Yavapai supervisors approve CDBG reallocation, procurement contracts and property abatements
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Summary
At its July 16 meeting the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors approved a reallocation of CDBG funds after a $266,080 reduction, awarded multiple procurement contracts (fuel, chip-seal and paving), authorized two weed-and-trash abatements and approved routine land-use and license items, all by unanimous votes.
YAVAPAI COUNTY — The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday approved a slate of budget adjustments, contracts and enforcement actions following staff presentations and short debate.
The board voted unanimously to reallocate Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds after staff said Prescott Valley’s change in entitlement status reduced the county’s expected allocation by $266,080. Mark Loussan, assistant director of Development Services, told the board the county’s adjusted CDBG pot is $1,042,648 and presented options for adjusting previously approved awards. After discussion, Supervisor Chek moved — and the board approved — to keep the Verde Valley Habitat for Humanity allocation at $400,000 and split the funding shortfall between the Prescott Valley Food Bank project and the county’s cesspool replacement project.
The board also approved two weed-and-trash abatements. Staff received authorization to spend up to $25,000 to clean blighted, illegally dumped materials at 1603 East Butterfield Road in Prescott; the owner is deceased and the county will lien the property for cleanup costs. A separate abatement of up to $25,000 was authorized for a fire‑damaged property at 8175 West Hampton Road in Kirkland; that property likewise will be liened.
Procurement approvals included a cooperative fuel agreement with Bennett Oil for $1,465,845 (already budgeted), which Fleet Management Director Gil Rivera said is needed for local delivery capacity and 24-hour service during emergency operations. The board approved two large road contracts proposed by Public Works: a roughly $2.07 million chip-seal preservation contract awarded to Cactus Asphalt and a roughly $2.38 million asphalt paving contract awarded to Fan Contracting for a 4‑mile section of Old Highway 66. Public Works Director Roger McCormick told the board the chip‑seal award was the only bid received; the Fan Contracting award was the lowest of six bids and came in just under the engineer’s estimate.
Other items approved included two‑year cooperative procurement agreements for jail district operational and janitorial supplies (total not to exceed $300,000, using OMNIA Partners), an update to the county utility franchise resolution (Resolution 2162) to standardize financial reporting and insurance requirements, and consent‑agenda items including a donated $4,000 commercial refrigerator for the Ashfork Clinic.
Board members discussed long‑term facility needs during the hangar sublease approval (a 2‑year, 8‑month sublease totaling $90,004.14) and emphasized integrating future facility planning into master‑plan conversations.
Votes at a glance: - Proclamation recognizing Pretrial, Probation and Parole Supervision Week — approved unanimously. - Consent Item 10 (commercial refrigerator donation to Ashfork Clinic) — approved unanimously. - Consent Item 28 (hangar sublease, Contract 2025‑209) — approved unanimously. - CDBG reallocation motion (keep Habitat at $400,000; split remaining reduction between Prescott Valley Food Bank and county cesspool project) — motion passed unanimously. - Weed-and-trash abatements (1603 E. Butterfield; 8175 W. Hampton) — each approved unanimously (properties to be liened for costs). - Cooperative fuel agreement with Bennett Oil (Contract 2025‑210, $1,465,845) — approved unanimously. - Jail district cooperative procurement agreements (Contract 2025‑206, not to exceed $300,000) — approved unanimously. - Resolution 2162 (utility franchise update) — adopted unanimously. - Contract 2025‑229 (Cactus Asphalt chip seal, ~$2,071,063.96) — awarded unanimously. - Contract 2025‑228 (Fan Contracting paving project, ~ $2.38M) — awarded unanimously.
The board also approved routine land‑use items and licenses, including a revised final plat for Highlands Unit 2 (Lot 12 split into three parcels) and a Series 10 (beer and wine) liquor license for a Family Dollar in Cornville.
The meeting moved into an executive session for legal advice; the board reconvened and announced no action would be taken relative to that session before adjourning.
Clerk roll call votes were recorded at each motion, and no item in the official record failed during the session.