6:45 PM
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Hydrodata, Operations, Regulatory, Communications and Education 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; Lee Keeley, Secretary; Richard Miller, Treasurer; 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.
5:30?6:30 PM Audit Committee Meeting – (Calkins, Keeley, Olson) District Office
6:45 PM 1. Board 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. Introduction of New Staff – Interim AIS Director
4. Approval of Agenda (Additions/Corrections/Deletions)
5. Minutes
5.1 Approval of 3/1/2012 Minutes
6. Board, Committee and Task Force Reports
6.1 Board Updates:
– IT Committee, 3/6/12, 5:30 PM – St. Louis Park City Hall
– Audit Committee, 3/8/12, 5:30 PM – District Office
– MAWD Liaisons, 3/8/12, 7:00 AM – Kelly Inn – St. Paul
– Other
6.2 Upcoming Committee and Task Force Meeting Schedule
Currently Scheduled:
– MCWD Board of Managers Retreat – 3/9/12 – Tour begins 11:30 AM, Meeting begins 12:00 Noon – Bakken Museum, Minneapolis
– Hydrodata Committee – 3/12/12, 3:00 PM – District Office
– MCWD Board of Managers Meeting – 3/22/12 – 6:45 PM – District Office
6.3 To Be Scheduled:
– Other
7. 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.)
7.1 Education Quarterly Report and Upcoming Events – Yetka
7.2 Communications Quarterly Report and Upcoming Events – Mamayek
7.3 February 16, 2012 CAC Minutes – Christopher
8. Board Review Items
8.1 Review of Annual – Evenson/Gibbs
– Exception Report
8.2 Approval for 3rd year of Biomanipulation project in Lake Nokomis – Dooley
8.3 Approval of Gleason Lake vegetation Management Plan – Christianson
8.4 Authorization to award a contract to RMB Laboratory for Water Quality Sample Analysis Services from April 2012 through November 2013 ? Christianson/Dooley
8.5 Approval for Analysis of Phytoplankton and Zooplankton Community in the Watershed District Lakes – Dooley
8.6 Approval for Analysis of Periphyton Samples from Lake Minnetonka – Dooley
8.7 Review Scope of Services with University of Minnesota for a Community Capacity Assessment ? Yetka
8.8 Presentation on NOAA Funded Climate Change and Stormwater Adaptation Study – Yetka
8.9 Housekeeping Revisions for District Rules ? Christopher
8.10 Appropriations Rule Draft Language – Christopher
8.11 Illicit Discharge Draft Language – Christopher
8.12 LID Opportunity for Wayzata Boulevard Road Reconstruction – Christopher
8.13 Permit #12-053: Minnetonka Mills – Christopher
8.14 Res. 12-012 – Authorization to enter into agreements and expend funds to finalize restoration plans, specifications, and bidding documents; and to purchase native prairie and wetland seed necessary to restore 7901 and 8015 Halstead Drive, Minnetrista – Norton
9. Adjournment
Upcoming Board Meeting/Event Schedule
Stormwater U Workshop: An Introduction to Stormwater BMP‘s, Tuesday March 6, 2012: Workshop begins at 8:00 AM to noon, Minnetonka Community Center, Minnetonka
MCWD Board of Managers Retreat, Friday, March 9, 2012: Tour begins at 11:30 AM, Meeting starts 12:00 Noon, Bakken Museum, Minneapolis
2012 MN AIS Symposium, 8:30am-4:15pm Monday, March 19, 2012 & 8:00am-1:00pm, Tuesday March 20, 2012, Kelly Inn, St. Paul
MCWD Board of Managers Meeting, Thursday, March 22, 2012, 6:45 PM, District Office ? Calkins
MCWD Board of Managers Workshop, Thursday, April 5, 2012, 6:45 PM, District Office ? Blixt
MCWD Board of Managers Workshop, Thursday, April 12, 2012, 6:45 PM, District Office ? Miller
MCWD Board of Managers Meeting, Thursday, April 26, 2012, 6:45 PM, District Office ? Calkins
MCWD Board of Managers Workshop, Thursday, May 3, 2012, 6:45 PM – District Office ? Casale
MCWD Board of Managers Workshop, Thursday, May 10, 2012, 6:45 PM – District Office ? Shekleton
MCWD Board of Managers Meeting, Thursday, May 24, 2012, 6:45 PM – District Office – Calkins
Joint MCWD/MPRB Meeting, Thursday, May 31, 2012, Minnehaha Glen