The Board of Supervisors of the Kandiyohi Soil and Water Conservation District held its monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 in the Ag Service Center.

Chairman Smith called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.

Present were Kevin Clough, Ron Dilley, Doug Hanson, Terry Schaefer, and Brandon Smith. Also present were Rick Reimer, District Manager, Sandy Laumer, Office Coordinator, Ryan Peterson, RIM Coordinator, Melanie Dickman, District Conservationist, and Alex Nelson, Pheasants Forever FarmBill Biologist.

Chairman Smith led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Vouchers were prepared.

Secretary’s Report was presented. Motion by Schaefer, second by Dilley to approve the minutes of the regular meeting on March 17, 2015. Voting in the affirmative were Clough, Dilley, Hanson, Schaefer, and Smith. Motion carried.

Clough read through the bills for reviewal and payments and presented the Treasurer’s Report. Motion by Hanson, second by Schaefer to accept the Treasurer’s Report and pay the outstanding bills as listed in the agenda. Voting in the affirmative were Clough, Dilley, Hanson, Schaefer, and Smith. Motion carried.

Motion by Schaefer, second by Dilley to approve local cost share contract 1wbFY15 Val Roberts, shelterbelt in the amount of $750. Discussion was held. Voting in the affirmative were Clough, Dilley, Hanson, Schaefer, and Smith. Motion carried.

Motion by Dilley, second by Clough to approve local cost share contract bbFY15 Val Roberts, filter fabric in the amount of $500. Discussion was held. Voting in the affirmative were Clough, Dilley, Hanson, Schaefer, and Smith. Motion carried.

Motion by Dilley, second by Clough to approve local cost share contract 2wbFY15 Ryan Marcus, shelterbelt in the amount of $550. Discussion was held. Voting in the affirmative were Clough, Dilley, Hanson, Schaefer, and Smith. Motion carried.

Laumer presented the quarterly review of the annual plan.

Reimer’s Manager’s Report included: Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) meeting April 30; attended Bonanza Valley meeting; attended meeting with City of Lake Lillian; met with City of Pennock on windbreak project; attended FAC Meeting; picking up tree matting in Alexandria on Friday; trees are in and pick up dates are next week; will be planting trees end of the month; attended 1W1P meeting; had engineering meeting with city, county and MNDOT; will be working at Area 2 Envirothon and Earth Day Event; working on monitoring wells; had 6 shoreline and 11 windbreak visits; was onradio show earlier this month; working with TEP Panel; and working on Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) applications.

Motion by Clough, second by Hanson to approve bid for 2014 Audit from Michael Peterson in the amount of $2,200. Discussion was held. Voting in the affirmative were Clough, Dilley, Hanson, Schaefer, and Smith. Motion carried.

Laumer’s District Report included: received scholarship application; no one replied to poster contest; summer admin training is June 17-18 in Duluth; working at Area 2 Envirothon tomorrow; received information from Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (MASWCD) on resolutions guidelines; and received Kandiyohi County Fair Booth contract.

Motion by Clough, second by Hanson to use personal funds for memorials. Discussion was held. Voting in the affirmative were Clough, Dilley, Hanson, Schaefer, and Smith. Motion carried.

Peterson and Dickman entered the room at 10:38 a.m.

Nelson entered the room at 10:40 a.m.

Dickman’s NRCS report included: trainings attended by staff; April 24 is ranking deadline for Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP); completed 36 Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) interviews; 1026’s are up to date; and led discussion on Soil Health Day at Ridgewater College.

Nelson led discussion on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) expiring and eligible acres and discussed CRP rates.

Dickman left the room at 11:00 a.m.

Peterson’s District report included: drill and seed slinger are ready to go; seed should be coming in soon; working on staking projects; and working at Earth Day Event at Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center (PWELC).

Motion by Hanson, second by Clough to approve Farm Bill Assistance Partnership Grant. Discussion was held. Voting in the affirmative were Clough, Dilley, Hanson, Schaefer, and Smith. Motion carried.

Peterson and Nelson left the room at 11:35 a.m.

Hanson led discussion on the Middle Fork Watershed District meeting he attended.

Schaefer led discussion on sign for new Hwy 23.

Clough left the room at 11:36 a.m.

Clough entered the room at 11:40 a.m.

Motion by Hanson, second by Dilley to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned at 11:40 a.m.

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Doug Hanson, Secretary