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Lake Havasu City Council approves rezoning, infrastructure contracts and multiple procurement awards
Summary
At its Oct. 22 meeting the council approved a consent agenda and voted unanimously on multiple procurement and infrastructure items including a rezoning ordinance, design contract for Avalon Drain stabilization, water-main replacement construction, and several maintenance and procurement contracts.
Lake Havasu City’s council on Oct. 22 approved a slate of municipal actions, adopting an ordinance to amend a planned development district, awarding professional services and construction contracts for drainage and water-main work, and authorizing annual procurement agreements for maintenance parts and tires.
The approvals were largely unanimous and included awards for design and construction work, annual parts contracts and cooperative purchases that city staff said were budgeted or funded through non-general-fund sources. Many of the items went through public hearings and carried 7–0 votes; the Environmental Learning Center amendment was the only item with substantive debate and a split 6–1 vote (covered in a separate article).
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda: Council approved the consent agenda as presented (motion: Councilmember Jenny Coke; second: Councilmember Donna McCoy). Vote: 7–0.
- Ordinance 19-1225 (major planned development amendment, The Shops at Lake Havasu): Council adopted Ordinance No. 19-1225 to remove and rezone specified lots at The Shops at Lake Havasu and to create a new PD limiting certain C-2 uses on three undeveloped outparcels along Highway 95 (prohibiting storage units, warehousing/wholesale distribution and outdoor storage; restricting freestanding signs on the outparcels). Motion by Vice Mayor Dave Lane; second by Councilmember Jim Dolan. Vote: 7–0.
- Avalon Drain No. 2 stabilization — professional services (Kimley Horn and Associates, Inc.): Council awarded a design agreement for slope stabilization and drop structures addressing erosion at Avalon Drain No. 2. Contract duration noted as 487 days (design ~6–7 months; Army Corps permitting 6–9 months). Contract amount: $149,945. Motion by Councilmember Cal Sheehy (mover listed in minutes as Council Member Koch in discussion); second by Councilmember Gordon Groat. Vote: 7–0.
- 2019 water main replacement project (TriSun/Trisun Engineering, Inc.): Council awarded the construction contract for WT-7460, a water-main replacement project that will replace roughly 13,000 linear feet of pipe (including about 7,500 ft of 6-inch PVC and 5,400 ft of 8-inch PVC). Low bid: $1,330,159; construction budget listed at $1,406,500. Schedule: ~150 calendar days; anticipated completion May 2020. Motion by Councilmember Donna McCoy; second by Councilmember Gordon Groat. Vote: 7–0.
- Annual water system maintenance parts supply (Arizona Waterworks, Dana Kepner, Ferguson Waterworks): Council authorized open purchase orders for annual water parts from multiple vendors on an as-needed basis; staff may renew for up to two additional 12-month terms. Expected expenditures may exceed $50,000 per year but are budgeted by department. Motion by Councilmember Gordon Groat; second by Vice Mayor Dave Lane. Vote: 7–0.
- 2019–20 crack seal program (Holbrook Asphalt): Awarded to Holbrook Asphalt for $274,900 to seal cracks on roughly 15% of city streets this cycle (to return to roughly a 7–8 year rotation). Funding: HEERP funds. Motion by Vice Mayor Lane; second by Councilmember Jim Dolan. Vote: 7–0.
- Asphalt repairs and concrete valve collars (Cactus Asphalt): Awarded to Cactus Asphalt for $70,503.49 to repair large water-main blowouts and a section of Lake Havasu Avenue. Motion by Councilmember Donna McCoy; second by Councilmember Michelle Lynn. Vote: 7–0.
- Cooperative purchases for tires, tubes, services and automotive parts (Redburn Tire Company, Great West Tire, Jack’s Auto Parts): Council approved cooperative purchases from state procurement contracts and authorized multi-year renewals per contract terms. Motion by Councilmember Jenny Coke; second by Councilmember Donna McCoy. Vote: 7–0.
What it means: taken together, the items advance planned maintenance and infrastructure work (water-mains, drainage stabilization, pavement preservation) and update procurement paths for parts and services the city uses routinely. Most contracts were awarded to the lowest responsive bidders, and staff said funds are available in existing budgets or special funds for the projects.
Meeting context: most items had limited public comment; several city and agency staff presented background and answered council questions before votes. The council repeatedly noted that many approved items use non-general-fund sources or existing budgets, and that larger capital projects will return for further council review if additional taxpayer funding is needed.
