Date: 
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Attachments: 
Thursday, July 26, 2012 
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:  Indicated times are estimates; actual times may vary considerably.  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.

 

6:00-6:45pm 1.  Committee Meetings – None

6:45pm 2. Board Meeting Call to Order and Roll Call

6:45-6:50pm 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.

6:50pm 4.  Approval of Agenda (Additions/Corrections/Deletions)

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 7/12/2012 Minutes

5.2  Approval of 5/24/2012 Minutes

6.  Approval of Check Register       

6.1  Checking: Account 1008557

6.2  Petty Cash: Account 1010120

6.3  Surety: Account 1017509

6.4  Checking: Account 1057025

7.  Consent Items

7.1  RBA 12-064 – Authorization to hire Blue Water Science (Steve McComas) to complete a flowering rush and substrate survey on MCWD water bodies – Fieldseth

 7.2  RBA 12-065 – Approval to extend contract with Waterfront Restorations to remove flowering rush – Fieldseth

7.3  RBA 12-066 – Recommendation to not pursue study of Nokomis Lake level – Wisker

8.  Information Items and Correspondence

8.1  Education Quarterly Report – Yetka

8.2  Communications Quarterly Report – Mamayek

8.3  2013 Capital Project workplans – Clark/Houdek

8.4  Six Mile Creek Diagnostic Update – Dahl

6:55-10:25pm REGULAR AGENDA

9.  Committee and Task Force Reports

9.1  Board Updates:

– Hydrodata Committee – Calkins

– AIS Plan Task Force – White

– Budget & Finance Committee – Miller

– 6 Mile Watershed Community Meeting – Olson

– CAC – Blixt

– Other

9.2  Upcoming Committee and Task Force Meeting Schedule

Currently Scheduled

– Other

9.3  To Be Scheduled:

– Executive Committee

10.  Permits Requiring a Variance or Board Discussion

10.1  None                              

11.  Board Action Items

11.1  Action on Salary Survey Update ? Noah

11.2  RBA 12-069 – Authorize Construction Contract Award and Approve Operating Plan for the Lake Nokomis Weir Renovation Project – Forner

11.3  Review of 2013 Education budget and work plan – Yetka

11.4  Review of 2013 Communications budget and work plan – Mamayek

11.5  Review of 2013 Hydrodata and Monitoring budget and work plan – Dooley/Christianson

11.6  Review of 2013 Information Technology budget and work plan – Mandt

11.7  Review of 2013 Aquatic Invasive Species budget and work plan ? Dawson

11.8  RBA 12-067 – Approve request and authorize execution of cost-share agreement with Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board for expanded 2012 program for AIS watercraft inspection and access control – Dawson

11.9  RBA 12-068 – Adoption of plan amendment for Richfield Taft-Legion project – Wisker

12.  Board Discussion Items

12.1  None

13.  Staff Updates

13.1  None

14.  Adjournment

Upcoming Meeting/Event Schedule

  • AIS Task Force Meeting, Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 5:00 PM – District Office
  • Rain Garden Maintenance Workshop, Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 7:00 – 8:15 PM, Wayzata Central Middle School, Wayzata
  • MCWD Board of Managers Workshop, Thursday, August 2, 2012, 6:45 PM ? District Office – Casale
  • Tour de Tonka, Saturday, August 4, 2012, 7:30 – 11:30 AM, Gray’s Bay Dam, Minnetonka
  • MCWD Awards Committee Meeting – Thursday, August 9, 2012, 5:00 PM ? District Office
  • MCWD Board of Managers Workshop, Thursday, August 9, 2012, 6:45 PM ? District Office – Shekleton
  • AIS Task Force Meeting, Wednesday, August 15, 2012, 5:00 PM – District Office
  • MCWD Board of Managers Meeting, Thursday, August 23, 2012, 6:45 PM ? District Office – Calkins