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y LRRWMO Meeting Minutes February 21, 1990 Page 4 OLD BUSINESS with Barr Engineering Rel ating to y Skallman indicated Barr Engineering is charging 30 cents per mile and has been for approximately 5 years. Those Barr Engineering employees who use their own vehicles for business meetings receive the 30 cents per mile themselves. Raatikka reported the Federal rate is 26 cents per mile. Mathisen and Schrantz indicated their cities pay 26 cents and 21 cents per mile, respectively. weaver felt 30 cents per mile for him to recommend changing He felt this high charge is this group has to work with, to hold the line on expenses. is excessive and would be cause the LRRWMO's engineering staff. a disregard for the resources especially when they are trying Skallman reported that having discussed this issue with Barr Engineering supervisors, they would be willing to reduce their mileage charge to 26 cents per mile. Skallman agreed to provide an updated fee schedule for his firm's professional engineers. Motion was made by Mathisen, seconded by Weaver, to TABLE FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS MATTER UNTIL AN UPDATED FEE SCHEDULE IS RECEIVED. 4 ayes - 0 nayes. Motion carried. Legislative Task Force Report Upon discussion of the Legislative Task Force Report, members concurred that there are several areas within the report where they disagree, one of which is the recommendation that the county could have the authority to appoint whomever they want on the watershed district or WMO without the cities' approval. It also recommends that the WMO's will be required to published a newsletter. Should the legislature approve these recommendations, the cities will lose much of their control of the WMO. It was reported that Mark Nelson, State Board of Water and Soil Resources, wants to tour this watershed March 2, meeting first at Andover's City Hall at 9:00 a.m. It was suggested that each LRRWMO representative provide Mr. Nelson with a brief tour of what is going in their community.