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BWSR Meeting Minutes <br />May 26, 1999 <br />Page Six <br />FY00 Local Water Planning Ghal[enge Grants - Marybeth Block presented the <br />projects recommended by the Review Team for Comprehensive Local Water Planning <br />Challenge Grants. There is $1,425,000 available for large projects and $75,000 for <br />small projects. Marybeth commended Doug Snyder for his work on putting this report <br />together. Doug Thomas stated that as board conservationists help applicants develop <br />their work plan, circumstances may arise that prevents the project from moving forward. <br />If, during the work plan development process in June and July, a project is removed <br />from the funding list, then the next project on the list be funded. Doug reported that the <br />applications will include approximately $735,000 of LCMR funded projects. The <br />approved projects will be presented to LCMR in June as part of BWSR's LCMR Work <br />Plan. Upon LCMR approval of the BWSR Work Plan and board conservationists <br />approval of individual project work plans, the BWSR will execute a grant agreement <br />with the local unit of government. Doug stated that a map showing the distribution of <br />** the grants will be distributed to board members for their information. Moved by Steve <br />99-29 Morse, seconded by Clair Nelson, to approve the FY00 Comprehensive Local Water <br />Planning Challenge Grants as recommended by staff, with the understanding that <br />should any excess funds arise, those dollars wilt be applied to the next ranked grant <br />application on the list. Motion passed on a voice vote. <br />Lakeshed Erosion Control Cost-Share Program -Ron Shelito gave an overview of <br />the Lakeshed Erosion Control Cost-Share Program funded by U.S. Environmental <br />Protection Agency 319 Nonpoint Source implementation Program. BWSR received <br />three applications from local units of government. Dan Steward reported that he and <br />Ron Shelito reviewed the applications and recommend the Aitkin SWCD and Todd <br />SWCD applications for approval. This grant requires a 50% match, which comes from <br />the landowner's share of applying practices; SWCD in-kind for providing technical <br />** assistance; and BWSR in-kind for managing the grant. Moved by Ginny Imholte, <br />99-30 seconded by Barb Cobb, to approve awarding of the Lakeshed Erosion Control Cost- <br />Share Program funds to Aitkin and Todd SWCDs as recommend by staff. Motion <br />passed on a voice vote. LeAnn Buck would like to see SWCDs go to PCA for 319 <br />projects and use the successes of BWSR as a model for that effort. She would like <br />BWSR staff to give MASWCD ideas how to market this. <br />Area 11 FY99 Work Plan Amendment -Tabor Hoek reported that Area 11 seeks <br />approval for an amendment to the FY99 Work Pian budget to transfer $2,782.07 from <br />the project account to the administrative budget. The funding would be used to <br />** purchase office equipment. Moved by Clair Nelson, seconded by Dwain Otte, to <br />99-31 approve the transfer of funds. Motion passed on a voice vote. <br />** Area Il FY00 Work Plan -Tabor Hoek gave an overview of the Area II FY00 Work <br />99-32 Plan. Discussion followed. Moved by Jim Dahlvang, seconded by Darrell Bruggman, to <br />