Wednesday, December 19, 2018; 7:00pm

County Board Room

Carver County Government Center

602 East 4th Street

Chaska, MN 55318

The Public Comment portion of the September 17, 2018 Public Hearing was closed at the November 19, 2018 meeting, however no action was taken and the item was contined to this meeting - see item #5 below.

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.  Some items, such as the Estimate of Probable Cost, Special Benefit Study, East Chaska Creek feasibility report and more are not included in the FULL PACKET due to their length. These are linked through hyperlinks in the Executive Summary for that item.  The FULL PACKET does not include 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 the individual agenda items:

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

2. Approval of the Agenda

   • December 19, 2018 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 September 17, 2018, October 24, and November 19, 2018  regular meetings

   2. Receive and file November 2018 Financial Report

   3. Presentation of invoices for payment

      1. ​​Daniel Hron - November & December 2018 office rent

      2. Burns & McDonnell - September 2018 Engineering services

      3. Chimney Pines Home Owners Association - 2018 Cost Share Grant Program

      4. US Bank Equipment Finance - December 2018 copier rental

      5. Naiad Consulting, LLC - September 2018 administrative services & expenses

      6. Time Saver Off Site Secretarial - preparation of September 2018 meeting minutes

      7. US Geological Survey - Stream Gauge and monitoring

      8. Dakota County Soil & Water Conservation District - 3rd Quarter Monitoring & Technical Assistance/Cost Share Services

      9. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC - October 2018 technical & engineering services

   4. Receive and File correspondence

      1. September 24, 2018 letter from CHS, Inc.

      2. November 14, 2018 letter from CHS, Inc.

   5. Resolution 18- 20 Transfer of Funds to 9-foot Channel

   6. Adopt 2019 Budget and certify tax levy payable 2019

5. Public Hearing - Continued from September 17, 2018 and November 19, 2018

   1. The matter of the Nine Foot Channel Permanent Disposal Sites Acquisition and Development Basic Water Management Project

      • Resolution 18-21 ADOPTING FINDINGS AND AN ORDER MODIFYING THE NINE FOOT CHANNEL
        PERMANENT DISPOSAL SITES ACQUISITION AND DEVELOPMENT BASIC WATER MANAGEMENT
        PROJECT AND DETERMINING PROJECT BENEFITS

      • Estimate of Probable Cost, Cargill East River (MN - 14.2 RMP) Dredge Material Site

      • Special Benefit Study Pertaining to the Maintenance of 9-Foot River Channel in the Minnesota River

6. New Business

   1. Administrative Services

7. Old Business

   1. Dredge Management

      1. Funding for dredge material management

      2. Vernon Avenue Dredge Material Management site

      3. Private Dredge Material Placement

   2. Watershed Management Plan

   3. 2019 Legislative Action

   4. Education and Outreach Plan - no new information to report

   5. LMRWD Projects

      1. Eden Prairie Area #3 Stabilization

      2. Riley Creek Cooperative project - Hennepin County Flying Cloud Drive/CSAH 61 reconstruction project

      3. Seminary Fen ravine stabilization project

      4. East Chaska Creek ( Carver County Watershed Based Funding)

      5. Schroeder Acres Park (Scott County Watershed Based Funding)

      6. Shakopee Downtown BMP Retrofit (Scott County Watershed Based Funding)

      7. PLOC (Prior Lake Outlet Channel) Restoration (Scott County Watershed Based Funding)

      8. Dakota County Fen Gap Analysis and Conceptual Model (Dakota County Watershed Based Funding)

      9. Hennepin County Chloride Project (Hennepin County Watershed Based Funding)

      10. Vegetation Management Plan

      11. Sustainable Lake Management Plan - Trout Lakes

      12. Geomorphic Assessment of CarverTrout Streams

      13. Spring Creek Cost Share

   6. Project Reviews

      1. City of Eden Prairie - Peterson Wetland Bank

      2. City of Eden Prairie - Comprehensive Plan Amendments

      3. City of Chanhassen - TH 101 Improvements

      4. City of Savage - 12113 Lynn Avenue

      5. Cities of Richfield/Bloomington - TH 77 & 77th Street underpass

      6. MNDOT - I494 Brush removal

      7. MNDOT - TH 5 Signage projects

      8. MPCA - MN River TSS TMDL

      9. MN Valley State Trail - EAW (Environmental Assessment Worksheet)

      10. Hennepin County - CSAH 61 - Flying Cloud Drive

          • November 19, 2018 inspection report

          • December 4, 2018 inspection report

      11. MNDOT - I494/TH 5/TH 55 Mill & Overlay project

      12. MNDOT - I35W Bridge Replacement

      13. MNDOT - I494 from TH169 to Minnesota River

      14. City of Shakopee - Amazon Fulfillment Center drainage

      15. MAC/LMRWD/MCWD boundary realignment

      16. Fort Snelling - Dominion Housing

      17. USACOE/USFWS - Bass Ponds, Marsh & Wetland - feasibility report

   7. 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 Monday, January 7, 2019