Prior to the meeting, an
award’s banquet was held to honor Michael Hughes, 2009 Conservationist of the
Year, and Terry Lewis, 2009 Conservation Educator of the Year.
CALL TO ORDER:
A meeting of the Fremont Soil
& Water Conservation District
PRESENT:
Commissioners: Bud King, Harold Mitchell, and Sheryl Sanders
Staff: Kevin
Brannen, Lucas Forney, Marvin Freed, Brian Gross, Tammy Grebert and Shane
McNaughton
ADOPT AGENDA:
The agenda for the October 6,
2009 meeting was approved with the addition of the following item: Private
Lands Newsletter.
APPROVAL OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2009 MINUTES:
61-09 Mitchell made
a motion to approve the minutes of the September 1, 2009 meeting of the Fremont
Soil & Water Conservation District Commissioners. The motion was seconded
by King and was approved with all in favor of the motion.
APPROVAL OF TREASURER’S REPORT:
61-09 A motion was
made by Mitchell, seconded by King to approve the treasurer’s report. The
motion carried unanimously.
Cost
share application requests, application approvals and application amendments/cancellations
were accepted as follows:
Cost-share
requests:
Doreen Bateman
Cost
share approvals for the request estimate or $5,000.00 whichever is less:
Dorothy Doyle Marlin
Delbert McEnaney Weatherhead Farms
Dennis Shannon Robert Troxel
Shirley Pease Gary Walter
Katherine Hurst Southwest Farms Partnership
Cost-share
cancellation
Eleanor Sligar RKW Farms
Kenneth Hummel Revocable Trust
REAP
P –
REAP
FNG –
62-09 A
motion was made by King, seconded by Mitchell to cash in CD #50005954 (expiration
date 10/05/09) at First Community Bank,
BOARD DEVELOPMENT –
Ø
NACD Dues
63-09 Mitchell
made a motion to pay NACD dues in the total amount of $500.00 and to indicate
it is a final payment. King seconded the motion that passed unanimously.
Ø
Final CDI Farm
Bill Report
64-09 A
motion was made by King, seconded by Mitchell, to accept the Final CDI Farm
Bill Report as presented. Motion passed with all in favor.
The Waubonsie Creek Development Grant was sent to the state office. If approved, a work plan and budget will need to be developed and submitted for approval by the Division of Soil. Sanders volunteered to help work on the budget.
Ø
SWCD Logo
65-09 Nick Babe of Quail Unlimited is working on a “Partners in Conservation” banner for their events and chapter activities. Nick has already obtained permission to use NRCS and DNR logos, as well as Page County Conservation Board, and is requesting permission to use Fremont SWCD logo on this banner. Mitchell made a motion to allow Quail Unlimited to use Fremont SWCD logo on their banner. The motion was seconded by King and approved by all.
Ø
Hound Dog B-2
Structure
66-09 Mitchell made a motion, seconded by King to clean out the beaver dam on Hound Dog B-2 structure at the cost not to exceed $600.00. Motion showed all in favor.
Ø
Ledgewood 2-4
67-09 An invoice from Larry Whitehead for 293 tons of rip rap on Ledgewood 2-4 was presented. The bid called for 300 tons of rip rap and only 293 tons were applied. King made a motion to: 1)approve the invoice with the condition that the project meets the approval of Brian Holmes, the engineer; however, if the engineer says the remaining seven tons are needed and only a 29 ton load can be ordered at $49.00 per ton, go with 29 tons. Mitchell seconded the motion that passed unanimously.
Ø
The emergency spillway is being
cropped on Hamburg M-1 watershed site. A motion was made by Mitchell, seconded
by King to send a letter to the landowner informing them that the spillway
cannot be cropped, and to send a copy to the tenant and to DNR since DNR has
informed us they will be inspecting the site.
Ø
CDI Resolutions
CDI resolutions were reviewed and voted upon. The information will be sent to CDI.
Ø
CDI Regional
Meeting Update
King gave a review of the CDI Regional Meeting held in
August.
Ø
Privates Lands
Newsletter
68-09 Forney presented the Quarterly Newsletter for the Private Lands project. King made a motion to approve the Private Lands Quarterly Report as presented. Mitchell seconded the motion that passed with all in favor. Forney was commended for a job well done.
SIGNED APPROVALS
Conservation Plans
|
Jim Coy |
|
M & H Farms |
|
Loewe Farms Inc. |
|
Frances Brannen |
|
Frances Brannen |
|
Clifford Rea |
|
Marcia Padilla |
|
Nancy Newlon/Sandra
Klinesteker |
|
R & R Mount |
|
C & D Mount |
Contracts/Contract
Modifications
|
Sondag Family Farms |
|
Sondag Family Farms |
|
Sondag Family Farms |
|
Sondag Family Farms |
|
Sondag Family Farms |
|
Wava Jean Smith |
|
M & H Farms |
|
Trevor Whipple |
|
Frances Brannen |
|
Frances Brannen |
|
Clifford Rea |
|
R & R Mount |
|
C & D Mount |
|
Nancy Newlon/Sandra
Klinesteker |
Cost-share
Certification
J F McQueen/Jada Hallberg
Gary Richardson
Maintenance
Agreements
J F McQueen/Jada Hallberg
Gary Richardson
LWPP
Application/Amendment
William E. Shaw Revocable Trust - Cancel
Group
Planning Request
Buffer
Initiative GAX
Buffer
Initiative Maintenance Agreement
Stewardship
Initiative
Cooperator
Agreement
Statement
as to Soil Conservation Refund
Application
for Impoundment Structure Property Tax Exemption
Information
Items
MEETING ADJOURNED: 9:45 p.m.
/s/ /s/
Secretary Chairperson
Date Approved November 3, 2009