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TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Council Chambers
April 29, 2026
4:00 p.m.
1. Members present: Mr. Van Fleet, Mr. Kurtenbach, Mr. Batemon (Joined at 4:08pm) and
Ms. Wienands. Absent: Mr. Young.
2. Moved by Kurtenbach seconded by Wienands that the agenda as proposed, be
approved. Voice vote-Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
3. Moved By Kurtenbach seconded by Wienands that the meeting minutes of April 2,
2026, as presented, be approved. Voice vote-Ayes: Three. Motion carried.
4. Moved by Kurtenbach seconded by Wienands that, Resolution No. 2026-07,
authorizing payment of bills for March 2026, be adopted. Roll Call vote-Ayes: Three.
Motion carried.
Mr. Kurtenbach requested more information regarding the timeline for the ITG
payments.
Eric Lage, General Manager, stated that he would look further into the individual
5. Moved by Kurtenbach seconded by Van Fleet that a, Resolution No. 2026-08,
approving a Collections Policy, be adopted. Voice vote-Ayes: Four. Motion carried.
Eric Lage, General Manager, provided an overview of the policy.
Mr. Kurtenbach questioned if they still had the ability to send delinquent payments to
the State via the Income Offset Program.
Kelley Felchle, Board Secretary, explained that the city utilizes Municipal Collections of
America, which works hand in hand with the Income Offset Program to collect unpaid
debt.
Danna Morrow, Customer Support Manager, stated that she will investigate whether
they have the Income Offset Program option in their contract.
6. Moved by Kurtenbach seconded by Wienands to approve Change Order No. 047, for a
net increase of $73,885.18, in conjunction with the FY2023 Construction of a Fiber-to-
the-Premise Feeder/Distribution and Backbone Network Project, Contract No. 1088.
Voice vote-Ayes: Four. Motion carried.
Eric Lage, General Manager, provided an overview. He stated that MidAmerican
denied their permits and they need to reroute the fiber to Katoski to get across the levy.
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Mr. Kurtenbach asked if this Change Order is much more than the previous one they
approved.
Eric Lage expressed that he would have to look at the last Change Order but does not
believe this one is much more.
Mr. Kurtenbach inquired whether any formal action by the Board was necessary to
clarify the Board was proceeding with this Change Order and rescinding the previous
one.
Kelley Felchle, Board Secretary, stated that she would have to look further into the
Change Order to provide an answer.
Mr. Batemon asked if there was a reason that MidAmerican denied the permits.
Eric Lage explained that it was due to capacity issues.
7. Update from general manager and consultants.
There was no update from the General Manager and consultants.
8. Moved by Kurtenbach seconded by Batemon to adjourn to a closed session at 4:13
p.m. Closed session pursuant to Iowa Code Section 388.9(1) to discuss marketing and
pricing strategies or proprietary information if its competitive position would be harmed
by public disclosure not required of potential or actual competitors, and if no public
purpose would be served by such disclosure. Roll Call vote-Ayes: Four. Motion carried.
9. Adjourn.
Moved by Kurtenbach seconded by Van Fleet to adjourn from closed session at 5:15
p.m. Roll Call vote-Ayes: Four. Motion carried.
With no further business before the board, it was moved by Kurtenbach seconded by
Batemon that the meeting be adjourned at 5:15 p.m. Voice vote-Ayes: Four. Motion
carried.
Kelley Felchle
Board Secretary