Minnesota Legislature
LCCMR Meeting Agenda for February 18, 2016
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Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR)
Revised 2/17/2016
Agenda
Thursday, February 18, 2016
9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
State Office Building, Room 200
St. Paul, MN 55155
Co-Chair: Nancy Gibson
| 9:00 a.m. | 1. | Approve the minutes for December 10, 2015 |
| 2. | Members report potential conflicts of interest regarding today's business M.S. 116P.09, Subd. 6, Conflict of Interest. A commission member, technical advisory committee member, a peer review panelist, or an employee of the commission may not participate in or vote on a decision of the commission, technical advisory committee, or peer review panel relating to an organization in which the member, panelist, or employee has either a direct or indirect personal financial interest. While serving on the commission, technical advisory committee, or peer review panel, or being an employee of the commission, a person shall avoid any potential conflict of interest. |
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| 9:15 a.m. | 3. | Request for time extensions and additional adjustments in the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund Appropriations Bill for the 2016 MN Legislative Session Funding Recommendations from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF) - LCCMR Staff |
| 9:45 a.m. | 4. | Peer Review process update for M.L. 2016 ENRTF Recommendations |
| 9:55 a.m. | 5. | Withdrawal - M.L. 2015, Chp. 76, Sec. 2, Subd. 08i "Flood Recovery on Sargent Creek Duluth Habitat Restoration", $300,000, City of Duluth |
| 10:00 a.m. | 6. | Overview of the Office of Legislative Auditor (OLA) audit report for the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund and the Legacy Parks and Trails Fund - Cecile Ferkul, OLA |
| 11:00 a.m. | 7. | Responses to audit findings, if requested - Barb Juelich, MN DNR - Mary Bogie and Emmett Mullin, Metropolitan Council |
| 11:30 p.m. | 8. | Emerging Issues Account - Update on the request to transfer from the FY 2016 appropriation M.L. 2015, Chapter 76, Section 2, Subd. 10, Emerging Issues Account appropriated to the LCCMR a total of $93,000 to the Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Croix Watershed Research Station and $71,000 to the University of Minnesota St. Anthony Falls Laboratory - Governor approved January 26, 2016 LCCMR Work Plan Approval for: - "Tracking and Preventing Harmful Algal Blooms", $93,000, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Croix Watershed Research Station - "Assessing the Increasing Harmful Algal Blooms in Minnesota Lakes", $71,000, University of Minnesota St. Anthony Falls Laboratory |
| 11:45 a.m. | 9. | Responses to audit findings, if requested |
| 12:00 p.m. | 10. | Other business (as needed) - Next steps in the process - Next meeting Tuesday, June 7, 2016 - Calendar |
| 12:30 p.m. | 11. | Adjourn |