MINUTES OF THE
FREMONT SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
COMMISSIONERS'MEETING
FEBRUARY 2, 2010

CALL TO ORDER:

A meeting of the Fremont Soil & Water Conservation District Commissioners was called to order by Chairperson Phil Wing at 7:05 p.m. on February 2,2010 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 February 2, 2010 meeting was adopted with the addition and corrections as follows:

ADDITIONS

· Staffing Update

· Welcome Center

CORRECTIONS

• REAP P Application Approval should be REAP P Application Cancellations Doloris Hinze Horse Creek Hunt Club

APPROVAL OF JANUARY 5, 2010 MINUTES: 12-10 The minutes of the January 5,2010 meeting of the Fremont Soil & Water Conservation District Commissioners were approved as presented.

APPROVAL OF TREASURER'S REPORT: 13-10 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.

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

Cost-share requests:

Cost share approvals:

Cost-share amendment:
           Marlin Sell Increase cost-share to $3,500
           Peggy Hirshberg Extend completion date to June 15,2010

Cost-share cancellation
           Dan Peterson
           Shad Smith

REAP P approvals:

REAP P cancellation:
           Doloris Hinze
           Horse Creek Hunt Club

REAP FNG approval:

14-10 It was moved by Kilpatrick and seconded by Sanders to approve cost-share applications for one year from the date of approval. Applications will be cancelled if an extension is not requested by the applicant to extend the completion date beyond one year. No notice will be sent to the applicant informing them of the complete date. All applications to extend the completion date must go to the board for approval. Motion carried with all in favor.

Text Box: MINUTES OF THE FREMONT SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS' MEETING FEBRUARY 2, 2010 BUSINESS: ~ Envirothon 15-10 Sanders made a motion, seconded by Mitchell to donate $50.00 to the regional Envirothon. Motion passed unanimously. ~ CDI Regional The CDI Regional will be held March 3,2010 in Mount Ayr. Information regarding the meeting was reviewed. Reservations will be sent in Monday, February 22,2010. ~ Contractors Meeting 16-10 A contractors meeting will be held at the Malvern Rescue Center on February 24th. A motion was made by Mitchell to donate $25.00 toward expenses. Kilpatrick seconded the motion that passed with all in favor. ~ National Watershed Coalition Membership 17-10 After discussion, a motion to renew the National Watershed Coalition Membership for $75.00 was made by Sanders, seconded by Mitchell. The motion carried unanimously. ~ Wallace Foundation 18-10 A motion made by Mitchell, seconded by Kilpatrick was made to renew the Wallace Foundation regular membership for $30.00. Motion showed all in favor. ~ Bulk Mailing Permit Renewal -$185.00 19-10 Kilpatrick moved to renew the bulk mailing permit at the cost of$185.00. Sanders seconded the motion that unanimously passed. ~ Megan Dial Scholarship 20-10 Megan Dial, 2009 scholarship recipient, completed her eight hour internship and came in to pick up the first scholarship check; however she came in prior to her grades being released and prior to signing up for the next semester classes, so the check was not available. During the holiday break Megan was not home to pick up her check and her mother came in brought the necessary paperwork and requested the check for Megan. Because the rules state that the recipient must pick up the check, a request was made to the board to mail the check to Megan. Mitchell made a motion, seconded by Sanders to mail the check to Megan. Motion passed with all in favor. ~ Summer Construction 21-10 Summer construction incentive was discussed. A motion was made by Mitchell to pay $195 per acre (footage x $195 ÷ 43,560) for a summer construction incentive above and beyond the cost-share allocated to the applicant for the project. The motion passed unanimously. 22-10 Kilpatrick made a motion to reserve $10,000 of the IFIP cost-share allocation to use for the summer construction incentive. Motion was seconded by Mitchell and showed all in favor. Note: Motion 39-08 reserved $15,000 for summer construction projects for a total of $25,000 for summer construction and summer incentive. ~ Staffing Update—Gross gave a staffing update of the Fremont Mills management unit. ~ Welcome Center—The welcome center received 13,000 visitors in 2009. The portal is showing progress. The pillars are installed and the sidewalk work is complete. MINUTES OF THE FREMONT SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS' MEETING FEBRUARY 2, 2010 SIGNED APPROVALS Conservation Plans H. Charles Brooks Beyer Mowing Inc Robert M. Cimino M & H Farms Inc. Joan Lynn Derrynacloy Farm LLC Derrynacloy Farm LLC Contracts/Contract Modifications M & H Farms Inc. Irene Bryte Derrynacloy Farm LLC Derrynacloy Farm LLC Derrynacloy Farm LLC Cost-share Certification James Doyle James Doyle -REAP Maintenance Agreements James Doyle James Doyle -REAP 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 March meeting will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 2,2010 CDI Spring Regional-Wed. March 3, 2010 -8:30 a.m. 1:45 p.m. Ramsey Farm Pavilion, Mount Ayr, IA Thank you from Dixie Brake family Thank you from Rachel Sheldon MEETING ADJOURNED: 8:40 p.m. /s/ /s/ Secretary Chairperson Date approved: March 2, 2010

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