Date:
Thursday, July 25, 2013
6:45 PM
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Board Meeting
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Offices
Board Room
15320 Minnetonka Boulevard
Minnetonka, MN 553345
Board of Managers:
Jim Calkins, President; Brian Shekleton, Vice President; Richard Miller, Treasurer;
Sherry White, Secretary; Pam Blixt, Manager; Jeff Casale, 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.
Committee Meetings:
5:30 pm-6:30 pm None
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 limited
to two minutes.
3. Introduction of New Staff
4. Approval of Agenda (Additions/Corrections/Deletions)
5. 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.)
5.1 Quarterly Education Program Report – Yetka
5.2 Quarterly Communications Report ? Mamayek
5.3 Quarterly Maintenance Report – Forner
5.4 Quarterly Regulatory Department Report – Christopher
5.5 60th and 1st Buffer memo ? Forner
5.6 Policy and Planning Committee Minutes
5.7 Operations and Programs Committee Minutes
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.)
6. Approval of Minutes
6.1 Approval of the July 11, 2013 Board minutes.
7. Approval of Check Register
7.1 Checking: Account 1008557
7.2 Petty Cash: Account 1010120
7.3 Surety: Account 1017509
7.4 Building Construction Account 1058984
7.5 Checking: Account 1057025
8. Consent Items
8.1 Acceptance of Updated 2014 Planning and Projects Workplans – Houdek
– Watershed Planning
– Minnehaha Gorge Project
– Taft Legion Project
– Minneapolis Infiltration Project
– Turbid, Lunsten, 6-Mile Creek Project
– Minnehaha Creek Reach 19-21Project
8.2 Acceptance of 2014 Cost Share Workplan – Barten
8.3 Acceptance of 2014 AIS Workplan – Dawson/Fieldseth
8.4 Acceptance of 2014 IT Workplan – Mandt
8.5 Acceptance of 2014 Lake Nokomis Bio-manipulation Workplan – Dooley
8.6 Resolution 13-075, Authorization to Execute Contract with Barr Engineering for Concept Design for the MCWD Stormwater and Landscaping Demonstration Project ? Yetka
8.7 Resolution 13-076, Approval of Minor Plan Amendment to Add Section 6.10, Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Management Program, to Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan – Dawson/Fieldseth
8.8 Resolution 13-077, Approval to extend contract with Waterfront Restoration to remove Flowering Rush on Lake Minnetonka – Fieldseth
8.9 Resolution 13-078, Ordering of 325 Blake Road Infrastructure Projects and Authorization to Solicit Quotes for Design – Wisker
8.10 Resolution 13-079, Request for an Amendment and Superseding Declaration for Permit #06-303 for Wetland Buffers and Stormwater BMP – Christopher
6:55-10:00pm REGULAR AGENDA
9. Board, Committee, and Task Force Reports
9.1 Board Updates:
– July 16, 2013 Metro MAWD Meeting – White & Blixt
– July 18, 2013 CAC Meeting – Casale
– July 18, 2013 Policy and Planning Committee – White
– July 18, 2013 Operations and Program Committee – Olson
9.2 Upcoming Meeting and Event Schedule:
– 6:45 pm, August 1, 2013, Operations and Programs Committee – MCWD Offices
– 6:45 pm, August 1, 2013, Policy and Planning Committee – District Offices
– 6:45 pm, August 8, 2013 Board Workshop, Board Room, MCWD Offices
– 6:30 pm, August 15, 2013 CAC Meeting, Board Room, MCWD Offices
– 6:45 pm, August 22, MCWD Board Meeting, Board Room, MCWD Offices
10. Public Hearings & Public Informational Items
10.1 2012 Hydrodata Monitoring Report – Christianson
11. Permits Requiring a Variance or Discussion
11.1 None
12. Action Items
12.1 Items removed from the consent agenda.
12.2 Resolution 13-080, Acceptance of Donations in Memory of Tom Maple – Mamayek
12.3 Authorization for the Administrator to Send a Letter to the City of Minneapolis informing them of the Reallocation of Funds from 60th and 1st Project to Projects in Minneapolis – Evenson
12.4 Resolution 13-081, Approval of 2013 Homeowner BMP Cost Share Projects – Barten
13. Board Discussion Items:
13.1 Minnehaha Creek Reach 20 Trail Design – Aberg/Wisker/Hayman
13.2 Urban Corridor Community Capacity Assessment Final Report – Davenport/Yetka
14. Staff Updates
14.1 None
15. Adjournment
MCWD SPONSORED OR HOSTED EVENTS
– ?Come Out and Play? – Big Watershed Game, 9:30 am, August 10, 2013, Lynnhurst Park Community Center
– International Low Impact Development Conference, August 16-21, 2013, Saint Paul River Center, St. Paul, Minnesota
– 2013 Clean Water Summit, 8:30 am- 5:00 pm, September 12, 2013, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Victoria, Minnesota
– Watershed Hero’s Recognition Event, 6:30 – 9:00 pm, October 17, 2013, Bayview Event Center, Excelsior, Minnesota