Board of Supervisors - Regular Meeting

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

The Polk County Board of Supervisors approved numerous resolutions, including several professional services agreements for infrastructure projects, lead remediation contracts, and data sharing agreements for the Health Department. A board member also offered thoughts and prayers to law enforcement regarding a recent incident.

About this meeting

Government Body
Board of Supervisors
Meeting Type
Board Of Supervisors
Location
Polk County, IA
Meeting Date
June 2, 2026

Transcript

127 sections

5:00Speaker 4

Well, good morning. We'll go ahead and call the regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors to order. Roll call.

5:06Speaker 1

Alterner. Present. Hockensmith.

5:11Speaker 1

Connelly. Here. Holm.

5:14Speaker 4

Here. Action on the minutes from the previous meeting. Move.

5:21Speaker 1

Alterner. Yes. Hockensmith.

5:26Speaker 1

Connelly. Yes. Holm. Yes. McCoy. Yes.

5:29Speaker 4

Yes. Any special claims? None. Action on the bill list is submitted by the county auditor. Roll call.

5:36Speaker 1

Altringer? Yes. Hockensmith?

5:41Speaker 1

Connelly? Yes. Holm? Yes. McCoy?

5:43 – 6:54Speaker 4

Yes. Go ahead and stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. At that point in the meeting where we have public comment section, is there anyone here to address the board this morning? If not, I would like to acknowledge, I believe we have Brandon Porter from the Urbandale Little League here today. And I think we're going to go ahead and do a photo following the meeting. Good to have you with us. And I think we're going to have a check presentation as well. So thank you for being here. Anyone else wishing to address the board? If not, we'll move on to petitions.

6:55Speaker 2

Number seven, petition suspending taxes and special assessments and authorizing chairperson to sign the application and affidavit for redemption of parcel for those listed on the agenda.

7:08Speaker 1

Yes. Hockensmith.

7:11Speaker 1

Connelly. Yes. Holm.

7:14Speaker 4

Yes. Resolutions.

7:17 – 8:27Speaker 2

Number eight, resolution authorizing auditor's office to publish notice of public hearing on June 16 for 2026 Norwoodville sanitary sewer improvements. Nine, resolution authorizing public works department to submit a funding application for 2026 railroad crossing elimination grant program funding. for the proposed Broadway Avenue Phase Two Crossing Elimination and Safety Improvements Act. 10, resolution approving professional services agreement with Bolton and Meng for preliminary design and funding support services for Northwest 44th Street and Northwest 118th Avenue intersection improvements. 11, resolution approving agreement for professional services with WHKS and Co for the bridge replacement project on Northeast 23rd Avenue over Camp Creek. Numbers 12 and 13 are resolutions approving agreements for professional services with Shuck Britson for bridge inspections and on-call structural engineering services. 14, resolution approving annual service fee for Polk County's residential recycling program, Herbert. And number 15, resolution approving weatherization project in the amount of $15,698.77 to be awarded to an approved contractor.

8:31Speaker 1

Altringer? Yes. Atkinson?

8:36Speaker 1

Connelly? Yes. Holm? Yes.

8:42Speaker 2

Number 16, resolution approving third amendment to the District 5 disability access point contract with the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services.

8:51Speaker 5

Move. Second. Roll call.

8:54Speaker 1

Altringer? Yes. Hockensmith?

8:58Speaker 1

Tonnelly? Yes.

9:02Speaker 2

Number 17, resolution approving agreement for forensic pathology services for forensic pathology staffing services.

9:16Speaker 1

Altringer? Yes. Hockensmith?

9:22Speaker 1

Connelly? Yes. Holm? Yes. McCoy?

