The Combined Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District

Wednesday, November 19, 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, Thompson and Staebell   Beals and Colgan via Zoom

Absent:  Hingtgen and Leonard

Visitors: Mark Flannagan via Zoom

Support Staff: Randy Rattenborg present and Laurie Kramer via Zoom

A motion was made by Staebell, second by Thompson to approve the agenda.  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, copier expense, lawn care, poert-a-potties, tree removal, dam supplies & maintenance and legal fees.  Claims totaled $15,787.13 from the General Fund.  A motion was made by Staebell, second by Thompson to approve all claims.   All ayes.  Motion carried.

October financial reports were presented. The General Fund received $43,076.65 in property taxes for the month and interest in the amount of $7,667.22 for a total of $50,743.87.  Expenditures for October were $52,124.79 ending October at $2,352,784.13.  The Debt Service Fund received property tax in the amount of $57,696.66 for the month of October and $1,297.36 in interest.  Expenditures for principal and interest amounted to $227,277.50 ending October with a balance of $669,925.81.  The Dam Improvement Fund had no revenues or expenditures ending October with a $90,000.00 balance. A motion was made by Staebell, second by Thompson to receive and file the October financial reports.  All ayes.  Motion carried.

Staebell made a motion to approval a proposal for the Operational and Maintenance manual for the dam and the daily information recorded by the daily inspection of the dam volunteers.  The cost has yet to be determined.  Thompson seconded the motion.  All ayes.  Motion carried.

Committee Updates:

Water Quality, Legislative & Community Events – No new updates

Dredge – No new updates

Dam Operations  – Colgan submitted the following update.

1. Background 

• This project really originated in 2016 when the lake returned and became fully operational 
• This new dam will outlive all of us by 80 years 
• We needed to ensure future generations would have the information they need to keep the dam viable 
• The solution was to build a long term O & M plan to organize all the information needed and further to make it predictive as well as useful. 
• Ideally it would be digital
• Inputs would in part come from 5 year IDNR dam safety inspections and daily monitoring by our volunteer observers. 
• The observers have been faithful in their duties for nine years
• For the first time in the very near future, we will have a digital record of their first hand knowledge in real time

 2. HDR update

• HDR engaged Joel Althoff to help develop a maintenance and observation tracking application.
  • Application will utilize Microsoft 365 – Joel will provide the Trustees with an estimate of annual licensing costs and other misc. fees (wifi access, equipment etc.).
  • An Ipad/tablet will be stored in the powerhouse and used by volunteers to enter their daily observations.
  • Maintenance reminders will be automated using Sharepoint Lists and broken into different categories (Weekly, Monthly, Seasonal, as-needed)
  • Inspections (annual, underwater, 5-year etc.) will also be tracked.
• HDR provided a draft of the Long Term O&M Plan for review prior to the 11/10/25 meeting.
  • Draft plan requires minor updates to add new details about tracking “app” resulting from meeting.
  • Different forms will be used for daily vs weekly/monthly tracking of observation and maintenance.
• Prior to app development, Randy will meet with volunteers to discuss what the daily observation template should include.
  • HDR provided Joel with initial list of daily items on 11/17
  • Joel to create mock-up of app screen for Randy to present to volunteers and provide feedback.
• Long Term O&M Plan will be re-issued within ~1 month of Randy’s meeting with Volunteers
  • HDR + Joel will take information from Randy’s meeting and implement into the observation form/application.
  • HDR will update O&M plan to reflect first iteration of the observation and tracking system.
  • HDR/Joel/Lake Delhi will test the first iteration for a few months and make updates (add or remove certain items) as necessary – intended to be a “living” system like the O&M plan.

Property Management – Thompson noted the port-a-potties have been removed for the season.  He also noted the building at Lost Beach is still in construction siting availability of workers.

Finance & Budget – Committee members will meet in January to begin the process of preparing the 2026/2027 budget.

Public Comment:  No public comment

A motion to adjourn was made by Staebell, second by Thompson.  All ayes.  Motion carried.  Meeting adjourned at 4:22 p.m.

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Wednesday, November 19, 2025

4:00  p.m.

