Thursday, September 25, 2014
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Offices
Board Room15320 Minnetonka Boulevard
Minnetonka, MN 55345
www.minnehahacreek.org
Board of Managers:Sherry White, President; Brian Shekleton, Vice President; Richard Miller, Treasurer; Jeff Casale, 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 limitedto 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 Reach 20 Restoration Update – Hayman
4.2 Memo – Status of Response to CAC Requests – Spartz
4.3 Memo – Lake Improvement Districts Background – Legal Team
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 September 4, 2014 Special Meeting of the Board Minutes.
5.2 Approval of the September 11, 2014, 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 14-075 Ordering of the 54th Street Fish Bypass Channel Project – Houdek
7.2 Resolution 14-076 Authorization to Hire HLB-Tautges Redpath to Complete the 2013 MCWD Annual Financial Audit – Spartz
6:55-10:00pm
REGULAR AGENDA
8. Board, Committee, and Task Force Reports
8.1 Board Updates:
– President’s Report – White
8.1A 2014 Meeting Schedule Review- CAC Report – White
8.2 Upcoming Meeting and Event Schedule:
October 2, 2014, 6:45 pm Operations and Programs Committee, Big Island Room, MCWD Offices
October 9, 2014, 6:45pm MCWD Board Workshop, Board Room, MCWD Offices
October 16, 2014, 6:45pm Policy and Planning Committee, Big Island Room, MCWD Offices
October 22, 2014, 6:30pm CAC Meeting, Board Room MCWD
October 23, 2014, 6:45pm MCWD Board Meeting, Board Room, MCWD Offices
November 6, 2014, 6:45pm, Operations and Programs Committee, Big Island Room, MCWD Offices
November 13, 2014, 6:45pm, MCWD Board Workshop, Board Room, MCWD Offices
9. Public Hearings & Presentations
9.1 None
10. Permits Requiring a Variance or Discussion
10.1 Permit 14-385 – Minnehaha Vista – Dietrich
11. Action Items
11.1 Resolution 14-079 Authorization to Execute Cooperative Agreement with Three Rivers Park District for Ravine Stabilization in Minnetonka Regional Park – Dietrich/Wisker
11.2 Resolution 14-080 Authorization to Apply for BWSR Clean Water Fund Competitive Grants – Houdek
11.3 Resolution 14-081 Authorization to Provide a Letter of Support for the City of Minneapolis to Apply for a BWSR Clean Water Fund Grant – Eidem
12. Board Discussion Items:
12.1 Blake Road Corridor Planning and Projects Presentation – Hayman/Wisker
12.1A Resolution 14-077 Authorization to enter into Cooperative Agreement with Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority and the City of Hopkins on establishing a master development strategy for the Blake Road Station area. – Wisker
13. Staff Updates
13.1 Administrator’s Report – Spartz
14. Adjournment
MCWD SPONSORED OR HOSTED EVENTS
– October 16, 2014, Watershed Heroes Awards, 6:30pm, Bayview Event Center, Excelsior