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Bullhead City Council approves multiple contracts, grants and permits in April 1 meeting
Summary
The council approved a liquor license recommendation, several public-works and utilities contracts, a parking-pass fee change, a street renaming and a life‑insurance benefit for elected officials, among other items.
Bullhead City Council on April 1 approved a series of routine and project-specific items, including engineering and construction contracts, utility equipment purchases and a turf-reduction grant agreement, and recommended a liquor license to the state.
The actions were taken during a regularly scheduled meeting that included presentations, public comment and a county supervisor report. The council voted on items ranging from a Series 10 beer-and-wine license recommendation to multi-hundred-thousand-dollar equipment purchases for the city’s wastewater and facilities systems.
The meeting produced the following formal outcomes (motions, award amounts and summarized details):
- Jackson’s No. 6798 liquor-license recommendation (Agenda item 4): Council recommended approval to the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control for a Series 10 beer-and-wine license (job number 32369) at 3713 Highway 95. Staff reported no concerns. Vote: motion carried (7–0).
- Engineering services for City Center improvement district (Item 5): Approved an agreement with Anderson Nelson Inc. for professional engineering services, amount not to exceed $489,000; developer will prepay work before the city begins engineering. Vote: motion carried (7–0).
- Section 10 WRP inflow line replacement (Item 6): Awarded to K Constructors LLC for $71,775 plus applicable taxes and fees to replace a portion of the main sewer inflow line after a prior failure. Vote: motion carried (7–0).
- Oxidation-ditch aerator purchase (Item 7): Approved purchase of Westech OxyStream aerators and accessories for a total of $711,430 and waived competitive bidding under Bullhead City code; staff cited compatibility with existing equipment and an Arizona Department of Environmental Quality consent decree that requires repairs. Vote: motion carried (7–0).
- SCADA on-call services amendment (Item 8): Approved a three-year amendment with Southwest Automation Services, LLC, not to exceed $82,000 for supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) services and waived competitive bidding; the vendor authored the city’s SCADA master plan and previously implemented it. Vote: motion carried (7–0).
- Justice Center chiller replacement (Item 9): Awarded construction contract to Yavapai Mechanical LLC for up to $525,239 to replace two chillers at the Justice Center. Staff said the chillers are beyond useful life and the work was budgeted; contract requires staging so only one chiller is offline at a time. Vote: motion carried (7–0).
- Seasonal/nonresident parking pass amendment (Item 10): Adopted a fee change reducing a neighborhood discount and expanding the geographic area eligible for the nonresident annual pass (includes Laughlin, Fort Mohave, Needles and Mohave Valley). Vote: motion carried (7–0).
- Life-insurance benefit for elected officials (Item 11): Council approved adding elected officials to the city’s group life-insurance policy effective FY2025–26. The estimated cost cited by staff was about $1,500 annually. The measure passed 4–3 after extended public comment and debate on equity with part-time city employees.
- Street renaming (Item 12): Council renamed a short, previously unnamed portion of roadway off Merrill Avenue to Brady Boulevard, a ceremonial naming honoring former Mayor Tom Brady. Vote: motion carried (7–0).
- Davis Dam resolution (Item 13): Council adopted Resolution 2025R‑twelve urging the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to facilitate limited guided tours of Davis Dam for educational purposes (see separate article on the resolution and county coordination).
- Palo Verde Meadows turf‑reduction water-conservation grant (Item 14): Approved a grant agreement to convert approximately 275,000 square feet (about 6.3 acres) of natural turf in the Palo Verde Meadows homeowners association to water-conserving landscaping or artificial turf under a Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona (WIFA) grant; the agreement includes audit provisions and reimbursement controls. Vote: motion carried (7–0).
The council minutes record unanimous or near-unanimous vote tallies for most capital and procurement measures; item 11 (life insurance) was divided. Many of the items included staff presentations and public input. Several utility items were tied to earlier workshops and to compliance requirements from state regulators (ADEQ) and existing master plans.
The council closed the meeting after the agenda items were completed.
