December 19, 2019 Board Meeting

BOARD MEETING

Board Room

Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Offices

15320 Minnetonka Boulevard

Minnetonka, MN 55345

www.minnehahacreek.org

Board of Managers:

Sherry White, President; William Olson, Vice President; Richard Miller, Treasurer;

Kurt Rogness, Secretary; Jessica Loftus, Manager; Arun Hejmadi, Manager; Eugene Maxwell, 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.

7:00 pm                      1.         Board Meeting Call to Order and Roll Call

7:05 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 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 of the audience.)

4.1       Watershed Based Implementation Funding Program Update – Christopher

7:05-7:10pm                           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 December 3, 2019 Board Minutes

                                    6.         Approval of Check Registers

6.1       General Checking Account

6.2       Surety Checking Account

6.3       Wire Transfer

    7.         Consent Items

7.1       Resolution 19-103: Authorization to Purchase Water Monitoring Equipment – Cermak

7.2       Resolution 19-104: Selection and Authorization to Contract for Engineering Services – Reynolds

7.3       Resolution 19-105: Approval of the 2020 Meeting Calendar – Reynolds

7:10-10:00pm             REGULAR AGENDA                                                                                      

                                    8.         Board, Committee and Task Force Reports

                                                8.1       Board Updates:

–     President’s Report – White

–     MAWD Annual Conference Report – White/Olson

–     Policy and Planning Committee Meeting Report – Miller

–     Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting Report – Rogness

 –     Citizens Advisory Committee Board Liaison Assignments for 2020 – White

                                                8.2       Upcoming Meeting and Event Schedule:

–     5:15 pm, January 9, 2020 Operations and Programs Committee Meeting, Board Room, MCWD Office

–     7:00 pm, January 9, 2020 MCWD Board Meeting, Board Room, MCWD Office

–     6:30 pm, January 15, 2020 Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting, Board Room, MCWD Office – Olson

–     7:00 pm, January 21, 2020, Metro MAWD Meeting, CRWD Office, St. Paul – Hejmadi

–     5:15 pm, January 23, 2020 Policy and Planning Committee Meeting, Board Room, MCWD Office

–     7:00 pm, January 23, 2020 MCWD Board Meeting, Board Room, MCWD Office

    9.         Public Hearings & Presentations

9.1       None

   10.       Permits Requiring a Variance or Discussion

10.1     Permit 19-661: Wassermann Lake Park, Victoria – Quinn

    11.       Action Items

11.1     Resolution 19-106: Wassermann Lake Park 90% Plan Approval and Authorization to Solicit Bids; Approval of the Wassermann Lake Park Operations and Maintenance Plan; and Contract Approval for Boardwalk Construction and Winter Oak Work – Brown

11.2     Resolution 19-107: Approval of CAC Appointments – LaBo

11.3     Resolution 19-108: Selection and Authorization to Contract for Water Quality Lab Analysis – Cermak

11.4     Resolution 19-109: Authorization to Release RFP for MCWD Campus Improvements Design Services – Domyancich

    12.       Board Discussion Items

12.1     Report on Boundary Change Analysis – Christopher/Steele

12.2     Preserve Boardwalk Update – Jonely/Hayman

12.3     MCWD’s Partnership Model for Predicting, Measuring, Managing and Communicating Water Level Impacts – Schaufler

   13.       Staff Updates

13.1     Administrator’s Report – Wisker

   14.       Adjournment

OTHER MEETINGS AND EVENTS

January 21 – Metro MAWD meeting, St. Paul