The Combined Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
5:00 pm
Zoom Meeting
Delhi, IA 52223
The regular meeting of the Combined Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District was held via Zoom and called to order at 5:04 pm by President Althoff.
Present: Burger, Leonard, Thompson, Althoff, Staebell, Beals, and Scherrman.
Visitors: Pat Colgan, Randy Rattenborg, and Ed Schmidt.
Support Staff: Laurie Kramer, and Lori Tucker.
Althoff asked for a motion to approve the meeting agenda. A motion was made by Scherrman, seconded by Staebell to approve the agenda. All ayes. Motion carried.
A motion to approve minutes from previous meetings was made by Burger, seconded by Beals. 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, engineering expense, legal expense, and expenses related to Impoundment Grants. Claims totaled $64,324.15 from the General Fund. Claims charged to Impoundment Fund #81005 relating to engineering services were in the amount of $40,697.00. Claims charged to Impoundment Grant #81006 for dam management services were in the amount of $$9,950.10. A motion was made by Leonard, seconded by Staebell to approval all claims. All ayes. Motion carried.
December financial reports were presented. The General Fund had revenues of property tax $2,652.94, interest of $10,255.23, and misc. revenue of $668.25, totaling $13,576.42. Expenditures for December were $5,703.01, ending December at $2,389,274.48. The Debt Service Fund had revenues of $6,247.03 from property tax and interest, and no expenditures, ending December at $497,725.42. The Dam Improvement Fund had no revenues and no expenditures ending December with a $70,000.00 balance. The Lake Improvement Fund had $1,149.63 in interest revenues and no expenditures, ending December with a balance of $311,974.62. The Grant #2 Fund had revenues of $1,479.34 and $668.25 in expenses, ending December with a balance of $392,264.67. A motion was made by Burger seconded by Scherrman to receive and file the December financial report. All ayes. Motion carried.
A motion to set Wednesday, March 13, 2024, 5:00 pm, as time and date for a public hearing to approve the FY 2024/2025 budget was made by Staebell, second by Burger. All ayes. Motion carried.
A motion to move forward with the permitting process for the dredge project, including providing a cash flow analysis to Trustees, was made by Leonard, seconded by Staebell. Leonard noted he intends to have a complete bid package for review in about ten days at which time he expects there will be a need for a special meeting. All ayes, Motion carried.
A motion to send a letter related to North Beach property contract holder and related party regarding ownership issues was made by Leonard, second by Scherrman. All ayes. Motion carried.
A motion to allow the Hartwick Husky’s Ski Club to host a winter party on Lost Beach on Saturday, January 27, 2024, 12-3 pm, and allowing a bonfire, was made by Schermann, second by Leonard. All ayes. Motion carried. No food or drink will be sold and clean-up will be taken care of by the club.
Committee Updates:
Water Quality – no report.
Community Events, Activities, and Wall of Recognition – Wall of Recognition proposals to be presented at next meeting.
Dam Operations & Property Management – Snow removal will be by Dan Kunde. Language is being amended in Grant 2. Leonard working with auditor and attorney to address 25′ shoreline conveyance to Lake Association.
Finance & Budget – Budget will be presented at next meeting.
Legislative – Submit expense requests for next 2-3 years to present to lobbyists for future grant funding.
Public Comment – none.
A motion to adjourn was made by Staebell, seconded by Thompson. All ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 6:06 p.m.