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 July 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 16th 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.