The Lower Minnesota River Watershed District Board of Managers meeting starts at 7:00pm (CDT) 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. The meeting may be joined virtually by clicking on the link below:

The meeting may be joined by telephone by calling 1-408-418-9388, Meeting number (access code): 2559 004 4755.  Meeting password: UZqBCfgP537 (89722347 when dialing from a phone or video system).

Members of the public with questions about participating in the meeting interactively or presenting comments for the Citizen Input on Non-agenda Items or for the public hearing are asked to contact LMRWD Administrator, Linda Loomis, by email at naiadconsulting@gmail.com.

Contact District Administrator, Linda Loomis, at naiadconsulting@gmail.com if you would like to be placed on the agenda distribution list.

Some Managers may participate from remote locations. Locations will be posted at least three business days before the date of the meeting. Please be aware if you choose to participate at/from a remote meeting location this meeting begins at 7:00pm Central Daylight Time.  

Most meeting materials are available in one document: FULL PACKET (Because of the size of the file, it may take time to download).  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.

Members of the public are asked to contact District Administrator, Linda Loomis at 763-545-4659 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.

1. Call to Order

   1. Roll Call

2. 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.
3. Approval of the Agenda
   October 18, 2024 Agenda
   • Additions, Corrections, and Deletions to Agenda
4. Public Hearings & Presentations
   1. Report from Scott Sparlin on Water Storage activities
   2. Q3 LMRWD 2024 work plan update
   3. 2025 LMRWD work plans
5. Consent Agenda
   1. Approval of Minutes for September 18, 2024 Regular Meeting 
   2. Receive and file September 2024 Financial Report​
   3. Presentation of invoices for payment
      1. Clifton Larson Allen, LLC (CLA) – Financial services through September 2024
      2. TimeSavers Off Site Secretarial – Preparation of , regular meeting minutes and workshop minutes
      3. Rinke Noonan, Attorneys at Law - August 2024 legal services for permit fee development, Area #3 and general services
      4. Daniel Hron - October 2024 office rent
      5. US Bank Equipment Finance – September 2024 copier lease payment
      6. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC – September 2024 technical, and Education & Outreach services
      7. Naiad Consulting, LLC – September 2024 Administrative services, mileage and expenses
      8. 106 Group - Archeological survey work for Area #3 (Invoice #3193-3036-1)
      9. 106 Group - Archeological Field work for Area #3 (Invoice #3193-2883-12)
      10. Bolton & Menk, Inc. – Engineering services related to Vernon Avenue
      11. MN Department of Administration – invoice for publication of Request for Qualifications for Government Relations Consultant
      12. Star Tribune – Invoice for Publication of Budget Hearing Notice
      13. 4M Fund - August 2024 fund service charges
   4. Report from the Citizen Advisory Committee
   5. Minutes of Board Committees
      1. Personnel Committee - March 26, 2024
      2. Personnel Committee - April 10, 2024
      3. Finance Committee - September 3, 2024
   6. Receive and authorize distribution of September 2024 ‘Geomorphic and Habitat Assessments of Trout Streams’ report
   7. Approve Cost Share for 402 Broadway Street N., Carver, MN
6. Permits 
   1. Metropolitan Airport Commission (MAC) Municipal Local Government Unit (LGU) Permit (Surface Water Management Plan and Ordinance Controls Review)
   2. Minnesota River Greenway Bridge (LMRWD No. 2023-010)
   3. CenterPoint Energy (CPE) Xenwood Avenue and West 125^th Street (LMRWD No. 2024-018)
7. Action Items
   1. Award bid for Spring Creek
   2. Update to LMRWD By-laws
8. Board Discussion Items
   1. Standing Committee meetings
   2. 2025 Legislative Agenda
9. For Information Only
   1. Dredge Management
   2. Study Area #3
   3. State of the Minnesota River Listening Session
   4. LMRWD Permit Program Summary
10. Communications
    1. Administrator Report
    2. President
    3. Managers
    4. Committees
    5. Legal Counsel
    6. Engineer

11. Adjournment - Next meeting of the LMRWD Board of Managers will be Wednesday, November 6, 2024.