The Lower Minnesota River Watershed District Board of Managers meeting starts at 7:00pm (CST) 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): 2550 823 6516; Meeting password VKy83KMCjs8 (85983562 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 South Conference Room of the Arizona Senior Academy located at 13715 E Langtry Ln; Tucson, AZ 85747.  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.  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 763-568-9522 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.

1. Call to Order

     Roll Call

2. Approval of the Agenda

     October 19, 2022

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 September 21, 2022 Regular Meeting
   2. Receive and file September 2022 Financial reports
   3. Presentation of invoices for payment
      1. Barr Engineering Company - Area #3 engineering services
      2. US Bank Equipment Finance – October 2022 payment on copier lease
      3. Rinke Noonan Attorneys at Law – September 2022 legal services
      4. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC – September 2022 technical, and Education & Outreach services
      5. Dakota County Soil & Water Conservation District - Q3 2022 monitoring, education & cost share services
      6. Naiad Consulting – September 2022 Administrative services, mileage and expenses
   4. Receive and file August 2022 Citizens Advisory Committee meeting minutes
   5. Reimburse Appletree Condominium for 2021 Cost Share project
5. Public Hearings
   1. Public Hearing for adoption of rules
   2. Public Hearing for adoption of minor plan amendment
6. New Business
   1. 2022 Cost Share Application for 4562 McColl Drive, Savage, MN 
7. Old Business
   1. LMRWD Bylaws
   2. Audit and Financial Accounting Services Proposals - no new information to report since the last update
   3. Cost Share Application for 10745 Lyndale Bluffs Trail - no new information to report since the last update
   4. City of Carver Levee - no new information to report since the last update
   5. Dredge Management - no new information to report since the last update
      1. Vernon Avenue Dredge Material Management site
      2. Private Dredge Material Placement
   6. Watershed Management Plan - see public hearing items
   7. 2022 Legislative Action - no new information to report since the last update
   8. Education & Outreach - no new information to report since the last update
   9. LMRWD Projects (only projects that require Board action will appear on the agenda.  Informational updates will appear on the Administrator Report)
   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. City of Burnsville LGU Permit (Surface Water Management Plan and Ordinance Controls Review)
       2. LMRWD Permit Renewals
       3. Valleyfair Parking Expansion
       4. 2022 MBL Nicollet River Crossing
       5. Permit Program Summary
       6. 535 Lakota Lane, Chanhassen
   11. MPCA Soil Reference Values
8. Communications
   1. Administrator Report
   2. President
   3. Managers
   4. Legal Counsel
   5. Engineer

9. Adjournment - Next meeting of the LMRWD Board of Managers is 7:00pm, Wednesday, November 16, 2022.