A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING ADOPTION OF RULES TO IMPLEMENT THE LOWER MINNESOTA RIVER WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN WILL BE HELD.  ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE INVITED TO ATTEND TO PROVIDE INPUT TO THE BOARD OF MANAGERS BEFORE ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED DRAFT RULES.

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 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

   • February, 2020 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 December 18, 2019 and January 15, 2020 regular meetings 

   2. Receive and file January 2019 Financial Report

   3. Presentation of invoices for payment

      1. Manager Frey - for second half 2019 per diem and expenses

      2. Daniel Hron - for January 2020 office rent

      3. Manager Raby - for second half 2019 per diem and expenses

      4. US Bank Equipment Finance - for January & February 2020 copier lease payment

      5. Braun Intertech Corp. - for Area #3 in Eden Prairie

      6. Frenette Legislative Advisors - for January 2020 lobbying services

      7. Manager Hartmann - for second half 2019 per diem and expenses

      8. Rinke Noonan Attorneys at Law - December 2019 legal services

      9. US Bank Equipment Finance - for March 2020 copier lease payment

      10. Naiad Consulting, LLC - November 2019 administrative services & expenses

      11. TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial - for preparation of November meeting minutes

      12. Naiad Consulting, LLC - for December 2019 administrative services & expenses

      13. USGS - for Q4 2019 flow & sediment monitoring

   4. Designation of Official Depository and authorize execution of Financial Services Agreement

5. Public Hearing

   1. Regarding Adoption of Rules to Implement the LMRWD Watershed Management Plan

6. New Business

   1. City of Carver Levee

   2. Proposal from Friends of the Minnesota Valley

   3. Sponsorship of Salt Symposium

   4. Letter to Corps of Engineers

7. Old Business

   1. Remote Meeting Participation - no new information since last update

   2. Dredge Management

      1. Funding for dredge material management

      2. Private Dredge Material Placement

      3. Vernon Avenue Dredge Material Management site

   3. Watershed Management Plan - See Item 5. A. Public Hearing - Regarding Rules to Implement LMRWD Watershed Plan

   4. 2020 Legislative Action

   5. Education and Outreach Plan - No new information since the last update.

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

      1. East Chaska Creek stream bank stablization

   7. Local Water Management Plans

      1. City of Savage - No new information since last update

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

   9. 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, March 18, 2020