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.  The Board will hold this meeting in person.

Members of the public with questions about participating in the meeting interactively or presenting comments for the Citizen Input on Non-agenda Items are asked to contact Linda Loomis at 763-545-4659 or by email (preferred) at naiadconsulting@gmail.com.

Members of the public are asked to contact District Administrator, Linda Loomis at 763-568-9522 or by email (preferred) at naiadconsulting@gmail.com, if they want to receive notification of meetings, links to meeting materials or if they have any questions.

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

   1. Roll Call

2. Approval of the Agenda

November 17, 2021 Agenda

1. 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 October 20, 2021 regular meeting

   2. Receive and file October 2021 Financial Reports (monthly financial reports have not been received)

   3. Presentation of invoices for payment

      1. EFH Co. – refund of project review fee

      2. Frenette Legislative Advisors – September legislative services

      3. Daniel Hron – October office rent

      4. Inter-Fluve, Inc. – final invoice for Area #3 evaluation

      5. Rinke Noonan, Attorneys at Law – August 2021 legal services

      6. Star Tribune – publication of public hearing notice for budget

      7.  US Bank Equipment Finance – payment on copier lease

      8. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC – July & August services

   4. Receive and file September 2021 Citizen Advisory Committee meeting minutes

   5. Authorize addendum to Recording Secretary Service Agreement with TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.

5. New Business

   1. Election of Officers

6. Old Business

   1. Burnsville Willow Creek Ravine Stabilization - no new information since last update

   2. Cost Share Application for 10745 Lyndale Bluffs Trail - no new information since last update

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

   4. Dredge Management

      1. Vernon Avenue Dredge Material Management site

      2. Private Dredge Material Placement

   5. Watershed Management Plan

   6. 2022 Legislative Action

   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. ​Area #3 Eden Prairie

   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. Triple Crown Residences Phase II (LMRWD No. 2021-045)

      2. 2021 Safety and Security Center Phase I (LMRWD No. 2021-022)

      3. Stump Road Maintenance (LMRWD No.2021-049)

      4. Minnesota River Greenway (LMRWD No. 2021-027)

      5. City of Shakopee Municipal Local Government Unit Permit

      6. Burnsville I-35W Trail

   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, December 15, 2021.