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Thursday, April 17, 2025

The Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission meeting starts at 8:30 a.m. and will be held in person in the Council Conference Room at Golden Valley City Hall (7800 Golden Valley Rd.). The meeting can be accessed online in real time via Zoom. Public participation is currently limited to in person attendance. Join Zoom Meeting at https://plymouthmn-gov.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcodOCvrj8rHtZJzxg6hib82UqHHvF4Ift3#/registration

Most meeting materials are available in one document: FULL PACKET. But it does not include the invoices in 4C, the full reimbursement request in 4D, the full annual report in 4E, the appendices in 5A, the complete document in 5G, or the "information only" items in Section 7. The complete meeting materials are available below as PDFs for each individual agenda item.

1. CALL TO ORDER and ROLL CALL

2. PUBLIC FORUM ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS - Members of the public may address the Commission about any item not on the agenda. A maximum of 15 minutes is allowed for the Forum. If the full 15 minutes are not needed for the Forum, the Commission will continue with the agenda. The Commission will take no official action on the items discussed at the Forum, with the exception of referral to staff or a Committee for a recommendation to be brought back to the Commission for discussion/action.

3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

4. CONSENT AGENDA

A. Approval of Minutes - March 20 2025 Commission Meeting

B. Acceptance of April Financial Report

C. Approval of Payment of Invoices - specific invoices available upon request

i. Keystone Waters, LLC - March 2025 Administrator Services

ii. Keystone Waters, LLC – March 2025 Meeting Expenses

iii. Barr Engineering - March 2025 Engineering Services

iv. Triple D Espresso – Meeting Catering

v. City of Plymouth – March 2025 Accounting Services

vi. Kennedy & Graven – Legal Services

vii. Stantec – WOMP Services

D. Approval of Reimbursement Request from City of Golden Valley for DeCola Ponds B & C Improvement Project

E. Approval of 2024 BCWMC Annual Report

F. Approval of Agreement with Metropolitan Council for CAMP Monitoring

G. Approval of Resolution 25-07 to Not Waive Monetary Limits on Municipal Tort Liability

5. BUSINESS

A. Receive Report on Medicine Lake Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Status Assessment Project

B. Consider Approval of Scope and Budget for Work on Lost Lake and Northwood Lake TMDLs

TMDL Agreement by MPCA | Scope of Work by Commission Engineers

C. Consider Approval of TAC Recommendations on 5-year Capital Improvement Program and Set Public Hearing for June

Barr Engineering Technical Memo on Fernbrook Project (as additional background)

D. Review Draft Agreement with Minneapolis for Bassett Creek Tunnel Maintenance and Inspections

E. Conditional Approval of Grant Agreement with MN Board of Water and Soil Resources for Plymouth Creek Restoration Project Dunkirk Ln to 38th Ave N. and Approval of Sub-Grant Agreement with City of Plymouth

F. Receive Update on Watershed Plan Development

i. Minor Revisions to 10-year Goals

ii. Plan Progress Tracker

G. Consider Resolutions for Minnesota Watershed 2026 Legislative Session

6. Communications

A. Administrator’s Report

i. June Meeting Date and Location

ii. Update on Watershed Based Implementation Funding

B. Engineer

C. Legal Counsel

D. Chair

E. Minnesota Watersheds

F. Commissioners

i. Report on Discover Plymouth Event

G. Technical Advisory Committee

H. Committees

i. Report on Budget Committee Meeting

7. INFORMATION ONLY

A. Administrative Calendar

B. CIP Project Updates

C. Grant Tracking Summary and Spreadsheet

D. WCA Notice, Minneapolis

E. BWSR Snap Shots Article on Medley Park Stormwater Improvement Project

F. Hennepin County 2024 AIS Accomplishments Report

G. Applications Open for Task Force on Future of Minnesota’s Water

H. Public Hearing on Minneapolis Stormwater Management Program

I. Dakota Plant Relatives: Discussion with Tanaǧidaŋ To Wiŋ and Family, April 26

J. Restoration Projects in Golden Valley Featured on CCX

8. ADJOURNMENT