The Lower Minnesota River Watershed District Board of Managers meeting starts at 7:00pm (CDT) in the  County Board Room of the Carver County Government Center.  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 795 2760.  Meeting password: pmMg2Eh79Nm (76642347 when dialing from a phone or video system).

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. Locations will be posted at least three business days before the date of the meeting. Please be aware if you choose to participate at/from a remote meeting location this meeting begins at 7:00pm Central Daylight Time.  

Most meeting materials are available in one document: FULL PACKET (Because of the size of the file, it may take time 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 763-568-9522 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. 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
   January 15, 2025 Agenda
   • Additions, Corrections, and Deletions to Agenda
4. Public Hearings & Presentations
   1. 4th Quarter update on 2024 workplan activities
5. Consent Agenda
   1. Approval of Minutes for December 11, 2024 Regular Meeting and December 11, 2024 Board Workshop
   2. Receive and file December 2024 Financial Report​
   3. Presentation of invoices for payment
      1. Clifton Larson Allen, LLC – Financial Services for December 2024
      2. Rinke Noonan, Attorneys at Law - November 2024 general legal services
      3. Daniel Hron - January 2025 office rent
      4. US Bank Equipment Finance – January 2025 copier lease payment
      5. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC – December 2024 technical, and Education & Outreach services
      6. Naiad Consulting, LLC - November 2024 and December 2024 Administrative services, expenses and mileage
      7. I & S Group, Inc. – Engineering & project management for Spring Creek
      8. I & S Group, Inc. - Engineering & Project management for Spring Creek through December 31, 2024
      9. HDR Engineering, Inc. – Website management services through November 30, 2024
      10. Star Tribune – invoice for publication of public hearing for final levy certification
      11. Bolton & Menk, Inc. – Surveying services related to Area #3
      12. Redpath and Company - Installment payment for 2022 Financial Audit
      13. Sunram Construction - payment #1 for Spring Creek
      14. 106 Group – final 2024 invoice for Area #3 services
      15. Minnesota Community Network – A/V Services for Listening Session
      16. Dakota County SWCD – Q4 2024 monitoring, technical and education services
      17. Park Street Public - January 2025 Government Relations services
      18. Carver County WMO - 2024 monitoring and education services
      19. Daniel Hron - February 2025 office rent
      20. 4M Fund - November 2024 fund service charges
   4. Report from the Citizen Advisory Committee
   5. Minutes of Board Committees
      • Personnel Committee - January 9, 2025
   6. ‘Landscaping for Clean Water’ Report from Dakota SWCD
   7. Designation of 2025 Official Newspaper
   8. Designation of Official Depository
   9. Designation of Data Practices Compliance Official
   10. Authorize execution of JPA between Dakota County SWCD and the LMRWD for educational and technical assistance services
6. Permits 
   1. No permit approvals this month
7. Action Items
   1. 2025 Legislative Agenda
   2. Administrative Services Update
   3. Select date for 2025 Minnesota River Tour
8. Board Discussion Items
   1. State of the Minnesota River Listening Session
9. For Information Only
   1. Study Area #3 Update
   2. LMRWD Permit Program Summary
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 will be Wednesday, February 19, 2025.