May 28, 2026 at 7:30 AM - Projects Committee Meeting

Rationale:  Certified cover crop payments are listed below for approval:
 

P-25-7	GARY TOROZON	$                           3,176.80	COVER CROP
S-25-8	MARK KASPAR	$                           5,086.40	COVER CROP
S-25-6	FRANK PLESKAC	$                           2,092.90	COVER CROP
S-25-10	GERALD OSMERA	$                           2,604.42	COVER CROP
S-25-11	KYLE OSMERA	$                           2,100.00	COVER CROP
S-25-5	MICHAEL SWANSON	$                           1,578.40	COVER CROP
		$               16,638.92

Rationale:  Director Hanson organized a meeting on May 18 with Fremont and Dodge County to discuss the status of projects and gauge interest in continuing any of the projects.
Rawhide: City will have some internal conversations regarding their priority for this project moving forward.  If they feel this is a priority they will reach out to Fremont area Directors.
Platte Township: The City will likely submit a grant application for this project.  The City requested a letter of support from both the County and NRD.  Find a draft letter attached for consideration.
Elkhorn Township/East Fremont: The City is working on pathways forward for the two detention cells in the south-east portion of Fremont and working with UPRR regarding the culvert that crosses their property along 1st Street.  Staff do not foresee a financial request for this coming fiscal year.

Rationale:  Bids are due on the Christ Lutheran project on May 28th, at 10:00am.  Mainelli Wagner will send us the bids and bid tab to provide direction before Platte County plans to award a bid at their June 2nd Meeting.  Documents will be sent to SCWIG members asking for feedback before the June 2nd meeting.  Please inform staff if you would like to be included.  Construction is anticipated to begin with tree removal on November 1st and ending in the spring of 2027 with planting the rain garden.  Attached are bid specs and final plans.

Rationale:  Highlights from this month's construction update on Wahoo Creek sites 26A&B, 27:

• Shanahan installed 3" clean aggregate and Class B riprap on the face of 26A.  They also continued with placement of fill and topsoil on 26A and plan on being able to reach top of dam elevation the week of 6/1.
• TCI finished foundation drains on 26A.  TCI installed the 18" RCP low stage inlet pipe (26A) and began working on concrete trash rack for inlet.
• TCI installed the first and second sections of riser on 26B.  TCI installed the line gate in the riser of 26B

Work planned for the following month:

• TCI will backfill around riser structure and install 12" drawdown port pipe and collar on 26B.
• TCI will finish concrete trash rack for inlet of 26A.
• Shanahan will finish foundation drains on 26B and place embankment fill on 26A & B.

TCI invoice attached.
Olsson invoice and progress report attached.

Rationale:  Olsson has received required permits from DWEE for site 55.  Site 84 will be submitted the end of May to the first week of June with site 77 to follow.  Olsson expects an expeditious turnaround on both as we have been moving quickly on WCW sites and site 77 went through a Federal review.
Olsson incorporated letters from FWS and NE G&P to our Biological Assessment for the 404 permit.  They will submit the permit application to ACOE the first week of June and they expect our permit to be issued in early to mid summer.
The NRD plans to go to bid for the next sites (77, 84, 55) late this summer.  We discussed with Olsson options for proceeding with potential funding constraints.  The plan is to have wording in the Request for Bids that will allow the NRD to choose the best option, which would lead to the potential contract scenarios:

• Constructing all 3 sites.
• Constructing only 77.
• Constructing 84 & 55.

Invoice and progress report attached.

Rationale:  Acquisition updates for sites 66 & 86.

Invoice attached

Rationale: 

• Jake is finishing up training for Level 1 Conservation Planner to secure job authority with the NRCS.
• Public Outreach has been sent out via mailings, social media, and from coop reps. 
• Water Quality sampling within WHPAs will begin this summer in the NWQI area.

Rationale:  NDOT recently held several stakeholder and public meetings as they begin planning the Highway 92 four lane between Mead and Omaha.  Feedback included requests to design with the ability to add trails in the future.  This will be a discussion item over the next few years as planning progresses.

Rationale:  Mainelli Wagner completed additional survey the week of May 18th.  They are coordinating with DWEE to get the correct hydraulic model to start with as a base point.  This is a more complex job because the no rise is controlled by an ice condition.  Once they have all of the hec ras files required, they will begin hydraulic modeling.

Rationale:  As of 5/26/2026, we (NEMA, JEO) are missing 15 adoption resolutions from entities that have participated in the past.  If you have any contacts with these entities, please remind them.

• Butler County
• Skull Creek Township
• Reading Township
• Village of Bruno
• Village of Garrison
• Village of Surprise
• Village of Inglewood
• Village of Cedar Bluffs
• Village of Colon
• North Bend Drainage District
• North Bend Volunteer Fire Department
• Rising City Rural Fire Department
• Schuyler Volunteer Fire Department
• Three Rivers Public Health Department
• Weston Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department