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, April 9, 2026, at 7pm at the Collins Area Community Center, 219 Main St. 2. ROLL CALL- Mayor Alex Rainey asked for Roll Call. Council Members present: Dawnell Kennedy, Jerry Courter, Stephanie Coughenour, Stephanie Smith, Stacy Howell. Absent- None. Guests- Deputy Jackson Thompson, Mark Atwood, Diana Clause, Jerri Heid, Mark Atwood, Dave Douglas, Mike Pederson, Brooke Gascoigne (via video), Shelby Smith, Jeremey Vortherms, Davendra Tamrakar. City personnel present: City Clerk Katie Baldwin, Public Works Director Darren Kennedy. 3. APPROVAL OF POSTED AGENDA- Motion by Courter to approve, 2nd by Smith, All Ayes, M/C 4. CONSENT AGENDA: March 12, 2026 Minutes, March Cash Report, March Revenue Report, March Expense Report, March Treasurer's Report, March Accounts Receivable Audit Report, April Bills- Motion by Smith to approve, 2nd by Howell, All Ayes, M/C 5. MARCH SHERIFF'S REPORT- Deputy Thompson gave an update on the engine brake problem on Highway 65 with semis using their jake brakes loudly. He spoke with the County Attorney. Their office will not prosecute these violations because this is not a violation of any state or county code. Since they are only a violation of city code, the city would have to prosecute them. This would incur a high volume of costs in city attorney fees. Deputy Thompson did say that their officers can pull the violators over and give them a warning and advise them on what the city code states. Council agreed to have the deputies do this for the next month, and Deputy Thompson will report back next month on approximately how many semis they were able to give warnings to. The topic of teenagers doing burnouts on city streets was brought up. Deputy Thompson gave guidance on what to do when someone is doing burnouts or driving underage. He said it is best to have the act on video and the license plate number legible in the video. He said for any resident to call Story County as soon as they see this happen. 6. PUBLIC FORUM: Shelby Smith reported that she is meeting next week with the Rhodes Farmers Market Committee about possible dates that the traveling farmers market will be in Collins this summer. MARCH 2026 CLAIMS REPORT VENDOR REFERENCE AMOUNT ALLIANT ENERGY/IPL GAS/ELECTRIC 4,534.63 COLLINS-MAXWELL P.I.E. 2026 GAME NIGHT RAFFLE DONATION 150.00 CARDMEMBER SERVICE CH, LIB, CWC, PWD PURCHASES 1,068.10 CENTRAL IOWA BROADBAND FD,CWC,LIB,CH,CACC PHONE/INTERNET 457.90 CITY-CWC WATER CWC UTILITY BILL 79.46 COLLINS FIRE & RESCUE REIMBURSE-HEN NOZZLES, TOOLS , 911 2,647.66 SARA COREE MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT 49.00 EFTPS FED/FICA TAXES 6,565.84 HOMEVIEW EXTERIORS & BATHS SCHTF 609 4TH AVENUE 12,490.00 IPERS IPERS 4,325.70 JEAN BIENFANG REIMBURSE- WINDEX 12.42 JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL TRACTOR LEASE PAYMENT 614.24 JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL SKID LOADER LEASE 1,151.45 JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL LAWN MOWER PAYMENT 1,117.34 JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL PWD THEISENS & VAN WALL SHOP 1,179.87 POSTMASTER MARCH UB POSTAGE 59.52 TREASURER, STATE OF IOWA STATE TAXES 985.96 TREASURER - STATE OF IOWA FEBRUARY/MARCH WET TAXES 1,399.58 U.S.CELLULAR PWD LAPTOP 64.79 PAYROLL MARCH 11,777.54 REPORT TOTAL 50,731.00 FUND REVENUES EXPENSES GENERAL 3,542.93 8,671.80 LIBRARY 0.00 2,888.23 WELLNESS CENTER 1,966.24 1,236.81 ROAD USE TAX 4,406.93 4,943.99 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 0.00 0.00 EMERGENCY LEVY 0.00 0.00 LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX 6,917.37 150.00 DEBT SERVICE 883.72 0.00 TIF 0.00 0.00 2019/20STREETIMPR. 0.00 0.00 CACC & PARKS CAP. PROJECTS 81,727.76 0.00 SCHTF-OOR GRANTS 0.00 12,490.00 FEMA/STATE DERECHO 0.00 0.00 AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT 0.00 0.00 DETENTION POND 0.00 0.00 214 MAIN STREET PROJECT 0.00 0.00 WATER 13,080.25 6,775.63 WATER SINKING 0.00 0.00 SEWER 16,267.91 13,555.02 SEWER SINKING 0.00 0.00 LANDFILL/GARBAGE 5,576.43 19.52 TOTAL FUNDS 134,369.54 50,731.00 TRANSFERS SEWER TO SEWER SINKING- 5,955.00 WATER TO WATER SINKING- 2,890.00 7. Two members of Raising Readers in Story County gave a presentation on what their organization offers our local communities. Mayor Alex Rainey read and adopted the proclamation- "Week of the Young Child" presented by Raising Readers in Story County 8. Discussed water meters with Dave, Mike, and Brooke from Dakota Supply Group. No action was taken. 