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Altoona council approves consent agenda, including $2.23 million pay application for new Public Works facility
Summary
The council unanimously approved the consent agenda Oct. 20, which included multiple pay applications (Northern Escrow $34,114.77; Opus $58,412.97; Sternquist Construction $300,146.73; Hansen Company $2,233,171.79), two plats of survey, and a $29,950 demolition quote subject to legal review.
The Altoona City Council approved its consent agenda Oct. 20 by unanimous roll call (5-0). The consent agenda bundled routine bills, contract pay applications, plats and several project amendments; key financial items recorded in the meeting minutes include:
• Pay App #4 — Northern Escrow, Inc., 2025 Water Main Replacement Project — $34,114.77. • Pay App #2 — Opus, Sam Wise Youth Complex — $58,412.97. • Pay App #4 — Sternquist Construction, 9th Street NE Reconstruction Project Phase 2B — $300,146.73. • Pay App #5 — Hansen Company, Altoona Public Works Facility — $2,233,171.79.
Other consent items approved included consideration of a Mid‑American proposal for an electric primary extension to the new Altoona Public Works Facility; resolutions approving plats of survey for parcel #2025-141 (17.79 acres) and parcel #2025-140 (49.68 acres); approval (subject to legal review) of a demolition quote from DeCarlo Demolition for $29,950 for 302 3rd Avenue SW; authorization of certain contract amendments for stormwater and roadway projects; and a resolution to write off rescue fees for bad debt accounts covering collection fees from July 1, 2025 through Sept. 30, 2025. An event request for a Santa event sponsored by Coca‑Cola/Walmart for Nov. 29, 2025 was also approved. The transcript records that there were no beer or liquor permits on the consent agenda.
The minutes do not record discussion on the individual pay applications during the meeting; staff listed department representatives present during the department head reports. The transcript does not record a mover or seconder for the consent motion.
