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Lake Havasu City Council adopts election calendar and approves liquor, water and road maintenance contracts
Summary
At its Feb. 10 meeting the Lake Havasu City Council unanimously adopted a resolution setting the 2026 municipal primary and general election dates under new state law, approved a restaurant liquor license, authorized a water-well change order and approved multiple road-maintenance contracts and material purchases.
Lake Havasu City Council voted unanimously at its Feb. 10 meeting to adopt a resolution scheduling the city’s 2026 primary for July 21 and the general election for Nov. 3, and to approve a set of routine and maintenance contracts.
The council adopted Resolution No. 26‑3895, presented by City Clerk Kelly Williams, to set the city’s primary election date for 07/21/2026 and the general election for 11/03/2026 in line with the state’s recent election law change (HB 2022). Vice Mayor David Diaz moved to adopt the resolution; the motion passed 7–0. Williams outlined related deadlines: candidate filing by 5 p.m. on 03/23/2026 and voter-registration deadlines of 06/22/2026 (primary) and 10/05/2026 (general). A member of the public, Bonnie Toye, asked whether the city could choose a different primary date; staff said state law sets the municipal primary date going forward.
The council voted to recommend that the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control approve a Series 12 restaurant liquor license for Oasis Eateries, 201 Swanson Ave. The application, by Rudolph Candido Jr., met posting and zoning requirements and drew no objections. Council Member Jim Dolan made the motion; Council Member Nancy Campbell seconded it, and the vote was 7–0.
On public-works items, the council approved the following motions (all passed 7–0):
• Change Order No. 1 to the construction contract with Lane Christensen Company for replacement and refurbishment of horizontal collector-well pumps and piping in the amount of $220,562.25. Public Works reported that, after removing pump No. 2 for inspection, it required refurbishment and that add-ons in the original bid should be incorporated into the contract. Council Member Koch moved the item.
• Amendment No. 1 to the professional-services agreement with Nichols Consulting Engineers for the pavement management plan update, adding Street‑Saver training, GIS/street-sign inventory integration and related modules for $88,900. Council Member Jim Dolan moved the amendment. Staff explained the funding source as HEER (highway-user) funds and said the city will continue to enforce traffic-control standards tied to the program.
• Award of the FY25–26 crack-seal and mastic maintenance program to Graham Contractors Inc. for $699,458 to cover roughly 150–180 lane miles. Council members raised concerns about traffic-control practices by contractors on moving maintenance projects; staff said contractors must follow the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and city standards and that project managers monitor contractors in the field.
• Cooperative purchases of asphalt crack-fill and mastic materials (Craftco Products and Maxwell Products Inc.) for $392,434.20 to supply the crack-seal program.
All motions were seconded and passed 7–0. The council also approved the consent agenda earlier in the meeting by a unanimous vote.
The meeting closed with a Call to the Public and announcements of upcoming meetings.
