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2025 Meeting Agendas, Minutes and Information

Council meetings are generally held at the State Capitol, on the Capitol Complex, or remotely via Zoom in accordance with MS 13D.

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Date/Time Location Agenda
Minutes
Audio
Materials
May 28, 2025
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Council Meeting
Hybrid
Room 120
MN State Capitol
St. Paul, MN
&
Zoom
Agenda
Minutes
Audio
Video
2. January 3, 2025 DRAFT Minutes for Approval

5. Discussion/Action: Council Executive Officer Elections
Memo: Elections of Officers

6. Executive Director Report:
Dept. of Revenue Letter: Legacy Calculations
Chairs Memo: February Forecast and OHF Reductions
OHF Related Amendment

DNR Letter to Dakota County: 1/16/2025
DNR Letter to Dakota County: 3/24/2025

DNR Update on Carp Barrier at Lock & Dam #5

Memo: Program Status/Spending as of February 1 Updates
Attachment 1: OHF Program Spending/Completion by Year
Attachment 2: OHF Program Spending/Completion by Year
Attachment 3: OHF Program Spending/Completion by Year
Attachment 4: OHF Program Spending/Completion by Year

7. Discussion / Action: Approval of 2025 Council Meeting Calendar
Draft Calendar: 2025 Meetings
Draft Calendar: 2025 Meetings (Accessible format)

8. Presentation / Discussion: Restoration Evaluations Report – ML2023, Ch.40, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 6(c) – Technical Evaluation Panel
Legacy Fund Restoration Evaluation Report

9. Discussion / Action: Request for Conversion/Conveyance – ML2021, First Sp. Session, Ch. 1, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(h) – MNDNR Trout Stream Conservation Easements
Memo: DNR and MLT Additional Easement Encumbrance
MLT Memo: DNR Trout Stream Approval LSOHC Crystal Creek (Yohe)
Accomplishment Report: MNDNR Trout Stream Conservation Easements
Accomplishment Report: Southeast Minnesota Protection and Restoration Phase 9
Aerial Photography Map: Crystal Creek - Yohe Tract
Property Map: Crystal Creek - Yohe Tract

10. Discussion / Action: Request for Conversion/Conveyance - ML 2013 Ch. 137, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(e) - Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Memo: MN Landscape Arboretum
Final Report: Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Acquisition of Property Surrounding Lake Tamarack
MNDOT: Highway 5 and Arboretum Area Map
Arboretum Lands Legal Description

11. Presentation / Discussion: Minnesota Duck and Pheasant Action Plans: Update
Presentation: Duck and Pheasant Action Plan Summary Powerpoint
January 3, 2025
8:30 AM - 11:35 AM

Council Meeting
Hybrid
Room 120
MN State Capitol
St. Paul, MN
&
Zoom
Agenda
Minutes
Audio
Video
2. December 10, 2024 DRAFT Minutes for Approval

6. Discussion / Action: Request for Land Exchange – ML 2022 - Northern Tallgrass Prairie, Phase X; The Nature Conservancy
Memo: ML2022 TNC Land Exchange Request
TNC Memo: Murray #8 TNC Land Exchange Background Information
Map: TNC Land Exchange
ML 2018 Accomplishment Plan: Northern Tallgrass Prairies
ML 2019 Accomplishment Plan: Northern Tallgrass Prairies

7. Discussion / Action: Revisiting Tabled Extension Request – ML 2020, subd. 5(o) - Roseau River Habitat Restoration; Roseau River Watershed District
Memo: ML2020 RRWD Extension Request
RRWD Letter: Roseau River Extension Request

8. Discussion / Action: Council Funding Recommendations ML 2025/FY 2026
Memo: Funding Recommendations and Bill Language
Draft ML25/FY26 OHF Bill (Version 3)
Cancellation Statute Language

10. Presentation / Discussion: CPL Overview & Update
Conservation Partners Legacy Presentation

11. Update / Discussion: DNR-Partner Acquisition Continuous Improvement Project
Joint DNR-Partner Land Acquisition Continuous Improvement Project Update

12. Discussion / Action: Discussion/Action: Review and Approve ML2026 / FY2027 Call for Funding
Memo: ML26/FY27 Call for Funding Request
Draft ML26/FY27 Call for Funding Request