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TENTATIVE AGENDA
LOWER PLATTE SOUTH NATURAL RESOURCES DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
APRIL 15, 2020, 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 (Click to View Open Meeting Law Poster)
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. (Click to View 2-19)  (Click to View 3-19) (Click to View 4-9)
               a.            February 19, 2020 Board of Directors Meeting. [ACTION]
               b.            March 19, 2020 Emergency Board of Directors Meeting. [ACTION]
               c.            April 9, 2020 Emergency Board of Directors Meeting. [ACTION]

6.            Report of the Finance and Planning Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations:  (Steinkruger) (Click to View Financials) (Click to View)
                a.            Financial Report, July 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020 and publication of expenditures for March 2020.  [ACTION]
                b.            Consideration of December 2019 “tabled” Board Meeting agenda item.  “Consideration of modifications in District financial service providers for specific accounts”. [ACTION]

7.            Report of the Executive Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (Ruth) (Click to View)
               a.            Consideration of Salary adjustments for FY 2021.  [ACTION]
               b.            Annual Operational Agreement with Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture. [ACTION]
               c.             Consider radification of General Manager approvals, with Chair concurrence, from March Board Meeting. [ACTION]

8.            Report of Platte River Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (C. Johnson) (Click to View)
               a.            Consideration of a USGS Supplemental Joint Funding Agreement to extend the Nebraska Army National Guard Platte River Chute Monitoring Project one year. [ACTION]

9.            Report of Land Resources Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (Hellerich) (Click to View)
               a.            Consideration of Surface water quality best management practices (BMP) cost-share applications. [ACTION]

 10.          Reort of the Information & Education Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (Osborn) (Click to View)
                a.            Consideration of an advertising agreement. [ACTION]
                b.            Consideration of a contract for the printing and distributino of the NRD newsletter. [ACTION]

11.           Report of the Water Resources Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (Andersen) (Click to View)         
               a.             Consideration of the Nebraska GeoCloud Interlocal Cooperative Agreement. [ACTION]
               b.             Consideration of the Nebraska GeoCloud Sub-agreement with the University of Nebraska Conservation & Survey Division. [ACTION]
               c.             Consideration of the Nebraska GeoCloud Sub-agreement with the United States Department of the Interior - Geologic Survey. [ACTION]
               d.             Consideration of the Nebraska GeoCloud Sub-agreement for Professional Services with Aqua Geo Frameworks, LLC. [ACTION]
               e.             Consideration of the Eastern Nebraska Water Resources Assessment Interlocal Agreement Amendment No. 6. [ACTION]
               f.              Consideration of the Eastern Nebraska Water Resources Assessment Interlocal Agreement Amendment #1 with the University of Nebraska Conservation and Survey Division. [ACTION]
              g.               Consideration of bids for the Plattsmouth Dam 7-C Spillway Rehabilitation Project. [ACTION]
              h.               Consideration of a Removal and Replacement Agreement with Norris Public Power District for the Upper Salt 3-A Watershed Rehabilitation Project. [ACTION]
              i.                Consideration of a Removal and Replacement Agreement with Windstream Communications for the Upper Salt 3-A Watershed Rehabilitation Project. [ACTION]
             j.                  Consideration of a proposal for the relocation and replacement of a private driveway in conjunction with the Upper Salt 3-A Watershed Rehabilitation Project. [ACTION]
             k.                Consideration of a request from the City of Waverly for assistance with the Waverly Best Management Practice Demonstration Farm project. [ACTION]

12.        Report of the Recreation, Forestry and Wildlife Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (Schutz) (Click to View)
            a.                 Consideration of landrights negotiations for the Roberts/Honvlez Conservation Easement Property in the Prairie Corridor on Haines Branch. [ACTION] (moved to Item 13)
            b.                  Consideration to further apply for USDA / NRCS funding for planning assistance on the Little Salt Creek Watershed Plan. [ACTION]

13.          Consideration of Agenda Items requiring Closed Session. (Ruth)
                a.            Consideration of landrights negotiations for the Roberts/Honvlez Conservation Easement Property in the Prairie Corridor on Haines Branch. [ACTION] (Item 12a)

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

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

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

Adjourn