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, May 14, 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 via Microsoft Teams, Stephanie Smith, Stacy Howell. Absent- City Clerk Katie Baldwin, Library Director Sara Coree, and Deputy Jackson Thompson. Guests- Mark Atwood, Willie Beeler, John & Michelle Fricke, Karin Sevde, Shannon Thiele, Dan Sinclaire, Ross Eveland, Matt Cleverley. City personnel present: Public Works Director Darren Kennedy, CWC Director Jean Bienfang. 3. APPROVAL OF POSTED AGENDA- Motion by Kennedy to approve, 2nd by Courter, All Ayes, M/C 4. CONSENT AGENDA: Minutes- April 9 Special, April 9 Regular, April 22 Special, April Cash Report, April Revenue Report, April Expense Report, April Treasurer's Report, April Accounts Receivable Audit Report, May Bills- Motion by Kennedy to approve, 2nd by Courter, All Ayes, M/C 5. APRIL SHERIFF'S REPORT- No deputy was present. 6. PUBLIC FORUM: None APRIL 2026 CLAIMS REPORT VENDOR REFERENCE AMOUNT ALLIANT ENERGY/IPL GAS/ELECTRIC 6,732.81 ARNOLD MOTOR SUPPLY DUMPTRUCK PARTS 348.55 BADGER METER, INC. METER FEES 49.09 CARDMEMBER SERVICE CH. CWC, LIB, PWD PURCHASES 2,626.29 CENTRAL IOWA TELEVISING FY26 ANNUAL SEWER MAINTENANCE 4,278.87 CENTRAL IOWA BROADBAND CH PHONE/INTERNET 89.36 CENTRAL IOWA BROADBAND CACC INTERNET 70.95 CENTRAL IOWA BROADBAND LIBRARY PHONE/INTERNET 112.39 CENTRAL IOWA BROADBAND FIRE STATION PHONE/INTERNET 70.95 CENTRAL IOWA BROADBAND CWC PHONE/INTERNET 115.06 CHEMSEARCH SHOP AEROSOL 220.35 CITY-CWC WATER APRIL UTILITY BILL 79.46 COLLINS FIRE & RESCUE REIMBURSE-SOUTHERN STATES FIRE 373.28 DISC GOLF ASSOCIATION INC DISC GOLF-STORY CO TIF GRANT 3,555.00 EFTPS FED/FICA TAX 2,958.34 GARBAGE GUYS GARBAGE SERVICES 7,517.00 GANNETT IOWA LOCALIQ PUBLISHING 308.48 GRONEWOLD, BELL, KYHNN & CO PC FY25 ANNUAL EXAM 3,250.00 HOKEL MACHINE SUPPLY PWD SHOP SUPPLIES 154.53 IAMU WATER MEMBER DUES 2026-2027 740.00 CASHIERS OFFICE BUSINESS SIGNS-ST.CO.COM.GRANT 937.24 IPERS IPERS 2,010.54 IPI - IOWA PRISON INDUSTRIES BUSINESS SIGNS-ST.CO.COM.GRANT 3,546.34 IOWA REGIONAL UTILITIES ASSN MARCH 2ND & APRIL 2ND METER READS 6,592.67 JEAN BIENFANG REIMBURSE- CWC EXPENSES 181.71 JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL LAWN MOWER PAYMENT 558.67 JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL TRACTOR LEASE PAYMENT 589.24 JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL SKID LOADER LEASE 1,151.45 MICROBAC LABORATORIES, INC. WATER TESTING 39.00 LAWSON PRODUCTS PWD SHOP SUPPLIES 141.36 MID-AMERICAN RESEARCH CHEMICAL LAGOONS- VEGAKILL PLUS 573.18 MARSHALL COUNTY LANDFILL FEB/MARCH LANDFILL FEES & PER CAPITA 3,611.36 MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS FOOD TRUCK PADS-ST.CO.TIFGRANT 3,771.02 MENARDS - ALTOONA PWD SHOP & CACC SUPPLIES 255.45 MENARDS-AMES PWD SHOP SUPPLIES 805.78 MSA PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INC WATERMAIN BIDDING-ARPA GRANT 3,241.50 POSTMASTER APRIL UB POSTAGE 62.00 POSTMASTER CERTIFIED MAIL 10.48 POSTMASTER MAY UB POSTAGE 60.76 ROTO-ROOTER CITY HALL/LIBRARY RESTROOM 389.3 STORY COUNTY TREASURER FY26 QURT 4 SHERIFF FEES 8,684.77 TREASURER - STATE OF IOWA APRIL WET TAX 749.93 U.S.CELLULAR PWD LAPTOP 64.79 PAYROLL APRIL 9,948.89 REPORT TOTAL 81,628.19 FUND REVENUES EXPENSES GENERAL 62,832.27 19,629.06 LIBRARY 941.69 2,674.62 WELLNESS CENTER 3,181.35 3,051.73 ROAD USE TAX 5,338.20 5,404.61 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 0.00 0.00 EMERGENCY LEVY 0.00 0.00 LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX 7,754.16 0.00 DEBT SERVICE 20,767.40 0.00 TIF 73,442.81 0.00 2019/20STREETIMPR. 