On Wednesday, the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources conducted a zoom meeting about special environment and natural resource projects, primarily from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF).
We'll have more in an update of this post later in the day.
Here's the Facebook video:
From the agenda:
| 10:15 a.m. |
- Approve the minutes for LCCMR meeting on August 13, 2020 ( Minutes)
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- Members report potential conflicts of interest regarding today's business (COI PDF / Members COI 2020 / Members COI 2021)
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- Director's report
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| 10:30 a.m. |
- Status of M.L. 2020 Tentative Recommendations
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| 10:45 a.m. |
- Action: Mesabi Trail request for extension ML 2015, Chp. 76, Sec. 2, Subd. 09i "Mesabi Trail Development Soudan to Ely - Phase II ", $1,000,000
● Bob Manzoline and Bill Dahl, St. Louis & Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority
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| 11:00 a.m. |
- Update and Possible Action: M.L. 2019, First Special Session, Chp. 4, Art. 2, Sec. 2, Subd. 09e “National Loon Center”, National Loon Center Foundation, $4,000,000 ( Memo)
● Leah Heggerston, NLCF Board member, and NLC Project manager
● Mike Angland, WSN, NLCF Board member, and proposed NLC project manager
Materials
A. 5-year lease of “outdoor features” area
B. 5-year cooperative agreement that operates in conjunction with the 5-year lease
C. 25-year lease of building envelope
D. Supplement to “outdoor features” lease
E. Supplement to cooperative agreement
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| 11:30 a.m. |
- Completed Project Presentation: M.L. 2017, Chp. 96, Sec. 2, Subd. 04g “Identification of Chemicals of Emerging Concern in Minnesota Fish”, $400,000
● Seth Moore, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
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| 11:50 a.m. |
- Completed Project Presentation: M.L. 2016, Chp. 186, Sec. 2, Subd. 06e “Elimination of Target Invasive Plant Species – Phase II”, $750,000
● Monika Chandler, Department of Agriculture, $511,000
● Angela Gupta, U of MN, $239,000
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| 12:10 p.m. |
- 2021 ENRTF Recommendations: Peer review status update (Spreadsheet)
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| 12:15 p.m. |
- Break
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| 12:30 p.m. |
- Action: Review draft language for 2021 ENRTF Recommendations
a. Legislative Coordinating Commission: $2,000 for Legacy website
b. Draft letter re: criminal background checks
c. Draft 2021 ENRTF bill language
d. Specific project contingencies/issues
- 2021 language draft technical corrections
- 2021 language draft COVID Extensions
- 2021 language draft Mesabi Trail CSAH 88 to Ely
Materials
- Member followup questions and answers chart
- Recommendations Spreadsheet
- Recommendations Summary
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| 1:30 p.m. |
- LCCMR Other Business
a. Next meeting: December 9 or December 17?
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| 1:45 p.m. |
- Public Testimony
The public is asked to keep their comments brief. If you would like to testify, please contact Diana Griffith at [email protected] by 4:00 pm the day before the meeting and specify to which agenda item your testimony relates. The chair will accommodate testimony at the requested agenda item as time allows.
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| 2:00 p.m. |
- Adjourn
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