Audit and Oversight Committee Meeting
Date: Monday, January 25, 2021
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: BWSR/MPCA Building – 520 Lafayette Rd N., St. Paul, MN and by WebEx
Agenda:
- Public Access Forum
- Approval of the January 21, 2020 minutes
- 2020 PRAP Legislative Report
Contact: Angie Becker Kudelka, 612-616-5112, angie.beckerkudelka@state.mn.us
Due to COVID-19, access to the MPCA/BWSR office is limited. Individuals interested in attending the meeting should do so via WebEx.
WebEx login information:
- Link: https://minnesota.webex.com/minnesota/onstage/g.php?MTID=ea3b71b022a083b3ed3872a75cca30b34
- Attendee password: webex
Committees
June 2020
ADMINISTRATIVE ADVISORY COMMITTEE (AAC)
Membership: |
Gerald Van Amburg, chair |
citizen |
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Tom Schulz, vice-chair |
soil & water conservation district |
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Tom Loveall |
county commissioner |
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Kathryn Kelly |
soil & water conservation district |
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Paige Winebarger |
citizen |
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Todd Holman |
Non-metro city |
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Jill Crafton |
watershed district/WMO |
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John Jaschke |
staff |
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Rachel Mueller |
staff |
Responsibility: The AAC consists of the Board’s chair and vice-chair and the chairs of the Board’s standing committees. The AAC will make evaluations and recommendations to the Board on various Board issues including ethics; expenses/per diem; bylaws; and legislation and budgets. The AAC will act as the personnel committee for personnel actions relating to the Board’s executive director. The chair may include additional members ad hoc to address special or unique topics or issues.
Meetings: The committee will meet at the call of the chair.
AUDIT & OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE (A&O)
Membership: |
Paige Winebarger, chair |
citizen |
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Gerald Van Amburg |
citizen |
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Rich Sve |
county commissioner |
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Tom Schulz |
soil & water conservation district |
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Kathryn Kelly |
soil & water conservation district |
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Joe Collins |
watershed district/WMO |
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Angie Becker Kudelka |
staff |
Responsibility: The Committee consists of the Board’s chair, vice-chair, and appointed at-large members. It appraises the effectiveness of the agency’s internal controls and risk assessment and provides an avenue of communication between BWSR’s internal audit function and external auditors, management, and the Board. In addition, the A&O is also responsible for the Performance Review and Assistance Program (PRAP) oversight and receives reports on BWSR and Local Government Unit program evaluations and fiscal compliance matters.
Meetings: The Committee will meet at least once during the year or at the call of the chair or a majority of the members.
BUFFERS, SOILS & DRAINAGE COMMITTEE (BSDC)
Membership: |
Kathryn Kelly, chair |
soil & water conservation district |
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Rich Sve |
county commissioner |
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Tom Loveall |
county commissioner |
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Neil Peterson |
county commissioner |
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Harvey Kruger |
watershed district |
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Ted Winter |
citizen |
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Gerald Van Amburg |
citizen |
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Jeff Berg |
Department of Agriculture |
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Jason Garms |
Department of Natural Resources |
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Wayne Cords |
Pollution Control Agency |
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Joel Larson |
University of Minnesota Extension |
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Tom Gile |
staff |
Responsibility: The Committee is responsible for reviewing buffer, drainage and soil conservation statutes, rules, policies, guidelines, programs and special projects; and for reviewing plans, operational partnerships, and opportunities to enhance the agency’s implementation of programs; and for making the resulting recommendations to the Board.
Meetings: The Committee will meet as determined by the Committee chair in consultation with the Board Chair or staff.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMITTEE (DRC)
Membership: |
Gerald Van Amburg, chair |
citizen |
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Paige Winebarger |
citizen |
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Joe Collins |
watershed district/WMO |
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Tom Loveall |
county commissioner |
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Tom Schulz |
soil & water conservation district |
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Travis Germundson |
staff |
Responsibility: The Committee is responsible for appeals relating to the Wetland Conservation Act decisions of local governments, watershed district rule and permit decision appeals, and, under MS103A.301, determinations of water law and policy. The authority of the DRC is established in statute and assigned to the DRC by the Board. Under current guidelines the DRC hears the appeals and makes recommendations to the Board.
Per M.S. 103B.101, Subd.10, the committee is appointed by the board chair.
Meetings: The Committee will meet as needed to process appeals that have been filed with the Board.
GRANTS PROGRAM AND POLICY COMMITTEE (GP&PC)
Membership: |
Tom Schulz, chair |
soil & water conservation district |
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Kathryn Kelly |
soil & water conservation district |
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Paige Winebarger |
citizen |
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Ted Winter |
citizen |
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Jill Crafton |
watershed district/WMO |
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Andrea Date |
metro cities |
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Neil Peterson |
county commissioner |
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Rich Sve |
county commissioner |
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Harvey Kruger |
watershed district/WMO |
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Glenn Skuta |
Pollution Control Agency |
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Jeff Berg |
Department of Agriculture |
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Kevin Bigalke (acting) |
staff |
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Marcey Westrick (acting) |
staff |
Responsibility: The Committee is responsible for reviewing cost-share, non-point engineering, clean water, natural resources block grants, local water management grants and related grant allocations, policies, and rules and making recommendations to the Board.
