CITY OF KINGMAN
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Council Chambers
310 N. 4th Street Kingman, AZ 86401

Invocation will be given by Pastor Dennis Oberg of Oasis Church

Those wishing to address the Council should fill out request forms in advance. Comments from the Public will be restricted to items not on the agenda with the exception of those on the Consent Agenda. There will be no comments allowed that advertise for a particular person or group. Comments should be limited to no longer than 3 minutes. The Council may not respond to speakers during the call to the public. The Council may direct the City Manager to study the matter or request that the matter be placed on a future agenda.

All matters listed here are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the CONSENT AGENDA and will be considered separately.

The City of Kingman Parks and Recreation Division completed the Request for Proposal (RFP) process for the operation and management of the Centennial Park Softball Leagues and Concessions. One proposal was received from the Kingman Softball Association and included the relevant experience and qualifications outlined in the contract. Staff recommends approval.

As part of the FY2026 Budget, the City Council approved the Centennial Park office parking lot asphalt replacement at a budgeted amount of $240,000 in the Capital Projects Fund. The quote came in at $177,700 to remove and replace existing asphalt with new 2" A/C, existing regraded and compacted base material to include a $50,000 contingency for unsuitable soils encountered under existing A/C at time and materials. Staff recommends approval.

The Parks Department is proposing to purchase a waterslide and climbing wall as part of the Grandview Pool upgrade. Including contingencies, the Grandview Pool Upgrade's FY26 budget is expected to be fully spent on the renovation, leaving no remaining budget available for these amenities. The waterslide and climbing wall are estimated to cost $60K.  A transfer of $60K in appropriations from the Playground Equipment Capital Projects is recommended.  This transfer will leave sufficient funds to purchase a shade structure for the Centennial Park ZipKrooz area.  At their November 19, 2025, meeting, the PART Commission recommended this transfer. Staff recommends approval.

Case No. SB25-0003 an application for the acceptance of the financial assurances, improvement plans, and Final Plat, for Central Subdivision, Tract 6054. The subdivision represents the creation of 84 residential lots on approximately 19.13 acres located north of Hualapai Mountain Road and west of Central Street in the Single-Family, 6,000 sq. ft. minimum lot size (R-1-6) and Residential Manufactured Home, 6,000 sq. ft. minimum lot size (R-MH-6). APN 321-11-115 and 321-11-114. (Applicant: Civil Works Engineering, LLC, applicant/agent, and CAJ Realty IV, LLC, property owner). Staff recommends approval.

Staff is requesting approval to remove and replace the two existing heaters at Centennial Pool at a total cost of $175,000.00. The current units are outdated, inefficient, and increasingly unreliable. Installing modern high-efficiency heaters will reduce energy costs, enhance system performance, and ensure consistent water temperatures for all pool programs. The project will be completed by AquaVida under the terms of the City of Phoenix piggyback contract (PKS-IFB-25-0740).This is an approved purchase within the FY2025-26 Adopted Budget and 5-Year Capital Improvement Plan, budgeted at $175,000. Staff recommends approval.

City staff recently reviewed the user fees adopted by City Council on May 20, 2025. During this review, it was identified that the Ramada Rentals for Public Events fee should be eliminated, as this type of rental falls under the Ramada Rentals (100 people or more) fee.  It was also identified that a lower fee for the Heartsaver CPR with AED and First Aid Course and Health Care Provider BLS Course should be offered to nonprofit organizations as well as high school students enrolled in specified programs offered through WAVE. Additionally, to simplify cash handling at the drop-off recycling center, a reduction of $.03 to the drop-off recycling fee is being proposed. Staff recommends approval.

Per council direction from the November 4, 2025 meeting, staff has updated this code section to include a limit on the maximum number of animals within each category and increased the number of "domestic fowl" allowed per lot size. Staff recommends approval.

The City of Kingman negotiated a Site-Specific Economic Development Agreement with Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. The development agreement includes provisions for a sales tax rebate equal to 30% of the 2.5% general fund sales taxes generated by the operations of Hobby Lobby. The rebate does not include construction sales tax or sales taxes on leases. The maximum amount of rebate is up to $250,000 over a period of up to ten years. The first payment of the rebate begins two years after the Development Agreement Effective Date. Staff recommends approval.

At their October 16, 2025, meeting, the Clean City Commission voted 5-1 to request a change to their meeting frequency from quarterly to bi-monthly for a trial of one year. Attached is Resolution 5586, which would change their meetings to bi-monthly. Council discretion. 

At their November 12, 2025, meeting, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-2 to request adjusting their meeting start time from 5:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Attached is Resolution 5587 that makes that change. Council discretion.

The Kingman Pickleball Club would like to donate (2) portable pickleball nets valued at $4,105.74. These will be for the use on tennis court four. This court is going to be resurfaced to serve as four Pickleball courts which is approved in the FY2025-26 Adopted Budget and 5-Year Capital Improvement Plan. Staff recommends approval.

Local artist, Jesse Lomeli of Lomeli's Garden Art  is donating a  25" T X 60" Roadrunner valued at $1,000.00. The Roadrunner will be placed near locomotive park across the street from the Powerhouse. Staff recommends approval.

Joann Olson of the Cerbat Garden Club is proposing to mount a Gold Star bronze plaque in the Veterans Memorial at 310 W Beale Street. This plaque would be mounted on the back side of the memorial map wall. The Gold Star Memorial would be dedicated on Memorial Day Monday, May 25, 2026. Staff recommends approval.

The Kingman Police Department has been approached by various outside agencies to perform polygraph exams for them.  In addition, the Development Services Department recently reviewed the list of services it provides and identified some planning services being provided at no cost. Staff is proposing to establish new fees for the polygraph exam and planning services in order to recover costs associated with them.  A Notice of Intent to consider these fees is the first step in the fee adoption process. Staff recommends Council adopt a notice of intent to consider establishing new fees at the 2/3/26 Council meeting. 

Limited to announcements, board and commission liaison reports, availability/attendance at conferences and seminars.