2001-10-25_AgendaPacket - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

BWSR Meeting Minutes August 23, 2001 Page Two Chair Coe called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Chair Coe thanked Darrell Bruggman for the excellent tour of Aitkin County. Chair Coe also extended the appreciation of the Aitkin County SWCD staff that prepared the tour. Ron Shelito thanked the board for taking the time to tour Aitkin County. ** Adopt Agenda -Moved by Jerome Deal, seconded by Sharon Clark, to approve the 01-56 agenda as presented. Motion passed on a voice vote. Minutes of July 25, 2001 -Dan Wilson made a change on page four under his report, it should read, "Well samples that come into MDH are done by certified labs which are scattered around the state and information is available on the Internet regarding ** certified labs." Moved by Jack Frost, seconded by Char Kahler, to approve the minutes 01-5z of July 25, 2001, as corrected. Motion passed on a voice vote. REPORTS Chair Coe reported that he attended the Farm Bill meeting on August 15; Doug Thomas will present information on this later in the meeting today. Chair Coe attended the EQB meeting, which was an informational session. Issues included animal ag GEIS public meetings that will be held statewide; Minnesota Planning has additional information. if board members are interested in attending the public meetings, make note of the date and location on the information distributed. Chair Coe stated that Doug Thomas and Steve Woods represent BWSR on the EQB Technical Committee; Ron Harnack is BWSR's representative on the WRC. Chair Coe reported that an overview of power plant interim rules; and an overview of co-generation "Rapids Power" site were also addressed. If board members are interested in additional information, please contact Chair Coe. Chair Coe reported that there is a new owner of the parking lot adjacent to the BWSR office. Parking tags will be issued; board members were asked to complete a form listing their vehicle information or contact Mary Jo Anderson. Executive Director -Ron Harnack reported that it's good to be back to work after recovering from back surgery; he's hopeful that he will be in full-time status again soon. Ron commended staff on getting things done while he's been out. Ron stated that BWSR will continue the joint partnership with MASWCD regarding the State Envirothon. Knmal Alsharif is BWSR's coordinator on this effort. Ron reported that Governor Ventura has decided to hold a CREP tour on September 6, and hold is radio show in New Ulm on September 7, focused also on CREP. This is a great opportunity to show what BWSR and LGUs have done with partnership efforts. Board members need to let Mary Jo Anderson know if you plan to attend the bus tour. Ron stated that there are two new reissued Executive Orders: 1) wetlands/no net loss; and 2) water unification.