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BWSR Meeting itilinutes ~ugusi 23, 1997 Pale Three Education and Public Relations Committee -Barb Uppgaard reported that the committee met on August ?6. A letter was received from the Minnesota Extension Service (tiiES) alerting BWSR that funding may be lost if the position tivas not filled by the end of September; that filling the northern position was a priority. Ron Shetito and Jeff Nielsen polled local governmental units throughout the state to see what educational priorities of BWSR should be. A report ~viII be summarized next month by staff. A revised draft report on the education strategy will be done for next month. Cost-Share/Soil Conservation Committee -Dwain Otte reported that BWSR members and staff met with tifASWCD and yfACDE and came up with six different options; four options evolved for further discussions at vIASWCD area meetings. A committee recommendation will be sent to the Board for decision early next year for allocations to be distributed in June. Dwain thanked the committee for their input. Chair Roer reported that the Wetlands Committee did not meet; however a meeting is being scheduled to discuss tiVCA rule process options. Financial Oversight Committee - Ginny Imholte reported that Stearns SWCD will host a computer session in September to look at software packages. Feedlot Committee -Allan Oehlke will defer his report until September when we will hear from several interests on the issue of feedlots and land use. Agency Reports Sharon Clark, deputy Commissioner, Department of Agriculture (yIDA), introduced Bob Patton, staff of yfDA. She appreciated the tour vesterday; ~IDA has been receiving many requests for ring levees. yfany meetings regarding the pipeline coming into tifinnesota; a mitigation plan is being put together with the Attorney General's office. The Leech Lake and Red Lake tribal units have been meeting with tiIDA and DNR. tiIDA is meeting with DNR and PCA to coordinate working relationships. tiIDA has also been busv with environmental cluster meetings dealing with feedlot issues. Kim Benson-Johnson, Department of Health, thanked everyone for the tour yesterday; KeIli Johnson will be attending the next BtiVSR meeting. Kim stated that yfDH continues to work with flood issues. Jim Anderson, tilinnesota Extension Service (tiLES}, stated that the tour yesterday was great, he now has a better understanding of issues in northwestern tilinnesota. iv1ES received a request from Bruce Sandstrom and Phil Belfiori regarding the joint powers agreement with watershed management organizations in the metro area. Meeting today with JPB members to keep ;VIES