9:27 – 10:32Speaker 2

numbers 18 through 21 are resolutions approving data sharing agreements between polk county health department and urbandale community school district north polk community school district ankeny community school district and southeast polk community school district number 22 resolution approving agreement for professional services with the university of iowa for hosting and maintaining the prepare iowa information sharing platform for the central iowa healthcare coalition numbers 23 through 25 are resolutions approving home lead remediation contracts with fex steve limited company to address lead hazard repairs at 808 east 24th court des moines 2508 33rd street des moines and 870 40th place des moines number 26 resolution approving home lead remediation contract fab rehab to address lead hazard repairs at 1722 13th Street, Des Moines, and number 27, resolution approving home lead remediation contract with Richmond Construction to address lead hazard repairs at 1349 43rd Street, Des Moines.

10:33Speaker 5

Move collectively. Second. Roll call.

10:36Speaker 1

Altringer? Yes. Hockensmith? Connelly?

10:49 – 11:00Speaker 2

Numbers 28 and 29 are resolutions approving cooperative public service agreements with the City of Polk City and the City of Urbandale for supplemental animal control services.

11:04Speaker 1

Altringer? Yes. Hawkins-Smith? Connelly? Yes. Holm?

11:14Speaker 2

Numbers 30 and 31 are resolutions approving position modifications within the conservation department, camp host, and temporary accountant.

11:24Speaker 5

Move. Second. Roll call.

11:27Speaker 2

Altringer? Yes. Connelly?

11:30Speaker 1

Yes. Holm? Yes. McCoy?

11:34Speaker 2

Numbers 32 and 33 are resolutions approving manufactured home abatement and city of Des Moines abatement.

11:45Speaker 1

Altringer? Yes. Hockensmith?

11:51Speaker 1

Connelly? Yes. Holm?

11:56Speaker 2

Number 34, resolution approving first amendment to financing agreement between Polk County, Goodwill Industries of Central Iowa, and Wells Fargo Bank.

12:09Speaker 1

Altringer? Yes. Hockensmith?

12:14Speaker 1

Connelly? Yes. Holm?

12:19 – 12:42Speaker 2

Numbers 35 and 36 are resolutions abating taxes for Frontier Church for property at 4440 College Avenue, Des Moines, and for perfecting Holiness Temple for property at 1014 Hull Avenue, Des Moines. Number 37, resolution approving capital repair funding for the Iowa Events Center. And number 38, resolution approving preliminary funding award to Urban Dreams and earmarking funds.

12:49Speaker 1

Yes. Hockensmith?

12:52Speaker 1

Connelly? Yes. Holm?

12:58 – 13:26Speaker 2

number 39 resolution approving platinum sponsorship award for parks area foundation 40 resolution approving community development grant for unity point health des moines foundation doing business as blank children's hospital and numbers 41 and 42 are resolutions approving community betterment grant awards and community sponsorship awards move second roll call altringer yes hawkins smith yes connolly

13:27Speaker 1

Yes. Holm. Yes. McCoy.

13:29Speaker 4

Yes. Communications.

13:34Speaker 2

Number 43, request for tax abatement for property at 7297 Northwest Fisher Lane, Ankeny.

13:42Speaker 4

Refer to the assessor, treasurer, and county attorney. Budget actions. Any budget actions at this time?

13:50Speaker 4

Appointments? Move.

13:54Speaker 1

Altringer. Yes. Hockensmith?

14:00Speaker 4

Yes. Holm? Yes.

14:02Speaker 4

Yes. Any board comments this morning?

14:06 – 14:28Speaker 3

I just want to send my thoughts and prayers out to law enforcement on the incident that was yesterday, specifically our officers that were most directly involved. Demonstrates the need for the Bearcat, which should be here, according to the sheriff, shortly. So that intrusion vehicle could have been used, from my understanding. But it's well needed. Thank you again for all the law enforcement that was involved. Thank you.

14:34Speaker 4

Hearing no other business to come before us, I'd entertain a motion to adjourn.

14:40Speaker 1

Altringer? Yes. Hockensmith?

14:45Speaker 1

Connelly? Yes. Holm? Yes. McCoy?

14:48Speaker 4

Yes. Brandon, can we have you come up and we'll do a picture?

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