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, March 12, 2026, at 7pm at the Collins Area Community Center, 219 Main Street 2. ROLL CALL- Mayor Pro-Tem Dawnell Kennedy asked for Roll Call. Council Members present: Dawnell Kennedy, Jerry Courter, Stephanie Coughenour, Stephanie Smith. Absent- Mayor Alex Rainey, Council Member Stacy Howell. Guests- Deputy Jackson Thompson, Preston Moon, Melissa Johnson, Deb Shepherd. City personnel present: Library Director Sara Coree, City Clerk Katie Baldwin, Public Works Director Darren Kennedy. 3. APPROVAL OF POSTED AGENDA- Motion by Courter to approve, 2nd by Coughenour, All Ayes, M/C 4. CONSENT AGENDA: February 12, 2026 Minutes, February Cash Report, February Revenue Report, February Expense Report, February Treasurer's Report, February Accounts Receivable Audit Report, March Bills- Motion by Kennedy to approve, 2nd by Coughenour, All Ayes, M/C 5. FEBRUARY SHERIFF'S REPORT- Deputy Thompson gave an update on the incident that took place with a vehicle doing donuts and tearing up the city property near the city burn pile. He has also gotten several complaints from citizens on Hwy 65 regarding semis speeding and jake brakes. He is talking to the Story County Attorney about how to best enforce the code. They will be putting a speed trailer on Hwy 65 soon. 6. PUBLIC FORUM: None. FEBRUARY 2026 CLAIMS REPORT VENDOR REFERENCE AMOUNT ALLIANT ENERGY/IPL GAS/ELECTRIC 4,395.03 STORY COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL ANIMAL CONTROL '25 QURT 3 196.50 BADGER METER, INC. WATER METER FEES 23.26 KATIE BALDWIN REIMBURSE- GCMOA MEETING 11.00 CARDMEMBER SERVICE LIB, CWC, CH, PWD PURCHASES 513.00 CENTRAL IOWA BROADBAND CWC PHONE/INTERNET 114.97 CENTRAL IOWA BROADBAND FIRE STATION INTERNET 70.95 CENTRAL IOWA BROADBAND LIBRARY PHONE/INTERNET 112.42 CENTRAL IOWA BROADBAND CACC INTERNET 70.95 CENTRAL IOWA BROADBAND CITY HALL PHONE/INTERNET 87.57 CITY-CWC WATER FEBRUARY UTILITY BILL 79.46 GARBAGE GUYS JANUARY GARBAGE & RECYCLING 3,810.50 GANNETT IOWA LOCALIQ PUBLISHING 819.14 HOKEL MACHINE SUPPLY DUMPTRUCK REPAIRS 216.14 IOWA ONE CALL LOCATES 1.80 IPERS IPERS 83.54 IOWA REGIONAL UTILITIES ASSN FEB.2ND METER READ 3,813.80 J&M DISPLAYS COLLINS DAYS FIREWORKS 3,000.00 JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL SKID LOADER LEASE 1,151.45 JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL THEISENS- PWD SHOP PARTS 64.51 JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL LAWN MOWER PAYMENT 558.67 JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL TRACTOR LEASE PAYMENT 1,178.48 MICROBAC LABORATORIES, INC. WATER TESTING 19.50 LAWSON PRODUCTS PWD EQUIPMENT PARTS 450.76 MARSHALL COUNTY LANDFILL JANUARY LANDFILL 1,378.26 MENARDS - ALTOONA PWD SHOP SUPPLIES 117.96 MENARDS-AMES PWD SHOP SUPPLIES PARTS 716.20 MSA PROFESSIONAL SERVICES INC WATERMAIN ENGINEER-ARPA GRANT 4,145.75 GROWMARK INC PWD FUEL 1,475.92 POSTMASTER FEBRUARY UB POSTAGE 60.14 POSTMASTER CERTIFIED MAIL 10.77 RJ ELECTRIC TRAILSIDE PARK LIGHTS 1,163.22 TREASURER - STATE OF IOWA JANUARY WET TAX 795.49 U.S.CELLULAR PWD LAPTOP 64.79 PAYROLL FEBRUARY 9,490.04 REPORT TOTAL 40,261.94 FUND REVENUES EXPENSES GENERAL 11,576.44 8,141.36 LIBRARY 11.38 1,737.01 WELLNESS CENTER 2,705.36 1,067.98 ROAD USE TAX 4,216.99 5,470.59 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 0.00 0.00 EMERGENCY LEVY 0.00 0.00 LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX 7,069.63 0.00 DEBT SERVICE 234.81 0.00 TIF 710.97 0.00 2019/20STREETIMPR. 