The Lower Minnesota River Watershed District Board of Managers meeting starts at 7:00pm (CDT) in the  County Board Room of the Carver County Government Center.  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): 2558 795 2760.  Meeting password: pmMg2Eh79Nm (76642347 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 763-568-9522 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. 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
   February 19, 2025 Agenda
   • Additions, Corrections, and Deletions to Agenda
4. Public Hearings & Presentations
   1. Report from Dakota County SWCD
5. Consent Agenda
   1. Approval of Minutes for January 15, 2024 Regular Meeting 
   2. Receive and file January 2025 Financial Report​
   3. Presentation of invoices for payment
      1. Clifton Larson Allen, LLC – Financial Services for January 2025
      2. Rinke Noonan, Attorneys at Law - December 2024 general legal services & Area #3
      3. TimeSavers Off-site Secretarial – preparation of December 2024 meeting minutes
      4. Daniel Hron - March 2025 office rent
      5. US Bank Equipment Finance – February 2025 copier lease payment
      6. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC – January 2025 technical, and Education & Outreach services
      7. Naiad Consulting, LLC - January 2025 Administrative services, expenses and mileage
      8. Bolton & Menk, Inc. – Surveying services related to Area #3
      9. Bolton & Menk, Inc. – Engineering services related to Vernon Avenue
      10. 106 Group – final 2024 invoice for Area #3 services
      11. Scott County SWCD – Q 4 2024 monitoring, technical and education services
      12. Park Street Public - January 2025 Government Relations services
      13. 4M Fund - November 2024 fund service charges
   4. Report from the Citizen Advisory Committee
   5. Minutes of Board Committees
      • Personnel Committee - February 3, 2025, Unapproved
      • Finance Committee - February 5, 2025, Unapproved
      • Personnel Committee - February 12, 2025, Unapproved
6. Permits 
   1. LMRWD Permit Renewals
   2. Ike’s Creek Restoration Project (LMRWD No. 2024-020)
   3. Interstate 35W (I-35W) SP 1981-140 Project Permit (LMRWD No.2023-025)
7. Action Items
   1. Administrative Services Succession Update
   2. 2024 Annual Report Update
   3. Salt Symposium Sponsor
8. Board Discussion Items
   1. State of the Minnesota River Listening Session
9. For Information Only
   1. 2025 Legislative Update
   2. 2025 Minnesota River Tour Update
   3. Study Area #3 Update
   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, March 19, 2025.