December 1, 2022 at 8:30 AM - Operations Committee Meeting

Rationale:  We have nothing to consider for unfinished business.

Rationale:  Nothing new to report.

Rationale:  The O & M staff continued to assist the Saunders County Sheriff with their 1969 cold case investigation at Cottonwood 6-C. The lake was lowered approximately 7'. An excavator was brought in to excavate the area and found nothing. (pictures attached).
We did O & M and inspections on 6 Belllwood dams. We had Collins dig out a beaver den on a Swedeburg dam and repack the area. Staff reseeded and mulched the site (picture attached). We had two new panels made for a trash rack on another Swedeburg dam and staff installed them. 

Rationale:  M.E. Collins started on the basin apron repair by de-watering the basin pool. The milling machine started on Monday, November 28th and made good progress. The north wind put the project on hold for a day as the basin filled with water. The basin was pumped out again on Wednesday, November 30 and they are grinding the surf down in the corners where the large grinder can't access. All directors should receive progress reports via email from Eric Suing of FYRA/Houston Engineering.

Rationale:  JEO and a representative from the NRCS will present the Assessment reports during our education segment at the December Board meeting, December 12.
NRCS would like the District to send a letter of request and statement of commitment for Federal Assistance when applying for funding for "Planning" through the Watershed Rehabilitation Program.

Rationale:  Dan Ourada paid the District $5,865.75 for 74.25 tons of hay from Czechland Lake. He had 110 bales.

Rationale:  Jason Scott who purchased the NRD property around Sand/Duck Dam site 15, has an 8.5 acre parcel which is landlocked by water and neighboring property (photo attached). Mr. Scott was wondering if the District would assist in some way in providing access by staying on his own property and crossing the backwaters of the lake with a bridging device. His other option would be to request an ingress/egress easement from his neighbors, Ourada's.
The Ourada's have an easement to access the water's edge. The dock they have installed crosses the Scott property line. (Picture attached).

Rationale:  The City of North Bend is requesting maintenance assistance for the North Bend Levee. Before the 2019 flood, the District along with Dodge County and the City would contribute $2,000 each for maintenance of the levee. With the time lapse of about 4 years, the City is asking each entity if they can contribute $5,000 each this year. In the coming years, to get back on schedule and to keep up with maintenance, bumping the annual contribution to $3,000 each per year. (letter attached).

Rationale:  Mike McGinn submitted an invoice for $5,554.54 for jetty repair work completed on the Platte River. Staff have not inspected the site.

Rationale:  As reported last month, Staff found 10 beaver dams in the 3rd mile of the Lake Wanahoo property. Noah and Kaiden have trapped approximately 6 beavers in the last three weeks. Staff is looking into options for draining the flooded areas and breaking the dams. Attached are pictures of the affected areas as well as a map of the dams in the area.

Rationale:  For the month of October, the District received $790.00 in annual park permit revenue. The year by year break down of annual permit sales is listed below. 

We will start selling 2023 permits 12/1/2022.
 

Month	Monthly Total	YTD
October 2022	$790.00	$75,160.50
October 2021	$867.50	$85,626.85
October 2020	$512.50	$95,957.5
October 2019	$572.50	$82,200.00

Rationale:   For the month of October, the District received $12,951.50 in camping revenue. The year by year comparison is listed below.
 

Month	Month Total	YTD
October 2022	$12,951.50	$127,326.74
October 2021	$4,714.00	$114,640.11
October 2020	$10,236.02	$131,137.03
October 2019	$4,362.36	$90,939.60

Rationale:  Gottschalk will review the 2022 Wanahoo recreation season and report on final revenue and expense totals.

Rationale:  During the month of November, the building was rented 21 times, with 7 NRD events. Revenue for the month was $960.

After discussion, we are planning to increase the rates for the building.

Current rates: $100 refundable deposit
$150 refundable deposit if there is alcohol
$60 day rental (7am-2pm)
$100 night rental (4pm-midnight)
$120 full day

Increase to: $150 refundable deposit (regardless of alcohol or not)
$75 day rental (7am-2pm)
$125 night rental (4pm-midnight)
$150 full day

Rationale:  Director Johnson has had a few discussions with Director Seier, and Sarah Heideman who is the State FFA Advisor with the Nebraska Department of Education. They want to take the creek sampling/testing statewide. There will not be any action taken at this time, simply discussion and what the NRD could possibly provide for this.

