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2023 Meeting Agendas, Minutes and Information

Council meetings are generally held at the State Capitol, State Office Building (part of the Capitol Complex), or remotely via Zoom in accordance with MS 13D.

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Date/Time Location Agenda
Minutes
Audio
Materials
December 7, 2023
8:30 AM - 11:50 AM

Council Meeting
Hybrid
Room 120
MN State Capitol
St. Paul, MN
&
Zoom
Agenda
Minutes
Audio
Video
2. November 16, 2023 DRAFT Minutes for Approval

6. Memo - Election of Officers

7. Memo - Acquisition of Parcel with Existing Protection / Memo from The Nature Conservancy / Minnesota Land Trust Easement Document / Aerial Map / Biodiversity Map / Conservation Lands Map

8. Memo - Progressing of Draft AP's / DNR WRE01 Rationale Memo / DNR WRE01 Additional Information Email / WRE01 Draft Accomplishment Plan / FA02 Draft Accomplishment Plan / O3 Draft Accomplishment Plan

9. Memo - November Forecast / FY25 OHF Availability / OHF November 2023 Forecast

10. Memo - Chairs' Recommendations / Spreadsheet of Approved Council Allocations / Memo - UPDATED Chairs' Recommendations / UPDATED Spreadsheet of Approved Council Allocations

11. Memo - Draft Bill Language / ML24/FY25 DRAFT Bill Language

November 16, 2023
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Council Meeting
Hybrid
Room 120
MN State Capitol
St. Paul, MN
&
Zoom
Agenda
Minutes
Audio
Video
2. October 5, 2023 DRAFT Minutes for Approval

5. Minnehaha Creek Thank You Letter / BWSR Easement Alteration Summary / BWSR Easement Alteration Map / DNR Conveyance Request / DNR Easement Record / / DNR NOFR Record

6. 2024 Council Calendar (DRAFT) / Accessible 2024 Council Calendar (DRAFT)

7. Memo - Big Rice Lake Extension Request / Big Rice Lake Accomplishment Plan / DNR Email Request / Big Rice Map and Info

8. Memo - Budget Acre Shifts

9. Memo - Resilient Habitat for Heritage Brook Trout Amendment Request / Resilient Habitat for Heritage Brook Trout AP / Most Recent Status Update / Amendment Request with Maps

10. WMA Food Plots Presentation / USFWS Food Plot Information

11. Memo - Election of Officers

12. Memo - DRAFT AP's for Review / ML24/FY25 Draft Accomplishment Plans / DNR IDP/DNR Land Acquisition Costs Spreadsheet / Staff Questions to Program Managers on Draft AP's / Program Manager Responses to Staff / Proposal vs. AP Proportional Reduction Analysis of Personnel and DSS Spreadsheet

October 5, 2023
8:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Council Meeting
Hybrid
Room 120
MN State Capitol
St. Paul, MN
&
Zoom
Agenda
Minutes
Audio
Video
2. August 29, 2023 DRAFT Minutes for Approval / August 30, 2023 DRAFT Minutes for Approval

5. Restoration Evaluations Update

6. Memo - Chairs' Recommendations / Chairs’ Proposal Memo / Chairs’ Proposal Member Allocation Summary / ML24/FY25 Allocation Summary – High to Low / ML24/FY25 Allocation Summary – Proposal Order / ML24/FY25 Member Comments

7. Memo - Election of Officers

8. Memo - Parcel with Existing Protection / Hennepin County 2020 AP / Hennepin County 2023 AP / Map of Subject Parcel / Riley Creek Map / Picture of Subject Parcel

9. Voigt Roseau River Evaluation Report / Policymaker Letter for Voigt Report

September 6, 2023
9:00 AM - 2:30 PM

Council Tour
Tour Locations:
See
Itinerary
This tour is
informational only
and is not an
offical meeting.
No votes or actions will be taken.
August 29, 2023
8:30 AM -
6:00 PM

Hearings for Funding
Requests

August 30, 2023
8:30 AM -
6:00 PM

Hearings for Funding
Requests
Hybrid
Room 120
State Capitol
St. Paul, MN
&
Zoom
Agendas
8/29
8/30

Minutes
8/29
8/30

Audio
8/29
8/30

Video
8/29
8/30
August 29
2. July 25, 2023 DRAFT Minutes for Approval
5. Memo - Condemation & Conveyance / Condemnation Waiver of Service / TPL Medford Easement Release Request / Joint Drainage Authority Application / Joint Drainage Easement Biological Assessment / Joint Drainage Easement Summary / Cottonwood County Drainage Authority Application / Cottonwood Drainage Easement Biological Assessment / Cottonwood Drainage Easement Summary
6. Hearing Schedule
6. Council Note Taking Spreadsheet
6. Handouts:
PA01
PA02
PA03
PRE02
WA01
WA02
WA04
WRE02
WRE03
WRE04
WRE05
FA01
FA02
FRE01
FRE03
CPL
HA03
HA08
6. Open Appropriation Spend Summaries - Hearing Day 1

August 30
4. Hearing Schedule
4. Handouts:
HA01
HA02
HA06
HA09
HA10
HA11
HA12
HA13
HA15
HA16
HA17
HRE01
HRE05
HRE07
HRE09
HRE10
HRE11
4. Open Appropriation Spend Summaries - Hearing Day 2
5. Memo - Preliminary Targets / Allocation Process Guidelines
5. ML24/FY25 Allocation Worksheet
5. DSS/Personnel Breakdown by Proposal / DSS/Personnel Breakdown by Organization
5. Program Spending by Appropriation Year / August 2023 Status Updates
5. Letter from DNR to LSOHC Re: HA06
July 25, 2023
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Council Meeting
Hybrid
Room 1100
MN Senate Building
St. Paul, MN
&
Zoom

