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): 2554 270 2083.  Meeting password: tgXD8S8dmm7 (84938783 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, Will Lytle, by email at admin@lowermnriverwd.org

Some Managers may participate from remote locations.  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, Will Lytle at (906) 231-2556 or by email (preferred) at , if they want to receive notification of meetings, links to meeting materials or if they have any questions.

1. Call to Order

   • 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
   June 18, 2025 Agenda
   • Additions, Corrections, and Deletions to Agenda
4. Public Hearings & Presentations
5. Consent Agenda
   All items listed under the consent agenda are considered routine by the Board of Managers and will be enacted by one motion and an affirmative vote of a majority of the members present. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board Member or citizen request, in which event, the items will be removed from the consent agenda and considered as a separate item in its normal sequence on the agenda.
   1. Approve Minutes for May 21, 2025  Regular Meeting
   2. Receive and file May 2025 Financial Report​
   3. Presentation of invoices for payment
      1. Clifton Larson Allen (CLA) – Financial Services for May 2025
      2. Rinke Noonan, Attorneys at Law -  April 2025 general legal services
      3. Daniel Hron -  July 2025 office rent
      4. US Bank Equipment Finance – June 2025 copier lease payment
      5. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC – May 2025 technical, and Education & Outreach services
      6. Evergreen International Sustainability Solutions - Administrative service, expenses and milage through May 2025
      7. Naiad Consulting, LLC - April 2025 Administrative services, expenses and mileage
      8. NaiadConsulting, LLC - May 2025 Administrative support services, expenses and mileage
      9. Bolton & Menk, Inc. – Engineering services related to Area #3
      10. 106 Group - Archeological investigation of Area #3
      11. Park Street Public - June 2025 Government Relations services
      12. TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial - preparation of March 2025 meeting minutes
      13. TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial - preparation of April 2025 meeting minutes
      14. Tunheim - 2025 PR services
      15. 4M Fund -  April 2025 fund service charges
   4. Citizen Advisory Committee Report
   5. Authorize support for Metro Children’s Water Festival
   6. Authorize acceptance of Quote for D & O Insurance
   7. Authorize Agreement between LMRWD and Friends of the MN Valley for River Watch
   8. Minutes of Board Committees
   • Personnel Committee - June 4
   • Finance Committee - June 4
6. Permits 
   1. LMRWD Permit Renewals
7. Action Items
   1. Dredge Management
   2. Study Area #3 Update
   3. Seminary Fen Ravine C-2 partnership request
   4. Education & Outreach
      • Revising CAC and TAC Appointment Process 
      • Appointments to Citizen Advisory Committee
   5. Distribution of Managers
   6. Committee Recommended Actions and Report
   7. Watershed Management Plan Process
      • Remarks  delivered by Joseph Barisonzi at the Minnesota River Congress on June 12, 2025
        • References
        • Staff Recommendation
   8. Forwarding Grant Correspondence
   9. EISS IT Subcontracting
   10. Revised Process for Citizen-initiated EAWs (Environmental Assessment Worksheets)
   11. Bloomington Neighbors Nurturing Nature Cost Share Extension
8. Board Discussion Items
   1.  
9. For Information Only
   1. Vernon Avenue Update
   2. Open Meeting Update
   3. LMRWD Permit Program Summary
   4. NaiadConsulting, LLC - Executed Contract
10. Communications
    1. Administrator Report
    2. President- Committee Assignments
    3. Managers
    4. Committees
    5. Legal Counsel
    6. Engineer

11. Adjournment - Next meeting of the LMRWD Board of Managers will be Wednesday, July 16, 2025.