Policy Committee

The Policy Committee is comprised of one elected or appointed representative from each of the 15 governmental entities participating in the Lower St. Croix JPA, with the exception of Chisago County, which has three representatives on the committee.

The committee meets quarterly on the 4th Monday of the month, 4-6pm.

List of Policy Committee members and alternates.

Upcoming Meeting Dates

Location: Wyoming Public Library (26855 Forest Blvd, Wyoming, MN 55092)

Optional zoom call-in: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86852941439?pwd=RzRlZmVsMG9GR2VVZkI2RVJlTjI4Zz09
Meeting ID: 868 5294 1439
Passcode: 935899

• Monday, January 27, 4-6pm

MEETING AGENDAS & NOTES

2024

• 10-28-24 Agenda | Draft minutes

  • July 22, 2024 Meeting Minutes

  • Program log for Fy21 WBIF grant

  • Program log for Fy23 WBIF grant

  • Cover Memo - 2025-2026 Work Plan

  • FY25 WBIF Grant Budget Development Timeline

  • 2025-2026 Biennial Work Plan Summary

    • Attach A - 2025-2026 Biennial Work Plan details

    • Attach B  - 2025 Calendar

    • Attach C  - FY25 WBIF Budget

    • Attach D  - FY25 WBIF Work Plan

• 7-22-24 Agenda | Draft minutes

  • Program Updates Presentation

  • Vanishing Shorelines Staff Presentation

  • Program log for Fy21 WBIF grant

  • Program log for Fy23 WBIF grant

  • St. Croix WOW 2024 Series

  • 2024 Agronomy Outreach Updates

  • 2024 SMART Salt Certification Trainings

  • Chisago County - We Are Water MN

• 4-22-24 Agenda | Draft minutes

  • Staff presentation

  • 2023 Annual Report

  • Program log for Fy21 WBIF grant

  • Program log for Fy23 WBIF grant

  • Memo: LSC FY23 WBIF Work Plan Revision and Budget Amendment

  • WBIF Project Request: St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park Ravine Stabilization Phase 1

    • Project presentation

    • Project request form and steering committee votes

    • Project Targeting Criteria and Scoring Matrix

    • St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park Ravine Stabilization Maps and Photos

    • St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park Ravine Stabilization Project Plans

    • St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park Ravine Stabilization Project Costs

  • Memo: Remote participation in Policy Committee meetings

• 1-22-24 Agenda | Draft Minutes

  • Staff presentation

  • Pine SWCD Presentation: Randy Hinze Farm conservation projects

2023

• 10-23-23 Agenda | Draft Minutes | Video Recording

  • Staff presentation

  • Video: 2023 Education program

  • CLFLWD presentation: Sunrise River Wetland Restoration Project

  • SWWD presentation: Trout Brook Restoration Project

• 7-24-23 Agenda | Minutes | Video Recording

  • Staff meeting presentation

  • Jay Michels MIDS presentation recording

• 4-24-23 Agenda | Minutes | Video Recording

  • Overview of programs presentation

  • Street sweeping presentation

  • FY21 LSC WBIF Program Log

  • FY23 LSC WBIF Program Log

  • Updated policies and calendar for project evaluation and approval

• 1-23-23 Agenda | Minutes | Video Recording

  • Presentation

  • FY21 WBIF Program log

  • FY23 WBIF Program log

  • 2022 WBIF Grant Annual Report

  • DRAFT Project evaluation and approval process:

    • Cover memo

    • Graphic

    • Calendar

    • Policies

2022

• 11-16-22 Cover letter and resolution from Sunrise River WMO to leave the Lower St. Croix Partnership

