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Altoona council confirms appointments, approves consent agenda including $193,593 change order

City of Altoona City Council · April 1, 2026

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Summary

Council confirmed mayoral and council appointments, approved routine resolutions and a multi-item consent agenda including Pay Apps, a $193,593.73 change order and a $257,651.62 pay application for Absolute Concrete, and authorized several grant applications for road projects and a RISE grant; beer and liquor licenses were approved by roll call.

At its Jan. 6 meeting the Altoona City Council confirmed a slate of mayoral and council appointments to boards and intergovernmental representative roles, including designations for E911, emergency management, Metro Waste Authority, CVB, DART and various liaison assignments. The council also approved routine resolutions naming the city attorney firms, official newspapers and depository banks.

The council approved the consent agenda, which included: Pay App #4 to JAS Concrete for Ironwood Park pickleball courts ($8,227.06); Change Order #9 for Absolute Concrete Construction ($193,593.73); Pay App #17 to Absolute Concrete Construction ($257,651.62); a resolution authorizing submission of STBG‑TAP and STBG grant applications to the Des Moines MPO for partial funding of the Adventureland Drive NW Reconstruction Project (city must provide matching funds); a resolution authorizing submission of an STBG application for a planning study of an Eastern Polk County I‑80 interchange (city obligates matching funds); and acceptance of public improvements for 1st Avenue Reconstruction Phase 3. The council also accepted a Bravo GC25 Public Art Grant for a 1st Avenue mural project and set a public hearing for Jan. 20, 2025, on a planned unit development amendment.

The meeting record shows roll-call approvals for the consent items and for a package of beer and liquor licenses, including Adventureland’s Festival Fun Parks LLC, La Quinta, Dollar General, Casey’s #2870 (auto renewal), Walmart Inc., and Olde Town Tap. Several department heads provided routine updates at the end of the meeting; the council adjourned at 6:46 p.m.

Details on funding match amounts, contract change order justifications and implementation timelines were not provided in the spoken record and would be included in project files and staff follow-up reports.