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REVISED AGENDA
LOWER PLATTE SOUTH NATURAL RESOURCES DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
AUGUST 26, 2020, 7:00 PM
LANCASTER COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE, 444 CHERRYCREEK ROAD, LINCOLN, NE

Call Meeting to Order
Welcome
Pledge of Allegiance
Public Meeting Law Poster, Silence Cell Phones and Prohibition of Concealed Weapons
Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items

1.            Roll Call of Directors.

2.            Publication of Legal Notice of Meeting.

3.            Consideration of Directors’ absences. [ACTION]

4.            Adopt Agenda [ACTION] (Click to View Printable Agenda)

5.            Adoption of Consent Agenda Items (All agenda items indicated by an asterisk (*) will comprise the consent agenda and will be acted on in a single motion.  Items may be deleted from the consent agenda by request of any Board member.) [ACTION]

*6.           Approval of Minutes of July 22, 2020 Board of Directors Meeting. [ACTION] * (Click to View)

7.            Report of the Finance and Planning Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations:  (Steinkruger) (Click to View Financials) (Click to View Budget) (Click to View Budget Hearing Minutes) (Click to View Subcommittee Minutes)
                a.            Financial Report, July 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020 and publication of expenditures for July 2020.  [ACTION]
                b.            Resolution on final adoption of FY 2021 Budget. [ACTION]           

8.            Report of the Executive Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (Ruth) (Click to View) (Click to View 8d Resolution)
               a.            Consideration of changes to Operating Policy G-18: Non-Discrimination in District Programs, and Personnel Policy No. 2: Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action, and Personnel Policy No. 47: Anti-Harassment. [ACTION]
                b.            Discussion regarding required specificity of agenda and adherence. [NO ACTION]
                c.             Discussion regarding director e-mails to fellow board members. [NO ACTION]
                d.            Discussion of status of legislation and NARD Resolution relating to Extreme Weather Events or Changes in Climate. [NO ACTION]

9.            Report of the Integrated Management Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (Andersen) (Click to View)
                a.            Consideration of acceptance of the 2019 Annual Integrated Management Plan Report. [ACTION]
                b.            Consider authorizing the approval of the Lower Platte River Consortium Amendment. [ACTION]

*10.         Report of Water Resources Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (Andersen) (Click to View)
              *a.           Consideration of Amendment #1 to the UNL Vadose Zone Study. [ACTION]*

 11.          Report of Recreation, Forestry & Wildlife Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (Schutz) (Click to View)
               a.            Consideration of a request from the Village of Elmwood for stormwater easements within the MoPac East conservation corridor, adjacent to Railroad Avenue. [ACTION]
               b.            Consideration of a professional services agreement for bridge improvement designs on the MoPac East and Homestead Trails. [ACTION]
               c.            Consideration of a request from Wachiska Audubon Society to support and provide funding assistance for their Prairie Program Nebraska Environmental Trust Application. [ACTION]
               d.            Consideration of a Vegetation Management Lease with Larry Etmund for services on the Homestead Trail Corridor. [ACTION]
               e.            Consideration of a request from Prairie Plains Resource Institute to support their Nebraska Environmental Trust application for Prairie Restoration and obligate $25,000 for private lands Prairie restoration projects in support of the application. [ACTION]

12.          Report of the Urban Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (DeKalb) (Click to View)
                a.            Consideration of Amendments to the 2006 Wilderness Hills South & Wilderness Commons Settlement Agreement. [ACTION]
                b.            Consideration of a Preliminary Engineering Services Agreement with BNSF Railway Company to review bridge plans for the Deadmans Run Flood Reduction Project. [ACTION]

13.          Report of the Land Resources Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (Hellerich) (Click to View)
                a.            Consideration of Surface Water Quality Best Management Practices (BMP) cost-share applications. [ACTION]

14.          Report of the Information & Education Subcommittee and consideration of recommendations: (Osborn) (Click to View)
                a.            Consideration of modifications to the Prairie Immersion Program. [ACTION]
                b.            Consideration of modifications to School Tour Program with the Pioneers Park Nature Center. [ACTION]
                c.             Consideration of support for Lincoln Public School’s NET application “School Campus as a Teaching Tool – LPS New High Schools”. [ACTION]

15.          Report of NARD Representative (Schmidt) [NO ACTION]

16.          Permit and program approvals.  [NO ACTION] (Click to View)

17.          Schedule of upcoming events and activities.  [NO ACTION] (Click to View)

18.          For information only.  [NO ACTION] (Click to View)

Adjourn
 

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