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BWSR Meeting Minutes June 25, 1998 Page Five Feedlot Water Quality Management Grants -Wayne Zellmer explained that the 1998 legislature appropriated $2 million to BWSR to allocate funds to SWCDs for cost-sharing on water quality management grants for feedlots. Wayne stated that the BWSR Cost-Share Committee and staff recommend approval of these grants. Dwain Otte thanked Wayne, Ron Harnack, and Doug Thomas for their time and assistance on this grant process to fund 19 counties. Allan Oehlke commended staff for their sincere efforts on this. Moved by Allan Oehlke, seconded by Dwain 98-42 Otte, to approve the Feedlot Water Quality Management Grant allocation. Discussion followed. Motion passed on a voice vote. Dwain Otte thanked Wayne Zellmer and Barb Cobb for their minutes of the cost-share committee meeting on June 17. Discussion followed regarding the violation status of landowners with feedlots who apply for cost-share assistance. Chair Roer thanked the cost-share committee for their work on this. Chair called for a break in the meeting at 10:5 a.rn. The meeting reconvened at 11:05 a.m. Tornado Technical Assistance -Wayne Zellmer explained the "tornado alley" that has come through Minnesota again and affected reforestation and farmstead windbreaks. Technical assistance is needed to work with other agencies and landowners. The Tornado Forestry Committee has recommended an action plan that would commit dollars to contracting for plan development this year so implementation could begin in the spring of 1999. A financial commitment of S 10,000 from BWSR has been requested for staff to plant trees in the spring. ~' Moved by Glenn Annexstad, seconded by Barb Uppgaard, to approve the request and provide 98-43 S 10,000 for technical assistance out of the general fund appropriation. Discussion followed. Motion passed on a voice vote. Drainage Round Table -Jim Birkholz explained the concept for a drainage round table. Discussion followed. Suggested specifics for the drainage round table include: - ongoing meeting process over the next twelve to fourteen months - meetings to beheld statewide -possibly divide the state in rivo -- northern and southern as they refer to farm drainage issues - identify participants - establish ground rules - a citizens advisory group for each region -BWSR wetlands committee to assist - ditch viewers should be invited - this would be a biennial budget issue - coordinate efforts regionally and statewide - invite key legislators - by the year 2000 everyone would be poised to deal with the drainage issue It was the consensus of the Board that this is a wonderful. opportunity to cooperate with other agencies. ~1DA, Di~R, and MES committed to the drainage round table. Moved by Barb