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): 2550 782 7232.  Meeting password: t9eNMh9jxH2 (89366495 when dialing from a phone or video system).

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, by email 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.

Some Managers may participate from remote locations. Locations will be posted at least three business days before the date of the meeting. Please be aware if you choose to participate at/from a remote meeting location this meeting begins at 7:00pm Central Daylight Time.  

Most meeting materials are available in one document: FULL PACKET (Because of the size of the file, it may take time 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. Oath of Office

      Vinatha Viswanathan, term of office expires, 2/28/2027
   2. Roll Call

2. 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.
3. Approval of the Agenda
   August 21, 2024 Agenda
   • Additions, Corrections, and Deletions to Agenda
4. Public Hearings & Presentations
   1. Report to Board on permit inspections
5. Consent Agenda
   1. Approval of Minutes for June 20, 2024 and July 17, 2024 Regular Meetings and July 17, 2024 workshop
   2. Receive and file July 2024 Financial Report​
   3. Presentation of invoices for payment
      1. Clifton Larson Allen, LLC (CLA) – Financial services through July 2024
      2. TimeSavers Off Site Secretarial – Preparation of June 20, 2024, meeting minutes
      3. Rinke Noonan, Attorneys at Law - legal services related to Area #3 through July 2024 
      4. Rinke Noonan, Attorneys at Law - June 2024 general legal services
      5. Daniel Hron - September 2024 office rent
      6. US Bank Equipment Finance – August 2024 copier lease payment
      7. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC – July 2024 technical, and Education & Outreach services
      8. Naiad Consulting, LLC – July 2024 Administrative services, mileage and expenses
      9. 106 Group - July 2024 Cultural & Architectural investigation services related to Area #3
      10. Bolton & Menk, Inc. - Engineering Services through July 23, 2024, related to Vernon Avenue
      11. Barr Engineering Company – June 2024 Design Development related to Area #3
      12. I & S Group, Inc. (ISG) – invoice for services related to flood damage assessment
      13. I & S Group, Inc. (ISG) - invoice for services related to Spring Creek through July 31, 2024
      14. Western National Insurance – annual commercial liability insurance premium 2024/2025
      15. Scott County Soil & Water Conservation District – Q2 2024 monitoring, TACS and Education & Outreach
      16. 4M Fund - June 2024 fund service charges
   4. Report from the Citizen Advisory Committee
   5. Support to extend the dedication of lottery-derived revenue to Environment and Natural Resources Fund for 25 years
   6. LMRWD Data Practices Policy
   7. Authorize Professional Services Agreement with Young Environmental Consulting Group
6. Permits 
   1. LMRWD Permit Renewals
   2. 2024 T2 North Expansion Project – Rule D Amendment (LMRWD No.2024-006)
   3. Flying Cloud Airport Project (LMRWD No. 2024-016)
   4. Permit review fee schedule
7. Action Items
   1. LMRWD Bylaws update
   2. Biennial Solicitation for legal services
   3. 2025 Legislative Agenda and authorize solicitation for lobbying services
   4. Education and Outreach
      • Appointments to Citizens Advisory Committee
   5. 2025 LMRWD Budget
   6. Spring Creek
      • Authorize final design and order construction of project
   7. Dredge Management
      • Vernon Avenue Improvement Project
   8. Study Area #3 riverbank stabilization project
      • Authorize execution of Professional Services Agreement with 106 Group
8. Board Discussion Items
   1. Board Committee Structure
   2. Review meeting schedule for the remainder of 2024
9. For Information Only
   1. Minnesota River Boat Tour
   2. State of the Minnesota River Listening Session
   3. LMRWD/Minnehaha Boundary Change
   4. LMRWD Permit Program Summary
10. Communications
    1. Administrator Report
    2. President
    3. Managers
    4. Committees
    5. Legal Counsel
    6. Engineer

11. Adjournment - Next meeting of the LMRWD Board of Managers will be Wednesday, September 18, 2024.