Welcome to Minnesota House Live Webcast and Mobile Streaming

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1. Welcome and purpose
2. Agenda and introductions
3. Ending discussion and reaching closure
4. (Re) introduce and practice using Mural
5. Discuss and refine recommendations
6. Public input 
7. Report update and brainstorm
8. Next steps
9. Adjourn

The Legislative Audit Commission will meet to hear the key findings and recommendations of the performance audit, Department of Human Services: Behavioral Health Administration Grants.

Office of the Legislative Auditor:
Lori Leysen, Deputy Legislative Auditor, Financial Audit Division
Valentina Stone, Audit Director, Financial Audit Division

Department of Human Services:
To be announced
 

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.

Public viewing is available on YouTube.

Time, Agenda and Location - TBD

12:00 p.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                                          

12:15 p.m.         6.      Discussion / Action: Review of Council Funding Recommendations

• Minnesota Land Trust Partnership Addition to Southeast Minnesota Protection and Restoration Phase 14 (HA17)
• Review of draft OHF Bill with updated funding amounts

12:30 p.m.         7.      Discussion / Action: Ecological Permitting Discussion and Debrief

1:00 p.m.           8.      Discussion / Action: Review and Approve ML2027 / FY2028 Call for Funding

• Revised Call for Funding Request
• Overview of Changes Made to Hearing Criteria, Call for Funding Request, and Proposal Format

1:15 p.m.            9.      Discussion / Action: Fee Title Land Acquisition with Buildings in North Central MN

• ML2024 / ML2025 Fisheries Habitat Protection on Strategic North Central Minnesota Lakes
• ML2024 / ML2025 Protecting Minnesota's Lakes of Outstanding Biological Significance
  • Annie Knight, Northern Waters Land Trust
  • Kathy DonCarlos, Northern Water Land Trust

1:30 p.m.            10.    Presentation / Discussion: Fish Habitat and Riverscape Management

• Nicholas Kludt, Ph.D., Red River Fisheries Specialist, MN DNR

2:15 p.m.            11.    Presentation / Discussion: Stream Habitat Restoration Evaluations

• Doug Dieterman, Ph.D., Research Scientist, MN DNR

3:00 p.m.            12.     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, January 6, 2025.

3:05 p.m.            Adjourn

Meeting materials will be made available at: https://www.lsohc.mn.gov/meetings/2026_meetings.html

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

https://www.youtube.com/@lessard-samsoutdoorheritag8354/streams

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.

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Canceled and rescheduled to Thursday, January 22, 2026.  

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