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, July 9, 2026, at 7pm at the Collins Community Center, 219 Main St. 2. ROLL CALL- Mayor Pro-Tem Dawnell Kennedy asked for Roll Call. Council Members present: Dawnell Kennedy, Stephanie Smith, Stacy Howell, Stephanie Coughenour. Absent- Mayor Alex Rainey, Council Member Jerry Courter, Library Director Sara Coree. Guests- Deputy Tim Schroeder, Deputy Logan Powers, Quinn Albrecht. City personnel present: Public Works Director Darren Kennedy, City Clerk Katie Baldwin. 3. APPROVAL OF POSTED AGENDA- Motion by Howell to approve, 2nd by Smith, All Ayes, M/C 4. CONSENT AGENDA: Minutes- June 11, 2026, June Cash Report, June Revenue Report, June Expense Report, June Treasurer's Report, June Accounts Receivable Audit Report, July Bills- Motion by Howell to approve, 2nd by Smith, All Ayes, M/C 5. JUNE SHERIFF'S REPORT- Council discussed several issues with Deputies Schroeder and Powers (they are our Collins representatives for the next year), regarding the burnouts that have been happening in town, speeding by underage drivers, non-street legal vehicles, and the vandalism incident at the Post Office in May. 6. PUBLIC FORUM: None JUNE 2026 CLAIMS REPORT VENDOR REFERENCE AMOUNT 3E ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING & GENERATOR REPAIRS/MAINTENANCE 3,425.00 BADGER METER, INC. APRIL METER FEES 25.83 CARDMEMBER SERVICE CH,PWD,LIB,CWC PURCHASES 1,558.75 CENTRAL IOWA SHORTLINE LLC SANDER, HAND SPRAYERS 269.93 CITY-CWC WATER CWC UTILITY BILL 84.04 CJ COOPER & ASSOC., INC. DOT ANNUAL QUERY 15.00 COLLINS FIRE & RESCUE FD REIMBURSEMENT 332.40 CENTRAL STATE BANK LOAN #65801 GOB PRNCPL/INTREST 26,198.29 CENTRAL STATE BANK LOAN #64649 GOB PRNCPL/INTREST 45,124.00 CENTRAL STATE BANK LOAN #66716 GOB PRNCPL/INTREST 43,732.47 DAKOTA SUPPLY GROUP BULK WATER VALVE 249.51 EFTPS FED/FICA TAXES 3,152.54 EXCHANGE STATE BANK TRUCK PAYMENT 13,015.20 GARBAGE GUYS APRIL GARBAGE & RECYCLING SERVICES 3,835.00 HOKEL MACHINE SUPPLY PWD SHOP SUPPLIES 256.17 HARLAN HUFFAKER FOOD TRUCK PADS-ST.CO.TIFGRANT 2,767.82 IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY SRF LOAN C0508R SWR LAGOONS 56,730.00 IOWA FINANCE AUTHORITY SRF LOAN MD0549R WTR MAINS 34,382.50 IPERS IPERS 2,127.03 IOWA REGIONAL UTILITIES ASSN MAY 1 METER READ 3,571.61 MACQUEEN FD COATS,PANTS,BOOTS 7,092.00 MID-AMERICAN RESEARCH CHEMICAL PWD SHOP TOWELS 84.25 MARSHALL COUNTY LANDFILL APRIL & MAY LANDFILL FEES 3,599.72 MENARDS-AMES PARK BENCH SUPPLIES 731.52 MIDWEST INSURANCE CORP CITY INSURANCE POLICY 55,728.00 MOMAR, INC PWD SHOP BCS-5 AEROSOL 110.41 MSA PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INC WATERMAIN CRS-ST.CO.ARPA GRANT 2,548.83 POSTMASTER CERTIFIED MAIL & CITY PO BOX FEE 159.38 SHELBY SMITH MAIN STREET FLOWERS REIMBURSE 73.25 SILVERSMITH DATA ANNUAL DATA PLAN & HOSTING FEE 1,171.00 TREASURER, STATE OF IOWA STATE TAXES 1,138.78 TREASURER - STATE OF IOWA MAY WET TAXES 721.64 YOUTH & SHELTER SERVICES, INC FY26 LOST ALLOCATION 500.00 PAYROLL JUNE 10,315.31 REPORT TOTAL 324,827.18 FUND REVENUES EXPENSES GENERAL 1,261.01 45,707.89 LIBRARY 0.00 2,979.64 WELLNESS CENTER 1,997.28 4,977.53 ROAD USE TAX 6,481.09 13,933.31 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 0.00 1,862.00 EMERGENCY LEVY 0.00 0.00 LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX 6,966.12 573.25 DEBT SERVICE 305.70 115,054.76 TIF 0.00 0.00 2019/20STREETIMPR. 0.00 0.00 CACC & PARKS CAP. PROJECTS 0.00 2,767.82 SCHTF-OOR GRANTS 0.00 0.00 FEMA/STATE DERECHO 0.00 0.00 AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT 0.00 2,548.83 DETENTION POND 0.00 0.00 214 MAIN STREET PROJECT 0.00 0.00 WATER 15,124.25 14,569.56 WATER SINKING 2,890.00 34,382.50 SEWER 17,291.86 18,051.57 SEWER SINKING 5955.00 56,730.00 LANDFILL/GARBAGE 5,576.51 10,688.52 TOTAL FUNDS 63,848.82 324,827.18 TRANSFERS SEWER TO SEWER SINKING- 5,955.00 WATER TO WATER SINKING- 2,890.00 7. Motion by Howell to approve sewer credit- 613 3rd Avenue, 2nd by Coughenour, All Ayes, M/C 8. Building permit- 704 3rd Avenue- The City received guidance from Iowa Codification that batting cages are not listed anywhere in the Collins City Code, so there is no action that the City can take regarding this resident building a batting cage. They are following the property line setback requirements appropriately. No building permit is needed. 9. Tabled to August meeting- Resolution 2026-18. "Resolution approving the transfer of funds monthly to the water sinking fund and sewer sinking fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027" 10. Motion by Howell to approve Resolution 2026-19. "Resolution authorizing a change in compensation for Darren Kennedy, Public Works Director", 2nd by Coughenour, Roll Call- Smith, Howell, Coughenour- All Ayes, Kennedy- Abstained, M/C 11. Motion by Smith to approve Resolution 2026-20. "Resolution authorizing a change in compensation for Katie Baldwin, City Clerk", 2nd by Howell, Roll Call- All Ayes, M/C 12. Motion by Howell to approve pay application and change order for south water main project, 2nd by Coughenour, All Ayes, M/C 13. Tabled to August meeting- purchase of security cameras for west park 14. Discussed Historical Society roof leak- PWD gave update 15. Discussed city-wide cleanup day- tabled to August meeting 16. Discussed Heart of Iowa Nature Trail Bike Ride- "Wheels and Wings"- September 19, 2026 17. REPORTS- Kennedy- Spoke on delinquent accounts of residents who have moved and left utility bills. Howell- Would like residents alerted to clean up their firework debris. Coughenour- None. Smith- Broken window on sidewalk at 223 Main Street. CWC- Written. City Clerk- None. PWD- Written and verbal. Library- Written. 18. ADJOURNMENT- 9:03pm Motion by Howell, 2nd by Smith, All Ayes, M/C July 16 2026 LIOW0555416