Lake Delhi Scada Office

South Side of Dam

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1. Call to Order
2. Approve Agenda
3. Consideration and approval of minutes of Previous Meetings
4. Consideration and approval of Payments
5. Review Financial Report
6. Consideration and possible action on the proposal for the Operational and Maintenance manual for the dam and the daily information recorded by the daily inspection of the dam volunteers

7. Committee Updates

                  Water Quality, Legislative & Community Events: Leonard (Chair), Hingtgen and Beals

                   Dredge: Staebell (Chair), Burger and Colgan

                   Dam Operations:  Colgan (Chair), Burger and Hingtgen

                  Property Management:  Thompson (Chair), Beals and Leonard

                  Finance & Budget:  Burger (Chair), Beals and Staebell

8. Public Comment

9. Adjourn 

The Combined Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District

Wednesday, October 15, 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, Colgan, Thompson & Hingtgen.  Leonard, Beals and Staebell via Zoom

Absent:  None

Visitors: Erin Erickson and Lynette Seigley

Support Staff: Randy Rattenborg and Laurie Kramer via Zoom

A motion was made by Leonard, second by Staebell to approve the agenda.  All ayes.  Motion carried.

A motion to approve minutes from previous meetings was made by Staebell, 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, lawn care, , dam maintenance, engineering services and legal fees.  Claims totaled $48,624,87 from the General Fund.  The also reviewed claims from Debt Service Fund (81001) for principal and interest paid to UMB for bond payment in the amount of $227,277.50.  A motion was made by Staebell, second by Beals to approve all claims.   All ayes.  Motion carried.

September financial reports were presented. The General Fund received $275,455.09 in property taxes for the month and interest in the amount of $7,871.46 for a total of $283,326.55.  Expenditures for September were $114,033.83 ending September at $2,354,165.05.  The Debt Service Fund received property tax in the amount of $374,142.13 for the month of September and $1,337.08 in interest.  There were no expenditures ending September with a balance of $838,209.29.  The Dam Improvement Fund had no revenues or expenditures ending September with a $90,000.00 balance. A motion was made by Thompson, second by Colgan to receive and file the September financial report.    All ayes.  Motion carried.

 Erin Erickson and Lynette Seigley gave a presentation from the Maquoketa River Watershed Authority regarding water testing and other activities that their group is working on to improve water quality.

A motion was made by Thompson, second by Staebell to approve the transfer of the remaining interest from Fund 81006 to Fund 81000.  All ayes.  Motion carried.

Staebell made a motion to approve the 2026 contract with Lynch Dallas effective January 1, 2026 for legal services.  Leonard seconded the motion.  All ayes.  Motion carried.

Beals left the meeting.

After discussion a motion was made by Staebell, second by Hingtgen to approve contract with A-1 Storage for tree removal at a cost of $3,200.  A roll call vote was requested.  Leonard – yes, Staebell – yes, Colgan – yes, Thompson – yes, Hingtgen – yes, Burger  – no.  Motion carried.

Committee Updates:

Water Quality, Legislative & Community Events – Members gave an update

Dredge – Members gave an update

Dam Operations  – Members gave an update

Property Management – Members gave an update

Finance & Budget – Members gave an update

Public Comment: 

A motion to adjourn was made by Thompson, second by Colgan.  All ayes.  Motion carried.  Meeting adjourned at 5:10 p.m.

The Combined Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

4:00  p.m.

Lake Delhi Scada Office

South Side of Dam

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1. Call to Order
2. Approve Agenda
3. Consideration and approval of minutes of Previous Meetings
4. Consideration and approval of Payments
5. Review Financial Report
6. Presentation by Erin Erickson, the Maquoketa River Water Management Authority coordinator
7. Consideration and possible action on the transfer of remaining interest from Fund 81006 to Fund 81000
8. Consideration and possible action on 2026 contract with Lynch Dallas for legal services
9. Consideration and possible action quotes for tree removal
10. Committee Updates

        Water Quality, Legislative & Community Events: Leonard (Chair), Hingtgen and Beals

        Dredge: Staebell (Chair), Burger and Colgan

        Dam Operations:  Colgan (Chair), Burger and Hingtgen

        Property Management:  Thompson (Chair), Beals and Leonard

        Finance & Budget:  Burger (Chair), Beals and Staebell

11. Public Comment

12. Adjourn 

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.

The Combined Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

4:00  p.m.

