City of Yuma

City Council Meeting

Agenda

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

5:30 PM

Yuma City Hall Council Chambers

One City Plaza, Yuma

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Resolution R2015-047 that one or more members of the Yuma City

Council may participate in person or by telephonic, video or internet conferencing. Voting procedures will

remain as required by the Yuma City Charter and other applicable laws.

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Speaker Request Form prior to the start of the meeting. Speaker Request Forms can be

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"Call to the Public" comments are limited to non-agenda items that pertain to City

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for "Call to the Public" is limited to 30 minutes.

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CALL TO ORDER

INVOCATION

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

FINAL CALL

Final call for submission of Speaker Request Forms for agenda related items.

ROLL CALL

I. MOTION CONSENT AGENDA

All items listed on the Motion Consent Agenda will be considered and enacted with one motion.

There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember so requests. In

which event, the item will be removed from the Motion Consent Agenda and the vote or action

may be taken separately.

A. Approval of minutes of the following City Council meeting(s):

MC 2025-090

Regular Council Worksession Draft Minutes May 20, 2025

Attachments:

1. 2025 05 20 RWS Minutes

B. Executive Sessions

Executive Sessions may be held at the next regularly scheduled Special Worksession, Regular

Worksession and City Council Meeting for personnel, legal, litigation and real estate matters

pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03 Section A(1), (3), (4), and (7). (City Attorney)

C. Approval of staff recommendations:

MC 2025-085

Liquor License: Bubba's 33

Approve a Series #12: Restaurant Liquor License application

submitted by Lauren Merrett, agent for Bubba's 33 located at 1632

S. 4th Avenue. (LL25-09) (City Administration/ City Clerk) (Lynda

L. Bushong)

Attachments:

1. MAP Liquor License: Bubba's 33

MC 2025-086

Bid Award: 40th Street and Avenue 7E Intersection

Award a contract for the 40th Street and Avenue 7E project, to the

lowest responsible bidder in the amount of $2,156,700 for the

base bid and $232,050.00 for the alternate bid, for a total of

$2,388,750.00 to: DPE Construction, Inc., Yuma, Arizona.

(Engineering RFB-25-284) (David Wostenberg/Robin R. Wilson)

MC 2025-087

Grant Award: Yuma County 9-1-1 System Annual Funding

Award

Authorize the City Administrator to execute the required

documents with Arizona Department of Administration 9-1-1

Program Office (ADOA) to accept and disperse awarded grant

funds from the Emergency Telecommunication Services Revolving

Fund to pay for authorized contractual costs of equipment and

services used in the operation of 9-1-1 services in the Yuma

County region. (Information Technology/YRCS) (Jeremy W.

Jeffcoat)

Attachments:

1. AGMT Grant Award: Yuma County 911 System Funding Award

II. RESOLUTION CONSENT AGENDA

All items listed on the Resolution Consent Agenda will be considered and enacted with one

motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a City Councilmember so

requests or a Speaker Request Form has been submitted. In which event, the item will be

removed from the Resolution Consent Agenda and the vote or action may be taken separately.

R2025-068

Resolution Designating the Chief Fiscal Officer for FY 2026

Adopt a resolution designating Douglas W. Allen as the Chief

Fiscal Officer for the purpose of submitting the City’s Annual

Expenditure Limitation Reports (AELR) to the Auditor General for

Fiscal Year 2026. (Finance) (Douglas Allen)

Attachments:

1. RES Designation of the Chief Fiscal Officer for FY 2026

R2025-069

Resolution of Support: State Lake Improvement Fund Grant

Application

Adopt a resolution supporting the submission of an Arizona State

Parks, State Lake Improvements Fund (SLIF) application for

funding projects on waters where gasoline powered boats are

permitted. (Suppression) (Dustin Fields)

Attachments:

1. APP Resolution of Support: State Lake Improvement Fund Grant

2. RES Resolution of Support: State Lake Improvement Fund Grant

R2025-070

Intergovernmental Agreement: Yuma County Pass-Through

State Grant Funding for Yuma Regional Communications

Systems Radio Consoles

Authorize and approve an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with

the County of Yuma (County) to receive and expend Arizona

Department of Public Safety (DPS) state grant funds for the

purpose of joint procurement/lease, maintenance, operation, and

use of a Regional Multi-Jurisdictional Public Safety System to

replace radio consoles (Jeremy W. Jeffcoat)

