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. April 21, 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) 182 736 6484, password 4knXjtrgh63 (45695874 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

   • May 19, 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 April 21, 2021  and May 5, 2021 regular meetings 

   2. Receive and file April 2021 Financial Report

   3. Presentation of invoices for payment

      1. DRB Consulting, LLC - Payment on data management project

      2. Frenette Legislative Advisors - Feb/Mar 2021 legislative services

      3. Daniel Hron - April 2021 office rent

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

      5. US Bank Equipment Finance - April 2021 copier lease payment

      6. Riley Purgatory Bluff Creek Watershed District - Payment of LMRWD contribution to Lower Riley Creek stabilization project

      7. Aaron Sullivan - Payment for 2021 cost share project

      8. Frenette Legislative Advisors - April legislative services

      9. US Bank Equipment Finance - May copier lease payment

      10. Naiad Consulting, LLC - Jan/Feb 2021 administrator services and expenses

      11. TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. - preparation of February 17, and March 17, 2021 meeting minutes

      12. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC - February 2021 Technical services and Education & Outreach services

   4. Authorize 2nd half payment payment to Coalition for a Clean Minnesota River for Water Storage Initiative

5. New Business

   1. Report on 2020 monitoring in Dakota County

   2. Report on 2020 monitoring in Carver County

6. Old Business

   1. Authorize Cost Share project for 11300 Goodrich Road, Bloomington

   2. Cost Share Application for 10745 Lyndale Bluffs Trail

   3. City of Carver Levee - no new information to report since last update

   4. Remote meeting participation 

   5. Dredge Management

      1. Vernon Avenue Dredge Material Management site

      2. Private Dredge Material Placement

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

   7. 2021 Legislative Action

   8. Education and Outreach

   9. 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 Restoration

   10. Permits and Project Reviews (only projects that require Board action will appear on the agenda.  Informational updates will appear on the Administrator Report)

       1. Capstone 35

   11. 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 2, 2021