December 28, 2023 at 7:30 AM - Projects Committee Meeting

Rationale:  The next JWMAB meeting is scheduled for January 18th, 10:00 at Fremont City Council Chambers or Microsoft Teams.  Invites were sent to Dodge County Directors.

Rationale:  The City of Fremont is in the process of submitting the FEMA grant application with the help of JEO.  JEO will help prepare a one pager to help with politicking at the federal level.

Attached is an inter-local agreement with the City of Fremont and Dodge County based on the Board's approved motion on June 12, 2023 "The LPNNRD will commit 20% not to exceed $2,216,125.50 and annual mowing for the Elkhorn Township Project excluding the portion that is in the City of Fremont named storm sewer."

A motion will be needed at Board Meeting to approve the attached interlocal agreement with City of Fremont and Dodge County for funding of the Fremont East Drainage Project. 

Rationale:  The monthly update meeting occurred on December 18th.  Field work and associated reports are expected by the end of the year.  The 90% plan completion meeting with NRCS will be scheduled in January.  The project is slightly behind schedule due to field work delays.  Dodge County will work with NRCS on a time extension.   
The Cutoff Ditch road raise project does not significantly affect upgradient strucutres.  Additional survey work will be explored to clarity this along with maps or graphs to communicate risk differences between a Rawhide 1% chance per year event and a Platte River 1% event.
Maps were reviewed showing spoil sites for the detention cells.
Discussions with our partners will need to happen in upcoming months to decide who will lead the project going forward along with funding breakdowns. 

Rationale:  On 12/5 a SCWIG meeting was held in Columbus, topics discussed:

• Expiration date on septic system upgrade has had initial success.
• Potential future partner projects; Runge grade stabilization, Klug grade stabilization, 
• Shell Creek south benching/Colfax county road D bridge
  • Bridge construction underway, completion spring '24.
  • Planned construction for benching set summer '24.  Mainelli/Wagner finalizing designs.  
• Planned SCWIG Projects Field Day September 2024.

Keith Runge completed an onsite wastewater system upgrade with a total cost of $8,472.54.  The NRD receives 60% cost share on septics from NDEE 319 project and passes that same percentage onto system owners.
Bill received an application from Tony Long for an 80 acre pasture grazing system including a well, solar pump, tanks, and cross fencing.  SCWIG costshares these practices at 75% which is estimated at $26,565.97.

Rationale:  On 12/19, Chapman and Elliott met with two interested contractors and Olsson engineering staff on site for the planned tree clearing portion on sites 26AB and 27.  Concerns about required timelines were discussed and how they will effect the bid/contract, other concerns: currently we hold no easements, winter weather interference.
After consultation with Olsson team and NRCS we have decided to forgo a separate tree removal plan and incorporate the tree clearing/grubbing into the dam construction package.  This will allow us to acquire all necessary easements, USACE permits, and likely a better unit price for the project.

Rationale:  November invoice and progress report attached.

Rationale:  Danielle Allen will be available to update committee on status of easement acquisitions.

Rationale:  A partners meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 18th, 7:00 pm at the Old North Bend Bank building.

Rationale:  Stan Darling plans to update the committee regarding the FEVR Bike Trail through Dodge County.