Agenda
Minutes
Audio
Video
2. June 21, 2023 DRAFT Minutes for Approval
5.Memo - Annual Meeting Calendar Summary / Annual Timeline
6.Memo - Per Diem Rate Change
7.Memo - DNR Forest Enhancement Final AP / Updated Final AP for DNR Forest Enhancement, Phase 3
8. Open Meeting Law Presentation / Open Meeting Law Handout / House Research Open Meeting Law Publication
9.Memo - SRWD Amendment / Sauk River Watershed Habitat Protection & Restoration, Phase 3 AP / Letter from SRWD / SRWD Presentation
10.Memo - Pheasants Forever HMAs / Accelerating the Wildlife Management Area Program - Phase XV AP
11.CPL Program Overview Presentation
12.Memo - Hearing Selections / Sample 2-day Schedule / Electronic Proposal Binder / Cumulative Member Scores / Member Scores High to Low / Member Comments / Individual Member Evaluations
June 21, 2023
8:30 AM - 12:35 PM

Council Meeting
Hybrid
Room 120
State Capitol
St. Paul, MN
&
Zoom

Agenda
Minutes
Audio
Video
2. May 24, 2023 DRAFT Minutes for Approval
6.Memo - Roseau Lake Land Exchange / DNR Appraisal / DNR Draft Land Description / DNR Map / Roseau Lake Rehabilitation Project AP / Land Exchange Eligibility Document
7.Memo - Hennepin County Habitat Personnel/DSS Increase / Hennepin County Habitat Conservation Program, Phase 2 AP / Email Explaining Earlier Extension Request
7. Memo - Protecting Coldwater Fisheries Personnel/DSS Increase / Protecting Cold Water Fisheries on Minnesota's North Shore, Phase1 AP / Explanation Memo for Prior Extension Request
8. Open Meeting Law Presentation / Open Meeting Law Handout / House Research Open Meeting Law Publication
9. BWSR Conservation Considerations Presentation
10-B. MN Forests for the Future Presentation / MN Forests for the Future Handout / MN Forests for the Future FAQ / MN Forests for the Future Landowner Application
10-B. MN Native Prairie Bank Fact Sheet / MN Native Prairie Bank Map
10-C. MLT Easement Program Areas Handout
10-D. USFWS Ottertail County Easement Map
11. Fisheries Connectivity in the Red River Valley Presentation
12. Memo - ML23 AP Approval / May 25 AP Comparison with Staff Notes / ML 2023/FY 2024 Final Accomplishment Plans
June 20, 2023
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Council Tour
Tour Locations: See Itinerary This tour is
informational only
and is not an
offical meeting.
No votes or actions will be taken.
May 24, 2023
8:30 AM - 11:35 AM

Council Meeting
Hybrid
Room 120
State Capitol
St. Paul, MN
&
Zoom

Agenda
Minutes
Audio
Video
2. January 27, 2023 DRAFT Minutes for Approval
5.Memo - ML23 Bill Update
5.Memo - BABA Impacts to OHF Projects
6.Memo - 2023 Officer Elections
7.Memo - Operating Procedures / Chairs' Memo / 2023 DRAFT Operating Procedures Update
8.Memo - Extensions and DSS/Personnel / Extension Summary / DSS & Personnel Summary / OHF Program Spending/Completion by Appropriation Year
10.Memo - Metro Big Rivers Amendment Request / AP - Metro Big Rivers Phase 10 / Metro Big Rivers Ike's Creek Presentation
11.Memo - NWLT & MLT Amendment Request / NWLT & MLT Associated OHF Grants Spreadsheet / AP - Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic North Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase VII / AP - Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic North Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase VIII / AP - Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic North Central Minnesota Lakes - Phase IX / AP - Protecting Minnesota's Lakes of Outstanding Biological Significance - Phase 2
12.CPL Grant Program Phase 15 Info. / CPL New Legislative Requirements Info.
April 14, 2023
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Council Meeting
MEETING CANCELED Agenda
Minutes
Audio
Video
January 27, 2023
8:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Council Meeting
Hybrid
Room 120
State Capitol
St. Paul, MN
&
Zoom


Agenda
Minutes
Audio
Video
2. December 12, 2022 DRAFT Minutes for Approval
6.Memo - 2023 Officer Elections
7-A.Memo - Hennepin County Extension Request / E-mail explaining the request for extension
7-B.Memo - Coldwater Fisheries Extension Request / Explaination Memo from MLT
8-A & B.Memo - Sauk River Watershed AP Amendment / Sauk River Watershed Habitat Protection and Restoration Phase 2 AP / Sauk River Watershed Habitat Protection and Restoration Phase 3 AP / Sauk River AP Amendment Map 1 / Sauk River AP Amendment Map 2 / Sauk River AP Amendment Map 3
9.Memo - MLT Parcels with Existing Protections / MLT Proposed Acquisition Description / MLT Map 1 / MLT Map 2 - Exhibit B
10.Memo - Proposal Criteria/Scoring Subcommittee Recommendations / Revised Hearing Criteria / Revised Proposal Template / Final Revised Proposal Template for Approval
11.ML 2024/FY 2025 DRAFT Call for Funding Request
January 11, 2023
2:45 PM - 4:15 PM

Subcommittee Meeting
Remote Meeting via Zoom


Agenda
Minutes
Audio
Video
2.December 6, 2022 DRAFT Minutes for Approval
4. Current LSOHC Call for Funding Request/Criteria
4. Current Proposal Template with Criteria
4. Edited Scoring Criteria
4. Edited Proposal Template with Criteria
4. MN Conservation and Preservation Plan List