Attachments:

1. RES IGA: YRCS Radio Consoles

2. AGR IGA: YRCS Radio Consoles

R2025-071

Annual Public Safety Personnel Retirement System Funding

Policy for Fiscal Year 2026

Adopt the annual Public Safety Personnel Retirement System

(PSPRS) funding policy for Fiscal Year 2026, as required under

Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) § 38-863.01. (Finance) (Doug

Allen)

Attachments:

1. RES PSPRS Funding Policy 2026

2. POLICY PSPRS Funding Policy 2026

III. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES CONSENT AGENDA

All items listed on the Ordinances Consent Agenda will be considered and enacted with one

motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a City Councilmember so

requests or a Speaker Request Form has been submitted. In which event, the item may be

removed from the Ordinance Consent Agenda and the vote or action will be taken separately.

O2025-021

Rezoning of Property: 1720 S. Maple Avenue

Rezone a 6,300 square foot lot from the Light Industrial/Infill

Overlay (LI/IO) District to the Low Density Residential/Infill Overlay

(R-1-6/IO) District, for the property located at 1720 S. Maple

Avenue. (ZONE-43811-2025) (Planning and Neighborhood

Services/Community Planning) (Alyssa Linville)

Attachments:

1. P&Z RPT Rezoning of Property: 1720 S. Maple Avenue

2. ORD Rezoning of Property: 1720 S. Maple Avenue

IV. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCES

The following ordinance(s) is presented to the City Council for introduction. No vote or action by

the City Council is necessary. However, the City Council may, at its option, vote or take action

where appropriate. Ordinances given introduction are generally presented to the City Council for

adoption at the next Regular City Council meeting.

O2025-022

Amendment: Ordinance O2021-007 - City Departments

Authorize an amendment of the current listing of City Departments

to combine the Building Safety and Planning and Neighborhood

Services Departments to reconstitute the Department of

Community Development; Move the Economic Development

Division from City Administration to the Department of Community

Development; and separating the Facilities Management Division

from the Building Safety Division to be a stand-alone Facilities

Management Department. (Administration/Finance) (Jay

Simonton/Doug Allen)

Attachments:

1. ORD Amend the current listing of City Departments

O2025-023

Rezoning of Property: Southeast Corner of State Route SR-195

and 40th Street

Rezone approximately 50.55 acres from the Agriculture (AG)

District to the High Density Residential (R-3) District, for the

property located at the southeast corner of State Route SR-195

and 40th Street, Yuma, AZ. (Planning and Neighborhood Services)

(Alyssa Linville)

Attachments:

1. P&Z RPT Rezoning of Property: SEC State Route SR-195 and 40th Street

2. ORD Rezoning of Property: SEC State Route SR-195 and 40th Street

V. PUBLIC HEARING - BUDGET RELATED ITEM

MC 2025-088

Public Hearing: Truth in Taxation, Main Street Mall and Off-Street

Parking Maintenance District No. 1, Levy for 13 Municipal

Improvement Districts (MID), and Final Budget Adoption for Fiscal

Year 2026

Conduct a combined public hearing on the proposed City of Yuma

primary property tax levy (Truth-in-Taxation); the Main Street Mall and

Off-Street Parking Maintenance District No. 1 expenditures and levy,

as well as for the 13 Municipal Improvement Districts and the

proposed revenues and expenditures (budget) for Fiscal Year 2026

pursuant to A.R.S. § 42-17104.

The City of Yuma expenditure budget for Fiscal Year 2026 in the

amount of $547,121,059 which is comprised of a Capital

Improvement Plan budget of $221,254,573; 13 Maintenance

Improvement Districts combined for $636,884; and an Operating

Expenditure / Expense Budget of $325,229,602 including

Governmental and Enterprise operations. Following the close of the

public hearing, City Council may open a special meeting to adopt the

proposed budget resolution, which includes a 3% increase in solid

waste fees. (Administration/Finance) (Jay Simonton/Doug Allen)

Attachments:

1. Public Hearing: TNT-Levies-Final Budget FY 2026 State Forms Schedules

A-G

VI. SPECIAL MEETING: Discussion and Possible Action relating to the FY2026 Final

Budget

City Council will convene a Special Meeting in accordance with Arizona law to consider

adoption of the Capital Improvement Program and Final Budget for Fiscal Year 2026

