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Altoona approves consent agenda including multimillion-dollar pay apps and MidAmerican Energy reimbursements

City of Altoona Council · March 1, 2026

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Summary

The council approved a consent agenda Dec. 15 that included multiple construction pay applications and change orders (notably a $2.49 million pay app to Hanson Company), two relocation and reimbursement agreements with MidAmerican Energy, tree-removal agreements, a warranty deed acceptance, tax-abatement consideration, appointments to regional bodies, and set several public hearings for Jan. 5, 2026.

The Altoona City Council approved a multi-item consent agenda on Dec. 15 that included several large construction pay applications, change orders and administrative agreements.

Items listed on the consent agenda included: Change Order #2 for Sternquist Construction (9th Street NE Reconstruction Project Phase 2B Rise) for $15,266.50; Pay App #6 to Sternquist Construction for $161,518.95; Pay App #7 to DCI Group Inc. for the Altoona Fire Station for $524,909.29; Pay App #4 to Opus for the Sam Wise Youth Complex for $431,939.63; and Pay App #7 to Hanson Company for the Public Works Facility for $2,493,935.43. The agenda also included approval requests for a tax abatement, acceptance of a warranty deed from Wolf Pack LLC for specified parcels for $1.00, and agreements with J Pettiecord for Jordan Well No. 5 tree removal ($14,000.00) and Altoona WTP 4 tree clearing ($9,750.00). Two relocation and reimbursement agreements with MidAmerican Energy were listed for $168,836 and $93,994 respectively.

The consent agenda also contained appointments to the WRA and MPO and set public hearings for Jan. 5, 2026 to consider plans and specifications for Jordan Well #5 and an amendment to the city code on wastewater service charges. The liquor licenses for Flying J Travel Center #913 and Aldi #110 were separately recorded with a unanimous roll call vote. The meeting record does not provide separate roll-call tallies for each consent item; the document lists the items and records their placement on the consent agenda.