May 3, 2018 at 9:30 AM - Executive Committee Meeting

Rationale:  No unfinished business to address.

Rationale:  No new information was presented.

Rationale:  No new information was discussed.

Rationale:  Attached find absence requests from Director Feala from the February and March Board Meeting and Director Sobota from the March meeting.  Discussion is needed.

Rationale:  Attached find a membership renewal notice from Keep Fremont Beautiful.  Last year we donated $100 to Keep Fremont Beautiful.

Rationale:  During a meeting with Kent Zimmerman this past month, he informed us his intention is to make final RDF payment of $123,186.54  before the end of this fiscal year.  This payment would reimburse LPNNRD for all requests currently submitted to the Commission.  Balance remaining on outstanding Wanahoo loan is approximately $118,356.70

Rationale:  Discussion and possible action to move forward with construction of  Recreation/Education building on the East side of Lake Wanahoo and to develop boat/kayak accessible campsites on Wanahoo's Pork Chop island.

Gottschalk and Mountford have been in discussion with Kent Zimmerman regarding potential 60/40 cost-share towards these projects.  If direction is given to move forward, a request for up to $125,000 of Commission funds will be requested at the May 17th Natural Resource Commission meeting to be used towards the building.  During our meeting with Mr. Zimmerman, we were informed he can administratively approve up to $ 25,000 of Commission funds to be utilized for Pork Chop island, also 60/40 split.

Staff recommendation is to proceed with bid requests to construct Recreation/Education building to be built this year on the East side of LPNNRD's Lake Wanahoo property.

Staff also recommends proceeding with the development of kayak/boat accessible camp sites on Wanahoo's Pork Chop island.
 

Rationale:  In the past, all Wanahoo dirt sales have been held collectively in an account and allowed to accumulate while hay sales have been deposited into the general account.  Staff recommendation is to deposit future hay and dirt sales into the existing NPAIT account to be utilized for the Wanahoo property.

Rationale:  Gottschalk presented  information and lead discussion regarding LPNNRD property owned east of Lake Wanahoo in Wahoo Airpark development.

Rationale:  Attached find our Final Workers Compensation Audit Worksheet and invoice from LARM.  This year we received a credit in the amount of  $1,958.53.  

Rationale:  Attached find the Monthly report from Water Strategies.

Rationale:  Chris has reviewed our office computer needs and is recommending the purchase of 4 total machines:  (2 desktop and 2 notebook)
There is also a need for 2 hubs (one for each notebook).
Total purchase price for all equipment is approximately $ 3,864.00

Rationale: 
 

Rationale:  General Manager Gottschalk made the decision to terminate Mitch O'Reilly's employment with Lower Platte North NRD effective the end of the work day April 13, 2018.  We have a signed severance agreement from Mr. O'Reilly on file and he has an unused balance of 37.25 hours of annual leave to be paid.

Rationale:  Management team will be completing annual evaluations on all LPNNRD employees over the next 4-6 weeks.  

Rationale:  Skye Sabatka has been hired to fill the vacant NRD/NRCS Conservation Field Technician. Her first day will be May 7th.

Rationale:  Interviews will be held Friday, May 4th for the Butler County NRD/NRCS Field Office Assistant.  A motion will be needed at Board Meeting to ratify the hiring of the selected person.

Rationale:  Grant Nuttelmann and Cindy Love were present to review the March Financial Statements.