The Combined Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
4:00 pm
Zoom Meeting Only
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 via Zoom: Burger, Staebell, Colgan, Thompson. Hingtgen joined at 4:09
Absent: Leonard and Beals
Visitors via Zoom: Cory Voelker and Phil Neuhaus
Support Staff via: Laurie Kramer
A motion was made by Staebell, second by Colgan to approve the agenda that includes a clerical correction on Item 8. All ayes. Motion carried.
A motion to approve minutes from previous meetings was made by Colgan, 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, technical services, legal fees and snow removal. Claims totaled $8,461.97 from the General Fund. A motion was made by Staebell, second by Colgan to approve all claims. All ayes. Motion carried.
January financial reports were presented. The General Fund received $3,243.23 in property taxes for the month and interest in the amount of $7,152.17 for a total of $10,395.40. Expenditures for January were $11,933.50 ending January at $2,355,708.87. The Debt Service Fund received property tax in the amount of $4,405.18 for the month of January and $1,704.74 in interest. There were no expenditures in January ending the month with a balance of $697,705.04. The Dam Improvement Fund had no revenues or expenditures ending January with a $90,000.00 balance. A motion was made by Colgan, second by Staebell to receive and file the January financial reports. All ayes. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Thompson, second by Colgan to receive and file the 2026/2027 proposed budget that will be presented at the March 11, 2026 public hearing. All ayes. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Staebell, second by Thompson to approve the publication of the proposed 2026/2027 budget. All ayes. Motion carried.
Staebell made a motion to approve a resolution for FY2027 surplus leey and June 1, 2026 redemption of a portion of the 2017 General Obligation Bond Issue with prior collected surplus receipts. Colgan seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried.
A quote was presented from Jetco for the purchase of a new computer for the SCADA office to upgrade to Windows 11 and also upgrade the current server in the amount of $15,869. Randy Rattenborg and Joel Althoff have reviewed the quote and this is their recommendation. Thompson made a motion to approve the quote, second by Staebell. All ayes. Motion carried.
Committee Updates:
Water Quality, Legislative & Community Events – No new updates
Dredge – No new updates
Dam Operations – Colgan reported that a new iPad has been purchased for the use at the dam by the dam volunteers.
Property Management – Staebell mentioned he had been asked questions about an acreage that’s for sale that has some lake frontage. The question was asked about frontage and the possibility to purchase. Burger explained that past practice of the Trustees had been to offer the adjoining property owner the right to purchase the frontage. The current purchase price is $10 a foot plus costs. Burger suggested this be placed on a future Trustee’s agenda for discussion.
Finance & Budget – No new updates
Public Comment: No public comment
A motion to adjourn was made by Colgan, second by Staebell. All ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 4:33 p.m.