CALL TO ORDER:
A meeting of the Fremont Soil
& Water Conservation District
PRESENT:
Commissioners: Mark Kilpatrick, Maurice King, Harold
Mitchell, Sheryl Sanders, Phil Wing
Staff: Kevin
Brannen, Lucas Forney, Tammy Grebert, and Brian Gross
Guest: Cathie Graves
ADOPT AGENDA:
The
agenda for the February 3, 2009 meeting was approved removing Mark Kilpatrick
from the Cost-share Certification list and the Maintenance Agreement list.
APPROVAL OF JANUARY 2, 2009 MINUTES:
The
minutes of the January 2, 2009 meeting of the Fremont Soil & Water
Conservation District
APPROVAL OF TREASURER’S REPORT:
09-09 It was moved
by Sanders and seconded by Mitchell to approve the Treasurer’s report of the
Fremont Soil and Water Conservation District. Motion carried unanimously.
Cathie Graves
gave an update on the current DSC-IDALS budget. She also encouraged the board
and staff to promote the Low Interest Loan program.
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National
Watershed Coalition Membership
10-09 Mitchell
made a motion, seconded by Sanders to renew the membership to National
Watershed Coalition for 2009 in the amount of $75.00. Motion showed all in
favor.
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Watershed
Inspections
11-09 King
made a motion to hire Brian Laughlin to complete watershed inspections again
for 2009. The motion was seconded by Sanders and passed unanimously.
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Application
for Impoundment Structure Tax Exempt
Notification was given to two applicants (Dennis Shull and Harold Shull) indicating that after talking with the Auditor’s office, applications for impoundment structure tax exempt would not be accepted after February 1, 2009 and that the next SWCD Commissioners’ meeting would not be until February 3, 2009, after the deadline.
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Quail Buffer
Meeting
12-09 A motion was made by King, seconded by Mitchell to give $60.00 ($50.00 building rental and $10.00 refreshments) to help sponsor the Quail Buffer Meeting to be held on February 20, 2009. Motion carried with all in favor.
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Locally Led
Discussion
Gross requested a sub-committee be formed to review the results from the locally led group.
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Lane Real
Estate/ Terry Lewis Cost-share Project
13-09 With the change in location of this project, (See Motion 57-08, November, 2008) the cost to install the project will increase the cost to $1.38 per cubic yard. Mitchell made a motion to increase the cost for this project to $1.38 per cubic yard. King seconded the motion that passed unanimously.
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Contractor
Meeting – March 5, 2009
14-09 Fremont and Mills SWCD offices will have a contractor meeting on March 5, 2009 in Malvern at the Community Center. Sanders made a motion, seconded by Kilpatrick to contribute $30.00 to the expenses of the meeting. The motion carried with all in favor.
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Simpson
Watershed Maintenance
15-09 An invoice in the amount of $5,940.00 was received from Brian Ettleman for maintenance work done to the Simpson Watershed sites. A motion was made by Kilpatrick, seconded by Sanders to inspect the maintenance work done on the sites and if satisfactory, pay $3,690.00, the bid amount approved (Motion 56-08) for the project. The motion passed unanimously.
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Watershed
Maintenance Deadline Extension
16-09 On November 5, 2008, bids for watershed maintenance from Brian Ettleman were accepted. The maintenance work was to be completed by March 1, 2009. A letter from Ettleman was presented requesting to extend the complete date from March 1, 2009 to April 15, 2009. After discussion, Sanders made a motion to extend the watershed maintenance completion date to April 15, 2009. Mitchell seconded the motion that carried unanimously.
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Hunter Branch
Watershed Sponsor
17-09 A motion was made by King, seconded by Sanders to sponsor the application for WSPF funding for projects along the Hunter Branch Watershed. The motion showed all in favor.
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Farm Bill VIII
Agreement
18-09 Conservation Districts of Iowa (CDI), NRCS and IDALS-DSC are requesting Farm Bill VIII applications for work products completed January 1, 2009 through September 30, 2009. Applications will be accepted until February 23, 2009. A motion was made by Mitchell, seconded by King to apply for funding if Brian Laughlin is able to complete work products in the allowable time frame. The motion passed unanimously. Gross will contact Laughlin.
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Wallace
Foundation Donation
19-09 Mitchell made a motion to pay regular membership dues in the amount $30.00 to Wallace Foundation. The motion was seconded by King and showed all in favor.
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Board
Development
The Commissioner Development Plan received from Jeff Zimprich and Cathie Graves was reviewed. After review, Grebert volunteered to give a presentation on Open Meeting Laws at the March 3, 2009 meeting.
SIGNED APPROVALS
Conservation Plans
Marlene Swisher
Gregory Family Farms LLC
Contracts/Contract
Modifications
Cornauflage, LLC
Cost-share
Certification
B. Clifford Cheney
Thomas Skahill
Larry Mount
Mark Laughlin
Dean Maher
Larry Head
Byron Inman
Gregory Family Farms LLC
Maintenance
Agreements
Dwight Smith
B. Clifford Cheney
Thomas Skahill
Larry Mount
Mark Laughlin
Dean Maher
Larry Head
Byron Inman
Gregory Family Farms LLC
LWPP
Application/Amendment
Larry Mount
Buffer
Initiative
Stewardship
Initiative
Cooperator
Agreement
Statement
as to Soil Conservation Refund
Alexander & Lindsey LLC
Application
for Impoundment Structure Property Tax Exemption
Information
Items
MEETING ADJOURNED: 9:10 p.m.
/s/ /s/
Secretary Chairperson
Date Approved 03/03/2009