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Minutes of the Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation
District, Regular Meeting, USDA Building, Ivanhoe, MN, October 15, 2008.
Meeting called to order by the Chairman, Daniel
Christianson, at 7:07 a.m.
Members Present: District
Staff Present: NRCS
Staff Present:
Daniel Christianson, Chair Pauline VanOverbeke, District Manager Dennis Johnson, DC, @ 8:42 am
Glen Sorensen, Vice Chair Terry Dybsetter, Education Coord. Randy Sheik, Cons.Tech @ 8:00 am
John Boulton, PR&I Ron Madsen, Engineering Tech. Others
Present:
Conrad Schardin, Secretary Dale Sterzinger, Cons. Tech @ 7:23 am Curt Blumeyer, Co. Commissioner
Members Absent: Randy Kraus, Farm Bill Assistant
Joe Weber, Treasurer
AGENDA: An updated agenda was distributed.
MINUTES: The minutes from the September 18, 2008 meeting, were
approved as mailed.
TREASURER’S REPORT: Motion by Schardin,
seconded by Sorensen to approve the Treasurer’s Report for September, 2008. Affirmative:
Christianson, Sorensen, Schardin, Boulton.
Opposed: None. Motion Carried.
BILLS: Motion by Boulton, seconded by Schardin to approve
the payment of the bills for $22,747.03 (see attachment). Affirmative:
Christianson, Sorensen, Schardin, Boulton.
Opposed: None. Motion Carried.
STATE CONVENTION: Motion by Schardin, seconded by Boulton to
approve the staff to sign a check for the State Convention Registrations for
all those attending the convention.
Affirmative: Christianson, Sorensen, Schardin, Boulton. Opposed: None. Motion Carried. Conservation Farmer winners will have their
luncheon tickets, mileage and one-night room reservations paid for if attending
the Conservation Farmer Luncheon at the convention.
WORKING LANDS INITIATIVE-EASEMENT-CONSERVATION
PRACTICES PAYOUTS: Motion by Schardin, seconded by Boulton to pay the following WLI
Easements for Conservation Practice following payments. Affirmative: Christianson, Sorensen,
Schardin, Boulton. Opposed: None. Motion Carried.
·
Jean Ray Easement Conservation
Practice $16,405.39
TRANSFER OF FUNDS: Motion by Boulton, seconded by Schardin to
approve the transfer of $30,000 from the Checking Account to the Money Market
Savings Account. Affirmative:
Christianson, Sorensen, Schardin, Boulton.
Opposed: None. Motion Carried.
STATE COST-SHARE APPROVAL: Motion by Sorensen,
seconded by Boulton to approve the State Cost-Share Contract for Tyler Rod
& Gun Club, FY09-03 (Eldon Welberg, Treasurer) for a Tree Project, C-S
amount of $1,616.00. Sterzinger being
the Technician for the project.
Affirmative: Christianson, Sorensen, Schardin, Boulton. Opposed: None. Motion Carried.
BWSR GRANT DOLLARS: Received electronically the
BWSR State C-S, General and Easement Services Funds on August 22 and the BWSR
Farm Bill Assistant Funds of $40,500 on September 26.
RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO RCRCA FOR C-S CONTRACT: Motion by Sorensen,
seconded by Schardin to recommend for approval to RCRCA the C-S contract for
John Nibbe for a Waterway. Technician
for the project is Bill Moldestad.
Affirmative: Christianson, Sorensen, Schardin, Boulton. Opposed: None. Motion Carried.
2008-REVISED BUDGET: Motion by Sorensen,
seconded by Schardin to approve the revised budget as of October, 2008. Affirmative: Christianson, Sorensen,
Schardin, Boulton. Opposed: None. Motion Carried.
HEALTH INSURANCE-2% INCREASE: Motion by Schardin,
seconded by Boulton to approve the 2% increase in the Health Insurance. Affirmative: Christianson, Sorensen,
Schardin, Boulton. Opposed: None. Motion Carried.
Sterzinger present at this time.
2009 NATIVE BUFFER RFP APPLICATION: No requested needed at this
time for the 2009 Native Buffer Program.
