Thurdsday June 5, 2014
Operations and Programs Committe
Big Island Room
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Office
15320 Minnetonka Blvd
Minnetonka, MN 55345
www.minnehahacreek.org
Operations and Programs Committee Members: William Olson, Chair; Jeff Casale; Pam Blixt
Note: No official action will be taken during committee meetings. Items discussed in committee may be continued, forwarded to another committe, or advanced to a Board workshop or meeting. Individuals who wish to speak to the committee members are encouraged to be in attendance when the meeting is called to order.
6:45-9:00pm
1. Committee Meeting Call to Order and Roll Call
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 or the audience.)
4.1 None
5. Discussion Items
5.1 Revisions to the District’s Variances and Exceptions Rule to replace the undue hardship standard with the practical difficulties standard – Welch
5.2 Memo: 2015 Workplan Summary – Dawson
5.3 2015 Lake Nokomis Biomanipulation Part 2 Workplan – Dooley/Christianson
5.4 2015 Joint Watershed Research Grant Workplan – Dooley/Christianson
5.5 2015 Hydrological Data Monitoring and Research Workplan – Dooley/Christianson
5.6 2015 AIS Workplan – Dawson/Fieldseth
5.7 2015 Education Workplan – Mamayek/Thompson
5.8 2015 Cynthia Krieg Grant Program Workplan – Mamayek/Thompson
5.9 2015 Communications Workplan – Mamayek
5.10 2015 Regulatory Workplan – Wisner
6. Staff Updates
6.1 None
7. Adjournment
Upcoming agenda items:
– General Operations and Personnel Budget
– 1st Draft of 2015 Budget and Levy
– Cost Share Cost Benefit Analysis