Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes §13D.021, meetings of the Board of Managers currently are being convened remotely by tele-conference and/or video-teleconforence.  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 District Administrator, Linda Loomis at 763-545-4659 or by email (preferred) at naiadconsulting@gmail.com, by 4:30 p.m. June 16, 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, meeting number (access code): 142 598 0953, password: 39PzFPekDh5 (39793735 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 

   1. Roll Call

2. Approval of the Agenda

   • June 16, 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 dicussion or action at a future meeting.

4. Consent Agenda

   1. Approval of Minutes for May 19, 2021  and June 2, 2021 regular meetings 

   2. Receive and file May 2021 Financial Report

   3. Presentation of invoices for payment

      1. Blackstone Contractors, LLC – Partial payment for East Chaska Creek

      2. Daniel Hron - May 2021 office rent

      3. Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District – LMRWD share of match for 2018 Watershed Based Funding grant

      4. Rinke Noonan Attorneys at Law - March 2021 legal services

      5. DRB Consulting, LLC - Final payment on data management project

      6. Frenette Legislative Advisors - May 2021 legislative services

      7. Metro Sales – payment on copier service agreement

      8. Scott Soil & Water Conservation District – Q1 2021 monitoring TACS & education services

      9. US Bank Equipment Finance - June 2021 copier lease payment

      10. Dakota County Soil & Water Conservation District – Q4 2020 - 2018 WBF Grant Administration Services

      11. Dakota County Soil & Water Conservation District – Q1 2021 monitoring, TACS, education services & WBF grant administration

      12. Fortin Consulting, Inc. – Sponsorship of 2021 Salt Symposium

      13. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC - March 2021 Technical services and Education & Outreach services

      14. Naiad Consulting, LLC - March 2021 administrator services and expenses

   4. Authorize final payment to Blackstone Contractors, LLC for East Chaska Creek

   5. Receive and File Citizen Advisory Committee May 2021 meeting minutes

5. New Business

   1. Report on Water Storage Initiative

   2. Return to in-person meetings

   3. Board tour of District

6. Old Business

   1. Cost Share Application for 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 - no new information to report since last update

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

      1. Vernon Avenue Dredge Material Management site

      2. Private Dredge Material Placement

   5. Watershed Management Plan - no new information to report since last update

   6. 2021 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. Eden Prairie Study Area #3

      2. East Chaska Creek

   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. Whispering Waters

   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 7, 2021