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): 2554 729 1138; Meeting password: VmQmWArW262 (86769279 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.

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 Arvada Library, (a branch of the Jefferson County Library) Study Room 1, 7525 West 57th Avenue, Arvada, CO 80002.  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 (this is a large document and 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. Oath of Office by Nathan Dull

   2. 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. January 17, 2024 Agenda
   2. Additions, Corrections, and Deletions to Agenda
4. Public Hearings & Presentations
   1. Presentation by Minnesota River Collaborative
5. Consent Agenda
   1. Approval of Minutes for  December 20, 2023 Regular Meetings
   2. Receive and file December 2023 Financial Report​
   3. Presentation of invoices for payment
      1. Clifton Larson Allen, LLC (CLA) – Financial services through December 2023
      2. Rinke Noonan Attorneys at Law – December 2023 legal services
      3. Daniel Hron - February 2024 office rent
      4. US Bank Equipment Finance – January 2024 copier lease payment
      5. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC – December 2023 technical, and Education & Outreach services
      6. Naiad Consulting, LLC – December 2023 Administrative services, mileage and expenses
      7. Carver County WMO - 2023 sample season monitoring and education services
      8. Star Tribune – publish notice of public hearing to certify tax levies and adopt final budget
      9. Dakota County Soil & Water Conservation District – Q4 2023 monitoring, technical assistance & education
      10. City of Carver - request for reimbursement for Carver Levee Cost Share 
      11. Bolton & Menk, Inc. -   November 2023 services related to Vernon Avenue
      12. WSB – November 2023 services related to property acquisition for Area #3
      13. 4M Fund – November 2023 Bank service charges
   4. Designation of 2024 Official newspaper
   5. Designation of Official Depository
   6. Designation of Data Practices Compliance Official
   7. Receive update to Administrative Services rates and authorize approval of additional hours from 2023
   8. Accept final report from Cost Share Project at 11115 Normandale Boulevard, Bloomington and authorize reimbursement
   9. Authorize reimbursement to Carver County for West Chaska Creek Re-meander Project
6. Permits
   1. LMRWD Permit Renewals
   2. CenterPoint Pipeline Abandonment (LMRWD No. 2023-026)
   3. 535 Lakota Lane, Chanhassen - work without a permit
   4. LMRWD Permit Program Summary
7. Action Items
   1. Biennial Solicitation for Letters of Interest for Legal, Professional and Technical consultant services 
   2. 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. Reports on Standing Business
   1. Dredge Management
      • Sale of Private Dredge Material
      • Dredging at the mouth of the River
      • Private Dredge Material Placement
      • Vernon Avenue Rehabilitation and Culvert Replacement Project
   2. Watershed Management Plan - no new information to report
   3. Lower Minnesota River East One Watershed One Plan
   • Review of draft Memorandum of Understanding
   • Review of Draft 1W1P
9. Old Business
   1. 2022 Financial Audit
   2. 2024 Legislative agenda
   3. Education & Outreach
10. Board Discussion Items
    1. MPCA Lower Minnesota River Watershed Surface Water Monitoring Request Guidance
11. Communications
    1. Administrator Report
    2. President
    3. Managers
    4. Committees
    5. Legal Counsel
    6. Engineer

12. Adjournment - Next meeting of the LMRWD Board of Managers is 7:00pm, Wednesday, February 21, 2024.