The Lower Minnesota River Watershed District Board of Managers meeting starts at 7:00pm (CDT) in the County Board Room at the Carver County Government Center, 602 East 4th Street, Chaska, MN 55318.  The Board will hold this meeting in person. The meeting may be joined virtually by clicking on the link below:

The meeting may be joined by telephone by calling 1-408-418-9388, Meeting number (access code): 2554 106 4109; Meeting password: H5i4KAGWsN5 (45445249 from phones and video systems).

Members of the public with questions about participating in the meeting interactively or presenting comments for the Citizen Input on Non-agenda Items or for the public hearing are asked to contact LMRWD Administrator, Linda Loomis, by email at naiadconsulting@gmail.com.

Contact District Administrator, Linda Loomis, at naiadconsulting@gmail.com if you would like to be placed on the agenda distribution list.

Some Managers may participate from remote locations. Locations will be posted at least three business days before the date of the meeting. Please be aware if you choose to participate at/from a remote meeting location this meeting begins at 7:00pm Central Daylight Time.  

Most meeting materials are available in one document: FULL PACKET (Because of the size of the file, it may take time to download).  The FULL PACKET does not include the invoices presented for payment or the "information only" portion at the end of the agenda.  The Adminstrator's Report is a separate document.  The meeting materials are also available below as PDFs of individual agenda items.

Members of the public are asked to contact District Administrator, Linda Loomis at 763-545-4659 or by email (preferred) at naiadconsulting@gmail.com, if they want to receive notification of meetings, links to meeting materials or if they have any questions.

1. Call to Order

   1. Roll Call

2. Citizen Input on Non-agenda Items:

   Citizens may address the Board of Managers about any item not contained on the regular agenda. A maximum of 15 minutes is allowed for the Forum. If the full 15 minutes are not needed for the Forum, the Board will continue with the agenda. The Board will take no official action on items discussed at the Forum, with the exception of referral to staff or a Board Committee for a recommendation to be brought back to the Board for discussion or action at a future meeting.
3. Approval of the Agenda
   1. April 17, 2024 Agenda
   2. Additions, Corrections, and Deletions to Agenda
4. Public Hearings & Presentations
   1. Presentation of report from Carver County Water Management Organization on 2023 monitoring, technical, education and other conservation service
   2. LMRWD Work Plan Quarterly Report
      • Work Plan Presentation 
5. Consent Agenda
   1. Approval of Minutes for March 20, 2024 Regular Meetings
   2. Receive and file March 2024 Financial Report​
   3. Presentation of invoices for payment
      1. Clifton Larson Allen, LLC (CLA) – Financial services through March 2024
      2. TimeSavers Off Site Secretarial – Preparation of February 2024 meeting minutes
      3. Rinke Noonan Attorneys at Law – February 2024 legal services
      4. Rinke Noonan Attorneys at Law - March 2024 legal services
      5. Daniel Hron - May 2024 office rent
      6. US Bank Equipment Finance – April 2024 copier lease payment
      7. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC – March 2024 technical, and Education & Outreach services
      8. Naiad Consulting, LLC – March 2024 Administrative services, mileage and expenses
      9. Dakota County Soil & Water Conservation District - Q1 2024 Monitoring and Education services
      10. 106 Group - Area #3 - March 2024 Cultural & Architectural investigation services 
      11. Bolton & Menk, Inc. -   March 2024 services related to Vernon Avenue
      12. WSB – February 2024 services related to property acquisition for Area #3
      13. Frenette Legislative Services - March & April 2024 legislative liasion services
      14. 4M Fund – January 2024 fund service charges
   4. Report from the Citizen Advisory Committee
   5. Reimburse Pilot Knob STEM School for Educator Mini-grant
   6. Authorize execution of River Watch Agreement between LMRWD and Friends of the MN Valley
6. Permits 
   1. LMRWD Permit Renewals
   2. Safety & Security Center Phase 2 (LMRWD No. 2023-022)
   3. Interstate 35W Early Release Project Permit (LMRWD No. 2024-004)
7. Action Items
   1. LMRWD 2023 Annual Report
      • Approve and authorize distribution
   2. LMRWD Water Resource Restoration Fund application
      • Request from Eden Prairie
   3. Biennial Solicitation for letters of interest for legal, technical and professional services
      • Education and Outreach Services
      • Legal Counsel
   4. Study Area #3
      • The Board of Managers may close the meeting pursuant to statutes section 13D.05, subd. 3.c.3, to discuss the purchase of an easement or a fee ownership interest of a portion of property located in Eden Prairie, Hennepin County PID #3511622230013
8. Board Discussion Items
   1. Lower MN River East One Watershed One Plan
   • Review of Joint Powers Organization
9. For Information Only
   1. 535 Lakota Lane, Chanhassen - work without a permit
   2. Dredge Management
      • Vernon Avenue Improvement Project
   3. 2024 Legislative Activities
   4. LMRWD Permit Program Summary
10. Communications
    1. Administrator Report
    2. President
    3. Managers
    4. Committees
    5. Legal Counsel
    6. Engineer

11. Adjournment - Next meeting of the LMRWD Board of Managers is 7:00pm, Wednesday, May 15, 2024.