• 9-26-22 Agenda | Draft Minutes

  • Education, outreach, and engagement update

    • VIDEO

  • FY23 WBIF grant work plan

  • VBWD LSC plan amendment request

  • Updated WBIF Project Request flow chart

  • Memo from SRWMO

• 7-25-22 Agenda | Minutes

  • Attachment 1 - July 2022 Financial Report

  • July 2022 Progress Report

  • Attachment 2 - FY23 Preliminary WBIF Budget

  • Attachment 3 - 7-25-22 WBIF Project Proposals

    • Sunrise River-Tax Forfeit - CLFLWD Project Request

    • Trout Brook SWWD Project Request

      • Project request form

      • Project proposal

      • Technical memo - water quality benefits

      • 60% Design Report

  • Attachment 4 - Non-structural ag program overview

  • Attachment 5 - LSC NS BMP Ag 2022

  • Attachment 6 - 2022 Agricultural Conservation Programs

  • Attachment 7 - 2022 Q2 Outreach and Education

  • Attachment 8 - LSC NS BMP Urban 2022

• 4-25-22 Agenda | Minutes

  • Approved 2022-23 Annual Plan of Work for local approval

• 1-24-22 Agenda | Minutes | 2021 Highlights presentation

2021

• 10-25-21 Agenda | Minutes | Recording

• 9-27-21 Virtual Tour recording

• 7-26-21 Agenda | DRAFT Minutes

• 5-24-21 Agenda | Minutes | Recording

  • Map of proposed WBIF and local projects

• 3-22-21 Agenda | Minutes | Recording | Chat transcript

  • Revised implementation framework, approved

• 1-25-21 Agenda | Minutes | Recording | Chat transcript

  • Intro presentation

  • Revised work plan, approved by policy committee

  • Memo from Comfort Lake - Forest Lake WD

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee is made up of staff from participating entities in the Lower St. Croix JPA, as well as advisory staff members from BWSR. Members of this committee are responsible for the day-to-day plan implementation.

The committee meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month, 1-2:30pm.

List of current members.

UPCOMING MEETING DATES

• November 20th, 2024 - 1-2:30pm

• https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82428225968?pwd=SEpycXZHdmg0ODcrV1c4c2hOMEQ1dz09

  Meeting ID: 824 2822 5968

  Passcode: 536532

• Agenda

  • Consulting agreement with Keystone Waters for LSC Implementation Planning and Reporting

  • Proposal from Washington Conservation District to develop LSC Project Tracking Tool

MEETING AGENDAS & NOTES

2024

• October 23 Draft Notes

  • Presentation: Assurance Measures

• August 28 Notes

  • Agenda

    • 2025 – 2026 Bienneial Work Plan overview and summary

    • 2025-2026 Complete Biennial Work Plan

    • Anoka SWCD: Ditch 13 MDM Project Proposal

    • Pine SWCD:  Hesselroth WASCOB Project Proposal

      • Project request

      • Map

      • LSC Score Matrix

      • BWSR Water Erosion Pollution Reduction Estimate

• July 24 Draft Notes | Agenda

  • Administrative Updates

    • FY21 WBIF Financial Review

    • FY23 WBIF Financial Review

  • FY23 WBIF Grant

    • Project Update - Mears Basin - CMSCWD

      • Grant Agreement

      • Engineering Assistance

      • Statement of Work

  • FY25 WBIF Grant

    • Work Plan and Budget Development

      • FY25 Watershed Based Implementation Funding Work Plan Memo

      • FY25 Draft Budget

  • The Clean Water Council Budget Recommendations for the Clean Water Fund (CWF) for FY26-27

    • Background

    • CWF Comment Letter

• June 26 Notes | Agenda

  • Administrative Updates

    • FY23 WBIF Review

  • FY25 WBIF Grant

    • Subcommittee Work Plan and Budget Development Memo

    • Proposed Line Item for MIDS and NEMO Memo

• May. 22 Notes | Agenda

  • Administrative Updates

    • FY23 WBIF Review

  • Project Proposals

    • Krousey Wetland Restoration – Chisago SWCD

      • Project Request Form

      • Proposal & Background

    • Mill Stream Engineering & Technical Support – CMSCWD

      • Project Request Form

      • Project Scoring Matrix

      • Proposal & Background

• Apr. 24 Notes | Agenda

  • Administrative Updates

    • FY21 WBIF Review

    • FY23 WBIF Review

• Mar. 27 Notes | Agenda

  • Administrative Updates

    • FY21 WBIF Review

    • FY23 WBIF Review

  • FY23 WBIF Grant

    • A1 Subcommittee Recommendation

    • WBIF Supplemental Funds

    • Project Proposals

      • Heath Ave IESF Feasibility – CLFLWD

        • Project Request Form

      • St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park Ravine Stabilization Phase 1 – SWWD

        • Project Request Form

        • Project Targeting Criteria and Scoring Matrix

        • St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park Ravine Stabilization Maps and Photos

        • St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park Ravine Stabilization Project Plans

        • St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park Ravine Stabilization Project Costs

        • St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park Ravine Stabilization Background Information

