Altoona council approves multiple ordinances, grant application and contracts; several depository bids fail

The Altoona City Council on July 14 approved a package of routine and policy items and adopted four ordinances. The meeting record shows multiple consent items passed unanimously while four depository bids that were pulled for separate consideration were defeated unanimously.

Consent and contract approvals (items a–l): - The council approved the minutes from the June 9 meeting (item a). - Item B: Awarded an Ash Tree Treatment Project to Bonetti Tree Service of Altoona for $13,410, payable from the general fund; city manager authorized to execute documents. - Item C: Authorized the submission of an application to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) for a multimodal transportation fund grant for Baker Boulevard traffic-calming improvements. The transcript lists inconsistent numeric values for the grant and match; an exact grant amount and match were not clearly specified in the meeting record. - Item D: Authorized right-of-way acquisition by PennDOT for a small portion of land used by the water authority on Mill Run Road for $500 and authorized execution of…