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Bullhead City Council Regular Meeting - January 7, 2025

City CouncilTuesday, January 7, 2025
BodyBullhead City, Arizona
SessionCity Council
DateTuesday, January 7, 2025
StatusFILED
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0:26

Good evening.

0:27

This is Tuesday, January 7th, 2025.

0:30

It's 5 30 p.m., our regular scheduled council meeting.

0:32

Call this meeting to order.

0:33

Could I get a roll call, please?

0:34

All council members are present.

0:36

All right, we're going to start with the invocation from Pastor George Lyman from Desert Shores Community Baptist Church.

0:41

If you'd like to join us, please stand.

0:45

Thank you, Council members.

0:47

Shall we pray?

0:48

Dear God, we thank you for allowing us to come together to conduct the business of this city.

0:53

I thank you for these servants that stand before us that are here, Lord, really to do things that are best for the position that they've been put in.

1:02

And I pray that you will give them wisdom and understanding.

1:05

I pray that as a city we can continue to work together in all things so that we might uh be the best that we can be and really be a city that honors uh all the good things that we think about in life, and especially that we honor and serve one another and show that attitude in everything we do.

1:22

So bless this meeting, and we thank you for your presence in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, amen.

1:28

Amen.

1:31

Please follow me in the flags.

1:33

I plan to be able to do that.

1:40

One nation, under God, liberty and justice.

1:46

Please be seated.

1:50

All right, start this meeting with uh call the public.

1:53

If you're an individual, you have three minutes.

1:55

If you're a group, you have five minutes.

1:57

Your group must be with you, four people or more, and let us know ahead of time so we can make sure you get the correct time.

2:03

Thank you.

2:04

That being said, who'd like to come up?

2:08

Greetings and happy new year, everybody.

2:10

Welcome to our new council members.

2:13

Um Stephen Stephen Lee from Bullhead City.

2:19

Can you hear me?

2:21

Oh, okay.

2:22

Um what we're dealing with right now.

2:25

Let's hope that Donald Trump gets seated and that nothing happens on that front.

2:31

However, we are under major attacks on multiple fronts.

2:36

Uh things are not as they appear with the New Year's bombings.

2:42

Uh you know, the one in Vegas was actually a Trump patriot.

2:48

He was trying to expose others, including his own actions and blow the whistle.

2:54

Uh and this has come to light, but it's not getting the press it deserves.

3:00

Elon Musk has begun to censor people on X.

3:04

Uh, and we have a quad demic being launched right now.

3:11

Bird flu is not disease X, but that's being used to attack the food supply.

3:16

We've got um this, I forgot the exact four-letter acronym for it.

3:23

It's like NWP something, but it's uh a pneumonia, which uh is already spreading in India and China, and uh they're claiming the bird flu jumped to humans, and the first death was in Louisiana.

3:40

Beware, all of you.

3:41

Please put our Constitution first, no matter what the circumstances.

3:47

Absolutely no lockdowns, absolutely no uh going along with untested injections or with um PCR testing to try and create panic, which is what was done last time.

4:04

Uh this is being rolled out.

4:07

There are a lot of forces and a lot of money behind it.

4:10

You will see it in the next week, I am sure, where it's gonna be at the forefront of your attention what I'm telling you right now.

4:19

So I hope you'll keep that in mind, and uh I welcome all the new council members, and let's hope that January 20th happens without incident, uh, that this gets put down, and that we all have a brighter future very soon.

4:38

But I think the next six months are gonna be very tumultuous, and we need to be on our on our highest guard that we are in a war and that we're under attack.

4:49

And with that, I thank you very much, and I have plenty of things that I'll bring up, but that's the important thing I hope everybody focuses on tonight.

4:58

Thank you very much.

5:00

Thank you.

5:00

Anyone else?

5:12

Randy Mack from Bullhead City.

5:14

Good evening, Council members, mayor, vice mayor.

5:17

Want to let you know I am with Jack FM 103.9 KIDD here in Bullhead City.

5:23

And Bullhead City has a brand new 3,000 watt radio signal.

5:30

Hi, Jack FM is moving into anybody who wants to listen here.

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Public Engagement█████████████████████████25%
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Summary of Proceedings

Bullhead City Council Regular Meeting - January 7, 2025

The Bullhead City Council held its regular meeting on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at 5:30 PM in the City Council Chambers. The meeting included an invocation, call to the public, approval of a consent agenda, and action on a sewer main replacement contract. All council members were present.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of Minutes: The council unanimously approved the minutes of the December 17, 2024 Special and Regular Council Meetings (Consent Agenda Item 1).

