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BWSR Meeting Minutes March 25, 1998 Page Five prepared a resolution which adopts the rules as proposed and authorizes the Executive Director of BWSR to carry out further procedural matters needed to enact the Rules into permanent status before June 10, 1998. Moved by Allan Oehlke, seconded by Darrell Bruggman, that BWSR 98-23 adopts the Wetland Conservation Act Rules as published in the State Register on January 12, 1998 and authorizes the Executive Director to complete the processes necessary to enact said Rules into permanent status before June 10, 1998. Motion passed on a voice vote. FY99 SWCD General Services Grant Allocation Policy - Jim Birkholz reported that the BWSR Cost Share/Soil Conservation Committee met on February 25 to recommend an allocation option to the BWSR. The BWSR Cost Share/Soil Conservation Committee recommends the Board adopt Option #2, with the stipulation, that funds of any future General Services Grants appropriation increase would not be divided equally among the 91 SWCDs. For FY99, all ,.SWCDs will each receive about $20,165. Discussion followed. Moved by Ginny Imholte, seconded by Barb Cobb, to adopt Option #2: to distribute entire $303,000 equally among all 92 districts, with the stipulation that the division of any future increases will be decided at that later date. Discussion followed. Moved by Lee Coe, seconded by Darrell Bruggman, to amend the ** motion to drop the last portion of the motion. Amendment failed. Moved by Allan Oehlke, 98-24 seconded by Lee Coe, to table the last portion of the motion until next month to rework the wording. Motion passed on a voice vote. Advisory Comments Ray Bohn, Minnesota Association of Watershed Districts (MAWD), reported that MAWD has been busy with legislative issues --Bois de Sioux issue looks like it may happen in the Tax Conference Committee; the Wild Rice Watershed District has language in the Tax bill; Sauk River Watershed District has language on the House side to repair a dam. Ray reported that $l.~M in the Senate, zero in the House for flood mitigation and ring diking. The contract language for watershed districts, in the BWSR bill, has been signed by the Governor. Ray stated that legislatively, MA~VD is doing tivell. Ray reported that the iv1AWD summer tour is June 26- 27; former Secretary Bob Berglund has been invited to be a guest speaker. Ray reported that Woody Love, current President of MAWD, was not reappointed to the board of managers for Hennepin County. Vern Johnson, Vice-President, is no~v the President of MA`VD. Ray stated that there's a new petition for a watershed district in Ramsey County, MAWD is willing to help in anyway they can. Vern Johnson requested to be on the agenda at an upcoming BWSR meeting to make an informational presentation on watershed districts. Franklin Denn, Minnesota Association of Townships (MAT), reported that MAT has been busy during the legislative session. Township officials are attending short courses.