The Combined Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
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The Combined Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
5:00 pm
Lake Delhi Office
Delhi, IA 52223
The regular meeting of the Combined Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District was held and called to order at 5:00 pm by President Althoff.
Present: Althoff, Scherrman and Thompson. Staebell and Burger via Zoom.
Absent: Beals, Leonard
Visitors: Ed Schmidt and Brett Mangold. Larry Sloan via Zoom.
Support Staff : Randy Rattenborg. Laurie Kramer via Zoom
Scherrman made a motion to approve the agenda as presented noting committee updates. Burger seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried.
A motion to approve minutes from previous meetings was made by Thompson, second by Scherrman. All ayes. Motion carried.
The Board reviewed claims from the General Fund (81000) as presented. Claims included utilities, maintenance contract, clerical expense, lobbyist expense, publication expense, legal expense, software updates, copier expense and dam maintenance and equipment (50%). Claims totaled $27,399.32 from the General Fund. Claims for Fund 81006 included dam maintenance and equipment totaling $19,008.37. A motion was made by Staebell, second by Burger to approve all claims. All ayes. Motion carried.
February financial reports were presented. The General Fund received $16,824.78 in property taxes for the month and interest of $8,991.02 Expenditures for February were $30,834.23 ending February at $2,413,989.11. The Debt Service Fund received $22,852.61 in property tax for the month of February and $1,719.17 in interest. There were no expenditures ending February at $575,718.79. The Dam Improvement Fund had no revenues and no expenditures ending February with a $80,000.00 balance. Grant Fund (81006) had revenues of $1,167.30 in interest and $23,824.25 in expenditures ending February with a balance of $261,325.82. A motion was made by Staebell, second by Scherrman to receive and file the February financial report. Althoff noted that projects funded by Grant 81006 should be completed and invoiced by the April 30, 2025 due date. All ayes. Motion carried.
The Trustees reviewed a request for reimbursement from the Delhi Fire Department for their cost to rent a slip for their rescue boat at Hartwick Marina in the amount of $2,700 for the 2025 season. It was noted that the Trustees approved payment for the 2024 season in November of 2024 for the same amount. There was some discussion regarding asking the fire department to do a controlled burn at the dredge site. Burger stated he would contact Tony Harmon with the fire department to see if that would be possible. He will also ask about a burn in an area around the dam. Staebell made a motion to approve payment to the fire department that is not dependent on the burn request. Scherrman seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried.
Althoff updated the Trustees on the next agenda item which was to approve a quote for an electric hot water power washer. After discussion with a Hotsy provider he was told the purchase was not recommended. Althoff made a motion to table, second by Staebell. All ayes. Motion carried.
Committee Updates:
Water Quality, Legislative & Community Events – No new updates
Dredge – Staebell plans to set up a committee meeting in May
Dam Operations & Property Management – Althoff noted that he had received a letter from the DNR asking to schedule a dam inspection this year. Kramer has been in contact with the DNR to schedule the inspection. Althoff noted dam projects to be completed that are funded by Grant 81006 include work on actuator installation, hydro-gates and resurface of powerhouse deck. Burger stated he’s looking for fencing contractors for the fencing project. Burger also had a visit with Rich Hughes regarding putting a permanent stage at Lost Beach. All materials and labor would be donated. Burger will follow up with more information.
Finance & Budget – Burger stated he has been in touch with PDCM regarding obtaining property insurance coverage. He hopes to have something to bring to the April meeting.
Public Comment: Brett Mangold was present to discuss the possibility of generating electricity at the dam to mine bitcoin. There was a lot of discussion regarding the history of the dam when it did generate electricity and how deregulations made it too expensive to continue. Althoff suggested he take a tour of the dam and do more investigation before the Trustees would be able to consider any type of request.
It’s noted that Staebell left the meeting at 5:25 p.m.
A motion to adjourn was made by Thompson, second by Scherrman. All ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 5:29 p.m.
The Combined Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
5:00 pm
Lake Delhi Office
Delhi, IA 52223
The regular meeting of the Combined Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District was held and called to order at 5:00 pm by President Althoff.
Present: Althoff, Scherrman, Burger and Thompson. Leonard, Beals and Staebell via Zoom.
Absent: None
Visitors: Ed Schmidt
Support Staff : Randy Rattenborg via Zoom; Kramer absent
Burger made a motion to approve the agenda as presented noting committee updates. Beals seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried.
A motion to approve minutes from previous meetings was made by Thompson, second by Burger. All ayes. Motion carried.
