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): 2556 237 5093; Meeting password: cmMi2Fre5d5 (26642373 from phones and video systems).

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, at 763-545-4659 or by email (preferred) at naiadconsulting@gmail.com.

Some Managers may participate from remote locations. One remote location will be the Arvada Library, Study Room 1, 7525 West 57th Avenue, Arvada, CO 80002.  Please be aware if you choose to participate at/from a remote meeting location the meeting begins at 7:00pm Central Standard Time.  

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

Most meeting materials are available in one document: FULL PACKET (this is a large document and may take longer 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 and Election of Officers

2. Approval of the Agenda

     October 18, 2023 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  August 16, 2023 and September 20, 2023 Regular Meetings
   2. Receive and file September 2023 Financial report
   3. Presentation of invoices for payment
      1. Clifton Larson Allen, LLC (CLA) – Financial services through September 2023
      2. TimeSavers Off Site Secretarial – Preparation of August 2023 meeting minutes
      3. Rinke Noonan Attorneys at Law –  September 2023 legal services
      4. Daniel Hron - November 2023 office rent
      5. Frenette Legislative Advisors – August, September and October 2023 legislative liaison services
      6. US Bank Equipment Finance – October 2023 copier lease payment
      7. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC – September 2023 technical, and Education & Outreach services
      8. Naiad Consulting, LLC – September 2023 Administrative services, mileage and expenses
      9. Barr Engineering Company – September 2023 services related to Area #3 (wetland delineation & geotechnical evaluation)
      10. 106 Group – September 2023 services related to Area #3
      11. 106 Group – September 2023 services related to Vernon Avenue
      12. Bolton & Menk, Inc. -  September 2023 services related to Vernon Avenue
      13. WSB - August 2023 property acquisition services for Area #3
      14. I & S Group - August 2023 services related to Vernon Avenue
      15. Star Tribune – publication of notice of public hearing for 2024 budget
      16. State of Minnesota – publication of request for audit proposals
      17. City of Burnsville – Willow Creek stabilization final payment
      18. Dakota County SWCD - Q2 2023 monitoring, TACS & Education services
      19. 4M Fund – August 2023 Bank service charges
   4. Report on Citizen Advisory Committee
   5. LMRWD Permit Renewals
   6. LMRWD Permit Program Summary
5. New Business
   1. 2024 LMRWD Work Plans
   2. Discussion of Friends of the MN Valley funding request
6. Old Business
   1. 2021/2022 Financial Audit
   2. Lower Minnesota River East One Watershed One Plan - see update in the Administrators Report
   3. City of Carver Levee
   4. Dredge Management
      1. Dredge activity at mouth of MN River
      2. Sale of Dredge Material
      3. Private Dredge Material Placement
      4. Vernon Avenue reconstruction and culvert replacement project
   5. Watershed Management Plan
   6. 2023 Legislative Action
   7. Education & Outreach
   8. LMRWD Projects (only projects that require Board action will appear on the agenda.)
      1. Area #3
      2. Spring Creek
   9. Permits and Project Reviews (only projects that require Board action will appear on the agenda.)
      1. Tramore Heights Addition (LMRWD No. 2023-020) 
      2. 535 Lakota Lane, Chanhassen - work without a permit
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, November 15, 2023.