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): 2554 318 2566; Meeting password PCypBTHu854 (72972848 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.

Some Managers may participate from remote locations. One remote location will be the South Conference Room of the Arizona Senior Academy located at 13715 E Langtry Ln; Tucson, AZ 85747.  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

   1. Roll Call

2. Approval of the Agenda

February 16, 2022

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 December 15, 2021 and January 19, 2022 Regular Meeting

   2. Receive and file December 2021 and January 2022 Financial reports

   3. Presentation of invoices for payment

      1. Daniel Hron – December 2021 office rent

      2. Metro Sales – payment on copier maintenance agreement

      3. Scott County SWCD – Q3 2021 monitoring services

      4. State of Minnesota Dept. of Administration – publish RFPs for audit & accounting services in State Register

      5. US Bank Equipment Finance – December 2021 payment on copier lease

      6. Daniel Hron – January 2021 office rent

      7. MCES – Ike’s Creek Monitoring

      8. Rinke Noonan Attorneys at Law – October 2021 legal services

      9. State of Minnesota Dept. of Administration – publish RFPs for audit & accounting services in State Register

      10. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC – October 2021 technical, and Education & Outreach services

      11. Dakota County SWCD – Q3 2021 monitoring services

      12. TimeSavers Off Site Secretarial Services – Preparation of October 2021 meeting minutes

      13. Frenette Legislative Advisors – Nov/Dec 2021 legislative services

      14. Managers Hartmann, Mraz, Raby, Salvato & Amundson 2^nd half 2021 per diem and expense payments

      15. Daniel Hron – February 2022 office rent

      16. Rinke Noonan Attorneys at Law – November 2021 legal services

      17. Studio Lola – down payment for educational signage

      18. US Bank Equipment Finance – January 2022 payment on copier lease

      19. Star Tribune – publication of public hearing notice

      20. US Bank Equipment Finance – February 2022 payment on copier lease

      21. Naiad Consulting, LLC – June, July, August & September administrative services, mileage & expenses

      22. TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial – preparation of November 2021 meeting minutes

      23. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC – November 2021 technical, and Education & Outreach services

      24. Carver County Finance - Q4 2021 financial services

      25. Carver County WMO - 2021 monitoring services & education

   4. Receive and file January 2022 Citizens Advisory Committee meeting minutes

   5. Receive and file 2021 Fen Well Monitoring Report from Dakota County Soil & Water Conservation District

   6. 2022 Salt Symposium Sponsorship

   7. Authorize payment to Inter-Fluve for work on Eden Prairie Area #3

5. New Business

   1. Authorize RFP for Engineering Pool

6. Old Business

   1. Audit and Financial Accounting Services Proposals

   2. Lower Minnesota River East One Watershed One Plan

   3. Burnsville Willow Creek Ravine Stabilization

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

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

   6. Dredge Management

      1. Vernon Avenue Dredge Material Management site

      2. Private Dredge Material Placement

   7. Watershed Management Plan

   8. 2022 Legislative Action

   9. Education and Outreach

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

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

       1. TH 13 Savage (LMRWD No. 2021-025)

   12. 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, March 16, 2022.