The Combined Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
4:00 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 4:00 pm by President Burger
Present: Burger, Leonard, Colgan, Thompson & Hingtgen
Absent: Beals, Staebell
Visitors: Gary Grant
Support Staff: Randy Rattenborg and Laurie Kramer via Zoom
A motion was made by Thompson, second by Leonard to approve the agenda. All ayes. Motion carried.
A motion to approve minutes from previous meetings was made by Leonard, second by Hingtgen. 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, lawn care, port-a-potties, property tax, dam maintenance, property insurance and legal fees. Claims totaled $114,033.83 from the General Fund. A motion was made by Leonard, second by Thompson to approve all claims. All ayes. Motion carried.
August financial reports were presented. The General Fund received $17,560.56 in property taxes for the month and interest in the amount of $7,884.35 for a total of $25,444.91. Expenditures for August were $6,405.42 ending August at $2,188,292.33. The Debt Service Fund received property tax in the amount of $23,851.89 for the month of August and $1,362.02 in interest. There were no expenditures ending August with a balance of $462,730.08. The Dam Improvement Fund had no revenues or expenditures ending August with a $90,000.00 balance. A motion was made by Thompson, second by Colgan to receive and file the July financial report. All ayes. Motion carried.
Gary Grant, from L & L Consulting, was present to review the past legislative session with the Board. He presented several bills that were approved this legislative session.
HF710 included changes in dock ordinances and reviewed the implications it could have for Lake Delhi. There may be concerns regarding the liability issues for the District. Leonard indicated he has been in contact with the DNR regarding the permitting process. Colgan expressed concerns of changes in the dock ordinance because of the depth of the lake. Burger asked that concerns be directed to the District attorney.
Another bill that the legislature approved was SF574 which includes changes in public notice requirements. Because of the shift from certain local newspapers on dates of publication it’s important that the district pay close attention to policies regarding public notifications. He urged the District to review how they could be affected by the changes.
HF706 was also approved that attached criminal penalties to violations of open meeting laws. Kramer will reach out to the county auditor to see if there are any training sessions available for our two new trustees.
The next agenda item was consideration and possible action to approve the compilation report submitted by Terpstra Hoke & Associates for the FY24 report. Leonard made a motion to accept the report. Colgan seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Leonard, second by Thompson to approve a request from the LDRA for a donation to their dredge debt in the amount of $4,446.00. All ayes. Motion carried.
Colgan made a motion to approve the renewal with AVEVA Wonderware that deals with the interface with the SCADA computer. Hingtgen seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried.
Leonard discussed the tree removal situations that include an area near Injun Joe. There are also other trees down upstream near North Beach. He is working on getting quotes for removal and working with some homeowners who are impacted by the trees. There was discussion about setting a policy in place for this issue. Leonard made a motion to authorize Leonard to negotiate a cost share with the homeowner to remove the tree near InJun Joe. Burger seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried. Leonard made a motion to approve A-1 to do the tree removal on the upper area of InJun Joe as well as removal of trees in the North Beach area. Burger made a motion to table any action until next month when more quotes are received. Thompson seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried.
Committee Updates:
Water Quality, Legislative & Community Events – Leonard noted that next month there’s going to be a WSMA meeting to review what they are doing and to get ready for the next legislative session.
Dredge – Burger stated that the dredge committee will be having a strategy meeting in November and plan to have a workshop with the trustees to review possible dredge plans. Leonard stated that there is grant money available (50/50) for dam maintenance, dredging, etc. Burger stated he would like to apply for a grant to cover engineering costs.
Dam Operations – Burger asked about a leaking gate situation that was presented to him by some of the dam volunteers. Colgan said it is not a critical issue at this point and the cost is not significant. Colgan noted he’s aware that the DNR reached out to the LDRA in March regarding the five-year dam inspection. Dan Reyner contacted Kramer and she reached out to the DNR contact and was told they would be in contact with the District before they conducted the inspection. As of this date the DNR has not reached out to do the inspection. Colgan stated that after the last 5-year inspection there were around 75 checks of things to be taken care of. Some big, some small. He feels the District needs to review those items to see what’s not been finished.
Property Management – Thompson expressed some concerns about the dead tree at Lost Beach.
Finance & Budget – No update
Public Comment:
A motion to adjourn was made by Thompson, second by Colgan. All ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 5:28 p.m.
