Welcome to Minnesota House Live Webcast and Mobile Streaming

1. Review/approve October 15, 2024, meeting minutes
2. Review/accept LCC financial audit for biennium ending June 30, 2023
3. Review/approve resolutions establishing subcommittees
4. Review/approve 2026-27 LCC Benefits Book
5. Other items as determined by the Chair

8:30 a.m.            Call to Order

1. Review and Approve Agenda
2. Review and Approve Minutes
3. Members Report any Conflicts of Interest on Today's Agenda
4. Chair's Comments
5. Report from the Executive Director

8:45 a.m.           6.      Discussion / Action: 2026 LSOHC Meeting Calendar

8:50 a.m.            7.      Discussion / Action: OHF Acquisition of Parcels with Buildings

9:20 a.m.            8.      Discussion / Action: Review & Approval of Accomplishment Plans

9:45 a.m.            9.      Discussion / Action: ML 2027/FY 2028 Call for Funding Requests

10:15 a.m.         10.   Discussion / Action: Extension of Availability of Funds Requests

1. ML 2022, Ch. 77, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(u) Daylighting of Phalen Creek
2. ML 2021, First Sp. Session, Ch. 1, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(l) St. Louis River Restoration Initiative Phase 8

10:30 a.m.         11.   Discussion / Action: Amendment Request to allow Fee-acquisition activity

1. ML 2023, Ch. 40, Article 1, Section 2, Subd. 5(c) Accelerating Habitat Conservation in Southwest Minnesota
2. ML 2024, Ch. 106, Art. 1, Sec. 2, Subd. 5(m) Accelerating Habitat Conservation in Southwest Minnesota

11:00 a.m.         12.   Presentation / Discussion: Understanding DNR Permitting for OHF projects

• Randall Doneen - Conservation Assistance & Regulations Section Manager, DNR Ecological Water Resources

11:30 a.m.                  Break  

12:30 p.m.         13.   Executive Director Candidate Interview / Discussion / Action:

1. Kristina Smitten

1:30 p.m.            14.   Discussion / Action: Executive Director Candidate Hiring Recommendation

3:25 p.m.            15.  Opportunity for Public to Address the Council - The public is asked to keep their comments brief. If you would like to testify, please contact Tom Rebman at tom.rebman@lsohc.mn.gov or 651-284-6430 by 4:00pm Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025.

3:30 a.m.            Adjourn

Meeting materials will be made available at: https://www.lsohc.mn.gov/meetings/2025_meetings.html

This hybrid hearing may be viewed remotely live via the following method:

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If you have questions about the accessibility of hearings, please contact Tom Rebman at:  tom.rebman@lsohc.mn.gov or 651-284-6430

Notice: This meeting is being held in accordance with Minnesota Statute 13D.

Agenda:

The Audit Subcommittee will meet to hear the key findings and recommendations of the performance audit, Statewide Overtime and Shift Bonus Pay.

Office of the Legislative Auditor:
Lori Leysen, Deputy Legislative Auditor, Financial Audit Division
Jordan Bjonfald, Audit Director, Financial Audit Division

This meeting will be in person in 123 State Capitol.

PUBLIC VIEWING INFORMATION:  This meeting will also be livestreamed via YouTube, which will be closed captioned with automatically generated captions.

TESTIFYING:  The Legislative Audit Commission and its subcommittees typically do not take public testimony. 

MEETING DOCUMENTS:  Materials will be posted on the Office of the Legislative Auditor website in the Notices section as soon as they are available, and posted to our Minutes page soon after.

1) Call to Order 

2) Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes 

3) Testimony 

4) Adjournment 

TBD

Public Listening Session

This meeting is intended to facilitate public testimony to the Task Force. If you would like to provide testimony to the Task Force, please email nick.nero@lcc.mn.gov no later than 11/17/2025. Please note that testimony may be limited to 3-minutes to ensure time for all interested testifiers.

Public Listening Session

This meeting is intended to facilitate public testimony to the Task Force. If you would like to provide testimony to the Task Force, please email nick.nero@lcc.mn.gov no later than 11/18/2025. Please note that testimony may be limited to 3-minutes to ensure time for all interested testifiers.

Public viewing is available on YouTube.

1. Roll call attendance

2. Approve minutes for July 18 and September 16, 2025
       - Minutes for July 18, 2025
       - Minutes for September 16, 2025

3. Members report potential conflicts of interest regarding today's business
       - COI Policy
       - Members COIs reported for 2026 RFP

4. Director's report

5. Completed project presentation(s)
       a. ID: 2022-163, Land-Use and Climate Impacts on Minnesota's Whitewater River, U of MN / St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, Andrew Wickert
       - ENRTF ID: 2022-163 Presentation
       b. ID: 2022-081, Strategic Framework to Guide Local Water Storage, Board of Water and Soil Resources, Henry Van Offelen
       - ENRTF ID: 2022-081 Presentation

6. Action: Potential policy revisions for consideration
       a. Conflict of Interest
       - Conflict of Interest policy revision options
       b. Citizen Selection Committee
       - Citizen Selection Committee statute
       c. DNR Commissioner approval of non-state land acquisitions
       - Commissioner Approval statute options

7. Discussion and Action: DRAFT Request for Proposal (RFP) for M.L. 2027 (FY28)
       - Draft 2027 RFP for ENRTF Funding
       - Additional Info

8. Discussion and Action: DRAFT 2026 LCCMR meeting calendar
       - 2026 Calendar Options

9. LCCMR other business

10. Public testimony
The public is asked to keep their comments brief. If you would like to testify, please contact Diana Griffith at diana.griffith@lccmr.mn.gov by 4:00 pm the day before the meeting. Please specify to which agenda item your testimony relates and the form of your testimony (oral or written). The chair will accommodate testimony at the requested agenda item as time allows.

11. Adjourn

TBD

TBD

To be determined.

TBD

Public Listening Session

This meeting is intended to facilitate public testimony to the Task Force. If you would like to provide testimony to the Task Force, please email nick.nero@lcc.mn.gov no later than 11/19/2025. Please note that testimony may be limited to 3-minutes to ensure time for all interested testifiers.