GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska -- The Central Platte Natural Resources District’s (CPNRD) board of directors will meet at 2 p.m. via teleconference call only on Thursday, March 26, 2020, from the Central Platte NRD office in Grand Island, Nebraska. Central Platte NRD’s physical office is closed to the public to monitor the evolving Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation.  Governor Ricketts signed an executive order allowing government organizations to hold and take action in committee and board meetings via conference call, so we plan to use that option for the March 26th board meeting. A preliminary agenda for the meeting is below. Contact (308) 385-6282 for conference call information. 

ACTION ITEMS

1.  Financial Report  Action will be taken on the March financial report.

2.  Cost-Share  Action on cost-share requests through CPNRD and NE Soil & Water Conservation Programs.

3.  Nebraska GeoCloud Project  Review and consider approval of the interlocal agreement.

4.  Violation Report  Luke Zakrzewski will report on unresolved violations on irrigated land not certified or approved for irrigation through a transfer in 2019.  Action to issue cease & desist orders will be considered.

5.  Monitoring Well Bids

6.  Platte River Resilience Fund  Consider appointments to the Advisory Committee.

7.  Platte River Recovery Implementation Program  Consider appointing Lyndon Vogt to Mark Czaplewski’s seat on the Land Committee.

REPORTS TO BE PROVIDED TO DIRECTORS

8.  Eastern Projects Committee  Preliminary budget items for Fiscal Year 2021.     

9.  Western Projects Committee  Preliminary budget items for Fiscal Year 2021.

10.  Programs Committee  Preliminary budget items for Fiscal Year 2021.

11.  Crane Deck Grants  David Carr’s report on two grants received to update the Richard Plautz Crane Viewing Site near Gibbon.

12.  Managers Report 

13.  Primary Election Filing Update

14.  Platte River Recovery Implementation Program  Mark Czaplewski’s report. 

15.  NRCS  Reports from Joe Krolikowski and Lara Schenck.

16.  Other  As may develop prior to the board meeting.