    • LSC Implementation Tracking Tool

• Feb. 28 Notes | Agenda

  • FY21 WBIF Review

  • FY23 WBIF Review

  • Project Proposals

    • Heath Ave IESF Feasibility – CLFLWD

      • Project Request Form

      • WBIF Funding Shift for Heath Ave IESF Feasibility Study Grant Request

  • WBIF Supplemental Funds

  • Minnesota Open Meeting Law Requirements

  • FY25 WBIF Grant – Metro Convening Group Update

• Jan. 17 Notes | Agenda

  • FY21 WBIF Review

  • FY23 WBIF Review

  • WBIF Supplemental Funds

2023

• Dec. 14 Notes | Agenda

  • FY21 WBIF Review

  • FY23 WBIF Review

  • WBIF Supplemental Funds

    • MSCWMO

    • CLFLWD

    • SWWD

    • ACD

    • CMSCWD

    • Chisago SWCD

  • Keystone Waters 2024 Administrative Services Contract

  • CMSCWD Oak St. Project Amendment Request

    • Original CMSCWD Oak Street Project Request

• Oct. 25 Notes | Agenda

  • FY21 WBIF Review

  • FY23 WBIF Review

  • WBIF Supplemental Funds

    • MSCWMO

    • Isanti SWCD

    • CLFLWD

    • SWWD

    • ACD

    • CMSCWD

    • Chisago SWCD

    • VBWD

• Oct. 5 Notes | Agenda

  • FY21 WBIF Review

  • FY23 WBIF Review

  • Workplan

    • Additional Documents

• Aug. 23 Notes | Agenda

  • FY21 WBIF Review

  • FY23 WBIF Review

  • Project Proposals

    • Lucht Gully Erosion Project – Pine SWCD

      • Project Request Form

      • Lucht Scoring Matrix

      • Lucht Cost Estimate

      • Lucht Pollution Reductions

      • Lucht Maps and Details

    • Lucht Gully Erosion Project Technical Assistance – Pine SWCD

      • Project Request Form

    • Danson Agriculture BMPs Project – Chisago SWCD

      • Project Request Form

• July 26 Notes | Agenda

  • FY21 WBIF Review

  • FY23 WBIF Review

• June 28 Notes | Agenda

  • FY21 WBIF Review

  • FY23 WBIF Review

  • LSCP Non WBIF Draft Report

• May 24 Notes | Agenda

  • FY21 WBIF Review

  • FY23 WBIF Review

  • Project Proposals

    • Scandia Enhanced Street Sweeping – CMSCWD

      • Scandia Enhanced Street Sweeping Analysis

      • Project Request Form

    • Marine on St. Croix Enhanced Street Sweeping – CMSCWD

      • Marine on St. Croix Enhanced Street Sweeping Analysis

      • Project Request Form

  • LSCP Non WBIF Reporting Form

• April 26 Notes | Agenda

  • FY21 WBIF Review

  • FY23 WBIF Review

  • Project Proposals

    • LSC Sweeping Incentive Requests and Recommendations

    • City of Wyoming Enhanced Street Sweeping – CLFLWD

      • Final Report Wyoming Enhanced Street Sweeping Analysis

      • Project Request Form

    • City of North Branch Enhanced Street Sweeping – CSWCD

      • Project Request Form

    • City of Afton – WCD

      • Project Request Form

    • Middle St. Croix Watershed Management Organization – WCD

      • Project Request Form

    • Goose Creek SWA – CSWCD

      • Project Request Form

  • LSCP Non WBIF Reporting Form

• Mar. 22 Notes | Agenda

  • FY21 WBIF Review

  • FY23 WBIF Review

  • Project Proposals

    • Linwood Township Enhanced Street Sweeping – ACD

      • Final Report Linwood Enhanced Street Sweeping Analysis

      • Project Request Form

    • City of North Branch Enhanced Street Sweeping – CSWCD

      • Final Report North Branch Enhanced Street Sweeping Analysis

      • Project Request Form

    • City of Rush City Enhanced Street Sweeping – CSWCD

      • Final Report Rush City Enhanced Street Sweeping Analysis

      • Project Request Form

    • City of Afton – WCD

      • Final Report Afton Enhance Street Sweeping Analysis

    • City of Lake Elmo – WCD

      • Final Report Lake Elmo Enhance Street Sweeping Analysis

    • Marine on St. Croix – WCD

      • Final Report Marine on St. Croix Enhance Street Sweeping Analysis

    • Middle St. Croix Watershed Management Organization – WCD

      • Final Report MSCWMO Enhance Street Sweeping Analysis

    • City of Scandia – WCD

