The Board of Supervisors of the Kandiyohi Soil and Water Conservation District held its monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 21, 2014 in the Ag Service Center.

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

Present were 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, Alex Nelson, Pheasants Forever Farmbill Biologist, and Adam Beilke Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR). Absent Kevin Clough.

Chairman Hanson 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 September 16, 2014. Voting in the affirmative were Dilley, Hanson, Schaefer, and Smith. Motion carried.

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

Reimer’s Managers Report included: attended Administrative training in Glencoe; attended Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) work plan meeting; completed rain garden at Methodist Church; met with wetland TEP panel; instructor at 5th graders Conservation Days at Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center (PWELC); worked with Middle Fork Crow surveyingsediment block project; discussing rain garden at Willmar Airport with City of Willmar; finishing cost share spot checks; 3 windbreak site visits; 7 shoreline site visits; working with Prairie Restoration on Lakeshore site visits; good attendance at invasive blitz workshop; will be attending BWSR academy; Wakonda Open house Monday October 27; working with MNDOT on erosion project; WRAC TV is making Conservation show; and new equipment for well monitoring.

Motion by Smith, second by Schaefer to approve cost share contract S-3-14 CWMA Joel & Shannon Barthelemy for invasive species in the amount of $800. Discussion was held. Voting in the affirmative were Dilley, Hanson, Schaefer, and Smith. Motion carried.

Motion by Schaefer, second by Smith to approve cost share contract S-4-14 CWMA Brad McStott for invasive species in the amount of $200. Discussion was held. Voting in the affirmative were Dilley, Hanson, Schaefer, and Smith. Motion carried.

Motion by Dilley, second by Smith to pay cost share contract S-2-12 CWMA City of St Augusta in the amount of $800. Discussion was held. Voting in the affirmative were Dilley, Hanson, Schaefer, and Smith. Motion carried.

Motion by Schaefer, second by Dilley to pay cost share contract S-26-12 CWMA Clara Witte in the amount of $162.23. Discussion was held. Voting in the affirmative were Dilley, Hanson, Schaefer, and Smith. Motion carried.

Motion by Smith, second by Dilley to pay cost share contract CWMA 2FY12 Jim Wolf in the amount of $800. Discussion was held. Voting in the affirmative were Dilley, Hanson, Schaefer, and Smith. Motion carried.

Motion by Schaefer, second by Smith to pay cost share contract S-24-12 Jerry Weber in the amount of $741.16 with slippage of $58.84. Discussion was held. Voting in the affirmative were Dilley, Hanson, Schaefer, and Smith. Motion carried.

Motion by Smith, second by Dilley to pay cost share contract S-25-12 CWMA Jeremy Donabauer in the amount of $800. Discussion was held. Voting in the affirmative were Dilley, Hanson, Schaefer, and Smith. Motion carried.

Motion by Schaefer, second by Smith to pay cost share contract S-21-12-CWMA Joy Gardner in the amount of $101.24 with slippage of $8.76. Discussion was held. Voting in the affirmative were, Dilley, Hanson, Schaefer, and Smith. Motion carried.

Motion by Smith, second by Dilley to pay cost share contract S-22-12 CWMA Sauk Centre Township in the amount of $800. Discussion was held. Voting in the affirmative were Dilley, Hanson, Schaefer, and Smith. Motion carried.

Motion by Smith, second by Schaefer to pay cost share contract S-1-14 CWMA Ron Schmidt in the amount of $226.96 with slippage of $13.04. Discussion was held. Voting in the affirmative were Dilley, Hanson, Schaefer, and Smith. Motion carried.

Motion by Dilley, second by Schaefer to pay cost share contract 8FY14 Barry Evans in the amount of $400. Discussion was held. Voting in the affirmative were Dilley, Hanson, Schaefer, and Smith. Motion carried.

Motion by Smith, second by Dilley to cancel cost share contract 19FY13 Joel Piepenburg for well decommissioning in the amount of $300. Discussion was held. Voting in the affirmative were Dilley, Hanson, Schaefer, and Smith. Motion carried.

Motion by Schaefer, second by Smith to approve cost share contract 1FY15 Laverne Korthuis for shoreline stabilization in the amount of $300. Discussion was held. Voting in the affirmative were Dilley, Hanson, Schaefer, and Smith. Motion carried.

Motion by Smith, second by Dilley to approve cost share contract 2FY15 Richard Maxfield for shoreline stabilization in the amount of $300. Discussion was held. Voting in the affirmative were Dilley, Hanson, Schaefer, and Smith. Motion carried.

MASWCD resolutions were discussed and the ballots were completed and signed.

Peterson entered the room at 10:50 a.m.

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

Nelson entered the room at 11:02 a.m.

Discussion was held onthe newsletter.

Dickman’s NRCS report included: working on Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) payments; Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) are having 10% audits and also working on 2010 renewals and will start on payments; working on payments and obligations on Wetland Reserve Program (WRP); still not much construction on WRP projects; 1026’s are up to date; tentatively planning Producer Field Day on April 2 with Ridgewater College; and discussed Solvita Soil test.

Nelson’s Report included: Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) has net gain of 480 acres; about 1,000 seeding acres for next year; Pheasants Forever is working on Youth Pollinator Project at New London School; submitting Working Lands Initiative (WLI) projects; and has been working on CRP contract mods.

Dickman and Nelson left the room at 11:25 a.m.

Peterson’s District report included: about 300 acres to seed this fall; will be using Nelsons tractor for seeding; working on easement processing; and is working with Engelby on presentation for Wakonda Open House.

Motion by Smith, second by Dilley to approve payment of $775 for National Association of Conservation District (NACD) dues. Discussionwas held. Voting in the affirmative were Dilley, Hanson, Schaefer, and Smith. Motion carried.

Laumer’s District Report included: handouts for MASWCD convention; discussion on silent auction item for convention; will be attending BWSR Academy next week, have received 2015 BWSR grants Conservation Delivery $19,501, Easement Delivery $8,804, Cost Share $14,294 for total of $42,599; and have someone interested in buying old computers.

Beilke’s report included: discussed North Fork Crow River Watershed upcoming meetings and will need someone from board to represent SWCD on policy and will need someone from SWCD to represent on technical committee and there is a proposal for third round of CREP.

Motion by Smith, second by Schaefer to nominate Reimer for Outstanding SWCD employee. Discussion was held. Voting in the affirmative were Dilley, Hanson, Schaefer, and Smith. Motion carried.

Motion by Schaefer, second by Dilley to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 11:44 a.m.

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Brandon Smith, Acting Secretary