Note: June's meeting has been rescheduled from the third Wednesday of the month to Thursday, June 20, 2024, because the Juneteenth holiday falls on the regular meeting date.

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): 2557 317 6320.  Meeting password: JUxiHHgR727 (58944447 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, 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 763-545-4659 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. 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. June 20, 2024 Agenda
      • Additions, Corrections, and Deletions to Agenda
4. Public Hearings & Presentations
   1. No public hearings or presentations
5. Consent Agenda
   1. Approval of Minutes for May 15, 2024 Regular Meeting
   2. Receive and file May 2024 Financial Report​
   3. Presentation of invoices for payment
      All items listed under the consent agenda are 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. Clifton Larson Allen, LLC (CLA) – Financial services through April 2024
      2. TimeSavers Off Site Secretarial – Preparation of March 26, 2024 Personnel Committee meeting minutes and April 17, 2024 meeting minutes
      3. Rinke Noonan, Attorneys at Law - April 2024 legal services related to Area #3
      4. Rinke Noonan, Attorneys at Law - May 2024 legal services
      5. Daniel Hron - July 2024 office rent
      6. US Bank Equipment Finance – June 2024 copier lease payment
      7. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC – May 2024 technical, and Education & Outreach services
      8. Naiad Consulting, LLC – May 2024 Administrative services, mileage and expenses
      9. 106 Group - May 2024 Cultural & Architectural investigation services related to Area #3
      10. Barr Engineering Company - April 2024 geotechnical services related to Area #3
      11. Barr Engineering Company - May 2024 geotechnical servies related to Area #3
      12. WSB – Area #3 land acquisition services
      13. Frenette Legislative Advisors - May/June 2024 legislative services
      14. HDR - Website services from 10-1-2023 to 6-1-2024
      15. Great American Insurance Company – 8/1/24 to 8/1/25 Director & Officer Insurance
      16. MN DNR Ecological and Water Resources - application for work in public waters permit for Area #3
      17. 4M Fund - April 2024 fund service charges
   4. Report from the Citizen Advisory Committee
   5. Authorize reimbursement for Cost Share Grant for 1880 Christy Drive, Carver
   6. Authorize reimbursement for Educator Mini-grant for Redtail Ridge Elementary School
6. Permits 
   1. LMRWD Permit Renewals
   2. TH 41 ORF (Organic Recycling Facility) Relocation (LMRWD No. 2023-027)
   3. Merriam Junction Trail (LMRWD No. 2023-013)
   4. 2024 T2 North Expansion (LMRWD No. 2024-006)
   5. Lower Lyndale Avenue Road Project (LMRWD No. 2024-010)
   6. 535 Lakota Lane after-the-fact Project Review (LMRWD No. 2023-001)
7. Action Items
   1. Administrator Agreement Amendment #4
   2. Cost Share Application from Cambridge Condominium
   3. Study Area #3
8. Board Discussion Items
   1. Minnesota River Boat Tour 
9. For Information Only
   1. BWSR Notice of LMRWD Petition for Boundary Change
   2. Lower MN River East One Watershed One Plan
   3. 2024 Legislative Activities
   4. 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 July 17, 2024.