Thursday, August 20, 2015

The full meeting packet is available here but does not include the invoices (linked below in item 4), the Northwood Lake Improvement Project final feasibility study (linked below in item 5Ai.), the Honeywell Pond Expansion Project feasibility study (linked below in item 5Aii.), the two 11x17 figures included with the Clean Water Partnership Project Work Plan (linked below in item 6I.), or the Information Only items (linked below in item 8). The meeting materials are also available below as PDFs of the individual agenda items:

1. Call to Order

2. Citizen Forum on Non-Agenda Items - Citizens may address the Commission about any item not on the agenda. A maximum of 15 minutes is allowed for the Forum. If the full 15 minutes are not needed for the Forum, the Commission will continue with the agenda. The Commission will take no official action on the items discussed at the Forum, with the exception of referral to staff or a Committee for a recommendation to be brought back to the Commission for discussion/action.

3-Approval of Agenda
-August 20, 2015, Meeting Agenda

-Administrator's Agenda Memo

4. Consent Agenda
4A-Approval of Minutes of July 16, 2015, Commission Meeting

4B-Approval of August 2015 Financial Report

4C-Approval of Payment of Invoices
4Ci. Keystone Waters, LLC – July 2015 Administrator Services

4Cii. Barr Engineering Company – Engineering Services through July 31, 2015

4Ciii. Secretarial Services through July 31, 2015

4Civ. ACE Catering - August 2015 Meeting Refreshments

4Cv. Wenck - July 2015 WOMP Monitoring

4Cvi. Kennedy & Graven - June Legal Services

4Cvii. HDR - June 2015 Website Redesign Project

4Cviii. Finance & Commerce - Public Hearing Notice Publication

4Cix. ECM Publishers - Public Hearing Notice Publication

4D. Approval of BCWMC 2016 Operating Budget

4E. Set Technical Advisory Meeting for September 8, 2015

4F. Approval of Golden Villas Apartments Project, Golden Valley

5. Public Hearing

A. Receive Comments from Member Cities and Public on the Proposed 2016 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Projects
i. Northwood Lake Improvement Project (NL-1)

ii. Honeywell Pond Expansion Project (BC-4)

6. Business
A. Resolution of Appreciation for Services of Charlie LeFevere to the Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commissionand Introduction of New Legal Counsel for BCWMC

B. Consider Approval of Resolution Ordering 2016 Improvements

i. Designating Members Responsible for Construction
ii. Making Findings Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 103B.251
iii. Certifying Costs to Hennepin County

iv. Approving Agreement with City of New Hope for Construction of Northwood Lake Improvement Project (NL-1)

v. Approving Sub-grant Agreement with City of New Hope Related to Clean Water Partnership Grant

vi. Approving Agreement with City of Golden Valley for Construction of Honeywell Expansion Project (BC-4)

C. Consider Approval of Proposal for Preparation of Feasibility Study for Plymouth Creek Restoration Project (2017CR-P)

-Note: Revised Cost Estimate for Preparation of Feasibility Study for Plymouth Creek Restoration Project(Replaces cost estimate table included in above memo)

D. Items Related to 2015-2025 BCWMC Watershed Management Plan
i. Receive Update on Presentation of Watershed Plan to BWSR Metro Region Committee
ii. Consider Approval of Response to Comments from 90-day Review of Draft Watershed Management Plan

iii. Recommended BCWMC Plan Revisions Addressing BCWMC-MWMO-Minneapolis Joint and Cooperative Agreement

E. Consider Approval of Clean Water Fund Grant Application for Northwood Lake Improvement Project

F. Consider Approval of Grant Application for MDNR Flood Reduction Program Funds

G. Consider Submitting Comments on Metro Chloride TMDL

H. Receive Information on Tasks Related to XP-SWMM Phase II Project

I. Receive Work Plan for Clean Water Partnership Grant for Northwood Lake Improvement Project

J. Review Information about BCWMC Facebook Page

7. Communications
A. Administrator: Administrator's Report

i. Report on Hennepin County Budget and Capital Investment Committee Meeting
ii. West Metro Water Alliance at State Fair, Eco Experience
iii. Need Volunteers for Golden Valley Art & Music Festival, Parade

B. Chair
C. Commissioners
i. Update on NEMO Workshop on the Water Event

D. TAC Members
E. Committees

F. Legal Counsel
G. Engineer

8. Information Only (Information is online only)
A. CIP Project Update Chart

B. Grant Tracking Summary and Spreadsheet

C. Channel 12 Interview on Schaper Pond Diversion Project

D. Hennepin County Green Partners Environmental Education Grant Program

E. Mississippi WMO Stormwater Park & Learning Center Grant Opening 9/19/15

9. Adjournment