9. Motion by Kennedy to approve liquor license renewal- The Steeped and Stirred, LLC, 2nd by Smith, All Ayes, M/C 10. Motion by Coughenour to approve Iowa DOT Agreement for Maintenance and Repair of Primary Roads in Municipalities, 2nd by Courter, All Ayes, M/C 11. Motion by Howell to approve fence permit- 416 4th Avenue, 2nd by Smith, All Ayes, M/C 12. Story County Emergency Management Commission 2026 Membership Appointments were decided- Primary Member is Mayor Alex Rainey, and the two Alternate Members are council members Stephanie Smith and Jerry Courter. 13. Motion by Courter to do the first reading of Ordinance No. 2026-1. "An Ordinance Adjusting Rates for the Collins Municipal Waterworks System", 2nd by Howell, Roll Call- All Ayes, M/C. Motion by Howell to suspend the statutory rule for requiring an ordinance be considered and voted on for passage at two Council meetings prior to the meeting at which it is to be finally passed, 2nd by Courter, Roll Call- All Ayes, M/C. Motion by Howell to put Ordinance 2026-1 upon its final consideration and to adopt Ordinance 2026-1, 2nd by Courter, Roll Call- All Ayes, M/C, Ordinance passed. 14. Motion by Kennedy to do the first reading of Ordinance No. 2026-2. "An Ordinance Adjusting Rates for the Collins Municipal Sanitary Sewer System", 2nd by Courter, Roll Call- All Ayes, M/C. Motion by Kennedy to suspend the statutory rule for requiring an ordinance be considered and voted on for passage at two Council meetings prior to the meeting at which it is to be finally passed, 2nd by Coughenour, Roll Call- All Ayes, M/C. Motion by Kennedy to put Ordinance 2026-2 upon its final consideration and to adopt Ordinance 2026-2, 2nd by Howell, Roll Call- All Ayes, M/C, Ordinance passed. 15. Motion by Howell to do the first reading of Ordinance 2026-3. "An Ordinance amending the utility rate of chapter 106 section 106.8 sub-section C of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Collins regarding dumpster fees", 2nd by Courter, Roll Call- All Ayes, M/C. Motion by Courter to suspend the statutory rule requiring an ordinance be considered and voted on for passage at two Council meetings prior to the meeting at which it is to be finally passed, 2nd by Howell, Roll Call- All Ayes, M/C. Motion by Kennedy to put Ordinance 2026-3 upon its final consideration and to adopt Ordinance 2026-3, 2nd by Howell, Roll Call- All Ayes, M/C, Ordinance passed. 16. Motion by Howell to approve Resolution 2026-9. "Resolution approving wage distribution among multiple funds for Public Works Director position", 2nd by Smith, Roll Call- All Ayes, M/C 17. Motion by Howell to approve Resolution 2026-10. "A resolution to rescind Resolution 7-2013 which authorizes a 2.5% fee be paid to Mayor Brett M. Comegys as compensation for writing grant applications for which the City benefits from a monetary grant award", 2nd by Courter, Roll Call- All Ayes, M/C 18. Motion by Kennedy to deny Resolution 2026-4. "Resolution authorizing remote participation and recording of Collins City Council meetings in compliance with Iowa Code Chapter 21", 2nd by Courter, Roll Call- All Ayes, M/C 19. Motion by Courter to approve Resolution 2026-11. "Resolution authorizing a change in compensation for Grayce Coree, Collins Public Library Assistant", 2nd by Kennedy, Roll Call- All Ayes, M/C 20. Motion by Courter to approve Resolution 2026-12. "Resolution authorizing a change in compensation for Hannah Clair, Collins Public Library Assistant", 2nd by Smith, Roll Call- All Ayes, M/C 21. Motion by Kennedy to approve Resolution 2026-13. "Resolution authorizing a change in compensation for Emma Olson, Collins Public Library Assistant", 2nd by Courter, Roll Call- All Ayes, M/C 22. Set Public Hearing Date (April 22nd at 6pm at Community Center) on adoption of final budget for FY 2026-2027 23. Set Public Hearing Date (May 14th at 7pm at Community Center) for Amendment #1 for the 2025-2026 Budget 24. No action taken on purchase of security cameras for west park 25. Motion by Kennedy to approve expenses up to $5,000 for park signage paid for with Story County TIF grant, 2nd by Smith, All Ayes, M/C 26. REPORTS- Mayor- None. Kennedy- None. Courter- Asked about ordinance regarding Main Street business district and living upstairs. Howell- None. Coughenour- None. Smith- Food trucks will continue every Monday. Library- Written. CWC- Written. City Clerk- None. PWD- Written and verbal. 27. ADJOURNMENT- 9:31pm Motion by Courter, 2nd by Coughenour, All Ayes, M/C May 7 2026 LIOW0509892