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Altoona council approves consent agenda, including $1.285 million pay application and multiple easements and permits
Summary
By unanimous vote the council approved a multi-item consent agenda that included Pay Application #11 to The Hansen Company for $1,285,306.78 for the Altoona Public Works Facility, deed and easement acceptances (including $16,300 to Vandehaar trusts), agreements with MidAmerican, and multiple event and liquor permits.
The Altoona City Council on May 4 approved a multi-item consent agenda that bundled project pay applications, easement acceptances, agreements and event and liquor permits.
Notable items included Pay Application #11 from The Hansen Company for $1,285,306.78 related to the Altoona Public Works Facility, and a resolution accepting a Warranty Deed and Temporary Construction Easement from the Brenda Vandehaar Revocable Trust and Criss Vandehaar Revocable Trust for $16,300. The council also approved a quitclaim deed and public-utility and storm-sewer easements for Cologix DSM3 LLC; a lease agreement for 407 8th Street SE with Robinson, Inc.; and an RDG Group professional-services agreement for Prairie Heritage Pond improvements.
City Engineer John Dostart and Community Economic Director Chad Quick summarized specific items; a separate public hearing earlier covered a proposed 10-foot underground electrical easement at 567 31st Avenue SW for MidAmerican Energy, which offered $1,000 for the easement and drew no public comment. The council approved adding a Prairie Meadows event request (subject to State of Iowa approval) to the agenda and approved the listed event requests and beer and liquor permits, including a Class E retail license for Walgreens #09791 and a Class C retail license for Hyatt Place.
All consent items and related roll-call votes were approved unanimously (5-0). The consent package also included write-offs of rescue-fee bad debts covering January 1 through March 31, 2026, and multiple construction easements tied to ongoing public-works projects.
