January 11, 2021 District Meeting Agenda and Minutes (virtual meeting)

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Missoula Conservation District – January 11, 2021, Meeting at 7:00 pm
ALTERNATE MEETING LOCATION – JOIN VIRTUALLY OR BY PHONE
For access information please contact Barb Kreis between 9:00am and 3:30 PM on weekdays before the meeting at barb.kreis@macdnet.org, or 406-303-3427
If you cannot reach Barb, you can contact Radley Watkins at rwatkins@macdnet.org or text 406-214-5131

I. Call Meeting to Order

II. Appointment of Maclay and Greenwalt (Terms ended 12/31/20)

III. Oath of Office – Maclay and Greenwalt

IV. Minutes/Treasurer’s Report

V. Public Comment

VI. NRCS Report

VII. 310 Permit Applications

MS-30-20 – Marie Ann Zens Kimerly – Lolo Creek – Bank Stabilization
Geocode: 04-2091-33-3-01-04-0000

MS-32-20 – James Schlinger – Barber Creek – Bridge and Stream Manipulation
Geocode: 04-2992-19-1-01-11-0000

MS-01-21 – Lumen/CenturyLink, c/o John Olson on MT Dept of Transportation Property – Six Mile Creek – Utility Boring
Geocode: 04-2427-26-2-01-02-0000

MS-02-21 – Grant Creek Crossing, Dan Ermatinger – Grant Creek – Road Construction
Geocode: NA

VIII. 310 Complaints

CM-06-20 (Re: MS-31-20, AWM 11/09/20) – Mark and Cassandra Rideg and William Rideg – Spring Creek – Dam Building/Maintenance
Geocode: 04-2427-07-1-01-01-0000 and 04-2427-07-1-02-08-0000

IX. Existing Violations

CM-08-19 (Re: CM-02-20, Violation & MS-04-20, Denied) – James Schlinger – Barber Creek – Excavation on Creek and Banks
Geocode: 04-2992-19-1-01-11-0000

CM-02-20 (Re: CM-08-19, Violation & MS-04-20, Denied) – James Schlinger – Barber Creek – Bridge & Road Work
Geocode: 04-2992-19-1-01-11-0000

CM-09-20 – Carl Graumann – Clark Fork River – Vegetation Removal
Geocode: 04-2200-17-2-01-12-0000

X. 310 Inquiries & Issues
A. Swan River Summer Camp

XI. Reports
A. County Attorney
B. Montana FWP
C. Bitter Root RC&D
D. Lolo Watershed Group
E. District Committees
F. Planning Board Update
G. Missoula CD Employees
H. Other Reports

XII. New Business
A. 2021 Election of Board Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Treasurer
B. 2021 Missoula CD Committees
C. Correspondence
i. Meeting notes from 12/15/20 CDB Informational Session
ii. CDB Survey from MACD
iii. DEQ Virtual Public Hearing February 8, 2021 – MAR notice 17-415
iv. Kate Dinsmore, WGM Group – request for MCD to fund a corridor project by Easy Street
D. Other New Business

XIII. Old Business
A. Stakeholders
i. DNRC State Lands – Lease Sites
ii. MSU Extension/Weed District

B. Programs
i. District Grant Program
1. District Grants
a. WEN Sponsorship – Funding Challenge update
2. DNRC Sponsored Grants
a. HB223 Grant development update – Fairgrounds Greenhouse
ii. Equipment Program
iii. Pollinator Program

C. Other Old Business

XIV. Payment of Bills and Supervisor Claims/Adjournment

The next Missoula Conservation District meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 8, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom video conference.