Lake Delhi Scada Office

South Side of Dam

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1. Call to Order
2. Approve Agenda
3. Consideration and approval of minutes of Previous Meetings
4. Consideration and approval of Payments
5. Review Financial Report
6. Presentation by Larry Murphy and Gary Grant on lobbyists activities
7. Consideration and possible action to receive and file the FY24 compilation report from Terpstra Hoke and Associates
8. Consideration and possible action on a donation request from the LDRA for assistance with the LDRA dredge debt
9. Consideration and possible action on Renewal for AVEVA Wonderware
10. Consideration and possible action on tree removal
11. Committee Updates

         Water Quality, Legislative & Community Events: Leonard (Chair), Hingtgen and Beals

          Dredge: Staebell (Chair), Burger and Colgan

          Dam Operations:  Colgan (Chair), Burger and Hingtgen

           Property Management:  Thompson (Chair), Beals and Leonard

           Finance & Budget:  Burger (Chair), Beals and Staebell

12. Public Comment

13. Adjourn

The Combined Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District

Wednesday, August 20, 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 Vice-President Burger

It was noted that the two new trustees, Colgan & Hingtgen, were sworn in earlier this month at the county court house.

Present: Burger, Leonard, Colgan, Thompson & Hingtgen

Present via Zoom:  Staebell

Visitors: Joe Scherrman and Dan Reyner

Support Staff: Randy Rattenborg and Laurie Kramer via Zoom

Leonard made a motion to approve the agenda as presented.  Thomspon seconded the motion.  All ayes. Motion carried.

Election of Officers was held. 

Leonard nominated Burger for President.  Thompson seconded the motion.  All ayes.  Motion Carried

Thompson nominated Leonard for Vice-President.  Colgan seconded the motion.  All ayes.  Motion carried.

Leonard nominated Staebell for Secretary/Treasurer.  Hingtgen seconded the motion.  All ayes.  Motion carried.

A motion to approve minutes from previous meetings was made by Leonard, 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, lawn care, port-a-potties, dam maintenance, MRWMA  financial commitment for FY26 and  legal fees.  Claims totaled $9,825.42 from the General Fund.  A motion was made by Thompson, second by Leonard to approve all claims.   All ayes.  Motion carried.

July financial reports were presented. The General Fund received no property taxes for the month, interest of $7,722.61 and miscellaneous income of $2,030.00.   Expenditures for July were $8,578.74 ending July at $2,169,252.84.  The Debt Service Fund received no property tax for the month of July and $2,065.53 in interest.  There were no expenditures ending July with a balance of $437,516.17.  The Dam Improvement Fund had no revenues or expenditures ending July with a $90,000.00 balance. Grant Fund (81006) had revenues of $309.88 in interest.   A refund to the DNR for unused funds in the amount of $46,934.07 ended July with a zero balance to close out the account..  A motion was made by Staebell, second by Hintgtgen to receive and file the August financial report.    All ayes.  Motion carried.

A presentation from Erin Erickson from the Water Management Authority has been rescheduled for October.

Beals joined the meeting at 5:06 p.m.

A motion was made by Staebell, second by Leonard to approve the lobbyist  contract with L & L Consulting for 25/26.  All ayes.  Motion carried.

Thompson made a motion to approve a monthly support fee with ITS.  Leonard seconded the motion.  Support will be on an as needed basis.  All ayes.  Motion carried.

A motion was made by Staebell, second by Thompson to approve a 3-year license renewal for Verakada Camera license and support provided by ITS.  All ayes.  Motion carried.

There was consideration of selling several old actuators.  After some discussion a motion was made by Leonard, second by Staebell to table any action until the dam committee has an opportunity to review and make a recommendation on any action.  All ayes.  Motion carried.

Randy Rattenborg ask the Trustees to consider opening a tax-free Amazon account so that any purchases made would not be charged with sales tax.  The guidelines would be the same as other authorized purchases.  Leonard made a motion to approve setting up an account with a $5,000 limit.  Staebell seconded the motion.  All ayes.  Motion carried.

A motion was made by Leonard, second by Hingtgen to retain Terpstra Hoke & Associates to audit our accounts and provide a compilation for FY25.  All ayes.  Motion carried.

Leonard provided information regarding a donation from the Kromminga Family to provide a pavilion on Lost Beach in memory of their son.  The family is currently working with several businesses to provide a concrete slab and the lumber for the structure which would include a steel roof.  There’s a need for water mitigation for the area before any work could be done.  The estimated cost is around $3,000.  There was also discussion with regard to providing power.  That is still in discussion.  Leonard made a motion to accept the donation from the Kromminga Family.  Thompson seconded the motion.  All ayes.  Motion carried.

