The Lower Minnesota River Watershed District Board of Managers meeting starts at 7:00pm in the County Board Room at the Carver County Government Center, 602 East 4th Street, Chaska, MN 55318

Most meeting materials are available in one document: FULL PACKET.  The FULL PACKET does not include the minutes from the July 2019 Board meeting.  The FULL PACKET also 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

   • August 21, 2019 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.

4. Consent Agenda

   1. Approval of Minutes for June 19, 2019 and July 17, 2019 regular meeting 

   2. Receive and file July 2019 Financial Report

   3. Presentation of invoices for payment

      1. Frenette Legislative Advisors - June lobbying services

      2. Manager Adam Frey. - 1st half 2019 expense reimbursement, mileage & per diem

      3. Daniel Hron - July 2019 office rent

      4. Manager David Raby - 1st half 2019 expense reimbursement, mileage & per diem

      5. Rinke Noonan Attorneys at Law - May & June 2019 legal services

      6. US Bank Equipment Finance - August 2019 copier lease payment

      7. Braun Intertech Corp. - June 2019 inclinometer readings

      8. Manager Jesse Hartmann - 1st half 2019 expense reimbursement, mileage & per diem

      9. Naiad Consulting, LLC - May2019 Administrative Services & Expenses

      10. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC - June 2019 Technical Services

   4. 2018 Audit report update

5. Public Hearing 

   1. Approval of Preliminary Budget and Certification of Preliminary Levy

6. New Business
   1. ​​​​​​Request from City of Bloomington - removal of area from steep slope overlay
   2. Request from Scott County - support for TH 13 improvements

7. Old Business

   1. MAWD Resolution - Minnesota River Congress Request

   2. Remote Meeting Participation

   3. Dredge Management

      1. Funding for dredge material management

      2. Private Dredge Material Placement

      3. Vernon Avenue Dredge Material Management site

   4. Watershed Management Plan

   5. 2019 Legislative Action

   6. Education and Outreach Plan

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

   8. Local Water Management Plans

      1. Shakopee Surface Water Management Plan - no new information since last update

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

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

8. Communications

   1. Administrator Report

   2. President

   3. Managers

   4. Legal Counsel

   5. Engineer

9. Adjournment

Next meeting of the LMRWD Board of Managers is 7:00pm, Wednesday, September 18, 2019