Altoona council confirms mayoral appointments, approves pay apps, easements and liquor permits

Mayor Dean O’Connor presented his recommended appointments to regional commissions, local liaisons and advisory boards, and the council approved the slate by roll call.

Confirmed mayoral appointments included representatives to the Central Iowa Regional Drinking Water Commission (primary: Vern Willey; alternate: Scott Duer), Convention & Visitors Bureau (Jeremy Boka, alternate Josh Dunwoody), BRAVO (Elizabeth Burns-Thompson) and various liaison roles to the Altoona campus and parks. The council also passed resolutions to appoint the city attorney (Bob Laden) and to name official newspapers and depository banks listed in the record.

The consent agenda approved multiple pay applications and change orders for local construction projects: a $25,828.12 pay application for Landmark Structures (North Water Tower); Change Order No. 12 for Synergy Contracting Inc. (1st Ave Reconstruction Ph 2) of $43,051.64; Pay App No. 22 for Synergy Contracting Inc. of $105,879.30; and a $188,294.75 pay application for Jackson Creek - Heritage Homes Storm Water Improvements Ph4. The council also approved a series of permanent and temporary easements for the DM Industrial 34th Ave NW and the Muchikinock Creek Trunk Sewer Project, with recorded purchase amounts for each easement in the agenda record.

The agenda included three alcohol-license items (La Quinta class C retail alcohol with living quarters and outdoor sales, Olde Town Tap LLC class C liquor license, and Walmart Supercenter #2764 class E retail alcohol license); those items were approved as part of the consent agenda. The roll-call votes for the appointments and the consent agenda were recorded as passing (tallies shown as 4-0 in the transcript when one member was absent during earlier votes).

The council moved on to a closed session later in the meeting.