The Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission meeting starts at 8:30 a.m. and will be held in person in the Council Conference Room at Golden Valley City Hall (7800 Golden Valley Rd.). The meeting can be accessed online in real time via Zoom. Public participation is currently limited to in person attendance. Join Zoom Meeting at https://plymouthmn-gov.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcodOCvrj8rHtZJzxg6hib82UqHHvF4Ift3#/registration
Most meeting materials are available in one document: FULL PACKET. But it does not include the invoices in 4C or the "information only" items in Section 7. The complete meeting materials are available below as PDFs for each individual agenda item.
1. CALL TO ORDER and ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC FORUM ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS - Members of the public may address the Commission about any item not on the agenda. A maximum of 15 minutes is allowed for the Forum. If the full 15 minutes are not needed for the Forum, the Commission will continue with the agenda. The Commission will take no official action on the items discussed at the Forum, with the exception of referral to staff or a Committee for a recommendation to be brought back to the Commission for discussion/action.
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
4. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approval of Minutes - May 16, 2024 Commission Meeting
B. Acceptance of June Financial Report
C. Approval of Payment of Invoices
i. Keystone Waters, LLC - May 2024 Administrator Services
ii. Keystone Waters, LLC – May 2024 Meeting Expenses
iii. Barr Engineering - May 2024 Engineering Services
iv. Triple D Espresso – Meeting Catering
v. City of Plymouth – May Accounting Services
vi. Kennedy & Graven – Legal Services
vii. Redpath and Company – 2023 Financial Audit Assistance
viii. League of MN Cities Insurance Trust P&C – Insurance Renewal
ix. Metro Conservation Districts – Metro Children’s Water Festival
x. MMKR – 2023 Financial Audit
D. Approval to Reimburse Commissioners and Alternates for Salt Symposium Registration
E. Approval of BNSF Bridge Replacement Project, Minneapolis
F. Approval Golden Valley Zane Ave & Lindsay Street Improvement Project, Golden Valley
5. BUSINESS
A. Review Comments from Member Cities on Proposed Joint Powers Agreement
B. Consider Approval of Proposed 2025 Operating Budget & Budget Cmte Recommendations
C. Consider Approval of 2025 Maximum Levy Request
D. Receive Update from Plan Steering Committee
E. Consider Moving September Commission Meeting/Public Hearing to Evening
6. Communications
i. Update on Sweeney Lake Eurasian Watermilfoil
ii. West Metro Water Alliance (WMWA) Educator Position Opening
iii. Watershed Based Implementation Funding Convene Meeting #2 – July 8th
B. Engineer
i. Update on SWLRT Construction Project
C. Legal Counsel
D. Chair
E. Commissioners
i. Report on Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ Event with MWMO
ii. Report on Bryn Mawr Meadows Park Tour
iii. Report on St. Louis Park Ecotacular Event
F. Technical Advisory Committee
i. Report on St. Louis Park Ecotacular Event
ii. Appoint Liaison for August 7th Meeting
G. Committees
i. Education Committee Meeting June 26th
7. INFORMATION ONLY
C. Grant Tracking Summary and Spreadsheet
D. Sun Post Article on Lake Delisting in WMWA Area
E. Lakeline Article on 20 Years of Delisting Lakes
8. ADJOURNMENT