Minutes of the Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation
District, Regular Meeting, USDA Building, Ivanhoe, MN, May 21, 2008.
Meeting called to order by the Chairman, Daniel
Christianson, at 7:05 a.m.
Members Present: Daniel Christianson, Chairman
Glen
Sorensen, Vice Chairman
John
Boulton, PR&I
Members Absent: Joe Weber, Treasurer
Conrad
Schardin, Secretary
Others Present: Pauline VanOverbeke, District Manager
Terry Dybsetter, Education
Coordinator
Ron Madsen, Engineering
Technician
Dale Sterzinger, Conservation
Technician, present @ 7:10 a.m.
Randy Kraus, Farm Bill
Assistant
Curt Blumeyer,
Randy, Sheik, NRCS, Soil
Conservation Technician, @ 7:40 a.m.
Dennis Johnson, NRCS,
District Conservationist, @ 8:25 a.m.
MINUTES: The minutes from the April 16, 2008 meeting, were
approved as mailed.
TREASURER’S REPORT: Motion by Sorensen,
seconded by Boulton to approve the Treasurer’s Report for April, 2008.
Affirmative:
Christianson, Sorensen, and Boulton.
Opposed: None
Motion
Carried.
BILLS: Motion by Sorensen, seconded by Boulton to approve
the payment of the bills for $22,376.27 (see attachment).
Affirmative:
Christianson, Sorensen, and Boulton.
Opposed: None
Motion
Carried.
TRANSFER OF FUNDS: Motion by Boulton, seconded by Sorensen to
approve the transfer of $10,000 from the Money Market Savings Account to the
checking account for payroll.
Affirmative:
Christianson, Sorensen, and Boulton.
Opposed: None
Motion
Carried.
Sterzinger present at this time.
CD RENEWALS: CD#857190-Purchases: Interest of $209.78,
total CD amount of $9,870.72; and, CD#857968-Comp. Absences: Interest of
$237.64, total CD amount of $11,181.62.
Motion by Boulton, seconded by Sorensen to renew the two CD’s #857190 of
$9,870.72 and #857968 of $11,181.62 for another 7 months.
Affirmative:
Christianson, Sorensen, and Boulton.
Opposed: None
Motion
Carried.
ACTUAL AND BUDGETED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
STATEMENT:
VanOverbeke handed out the monthly and yearly actual and budgeted income and
expenditure statement for April, 2008.
WORKING LANDS INITIATIVE-STATE OF MN ENCUMBRANCE
WORKSHEETS:
Motion by Sorensen, seconded by Boulton to approve and sign the two Working
Lands Initiative Agreements/Worksheets with DNR as follows: WLI 2008 with DNR
for $371,251.64 and WLI 2008 Lincoln-Lyon CP38E for $75,500.00.
Affirmative:
Christianson, Sorensen, and Boulton.
Opposed: None
Motion
Carried.
FARM BILL ASSISTANT GRANT PHASE VIII RFP-WLI
APPLICATION:
Motion by Boulton, seconded by Sorensen to approve and sign the Phase VIII Farm
Bill Assistant Grant RFP-WLI Application in which BWSR is using a $45,000
budget for 1 FTE. BWSR will cover 90% of
the approved budget with 5% coming from the SWCD and 5% from a local partner
organization or SWCD.
Affirmative:
Christianson, Sorensen, and Boulton.
Opposed: None
Motion
Carried.
LQP-YELLOW BANK CWP RESOLUTION AND LETTER OF SUPPORT
FOR IN-KIND:
Motion by Sorensen, seconded by Boulton to approve the Lac qui Parle Yellow
Bank Clean Water Partner ship Resolution and letter of support for in-kind of
$9000 over a 3-year period.
Affirmative:
Christianson, Sorensen, and Boulton.
Opposed: None
Motion
Carried.
STATE COST-SHARE PAYOUT: Motion by Boulton, seconded
by Sorensen to approve the State C-S Payout for Jon Worth, FY07-03 for WSCB;
C-S amount of $654.00.
Affirmative:
Christianson, Sorensen, and Boulton.
Opposed: None
Motion
Carried.
Sheik present at this time.
REVIEW/APPROVE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FOR MIKE
SKOGLUND:
Motion by Boulton, seconded by Sorensen to approve the performance evaluation
done by Madsen for Mike Skoglund.
Affirmative:
Christianson, Sorensen, and Boulton.
