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): 2554 270 2083.  Meeting password: tgXD8S8dmm7 (84938783 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, Will Lytle, by email at admin@lowermnriverwd.org

One or more members of the Board of Managers may participate in the meeting via interactive technology as permitted by Minnesota Statutes §13D.02. Members of the public may monitor the meeting interactively using the link below.  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, Will Lytle at (906) 231-2556 or by email (preferred) at , if they want to receive notification of meetings, links to meeting materials or if they have any questions.

1. Call to Order

   • 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
   July 16, 2025 Agenda
   • Additions, Corrections, and Deletions to Agenda
4. Public Hearings, Communications, & Presentations
   1. 2025 Projects and Programs Quarter 2 Progress Report
   2. Report from Citizen Advisory Committee
   3. Scott Co. District Manager Redistribution Letter 
5. Consent Agenda
   All items listed under the consent agenda are considered routine by the Board of Managers and will be enacted by one motion and an affirmative vote of a majority of the members present. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board Member or citizen request, in which event, the items will be removed from the consent agenda and considered as a separate item in its normal sequence on the agenda.
   1. Approve Minutes for May 21, 2025  and June 18, 2025 Regular Meeting
   2. Receive and file June 2025 Financial Report​
   3. Presentation of invoices for payment
      1. Clifton Larson Allen (CLA) – Financial Services for June 2025
      2. Rinke Noonan, Attorneys at Law -  May 2025 general legal services
      3. Daniel Hron -  August 2025 office rent
      4. US Bank Equipment Finance – June 2025 copier lease payment
      5. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC – May 2025 technical, and Education & Outreach services
      6. Evergreen International Sustainability Solutions - Administrative service, expenses and milage through May 2025
      7. NaiadConsulting, LLC - May 2025 Administrative support services, expenses and mileage
      8. Bolton & Menk, Inc. – Engineering services related to Area #3
      9. Bolton & Menk, Inc. - Engineering & Project Management services related to Vernon Avenue
      10. Braun Intertec – June 2025 soil sampling & testing at Vernon Avenue
      11. Park Street Public - June 2025 Government Relations services
      12. Redpath and Company - Progress payment on FY 2022 Audit
      13. TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial - preparation of May 2025 meeting minutes
      14. 4M Fund -  April 2025 fund service charges
   4. Authorize Pay App #2 for Vernon Avenue
   5. Authorize reimbursement to City of Eden Prairie for Water Resource Restoration Fund grant for Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area
   6. Minutes of Board Committees
   • Finance Committee - July 9, 2025
6. Permits 
   1. LMRWD Permit Renewals
   2. Report on 2024 LMRWD Municipal Local Governmental Unit (LGU) Audit
7. Action Items
   1. 2026 LMRWD Budget
   2. Finance Committee Recommended Action Items 
      1. Revised Internal Financial Controls Policy
      2. LMRWD Debit Card Authorization 
      3. Digital Infrastructure Updates 
   3. Study Area #3 Update
   4. Seminary Fen Ravine C-2 partnership request
   5. Gully Inventory update
   6. Distribution of Managers
      • Letter Responding to Scott Co.  
   7. Watershed Management Plan Process
      • Visioning Facilitator Recommendation
      • Evaluation and Proposal Materials
   8. Spring Creek Stabilization Site 1 and 2 Final Payment Request
   9. Scoping Policy Adjustments for Emergency Response
   • Memo on Merriam Junction Project ​​​​​​ 
8. Board Discussion Items
   1. None
9. For Information Only
   1. June 2025 Advisory Notice to Policyholders from Western National Insurance
   2. LMRWD Permit Program Summary
10. Communications
    1. Administrator Report
       1. EISS
    2. President
       1. Strategic Communication Letter
    3. Managers
    4. Committees
    5. Legal Counsel
    6. Engineer

11. Adjournment - Next meeting of the LMRWD Board of Managers will be Wednesday, August 20, 2025.