The Combined Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District

Wednesday, April 17, 2023

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 and Scherrman; Leonard and Staebell via Zoom

Absent: Althoff, Beals, Thompson

Visitors: Via zoom Randy Rattenborg and Deb Knake

Support Staff via Zoom: Laurie Kramer

Burger asked for a motion to approve the meeting agenda. A motion was made by Scherrman, second by Leonard to approve the agenda. All ayes. Motion carried.

A motion to approve minutes from previous meetings was made by Staebell, seconded by Leonard. 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, LDRA donation and software renewal. Claims totaled $251,047.94. A claim from Fund (81001) for bond payment was reviewed in the amount of $233,880.90 for both principal and interest. A claim from Fund (81005) for engineering expense totaling $8,267.08 was presented.   A motion was made by Leonard, seconded by Staebell to approval all claims. All ayes. Motion carried.

February financial reports were presented. The General Fund (81000) had revenues for property tax, interest and misc. revenue totaling $164,972.27. Expenditures for February were $10,211.28, ending February at $2,502,914.57. The Debt Service Fund (81001) had revenues of $207,211.22 from property tax and interest, and no expenditures, ending February at $735,092.33. The Dam Improvement Fund (81003) had no revenues and no expenditures ending February with a $70,000.00 balance. The Lake Improvement Fund (81005) had $1,123.96 in interest revenues and no expenditures, ending February with a balance of $265,325.41. The Upstream Impoundment Fund (81006) had revenues of $5,423.34 and no expenditures, ending February with a balance of $390,746.64. A motion was made by Staebell, second by Leonard to receive and file the February financial report. All ayes. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Scherrman, second by Leonard to approve a donation payment to the LDRA in the amount of $234,282.00. All ayes. Motion carried.

A resolution was presented to authorize the Delaware County Auditor’s office to conduct the July, 2024 trustee election by hand count. Leonard made the motion to approve the resolution, second by Scherrman. All yes. Motion carried.

Leonard made a motion to approve payment of $250,000 for the redemption of General Obligation Refund Bonds, Series 2019 from pre-levy funds. Staebell seconded the motion. After some discussion, Burger asked for a vote. All ayes. Motion carried.

Staebell made a motion to authorize President Althoff or Vice-President Burger to sign a letter to the DNR regarding a revision to the original SFY23 On-Stream Impoundment Restoration Fund Grant. Leonard seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried.

Leonard presented quotes for brush clearing at the dredge container site. Three quotes were received. Mark Fink had the lowest bid at $10,000 for clearing all containers requested. Staebell made the motion to accept Fink’s bid and Leonard seconded the motion. Fink is required to have the work completed and invoiced before the end of April, 2024. All ayes. Motion carried.

Leonard reviewed a new dock design for the Rocky Nook Association’s dock area. The RNA has been working with the DNR to redesign their current dock situation. Leonard stated that our current contract with the RNA would have to be revised to allow for the change and he plans to reach out to our attorney to review the language. This comes at no cost to the district and actually improves things from a safety standpoint. Leonard made the motion to move forward with the attorney opinion, second by Staebell. Formal approval will be on the May agenda. All ayes. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Leonard, second by Scherrman to approve the 2024 rates from Lunda Construction. All ayes. Motion carried.

A motion was made by Leonard, second by Staebell to approve the 2024 rates from Munson Election. All ayes. Motion carried.

Committee Updates:

Water Quality – Burger noted that he along with Kramer and Scherrman will be conducting the summer water testing on the lake.

Community Events, Activities, and Wall of Recognition – Leonard stated that committee will be meeting on-site with the two vendors to review their designs and proposals.   The committee will present that information at the May meeting. Burger asked Leonard to provide the information prior to the meeting to allow the trustees to review.

Dam Operations & Property Management – Burger stated that he would be meeting with Shawn Reth to look at the possibility of doing to grass burns on the south side of the dam.

Finance & Budget – None

Legislative – None

Public Comment – None

A motion to adjourn was made by Staebell, second by Leonard. All ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 5:47 p.m.