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): 2557 104 6511; Meeting password kmDHCFeM786 (56342336 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 or for the public hearing are asked to contact LMRWD Administrator, Linda Loomis, at 763-545-4659 or by email (preferred) at naiadconsulting@gmail.com.

Some Managers may participate from remote locations. Please check back to see where locations may be.  Please be aware if you choose to participate at/from a remote meeting location the meeting begins at 7:00pm Central Standard 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.  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

     December 14, 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 discussion or action at a future meeting.

4. Consent Agenda
   1. Approval of Minutes for November 16, 2022 Regular Meeting
   2. Receive and file November 2022 Financial reports
   3. Presentation of invoices for payment
      1. Barr Engineering Company - Area #3 engineering services
      2. Clifton Larson Allen, LLP - Financial services through November 30, 2022
      3. US Bank Equipment Finance – December 2022 payment on copier lease
      4. Rinke Noonan Attorneys at Law – November 2022 legal services
      5. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC – November 2022 technical, and Education & Outreach services
      6. TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. - Preparation of November 2022 meeting minutes
      7. Daniel Hron - December 2022 office rent
      8. HDR Engineering, Inc. – Website services through November 2022
      9. Naiad Consulting, LLC – November 2022 Administrative services, mileage and expenses
      10. Frenette Legislative Advisors - October, November & December 2022 legislative services
      11. 4M Fund - October 2022 Bank Service Fee
   4. Receive and file November 2022 Citizens Advisory Committee meeting minutes
   5. Authorize final payment to Blackstone Construction
   6. Authorize Agreement with HDR Engineering, Inc. for Professional Services
   7. Approve Memorandum of Agreement Between Carver County Public Services, Planning and Water Management Dept. and the LMRWD Regarding Water Quality Monitoring
5. New Business
   1. Approve 2021 Annual Report and authorize distribution
6. Old Business
   1. 2021 Financial Audit - update will be provided at the meeting
   2. Cost Share Application for 10745 Lyndale Bluffs Trail - no new information to report since the last update
   3. City of Carver Levee - no new information to report since the last update
   4. Dredge Management - no new information to report since last update
   5. Watershed Management Plan
   6. 2022 Legislative Action
   7. LMRWD Projects (only projects that require Board action will appear on the agenda.  Informational updates will appear on the Administrator Report)
      1. Minnesota River Corridor Management Plan
   8. Permits and Project Reviews (only projects that require Board action will appear on the agenda.  Informational updates will appear on the Administrator Report)
      1. Structures, Inc. (LMRWD No. 2022-036)
      2. CSAH 61/TH 41 (LMRWD No. 2022-014)
      3. Permit Program Summary
      4. 535 Lakota Lane, Chanhassen
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, January 18, 2023.