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. October 21, 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: 126 376 0553#.

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 minutes from September 2020 will be posted when they are complete.   The meeting materials are also available below as PDFs of individual agenda items:

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

2. Approval of the Agenda

   • October, 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 September 16, 2020 regular meeting 

   2. Receive and file September 2020 Financial Report

   3. Presentation of invoices for payment

      1. Frenette Legislative Advisors - for August 2020 lobbying services

      2. Metro Sales - payment on copier maintenance agreement

      3. Rinke Noonan, Attorneys at Law - July 2020 legal services

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

      5. Daniel Hron - for August 2020 office rent

      6. Metro Conservation District - sponsorship of 2020 Metro Children's Water Festival

      7. TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial - for preparation of July 2020 meeting minutes

      8. Young Environmental Consulting Group - For July 2020 technical services

   4. Receive and file response to LMRWD letter regarding passage of a bonding bill from Speaker of the House, Representative Melissa Hortman

5. New Business

   1. No New Business

6. Old Business

   1. Braun Cost Share

   2. Cost Share Application - S. Mueller, 10745 Lyndale Bluffs Trail

   3. City of Carver Levee

   4. Remote meeting participation - no new information to report

   5. Dredge Management

      1. Vernon Avenue Dredge Material Management site

      2. Private Dredge Material Placement

   6. Watershed Management Plan

   7. 2020 Legislative Action

      1. MAWD Resolutions

   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)

      1. Eden Prairie - Area #3

   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. Shakopee Memorial Park Pedestrian Bridge and Trail

       2. Ridge Creek Park

   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 18, 2020