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BWSR Meeting Minutes April 22, 1998 Page Sis Uppgaard commended Susan and Jim for their efforts on the education strategy. Board Member Handbook - Marybeth Block presented the "Board Member Administrative Handbook." She thanked Mary Jo Anderson, Susan Tsakakis and Jim Birkholz for their assistance in compiling the handbook. Mary Jo will update the handbook every six months, revisions will be distributed in January and July. The administrative procedures section differs somewhat from the staff handbook. Chair Roer stated that this is work in progress, if board members would like additional inclusions contact the Chair or Marybeth. Ginny Imholte gave a special thanks, it's a much appreciated handbook. Legislative Wrap-Up -Ron Harnack summarized the key elements of the Environment and Agricultural Supplemental Bill and the Capital Budget Bill. Ron commended Doug Thomas for his assistance this year during the legislative session; much of the success of this session is due to Doug's efforts. Chair Roer thanked Ron and Doug, Greg Larson and Jim Birkholz for their efforts during the legislative session. Chair Roer stated that if board members would like to be kept more updated during the legislative session, they can receive a subscription to the House "Session Weekly" and Senate "Briefly" or can be directly connected on the Internet, which has everything listed. Old Business ~ FY99 SWCD General Services Grant Allocation Policy - Moved by Ginny Imholte, seconded by 98-31 Lee Coe, to take the item off the table. Motion passed on a voice vote. Dwain Otte reported on the Cost-Share Committee's discussions. BWSR has the responsibility to show the leadership in building district capacity with the general services grants. It was the intent of the committee to ~ go on record that future appropriations should not be allocated equally. Moved by Ginny 98-32 Imholte, seconded by Lee Coe, to amend the original motion to read "The BWSR Cost- Share/Soil Conservation Committee also recommends the Board adopt Option n2, with the stipulation, that funds of any future General. Services Grants appropriation increase would "not necessarily" be divided equally among the 91 SWCDs." For FY99, all SWCDs will each receive about $20,165. Motion passed on a voice vote. Advisory Comments Franklin Denn, Minnesota Association of Townships (MAT), welcomed the board to Ostego. Franklin mentioned the items of interest in the area: MNDOT project, floodprone area, pelicans are returning to the area, nuclear plant in Monticello keeps the Mississippi River open which keeps the river open to geese and swans. Franklin stated that land use planning and water planning need to be addressed as they go hand-in-hand. MAT anticipates a busy summer, most of their time and money is spent on training..