October Board Meeting 10-21

October Board Meeting 10-21

 

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Revised AGENDA
LOWER PLATTE SOUTH NATURAL RESOURCES DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
October 21, 2020, 7:00 PM
LANCASTER EVENT CENTER, 4100 N. 84th St.  LINCOLN, NE

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 for printable agenda)

5.            Consent Items:  These are routine business items that are expected to be adopted without dissent. Any individual item may be removed for special discussion and consideration by a Director or by any member of the public without prior notice. Unless there is an exception, these items will be approved as one with a single vote of the Board of Directors. These items are indicated by an asterisk (*).  [ACTION]

*6.            Approval of Minutes of September 16, 2020 Board of Directors Meeting. [ACTION] * (click to view)

7.            Report of the Finance and Planning Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations:  (Steinkruger) (click to view financials) (click to view)

                a.            Financial Report, July 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020 and publication of expenditures for September 2020.  [ACTION]

                b.            Fiscal Year 2020 Audit, Financial Statements and Independent Auditor’s Report as presented by HBE LLP. [ACTION] (click to view Audit)

                c.             Report on discussion concerning improving our recognition, documentation, and reporting of our efforts in the adaptation to and mitigation of changes in climate. [NO ACTION}         

     

8.            Report of the Executive Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (Ruth) (click to view)

                a.            Consideration of NARD and NARD Foundation contribution. [ACTION]  

 

*9.          Report of the Recreation, Forestry & Wildlife Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (Schutz) (click to view)

                *a.          Consideration of a Right of Entry Agreement with UNL to conduct studies at the Marsh Wren and Whitehead Community Wetland Properties. [ACTION]

                b.            Consideration of a request by the Saline Wetland Conservation Partnership for assistance with the Haines Branch Stream Stability and Wetland Protection Project.  [ACTION]

                c.             Consider accepting title from the City of Lincoln for the Denton Prairie property in accordance with the Prairie Corridor on Haines Branch agreement. [ACTION]

                d.            Consider designating the Steifel Johnson Trailhead and Denton Prairie as NRD Conservation Corridors properties for Rules and Regulation purposes. [ACTION]

                *e.         Consider approval of the 2021 Conservation Forestry Program rates. [ACTION]

 

10.          Report of Urban Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (DeKalb) (click to view)

              a. Community Assistance Program – Consider the Pine Lake Homeowners Association application for the Pine Lake Dam Rehabilitation Project. [ACTION]

              b. Community Assistance Program – Consider the City of Weeping Water’s application for the Gospel Run Bank Stabilization project. [ACTION]                 

              c. Consideration of bids recieved for the Oak Creek Weir Repair Project at 14th Street. [ACTION

              d. Consideration of proposals recieved for the Salt Creek Levee Drainage Structure Repairs at Charleston Street. [ACTION}

              e. Beal Slough 70th-Pine Lake Stream Stability Project landrights. [ACTION] (moved to item #14)                                                                                                        

 

*11.     Report of the Water Resources Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (Andersen)    (click to view)

                *a.          Consideration of Modification #1 for the Upper Salt 3-A Memorandum of Understanding with USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service. [ACTION]  

                b.            Consideration of bids for the Upper Salt 6-1 Spillway Replacement Project. [ACTION]

 

*12.       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]*            

 

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

 

14.          Consideration of Agenda Items requiring Closed Session. (Ruth)

                a.            Beal Slough 70th – Pine Lake SS Project landrights. [ACTION] (Item 10e)

 

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

**Revisions shown in bold italic**