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 until March 27, 2020.  Therefore, the March 18, 2020 meeting of the Board of Managers of the Lower Minnesota River Watershed District be held virtually. For more information please visit https://lowermnriverwd.org/news/covid-19-impacts-lmrwd.

The Lower Minnesota River Watershed District Board of Managers meeting starts at 7:00pm in the County Board Room at the Carver County Government Center, 602 East 4th Street, Chaska, MN 55318.

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 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

   • March, 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.

4. Consent Agenda

   1. Approval of Minutes for February 19, 2020 regular meetings 

   2. Receive and file February 2020 Financial Report

   3. Presentation of invoices for payment

      1. Daniel Hron - for February 2020 office rent

      2. Scott County Soil & Water Conservation District - 4th quarter 2019 monitoring expenses

      3. Frenette Legislative Advisors - for February 2020 lobbying services

      4. Rinke Noonan Attorneys at Law - NJanuary 2020 legal services

      5. US Bank Equipment Finance - for December copier lease payment

      6. TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial - for preparation of December 2019 meeting minutes

      7. Dakota County SWCD - for Q4 2019 monitoring services

      8. TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial - for preparation of January 2020 meeting minutes

      9. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC - January 2020 technical services

   4. Eagle Creek WOMP Agreement

5. New Business

   1. Presentation of 2019 monitoring results by Scott County Soil & Water Conservation District

   2. One Watershed One Plan for Lower Minnesota River

   3. Metropolitan Area Watershed Based Funding

   4. 2020 Cost Share Program Application

   5. Freshwater Ice Out Loon In

6. Old Business

   1. City of Carver Levee

   2. Proposal from Friends of the Minnesota Valley

      1. Riverwatch

      2. County Fair project

   3. Remote Meeting Participation

   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 Report

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

   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, April 15, 2020