shortly after the meeting; council members did not schedule additional action beyond accepting the audit report.

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Votes at a glance: Lake Havasu City Council meeting, Feb. 25, 2025

Hospice of Havasu briefs council on services, resale shop and upcoming fundraiser

Council awards $458,043 preconstruction CMAR contract for second bridge project to Ames Construction

Council approves $224,940 contract for 2025 water master plan to update system planning

Council approves up to $150M wastewater refunding bonds; staff to apply $5.2M reserve to reduce principal

Lake Havasu City audit receives clean opinion; auditors note fund reporting changes