February 13, 2014 Board Workshop Agenda

6:45 PM
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Offices
Board Room
15320 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.

6:00 pm                     Executive Committee – 2014 Proposed Legislation

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 limited to two minutes.

               2.1       Rockvam Marina – Clean Marina Program*

               3.        Approval of Agenda (Additions/Corrections/Deletions)

               4.         Committee and CAC Assignments

               5.         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.)

              5.1         Regulatory Program Gap Analysis – Meehan/Mandt
              5.2         2013 Regulatory Department Annual Report – Wisner
              5.3         Milfoil Weevil Project Summary – Fieldseth
              5.4         Meadowbrook Update – Wisker
              5.5       Operations and Programs Committee Minutes

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.)

                6.         Approval of Minutes
                6.1       Approval of the January 23, 2014 Board minutes.

                7.         Consent Items 
                7.1       Resolution 14-011       Support of the MN Department of Agriculture Listing the Buckthorns as Prohibited Noxious Weeds in Areas of the State Where they are not Currently Well-established – Forner

6:55-10:00pm           REGULAR AGENDA                                                                                    

                8.         Board, Committee, and Task Force Reports
                8.1       Board Updates: 
             –     January 2, 2014 Operations and Programs Committee – Olson
            –     Executive Committee ? White/Carlson

                8.2       Upcoming Meeting and Event Schedule:

             –     6:30 pm, February 12, 2014, CAC Meeting, Board Room, MCWD Offices
             –     February 17, 2014, District Offices closed in Honor of Presidents Day
             –     6:45 pm, February 20, 2014, Policy and Planning Committee, MCWD Offices 
             –     5:45 pm, February 27, 2014, Executive Committee MCWD District Offices (tentative)
             –     6:45 pm, February 27, 2014, MCWD Board Meeting, Board Room, MCWD Offices
             –     6:45 pm, March 6, 2014, Operations and Programs Committee, MCWD Offices 
             –     6:30 pm, March 12, 2014, CAC Meeting, Board Room, MCWD Offices
             –     6:45 pm, March 13, 2014, MCWD Board Workshop, MCWD Offices
             –     6:45 pm, March 20, 2014, Policy and Planning Committee, MCWD Offices 
             –     6:45 pm, March 27, 2014, MCWD Board Meeting, Board Room, MCWD Offices

             8.3       To be Scheduled: 2014 Board Retreat (Reschedule)

9.         Public Hearings & Presentations
            None

10.       Permits Requiring a Variance or Discussion
            None

11.       Action Items

            11.1     Items removed from the consent agenda
            11.2     Resolution 14-XXX     Springsted Proposal to Complete a Human Resources Analysis Classification and Compensation Study – Unmacht
            11.3     Resolution 14-XXX     Authorization to Amend the Access Easement at 8251 State Hwy No 7, Minnetrista – Forner
            11.4     Resolution 14-XXX     Cottageville Park Improvements Schedule and Approval of Concept Design – Clark
            11.5     Resolution 14-XXX     Authorization to enter into agreement with Wenck Associates to complete stormwater feasibility at Powell Rd/Meadowbrook – Wisker
            11.6     Resolution 14-XXX     Authorization to Hire Himle Rapp Inc. to Conduct a District-wide Public Opinion Survey – Mamayek
            11.7     Resolution 14-XXX     Authorization for MCWD New Building Landscaping and Stormwater Demonstration Project Final Design – Yetka

12.       Board Discussion Items:     
            12.1     Lake Nokomis Bio-manipulation Study- Dooley

13.       Staff Updates*

14.       Adjournment

MCWD SPONSORED OR HOSTED EVENTS
–      Master Water Stewards Training Course: Stormwater 101, February 18, 2014, 6:00 pm – 9:00pm, MCWD Community Room
–      Lake Data Statistical Analysis, February 25, 2014, 12:00pm – 1:30 pm, Board Room MWCD Offices
–      2014 AIS Symposium, March 19, 2014, 12:00 pm – 5:00pm, Kelly Inn, St. Paul