Rationale:  November's KTIC Radio ad and Wahoo Newspaper e-ad featured the upcoming water reports deadline of December 15. These will continue through December.

Rationale:  The LPNNRD Facebook/Twitter pages, and the website are the fastest and low-cost ways to get information out to the public. Tracking analytics are a way to see if people are seeing the information and what ways seem to be most effective. If you are on Facebook or Twitter, please like, follow, share, or retweet the Lower Platte North NRD posts!

Total reach/impressions show how many people saw the post/tweet. Engagements include likes, comments, shares/retweets and link clicks.
 

FACEBOOK	Total Reach	Engagements	Followers
November 1-27	6,264	184	1,413
October	5,042	5,343	1,409
September	5,098	153	1,408
August	17,232	387	1,408

 

TWITTER	Total impressions	Engagements	Followers
November 1-27	2,658	124	383
October	2,324	174	385
September	2,654	185	381
August	4,784	207	380

Top Posts on Facebook and Twitter:
• Fall festival flyer
• Native American Heritage event flyer
• Upcoming December trivia event flyer
• Coffee Lakeside November flyer
• Tree order promotion



 

WEBSITE	Users	Traffic Channel	Top Pages	Devices
November 1-27	937	Organic 62.2% Direct 27.4% Referral 7.1% Social 3.3%	Home Lake Wanahoo Board of Directors Czechland Lake Staff	Mobile 49.73% Desktop 47.92% Tablet 2.35%
October	1,526	Organic 67.6% Direct 24.1% Referral 4.5% Social 3.7%	Lake Wanahoo Home Czechland Lake Board of Directors Outdoor Recreation	Mobile 58.46% Desktop 39.60% Tablet 1.94%
September	1,702	Organic 74.3% Direct 19.9% Referral 5.8% Social 0.29%	Lake Wanahoo Home Czechland Lake Outdoor Recreation Staff	Mobile 59.21% Desktop 38.98% Tablet 1.81%
August	2,270	Organic 66.6% Direct 24.6% Referral 7.6% Social 1.3%	Lake Wanahoo Home Czechland Lake Outdoor Recreation Downloads	Mobile 59.73% Desktop 37.77% Tablet 2.51%

Traffic channels: organic traffic means they use a search engine then choose an option that includes lpnnrd.org, direct traffic means they type in lpnnrd.org directly (or have it bookmarked), and referral traffic is any other traffic not from a search engine or social (such as a link from another site).

Social clicks: 27 from Facebook, 5 from Twitter.
Referral clicks: 26 from NARD, 22 from NGPC, 1 from ad on Wahoo Newspaper’s site.
 

Rationale:  November featured the O&M video. We will have the list of times the spot aired by board meeting.

Rationale: 

• November 5th: Fall Festival. 4:00-9:00 pm at the lake. Chilly day but roughly 30+ people attended this event. Hayrack rides, activities in the building, a campfire took place.
• November 8th: Aquinas Middle School. Talked with middle school students about keystone species. 
• November 10th: Coffee Lakeside. Leaving your leaves and other helpful winter tips for the wildlife in your yard.
• November 12th: Native American Heritage Day. 8 people attended--artifact ID, kids activities, and food with recipes was offered. 
• November 14th: St. Wenceslaus Pre-K we talked about birds, winter adaptations, and made pinecone bird feeders.
• November 15th: Survival Club. Wild edible foods. We continue to have 20-24 kids attend, most are 6th and 7th graders. 
• November 18th: Wahoo High School Careers Class. Talked with seniors about my career path and did some hands on activities to show them what kinds of things I do now. 

Rationale:  December 2nd: R3 Conference at Mahoney State Park
December 3rd: Trivia and Game Day
December 8th: Coffee Lakeside, Nebraska Phenology
December 16th: Survival Club
 

Rationale:  Phoenix Web Group (PWG) migrated RWD's WaterWorks site to the NRD's home server.  This move will provide added security to the billing software.  The RWD has been working with PWG to repair/replace meter transmitters that are not functional.  
As winter approaches and the drought conditions persist the RWD is aware of potential negative impacts to infrastructure.  Extra vigilance in observing field conditions will be necessary.

Rationale:  Routine monthly sampling completed, meters read, and bills mailed 11/30.

Rationale:  Routine monthly sampling completed, meters read, and bills mailed 11/30.