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 May 20, 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 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

   • May 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 April 15, 2020 regular meeting 

   2. Receive and file April 2020 Financial Report

   3. Presentation of invoices for payment

      1. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company - annual payment for surety bond

      2. Frenette Legislative Advisors - for April 2020 lobbying services

      3. Rinke Noonan Attorneys at Law - March 2020 legal services

      4. Star Tribune - for public hearing legal notice publication

      5. TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial Service - for preparation of February meeting minutes

      6. HDR Engineering , Inc. - for website maintenance and development of rules pages

      7. Naiad Consulting, LLC - for January, February and March 2020 administrative services, mileage and expenses

      8. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC - March 2020 technical services

5. New Business

   1. Metropolitan Airport Commission presentation

   2. MAWD 2020 Dues

   3. Larson Cost Share Application 1033 Sunny Ridge Drive, Carver

6. Old Business

   1. City of Carver Levee

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

   3. Dredge Management

      1. Private Dredge Material Placement

      2. Vernon Avenue Dredge Material Management site

   4. Watershed Management Plan

   5. 2020 Legislative Action

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

   7. 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. Gully Inventory and Condition Assessment

      3. 2020 Trout Stream Gap Analysis & Long Term Strategic Management Plan

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

      1. Peterson/Notermann application

      2. Hennepin County Regional Rail Authority Trail

      3. 565 Lakota Lane, Chanhassen, variance request

      4. Structures, Inc., Chaska

   9. 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, June 17, 2020