      • Final Report Scandia Enhance Street Sweeping Analysis

  • LSC Guidance Documents

    • Project Evaluation and Approval Process

    • WBIF Project Process Graphic

    • LSC Project Process Calendar

• Feb. 22 Notes | Agenda

  • FY21 WBIF Review

  • FY23 WBIF Review

  • Project Proposals

    • Trout Brook - SWWD

      • Project Request Form

      • Project Information

    • Oak Street Bioretention Basins – CMSCWD

      • Project Request Form

      • Project Scoring Matrix

      • Project Concept

      • Project Estimate

      • Project Information

      • Maintenance Agreement

    • 16630 154th St N Engineering and LSCP A7 Engineering/Technical Request – CMSCWD

      • Project Request Form

      • Project Scoring Matrix

      • Project Concept

      • Project Estimate

      • Project Information

    • Lower St. Croix Partnership Ordinance Update Program – CMSCWD

  • Project Evaluation and Approval Process Document

• Jan. 10 Notes | Agenda

  • A10 Proposals from Laura Jester & WCD

  • DRAFT Policies for project review and approval: red-line and clean

  • DRAFT calendar for project review and approval

2022

• Nov. 8 Notes | Agenda

  • LSC FY21 WBIF A8 grant fund requests - approved

  • Updated November 2022 grant log

• Aug. 24 Notes | Agenda

  • Proposal: Tree Canopy Assessment Protocol training on Aug. 31, 2022

    1. Proposal: Pollutant Delivery Assessment for Sunrise River Watershed

    2. DRAFT FY23-25 Budget and Work Plan

       • Draft eLINK work plan

       • FY23 WBIF budget options

• July 13 Notes | Agenda

  • Jahnz Wetland project: Project request form | Scoring matrix | Overview map | Restoration area | USFWS restoration plan

  • Additional meeting materials: Program log (7-13-22) | CLFLWD memo - Consideration of WBIF Grant Allocation | FY21 WBIF Grant Agreement Amendment Timeline (DRAFT) | Email from BWSR

• June 22 Notes | Agenda | Video Recording

• May 25 Notes | Agenda | Video recording

• April 12 Notes

• March 23 Notes | Agenda | Video recording

• Feb. 23 Video recording | Notes | Meeting packet

• Jan. 26 Video recording | Notes | Meeting packet

2021

• Dec. 13 - see Advisory Committee (below)

• Oct. 27 Video recording | Notes | Chat | Meeting packet

• Sept. 22 Video recording | Notes | Chat | Meeting packet

• July 28 Video recording | Notes | Chat | Meeting packet

• June 24 Video recording | Notes | Chat | Meeting packet

• May 24 Video recording | Notes

• April 28 Video recording | Notes | Chat

• March 8 Video recording | Chat

• Meeting materials

  • WBIF work plan, approved by policy committee

  • March 2021 LSC CWMP implementation timeline

  • Draft framework for implementing WBIF activities

  • Link to LSC online spreadsheet

2020

• 12-14-20 Video recording | Chat

Advisory Committee

The Advisory Committee includes all members of the Steering Committee as well as designated representatives from local, state, and federal agencies.

The advisory committee meets once per year to approve the annual work plan.

List of current committee members.

Upcoming Meeting Dates

• September 25, 2024 1-2:30pm

  Forest Lake City Center - Community Room - 1408 Lake St S, Forest Lake, MN 55025

MEETING AGENDAS & NOTES

2024

• 09-25-24

  • Work Plan cover memo

  • 2025-2026 DRAFT Work Plan

  • 2025-2026 Program Update

2023

• 10-05-23 (see Steering Committee above)

2022

• 9-14-22 Meeting notes

  • Cover Memo - FY23 WBIF Grant Work Plan

  • FY23 LSC WBIF Work Plan Text_eLINK_redline

  • Attachment A - Agronomy Outreach Specialist Details & Milestones_redline

  • Attachment B - Shared Services Educator Details & Milestones_redline

  • Attachment - Comments Matrix and Original PDF Comments

  • Updated WBIF Project Request flow chart

• 3-23-22 (see Steering Committee above)

2021

• 12-13-21 Agenda | Recording | Minutes | Chat transcript

• 1-14-21 Recording | Chat transcript