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Kingman considers cutting Yellow transit route for on-demand pilot; council presses staff on golf course losses and park projects
Summary
Council debated removing the Yellow transit route (city share about $100,000 of $300,000 operating cost) and piloting an on-demand model similar to Lake Havasu, while parks and recreation work prompted an RFI and a marketing plan for the city's loss-making golf course.
Council members discussed transit service changes and parks capital needs during the FY27 work session, raising two linked questions: how to reduce near-term operating costs and how to address recreational services that require subsidy.
Jack Plante, the transit lead, said the Yellow route primarily serves county destinations, Mohave Community College and airport-related stops. "The yellow route predominantly serves the county," he told council and said the route costs roughly $300,000 to operate with the city contributing about $100,000 of that amount.
Council raised two options: pursue contributions from the county and the college to continue the Yellow route or pilot an on-demand system modeled on Lake Havasu's program. Staff described the on-demand model as a shared-ride, app-based service using smaller vehicles and said a pilot could preserve city-only fixed routes while offering flexible service beyond city limits.
In parks and recreation, members turned a spotlight on the municipal golf course and its foodservice. Parks staff said the grill generates roughly $305,000 in revenue but the combined golf operations still require general-fund subsidy. Council directed staff to have a marketing plan finalized for the golf course and to issue a request for information (RFI) to explore privatization or alternative operating models for the course and the grill.
On capital timing, the council debated deferring some playground equipment and the transit center design to offset compensation costs; staff estimated those savings would get most of the way toward the council's target reduction in capital to fund pay changes.
Next steps: staff will pursue discussions with county and college partners on transit cost-sharing, develop a transit on-demand assessment, finish a golf-course marketing plan for council review in June, and issue an RFI on options to privatize operations if feasible.
