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Lake Havasu City council approves budget, CIP, three liquor licenses and several administrative actions
Summary
At its June 11 meeting the Lake Havasu City Council adopted a tentative budget and five‑year capital improvement plan, approved three liquor licenses, joined the Arizona Municipal Risk Retention Pool and approved equipment and administrative resolutions in a set of largely unanimous votes.
Lake Havasu City Council on Tuesday approved a set of budgetary, licensing and administrative items, largely by unanimous votes.
Key votes taken by the council included adoption of the fiscal year 2019–20 tentative budget, approval of a five-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for fiscal years 2020–2024 and the adoption of a state-mandated Uniform Video Service License Agreement and application. The council also approved three liquor license recommendations and several administrative resolutions, and awarded a public-works equipment bid.
Actions at a glance
- Liquor licenses: The council recommended that the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control approve three licenses: a Series 09S sampling-privileges license for Smith’s Food and Drug Center No. 188 at 80 Acoma Boulevard North; a Series 10 beer-and-wine store license for All American Fuel at 1041 Acoma Boulevard South; and a Series 10 beer-and-wine store license for The Gas Dock at 281 Lake Havasu Avenue South. Each recommendation passed on motions from council members and carried 6-0.
- Uniform Video Service License Agreement: The council adopted the standard Uniform Video Service License Agreement and application required by state legislation enacted in 2018–2019; the new law preempts local franchising and requires cities to adopt the uniform form by July 1, 2019. The motion to adopt carried 6-0.
- Capital Improvement Plan: The council adopted Resolution No. 19-3309, approving a five-year CIP for fiscal years 2020–2024. Staff said the plan included approximately $21.4 million in fully funded projects; Council members described the plan as fully funded and thanked staff for prior work sessions. The motion carried 6-0.
- Tentative budget: The council adopted Resolution No. 19-3315, establishing the tentative FY 2019–20 budget with a total cap of about $148 million. Staff noted there was no new debt in the budget and that the city’s property tax rate would remain unchanged. The motion carried 6-0.
- Fiscal officer appointment: The council adopted Resolution No. 19-3311 to designate Administrative Services Director Jill Olsen as Lake Havasu City’s Chief Fiscal Officer for FY 2019–20. The motion carried 6-0.
- Insurance pool membership and volunteer compensation resolution: The council adopted Resolution No. 19-3313 to accept membership in the Arizona Municipal Risk Retention Pool (AMRRP) and approve its membership agreement and bylaws; council also adopted Resolution No. 19-3314 to set a salary equivalent used to calculate workers’ compensation benefits for volunteers, a housekeeping item required by state statute. Both motions carried 6-0. Staff said membership in the pool would spread risk, provide training and other benefits at no cost to the city, and could return dividends to members in favorable years.
- Island Treatment Plant equipment: The council awarded a bid to JDB Equipment Corporation for replacement of screenings, compactor and shaftless screw conveyor equipment at the Island Treatment Plant in the amount of $98,574.90 (including estimated sales tax). The motion carried 6-0.
Several items were presented as part of the City Manager’s report and council communications, including vacancies on city boards and committees and several community recognitions; those items were informational and not the subject of council votes.
Motions and votes were routine across these items; where noted above the council’s roll-call votes were unanimous (6-0).
