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March 9, 2026 – City Council Meeting

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  1. 0:00 Call to Order, Prayer & Pledge
  2. 1:22 Roll Call
  3. 1:48 Public Comment
  4. 2:03 Public Comment - Event Fees & First Amendment
  5. 5:31 Public Comment - Urban Camping Ordinance
  6. 10:29 Public Comment - Recovery Houses
  7. 13:41 Public Comment - Labor Day Parade & Police Fees
  8. 15:27 Public Comment - Downtown Cruise & Event Fees
  9. 32:16 Public Comment - Homelessness & Recovery
  10. 54:02 Resolutions
  11. 56:32 Public Event Fee Resolution Discussion
  12. 59:37 Motion to Table Event Fee Resolution
  13. 1:01:14 Repository Bid Vote
  14. 1:03:04 Consent Vote
  15. 1:03:35 Urban Camping Ordinance Introduced
  16. 1:04:47 Recovery House Ordinance Introduced
  17. 1:05:24 Public Gatherings Ordinance Introduced
  18. 1:06:01 320 East Chestnut Avenue Property Transfer Introduced
  19. 1:06:42 City Manager & Council Updates
  20. 1:10:25 Housing, Homelessness & Recovery Discussion
  21. 1:15:25 City Housing Efforts
  22. 1:17:46 Homelessness Response & Social Services
  23. 1:27:03 Event Fees & First Amendment Legal Discussion
  24. 1:32:18 8th Street Sidewalk Project
  25. 1:33:50 320 East Chestnut Avenue Redevelopment
  26. 1:36:43 Urban Camping & Homeless Coordinator Discussion
  27. 1:40:27 Meeting Adjourned

Meeting Summary

Altoona City Council heard extensive public comment concerning proposed fees for public events and police services, a proposed urban camping ordinance, and regulations affecting recovery and halfway houses. Council tabled the proposed public-event fee changes, approved contracts for the 8th Street sidewalk and ADA ramp project, and approved several other resolutions; two repository property bids were rejected.

Council also introduced ordinances addressing urban camping, police physical-agility testing, recovery and rooming-house licensing, public-gathering requirements, and the transfer of City-owned property on East Chestnut Avenue to the Redevelopment Authority. Council members closed the meeting with a lengthy discussion of homelessness, housing conditions, recovery facilities, downtown events and the City’s efforts to coordinate with social-service agencies.

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