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SECOND REVISED AGENDA
LOWER PLATTE SOUTH NATURAL RESOURCES DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
December 16, 2020, 2:00 PM
EXEC ORDER 20-36, Video/teleconferencing

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.            Recognition of Staff Anniversaries.  [NO ACTION]

6.            Recognition of Craig Derickson, State Conservationist, USDA / NRCS. [NO ACTION]

7.             Approval of Board of Directors Meeting Minutes.  (Click to View)
                  a.            November Board of Directors Meeting Minutes. [ACTION]

8.            Report of the Finance and Planning Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations:  (Steinkruger) (Click to View Financials) (Click to View Minutes)
                a.            Financial Report, July 1, 2020 through November 30, 2020 and publication of expenditures for November 2020.  [ACTION]
                b.            Consideration of a professional services agreement for accounting and payroll software and services. [ACTION]

9.            Report of the Executive Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (Ruth) (Click to View) (Click to View Policy Changes)
                a.            Appointment of Subdistrict 3 Director [ACTION]
                b.            Operating / Personnel Policy changes. [ACTION]
                c.             Department of Corrections Agreement extension. [ACTION]
                d.            Fire Station Lease extension. [ACTION]
                e.            NRD Staffing updates. [NO ACTION]
                f.             Open Meetings Act update. [NO ACTION]
                g.            NARD Office - Dividend Resolution. [ACTION]

10.          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]
                b.            2021 Cost-Share Docket consideration. [ACTION]
                c.             Surface Water Quality Program Cost-Share modifications. [ACTION]
                d.            NRCS Report by Cory Schmidt. [NO ACTION]

11.          Report of the Recreation, Forestry & Wildlife Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (Schutz) (Click to View)
                a.            Contract with The Flatwater Group for the Little Salt Creek Watershed Improvement Project Work Plan. [ACTION]
                b.            Marsh Wren Berm Repair Project proposals. [ACTION]

 12.          Report of Platte River Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (C. Johnson) (Click to View)
                 a.           Western Sarpy Clear Creek Flood Control Project Landrights Easement from the Department of the Army for Camp Ashland property. [ACTION]
                 b.            Operation & Maintenance Addendum with Nebraska Army National Guard (NEARNG). Lower Platte North NRD and Papio Missouri River NRD for the Western Sarpy Clear Creek Flood Control Project. [ACTION]

13.        Report of the Water Resources Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (Andersen) (Click to View)
                a.            Phase 2 CWSPA reports for Emerald / Pleasant Dale / Greenwood. [NO ACTION]
                b.            Amendment #3 to the Upper Salt 3-A Reimbursable Agreement. [ACTION]
                c.             Hearing to consider whether the operator of the Ragusa Trust Property located in the Dwight-Valparaiso-Brainard Special Management Area violated Section R, Rule 2(c)(ii) of the District’s Rules by pumping more groundwater than the District’s allocation allows.
                d.            DVB SMA Allocation Violations Ragusa / Hladik / Hansen. [ACTION]

14.          Report of NARD Representative (Schmidt) [NO ACTION]

15.          Recognition of outgoing Directors. (Ruth) [NO ACTION] 

16.          Appointment of Nominating Committee members. (Ruth) [NO ACTION]

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

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

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

Adjourn

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