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Altoona council waives $340 sewer fee, approves consent agenda and schedules hearings
Summary
The council waived a $340.38 sewer charge for a resident, approved a multi-item consent agenda including change orders and pay apps, scheduled hearings for a Phase 2 fiber project and a rezoning, and heard brief department updates and two public comments.
At its Sept. 2 meeting the Altoona City Council approved a staff recommendation to waive a $340.38 sewer fee for the homeowner at 522 18th Street SE after a July 4 hose incident that staff said ended on July 7 according to the meter. City Administrator Randy Pierce summarized the meter reading and staff’s recommendation; Councilmember Mertz moved to approve and the council recorded a 4-0 vote to waive the fee.
The council also approved a multi-item consent agenda that included change orders and pay applications (notable items: Alliance Construction Change Order #9 for the 8th Street SE widening — $(80,990.03); Synergy Contracting LLC Pay App #3 for the 2025 Water Main Replacements Project — $123,485.18; other pay apps and construction payments listed in the packet), set public hearings for Sept. 15 on plans for the Phase 2 Fiber Project and on a rezoning request to conditionally rezone 73.35 acres to M-1, and approved MidAmerican Energy streetlight work proposals and a transformer upgrade for amenities at Ironwood Park. The consent agenda also included event requests (Spooky Cross, Iowa State Cyclocross Championships, Xmas in Olde Town) and several beer and liquor permits.
During citizens requests Aubrey Bailey raised concerns about yard restoration following work along 6th St SW and 3rd Ave SW, and Vern Willey raised concerns about MidAmerican streetlights being out on 1st Avenue South and mentioned the possibility of storm shelters for nearby slab-home developments. The meeting record notes that department heads gave routine updates across public safety, public utilities, public works, engineering, community development, economic development, library, human resources, IT and finance; the transcript lists the department heads who reported but does not provide details of their updates.
The council adjourned at 6:43 p.m.
