Sponsored by: Facilitated by:
MnDOT Office of Environmental Stewardship
April 29, 2015Continuing Education
and Conference CenterSt. Paul, MN
MnDOT Environmental Stewardship Conference
Do It Better Together—
Communication, Partnerships, and Results
Welcome to the
2015 MnDOT Environmental Stewardship Conference
Do it Better Together – Communication, Partnerships, and Results
April 29, 2015
Continuing Education and Conference Center
University of Minnesota, St. Paul
Sponsored by:
Office of Environmental Stewardship
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Facilitated by:
Center for Transportation Studies
&
College of Continuing Education
University of Minnesota
Director, MnDOT Office of Environmental Stewardship ............................................... Lynn Clarkowski
Workshop Planning Committee
Garneth Peterson, Co-Chair ..................................................................................................... MnDOT
David Larson, Co-Chair ............................................................................................................ MnDOT
Lucas Bistodeau ....................................................................................................................... MnDOT
Carolyn Boben .......................................................................................................................... MnDOT
Scott Bradley ............................................................................................................................ MnDOT
Phil Forst .................................................................................................................................... FHWA
Ken Graeve .............................................................................................................................. MnDOT
Marilyn Jordahl-Larson ............................................................................................................. MnDOT
Kendall Lausche ....................................................................................................................... MnDOT
Tina Markeson .......................................................................................................................... MnDOT
Deb Moynihan .......................................................................................................................... MnDOT
Scott Reed ............................................................................................................................. HDR, Inc.
Jacob Rueter ............................................................................................................................ MnDOT
Kimberly Sannes ........................................................................................................ Kimley-Horn, Inc.
Dwayne Stenlund ..................................................................................................................... MnDOT
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ron
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tew
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Jo
hn
Njo
rd, E
xecu
tive
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e P
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den
t, T
om
War
ne
& A
sso
ciat
es,
LLC
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d f
orm
er C
hie
f Ex
ecu
tive
Off
icer
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h D
epar
tmen
t o
f Tr
ansp
ort
atio
n
On
e o
f th
e ro
ots
of
tran
spo
rtat
ion
pro
ject
s is
th
eir
inh
eren
t co
nn
ecti
on
wit
h p
eop
le. T
hes
e p
roje
cts
are
des
ign
ed f
or
peo
ple
, to
bet
ter
thei
r liv
es a
nd
to
co
mp
lem
ent
thei
r su
rro
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din
g e
nvi
ron
men
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ltim
atel
y, it
will
be
“th
e p
eop
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wh
o ju
dge
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cces
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wo
rk.
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ecta
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war
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sen
tati
on
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ott
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So
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Pre
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ssio
n 1
: W
ork
ing
in In
dia
n C
ou
ntr
y:
Forg
ing
Succ
essf
ul R
elat
ion
ship
s Se
ssio
n 2
: H
ot
Off
th
e P
ress
: 2
01
5
No
ise
Po
licy
& A
ir Q
ual
ity
Up
dat
es
Se
ssio
n 3
: W
ater
Qu
alit
y To
ols
an
d
Ru
les
Ed
wa
rd F
air
ba
nks
, Mn
DO
T
Levi
Bro
wn
, Lee
ch L
ake
Ban
d o
f O
jibw
e M
od
erat
or:
Ter
esa
Ma
rtin
, Mn
DO
T Th
is s
essi
on
will
fo
cus
on
dev
elo
pin
g ef
fect
ive
com
mu
nic
atio
n a
nd
go
od
wo
rkin
g re
lati
on
ship
s w
ith
tri
bes
, wit
h p
ersp
ecti
ves
fro
m M
nD
OT’
s tr
ibal
liai
son
, Ed
Fai
rban
ks,
and
fro
m L
eech
Lak
e En
viro
nm
enta
l D
irec
tor
Levi
Bro
wn
.
Ma
rily
n J
ord
ah
l-La
rso
n, M
nD
OT
Pet
er W
ask
o, M
nD
OT
Mo
der
ato
r: M
ari
lyn
Jor
da
hl-
Lars
on
, Mn
DO
T Le
arn
ab
ou
t u
pd
ate
s to
Mn
DO
T’s
20
11
No
ise
Po
licy
and
new
Nat
ion
al A
mb
ien
t A
ir
Qu
alit
y St
and
ard
s. H
ear
ho
w M
nD
OT
is
add
ress
ing
the
Legi
slat
ive
No
ise
Bar
rier
A
ud
it r
eco
mm
end
atio
ns
and
th
e im
ple
men
tati
on
sch
edu
le f
or
the
up
dat
ed
n
ois
e p
olic
y. W
e w
ill d
iscu
ss t
he
rele
ase
sch
edu
le f
or
air
qu
alit
y st
and
ard
s,
imp
lem
enta
tio
n f
or
USE
PA
’s M
OV
ES20
14
m
od
el, M
nD
OT’
s w
ork
in d
evel
op
ing
a sp
ecif
ic f
leet
mix
an
d p
roac
tive
mea
sure
s to
p
reve
nt
no
n-a
ttai
nm
en
t in
Min
nes
ota
.
