In response to the peacetime emergency declared by the Governor and social distancing recommendations from the state and federal governments, Carver County has closed all its facilities to public meetings.  The LMRWD regular meeting space is not available. Therefore, the April 15, 2020 meeting of the Board of Managers of the Lower Minnesota River Watershed District be held virtually.The public is invited to attend on-line or by telephone.

The Lower Minnesota River Watershed District Board of Managers meeting starts at 7:00pm by WebEx.  For instructions on how to participate please contact District Administrator, Linda Loomis by email at naiadconsulting@gmail.com or by phone at 763-545-4659.

Most meeting materials are available in one document: FULL PACKET.  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:

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

2. Approval of the Agenda

   • April 2020 Agenda

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 discussion or action at a future meeting.  If a citizen would like to address the Board please submit comments and questionsbefore 5:30pm the day of the meeting to District Administrator, Linda Loomis, by email at naiadconsulting@gmail.com or by phone at 763-545-4659.

4. Consent Agenda

   1. Approval of Minutes for March 18, 2020 regular meeting 

   2. Receive and file March 2020 Financial Report

   3. Presentation of invoices for payment

      1. Coalition for A Clean Minnesota River - 2019 payment for water storage initiative

      2. Daniel Hron - for March 2020 & April 2020 office rent

      3. Metro Sales - payment on copier maintenance agreement

      4. Frenette Legislative Advisors - for March 2020 lobbying services

      5. Rinke Noonan Attorneys at Law - February 2020 legal services

      6. US Bank Equipment Finance - for May 2020 copier lease payment

      7. Scott County - fee charged for verifying levy for 2019 audit

      8. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC - December  2019 technical services

      9. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC - February 2020 technical services

5. New Business

   1. No new business

6. Old Business

   1. City of Carver Levee

   2. Remote Meeting Participation - No new information since last update

   3. Dredge Management

      1. Private Dredge Material Placement

      2. Vernon Avenue Dredge Material Management site

   4. Watershed Management Plan

   5. 2020 Legislative Action

   6. Education and Outreach Plan - No new information since the last update.

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

      1. West Chaska Creek

   8. Project Reviews (only projects that require Board action will appear on the agenda.  Informational updates will appear on the Administrator Report

   9. 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 20, 2020