The Combined Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
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 5:04 pm by President Althoff.
Present: Burger, Althoff, Thompson, Scherrman and Staebell. Leonard & Beals via Zoom.
Absent: None
Visitors: None
Support Staff via Zoom: Laurie Kramer and Randy Rattenborg
Scherrman made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. Burger seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried.
A motion to approve minutes from previous meetings was made by Burger, second by Thompson. All ayes. Motion carried.
The Board reviewed claims from the General Fund (81000) as presented. Claims included utilities, maintenance contract, clerical expense, lobbyist expense, copier expense, generator maintenance, beach maintenance, dam supplies, storage unit, donation to Delhi Fire Department, dam maintenance (50%) and man lift rental (50%). Claims totaled $20,523.19 from the General Fund. Claims for Fund 81006 included dam maintenance and man lift rental totaling $8,908.75. A motion was made by Staebell, second by Leonard to approve all claims. All ayes. Motion carried.
October financial reports were presented. The General Fund received $36,085.43 in property taxes for the month and interest of $9,358.50. Expenditures for October were $40,494.38 ending October at $2,502,237.80. The Debt Service Fund received $49,019.08 in property tax for the month of October and $1,436.95 in interest. Expenditures for principal & interest payments amounted to $229,935.80 ending October at $527,139.21. The Dam Improvement Fund had no revenues and no expenditures ending October with a $80,000.00 balance. Grant Fund (81006) had revenues of $1,460.76 interest and expenditures of $10,906.55 ending October with a balance of $375,904.09. A motion was made by Leonard, second by Staebell to receive and file the October financial report. All ayes. Motion carried.
Leonard gave the Board an update on a donation request from the Delhi Fire Department. There was a consensus by the Board to reimburse the fire department for the cost of their slip rental at the Hartwick Marina in the amount of $2,700. This would be for this past 2024 season. Moving forward an annual amount equivalent to their slip rental would be donated to the department. There was also discussion of asking the fire department to do future control burns at the dredge area for an agreed upon donation. A motion was made by Leonard, second by Staebell to approve the donation based on the above discussion. All ayes. Motion carried.
The Board reviewed a proposal from Lunda to do a dive inspection of the dam when they are here in December to install an actuator. The purpose would be to look at the hydro-gate area for needed repairs. The cost for the dive is $13,460. Also included in the proposal is the cost to provide additional bearings for the three gates to improve support issues. The total cost is $25,200. Staebell made a motion to approve both proposals to be completed by the grant deadline of April, 2024. Leonard seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Scherrman, second by Thompson to approve the estimate from Lakeview Lawn & Ground Maintenance in the amount of $800.00 to place gravel and rock around the asphalt at the lake office. All ayes. Motion carried.
Committee Updates:
Water Quality, Legislative & Community Events – Leonard gave an update on the Wall of Recognition and indicated it will probably be this coming Spring before the wall will be installed. He is not certain at this point about the donation of the sails for the area. Regarding the upcoming legislative session he noted he would like to have discussions with the dredge committee on future needs that could potential having some backed funding from the legislature. He also noted that the water testing results came back with no issues for the lake area.
Dredge – Staebell noted that he has scheduled a work session for the purpose of discussing dredge issues. The work session is scheduled for Friday, December 13th at 10:00 a.m. at the Lake Office.
Note: Leonard left the meeting at 5:25 p.m.
Dam Operations & Property Management – Althoff provided an updated spreadsheet for Grant 81006 that showed the projects associated with the grant and what projects have been completed and how much has been expended. He explained spent some time discussing issues with the hydro-gate and possible solutions that will need to be decided in the future. Randy Rattenborg gave a report on dam projects including the installation of the lower powerhouse garage door and HVAC system.
Finance & Budget – Burger stated work on next year’s budget will begin in January.
Public Comment: None
A motion to adjourn was made by Staebell, seconded by Scherrman. All ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 5:46 p.m.