Bet
h N
euen
do
rf, M
nD
OT
Ba
rb L
oid
a, M
nD
OT
Bre
tt T
roye
r, M
nD
OT
An
dre
a H
end
rick
son
, Mn
DO
T M
od
erat
or:
Lu
cas
Bis
tod
eau
, Mn
DO
T Th
is s
essi
on
will
pro
vid
e an
up
dat
e o
n
wat
er q
ual
ity
too
ls, d
emo
nst
rati
ng
the
use
o
f a
colo
r-co
ded
iden
tifi
cati
on
to
ol t
o
det
erm
ine
the
wat
er
qu
alit
y im
pai
rmen
t st
atu
s o
f a
wat
erw
ay, a
nd
dis
cuss
ing
Mn
DO
T’s
guid
ance
to
des
ign
ers
on
loca
tio
n
of
infi
ltra
tio
n B
est
Man
agem
ent
Pra
ctic
es
(BM
Ps)
wit
hin
a r
oad
way
’s r
igh
t-o
f-w
ay.
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:00
- 1
:00
p.m
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nch
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2:2
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.m.
Sess
ion
4:
Tran
spo
rtat
ion
Pro
ject
s A
re
Ever
yon
e’s
Pro
ject
—P
roje
ct O
utc
om
es
Bas
ed
on
Pu
blic
Ou
trea
ch
Sess
ion
5:
Pro
ject
Man
agem
ent—
It
Loo
ks G
oo
d O
n P
aper
Bu
t D
oe
sn’t
Fit
a
Gan
tt C
har
t: M
anag
ing
the
Pap
er
Pro
cess
to
Imp
lem
enta
tio
n
Sess
ion
6:
U.S
. Arm
y C
orp
s o
f En
gin
eers
P
erm
it A
pp
licat
ion
s
R
ob
in C
au
fma
n, C
entr
al C
orr
ido
r LR
T P
roje
ct
Bet
h K
un
kel,
Kim
ley-
Ho
rn a
nd
Ass
oci
ates
R
ach
el H
aa
se, K
imle
y-H
orn
an
d A
sso
ciat
es
Meg
an
Pow
ers,
Gra
ss R
oo
ts S
olu
tio
ns
Mo
der
ato
r: K
imb
erly
Sa
nn
es, K
imle
y-H
orn
an
d A
sso
ciat
es
Pu
blic
ou
trea
ch h
as t
he
po
we
r to
ch
ange
d
etai
ls, o
utc
om
es, a
nd
so
met
imes
h
isto
ry!
The
Ce
ntr
al C
orr
ido
r an
d T
H 5
3
pro
ject
exa
mp
les,
met
ho
do
logi
es a
nd
st
rate
gies
will
illu
stra
te p
ub
lic in
volv
emen
t an
d e
nvi
ron
men
tal j
ust
ice
ou
trea
ch t
hat
b
rou
ght
succ
essf
ul o
utc
om
es.
Bo
b R
og
ers,
Sh
ort
Elli
ott
Hen
dri
ckso
n In
c.
Cra
ig J
oh
nso
n, M
nD
OT
Bre
nt
Ther
ou
x, S
ho
rt E
llio
tt H
end
rick
son
In
c.
Ro
n L
eaf,
Sh
ort
Elli
ott
Hen
dri
ckso
n In
c.
Mo
der
ato
r: N
ico
le B
art
elt,
Mn
DO
T Th
is s
essi
on
will
pre
sen
t a
pro
ject
m
anag
emen
t ca
se s
tud
y o
f th
e C
R 1
01/
61
ro
ad r
emo
val t
o b
rid
ge c
on
stru
ctio
n f
rom
m
ult
iple
man
agem
ent
per
spec
tive
s th
at
incl
ud
e cu
ltu
ral r
eso
urc
e in
vest
igat
ion
s,
we
tlan
d im
pac
t av
oid
ance
, fly
way
ae
sth
etic
s, s
torm
wat
er p
ollu
tio
n, f
loo
d
pla
in a
nd
blu
ff d
rain
age,
an
d t
raff
ic
man
agem
ent.
Exp
lore
ho
w p
roje
ct
man
agem
ent
wo
rks
wit
h la
yers
of
pla
nn
ing
and
co
nst
ruct
ion
act
ivit
y.
Sara
h W
ing
ert,
U.S
. Arm
y C
orp
s o
f En
gin
eers
B
en O
rne,
U.S
. Arm
y C
orp
s o
f En
gin
eers
M
od
erat
or:
Sa
rma
Str
au
ma
nis
, Mn
DO
T Th
is p
rese
nta
tio
n w
ill f
ocu
s o
n h
ow
to
sh
ort
en C
orp
s p
erm
it r
evie
w t
imef
ram
es b
y av
oid
ing
com
mo
n m
ista
kes
in p
erm
it
app
licat
ion
s. T
op
ics
to b
e d
iscu
ssed
will
in
clu
de
calc
ula
tin
g an
d d
epic
tin
g im
pac
ts t
o
wat
ers
of
the
Un
ited
Sta
tes,
det
erm
inin
g m
itig
atio
n f
or
imp
acts
to
wat
ers
of
the
Un
ited
Sta
tes,
an
d a
lte
rnat
ive
s an
alys
is. W
e w
ill a
lso
rev
iew
exa
mp
les
of
pro
ject
pla
ns
sub
mit
ted
fo
r re
cen
t p
erm
it a
pp
licat
ion
s.
