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TENTATIVE AGENDA
LOWER PLATTE SOUTH NATURAL RESOURCES DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
April 17, 2019, 7:00 PM
LOWER PLATTE SOUTH NRD, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

Call Meeting to Order
Welcome
Pledge of Allegiance
Public Meeting Law Poster, Silence Cell Phones and Prohibition of Concealed Weapons
Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items

1.            Roll Call of Directors.

2.            Publication of Legal Notice of Meeting.

3.            Consideration of Directors’ absences. [ACTION]

4.            Adopt Agenda. [ACTION] (Click to View Printable Agenda)

5.            Approval of Minutes of March 20, 2019 Board of Directors Meeting. [ACTION] (Click to View)

6.            Report of Finance and Planning Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations:  (Steinkruger) (Click to View Financials) (Click to View)
               a.            Financial Report, July 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019, publication of expenditures for March 2019.  [ACTION]
               b.            Presentation on Public Opinion Survey [NO ACTION]

7.            Report of Platte River Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (Jacobson) (Click to View) 
               a.            Consideration of a request from the Omaha Fish & Wildlife Club for the NRD, as project sponsor, to submit a request to the US Army Corp of Engineers for PL84-99 Rehabilitation Assistance for the Cedar Creek Omaha Project.  [ACTION]

8.            Report of the Water Resources Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (Andersen) (Click to View)
               a.            Report on the 2018 Groundwater Management Plan Annual Review.  [NO ACTION]
               b.            Report on the NRD’s Well Decommissioning Program and 1,000th Well Decommissioned. [NO ACTION]
               c.             Consideration of appraisals and negotiations for the acquisition of landrights for the Upper Salt 3-A Watershed Rehabilitation Project. [ACTION] (moved to item 14.a)
               d.            Consideration of a Community Assistance Program request from the City of Ashland to prepare a Drinking Water Protection Management Plan. [ACTION]
               e.            Consideration of an amendment to the Groundwater Database Professional Services Contract with Phoenix WebGroup for additional services. [ACTION]

9.          Report of Land Resources Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (Hellerich) (Click to View)
               a.            Consideration of Surface Water Quality BMP Cost-share applications.  [ACTION]

10.         Report of Executive Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (Ruth) (Click to View)
              a.            Consideration of modifications to the Blue Heron Marsh Wetland Mitigation Bank Administration Procedure. [ACTION]
              b.            Consideration of staffing and salary adjustments. [ACTION]
              c.             Consideration of the Annual Operation Agreement with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA.  [ACTION]

11.         Report of the Urban Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (DeKalb) (Click to View)
              a.            Consideration of a Community Assistance Program request from the City of Ashland for cost-share assistance on the construction of the Salt Creek Bank Stabilization Project at Silver Street. [ACTION]
               b.           Consideration of a Community Assistance Program request from the City of Ashland for cost-share assistance on the construction of the Drainage Ditch Improvement Project. [ACTION]

12.        Report of the Recreation, Forestry & Wildlife Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (Schutz) (Click to View)
             a.             Prairie Corridor on Haines Branch –  Consideration of a seeding proposal from Prairie Plains Resource Institute for a portion of the Petersen Tract. [ACTION]
             b.             Consideration of a Pasture Lease Agreement for the Allen Saline Wetland property with Tom Donahue. [ACTION]
             c.             Consideration of a Pasture Lease Agreement for the Warner Wetland property with Clint Ratkovec. [ACTION]

13.         Report of the Information and Education Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (Osborn) (Click to View)
             a.       Consideration of an Advertising Agreement with the Lincoln Journal Star for print and digital ads. [ACTION]
             b.       Consideration of an Advertising Agreement with the Lincoln Journal Star to print, insert, and deliver the “Know Your NRD” Newsletter. [ACTION]

14.          Consideration of Agenda Items requiring closed session.  (Ruth)
                a.            Water Resources Subcommittee, Consideration of appraisals and negotiations for the acquisition of landrights for the Upper Salt 3-A Watershed Rehabilitation Project. (Item #8c) [ACTION]

15.          Permit and program approvals.  [NO ACTION] (Click to View)

16.          Schedule of upcoming events and activities.  [NO ACTION] (Click to View)

17.          For information only.  [NO ACTION] (Click to View)

Adjourn