The Board reviewed claims from the General Fund (81000) as presented. Claims included utilities, maintenance contract, clerical expense, lobbyist expense, legal expense, copier expense, storage rental, landscaping, septic service and dam maintenance and equipment (50%). Claims totaled $139,293.76 from the General Fund. Claims for Fund 81006 included dam maintenance and equipment totaling $126,065.56b 0. A motion was made by Leonard, second by Scherrman to approve all claims. All ayes. Motion carried.
March financial reports were not presented due to technical issues with the county. Those reports will be approved in May.
The Board reviewed a request from the LDRA for a dredge donation for their dredge debt. Burger Made a motion to approve the donation request in the amount of $248,550. Staebell seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried.
Leonard made a motion to approve Resolution #4.16.25(a) that designated the Delaware County Auditor to conduct the regular July trustee election by a hand count. Scherrman seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried.
Staebell made a motion to approve Resolution #4.16.25(b) that requests abatement of accrued property taxes on property owned the District for public purposes. Althoff noted that this is the property close to North Beach that was acquired through legal process. Beals seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried.
Burger provided the Board with information regarding property insurance coverage. He noted that the Trustees had to look for other coverage after the current carrier, Nationwide, discontinued property insurance coverage. The quote received is from ICAP and PDCM Insurance out of Waterloo. The cost to over through May 1, 2025 is $242.00 and the cost for the following full year is $677.00. Scherrman made the motion to approve the property insurance quotes, second by Leonard. All ayes. Motion carried.
Leonard provided information on the fireworks contract with J & M Displays. He noted that because of some issues with last year’s fireworks, J & M have agreed to provide $20,000 of fireworks at a cost of $12,500. This will be paid by the LDRA. Thompson made a motion to approve the contract, seconded by Staebell. All ayes. Motion carried.
Leonard made a motion to approve an estimate from Heiar Fencing to remove the fencing around the lake office with a 15% contingency if they run into unforeseen issues. Thompson seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried.
Leonard also made a motion to approve an estimate from Heiar Fencing to remove and reinstall fencing on the south side of the dam with a 15% contingency if they run into unforeseen issues. Thompson seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Staebell, second by Beals to approve a quote from Kistler Crane to replace a thrust bearing on the load hook at an amount of $2,341.15. All ayes. Motion carried.
Randy Rattenborg from Burrington Group was present to discuss the renewal of the maintenance contract they hold with the District. A motion was made by Staebell, second by Leonard to table this agenda item in order to allow for more time for the trustees and the District attorney to review. All ayes. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Burger, second by Staebell to table action regarding the sale of the old actuators. All ayes. Motion carried.
Committee Updates:
Water Quality, Legislative & Community Events – Leonard noted water testing would be starting again in May. He also would like to invite the Watersheed Management coordinator to make a short presentation on the current watershed management plan. He suggested having the presentation at either the May or June meeting..
He also noted that the concrete slab for the Wall of Recognition should be install sometime in May
It was noted that our lobbyists will be providing the Trustees with their anuual update in the next month or two.
Dredge – Staebell plans to set up a committee meeting in May
Dam Operations & Property Management – Althoff noted that vendors associated with work related to Grant 81006 were asked to present their invoices so payment could be issued by April 30, 2025. Rattenborg updated the Trustees on work being done by E & H Restoration and Kistler Crane.
Finance & Budget – No update
Public Comment: None
A motion to adjourn was made by Burger, second by Beals. All ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 5:36 p.m.
The Combined Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
5:00 p.m.
Lake Delhi Office
South of Dam
Delhi, IA 52223
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Water Quality, Legislative & Community Events: Leonard (Chair), Scherrman, Beals
Dredge: Staebell (Chair), Burger, Thompson
Dam Operations & Property Management: Althoff (Chair), Burger, Thompson
Finance & Budget: Burger (Chair), Althoff, Staebell
The Combined Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Lake Trustee Office
South Side of Dam
5:00 p.m.
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The Combined Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
5:00 p.m.
Lake Delhi Office
South Side of Dam
Delhi, IA 52223
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The Combined Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District
Special Meeting
Wednesday, February 28, 2025
3:30 pm
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Delhi, IA 52223
A special meeting of the Combined Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District was held and called to order at 3:30 pm by President Althoff.
Present via Zoom: Althoff, Thompson, Scherrman, Staebell and Burger. Beals signed on at 3:35
Absent: Leoanrd
Visitors: None
Support Staff via Zoom: None
Scherrman made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. Burger second the motion. All ayes. Motion carried.
