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, June 11, 2026, at 7pm at the Collins City Hall, 212 Main St. 2. ROLL CALL- Mayor Alex Rainey asked for Roll Call. Council Members present: Dawnell Kennedy, Jerry Courter, Stephanie Smith, Stacy Howell. Absent- Council Member Stephanie Coughenour. Guests- Deputy Jackson Thompson, Bristol Courter, MaKenzee Chevalier. City personnel present: Public Works Director Darren Kennedy, CWC Director Jean Bienfang, Library Director Sara Coree, City Clerk Katie Baldwin. 3. APPROVAL OF POSTED AGENDA- Motion by Kennedy to approve, 2nd by Courter, All Ayes, M/C 4. CONSENT AGENDA: Minutes- May 14, 2026, May Cash Report, May Revenue Report, May Expense Report, May Treasurer's Report, May Accounts Receivable Audit Report, June Bills- Motion by Kennedy to approve, 2nd by Courter, All Ayes, M/C 5. MAY SHERIFF'S REPORT- Council discussed several issues with Deputy Thompson, regarding the burnouts that have been happening on Main Street, underage drivers, non-street legal vehicles. 6. PUBLIC FORUM: None MAY 2026 CLAIMS REPORT VENDOR REFERENCE AMOUNT ALLIANT ENERGY/IPL GAS/ELECTRIC 2,469.95 KATIE BALDWIN MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT 333.20 C-M YOUTH RECREATION FY26 L.O.S.T. ALLOCATION 500.00 CARDMEMBER SERVICE CH,LIB,CWC,PWD PURCHASES 7,508.79 CENTRAL IOWA BROADBAND PHONE/INTERNET 913.21 CITY-CWC WATER CWC CITY UTILITY BILL 85.02 SARA COREE MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT 37.80 EFTPS FED/FICA TAXES 3,985.00 GANNETT IOWA LOCALIQ PUBLISHING 640.64 GCMOA GCMOA MEMBER DUES 35.00 HARLAN HUFFAKER FOOD TRUCK PADS-ST.CO.TIFGRANT 2,244.50 IPERS IPERS 2,682.24 JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL PWD THEISENS PURCHASES 627.37 JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL SKID LOADER LEASE 1,151.45 JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL LAWN MOWER PAYMENT 558.67 JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL TRACTOR LEASE PAYMENT 589.24 MICROBAC LABORATORIES, INC. WATER TESTING 212.25 MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS FOOD TRUCK PADS-ST.CO.TIFGRANT 4,805.28 NATHAN STRATTON FOOD TRUCK PADS-ST.CO.TIFGRANT 1,600.00 POSTMASTER CERTIFIED MAIL 10.48 POSTMASTER JUNE UB POSTAGE 62.00 RJ ELECTRIC PWD OFFICE ELECTRICAL WORK 4,361.82 U.S.CELLULAR PWD LAPTOP 64.79 PAYROLL MAY 13,167.43 REPORT TOTAL 48,646.13 FUND REVENUES EXPENSES GENERAL 75,112.09 6,540.71 LIBRARY 14,089.35 3,046.54 WELLNESS CENTER 1,877.88 6,250.55 ROAD USE TAX 6,183.81 4,428.96 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 0.00 0.00 EMERGENCY LEVY 0.00 0.00 LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX 7,487.92 500.00 DEBT SERVICE 150,599.01 0.00 TIF 507.00 0.00 2019/20STREETIMPR. 0.00 0.00 CACC & PARKS CAP. PROJECTS 0.00 9,961.88 SCHTF-OOR GRANTS 0.00 0.00 FEMA/STATE DERECHO 0.00 0.00 AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT 7601.01 0.00 DETENTION POND 0.00 0.00 214 MAIN STREET PROJECT 0.00 0.00 WATER 13,008.59 5,114.16 WATER SINKING 2,890.00 0.00 SEWER 16,250.94 12,803.33 SEWER SINKING 5955.00 0.00 LANDFILL/GARBAGE 5,495.47 0.00 TOTAL FUNDS 307,058.07 48,646.13 TRANSFERS SEWER TO SEWER SINKING- 5,955.00 WATER TO WATER SINKING- 2,890.00 TIF TO DEBT SERVICE- $148,935.55 LOST TO GENERAL- $62,364.70 GENERAL TO LIBRARY- $9,750.00 7. Motion by Howell to approve sewer credit- 613 3rd Avenue, 2nd by Courter, Roll Call- Kennedy- Nay, Smith- Aye, Howell- Aye, Courter- Aye, M/C 8. Motion by Howell to table Willie Beeler providing free labor to landscape in front of city buildings, 2nd by Kennedy, All Ayes, M/C 9. City council gave permission to do chalk street art at Collins Days 10. Council discussed selling the city-owned property at 111 3rd Street for a minimum of $12,500 plus legal fees 11. Motion by Kennedy to approve CWC quote for roof repair (Armour Roof Co., $13,000, paid for with CWC funds, if City is able to repay the CWC fund for the expense in the future, they will), 2nd by Howell, All Ayes, M/C 12. Discussed Heart of Iowa Nature Trail Bike Ride- "Wheels and Wings"- September 19, 2026 13. Motion by Howell to deny receiving a Public Solar Charging Station MOU from Story County Emergency Management due to the details of the contract, 2nd by Courter, All Ayes, M/C 14. Motion by Howell to approve Resolution 2026-17. "Resolution approving intergovernmental agreement confirming and continuing the solid waste management commission of Marshall County, Iowa, as amended", 2nd by Courter, Roll Call- All Ayes, M/C 15. Motion by Courter to approve FY27 Story County Animal Control Contract (option 3-B), 2nd by Howell, All Ayes, M/C 16. Motion by Howell to table purchase of security cameras for west park to the August meeting, 2nd by Kennedy, All Ayes, M/C 17. REPORTS- Mayor- Asked City Council if it is ok for the live band at Lucky's Pub to play until midnight on June 27th (Collins Days). Council all agreed that yes that is ok for them to play until midnight. Kennedy- Asked if there is any interest in the city doing a city-wide cleanup day. Courter- None. Howell- None. Smith- City-wide garage sales are this weekend. Collins Days is in 2 weeks. Monday night food trucks are going well. Library- Written. CWC- Written. City Clerk- PWD and Clerk are working with MIPA to apply for a grant for the 4th Avenue culverts. PWD- Written and verbal. 18. ADJOURNMENT- 9:33pm Motion by Courter, 2nd by Howell, All Ayes, M/C July 2 2026 LIOW0543979