In response to the peacetime emergency declared by the Governor and social distancing recommendations from the state and federal governments, Carver County has closed all its facilities to public meetings.  The LMRWD regular meeting space is not available. Therefore, the June 17, 2020 meeting of the Board of Managers of the Lower Minnesota River Watershed District will be held virtually. The public is invited to attend on-line or by telephone.

The Lower Minnesota River Watershed District Board of Managers meeting starts at 7:00pm.  The meeting will be held on WebEx by Cisco.  For instructions on how to participate please contact District Administrator, Linda Loomis by email at naiadconsulting@gmail.com or by phone at 763-545-4659.

Most meeting materials are available in one document: FULL PACKET.  The FULL PACKET does not include the invoices presented for payment or the "information only" portion at the end of the agenda.  The meeting minutes from May will be posted when they are complete.  In addition, the May financial report is not available and will be posted when it is complete.  The Adminstrator's Report is a separate document.  The meeting materials are also available below as PDFs of individual agenda items:

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

2. Approval of the Agenda

   • June 2020 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.  If a citizen would like to address the Board please submit comments and questionsbefore 5:30pm the day of the meeting to District Administrator, Linda Loomis, by email at naiadconsulting@gmail.com or by phone at 763-545-4659.

4. Consent Agenda

   1. Approval of Minutes for May 15, 2020 regular meeting 

   2. Receive and file May 2020 Financial Report (corrected May 2020 Financial Report)

   3. Presentation of invoices for payment

      1. Daniel Hron - for May 2020 office rent

      2. Time Savers Offsite Secretarial Service - for preparation of March 2020 meeting minutes

      3. US Bank Equipment Finance - June 2020 payment on copier lease

      4. USGS - for Q2 2020 payment for sediment monitoring

      5. Dakota County SWCD - for Q1 2020 monitoring

      6. Daniel Hron - for June 2020 office rent

      7. HDR Engineering, Inc. - for updating website with rules and permit applications

      8. Time Savers Off site Secretarial Services - for preparation of April 2020 meeting minutes

      9. Young Environmental Consulting Group - For April 2020 technical services

5. New Business

   1. 2019 Financial Audit presentation

   2. Scott County SWCD 2019 monitoring results

   3. Future Board meetings and COVID -19

   4. Braun 2020 Cost Share Application - 10312 Portland Avenue South, Bloomington

   5. Professional Services Requests for Proposals

      1. Rinke Noonan proposal to provide legal services

      2. Young Environmental Consulting Group proposal to provide technical services

      3. Young Environmental Consulting Group proposal to prove Education and Outreach Services

6. Old Business

   1. Larson 2020 Cost Share Application - 1033 Sunny Ridge Drive, CarverCity of Carver Levee

   2. City of Carver Levee - No new information since last update

   3. Remote Meeting Participation - No new information since last update

   4. Dredge Management

      1. Private Dredge Material Placement

      2. Vernon Avenue Dredge Material Management site

   5. Watershed Management Plan

   6. 2020 Legislative Action

   7. Education and Outreach Plan - No new information since the last update.

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

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

      1. Prairie Heights, Eden Prairie

      2. 565 Lakota Lane, Chanhassen, variance request

      3. Structures, Inc., Chaska

   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, July 15, 2020