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Stephen Lee (Bullhead City resident) warned of national security threats, urged opposition to lockdowns and untested medical mandates, and expressed hope for January 20th (inauguration). He described the next six months as potentially tumultuous.
  • Randy Mack (Jack FM 103.9 KIDD) announced the launch of a new 3,000-watt radio signal serving Bullhead City, Golden Valley, Lake Havasu, and 40 miles west of Needles.
  • Rose Jacobs (Colorado River Concert Series) invited residents to the 50th Golden Anniversary season, highlighting the February 4, 2025 performance by Ernie Haas & Signature Sound. Tickets are $35, performances at Mojave High School Auditorium at 7 PM.
  • Eva Genevieves (Mojave High School choir) promoted an alumni concert featuring Caden Fitzgerald on Friday, January 10, 2025, at 7 PM at the high school.

Discussion Items

  • Sewer Main Replacement Contract (Item 2): Utilities Director Clark presented a construction contract with Premier Backhoe for replacement of a portion of a 24-inch sewer main on Merrill Avenue at a cost of $271,986.07. This is a continuation of an emergency repair from earlier in 2024 when a section of the main collapsed along Highway 95. The remaining portion is partially collapsed but still functional; materials are now available to complete the work. The contract was competitively bid, and Premier Backhoe was the lowest bidder by $61,573. Council members had no further questions.

Key Outcomes

  • Consent Agenda: Approved unanimously (7-0).
  • Sewer Main Contract (Item 2): Motion to approve the contract and authorize the City Manager to execute and issue payments passed unanimously (7-0).
  • Other: Council members reported on recent events: Mayor Demico thanked churches visited during "Take a Friend to Church" month; Vice Mayor reported on the opening of the Optimum Community Center gymnasium; a reminder was given about the Slaborama BBQ event (January 17-18, 2025) sponsored by the Bullhead City Rotary Club.

Meeting Transcript

Good evening. This is Tuesday, January 7th, 2025. It's 5 30 p.m., our regular scheduled council meeting. Call this meeting to order. Could I get a roll call, please? All council members are present. All right, we're going to start with the invocation from Pastor George Lyman from Desert Shores Community Baptist Church. If you'd like to join us, please stand. Thank you, Council members. Shall we pray? Dear God, we thank you for allowing us to come together to conduct the business of this city. I thank you for these servants that stand before us that are here, Lord, really to do things that are best for the position that they've been put in. And I pray that you will give them wisdom and understanding. I pray that as a city we can continue to work together in all things so that we might uh be the best that we can be and really be a city that honors uh all the good things that we think about in life, and especially that we honor and serve one another and show that attitude in everything we do. So bless this meeting, and we thank you for your presence in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, amen. Amen. Please follow me in the flags. I plan to be able to do that. One nation, under God, liberty and justice. Please be seated. All right, start this meeting with uh call the public. If you're an individual, you have three minutes. If you're a group, you have five minutes. Your group must be with you, four people or more, and let us know ahead of time so we can make sure you get the correct time. Thank you. That being said, who'd like to come up? Greetings and happy new year, everybody. Welcome to our new council members. Um Stephen Stephen Lee from Bullhead City. Can you hear me? Oh, okay. Um what we're dealing with right now. Let's hope that Donald Trump gets seated and that nothing happens on that front. However, we are under major attacks on multiple fronts. Uh things are not as they appear with the New Year's bombings. Uh you know, the one in Vegas was actually a Trump patriot. He was trying to expose others, including his own actions and blow the whistle. Uh and this has come to light, but it's not getting the press it deserves. Elon Musk has begun to censor people on X. Uh, and we have a quad demic being launched right now. Bird flu is not disease X, but that's being used to attack the food supply. We've got um this, I forgot the exact four-letter acronym for it. It's like NWP something, but it's uh a pneumonia, which uh is already spreading in India and China, and uh they're claiming the bird flu jumped to humans, and the first death was in Louisiana. Beware, all of you. Please put our Constitution first, no matter what the circumstances. Absolutely no lockdowns, absolutely no uh going along with untested injections or with um PCR testing to try and create panic, which is what was done last time. Uh this is being rolled out. There are a lot of forces and a lot of money behind it. You will see it in the next week, I am sure, where it's gonna be at the forefront of your attention what I'm telling you right now. So I hope you'll keep that in mind, and uh I welcome all the new council members, and let's hope that January 20th happens without incident, uh, that this gets put down, and that we all have a brighter future very soon.

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