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Altoona City Council Meeting: HUD Grant Hearing and Contract Approvals, October 10, 2024

Meeting Portal — Thursday, October 10, 2024
BodyAltoona, Wisconsin
SessionMeeting Portal
DateThursday, October 10, 2024
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

0:01

Hey Sue.

Unassigned speaker

0:05

I almost just said good morning.

Unassigned speaker

0:06

So

Speaker 2

0:08

that's how my ideas

Unassigned speaker

0:09

go.

Speaker 3

0:15

Change things up a little bit.

Speaker 2

0:17

Yeah.

0:18

Sure, in the right

Speaker 3

0:18

side.

0:19

Get used to new neighbors.

0:22

Get used to new neighbors.

Speaker 2

0:23

New neighbors.

Speaker 3

0:26

Different scenery.

Speaker 4

0:27

Are we trying to get out of here quickly?

0:29

Okay.

0:30

And I'm not going to give a report.

0:33

Trying to get out of here quickly.

Speaker 2

0:35

Okay.

0:37

We have my first license.

Speaker 5

0:43

I did.

0:43

We do pick them

Unassigned speaker

0:44

in our

Speaker 5

0:44

office.

0:45

And I didn't.

0:45

I was going to email.

Unassigned speaker

0:48

Your kid is so funny.

Unassigned speaker

0:49

Like you give them a little bit of a couple of things.

Speaker 2

0:50

I

Speaker 3

0:50

think it actually goes pretty quick here.

Speaker 6

0:52

Yes, first of the nine.

Speaker 2

0:53

Probably.

Speaker 6

0:59

Or the head of the

Unassigned speaker

1:01

biggest

Speaker 6

1:02

and then as the game goes.

1:05

This is Yahoo.

1:06

Okay.

1:07

Yahoo Sports.

1:19

But it's also that graph is also frustrating when it comes to like using the game.

Speaker 2

1:28

Oh gosh.

1:29

Okay.

1:29

Or

Speaker 6

1:29

let you go find some of those two.

Speaker 2

1:45

Oh, yeah.

Unassigned speaker

1:45

You're the thing was the same.

Speaker 3

1:48

All right, let's go ahead and call the regular council meeting of Thursday, October 10th, 2024 to order.

Unassigned speaker

1:55

I

Speaker 3

1:55

have a pledge of allegiance.

Unassigned speaker

1:57

I

Speaker 1

1:58

pledge the budget.

Unassigned speaker

2:02

And to the Republic for which it's a good one.

Speaker 6

2:06

Individual with liberty and justice for all.

Speaker 3

2:11

Roll call for council persons roll call for department heads.

2:14

Yeah.

2:14

Yeah, for sure.

Speaker 7

2:17

Mayor Brendan Pratt.

2:19

Councilperson Dale Stuber.

2:21

Councilperson Timothy Lima.

2:22

Here.

2:23

Councilperson Matthew Beeron.

2:24

Here.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Budget Equity Analysis██████████████████████████████30%
Procedural███████████████████████23%
Affordable Housing█████████████████17%
Public Works█████████████████17%
Public Safety█████████████13%
Summary of Proceedings

Altoona City Council Meeting - October 10, 2024

The Altoona City Council met Thursday, October 10, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at Altoona City Hall. The council approved routine consent items and contract amendments, held a public hearing on a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development affordable-housing grant application, and received brief department updates. No public comments were made. The meeting adjourned at 6:11 p.m.

Call to Order, Roll Call, and Reports

  • Mayor Brendan Pratt called the meeting to order; the pledge of allegiance was recited. Mayor Pratt and Councilpersons Dale Stuber, Timothy Lima, Matthew Beeron, Caitlin Leopold, and Susan Rowe were present. Councilperson Dylan Green was absent. A quorum was present.
  • Officials reported on the pumpkin weigh-off: several pumpkins over 2,000 pounds were weighed, including a state record of 2,551 pounds. Other updates covered container park delivery, a meeting with an adjacent property owner, the public safety building project, and an upcoming fire operations study update.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved the 2025 special charge for recycling.
  • Approved amending the premise description on the Class B combination liquor and beer license for Rolly’s Coach Club, 2239 Spooner Avenue, to allow a designated parking-lot area on October 19, 2024, for the Ram Hockey Fundraiser.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No residents spoke during the citizens participation period, and the council closed it by motion.
  • No public comments were submitted at the public hearing on the HUD housing grant application. The 15-day public comment period had been posted on September 30 and was scheduled to end on Monday, October 14; the application is to be submitted Tuesday, October 15.

Discussion Items

  • HUD Housing Grant Application: Administration explained the city is applying for a HUD grant for affordable housing. The public hearing fulfilled the application requirement; no comments were received, and the hearing was closed.
  • SEH Contract Amendment: Staff recommended approval of an amended services contract, noting the project had become more complicated and time-consuming than originally scoped. Discussion referenced a combined $62,000 surplus between related projects and a $28,000 contingency.
  • Containers Up Additional Services: Staff requested approval of $50,000 in additional services for the container park project to construct and crane-place two second-story seating units, including insulation and sheeting required by energy code because the units will be heated. Staff said the original change order was $80,000, the vendor reduced it to $50,000, and a second quote was comparable. The council approved the request.

Key Outcomes

  • Approved the minutes of the September 26, 2024, regular council meeting, with Councilperson Rowe abstaining.
  • Approved the consent agenda, including the 2025 recycling special charge and the Rolly’s Coach Club license amendment.
  • Closed the HUD grant public hearing; no comments had been received.
  • Approved the SEH contract for services amendment.
  • Approved $50,000 in additional services by Containers Up for the container park project.
  • The next regular council meeting will be held Wednesday, October 30, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., preceded by a budget meeting at 4:30 p.m.; it will not be held on October 24.
  • Meeting adjourned at 6:11 p.m.

Meeting Transcript

Hey Sue. I almost just said good morning. So that's how my ideas go. Change things up a little bit. Yeah. Sure, in the right side. Get used to new neighbors. Get used to new neighbors. New neighbors. Different scenery. Are we trying to get out of here quickly? Okay. And I'm not going to give a report. Trying to get out of here quickly. Okay. We have my first license. I did. We do pick them in our office. And I didn't. I was going to email. Your kid is so funny. Like you give them a little bit of a couple of things. I think it actually goes pretty quick here. Yes, first of the nine. Probably. Or the head of the biggest and then as the game goes. This is Yahoo. Okay. Yahoo Sports. But it's also that graph is also frustrating when it comes to like using the game. Oh gosh. Okay. Or let you go find some of those two. Oh, yeah. You're the thing was the same. All right, let's go ahead and call the regular council meeting of Thursday, October 10th, 2024 to order. I have a pledge of allegiance. I pledge the budget. And to the Republic for which it's a good one.

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