6:45 PM
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Board Meeting
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Office
Lower Level Meeting Room
18202 Minnetonka Boulevard
Deephaven, MN 55391
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.
1. Committee Meetings:
5:30 pm-6:30 pm 1.1 Executive Committee – Bahram Akradi, LLC, Request to Modify
Stipulation – Wisner
6:45 pm 2. Board Meeting Call to Order and Roll Call
6:50 pm 3. 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.
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 BWSR Comments on Minor Plan Amendments
5.2 Update on USGS Zequanox Trials on Lake Minnetonka for Zebra Mussel Control
5.3 2014 Board Retreat Summary
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 May 9, 2013 Board minutes.
6.2 Approval of the May 23, 2013 Board minutes.
7. Approval of Check Register
7.1 Checking: Account 1008557
7.2 Acceptance of the 2014 Workplans and Proposed Budgets Advanced from the Operations and Programs Committee
– 2014 Regulatory Department Workplans and Proposed Budget
– 2014 Operations & Maintenance Workplan and Proposed Budget
– 2014 Land Conservation Workplans and Proposed Budget
– 2014 CIP Workplans and Proposed Budget for Ongoing & Ordered Projects
– 2014 Education Department Workplans and Proposed Budget
– 2014 Communication Workplan and Proposed Budget
– 2014 Monitoring & Research Department Workplans and Proposed Budget
– 2014 Government Relations Workplan and Proposed Budget
7.3 Resolution 13-065 Authorization to Enter into a Cross-Easement with Colleen and Richard Weber to provide Emergency Egress for 15320 Minnetonka Blvd. – Evenson
7.4 Resolution 13-071 Acceptance of Quote and Authorization for Administrator to Take Actions Required to Demolish/Remove Identified Structures on District Property at 6430 County Road 26 – Clark
6:55-10:00pm REGULAR AGENDA
9. Board, Committee, and Task Force Reports
9.1 Board Updates:
June 6, 2013, Freshwater Lecture – ?Not Just for Scientists Anymore: Why the Public Should Care About the Connection Between Groundwater and Lake, Streams and Wetlands.? – White
June 6, 2013, Operation and Program Committee – Olson
June 13, 2013, Executive Committee Reports and Recommendations – Calkins
9.2 Upcoming Meeting and Event Schedule:
– 6:45 pm, June 13, 2013 Board Workshop – MCWD Offices
– 6:30 pm, June 20, 2013 CAC Meeting (Shekleton) ? Location to be Announced
– 6:45 pm, June 27, 2013 Board Meeting – Location to be Announced
– 6:30 pm, July 11, 2013 Board Workshop, Community Room, MCWD Offices
– 6:30 pm, July 18, 2013 CAC Meeting, Community Room, MCWD Offices
– 6:45 pm, July 18, 2013 Operations and Programs Committee, Big Island Room, MCWD Offices
– 6:45 pm, July 18, 2013 Policy and Planning Committee, Arrowhead Room, MCWD Offices
10. Permits Requiring a Variance or Discussion
10.1 None
11. Action Items
11.1 Items removed from the consent agenda.
11.2 Public Hearing for a Minor Plan Amendment for the Minnehaha Creek Subwatershed Plan 5.8.2 Minnehaha Creek Stream Restoration and 5.8.5 Minnehaha Creek Regional Volume and Load Reduction ? Hayman
11.3 Resolution 13-0XX , Authorization to award a contract to Wenck Associates, Inc. for Installation and Labor of Gaging Stations on Six Mile Creek – Christianson/Dahl
11.4 Resolution 13-0XX, Authorization of Cost Share Funding for St. Thomas the Apostle Church stormwater project – Barton
11.5 Resolution 13-0XX, Authorization of Cost Share Funding for Lake Harriet United Methodist Church/Fulton Neighborhood Assn. stormwater project – Barton
11.6 Resolution 13-069, Authorization to Distribute the 2014 Revised CIP for Annual Review and Comment – Houdek
11.7 Resolution 13-0XX, Authorization to amend contract with Wenck Associates for Reach 14 design and construction oversight – Houdek
11.8 Acceptance of the 2014 Planning, Projects, and Land Restoration Work Plans – Wisker
12. Board Discussion Items:
12.1 Draft: Six Mile Creek Diagnostic – Cedarleaf-Dahl
12.2 Review Feasibility Study for 325 Blake Road – Wisker
13. Staff Updates
14.1 None
14. Adjournment
MCWD SPONSORED OR HOSTED EVENTS
– Saturday, June 15, 2013 – SummerFest, 10am-8pm, Long Lake
– Sunday, June 30, 2013 – Minnehaha Creek Cleanup, 9:00am-12:00 pm, Lake Hiawatha Park, Minneapolis
– Tuesday, June 25 – 6:15-8:30pm, Stormwater Adaptation Study Meeting, Victoria City Hall
