The Lower Minnesota River Watershed District Board of Managers meeting starts at 7:00pm (CST) 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) 2555 414 0215; meeting password WffMqm6Vg95 (93367668 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.

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.

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

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

   1. Roll Call

2. Approval of the Agenda

December 15, 2021 Agenda

1. 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 November 17, 2021 regular meeting

   2. Receive and file November 2021 Financial Reports (monthly financial reports have not been received)

   3. Presentation of invoices for payment

      1. (monthly financial reports have not been received)

   4. Receive and file November 2021 Citizen Advisory Committee meeting minutes

   5. Set 2022 meeting Calendar

   6. Approve 2022 Dakota County Monitoring and Technical Assistance Work Plan & Budget

   7. Approve 2022 Cost Share and Water Quality Improvement Grant Program

5. Special Agenda Items

   1. Discussion with Representive Paul Torkelson

   2. Recognition of Manager David Raby

6. Public Hearing

   1. Adopt 2022 Budget and Certify of Property Tax Levy Payable 2022

7. New Business/Presentations

   1. Audit and Financial Accounting Services Proposals

   2. Scott County LiDAR Funding Request

8. Old Business

   1. Lower Minnesota River East One Watershed One Plan

   2. Burnsville Willow Creek Ravine Stabilization - no new information since last update

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

   4. City of Carver Levee - no new information since last update

   5. Dredge Management - no new information since last update

      1. Vernon Avenue Dredge Material Management site

      2. Private Dredge Material Placement

   6. Watershed Management Plan

   7. 2022 Legislative Action

   8. Education and Outreach

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

      1. ​Area #3 Eden Prairie

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

       1. Shakopee Dental Office (LMRWD No. 2021-052)

       2. Kraemer Quarry DNR Permit Application (LMRWD No. 2021-053)

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

9. Communications

   1. Administrator Report

   2. President

   3. Managers

   4. Legal Counsel

   5. Engineer

10. Adjournment - Next meeting of the LMRWD Board of Managers is 7:00pm, Wednesday, January 19, 2022.