Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes §13D.021, meetings of the Board of Managers currently are being convened remotely by teleconference and/or video-teleconference. Members of the public interested in attending the meeting and/or presenting comments are asked to contact Linda Loomis at 763-545-4659 or by email (preferred) at naiadconsulting@gmail.com, by 4:30 p.m. November 18, 2020 to be placed on the participation list and be provided with instructions for video access.  To participate in the meeting by telephone please call 1-(408)-418-9388, access code 126 992 6046#.

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, 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 and Roll Call

2. Approval of the Agenda

   • November 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 October 21, 2020 regular meeting 

   2. Receive and file October 2020 Financial Report

   3. Presentation of invoices for payment

      1. Daniel Hron - September & October 2020 office rent

      2. Rinke Noonan, Attorneys at Law - August 2020 legal services

      3. Star Tribune - Publication of public hearing notice for 2021 levy certification & budget approval 

      4. US Bank Equipment Finance - August 2020 payment on copier lease

      5. Friends of the MN River Valley - Support of MN River Watch Program

      6. Western National Insurance Company - Annual casualty insurance premium

      7. HDR Engineering, Inc. - website maintenance

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

      9. Young Environmental Consulting Group - For August 2020 technical services

   4. Receive and File letter from Friends of the Minnesota Valley

5. New Business

   1.  MAWD Annual Conference

   2. City of Burnsville - Trail Improvement Project

6. Old Business

   1. Cost Share Application - S. Mueller, 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 - On hold until COVID-19 health emergency has passed

   4. Dredge Management

      1. Vernon Avenue Dredge Material Management site

      2. Private Dredge Material Placement

   5. Watershed Management Plan

   6. 2021 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. Eden Prairie Study Area #3 - update

   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. 77th Street Underpass

      2. Amend LMRWD permit 2020-123

      3. Texas Roadhouse

   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 16, 2020