R2025-072

Fiscal Year 2026 - Fiscal Year 2030 Capital Improvement

Program

Adopt a resolution approving the FY 2026 - FY 2030 Capital

Improvement Program, pursuant to the Yuma City Charter, Article

XII, Section 11. (Engineering) (David Wostenberg)

Attachments:

1. RES FY2026-FY2030 CIP

R2025-073

Final Budget Adoption for Fiscal Year 2026

Adopt the City of Yuma’s final budget for Fiscal Year 2026 in the

amount of $547,121,059 which is comprised of a Capital

Improvement Program Budget of $221,254,573; 13 Maintenance

Improvement Districts combined for $636,884 and an Operating

Expenditure Budget of $325,229,602; including Governmental and

Enterprise operations. The adoption of the proposed budget

resolution includes a 3% increase in solid waste fees and

establishes the budgets for the Main Street Mall and Off-Street

Parking Maintenance District No. 1. (Administration/Finance) (Jay

Simonton/Doug Allen)

Attachments:

1. RES Final Budget Adoption FY 2026

2. SCHEDULES Final Budget Adoption FY 2026

RECONVENE REGULAR MEETING

VII. ADDITIONAL BUDGET RELATED ITEMS

The following discussion may result in the introduction of Ordinance O2025-024

O2025-024

Adopt the Fiscal Year 2026 City of Yuma Primary Property Tax

Levy, the Main Street Mall and Off-Street Parking Maintenance

District No. 1 Property Tax Levy, and 13 Municipal Improvement

District Tax Levies

Adopt the Fiscal Year 2026 Primary Property Tax Levy, the Main

Street Mall and Off Street Parking Maintenance District No. 1

Property Tax Levy, and 13 Municipal Improvement District Tax

Levies. (Administration/Finance) (Jay Simonton/Douglas Allen)

Attachments:

1. ORD Property Tax Levies FY 2026

VIII. APPOINTMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SCHEDULING

Discussion and possible action on the following items:

1. Appointments:

• Parks, Arts, and Recreation Commission

2. Announcements:

City Council report on meetings/events attended – City Council report on issues discussed

in meetings/events attended by a City Council representative in their official capacity as the

City’s representative during the period of June 5, 2025 through June 18, 2025. City

Council questions regarding the update must be limited solely for clarification purposes. If

further discussion is warranted, the issue will be added to a future agenda for a detailed

briefing.

City Council report of upcoming meetings.

City Council request for agenda items to be placed on future agendas.

3. Scheduling:

Motion to schedule future City Council meetings pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes

Section 38-431.02 and the Yuma City Code, Chapter 30.

IX. SUMMARY OF CURRENT EVENTS

This is the City Administrator’s opportunity to give notice to the City Council of current events

impacting the City. Comments are intended to be informational only and no discussion,

deliberation or decision will occur on this item.

X. CALL TO THE PUBLIC

Members of the public may address the City Council on matters within City Council's authority

and jurisdiction that are not listed on the agenda during the "Call to the Public" segment of the

meeting. All speakers must complete a Speaker Request Form and submit it to City Clerk staff

no later than the "Final Call for Speaker Request Forms" is made at the beginning of each

meeting.

XI. EXECUTIVE SESSION

An Executive Session may be called during the public meeting for the purpose of receiving

legal advice for items on this agenda pursuant to A.R.S. Section 38-431.03 A (1, 3, 4 and/or 7)

and the following items:

A. Discussion, consultation with and/or instruction to legal counsel concerning potential

litigation. (A.R.S. §38-431.03 A3, A4)

B. Discussion, consultation with and/or instruction to legal counsel regarding the railroad

crossing at 9E. (A.R.S. §38-431.03 A3, A4 and A7)

C. Discussion, consultation with and/or instruction to legal counsel regarding the potential

sale of real property. (A.R.S. §38-431.03 A3, A4 & A7)

ADJOURNMENT

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the

City of Yuma does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission of or access to, or treatment or

employment in, its programs, activities, or services. For information regarding rights and provisions of the ADA or

Section 504, or to request reasonable accommodations for participation in City programs, activities, or services

contact: ADA/Section 504 Coordinator, City of Yuma Human Resources Department, One City Plaza, Yuma, AZ

85364-1436; (928) 373-5125 or TTY (928) 373-5149.