Meetings: The Committee will meet at least two times a year or as needed to review allocations or policies for base grants, competitive grants and special grants.
RIM RESERVE COMMITTEE (RRC)
Membership: |
Tom Loveall, chair |
county commissioner |
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Gerald Van Amburg |
citizen |
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Tom Schulz |
soil & water conservation district |
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Kathryn Kelly |
soil & water conservation district |
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Todd Holman |
non-metro cities |
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Harvey Kruger |
watershed district/WMO |
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Chris Elvrum/Steve Robertson |
Department of Health |
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Jeff Berg |
Department of Agriculture |
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Jason Garms |
Department of Natural Resources |
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Sharon Doucette |
staff |
Responsibility: The Committee is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) Reserve conservation easement program; for reviewing RIM Reserve Program statutes, rules, policies, guidelines, payment rates and projects; and for developing strategic plans, operational partnerships, and opportunities to enhance the agency’s conservation easements programs; and for making the resulting recommendations to the Board.
Meetings: The Committee will meet as determined by the Committee chair in consultation with the Board Chair or staff.
WATER MANAGEMENT & STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE (WMSPC)
Membership: |
Todd Holman, chair |
non-metro cities |
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Tom Loveall |
county commissioner |
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Jayne Hager Dee |
soil & water conservation district |
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Kathryn Kelly |
soil & water conservation district |
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Joe Collins |
watershed district/WMO |
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Paige Winebarger |
citizen |
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Nathan Redalen |
townships |
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Andrea Date |
metro cities |
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Chris Elvrum/Steve Robertson |
Department of Health |
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Joel Larson |
University of Minnesota Extension |
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Glenn Skuta |
Pollution Control Agency |
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Jason Garms |
Department of Natural Resources |
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Jeff Berg |
Department of Agriculture |
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Kevin Bigalke |
staff |
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Jenny Gieseke |
staff |
Responsibility: The Committee is responsible for the development of strategic plans for the Board including identification of key outcomes, partnerships and opportunities. The WMSPC is also responsible for the development of program and policy to guide and direct implementation of local water and watershed management plans, including the One Watershed - One Plan program.
Meetings: The Committee will meet as determined by the Committee chair in consultation with the Board Chair or staff.
WETLAND CONSERVATION COMMITTEE (WCC)
Membership: |
Jill Crafton, chair |
watershed district/WMO |
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Gerald Van Amburg |
citizen |
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Ted Winter |
citizen |
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Tom Loveall |
county commissioner |
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Neil Peterson |
county commissioner |
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Nathan Redalen |
townships |
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Todd Holman |
non-metro cities |
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Jayne Hager Dee |
soil & water conservation district |
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Jason Garms |
Department of Natural Resources |
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Jeff Berg |
Department of Agriculture |
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Les Lemm |
staff |
Responsibility: The Committee is responsible for reviewing Wetland Conservation Act (WCA) and wetland banking rules, policies, guidelines and projects.
Meetings: The Committee will meet as determined by the Committee chair in consultation with the Board Chair or staff.
REGIONAL COMMITTEES:
Membership: |
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Northern |
Southern |
Central |
Rich Sve, chair – CC |
Nathan Redalen, chair – TWP |
Joe Collins, chair – WD |
Neil Peterson – CC |
Kathryn Kelly – SWCD |
Paige Winebarger – CIT |
Gerald Van Amburg – CIT |
Tom Loveall – CC |
Jill Crafton – WD |
Todd Holman – NMC |
Jeff Berg – MDA |
Joel Larson – UME |
Tom Schulz – SWCD |
Harvey Kruger – WD |
Jayne Hager Dee – SWCD |
Jeff Berg – MDA |
Ted Winter – CIT |
Andrea Date – MC |
Theresa Ebbenga – DNR |
Chris Elvrum/Steve Robertson – MDH |
Kathryn Kelly – SWCD |
Nicole Blasing – PCA |
Scott Roemhildt – DNR |
Nicole Blasing –PCA |
Ryan Hughes – staff |
Ed Lenz – staff |
Chris Elvrum/Steve Robertson – MDH |
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Grant Wilson – DNR |
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Kevin Bigalke – staff |
Responsibility: Each Committee has the responsibility to review county water plans, water management organization plans, watershed district plans, comprehensive wetland plans, and alternatives or amendments to same and to advise the Board on the adequacy of the plans. The Committees also hold hearings and make recommendations to the Board on establishment, dissolution, boundary changes and other specific local government plans and governance matters.
Meetings: The Committees will meet as necessary to review local water plans and amendments and hold hearings as ordered by the Board. Staff will coordinate meeting locations and schedules with members.
CC = county commissioner |
WMO = watershed management organization |
CIT = citizen |
MC = metro cities |
SWCD = soil and water conservation district |
NMC = non-metro cities |
WD = watershed district |
TWP = townships |
UME = University of Minnesota Extension |
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NOTE: Committee membership and proceedings are included in the Board Bylaws.