Burger asked if anyone had a preference on the regular meeting date and time.  Thompson made the motion to keep the meetings in Wednesday but move from 5:00 p.m.  to 4:00 p.m.  Leonard seconded the motion.  All ayes.  Motion carried.

Burger suggested the following committee appointments:

Water Quality, Legislative & Community Events:  Leonard (Chair), Hingtgen and Beals

Dredge:  Staebell (Chair), Burger and Colgan

Dam Operations:  Colgan (Chair), Hingtgen and Burger

Property Management:  Thompson (Chair), Beals and Leonard

Finance & Budge:  Burger (Chair), Staebell and Beals

A motion was made by Leonard, second by Staebell to approve the appointments.  All ayes.  Motion carried.

Committee Updates:

Water Quality, Legislative & Community Events – Leonard requested the water testing results be put on the District website.  He noted that during the next legislative session our lobbyists will be looking at more grant funding.  He also noted that there are law changes that could affect dock structures.  He is working with the DNR on any issues related to what might pertain to Lake Delhi.  Leonard said he has received a lot of compliments on the fireworks that were held on August 16^th and was grateful to all those who had to adjust their schedules because of the date change.  The Wall of Recognition is starting to take shape and he is hoping for completion in the next 30 days.

Dredge – Staebell suggested having a work session to go over issues relating to future dredge projects.  He asked that Burger survey the Trustees to come up with a mutual date.

Dam Operations  – Rattenborg reported that the secondary hydro-gates are in and the process went smoothly.

Property Management – Several things that need attention include the road to Lost Beach which is in bad shape.   There’s also a tree down near Injun Joe.  It’s unclear if the tree is on District property or a neighboring homeowner’s property.  The consensus is to reach out to the homeowner and see if they could help remove the tree.  Discussion was held regarding providing electricity to the planned pavilion.  Burger will reach out to the insurance company to see if there’s any liability issues.  Hingtgen stated he would look at the logistic issue.

Finance & Budget – No update

Public Comment:  Dan Reyner, from the LDRA, said he was excited to hear about the pavilion project and encouraged the possibility of having electricity because in the past the LDRA has had to feed off of Smokie’s and he felt it would be better to have our own electrical source.

A motion to adjourn was made by Staebell, second by Thompson.  All ayes.  Motion carried.  Meeting adjourned at 5:59 p.m.

 The Combined Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

5:00  p.m.

Lake Delhi Scada Office

South Side of Dam

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1. Call to Order
2. Approve Agenda
3. Swear in new members
4. Election of Officers
5. Consideration and approval of minutes of Previous Meetings
6. Consideration and approval of Payments
7. Review Financial Report
8. Presentation by Erin Erickson the Water Management Authority coordinator
9. Consideration and possible action on 25/26 lobbyists’ contract
10. Consideration and possible action on a proposal from ITS for monthly technical support
11. Consideration and possible action on a proposal from ITS for Verakada License & Support
12. Consideration and possible action on selling spare actuators
13. Consideration and possible action on setting up an Amazon account
14. Consideration and possible action on retaining Terpstra Hoke & Associates to audit and provide a compilation report for FY25
15. Consideration and possible action to approve donation of a pavilion on Lost Beach
16. Consideration and possible action on monthly meeting date and time
17. Consideration and possible action on appointments to 2025/2026 committees along with appointments for the chair of each committee
18. Committee Updates: 

          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

19. Public Comment

20. Adjourn 

The Combined Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District

Wednesday, July 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 Vice-President Burger

Present: Burger, Scherrman, Leonard, Staebell and Thompson

Absent:   Althoff and Beals

Visitors: Pat Colgan  and Dan Fox from ECIA via Zoom

Support Staff: Randy Rattenborg and Laurie Kramer via Zoom

Thompson made a motion to approve the agenda as presented.  Staebell seconded the motion.  All ayes. Motion carried.

A motion to approve minutes from previous meetings was made by Staebell, second by Thompson.  All ayes.  Motion carried.

Dan Fox gave a presentation on the proposed water trail improvements for the Maquoketa River area.  He noted that two areas are located on Lake Delhi.  The first location is the Turtle Creek parking area.  The plan there would be to increase parking and also provide materials to help prevent erosion.  The second area is at the dam for improvement of the portage path.  Funding would be come from grants and would be administered through the Delaware County Conservation Board.  Local funding may be needed as well.