Opposed: None
Motion
Carried.
USE OF DISTRICT VEHILCE FOR SPOUSE/FAMILY: VanOverbeke reviewed with
the Board the information obtained from phone conversation with Gail Sater,
MCIT and MCIT Incidental Personal Use of Member Owned Vehicles resource
bulletin concerning restricted uses/personal use; and meetings in which
employees spouse/family members ride along in district vehicles. Motion by Boulton, seconded by Sorensen to
allow employees/supervisors spouse/family members to ride in the districts
vehicles for meeting purposes; with employee/supervisor knowing that their
personal injury protection coverage is primary coverage for the spouse or
family members of an employee that is injured as a passenger in a Member owned
vehicle.
Affirmative:
Christianson, Sorensen, and Boulton.
Opposed: None
Motion
Carried.
REPORTS:
COUTNY
COMMISSIONER’S REPORT: Curt Blumeyer,
· 2009 levy limits back on
3.9% for 3-years.
· Saddle Horse Days- 2-week
setup; MCIT will not cover.
·
· Labor contracts this year.
· New furniture in
Commissioners room.
· Looking at redoing windows
in courthouse.
· County currently does not
have an Assessor; working on filling that position.
· Lee Amundson interviewing
with
· Gator Insurance was
discussed; Insurance is through the County; the district insures the trailer for
the gator.
· Treated
DISTRICT
MANAGER’S REPORT: Pauline
VanOverbeke, District Manager’s reported as follows:
· MCIT now has resource
materials specifically for SWCD’s on line.
· Planting trees; my property;
Board okayed this as VanOverbeke rode the tree planter all day plus supplied a
tractor driver.
· MRBJPB;YMRWD; attended the
meeting held in Minneota and helped with the folders, etc; event was held on
May 19th.
· Helped at the Envirothon on
April 30th.
· Upcoming meetings:
RCRCA/RC&D-May 28th; Women’s Day Planning meeting-June 5th;
Convention planning meeting-June 10th; Employee meeting and Grazing
Workshop-June 11th.
· Representative Aaron
Peterson resigned in May.
· PERA Notice for
re-qualifying the tax-deferred status with the IRS; includes all four funds
administered by PERA.
· Van/vehicle policy already
discussed.
EDUCATION COORDINATOR’S REPORT: Terry Dybsetter, Education
Coordinator, reported as follows:
· Thanked Kraus for his help
at the 4th Grade Field Day and Sterzinger for helping find plant
seeds for summer Library Program.
· Education: Lake Benton 1st
grade presentation today; Soil Stewardship material out; had one women’s day
presentation in Arco; RTR, Lincoln HI and Lake Benton schools attended the 4th
grade field day in Lake Benton; promoting grazing workshop; poster contest
judging done; preparing for library programs; will be a presenter for
Environmental Fair in September; working on fair booth idea that VanOverbeke
suggested.
ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN’S REPORT: Ron Madsen, Engineering
Technician, reported as follows:
· Working on a survey project;
wetland situation.
· Working on old and new
projects.
· Working with Mary Homan on
the Lac qui Parle Blind intakes program.
CONSERVATION TEHCNICIAN’S REPORT: Dale Sterzinger,
Conservation Technician, reported as follows:
· Approximately 15,000 trees
planted; with 18,000 out the door.
· DNR pulled Buller’s tree
planting funding.
· WCA-Have two-no-loss
determinations to do.
EASEMENT TECHNCIAN’S REPORT: Randy Kraus, Farm Bill
Assistant, reported as follows:
· Two CP38 contracts signed.
· WLI contracts; holdup at
BWSR.
Johnson present at this time.
DISTRICT CONSERVATIONIST’S REPORT: Sheik reported that the new
Area Conservationist will be starting shortly; PRS and reporting. Dennis Johnson, District Conservationist;
reported as follows:
· The past month: 1026’s; and
reporting; check of residue on no-till fields; discussion of French drains/rock
inlets.
Other items of business: RCRCA-Sorensen reported that they will be advertising for Jim Doering’s position; Dredging-Houston Engineering-need more dollars for the project; canoeing-June 17 & 19.
The next meeting of the Lincoln SWCD will be on Wednesday, June 18, 2008, at 7:00 a.m.
The meeting declared adjourned by
the Chairman, Christianson, at 8:45 a.m.
APPROVED:
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