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

Invocation will be given by Pastor Michael Bell of Kingman Nazarene Church

The Economic Development Advisory Commission currently has one vacancy due to the resignation of Commissioner Wendy Reisinger. This is a partial-term appointment with a term starting January 2026 and ending December 31, 2028. Staff have received applications from the following interested individuals: Christopher Akers, John Bennett, Daniel Christian, Hannah Corkins, Christopher Cranny, Jacob Crawford, Gretchen Dorner, Dorn "Pat" Farrell, Cathy Gates, Tandy Janson, Chris Parks, and Donald Ward. Residency and voter registration have been confirmed.

Per A.R.S. 38-431.03(A)1, the City Council may enter into an Executive Session to review the Commission applications. 

The Municipal Utility Commission currently has one vacancy due to the resignation of Commissioner Greg Raber. This is a partial-term appointment with a term starting January 2026 and ending December 31, 2028. Staff have received applications from the following interested individuals: Donald Burt, Hannah Corkins, Tandy Janson, Paul Shuffler, and Janelle Vannoy. Residency and voter registration have been confirmed.

Per A.R.S. 38-431.03(A)1, the City Council may enter into an Executive Session to review the Commission applications. 

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 entered into an IGA with the City of Phoenix in 2019 to utilize the Phoenix Business Intelligence System.  This agreement allowed for Kingman to use the Phoenix hosted and developed municipal tax reporting dashboards.  The City has used these dashboards a handful of times over the years but not enough to justify the annual cost of $375. In order to cancel the service, the IGA must be mutually terminated.  Staff recommends approval.

At the October 2, 2024, meeting, Council approved a professional services contract with JE Fuller Hydrology & Geomorphology, Inc. (JE Fuller) for the Bull Mountain Channel Concept Design and Design Concept Report (DCR) in the amount of $99,710.00. The Concept Design and DCR are complete. This amendment for an additional $130,468.00 will allow JE Fuller to move forward with the final design of Phase 1 of the Bull Mountain Channel Improvements. This amendment combined with the DCR will go over the total FY 26 approved budget amount of $150,000 for this project by $80,178.00. The overage will be covered by reallocating funds from the Harrod Avenue Basin Improvements project, which has been postponed until the next fiscal year. Staff recommends approval.

Local Artist Jesse Lomeli is requesting permission to donate a Golfer Statue to the City of Kingman Parks Division. Staff recommends it to be placed by the Cerbat Cliffs Golf Course at 1001 Gates Ave. The statue is valued at $500.00. Staff recommends approval.

To avoid significant publication costs associated with the approval of any procurement code revisions proposed in Ordinance No. 1989, a resolution declaring the "Procurement Code of the City of Kingman, Arizona" to be a public record must be approved.  To ensure City Council is aware of the proposed changes associated with Ordinance No. 1989 before considering approval of Resolution No. 5595, staff will cover all proposed changes in this item. Staff recommends approval.

The current version of the City of Kingman's procurement code was adopted in March 2020.  In utilizing the code, staff has identified certain sections that could use an update.  The most significant revision is related to purchasing threshold amounts.  Other revisions pertain to expanding definitions and exceptions, adding a contract execution procedure, revising written determination procedures for exceptions, adding contract amendment authority for staff, and revising sections as well as wording that no longer applies.  Staff recommends approval.

The City Council adopted development impact fees in 2021.  This process entailed adoption of an Infrastructure Improvement Plan (IIP), Land Use Assumptions and a Fee Report as required by ARS § 9-463.05. This statute states that the IIP shall be updated not later than every five years unless it is determined no changes need to be made. Water and wastewater capacity fees were adopted in 2021 with an update to wastewater capacity fees being made in 2022.  Capacity fees are governed by ARS § 9-511.01.  Although this statute is less restrictive than development impact fees, the methodology used in calculating water and wastewater capacity fees mirrors development impact fees.  With equipment and infrastructure costs having increased since these fees were adopted, staff is requesting to hire a consultant to update the IIP, Land Use Assumptions, and Fee Report.  Staff recommends approval.

High Desert Land Development, LLC is in currently completing the Rancho Santa Fe IV Tract 1953-G subdivision. In designing the connection of the subdivision to Louise Avenue at Triangle Street, it was found that the existing vertical curve in Louise Avenue did not meet design standards. The City of Kingman owns and maintains Louise Avenue and is responsible for the maintenance of the roadway. High Desert Land Development, LLC brought this issue to the City to see if there was interest in reconstructing this portion of Louise Ave at this time to bring it into compliance. Staff reviewed the issue, considering the projected increase in traffic volume due to Louise Avenue's connection to Flying Fortress and determined reconstruction is warranted. The cost of the City's portion of the improvements is $43,600 and will be paid from the Capital Improvements Projects Fund. Staff recommends approval.

RZ25-0003 a change of zone request of approximately 3.33 acres from an R-1-6 (Residential: Single-Family, 6,000 sq. ft. minimum lot size) zone and an RR (Rural Residential) zone to a C-2 (Commercial: Community Business) zone to allow for the expansion of an existing church and create consistency in the Zoning and General Plan designations. Staff recommends approval.

In FY2022, the City of Kingman (City) began charging fire, police, parks and streets development fees. Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) § 9-463.05 contains statutory guidance, restrictions, and requirements governing the assessment, collection, and reporting of development fees. One of the reporting options allowed and adopted as part of City's development fee ordinance (Ord. 1928) is to provide for a biennial, certified audit of the City's Land Use Assumptions (LUA), Infrastructure Improvements Plan (IIP) and development fees. The City hired Willdan Financial Services to conduct the FY2024 and FY2025 biennial, certified audit of the City's development fees.  A.R.S. § 9-463.05 requires that the City conduct a public hearing on the audit within sixty days of the release of the audit to the public. Staff recommends Council hold the public hearing to provide the public an opportunity to respond to the completion of the development fee biennial audit report.  

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

Staff is requesting that Council go into executive session pursuant to ARS 38-431.03(A)(4) to discuss the Davcon/Atlas- Hangar Lease & Development Agreement.   Discussion and/or action.