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): 2554 999 4467; Meeting password: 6ACgKddGu73 (62245334 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.

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

     September 20, 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 Regular Meeting
   2. Receive and file August 2023 Financial report
   3. Presentation of invoices for payment
      1. Clifton Larson Allen, LLC (CLA) – Financial services through August 2023
      2. TimeSavers Off Site Secretarial – Preparation of July 2023 meeting minutes
      3. Rinke Noonan Attorneys at Law –  August 2023 legal services
      4. Daniel Hron - October 2023 office rent
      5. US Bank Equipment Finance – September 2023 copier lease payment
      6. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC – August 2023 technical, and Education & Outreach services
      7. Naiad Consulting, LLC – August 2023 Administrative services, mileage and expenses
      8. Metro Sales, Inc. - Final payment on copier maintenance agreement for old copier
      9. Barr Engineering Company – August 2023 services related to Area #3 (wetland delineation & geotechnical evaluation)
      10. 106 Group – August 2023 services related to Area #3
      11. 106 Group – August 2023 services related to Vernon Avenue
      12. Bolton & Menk, Inc. - May 2023 services related to Vernon Avenue
      13. Bolton & Menk, Inc. - July & August 2023 services related to Vernon Avenue
      14. Studio Lola - Sign design services
      15. Inter-Fluve - July 2023 Area #3 Design services
      16. I & S Group - July 2023 services related to Vernon Avenue
      17. I & S Group - July 2023 services related to Spring Creek
      18. I & S Group - August 2023 services related to Spring Creek
      19. Scott County SWCD - Q2 2023 monitoring, TACS & Education services
      20. 4M Fund – July 2023 Bank service charges
   4. Report on Citizen Advisory Committee
   5. LMRWD Permit Renewals
   6. LMRWD Permit Program Summary
   7. Authorize reimbursement for Sutton Place Condominium Cost Share
5. Public Hearing
   1. Public Hearing to take comment on the proposed 2024 budget and preliminary certification of the tax levy for taxes payable 2024
6. New Business
   1. Friends of the Minnesota Valley report on County Fair project and 2024 budget request
7. 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 - no new information since last update
   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. 5250 Eagle Creek Boulevard (LMRWD No. 2023-019) - After-the-Fact Dean Lake Floodplain Fill)
      2. 535 Lakota Lane, Chanhassen - work without a permit
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, October 18, 2023.