2:2
0 -
2:4
0 p
.m.
Bre
ak
R
oo
m 1
35
C
Ro
om
13
5D
R
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m 1
55
2:4
0 -
4:0
0 p
.m.
Sess
ion
7:
Envi
ron
men
tal J
ust
ice
Se
ssio
n 8
: En
viro
nm
enta
l C
on
stru
ctab
ility
: C
om
mit
men
ts in
A
ctio
n
Sess
ion
9:
Po
llin
ato
rs, S
eed
Mix
es,
an
d
Blo
win
g Sn
ow
Co
ntr
ol:
Ho
w C
an
Ro
adsi
des
Sav
e th
e B
utt
erfl
ies
and
th
e B
ees?
K
im C
olli
ns,
Mn
DO
T O
ffic
e o
f C
ivil
Rig
hts
A
nto
nio
M. R
ose
ll, C
om
mu
nit
y D
esig
n
Gro
up
(C
DG
) M
od
erat
or:
Deb
ra M
oyn
iha
n, M
nD
OT
Effe
ctiv
e tr
ansp
ort
atio
n d
ecis
ion
-mak
ing
dep
end
s o
n u
nd
erst
and
ing
and
pro
per
ly
add
ress
ing
the
un
iqu
e n
eed
s o
f yo
ur
com
mu
nit
y. T
his
se
ssio
n w
ill d
iscu
ss t
he
fun
dam
enta
ls o
f En
viro
nm
enta
l Ju
stic
e an
d
Titl
e V
I of
the
Civ
il R
igh
ts A
ct, a
nd
th
en
dem
on
stra
te e
ffec
tive
an
d p
ract
ical
ap
pro
ach
es t
hat
go
bey
on
d t
rad
itio
nal
m
eth
od
s fo
r p
ub
lic o
utr
each
.
Tod
d C
lark
owsk
i, M
nD
OT
Pet
er L
eete
, Mn
DO
T D
wa
yne
Sten
lun
d, M
nD
OT
Mo
der
ato
r: D
wa
yne
Sten
lun
d, M
nD
OT
This
pro
gram
will
exa
min
e h
ow
p
rogr
amm
atic
co
mm
itm
ents
fo
r th
e TH
36
St. C
roix
Riv
er B
rid
ge P
roje
ct w
ere
tran
sfo
rmed
into
wo
rkin
g p
roje
ct
do
cum
ents
on
su
ch is
sues
as
wet
lan
d
imp
act
area
s, m
anag
emen
t o
f aq
uat
ic
inva
sive
sp
ecie
s, e
agle
en
cro
ach
men
t,
aest
het
ics,
an
d il
licit
sto
rm w
ater
d
isch
arge
s. T
he
aud
ien
ce w
ill le
arn
key
co
mp
on
ents
of
pla
n d
evel
op
men
t an
d
con
trac
t re
qu
irem
ents
fo
r d
eliv
erin
g en
viro
nm
enta
l co
mm
itm
ents
fro
m
pre
des
ign
to
co
nst
ruct
ion
.
Cry
sta
l Bo
yd, M
nD
NR
K
en G
raev
e, M
nD
OT
Da
n G
ulli
ckso
n, M
nD
OT
Mo
der
ato
r: T
ina
Ma
rkes
on
, Mn
DO
T Th
is s
essi
on
will
loo
k at
cu
rren
t p
ract
ices
in
man
agin
g ro
adsi
des
, wit
h a
n o
verv
iew
of
nat
ive
po
llin
ato
rs a
nd
ho
w t
o p
rese
rve
them
; new
to
ols
to
hel
p d
esig
ner
s w
ith
ap
pro
pri
ate
see
d m
ixes
, an
d c
ost
s an
d
ben
efit
s o
f sn
ow
co
ntr
ol i
n m
anag
ing
Mn
DO
T’s
road
sid
es.
4:0
0 -
5:3
0 p
.m.
Rec
ep
tio
n a
nd
Ne
two
rkin
g
AIC
P C
ert
ific
atio
n M
ain
ten
ance
Cre
dit
s C
erti
fica
tio
n M
ain
ten
ance
cre
dit
has
bee
n r
equ
este
d f
or
the
all o
f th
e co
nfe
ren
ce c
on
curr
ent
sess
ion
s. A
pp
rove
d s
ess
ion
s w
ill b
e lis
ted
on
th
e A
ICP
web
site
.
Pro
fess
ion
al D
evel
op
men
t H
ou
rs (
PD
Hs)
A
tten
dee
s o
f th
is c
on
fere
nce
may
rec
eive
up
to
6.0
pro
fess
ion
al d
evel
op
men
t h
ou
rs. A
PD
H f
orm
is a
vaila
ble
in t
he
con
fere
nce
fo
lder
.
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