The Lower Minnesota River Watershed District Board of Managers meeting starts at 7:00pm at the Scott County Law Enforcement Center, 301 Fuller Street, Shakopee, MN 55379.

Most meeting materials are available in one document: FULL PACKET.  (Please allow time for full packet to download as it is 203 pages) The Full Packet does not include "information only" portion at the end of the agenda.  The Adminstrator's Report is separate.  Minutes from the July 18, 2018 and August 15, 2018 meetings will be posted as they become available. The meeting materials are also available below as PDFs of the individual agenda items:

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

2. Approval of the Agenda

   • September 17, 2018 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 June 13, 2018, July 18, 2018 and August 15, 2018 regular meeting

   2. Receive and file August 2018 Financial Report

   3. Presentation of invoices for payment

      1. Barr Engineering - No-rise modeling & Riley Creek 
      2. Culligan Bottled Water - Bottled water for Chaska office
      3. Managers - 1st half 2018 per diem & expenses
      4. Metro Sales - Payment for copier service agreement
      5. MAWD - reimbursement for Summer Tour additional bus expense
      6. Rinke Noonan - for June 2018 legal services
      7. Steinkraus Development LLC - for August & September 2018 office rent
      8. Burns & McDonnell - May & June 2018  engineering/technical services
      9. US Bank Equipment Finance -  September 2018 copier rental
      10. Waypoint Insurance Advisors - Directors & Officers Insurance
      11. Western National Insurance Company - Liability insurance
      12. Freshwater Society - payment for Lake Coring Project
      13. Naiad Consulting, LLC - for June & July 2018 admin services & expenses
      14. USGS (US Geological Survey) - for sediment and flow monitoring
      15. Dakota County SWCD - 2nd quarter 2018 monitoring services

      16. TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial - Preparation of July 2018 Board meeting minutes

   4. Resolution 18-12 Approving the Local Surface Water Management Plan for the City of Mendota Heights

5. Public Hearing - The matter of the None Foot Channel Permanent Disposal Sites Acquisition and Development Basic Water Management Project

• Estimate of Probable Cost; Cargill East River (MN - 14.2 RMP) Dredge Material Site

• Special Benefit Study Pertaining to the Maintenance of 9-Foot River Channel in the Minnesota River

1. New Business

   1. ​​​Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport boundary changes between LMRWD and Minnehaha Creek WD

   2. 2017 Annual Report

   3. Election of Officers

   4. Support for MAWD emphasis on Chloride regulation legislation

2. Old Business

   1. 2018 Financial Audit

   2. Dredge Management

      1. Review process for funding of maintenance of Navigation Channel

      2. Vernon Avenue Dredge Material Management site

      3. Private Dredge Material Placement

   3. Watershed Management Plan

   4. 2019 Legislative Action - No new information to report since last update

   5. Education and Outreach Plan - No new information to report since last update

   6. LMRWD Projects - No new information to report since last update

      1. Eden Prairie Area #3 Stabilization

      2. Riley Creek Cooperative Project/Lower Riley Creek Restoration

      3. Seminary Fen ravine stabilization project

      4. Analysis of Dakota County Monitoring

      5. East Chaska Creek - CSAH 61 & TH 41 Transportation improvements

   7. Project Reviews

      1. MNDOT - I-494/TH 5/TH 55 Mill & Overlay project

      2. MNDOT - I-35W Bridge Replacement

      3. City of Shakopee - Amazon Fulfillment Center Drainage

      4. Citi of Eagan - Comprehensive Plan & Local Surface Management Plan

      5. City of Savage - Magellan Pipeline Project

   8. MPCA Soil Reference Values - No new information to report since last update

3. Communications

   1. Administrator Report
   2. President
   3. Managers
   4. Legal Counsel

   5. Engineer

4. Adjourn

Next meeting of the LMRWD Board of Managers is Wednesday, Ocotber , 2018