ACTUAL AND BUDGETED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
STATEMENT:
VanOverbeke handed out the monthly and yearly actual and budgeted income and
expenditure statement for September, 2008.
MASWCD BITS OF TIDBITS: VanOverbeke handed out the
MASWCD Bits of Tidbits.
REPORTS:
· Preparing for new windows in
the Courthouse; $326,000; next will be for air conditioning.
· Working on Negotiations;
Health Insurance up 2%.
· Signed the new Comprehensive
Development Ordinance #40.
· Completed the
· Today @ 10 a.m. the
· Road work is done for the
year.
DISTRICT
MANAGER’S REPORT: Pauline
VanOverbeke, District Manager’s report follows:
· Use tax paid in October of
$1,691; additional use tax of $117 which will be paid in December.
· Will be getting a new
Service Grants for RIM/WRP Partnership of $2,000 per approved contract.
· Water Plan dollars request
to transfer $2,500 from well sealing to rock inlets was approved with BWSR;
also met with
· Helped prepare a Clean Water
Legacy Grant Application with Lyon and Yellow Medicine SWCD’s for the Yellow
Medicine River Project for the MN Fecal Coliform TMDL.
· Water Plan Implementation
update is due August, 2009; will be meeting with David Sill on Thursday to
review the process of the update.
· Upcoming Events: Effective
Negotiating-Oct. 21; Women’s Day Planning Meeting-Oct. 22; Water Resources
Conference-Oct. 27-28; Elink Training-Oct. 30; Ag BMP-Nov. 6; Intermediate
Excel-Nov. 7; Employee Meeting-Nov. 12.
· Richard Holmberg will not be
coming to this meeting, but will present the 2007 Audit at the Nov. Meeting.
Sheik present at this time.
EDUCATION COORDINATOR’S REPORT: Terry Dybsetter, Education
Coordinator, report follows:
· Education: Environmental
Fair presented two days on the Web of Life; working on Library Programs;
ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN’S REPORT: Ron Madsen, Engineering
Technician, report follows:
· Working on WSCB’s; have
approximately 50 to do total.
FARM BILL ASSISTANT’S REPORT: Randy Kraus, Farm Bill Assistant, report follows:
· Toolkit; CRP-have
approximately 60-70 to sign up.
· Working on two Living Snow
Fence projects.
· Switch grass demo with MN
Extension/Gary Wyatt.
CONSERVATION TECHNICIAN’S REPORT: Dale Sterzinger,
Conservation Technician, report follows:
· Accounts Receivable (2008) of
$53.25.
· Trees: Tyler Rod & Gun
Club, only a portion of the project will be funded with C-S; working on
Farmstead Shelterbelts.
· Shaokatan Sportsmen Club
dollars: will give the money to the SWCD (a separate account) in which the
money will be used for projects in the Shaokatan Watershed; water retention, small
dam project; rock inlets, etc. Have 11
more intakes signed up for a total of 33 in the Shaokatan Watershed.
· WCA: Working on 1026’s;
marked a project where wetlands are located; and working with a landowner on a
rock crossing in a public ditch system.
1977 DODGE PICKUP BID OPENING: Christianson opened the one bid for the dodge pickup. Motion by Schardin, seconded by Boulton to reject the bid from the Arco Fire Dept. for $152. Affirmative: Christianson, Sorensen, Schardin, Boulton. Opposed: None. Motion Carried. Motion by Schardin, seconded by Boulton to put the pickup on the Swanson Auction. Affirmative: Christianson, Sorensen, Schardin, Boulton. Opposed: None. Motion Carried.
Johnson present at this time.
DISTRICT CONSERVATIONIST’S REPORT: Dennis Johnson, District Conservationist, report follows:
· Working on 1026’s as the
crops come off.
· Waiting on tiling
contractors for fall construction.
· EQIP; will need a Local Work
Group meeting in the next month to prioritize projects.
The next meeting of the Lincoln SWCD will be on Wednesday, November 19, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.
The meeting declared adjourned by
the Chairman, Christianson, at 9:08 a.m.
APPROVED:
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