February 8, 2021 District Meeting Agenda and Minutes (virtual meeting)

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Missoula Conservation District – February 8, 2021, Meeting at 7:00 pm
ALTERNATE MEETING LOCATION – JOIN VIRTUALLY OR BY PHONE
For access information please contact Barb Kreis between 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. 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. Minutes/Treasurer’s Report

III. Public Comment

IV. NRCS Report

V. Existing 310 permits

MS-17-20 – (Request for extension – AWM 07/20/20) Westslope Forest Management, Josiah Denham obo Bill and Shirley Morrison on USFS property – North Fork Cottonwood Creek – Bridge Replacement
Geocode: 04-2541-12-1-01-01-0000

VI. 310 Permit Applications

MS-30-20 – (Tabled 11/09/20) Marie Ann Zens Kimerly – Lolo Creek – Bank Stabilization
Geocode: 04-2091-33-3-01-04-0000

MS-32-20 – (Tabled 12/14/20) James Schlinger – Barber Creek – Bridge and Stream Manipulation
Geocode: 04-2992-19-1-01-11-0000

MS-01-21 – (Tabled 01/11/21) 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-03-21 – Makalina Seavy obo William Seavy – Lolo Creek – House and Driveway construction
Geocode: 04-2090-20-4-01-03-0000

MS-04-21 – (Re: CM-09-20 – Violation) Carl Graumann on City of Missoula Land – Clark Fork River – Riparian Planting
Geocode: 04-2200-17-2-01-12-0000

VII. 310 Complaints

CM-06-20 (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

VIII. 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 – (Violation 12/14/20) Carl Graumann – Clark Fork River – Vegetation Removal
Geocode: 04-2200-17-2-01-12-0000

IX. 310 Inquiries & Issues
A. Chuck Spoon – Nine Mile Creek Bank Erosion
B. Fred Stout – Premo Creek Beaver Dam Removal
C. 310 Work Completion Forms
D. Missoula City Community Planning Development Services Division – Review

X. 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

XI. New Business
A. Correspondence
i. Jeffrey Tiberi’s legislative issues
ii. Leopold Conservation Award call for applications
iii. MACD + SWCDM 2021 Combined Budget

B. Other New Business

XII. 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. Bitterroot RC&D invoice for annual sponsorship
2. DNRC Sponsored Grants
a. DNRC Education Mini-Grant – 2020 Flagship Summer Outdoor Camp
b. HB223 Grant Sponsorship – Fairgrounds Greenhouse
c. Pollinator Grant Sponsorship – UM Firewise Garden
ii. Equipment Program
iii. Pollinator Program

C. Other Old Business

XIII. Payment of Bills and Supervisor Claims/Adjournment

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