Minnesota Legislature
LCCMR Meeting Agenda for September 16, 2015
For printable version of LCCMR Agenda for September 16, 2015 click "here". Members List (pdf file)
Revised 9/10/2015 - Added Item 03d and 06d
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR)
Agenda
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Room 5 State Office Building
St. Paul, MN 55155
Co-Chair: Rep. John Persell
| 8:30 a.m. | 1. | Approve the minutes for June 25, 2015 |
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| 2. | Members report potential conflicts of interest regarding today's business M.S. 116P.09, Subd. 6, Conflict of Interest. A commission member, technical advisory committee member, a peer review panelist, or an employee of the commission may not participate in or vote on a decision of the commission, technical advisory committee, or peer review panel relating to an organization in which the member, panelist, or employee has either a direct or indirect personal financial interest. While serving on the commission, technical advisory committee, or peer review panel, or being an employee of the commission, a person shall avoid any potential conflict of interest. |
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| 8:45 a.m. | 3. | LCCMR Staff Updates |
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| A. | Final reports for ENRTF projects ending June 30, 2015 |
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| B. | LCCMR RFP for project records and grants management system |
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| C. | Update on the ENRTF Audit being conducted by the Office of Legislative Auditor (OLA) |
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| D. | Approve request for use of classified staff for contract with the DNR for M.L. 2013, Chp. 52, Sec. 2, Subd. 05b "Assessment of Natural Copper-Nickel Bedrocks on Water Quality", Steve Hauck, DNR, $585,000 |
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| 9:00 a.m. | 4. | Overview of New Buffer Law Provisions and Appropriation - M.L. 2015, First Special Session, Chp. 4, Art. 4, Sec. 79 [103F.48] "Riparian Protection and Water Quality Practices" - Sarah Strommen, DNR and John Jaschke, BWSR - Presentation |
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| 9:30 a.m. | 5. | 2016 ENRTF Proposal Process |
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| A. | Select proposals received in response to the 2016 Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund for further consideration and presentations to the LCCMR on Sept. 29-30 and October 1, 6, 7, and 8 (as needed) - 2016 ENRTF Proposal Summary - 2016-LCCMR Member Presentation Selection Rankings |
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| B. | Emerging Issues Account Procedure and Issue Discussion - M.L. 2015, Chp. 76, Sec. 2, Subd. 10, "Emerging Issues Account", $1,000,000 |
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| 12:45 p.m. | Lunch (possible working lunch) |
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| 1:30 p.m. | 6. | Agenda items follow-up requests from June 25 LCCMR meeting |
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| A. | Scientific and Natural Area (SNA) - DNR process of designation of allowed uses of SNA lands acquired - Peggy Booth, DNR (Requested information - June 25) |
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| B. | DNR Direct and Necessary calculations - continued discussion of charges for management and fixed expenses related to Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund appropriations - Barb Juelich, DNR (Requested information - June 25) |
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| C. | Request for revision to Transaction Cost Report per M.L. 2013, Chp. 52, Sec. 2, Subd. 04k, "Frogtown Farm and Park Acquisition", Robert McGillivray, Trust for Public Land (TPL), $1,500,000 |
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| D. | Request for information from Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center about amount of dollars leveraged against ENRTF funding |
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| 2:00 p.m. | 7. | M.L. 2015, Chp. 76, ENRTF work plan approval M.L. 2015 ENRTF work plan approval and action. Proposed work plans, as available, can be viewed at https://www.lccmr.mn.gov |
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| A. | Update on status of DNR M.L. 2015 work plans approved pending re-submissions of budget revisions per June 25 action |
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| - M.L. 2015, Chp. 76, Sec. 2, Subd. 03b, "County Geologic Atlases - Part B", Jan Falteisek, DNR, $2,000,000 |
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| - M.L. 2015, Chp. 76, Sec. 2, Subd. 03c, "Minnesota Biological Survey", Bruce Carlson, DNR, $2,450,000 |
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| - M.L. 2015, Chp. 76, Sec. 2, Subd. 09d, "Native Prairie Stewardship and Prairie Bank Easement Acquisition", Judy Schulte, DNR, $3,325,000 |
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| B. | M.L. 2015, Chp. 76, Sec. 2, Subd. 09e, "Metro Conservation Corridors Phase VIII - Coordination and Mapping and Conservation Easements", Kris Larson, Minnesota Land Trust, $515,000 - Work plan review and discussion of protection of water quality and quantity for easements |
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| 2:30 p.m. | 8. | Update on BP Oil Spill Settlement for Minnesota, Carrol Henderson, DNR Related Appropriations |
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| - | M.L. 2011, First Special Session, Chp. 2, Art. 3, Sec. 2, Subd. 03p, "Species of Concern; Investigation", Part A - Carrol Henderson, DNR, $250,000 |
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| - | M.L. 2014, Chp. 226, Sec. 2, Subd. 05g, "Assessing Contaminants in Minnesota's Loons and Pelicans - Phase 2", Carrol Henderson, DNR, $260,000 |
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| - | M.L. 2015, Chp. 76, Sec. 2, Subd. 03j, "Assessing Contaminants in Minnesota Loons and Pelicans - Phase III", Carrol Henderson, DNR, $141,000 |
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| 3:00 p.m. | 9. | Other business |
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| - | Next LCCMR Meeting - Tuesday, September 29, 2015 - LCCMR Calendar |
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| 4:00 p.m. | 10. | Adjourn | |||