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| Soil & Water Meeting Minutes - December 1, 2011 |
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COOK COUNTY
Soil & Water 411 W 2nd Street CONSERVATION DISTRICT Grand Marais, MN 55604 (218) 387-3647 www.cookswcd.org MINUTES: Thursday, December 1, 2011, Regular Board Meeting Soil & Water Conservation District, Cook County Court House, Grand Marais Present: Don Goodell, SWCD Supervisor (District 1) Jim Hall, SWCD Supervisor (District 2) David Berglund, SWCD Supervisor (District 4) Jesse Derscheid, SWCD Supervisor (District 5) Kerrie Fabius, SWCD District Manager Ilena Berg, SWCD Water Plan Coordinator Theresa Oberg, SWCD Program Assistant Janice Hall, County Commissioner Danny Weber, NRCS District Conservationist A. Call to Order. Chair Jim Hall called the meeting to order at 1:05pm. 1. Agenda. Motion by Dersheid to approve the agenda by adding two additional business items. Second by Goodell. AFFIRMATIVE: ALL 2. Minutes. Motion by Goodell to approve November 2011 minutes after correcting the date to November 3. Second by Berglund. AFFIRMATIVE: ALL 3. Treasurer’s Report. Motion by Berglund to accept the Treasurer’s Report as presented subject to audit. Second by Derscheid. AFFIRMATIVE: ALL B. Business/Staff Reports 1. Kerrie Fabius, District Manager reviewed her written report. a. Conservation Corps Minnesota. Motion by Derscheid to submit a proposal to Conservation Corps Minnesota by December 30, 2011 for a summer 2012 corpsmember intern. Second by Berglund. AFFIRMATIVE: ALL b. Flute Reed River Project update. The river erosion survey is 2/3 completed and 3 sites are to be chosen as stated in the scope. The re-scope of the other $300K portion of the grant (formerly allocated to the highway department) continues to be discussed. Changes would not be drastic, just redirected and would offer approximately $30-40K of work for our office over the next two years. The rescope would likely include: 3 culverts – two small and one large (Camp 20), one additional streambank/channel site and the North Road bridge site. c. Poplar River Project update. Construction of phase one of the tightline has started. Two site visits with Tom Rider and Keith Anderson have been made to begin focus on the Caribou Highlands flow path project. 2. Cost-Share Projects a. 1. Berglund Cost-Share Contract Amendment. Motion by Goodell to amend State Cost-Share Contract FY09Flood-11 with David Berglund to only construct the field gully remediation project and not the pond rehabilitation project. The Page 2 of 3 material costs were much greater than the cost estimate, leaving no funding left for the pond project. Second by Derscheid. Ayes: 3 Abstain: 1 – Berglund a. 2. Berglund water diversion project. Motion by Derscheid to authorize final payment of $2,911.17 to David Berglund for completion of a water diversion field drainage project; $26,202.83 was reimbursed to the landowner with 10% hold for completion of punch list. Total cost of the project was $44,000 with Cook SWCD share 75%, but not to exceed $29,114, as agreed upon in the State Cost-Share Contract FY09Flood-11. Second by Goodell. Ayes: 3 Abstain: 1 – Berglund b. City of Grand Marais/Homestead Cooperative erosion control project. No invoice from the City of Grand Marais; therefore, no motion for payment. Defer until January. c. City of Grand Marais erosion control project. Motion by Berglund to amend State Cost-Share Contract FY09 Flood-13 with the City of Grand Marais to change the installation date from 6-3-2012 to 6-30-2012. This will allow more time for the final project/s to be constructed during the 2012 season. Second by Goodell. AFFIRMATIVE: ALL 3. Ilena Berg, Water Plan Coordinator reviewed her written report. a. BWSR Natural Resources Block Grant. Motion by Derscheid to accept $19,832 from the Minnesota BWSR Natural Resources Block Grant that requires a $5,000 match for the Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) allotment. Second by Berglund. AFFIRMATIVE: ALL b. MN’s Lake Superior Coastal Program – educational opportunities grant. Motion by Goodell to enter into a contract with the Minnesota DNR for a MN’s Lake Superior Coastal Program Grant in the amount of $12,879.00 to facilitate educational opportunities and public outreach regarding water quality and Water Plan ordinances. Second by Derscheid. AFFIRMATIVE: ALL c. BWSR Lake Protection Challenge Grant. Motion by Berglund to enter into a contract with RMB Environmental Laboratories, through grant funding by the BWSR Lake Protection Grant Program, to complete the Lake Protection Strategy Screening Tool project in the amount of $4,000. Three individual lake reports and one County summary report will be produced. Second by Derscheid. AFFIRMATIVE: ALL d. Water Plan Priorities. Discussion and recommendations. 4. Danny Weber, NRCS District Conservationist reviewed his written report. Weber passed on information regarding grant funding from the EPA to improve urban water quality. He also reported that the LiDAR data is set to be released in January. C. Reports of Standing Committees 1. Water Advisory Committee. Berg reported a letter was drafted by the committee to the Superior National Golf Course regarding water quality concerns as it relates to their recent proposal to modify the course. This letter will be given to the golf course, as well as the County Board and other groups of interest. Goodell reported Biz Clark attended a meeting of state-wide CoLAs that have now formed the Coalition of Lake Associations Collaborative to advocate for lake protection by speaking to legislation. Page 3 of 3 2. County Planning Commission/Board of Adjustments. No report. 3. Laurentian RC&D. Hall reported 7 of 10 RC&D councils are operating. The annual meeting will be held on January 23, 2012. 4. MASWCD Forestry Committee. Hall reported that Olin Philips gave an update on DNR nurseries – it will take 5 years for them to close due to the tree stock. Jason Weinerman reported they are seeking ideas for future training sessions/programs for the BWSR Academy. D. Correspondence. Reviewed and discussed. E. Supervisor Concerns. Hall requested a precipitation report from our local network of observers and the Supervisors would like a soil survey presentation by Roger Risley in the late winter/early spring. F. Adjourn. Motion by Derscheid to adjourn the meeting at 3:35pm. Second by Goodell. AFFIRMATIVE: ALL The next regular meeting is January 5, 2012 at 1:00pm. Minutes submitted by Theresa Oberg. Approved by Soil & Water Board: (Board Supervisor) (Date) |
Soil & Water
District Manager
Kerrie Fabius
(218)387-3649
Water Plan Coordinator
Ilena Berg
(218)387-3648
Program Assistant
Theresa Oberg
(218)387-3647
LOCATION
Cook County Courthouse
411 W. 2nd Street
Grand Marais, MN 55604
HOURS
8AM-4PM M-F
PHONE
(218)387-3647
EMAIL
soilandwater@co.cook.mn.us
