The Lower Minnesota River Watershed District Board of Managers meeting starts at 7:00pm (CDT) in the  County Board Room of the Carver County Government Center.  The Board will hold this meeting in person. The meeting may be joined virtually by clicking on the link below:

The meeting may be joined by telephone by calling 1-408-418-9388, Meeting number (access code): 2559 624 9395.  Meeting password: UmAsBDP4p23 (86272374 when dialing from a phone or video system).

Members of the public with questions about participating in the meeting interactively or presenting comments for the Citizen Input on Non-agenda Items or for the public hearing are asked to contact LMRWD Administrator, Linda Loomis, by email at naiadconsulting@gmail.com.

Contact District Administrator, Linda Loomis, at naiadconsulting@gmail.com if you would like to be placed on the agenda distribution list.

Some Managers may participate from remote locations.  One remote location will be the Coffe Shop at the Residence Inn located at 20371 Summerlin Road, Fort Myers, FL  33908. Please be aware if you choose to participate at/from a remote meeting location this meeting begins at 7:00pm Central Daylight Time.  

Most meeting materials are available in one document: FULL PACKET (Because of the size of the file, it may take time to download).  The FULL PACKET does not include the invoices presented for payment or the "information only" portion at the end of the agenda.  The Adminstrator's Report is a separate document.  The meeting materials are also available below as PDFs of individual agenda items.

Members of the public are asked to contact District Administrator, Linda Loomis at 763-568-9522 or by email (preferred) at naiadconsulting@gmail.com, if they want to receive notification of meetings, links to meeting materials or if they have any questions.

1. Call to Order

   1. Oath of Office
      • Janet Williams, Scott County, term expires 2/28/26
   2. Roll Call

2. Citizen Input on Non-agenda Items:

   Citizens may address the Board of Managers about any item not contained on the regular agenda. A maximum of 15 minutes is allowed for the Forum. If the full 15 minutes are not needed for the Forum, the Board will continue with the agenda. The Board will take no official action on items discussed at the Forum, with the exception of referral to staff or a Board Committee for a recommendation to be brought back to the Board for discussion or action at a future meeting.
3. Approval of the Agenda
   March 19, 2025 Agenda
   • Additions, Corrections, and Deletions to Agenda
4. Public Hearings & Presentations
   1. Report from Scott County SWCD
   2. Report from Citizen Advisory Committee
5. Consent Agenda
   1. Approve Minutes for February 19, 2025 Regular Meeting 
   2. Receive and file February 2025 Financial Report​
   3. Presentation of invoices for payment
      1. Clifton Larson Allen, LLC – Financial Services for February 2025
      2. Rinke Noonan, Attorneys at Law - January 2025 general legal services & Area #3
      3. TimeSavers Off-site Secretarial – preparation of January 2025 meeting minutes
      4. Daniel Hron - April 2025 office rent
      5. US Bank Equipment Finance – March 2025 copier lease payment
      6. Young Environmental Consulting Group, LLC – February 2025 technical, and Education & Outreach services
      7. Naiad Consulting, LLC - February 2025 Administrative services, expenses and mileage
      8. Bolton & Menk, Inc. – Engineering services related to Vernon Avenue
      9. 106 Group – January 2025 invoice for Area #3 services
      10. I & S Group, Inc. - February engineering services related to Spring Creek
      11. Park Street Public - March 2025 Government Relations services
      12. Redpath and Company - Progress billing for FY 2022 Financial Audit
      13. Liberty Mutual Surety – 2025/2026 Surety bond premium
      14. 4M Fund - January 2025 fund service charges
   4. Approval to authorize payment of recurring invoices
6. Permits 
   1. LMRWD Permit Renewal
   2. Dell Road Reconstruction Project (LMRWD No. 2024-022)
   3. 2024 Minneapolis-Saint Paul (MSP) International Airport Terminal 1 (LMRWD No. 2024-012) Permit Amendment 
7. Action Items
   1. Administrative Services Succession Update
   2. 2024 Annual Report Update
   3. State of the Minnesota River Listening Session
   4. Study Area #3 Update 
8. Board Discussion Items
   1. Committee meetings discussion
   2. Lower Minnesota River Calcareous Fen Enhancement – Seminary Fen Land Acquisition
   3. Distribution of Managers
9. For Information Only
   1. 2025 Legislative Update
   2. Vernon Avenue Update
   3. Minnesota River Tour Update
   4. Municipal Coordination Meeting Summaries
   5. LMRWD Permit Program Summary
10. Communications
    1. Administrator Report
    2. President
    3. Managers
    4. Committees
    5. Legal Counsel
    6. Engineer

11. Adjournment - Next meeting of the LMRWD Board of Managers will be Wednesday, April 16, 2025.