0.00 0.00 CACC & PARKS CAP. PROJECTS 7,692.31 11,748.98 SCHTF-OOR GRANTS 12490.00 0.00 FEMA/STATE DERECHO 0.00 0.00 AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT 0.00 3,241.50 DETENTION POND 0.00 0.00 214 MAIN STREET PROJECT 0.00 0.00 WATER 14,678.61 11,611.53 WATER SINKING 0.00 0.00 SEWER 17,425.04 13,095.04 SEWER SINKING 0.00 0.00 LANDFILL/GARBAGE 5,687.99 11,171.12 TOTAL FUNDS 232,231.83 81,628.19 TRANSFERS SEWER TO SEWER SINKING- 5,955.00 WATER TO WATER SINKING- 2,890.00 7. Shannon Thiele, VP of Affiliate Programming at Ames Regional Economic Alliance, gave a presentation on their Retraining Program 8. Karin Sevde, Executive Director at Story County Community Foundation, gave a presentation on their Grant Program 9. Dan Sinclair, with Metering Technologies, gave a presentation on water meters 10. Motion by Courter to approve removal of pieces of old sidewalk- 211 4th Street, 2nd by Coughenour, All Ayes, M/C 11. Motion by Courter to approve liquor license renewal- Lucky's Pub, 2nd by Coughenour, All Ayes, M/C 12. Motion by Kennedy to give permission to Lucky's Pub to enclose the area between their permanent fence and the alley with a snow fence during Collins Days, they will have cornhole games and chairs in this temporary closed in area, 2nd by Courter, All Ayes, M/C 13. Motion by Kennedy to approve variance to City Code 165.40.1 to allow up to 10 RV's to utilize Matt Cleverley's properties, 2nd by Howell, All Ayes, M/C 14. Motion by Kennedy to approve CWC purchase of new leg press, 2nd by Howell, All Ayes, M/C 15. Motion by Howell to table approving the CWC quote for roof repair, 2nd by Kennedy, All Ayes, M/C 16. Motion by Kennedy to open the public hearing on amendment #1 for the 2025-2026 Budget at 8:02pm, 2nd by Howell, All Ayes, M/C. Comments from Willie Beeler (see below) and discussion by council. Motion by Courter to close the public hearing at 8:08pm, 2nd by Kennedy, All Ayes, M/C. During the public hearing, there was a Motion by Kennedy to allocate $200 from the LOST Main Street Flowers budget to pay Zeva and Sam Hyde to water the flowers all summer, 2nd by Courter, All Ayes, M/C. Willie Beeler will also pay them $200. During the public hearing, Willie Beeler offered his free labor to landscape in front of city building. This will be added to the June agenda. 17. Motion by Kennedy to approve Resolution 2026-15. "A Resolution amending the current budget for fiscal year ending June 2026", 2nd by Courter, Roll Call- All Ayes, M/C 18. Motion by Smith to approve Resolution 2026-16. "Resolution authorizing the transfer of cash between funds for FYE 2026", 2nd by Kennedy, Roll Call- All Ayes, M/C 19. Motion by Howell to table the purchase of security cameras for west park, 2nd by Kennedy, All Ayes, M/C 20. REPORTS- Mayor- None. Kennedy- None. Courter- None. Howell- Spoke about the Memorial Day service at the cemetery at 10:30am on Memorial Day, with luncheon to follow at the United Methodist Church. Updated on the cement slab poured at the American Legion building. Coughenour- None. Smith- None. Library- Written. CWC- Written. City Clerk- None. PWD- Written and verbal. 21. ADJOURNMENT- 8:22pm Motion by Kennedy, 2nd by Howell, All Ayes, M/C Publication Dates LIOW0524835