Thursday, August 27, 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 limited to 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 None
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 August 13, 2015 Board Minutes.
6. Approval of Check Register
6.1 General Checking Account
6.2 Surety Account
6.3 325 Blake Road Checking Account
7. Consent Items
7.1 Resolution 15-069 Homeowner Cost Share Project Approval ? Eidem
7.2 Resolution 15-070 Authorization to Execute Agreement with Himle Rapp to Develop Crisis Communications Plan – Mamayek
6:55-10:00pm
REGULAR AGENDA
8.Board, Committee, and Task Force Reports
8.1 Board Updates:
– President’s Report – White
– PPC Report – Calkins
8.2 Upcoming Meeting and Event Schedule:
6:45 pm, September 3, 2015, Special Meeting of the Board of Managers, Public Hearing on Proposed Budget and Levy and Combined meeting of the Operations and Programs Committee and the Policy and Planning Committee, Board Room, MCWD Offices
6:30 pm, September 9, 2015, CAC Meeting, Board Room, MCWD Offices (Board Liaison: Shekleton)
6:45 pm, September 10, 2015 Board Workshop, Board Room, MCWD Offices
6:45 pm, September 17, 2015, Policy and Planning Committee, Big Island Room, MCWD Offices
6:45 pm, September 24, 2015, Board Meeting, Board Room, MCWD Offices
9. Public Hearings & Presentations
9.1 Lake Minnetonka Shoreline Gardening Guide – Geer/Lochner
10. Permits Requiring a Variance or Discussion
10.1 Resolution 15-071 Approval of Permit 15-413 and Authorization to Enter into a Cooperative Agreement with Japs Olson Company and the City of St. Louis Park – Hayman/Wisker
10.2 Resolution 15-072 Approval of Permit 15-266 and Discussion of Potential Partnership with Lennar Corporation – Brown, B/Brown, A
11. Action Items
11.1 Items removed from Consent
11.2 Resolution 15-073 Diamond Lake Alleyway Initiative – Eidem
11.3 Resolution 15-074 Authorization to Execute a Cooperative Agreement with Three Rivers Park District and the City of Minnetrista for Construction Cooperation on Ravine Stabilization within Minnetonka Regional Park – Clark
11.4 Resolution 15-075 Authorization to Enter into an Agreement with Waterfront Restoration for Flowering Rush Hand Removal – Fieldseth
11.5 Resolution 15-076 Authorization to Enter into an Agreement with the Initiative Foundation for Aquatic Invasive Species Grant Award ? Fieldseth
11.6 Resolution 15-077 Authorization to Enter into a General Cooperation Agreement with Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority and the City of Hopkins – Wisker
12. Board Discussion Items:
12.1 Review of feasibility for Meadowbrook Golf Course Ecological Restoration – Hayman/Wisker
13. Staff Updates *
– Administrator’s Report – Erdahl
14. Adjournment
MCWD SPONSORED OR HOSTED EVENTS
September 2 – 5pm-8pm, Boat Tour for State and County Policymakers, Tonka Bay Marina, Tonka Bay, MN
September 15 – 8:30am-4:30pm, Clean Water Summit, MN Landscape Arboretum
October 1 – 6:30-9pm, Watershed Heroes Awards Ceremony, Bayview Event Center