0.00 0.00 CACC & PARKS CAP. PROJECTS 0.00 1,163.22 SCHTF-OOR GRANTS 0.00 0.00 FEMA/STATE DERECHO 0.00 0.00 AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT 71485.07 4,145.75 DETENTION POND 0.00 0.00 214 MAIN STREET PROJECT 0.00 0.00 WATER 14,185.15 7,039.26 WATER SINKING 0.00 0.00 SEWER 16,553.29 6,308.01 SEWER SINKING 0.00 0.00 LANDFILL/GARBAGE 5,697.41 5,188.76 TOTAL FUNDS 134,446.50 40,261.94 TRANSFERS SEWER TO SEWER SINKING- 5,955.00 WATER TO WATER SINKING- 2,890.00 7. Motion by Courter to approve MIC insurance policy for April 2026 to March 2027 as presented by Melissa Johnson from MIC, 2nd by Smith, All Ayes, M/C 8. Tabled to April meeting- Request to approve liquor license renewal- The Steeped and Stirred, LLC 9. Motion by Smith to open the Public Hearing on Collins IA 2025 south water main project at 7:09pm, 2nd by Coughenour, All Ayes, M/C. Preston Moon from MSA explained the bids that we received and who the lowest bidder was. No questions or comments from the public. Motion by Courter to close the public hearing at 7:14pm, 2nd by Smith, All Ayes, M/C 10. Motion by Courter to approve Resolution 2026-6. "Resolution adopting plans, specifications, form of contract, and estimate of cost for the Collins IA 2025 south water main project", 2nd by Smith, Roll Call- All Ayes, M/C 11. Motion by Courter to approve Resolution 2026-7. "Resolution approving contract and bond for the Collins IA 2025 south water main project", 2nd by Smith, Roll Call- All Ayes, M/C 12. Motion by Couter to approve MSA contract for Collins IA 2025 South Water Main Construction-Related Services, 2nd by Coughenour, Roll Call- All Ayes, M/C 13. Tabled to April meeting- Request to approve Iowa DOT Agreement for Maintenance and Repair of Primary Roads in Municipalities 14. Tabled to April meeting- Request to approve Story County Emergency Management Commission 2026 Membership Appointments 15. Discussed the City of Collins Billing Procedures & Water Shut-Off Policy. Council advised City Clerk to start strictly following the policy from now on. 16. Motion by Coughenour to approve Resolution 2026-8. "Resolution naming Nash Kennedy as a part-time City Snow Removal Assistant and setting wages", 2nd by Smith, Roll Call- All Ayes, M/C 17. Motion by Smith to approve City-Wide Garage Sale dates as June 12 & 13, 2026, 2nd by Coughenour, All Ayes, M/C 18. Discussed expenditures for remaining Story County TIF grant. Motion by Smith to approve expenditures up to $10,000 on the frisbee disc golf course, 2nd by Coughenour, All Ayes, M/C 19. Motion by Couter to approve $150 donation to Collins-Maxwell Partners in Education for their Game Night Raffle, paid with budgeted LOST funds, 2nd by Coughenour, All Ayes, M/C 20. REPORTS- Kennedy- None. Courter- None. Coughenour- None. Smith- Organizing garage sales for June 12th and 13th. Scheduling food trucks to start in April. Library- Written. CWC- Written. City Clerk- None. PWD- Written and verbal. 21. ADJOURNMENT- 8:38pm Motion by Courter, 2nd by Smith, All Ayes, M/C Publication Dates LIOW0485468