MINUTES OF THE
FREMONT SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
COMMISSIONERS’ MEETING
OCTOBER 4, 2011, 8:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER:
A meeting of the Fremont Soil
& Water Conservation District
PRESENT:
Commissioners: Carl Jardon, Harold Mitchell, and Sheryl
Sanders
Staff: Kevin
Brannen, Tammy Grebert, Shane McNaughton, and Seth Moore
ADOPT AGENDA:
The
agenda for the October 4, 2011 meeting was adopted as presented.
APPROVAL OF SEPTEMBER 6, 2011 MINUTES:
79-11 A motion was
made by Mitchell, seconded by Jardon to approve the minutes of the September 6,
2011 meeting of the Fremont Soil & Water Conservation District
Commissioners with the following correction: Call Meeting to Order date should
be September 6, 2011. The motion passed with all in favor.
APPROVAL OF TREASURER’S REPORT:
80-11 It was moved
by Jardon to approve the Treasurer’s report of the Fremont Soil and Water
Conservation District. The motion was seconded by Mitchell and 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:
REAP
P approvals:
REAP
P cancellation:
REAP
P amendments:
REAP
FNG approval:
REAP
FNG cancellation:
REAP
FNG amendments:
Ø
Private Lands
Report
81-11 Seth Moore
presented the Private Lands Report. After review, a motion was made by Jardon,
seconded by Mitchell to accept the report as presented. The motion carried with
all in favor.
Ø
Farm Bill XI
Final Report
82-11 The final
Farm Bill XI Reporting / Certification Form was
presented for approval. After review Mitchell made a motion to approve the Farm
Bill XI Final Report. Jardon seconded the motion that passed unanimously.
Ø
Hamburg A-200
Watershed
83-11 The
invoice received and discussed last month from Mather & Sons for work
completed to A-200 was again reviewed. After discussion, Phil Mather was
present by telephone and explained the additional expenses that occurred. He
also noted $1,000.00 should be deducted from the invoice because Lois Aistrope had paid $1,000.00 that had been agreed upon.
Mather will send a new invoice showing $1,000.00 paid by Aistrope
and will also bring in pictures and documentation for the additional hours it
took to complete the project. A motion was made by Jardon to approve paying
Mather and Sons $10,884.50 pending approval by Mitchell after review of the
documents and invoice that are to be supplied by Mather & Sons. Mitchell
seconded the motion. Carried with all in favor.
Ø Watershed Maintenance - Invoice
84-11 Brian Ettleman had delivered to the office documents listing the watershed maintenance work he had completed on Simpson and Hound Dog watershed sites. A motion was made by Mitchell to pay Brian Ettleman $2,125.00 ($683.33 – Hound Dog and $1,441.67 – Simpson). The motion was seconded by Jardon and passed unanimously.
SIGNED APPROVALS
Conservation Plans
Ronnie Forney
Jane and Leonard Thomas
Laumann Farms/Donald Laumann/David Laumann
Laumann Farms/Dale Hensley
Laumann Farms/Dale Hensley
Laumann Farms/David Laumann
Laumann Farms/Donald Laumann
Leeka Famrs Inc.
Contracts/Contracts Modifications
Jane and Leonard Thomas
Laumann Farms/Donald Laumann/David Laumann
Laumann Farms/Dale Hensley
Laumann Farms/Dale Hensley
Laumann Farms/David Laumann
Laumann Farms/Donald Laumann
Leeka Famrs Inc.
Cost-share
Certification and Maintenance Agreements
Group
Planning Request
Buffer
Initiative
Buffer
Initiative Maintenance Agreements
LWPP
Application/Amendment
Michael
Hughes
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: 9:10 p.m.
/s/ /s/
Secretary Chairperson
Date Approved November 1, 2011