CALL TO ORDER:  

A meeting of the Fremont Soil & Water Conservation District Commissioners was called to order by Chairperson Phil Wing at 8:10 p.m. on April 6, 2010 at the USDA Building, Sidney, Iowa.

 

PRESENT:   

Commissioners: Mark Kilpatrick, Harold Mitchell, Sheryl Sanders, and Phil Wing

 

Staff:                   Kevin Brannen, Lucas Forney, Tammy Grebert, Brian Gross, and Shane McNaughton

 

ADOPT AGENDA:  

The agenda for the April 6, 2010 meeting was adopted with the addition as follows:

 

ADDITIONS -

·         Welcome Center

 

APPROVAL OF MARCH 2, 2010 MINUTES:

31-10     The minutes of the March 2, 2010 meeting of the Fremont Soil & Water Conservation District Commissioners were approved with the following amendment: Add Darwin Bugg, Assistant Commissioner as present at the meeting. The motion was made by Sanders, seconded by Mitchell and passed with all in favor.

 

APPROVAL OF TREASURER’S REPORT:

32-10     It was moved by Mitchell and seconded by Kilpatrick to approve the Treasurer’s report of the Fremont Soil and Water Conservation District. Motion carried unanimously.

 

Cost share application requests, application approvals and application amendments/cancellations were accepted as follows:

               

Cost-share requests:

 

Cost share approvals:  Summer Construction Incentive

                Lynn Benson

Shirley Jones

Jerry McDonald

               

Cost-share amendment:

                Sean Smith – Extend completion date

                Marty Laughlin – Extend completion date

               

Cost-share cancellation

               

REAP P approvals:

 

REAP P cancellation:

               

REAP FNG approval:

 

BUSINESS:

Ø  Private Lands Quarterly Report

33-10     The Private Lands Quarterly Report was presented by Lucas Forney. After review, Mitchell made a motion to accept the report as presented. Sanders seconded the motion that passed favorably. Mitchell commended Forney on a job well done.

 

Ø  Tile Cost Share Rates

34-10     Tile cost share rates were reviewed and the current rates were compared with rates in other counties in the area. After discussion, a motion was made by Sanders, seconded by Kilpatrick to change the tile and basin rates beginning with applications approved after April 6, 2010 as follows:

Fremont

basin

 $    0.95

cu yd

4" Intakes

 $110.00

each

 5" Intakes

 $130.00

each

 6" Intakes

 $155.00

each

 8" Intakes

 $175.00

each

 6 x 20 outlets

 $120.00

each

 8 x 20 outlets

 $140.00

each

 10 x 20 outlets

 $180.00

each

 12 x 20 outlets

 $225.00

each

4" tile

 $    1.25

ft

5" tile

 $    1.45

ft

6" tile

 $    1.75

ft

8" tile

 $    2.60

ft

10" tile

 $    3.90

ft

12" tile

 $    5.30

ft

 

 

Ø  Earth Day

                Earth Day is April 22, 2010. Forney asked for ideas for an Earth Day event.

 

Ø  Farm Bill XI Agreement/Matching Funds

35-10     Additional funding may be available through the Farm Bill XI agreement with CDI with matching funds from the district. After discussion, Mitchell made a motion, seconded by Sanders to match up to $8,303 of the district’s money for the Farm Bill XI Agreement. The motion passed unanimously.

 

Ø  CDI Regional Update

                Wing gave an update of the CDI Regional held at Ramsay Farms east of Mt. Ayr.

 

Ø  FY 2010 1M Commissioner Expense Update

36-10     The fiscal year 2010 1M Commissioner expense report for the period July 1, 2009 – March 31, 2010 was reviewed. For that time period, $2,400.00 of the initial allocation of $2,400.00 was spent and a request of $1,061.35 in additional funding was made. The report was accepted as presented.

 

Ø  Welcome Center

                Sanders gave an update of the Welcome Center and informed the board that the portal has been started and that attendance is still good.

 

SIGNED APPROVALS

        Conservation Plans

                Allen Wilson

                R & B Loewe Farms Inc.

                Michael Hughes

                Mary Lightfoot

                Robert Lightfoot

                Lowell Baker

                Paulyne Miller

                Michael Hughes

                Bernice Meyer

                Steve Laughlin

                William F. Meisenheimer

                Shane Smith

 

Contracts/Contract Modifications       

                Melvin Fuelling

                Jerry Jobe Estate and Cherryl Korver

                Leland Ebert Residuary Trust

                Martha Snyder

 

        Cost-share Certification

               

        Maintenance Agreements

               

        Group Planning Request

 

        Buffer Initiative

 

        Buffer Initiative Maintenance Agreements

                                               

        LWPP Application/Amendment

       

        WRP Long Term Agreement

       

        Stewardship Initiative

               

        Cooperator Agreement

 

        Statement as to Soil Conservation Refund

               

        Application for Impoundment Structure Property Tax Exemption

               

        Information Items

 

MEETING ADJOURNED:  9:35 p.m.

 

 

/s/                                                                                                                            /s/                                                                           

Secretary                                                                                                               Chairperson

 

Date Approved                    May 4, 2010