City mulls expansion of downtown mall, parking district
Council to meet Wednesday
The Yuma City Council on Wednesday will hold a public hearing and may approve the expansion of the Main Street Mall and Off Street Parking Maintenance District No. 1 to include parcels owned by the city.
The district provides revenue for maintenance, repair and improvements of the pedestrian mall, parking facilities and parkways in the historic downtown area. Property owners within the district pay an assessment on their property tax bill and in exchange receive the benefit of shared parking and landscaping within the district.
The council will also consider two resolutions, including a pre-annexation development agreement with NAT-95 Group for a portion of the property located at 10206 S. Avenue 4E. Currently, the property is in the lot split process with Yuma County. The owner intends to establish a business in the existing building located on the northeast corner of the parcel for the inspection of trucks manufactured in Mexico.
The other proposed resolution would authorize the city administrator to execute certain access agreements on behalf of the city. The city seeks to standardize and streamline the approval process for entering into access agreements with other entities and allow the city to timely respond and react to standard requests and agreements.
One ordinance is on the agenda, one which would rezone 14,000 square feet of land located at 1010 and 1012 S. 2nd Ave. from light industrial to medium density residential while retaining an infill overlay. The intent is to split the property into two lots and build a duplex on each lot.
The council will introduce two ordinances, one updating the list of uses within the Residential District of the Cielo Verde Specific Plan. This request is to allow a religious institution on a portion of the parcel located at the southeast corner of 36th Street and Avenue 8E.
The second ordinance to be introduced would rezone 1.17 acres located at 430 and 440 S. Magnolia Ave. from medium density residential to high density residential. The property owner, Arizona Housing Development Corp., intends to develop a multi-family housing project on the properties and is currently in the process of combining the parcels prior to the development of the site. The potential residential development could contain between 15 and 35 dwelling units based on the density allowable in the city’s general plan.
In addition, the following items are on the consent agenda:
• One-year contracts for sand, gravel and decorative rock to the three lowest bidders, BLT Companies, IMAC Rock and Landscape and Yuma Nursery, all of Yuma, with at an estimated annual expenditure of $30,000.
• One-year contract for uniform rental and laundry services to the lowest bidder, Unifirst Corp. of San Diego, California, with an estimated annual expenditure of $90,000.
• Contract to provide planning for the Integrated Multimodal Transportation Master Plan to Kimley-horn Associates of Mesa in the amount of $421,430.68. The Integrated Multimodal Transportation Master Plan will serve as a guide for development of future transportation systems in the city.
• Purchase of narcotics (controlled substances for five years from International Medical Direction of Phoenix for emergency medical aid at an estimated annual expenditure of $80,000.
• Final plat for Desert Sands Unit No. 4 Subdivision, which is located at the northwest corner of 48th Street and Avenue 8E.
The meetings will take place at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 1 City Plaza. To view the complete agenda and read staff reports, go to https://yuma-az.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.
Meetings can also be viewed remotely with participation through Zoom. To speak at the public hearing or on any agenda item via Zoom, submit an email request to publiccomment@yumaaz.gov an hour before the meeting.
To view the meeting through Zoom, go to https://cityofyuma.zoom.us/, click on “Calendar,” then select the meeting and click “Join.”