The Lower Minnesota River Watershed District Board of Managers meeting starts at 7:00pm (CDT) 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): 2558 653 9544; Meeting password: ppFmHVEt242 (77364838 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, by email at naiadconsulting@gmail.com.

Contact District Administrator, Linda Loomis, at naiadconsulting@gmail.com if you would like to be placed on the agenda distribution list.

Some Managers may participate from remote locations. One of those locations will be the Apache Junction Public Library, 1177 N. Idaho Rd., Apache Junction, AZ.  Please be aware if you choose to participate at/from a remote meeting location this meeting begins at 7:00pm Central Standard Time.  

Most meeting materials are available in one document: FULL PACKET_part 1;  FULL PACKET_part 2 (these are very large documents and the FULL PACKET is in two parts.  Because of the size of the files, it may take longer to download).  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 763-545-4659 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. 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.
3. Approval of the Agenda
   1. February 21, 2024
   2. Additions, Corrections, and Deletions to Agenda
4. Public Hearings & Presentations
   1. Presentation by Coalition for a Clean Minnesota River
   2. Presentation of Fen Stewardship Plans
5. Consent Agenda
   1. Approval of Minutes for  December 20, 2023, and January 17, 2024 Regular Meetings
   2. Receive and file January 2024 Financial Report​
   3. Presentation of invoices for payment
      1. Clifton Larson Allen, LLC (CLA) – Financial services through January 2024
      2. TimeSavers Off Site Secretarial – Preparation of December 2023 meeting minute
      3. Rinke Noonan Attorneys at Law – January 2024 legal services
      4. Daniel Hron - March 2024 office rent
      5. US Bank Equipment Finance – February 2024 copier lease payment
      6. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC – January 2024 technical, and Education & Outreach services
      7. Naiad Consulting, LLC – January 2024 Administrative services, mileage and expenses
      8. Scott County Soil & Water Conservation District – Q4 2023 monitoring, technical assistance & education
      9. 106 Group - Area #3 - January 2024 services 
      10. 106 Group - Vernon Avenue - January 2024 services
      11. Bolton & Menk, Inc. -   November 2023 services related to Vernon Avenue
      12. WSB – November 2023 services related to property acquisition for Area #3
      13. Frenette Legislative Advisors – January & February 2024 legislative services
      14. Redpath & Company – partial payment on FY 2022 Financial Audit
      15. State Department of Administration – publish advertisement for biennial solicitation for legal, engineering and professional service
      16. SafeGuard - Endorsement stamp & deposit tickets
      17. 4M Fund – November 2023 Bank service charges
   4. Report from the Citizen Advisory Committee
   5. Letter of Support from the LMRWD for Carver Levee Improvement Project
   6. Letter of Support from the LMRWD for the Minnesota River Crossing and Flood Resiliency Study in the Southwestern Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area
   7. Authorize reimbursement for Educator Mini-grant for Chaska High School
   8. Approve Joint Powers Agreement Between the Dakota County SWCD and the Lower Minnesota River Watershed District for 2024 Technical Assistance Services and authorize execution
6. Permits & Reports on Standing Business Items 
   1. LMRWD Permit Renewals
   2. RSI Marine Storage (LMRWD No. 2022-031)
   3. Tramore Heights Addition – Rule F Amendment (LMRWD No. 2023-020)
   4. CenterPoint Pipeline Abandonment (LMRWD No. 2023-026)
   5. City of Chaska Municipal LGU Permit Review
   6. 535 Lakota Lane, Chanhassen - work without a permit
   7. LMRWD Permit Program Summary
   8. Dredge Management
      1. Dredging at the mouth of the River
      2. Private Dredge Material Placement
      3. Vernon Avenue Rehabilitation and Culvert Replacement Project
   9. LMRWD Watershed Management Plan - no new information to report
   10. Lower MN River East One Watershed One Plan
       1. Review of Draft 1W1P
       2. Review of draft Memorandum of Understandin
7. Action Items
   1. LMRWD Communication Policy 
   2. 2024 Legislative agenda
   3. Sponsorship of 2024 Salt Symposium
   4. Sponsorship of 2024 Metro Children's Water Festival
   5. Study Area #3
      • The Board of Managers may close the meeting pursuant to statutes section 13D.05, subd. 3.c.3, to discuss the purchase of an easement or a fee ownership interest of a portion of property located in Eden Prairie, Hennepin County PID #3511622230013
8. Old Business
   1. 2022 Financial Audit - No new information to report
   2. Education & Outreach
   3. Biennial Solicitation for letters of interest for legal, technical and professional services
9. Board Discussion Items
   1. Evaluation of Administrative Services
   2. Letter to the Editor in response to AP article re: EPA Mississippi River report
   3. Proposed Partnering with the MN River Collaborative on the Water Storage Study
   4. MPCA Lower Minnesota River Watershed Surface Water Monitoring Request Guidance
   5. Request from Hennepin County Commissioner Debbie Goettel
   6. Education and Outreach (E&O) Program Recommendations Summary Report
10. Communications
    1. Administrator Report
    2. President
    3. Managers
    4. Committees
    5. Legal Counsel
    6. Engineer

11. Adjournment - Next meeting of the LMRWD Board of Managers is 7:00pm, Wednesday, March 20, 2024.