The Combined Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
4:00 pm
Delhi, IA 52223
The regular meeting of the Combined Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District was called to order at 4:00 p.m. by President Burger.
Present: Burger, Leonard, Staebell, Colgan and Thomspon Beals and Hingtgen via Zoom
Absent: None
Support Staff: Randy Rattenborg. Laurie Kramer via Zoom.
Visitors: Maggie Burger and Michael Miller via Zoom
A motion to approve the agenda was made by Leonard, second by Staebell. All ayes. Motion carried.
A motion to approve minutes from previous meetings was made by Thompson, second by Colgan. 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 and lawn maintenance. Claims totaled $8,699.42 from the General Fund. A motion was made by Staebell, second by Beals to approve the claims. All ayes. Motion carried.
June financial reports were presented. The General Fund received $1,199.10 in property taxes for the month, interest in the amount of $6,271.23 and $7,880.00 in miscellaneous revenue for a total of $15,350.33. Expenditures for June were $32,599.28 ending June at $2,254,828.78. The Debt Service Fund received property tax in the amount of $1,628.68 for the month of June and $2,026.06 in interest. Expenditures in June totaled $500.00 ending the month with a balance of $600,594.05. The Dam Improvement Fund received $10,000.00 in revenues with no expenditures ending June with a $100,000.00 balance. A motion was made by Leonard, second by Colgan to receive and file the June financial reports. All ayes. Motion carried.
Maggie Burger was present to discuss a proposed resolution calling for an election on a proposal to enter into a General Obligation Lake Improvements Loan Agreement and to borrow money thereunder in a principal amount not to exceed $9,200,000. Because state law requires bond election be held only in November the resolution, if passed, would be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The $9.2M figure was based on the current debt service levy. If the levy was kept at 5.43/1000 and the trustees paid an additional $250,000 annual toward the debt then the schedule would be would be kept at a maximum of 10 years. The bond issue could be spent in increments depending the project/s. Speer Financial will be available to help with the process of presenting educational information to residents. Larry Burger suggested forming a committee to work with Speer Financial during this process. Staebell asked Maggie Burger to bring educational information to the August trustee meeting to review. The resolution, if approved, will need to be filed with the Delaware County Commissioner of Elections no later than August 19, 2026. Leonard asked what expenses would be associated with this resolution if the bond issue does not pass. Maggie explained that the District will be paying Dorsey & Whitney, Attn. a start-up cost of around $2,000. There’s no charge to Speer Financial unless the bond issue passes. With no further questions, it was moved by Leonard, seconded by Staebell for the Resolution # 7.15.26 to call for a referendum to issue General Obligation Lake Improvements Loan Agreement and to borrow money thereunder in the principal amount not to exceed $9,200,000. Burger asked for a roll call vote. Ayes: Leonard, Colgan, Thompson, Staebell, Beals, Hingtgen and Burger. Nayes: None. Resolution Passed.
The trustees discussed the possibility of purchasing a picnic table from the LDRA. Questions were raised about possible areas for the table. Leonard made a motion to table until more information could be gathered. Staebell seconded the motion. All ayes. Motion carried.
Committee Updates:
Water Quality, Legislative & Community Events – Leonard is still working to get proposals for additional work around the Wall of Recognition area.
Dredge – Staebell stated he is working with Randy Rattenborg to draft an RFQ proposal for dredging and will be sending out to the trustees for review. The plan is to release the RFQ’s on July 20th with a return date from contractors by August 7th.
Dam Operations – Burger and Rattenborg were present for the DNR dam inspection. Nothing major was noted but there is vegetation on both sides of the dam that should be dealt with. Burger said he would look into getting the vegetation removed but some areas will be difficult to remove. Burger also stated that after the inspection it was noted that a cable system needs to be put in place near Marty Pottebaum’s area. Colgen stated he felt Lunda would need to be hired to do that work.
Property Management – Burger suggested getting signage for “no overnight parking” at the Lake Office. Thompson said there have been issues with people leaving trash on the beaches and would like to have signage placed for “carry-in/carry-out”. Leonard said he will look into ordering signage.
Finance & Budget – No new updates
Public Comment: None
A motion to adjourn was made by Staebell, second by Leonard. All ayes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 4:47 p.m.