Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes §13D.021, meetings of the Board of Managers currently are being convened remotely by teleconference and/or video-teleconference. The meeting will be held on WebEx by Cisco.  Members of the public interested in attending the meeting and/or presenting comments are asked to contact Linda Loomis at 763-545-4659 or by email (preferred) at naiadconsulting@gmail.com, by 4:30 p.m. January 20, 2021 to be placed on the participation list and be provided with instructions for video access.

The Lower Minnesota River Watershed District Board of Managers meeting starts at 7:00pm.  To participate in the meeting by telephone please call 1-(408)-418-9388, access code 126 915 8119#, password 75664944 (from phones and video systems). 

Most meeting materials are available in one document: FULL PACKET.  The FULL PACKET does not include the invoices presented for payment, the "information only" portion at the end of the agenda, or the Administrator's Report.  The meeting materials are available as PDFs of individual agenda items.

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

2. Approval of the Agenda

   • January 2021 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 20, 2020 regular meeting 

   2. Receive and file December 2020 Financial Report

   3. Presentation of invoices for payment

      1. Frenette Legislative Advisors - November & December 2020 Lobbying expense

      2. Daniel Hron - November & December 2020 and January 2021 Office rent

      3. Metro Sales, Inc. - payment on copier maintenance agreement

      4. Rinke Noonan, Attorneys at Law - October & November 2020 legal services

      5. US Bank Equipment Finance - December 2020  and January 2021 payment on copier lease

      6. Dustin Braun - partial payment of 2020 Cost Share Agreement

      7. Manager Frey - payment for 1st & 2nd half 2020 per diem, mileage and expenses

      8. Managers Hartmann, Raby & Salvato - payment for 2nd half per diem, mileage and expenses

      9. Young Environmental Consulting Group - For October & November 2020 technical services

      10. Naiad Consulting, LLC - June, July, August & September 2020 Adminstrative services,mileage& expenses

      11. Meyer Contracting, Inc. - payment for construction of dredge site improvements

      12. TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial - for preparation of November 2020 meeting minutes

   4. Designation of 2021 official newspaper

   5. Designation of official depositories

   6. Designation of Data Practices Compliance Official

   7. Order Preparation of 2020 Annual Report

   8. Adopt Resolution 21-01 Planning Area

5. New Business

   1.  Receive & File letter from Len Kremer

6. Old Business

   1. Cost Share Application - S. Mueller, 10745 Lyndale Bluffs Trail - no new information to report since last update

   2. City of Carver Levee - no new information to report since last update

   3. Remote meeting participation - On hold until COVID-19 regular meeting space becomes available

   4. Dredge Management

      1. Vernon Avenue Dredge Material Management site

      2. Private Dredge Material Placement

   5. Watershed Management Plan

   6. 2021 Legislative Action

   7. Education and Outreach

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

      1. Eden Prairie Study Area #3 - update

      2. Amazon Fulfillment Center Drainage project - authorize payment

      3. Schroeder's Acres Park - Savage

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

   10. 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, February 17, 2021