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 838 4833. Meeting password: B3aRmbtyZ42 (23276289 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 are asked to contact Linda Loomis at 763-568-9522 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.

Most meeting materials are available in one document: FULL PACKET.  (this is a large file and may take some time to load) 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

Roll Call

2. Approval of the Agenda

     July 20, 2022

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 dicussion or action at a future meeting.

4. Consent Agenda

   1. Approval of Minutes for June 15, 2022, Regular Meeting

   2. Receive and file June 2022 Financial report

   3. Approval of invoices for payment

      1. Managers stipend & expenses – First half 2022

      2. CLA (Clifton Larson Allen, LLP) – June 2022 Financial Services

      3. Daniel Hron – July 2022 Rent

      4. HDR Engineering, Inc. – website maintenance & upkeep April-June 2022

      5. Naiad Consulting, LLC – May 2022 administrative services & expenses

      6. Naiad Consulting, LLC - June 2022 administrative services & expenses

      7. TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial – preparation of June 2022 meeting minutes

      8. Frenette Legislative Advisors - June/July 2022 legislative services

      9. Rinke Noonan – June 2022 legal services

      10. US Bank Equipment Finance – June & July 2022 copier lease payment

      11. Daniel Hron – August 2022 office rent

      12. Young Environmental Consulting Group – June 2022 Engineering, Technical and Education & Outreach services

   4. Reimburse City of Chaska for Seminary Fen C-2 Feasibility Study

   5. Accept quote for Director’s & Officer’s Insurance and authorize payment

   6. Approve and authorize execution of Professional Services Agreement between the LMRWD and Young Environmental Consulting Group

   7. Approve agreement to transfer copyright and authorize payment

5. New Business

   1. 2023 Budget Discussion

   2. FY 2022-23 Watershed Based Implementation Funding

6. Old Business

   1. Audit and Financial Accounting Services

   2. Cost Share Application for 10745 Lyndale Bluffs Trail - no new information since last update

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

   4. Dredge Management - no new information to report since last update

   5. Watershed Management Plan

      1. Revisions to LMRWD Rules

      2. Update of LMRWD Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan Section 4 - Implementation Plan

   6. 2022 Legislative Action - no new information to report since last update

   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. MN River Corridor Management Project

      2. 2021 Gully Inventory and Condition Assessment Volume 2

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

      1. LMRWD Permit Renewals

      2. Prior Lake Outlet Channel 2022 Bank Stabilization (LMRWD No.2022-017)

      3. Quarry Lake Park Restroom (LMRWD No. 2022-028)

      4. TH 494 SP 2785-422 (LMRWD No. 2022-019)

      5. 494 Corridors of Commerce Pre-permit Review (LMRWD No.2022-023)

      6. Permitted Projects Inspections 2020-2022

      7. Burnsville Sanitary Landfill

      8. Permit Program Summary

      9. 535 Lakota Lane, Chanhassen - work without a permit

   10. MPCA Soil Reference Values

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, August 17, 2022.