Park Conservation District

5242 Highway 89 South Livingston, MT 59047

Telephone (406) 222-2899x111

November 1, 2016

REGULAR BOARD MEETING

AGENDA

USDA Conference Room, 5242 Hwy 89 South, Livingston

11:00 I. Call the Regular Park CD Board Meeting to Order – Martin Davis

11:05 II. Natural Streambed & Land Preservation Act (310) Site Inspection Reports:

A.  PK-46-16 Ryan Neel: Big Creek – Replacement of existing, wooden bridge with steel bride to potentially include streambank/abutment stabilization with rock rip rap.

B.  PK-45-16 Five Bar Six Ranch: Mill Creek – Replacement of existing, wooden bridge abutments with concrete blocks, to include streambank/abutment stabilization with boulders.

C.  PK-44-16 Franklin Rigler: Yellowstone River– Installation of approximately 50 feet of rock rip rap keyed into bank in order to protect irrigation pump. Previously permitted (PK-28-15) but project was not completed.

11:35 III. Natural Streambed & Land Preservation Act (310) Discussion

A.  PK-28-16C Dean Langton: Little Mission Creek – There appears to be a surface water diversion from Little Mission Creek into the pond on the floodplain below the house. There appears to be a buried line that enters the pond below dock.

B.  PK-29-16C Dean Langton: Mission Creek – Bank of Mission Creek has been modified and a surface diversion was blocked with rock from the creek bed.

C.  Hart Ranch c/o Richard Kerin: Yellowstone River– Discussion of bank stabilization project.

11:55 IV. Treasurer’s Report and Financial Items

Approval of Checks and Financial Reports.

12:05 V. Minutes Approval – October 4, 2016

12:20 VI. New Business

A.  Park CD 5th Grade Ag Fair: summary/discussion

B.  MWCC Watershed Symposium: update/summary

C.  Park County Growth Policy: review/discussion

D.  Park County Draft Growth Policy Public Hearing: Nov. 17th

E.  2016 MACD Convention: Nov. 15-18, Sidney

F.  Park CD Precip Info/Updates Board: discussion

G.  MT Land Reliance – Greater Yellowstone Ag Forum: Nov. 3rd, Three Forks

1:00 VII. Planning & Development Board Update– Dave Haug

1:10 VIII. NRCS Update – Ted Nelson

1:25 IX. Watershed Business

Upper Yellowstone Watershed Basin

·  Next meeting: December 1st, Emigrant

Shields Valley Watershed Group

·  Next meeting: November 21st, Wilsall

1:30 X. Public Comment

1:40 XI. Adjourn

Upcoming Events:

Ø  Nov 3: MT Land Reliance 2nd Annual Greater Yellowstone Agriculture Forum, 8am, Three Forks

Ø  Nov 15-18: 2016 MACD Convention, Sidney

Ø  Nov 17: Park County Draft Growth Plan, Public Hearing

Ø  Nov 21: SVWG meeting. 7:00pm, Wilsall

Ø  Nov 24: HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Ø  Nov 23: 310 applications due at Park CD Office

Ø  Nov 30: proposed site inspections

Ø  Dec 1: UYWB meeting, 7:00pm, Emigrant

Ø  Dec 6: Park Conservation District regular board meeting, 11:00am, Livingston USDA Building

NEXT PROPOSED PARK CD MEETING:

December 6, 2016

USDA Conference Room

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