MINUTES- Regular Meeting of the Collins City Council

MINUTES- Regular Meeting of the Collins City Council 1. CALL TO ORDER- Collins City Council met on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 7pm at the Collins Area Community Center, 219 Main St. 2. ROLL CALL- Mayor Brett Comegys asked for Roll Call. Council Members present: Stacy Howell, Dawnell Kennedy, Stephanie Smith, Marissa Welch. Absent- Dawn Pasquariello. Guests- Preston Moon, Alex Rainey, Steve & Tonia Hopkin, Aaron & Makayla Fisher, Angela Rhoades, Mark Atwood, Barry Starmer, David Canova, Zac Parry, Craig Harens, Kurtis Bower, Deputy Jackson Thompson. City personnel present: City Clerk Katie Baldwin, Public Works Director Darren Kennedy, Library Director Sara Coree. 3. APPROVAL OF POSTED AGENDA- Motion by Kennedy to approve, 2nd by Smith, All Ayes, M/C 4. CONSENT AGENDA: October 14, 2025 Minutes, October Cash Report, October Revenue Report, October Expense Report, October Treasurer's Report, November Bills- Motion by Kennedy to approve, 2nd by Welch, All Ayes, M/C 5. OCTOBER SHERIFF'S REPORT- Deputy Thompson didn't have anything to report, and council didn't have anything either. 6. PUBLIC FORUM: Angela Rhoads said she has seen flood mitigation strategies in other towns so the drains on streets don't get blocked with debris, and wondered if Collins could do the same. OCTOBER 2025 CLAIMS REPORT VENDOR REFERENCE AMOUNT ALLIANT ENERGY/IPL GAS/ELECTRIC 2,338.42 ARNOLD MOTOR SUPPLY CYLINDER RENT 135.00 BADGER METER, INC. SEPTEMBER METER FEES 0.27 KATIE BALDWIN MILEAGE, PARKING, MTG. REIMBURSE 522.40 CARDMEMBER SERVICE CH, LIB, CWC, PWD PURCHASES 3,136.60 CENTRAL IOWA BROADBAND CWC PHONE/INTERNET 230.25 CENTRAL IOWA BROADBAND CITY HALL PHONE/INTERNET 178.03 CENTRAL IOWA BROADBAND FIRE STATION PHONE/INTERNET 141.90 CENTRAL IOWA BROADBAND CACC INTERNET 141.90 CENTRAL IOWA BROADBAND LIBRARY PHONE/INTERNET 225.19 CITY-CWC WATER CWC WATER/SEWER 89.31 CJ COOPER & ASSOC., INC. ADMIN & CLEARINGHOUSE FEES 350.00 CLEAR CREEK RENOVATIONS SCHTF- 11 4TH ST.-DECK 3,875.00 SARA COREE MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT 26.60 DAKOTA SUPPLY GROUP BOOM LIGHT, TOOL BOX, WRENCH 454.44 IOWA DEPT.OF NATURAL RESOURCES COLLINS IA 2025 WATER MAIN 121.10 DOOR AND FENCE STORE INC PWD SHOP SERVICE DOOR REPAIR 2,004.66 EFTPS FED/FICA TAXES 2,908.99 GARBAGE GUYS GARBAGE SERVICES 2,353.00 IOWA ONE CALL LOCATES 36.00 IPERS IPERS 1,931.85 IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY FY26 RADIO SUBSCRIBER FEES 3,990.46 JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL LAWN MOWER PAYMENT 558.67 JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL SKID LOADER LEASE 1,151.45 JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL TRACTOR LEASE PAYMENT 614.24 MICROBAC LABORATORIES, INC. WATER TESTING 81.00 LAWSON PRODUCTS FOAMER & WASHERS 135.66 MACQUEEN FIRE DEPT.CHEMGUARD DIR.ATTACK 240.00 MARSHALL COUNTY LANDFILL LANDFILL FEES 2,293.86 MENARDS-AMES SHOP & PARK SUPPLIES 384.01 MENARDS-AMES CITY BUSINESS SIGN MATERIALS 387.55 MID IOWA PLANNING ALLIANCE FY25 DUES 75.00 MSA PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INC WATERMAIN ENGINEER- ARPA GRANT 10,417.58 NEW CENTURY FS PWD VEHICLES- FUEL 3,239.52 PLUMB SUPPLY COMPANY - AM SHOP SUPPLIES 6.72 POSTMASTER OCTOBER UB POSTAGE 61.38 SAFEGUARD BUSINESS SYSTEMS BUSINESS CHECKS 409.77 STORY COUNTY TREASURER SHERIFF FY26 2ND QUARTER 8,684.78 TREASURER - STATE OF IOWA SEPTEMBER WET TAXES 710.21 TREASURER - STATE OF IOWA OCT.WET TAXES 694.55 U.S.CELLULAR PWD LAPTOP INTERNET 64.79 WASTE MANAGEMENT RECYCLING 1,458.00 PAYROLL OCTOBER 9,620.84 REPORT TOTAL 66,480.95 FUND REVENUES EXPENSES GENERAL 56,551.97 18,303.95 LIBRARY 0.00 2,735.80 WELLNESS CENTER 2,072.88 1,648.04 ROAD USE TAX 5,186.73 8,069.29 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 0.00 0.00 EMERGENCY LEVY 0.00 0.00 LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX 8,702.41 0.00 DEBT SERVICE 18,566.04 0.00 TIF 72,840.72 0.00 2019/20STREETIMPR. 