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BWSR Meeting Minutes July 22, 1998 Page Five *~ Easement Program Work Plan for 1998 Appropriation (FY99-00). Motion passed on a voice 98-51 vote. Lee complimented Tim on the packet of information he distributed. Overview of 1997 SWCDs Financial Statement Summaries -Sara Johnson explained the SWCDs' financial statement summaries as distributed to board. members. Discussion followed. Barb Cobb commended East Ottertail SWCD for turning their financial statement around. Allan Oehlke stated that he's proud to see what Minnesota generates statewide. Chair Roer thanked Sara for this information. Grants to Local Governments to Assist Natural Resource Decision Making -Jim Birkholz stated that B WSR received $150,000 in LCMR funds for the specific purpose of providing matching grants to assist local governments which are experiencing development and resultant land use changes which are impacting natural resources. Jim explained the ranking process used by staff to establish two options for board consideration. Jim stated that the proposals recommended for funding are well distributed across the state. This was not a criteria for ranking but does work ** well considering the demonstration aspect of this LCMR grant. Discussion followed. Moved by 98-52 Lee Coe, seconded by Sharon Clark, to adopt Option Z -Shift funding for the Hennepin drained wetland inventory to Wetland Road Replacement funds currently available to BWSR. This would allow the Scott SWCD and City of Savage proposals to be funded leaving a balance of 5,725 to partially fund the Rack County proposal. Motion. passed on a voice vote. Jim will be contacting applicants that submitted proposals that will not be funded.. Draft Affirmative Action Plan -Mary Jo Anderson explained that the Department of Employee Relations (DOER) requires each agency to submit an Affirmative Action Plan (AAP). Mary Jo drafted the AAP, distributed it to board members and management team to review, and now asks for board approval, so it can be submitted to DOER by the required July 3 1, 1998 deadline date. ** Moved by Allan Oehlke, seconded by Sharon Clark, to approve the Affirmative Action Plan as 98-53 presented. iVlotion passed on a voice vote. Chair Roer thanked Mary Jo for re~vritinQ the plan. This document will be included in the board members and staff administrative handbook. Presentation from the Youth Rivers Monitors Congress -Wayne Pikal, teacher from Little Falls, introduced four students who are actively involved in the "River Watch Program." The students presented information that was collected in the Upper Mississippi River Basin. The students will be going to Russia this fall to present this information. Chair Roer commended them for their wonderful work and for sharing this data. with other agencies and entities that can use this to information to assist with resolving water problems. Advisory Comments Franklin Denn, Minnesota Association of Townships (MAT), stated that MAT has been working with townships on land use planning.