The Board reviewed claims from the General Fund (81000) as presented.  Claims included utilities, maintenance contract, clerical expense, lobbyist expense, copier expense, lawn care, dam maintenance, software update, audit expense and legal fees.  Claims totaled $8,737.74 from the General Fund.  A motion was made by Leonard, second by Thompson to approve all claims.   All ayes.  Motion carried.

June financial reports were presented. The General Fund received $2,691.36 in property taxes for the month, interest of $9,389.50 and miscellaneous income of $7,725.00.   Expenditures for June were $30,906.50 ending June at $2,168,078.97.  The Debt Service Fund received $3,655.63 in property tax for the month of June and $2,790.62 in interest.  There were no expenditures ending June with a balance of $435,450.64.  The Dam Improvement Fund had a transfer revenue of $10,000.00 and no expenditures ending June with a $90,000.00 balance. Grant Fund (81006) had revenues of $760.79 in interest and no expenditures ending June with a balance of $46,624.19.  A motion was made by Staebell, second by Scherrman to receive and file the June financial report.    All ayes.  Motion carried.

A motion was made by Leonard, second by Staebell to move budgeted expenditure authority from Fund 81000 to Fund 81006.  All ayes.  Motion carried.

A motion was made by Leonard, second by Staebell to refund the remaining balance plus interest from Grant #2 to the DNR.  All ayes.  Motion carried.

The Board discussed the renewal of the lobbyists contract for the fiscal year 25/26.  Staebell made a motion to table until the Board has an opportunity to meet with Larry Murphy and Gary Grant at next month’s meeting.  Thompson seconded the motion.  All ayes.  Motion carried.

Randy Rattenborg was present to discuss Burrington Group’s contract proposal.  The month amount for 24-hour on-call service would increase from $2,500 per month to $2,750 per month.  Daily operations, maintenance and project coordination will also be covered under a month cost of $1,000.   Special projects will be billed separately.  He will provide an estimate in advance.  Leonard made a motion to approve the new contract dependent on review by the District’s attorney.  Staebell seconded the motion.  All ayes.  Motion carried.

Committee Updates:

Water Quality, Legislative & Community Events – Leonard stated he will be asking the Watershed Management coordinator to make a presentation at the September meeting.  He noted that the final review of the names on the Wall of Recognition is almost complete.  When that is finished the monument company will begin inscribing the names on the wall and then it will be ready for installation.

Dredge – No update

Dam Operations & Property Management – Burger mention he received a call from a person who asked if a handrail could be installed along the dam pathway.  It was noted that there may be possible funding available for the project. 

Leonard said he received a call from Travis Niehaus about the sirens that go off when the gates are opening.  He stated it’s very loud and the last rain event caused the sirens to go off frequently.  It was concluded that there’s nothing that can be done because it involves dam safety.

Staebell discussed updating  the alert system.

Rattenborg discussed bringing in a barge to remove the debris that is stuck on the spillway.  He also noted that there’s a team of volunteers that check the dam on a daily basis.

Scherrman noted that there are trees down in the North Beach area and Shawn Reth will be removing them in the near future.

Burger noted that Rich Hughes helped to clean up the debris at Lost Beach from the last rain event.  Hughes will bill the Trustees but then donate the money to the LDRA.  Hughes also suggested to Burger that the Trustees consider building a stage along the back wall at Lost Beach.

Finance & Budget – No update

Public Comment – Pat Colgan informed the Board that he is running for a vacant trustee seat.  The election is Tuesday, July 22, 2025.  Voting will take place at St. John’s Catholic Church in Delhi.

A motion to adjourn was made by Staebell, second by Thompson.  All ayes.  Motion carried.  Meeting adjourned at 6:06 p.m.

The Combined Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

5:00 p.m.

Lake Delhi Office

South of Dam

Delhi, IA 52223

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1. Call to Order
2. Approve Agenda
3. Consideration and approval of minutes of Previous Meetings
4. Consideration and approval of Payments
5. Review Financial Reports

6. Consideration and possible action to move budgeted expenditure authority from fund 81000 to fund 81006

7. Consideration and possible action to refund the remaining balance plus interest form Grant #2 to the DNR

8. Consideration and possible action on the lobbying contract with L&L Murphy/Grant Consulting for 2025/2026

9. Consideration and possible action on Burrington Group contract

10. Presentation by a representative from the DNR regarding Maquoketa River water trails
11. Committee Updates

                  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

12. Public Comment

13.  Adjourn