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): 2553 194 3566.  meeting password: meMYBp6gP52 (63692764 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 are asked to contact Linda Loomis at 763-545-4659 or by email (preferred) at naiadconsulting@gmail.com.

Some Managers may participate from remote locations. One remote location will be the South Conference Room of the Arizona Senior Academy located at 13715 E Langtry Ln; Tucson, AZ 85747.  Please be aware if you choose to participate at/from a remote meeting location the meeting begins at 7:00pm Central Daylight Time.  

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

Most meeting materials are available in one document: FULL PACKET.  (this is a large file and may take some time to load) 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 763-568-9522 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

Roll Call

2. Approval of the Agenda

April 20, 2022

3. 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 dicussion or action at a future meeting.

4. Consent Agenda

   1. Approval of Minutes for March 16, 2022 Regular Meetings

   2. Receive and file February and March 2022 Financial reports

   3. Approval of invoices for payment

      1. Daniel Hron – March 2022 office rent

      2. Rinke Noonan – December 2021 legal services

      3. Scott County SWCD – Q4 2021 monitoring, TACS & SCWEP

      4. City of Shakopee - Ridge Creek/Prior Lake Outlet Channel realignment project - cost share and grant reimbursement

      5. Carver County Water Management Organization – 2021 monitoring, & Education

      6. Global Portfolio Consulting, LLC – down payment for 2021 audit services

      7. Dakota County SWCD – Q4 2021 monitoring, cost share & education

      8. HDR Engineering, Inc. – Website maintenance expenses

      9. Naiad Consulting, LLC – October, November & December 2021 Administrative services, mileage & expenses

      10. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC – December 2021 technical, and Education & Outreach Services

      11. Frenette Legislative Advisors – January/February 2022 legislative services

      12. Inter-Fluve – January 2022 Area #3 services

      13. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company – 2022 Directors & Officers insurance

      14. Metro Sales, Inc. – payment on copier service agreement

      15. Rinke Noonan – January 2022 legal services

      16. US Bank Equipment Finance – March 2022 copier lease payment

      17. Daniel Hron – April 2022 office rent

      18. State of MN – publication of advertisement for engineering pool, legal & technical services

      19. City of Burnsville – Cost Share for Willow Creek Ravine stabilization

      20. Frenette Legislative Advisors – March 2022 legislative services

      21. Inter-Fluve – February 2022 Area #3 services

      22. US Bank Equipment Finance – April 2022 copier lease payment

      23. Bolton & Menk, Inc. – Sponsorship of 2022 Salt Symposium

      24. Naiad Consulting, LLC – January 2022 administrative services & expenses

      25. TimeSavers Off Site Secretarial – preparation of December 2021 meeting minutes

      26. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC - January 2022 Engineering & Technical services

      27. TimeSavers Off Site Secretarial – preparation of January 2022 meeting minutes

      28. Young Environmental Consulting Group – February 2022 Engineering & Technical services

   4. Receive and file March 2022 Citizens Advisory Committee meeting minutes

   5. Authorize execution of the Cooperative Agreement among the Lower Minnesota River Watershed District, Nine Mile Creek Watershed District. Richfield-Bloomington Watershed Management Organization and Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek Watershed District – Lower Minnesota River Chloride Cost-Share Program

   6. Authorize execution of Grant Agreement between the Metropolitan Council and the Lower Minnesota River Watershed District for the Metropolitan Watershed Outlet Monitoring Program (WOMP1)

   7. Authorize payment to Inter-Fluve for work on Area #3

5. New Business

   1. Presentation by Scott Soil & Water Conservation District of 2022 Monitoring Program

   2. Cost Share Application for 4624 Overlook Drive Bloomington

6. Old Business

   1. Legal and  Technical Services

   2. Engineering Pool

   3. Audit and Financial Accounting Services

   4. MAWD Membership

   5. Cost Share Application for 10745 Lyndale Bluffs Trail - no new information since last update

   6. City of Carver Levee

   7. Dredge Management

      1. Vernon Avenue Dredge Material Management site

      2. Private Dredge Material Placement

   8. Watershed Management Plan

   9. 2022 Legislative Action

   10. Education and Outreach

   11. LMRWD Projects (only projects that require Board action will appear on the agenda.  Informational updates will appear on the Administrator Report)

       1. Area #3

   12. Permits and Project Reviews (only projects that require Board action will appear on the agenda.  Informational updates will appear on the Administrator Report)

       1.  LMRWD Permit renewals

       2. Biff’s Inc. (LMRWD Permit No. 2022-011)

       3. Engineered Hillside (LMRWD No. 2022-007)

       4. Quarry Lake Trail and Pedestrian Bridge (LMRWD No. 2022-010)

       5. Normandale Blvd & 98^th Street Intersection project (LMRWD No. 2022-013)

   13. MPCA Soil Reference Values - No new information to report since last update

7. Communications

   1. Administrator Report

   2. President

   3. Managers

   4. Legal Counsel

   5. Engineer

8. Adjournment - Next meeting of the LMRWD Board of Managers is 7:00pm, Wednesday, May 18, 2022.