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Time Location Committee
(1:00 PM) 7/17/2025
[Centennial Office Building, Rm 101 and Via Zoom]
Mississippi River Parkway Commission - Executive Committee [Commission]
(9:00 AM) 7/18/2025
[G-23 State Capitol]
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources [Commission]
Thursday, July 17, 2025
Thursday, July 17, 2025 , 1:00 PM

Mississippi River Parkway Commission - Executive Committee

Co-Chair: Sen. Karin Housley holds the gavel
Co-Chair: Dr. John Anfinson
Location: Centennial Office Building, Rm 101 and Via Zoom
Agenda:

Welcome & Review of Agenda
• Great River Road - Roadside Storybook (Interpretive Panels)
 - Review Status
 - Develop Recommendations
• Regional Meetings/Elections
 - Review Timeline and General Plan
 - Consider Draft Rules on Process for Member Elections/Appointments
• America 250
• MN-MRPC Staffing Transition
• Other Business
• Adjourn



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Friday, July 18, 2025
Chair: Rita Albrecht
Location: G-23 State Capitol
Agenda:

Public viewing is available on YouTube.

1. Roll call attendance

2. Approve minutes for June 11 and June 24-27, 2025
- Minutes for June 11
- Minutes for June 24
- Minutes for June 25
- Minutes for June 26
- Minutes for June 27

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

4. Information: 2025 Session Report
- M.L. 2025 Session Report
- M.L. 2025 Appropriations Spreadsheet
- M.L. 2025 Appropriations and Process Summary
- M.L. 2025, 1st Special Session, Chp. 1, Art. 2 Bill Language

5. Information: Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Grant Unit role in monitoring appropriations. Katherine Sherman-Hoehn, DNR
- DNR presentation
- LCCMR appropriations oversight

6. Action: Request to convey interest in real property acquired with ENRTF funds: M.L. 2013, Chp. 52, Sec. 2, Subd. 4(e), Lake Tamarack, University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Andrew Gapinski, Executive Director
- 15 Day Notice to Environment Committee Chairs
- Easement Request from Landscape Arboretum

7. Action: Work plans for projects funded in M.L. 2025
- Spreadsheet with consent/non consent 2025 work plans
- Link to 2025 work plans

a. Approve consent agenda
b. Non consent items
c. Plan for remaining work plans

8. Action: Allocation Recommendations for the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund for 2026 (FY27)
- 2026 RFP LCCMR Evaluation #2 Results and Options for Allocation Action (document)
- 2026 RFP LCCMR Allocations Initial Agreement, as of July 11, 2025 (spreadsheet)

Lunch

9. Action: Updated emerging issues account policy and procedures
- Emerging Issues Memo 6/26/25
- Emerging Issues Account Update Options

10. Debrief on 2026 RFP recommendation process

11. LCCMR other business

12. 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.

13. Adjourn


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INTERPRETATION SERVICES, ACCESSIBILITY, AND ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS:

  • To request legislative services for live language interpretation in Hmong, Somali, or Spanish, please contact the Committee Administrator 72 hours in advance of when the service is needed.
  • To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL) please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of one week before the services are needed.
  • To request legislative services for Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services please contact the Committee Administrator a minimum of two weeks before the services are needed.
  • For information on accommodations please visit Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions.
  • If you have accessibility or usability comments to share on any Minnesota Legislature website, please submit your comments using the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form