The first agenda item was to approve changes to the Lunda contract for the Hydrogate/bulkhead project. Althoff explained that Lunda plans to do the required welding themselves and would have the work inspected onsite. The additional cost is a minimum of $20,000 not to exceed $30,000. After some discussion, Staebell made a motion to approve the change and approve having Althoff sign the adjusted contract . Burger seconded the motion . All ayes. Motion carried.
Althoff asked the Trustees to approve an invoice presented by Lunda for 12 bearing stands at a cost of $12,000. Thompson made the motion to approve, seconded by Burger. All ayes. Motion carried
Public Comment: None
A motion to adjourn was made by Beals, second by Staebell. All ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 3:37 p.m.
The Combined Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District
Friday, February 28, 2025
3:30 p.m.
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The Combined Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
5:00 pm
Lake Delhi Office
Delhi, IA 52223
The regular meeting of the Combined Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District was held and called to order at 5:01 pm by President Althoff.
Present: Althoff and Thompson. Scherrman, Staebell and Burger via Zoom.
Absent: Beals, Leonard
Visitors: Ben Pasker. Ed Schmidt and Andrew Judd via Zoom
Support Staff via Zoom: Laurie Kramer Doug Herman and Randy Rattenborg
Scherrman made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. Thompson second the motion. All ayes. Motion carried.
A motion to approve minutes from previous meetings was made by Thompson, second by Staebell. All ayes. Motion carried.
The Board reviewed claims from the General Fund (81000) as presented. Claims included utilities, maintenance contract, clerical expense, lobbyist expense, dam supplies, legal expense, copier expense and dam maintenance and equipment (50%). Claims totaled $30,820.50 from the General Fund. Claims for Fund 81006 included dam maintenance and equipment totaling $23824.25. A motion was made by Thompson, second by Staebell to approve all claims. All ayes. Motion carried.
January financial reports were presented. The General Fund received $2,824.00 in property taxes for the month and interest of $8,982.64. Expenditures for January were $67,300.83 ending January at $2,419,007.54. The Debt Service Fund received $3,835.73 in property tax for the month of January and $1,760.06 in interest. There were no expenditures ending January at $551,147.01. The Dam Improvement Fund had no revenues and no expenditures ending January with a $80,000.00 balance. Grant Fund (81006) had revenues of $1,231.32 in interest and $60,086.92 in expenditures ending January with a balance of $283,982.77. A motion was made by Staebell, second by Burger to receive and file the January financial report. All ayes. Motion carried.
The trustees discussed the proposed 2025/2026 budget. Burger informed the trustees that the proposed budget includes expenditures in the Debt Service Fund in the event the Board decides to spend down the bond debt. A motion was made by Staebell, second by Scherrman to approve the budget as proposed. All ayes. Motion carried.
Burger made a motion to publish the proposed budget as required by law. Staebell seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried.
Andrew Judd from HDR Engineering was present to discuss the bids that were received for the purchase of hydro-gates for the dam. Four bids were received. Lunda Construction’s bid was $306,000 which is significantly lower than the other three because they plan to do the fabrication work themselves. The other three bids included outsourcing that work. By doing the fabrication work, Lunda was also able to provide a better timeline for the project completion. Judd said he still wants to clarify some specifics with the bid documents and would hope to have that completed yet this week. Thompson made a motion to approve Lunda’s bid provided Judd confirms all questions are answered to Judd’s satisfaction. Burger seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried
Committee Updates:
Water Quality, Legislative & Community Events – No new updates
Dredge – Staebell noted he is still waiting to hear back from the University of Iowa before scheduling another committee meeting.
Dam Operations & Property Management – Althoff will send out an updated spreadsheet for Grant 2. He also indicated that he has talked with Lunda regarding billing out their invoices prior to the April deadline. Rattenborg mentioned that he installed the last spare ice heater. The other three need repairs and he is looking into that. He also noted that everything in the turbine room is working well and the area is staying dry.
Finance & Budget – Burger informed the Board that the District’s property insurance is not being renewed by Nationwide Insurance. He noted that insurance carriers across the country are starting to drop property coverage in part because of the volume of disasters that have been happening nation wide. He is working with ICAP to see what coverage is available through them.
Public Comment: None
A motion to adjourn was made by Scherrman, second by Staebell. All ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 5:43 p.m.
The Combined Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
5:00 p.m.
Lake Delhi Scada Office
South Side of Dam
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Water Quality, Legislative & Community Events: Leonard (Chair), Scherrman, Beals
Dredge: Staebell (Chair), Burger, Thompson
Dam Operations & Property Management: Althoff (Chair), Burger, Thompson
Finance & Budget: Burger (Chair), Althoff, Staebell