CALL TO ORDER:  

A meeting of the Fremont Soil & Water Conservation District Commissioners was called to order by Chairperson Phil Wing at 7:00 p.m. on April 5, 2011 at the USDA Building, Sidney, Iowa.

 

PRESENT:   

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

 

Staff:                   Kevin Brannen, Tammy Grebert, Brian Gross, Seth Moore and Shane McNaughton

                             

ADOPT AGENDA:  

The agenda for the April 5, 2011 meeting was adopted with the following additions:

                Watersheds

               

APPROVAL OF MARCH 1, 2011 MINUTES:

27-11     A motion was made by Jardon, seconded by Kilpatrick to approve the minutes of the March 1, 2011 meeting of the Fremont Soil & Water Conservation District Commissioners. The motion passed with all in favor.

 

APPROVAL OF TREASURER’S REPORT:

28-11     It was moved by Kilpatrick and seconded by Sanders 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:

 

Cost-share cancellation:    Sean Smith, Mark Fichter, Laura Sturm, Jerry Head and Jack Harbor

               

2011 Bonding approvals:  George McGargill, Mark Laumann, David Laumann, H. Charles Brooks, Mary Lightfoot, Rollin Hills, LLC, Robert Hicks, Warren Aistrope

                                                               

2011 Bonding amendments:

 

2011 Bonding cancellation: Ryan Slater

               

REAP P approvals:   

 

REAP P cancellation:

               

REAP FNG approval:         Lewis Davids, Rhett Goy, Amy Kelley

 

REAP FNG cancellation:  

 


BUSINESS:

Ř  Scholarships/Internships

                Scholarship/Internship applications were reviewed. After discussion, four recipients were agreed upon by all and selected. Grebert will prepare certificates and send to the schools for presentation.

 

Ř  Iowa National Heritage Foundation Membership

29-11     Sanders made a motion, seconded by Jardon, to renew the Iowa National Heritage Foundation Membership in the amount of $50.00. The motion was approved showing all in favor.

 

Ř  Farm Bill XI Funding Report

30-11     Sanders made a motion to approve the Farm Bill XI Funding Report as presented. Jardon seconded the motion that carried unanimously.

 

Ř  Farm Bill X Amendment

31-11     An amendment to Farm Bill X funding was presented for approval. CDI will increase their match $85.67; IDALS-DSC will increase their match $42.83; and the District match will increase $42.83 for a total of $171.33. This increase was due to reporting additional work products. A motion was made by Jardon and seconded by Kilpatrick to approve the Farm Bill X Amendment. The motion showed all in favor.

 

Ř  Grape Community Hospital Foundation Golf Tournament

32-11     Sanders made a motion to donate $150.00 to the Grape Community Hospital Foundation Golf Tournament. The motion was seconded by Jardon and passed unanimously.

 

Ř  Watersheds

33-11     Brannen reported Hound Dog structures B-2 and B-8 inlets are plugged by beavers and need to be cleaned out. Mitchell made a motion seconded by Kilpatrick to clean out structures Hound Dog B-2 and B-8 and get drop inlet structures in these sites.

 

SIGNED APPROVALS

        Conservation Plans

                Carl Priebe

                Mark Armstrong

                Roger Madison

                Blaine Stinson

                Michele Michel

 

        Contracts/Contracts Modifications

                C.N. Heaton

Handy Farms

Handy Farms

Robert Beason

Robert Beason

Robert Beason

Robert Beason

Chris Dewey

Chris Dewey

Dose Farms Inc.

Dose Farms Inc.

               

        Cost-share Certification

                                               

        Maintenance Agreements

                               

        Group Planning Request

 

        Buffer Initiative

 

        Buffer Initiative Maintenance Agreements

                                               

        LWPP Application/Amendment

                Lorimor Farming Corp.

 

        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:  9:15 p.m.

 

 

 

/s/                                                                                                                            /a/                                                                          

Secretary                                                                                                               Chairperson

 

 

Date Approved    May 3, 2011