0.00 0.00 CACC & PARKS CAP. PROJECTS 0.00 233.59 SCHTF-OOR GRANTS 0.00 3,875.00 FEMA/STATE DERECHO 0.00 0.00 AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT 0.00 10,538.68 DETENTION POND 0.00 0.00 214 MAIN STREET PROJECT 0.00 0.00 WATER 13,832.15 5,018.62 WATER SINKING 0.00 0.00 SEWER 16,700.26 9,181.59 SEWER SINKING 0.00 0.00 LANDFILL/GARBAGE 5,845.91 6,876.39 TOTAL FUNDS 200,299.07 66,480.95 TRANSFERS SEWER TO SEWER SINKING- 5,955.00 WATER TO WATER SINKING- 2,890.00 7. Preston Moon from MSA presented their water main engineering reports. Due to the amount of grant money the City has for this project, and the projected costs that MSA gave council for each water main, the City will need to move forward with only putting the south water main out to bid. Motion by Kennedy to approve MSA to re-work their engineering and bidding proposals and contracts to only include the south water main and present this information at the December council meeting, 2nd by Howell, All Ayes, M/C 8. Motion by Welch to approve the Saylorville Dam Snowmobile Club's request for permission to mark and maintain the trail through Collins, with extra signage along the route going through Collins along Hwy 65, to try to prevent problems with homeowners along the route, 2nd by Smith, Roll Call- Smith, Welch, Kennedy- Ayes, Howell- Nay, M/C 9. Discussion with homeowner at 406 Main Street regarding shed and home occupation. Motion by Smith to give a 30-day grace period on fines for the shed being out of compliance, 2nd by Welch, All Ayes, M/C. Homeowner will request a variance to the Board of Adjustment and will submit a building permit for the December council meeting. 10. Council gave guidance to Clerk to send a letter to 408 Main Street regarding replacing their sidewalk. 11. Motion by Welch to approve fence permit- 307 1st Avenue, 2nd by Smith, All Ayes, M/C 12. Tabled to January meeting- council meeting recording policy 13. Tabled to December meeting- FY25 Urban Renewal Report 14. Motion by Kennedy to approve FY25 Annual Financial Report, 2nd by Welch, All Ayes, M/C 15. Motion by Kennedy to approve Resolution 2025-19. "Resolution to transfer funds for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026", 2nd by Smith, Roll Call- All Ayes, M/C 16. Set dates for budget workshop meetings- January 15th at 5:30pm and February 5th at 5:30pm 17. Motion by Kennedy to have Public Works Director purchase all materials needed, and construct the food court pads/parking lot area at the west Trailside Park behind the baseball field next to the Heart of Iowa Nature Trail, with expenses approved up to $24,500, paid for with Story County TIF grant funding, 2nd by Howell, All Ayes, M/C 18. Table to December meeting- purchasing business name plaques for city business sign on highway- Story County Community Foundation grant 19. Motion by Smith to approve adding Marrissa Carpenter to the Library Board, 2nd by Welch, All Ayes, M/C 20. Motion by Kennedy to approve Collins-Maxwell CSD Yearbook Sponsorship ($50), 2nd by Smith, All Ayes, M/C 21. Council gave guidance to Clerk to send a letter to 700 1st Ave. #7 regarding dog off property and dog bite 22. REPORTS- Mayor- Made City Code videos using an AI program and he can make videos for any section of the code. Received a $10,000 Story County Community Foundation grant for the business sign on Hwy 65. Kennedy- None. Smith- One more food truck for the year next Monday. Gave guidance to Clerk to send a letter and a $50 fine to both 313 2nd Avenue and 223 Main Street for junk cars at both properties. Howell- Asked for a mass email to go out and a post on City Facebook page stating that we need 2 members for Board of Adjustment and 2 members for Planning and Zoning. Welch- None. Library- Written and verbal. CWC- Written. City Clerk- A resident reported that there have been kids with dogs on the pickleball courts. Historical Society asked if they can have the old Collins Betterment Committee books. Registration for the Iowa League of Cities Municipal Leadership Academy for elected officials is open, if anyone is interested in attending. PWD- Written and verbal. 23. ADJOURNMENT- 9:52pm Motion by Kennedy, 2nd by Smith, All Ayes, M/C December 4 2025 LIOW0412389