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. 

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.  Another location will be the Golden Library in Jefferson County Colorado, 1019 10th St, Golden, CO 80401.  Please be aware if you choose to participate in the remote meeting locations that the meeting begins at 7:00pm Central Daylight Time.  

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.

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

   1. Roll Call

2. Approval of the Agenda

October 20, 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 September 15, 2021 regular meeting

   2. Receive and file August 2021 and September 2021 Financial Reports

   3. Presentation of invoices for payment

      1. Frenette Legislative Advisors - July 2021 legislative services

      2. Manager Hartmann – first half 2021 per diem & expense reimbursement

      3. Manager Salvato - first half 2021 per diem & expense reimbursement

      4. US Bank Equipment Finance – Copier lease payment

      5. Daniel Hron – August 2021 office rent

      6. Manager Raby – first half 2021 per diem & expense reimbursement

      7. Rinke Noonan Attorneys at Law - June 2021 legal services

      8. The Horton Group, Inc. – 2021/2022 Directors & Officers Insurance

      9. HDR Engineering, Inc. – website maintenance

      10. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC - June 2021 technical and Education & Outreach services

      11. Dakota County Soil & Water Conservation District – Q2 2021 monitoring & education services

      12. Naiad Consulting, LLC – April 2021 Administrative services & expense reimbursement

      13. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC – May education & outreach services

      14. Metro Sales - payment on copier maintenance agreement

      15. Rinke Noonan, Attorneys at Law - July general legal services

      16. US Bank Equipment Finance - Copier lease payment

      17. Frenette Legislative Advisors - August legislative services

      18. Daniel Hron - September office rent

      19. Scott County Soil & Water Conservation District - Q2 2021 monitoring, education & technical service

      20. Western National Insurance - Annual liability insurance premium

      21. Freshwater - Payment for Nonyphenol & Sedimentation History in Riverine Lakes

      22. Inter-Fluve, Inc. - second payment for Area #3 evaluation & investigation

      23. Manager Mraz - first half 2021 per diem & expense reimbursement

      24. TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial - Preparation of July 2021 meeting minutes

      25. TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial - Preparation of August 2021 meeting minutes

      26. Carver County Finance Department - Q3 2021 financial services expense

5. New Business

   1. Election of Officers

6. Old Business

   1. Burnsville Willow Creek Ravine Stabilization

   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. Remote meeting participation

   5. Dredge Management

      1. Vernon Avenue Dredge Material Management site

      2. Private Dredge Material Placement

   6. Watershed Management Plan

   7. 2022 Legislative Action - no new information since last update

   8. Education and Outreach

   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. CSAH 61 Drainage Improvements (LMRWD Permit 2021-002)

       2. TH 13 & Lone Oak Signal Improvements (LMRWD Permit 2021-042)

       3. Burnsville Cemetery (LMRWD Permit 2021-007)

       4. Quarry Lake Outlet (LMRWD Permit 2021-014)

       5. Dakota LP (LMRWD Permit 2021-046)

   11. 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, November 17, 2021.