6:45 PM
Thursday December 10, 2015
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Offices
Board Room
15320 Minnetonka Boulevard
Minnetonka, MN 55345
www.minnehahacreek.org
Board of Managers:
Sherry White, President; Brian Shekleton, Vice President; Richard Miller, Treasurer; Kurt Rogness, Secretary; Pam Blixt, Manager; Jim Calkins, Manager; William Olson, Manager
Note: Individuals with items on the agenda or who wish to speak to the Board are encouraged to be in attendance when the meeting is called to order.
6:45 pm 1. Board Meeting Call to Order and Roll Call
6:50 pm 2. Matters from the Floor
Anyone wishing to address the Board of Managers on an item not on the agenda or on the consent agenda may come forward at this time. Comments are limitedto two minutes.
3. Approval of Agenda (Additions/Corrections/Deletions)
4. Information Items/Correspondence (Items listed under the Information/Correspondence section of the agenda will be considered as one item of business. It consists of routine administrative items or items not requiring discussion. Items can be removed and discussed at the request of a Board member, staff member, or a member of the audience.)
4.1 2016 Audit Engagement Letter – Erdahl/Redpath
4.2 Community Adaptation for Changing Landscapes and Climate hand-out – Mamayek
6:50-6:55pm CONSENT AGENDA
(The consent agenda is considered as one item of business. It consists of routine administrative items or items not requiring discussion. Items can be removed from the consent agenda at the request of a Board member, staff member, or a member of the audience.)
5. Approval of Minutes
5.1 Approval of the November 19, 2015 Board Minutes.
6. Consent Items
6.1 None
6:55-10:00pm REGULAR AGENDA
7. Board, Committee, and Task Force Reports
7.1 Board Updates:
– President’s Report – White
– CAC Report – Olson
– PPC Minutes – Calkins
7.2 Upcoming Meeting and Event Schedule:
6:45 pm, December 10, 2015, Board Workshop, Board Room, MCWD Offices
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, December 17, 2015, Rescheduled Policy and Planning Committee due to Christmas Holiday, Big Island Room, MCWD Offices
6:45 pm, December 17, 2015, Board Meeting, Board Room, MCWD Offices
6:45 pm, January, 7, 2016, Operations and Programs Committee, Big Island Room, MCWD Offices – ***Tentative
6:45 pm, January 14, 2016, Board Workshop, Board Room, MCWD Offices – ***Tentative
6:45 pm, January 21, 2016, Policy and Planning Committee, Big Island Room, MCWD Offices – ***Tentative
6:45 pm, January 28, 2016, Board Meeting, Board Room, MCWD Offices – ***Tentative
*** 2016 meeting schedule is pending approval by the Board of Managers.***
7.3 To be Scheduled:
8. Public Hearings & Presentations
8.1 Acceptance of Public Comment on the 2016 Proposed Budget and Levy – Erdahl
9. Permits Requiring a Variance or Discussion
9.1 None
10. Action Items
10.1 Items removed from the consent agenda
10.2 Resolution 15-XXX WAI contract renewal – Lochner
10.3 Resolution 15-XXX Cynthia Krieg Grant Awards – Lochner
10.4 CAC 2016 Appointments – Lochner
10.5 Resolution 15-XXX Approve 2016 calendar – Erdahl
11. Board Discussion Items:
11.1 None
12. Staff Updates*
– Administrator’s Report – Erdahl
13. Adjournment
MCWD SPONSORED OR HOSTED EVENTS
Master Water Stewards – End of the Year Celebration
Tuesday, December 15th 6-8pm at the HUGE Improv Theater (3037 Lyndale Avenue South, Minneapolis). Please RSVP to Deirdre Coleman at dcoleman@freshwater.org
Winter Maintenance for Roads Workshop
RESCHEDULED for Tuesday, January 27, 2016 8am-1pm at the MCWD Community Room. Please contact Darren Lochner for more information at dlochner@minnehahacreek.org