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Flood Diversion Board of Authority—February 13, 2014 1 <br />FLOOD DIVERSION BOARD OF AUTHORITY <br />FEBRUARY 13, 2014—3:30 PM <br /> 1. MEETING TO ORDER A meeting of the Flood Diversion Board of Authority was held Thursday, February 13, 2014, <br />at 3:30 PM in the Fargo City Commission Room with the following members present: Cass <br />County Commissioner Vern Bennett; West Fargo City Commissioner Mike Thorstad; Fargo <br />Mayor Dennis Walaker; Fargo City Commissioner Tim Mahoney; Fargo City Commissioner Brad Wimmer; Cass County Joint Water Resource District Manager Rodger Olson; Clay County Commissioner Kevin Campbell; and Moorhead City Council Member Nancy Otto. <br />Also present was ex-officio member Gerald Van Amburg, Buffalo-Red River Watershed <br />District. <br /> Staff members and others present: Cass County Administrator Keith Berndt; Fargo City Administrator Pat Zavoral; Clay County Administrator Brian Berg; Moorhead City Engineer <br />Bob Zimmerman; Cass County Engineer Jason Benson; Bruce Spiller, CH2MHill; Tom <br />Dawson, Chairman, Chamber of Commerce Business Leader Task Force for Permanent <br />Flood Protection; and Terry Williams, Project Manager, Corps of Engineers. 2. MINUTES APPROVED <br />MOTION, passed <br />Mr. Mahoney moved and Mr. Walaker seconded to approve minutes <br />from the January 21, 2014, meeting as presented. Motion carried. 3. AGENDA ORDER <br />MOTION, passed <br />Mr. Mahoney moved and Ms. Otto seconded to approve the order of the <br />agenda. Motion carried. 4. MANAGEMENT UPDATE <br />Program management consultant (PMC) report <br />Bruce Spiller provided an update on activities over the last month including ongoing <br />geotechnical and survey work on the Oxbow/Hickson/Bakke (O/H/B) levee; continued work on land acquisition activities and policies; coordination with the new Fargo City Hall project regarding in-town levees; and monitoring of the WRDA/WRRDA bills, which are in <br />conference committee. <br /> <br />Corps of Engineers report Terry Williams provided an update of activities by Corps of Engineers staff including continued support for the Minnesota EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) process; <br />continued design work associated with the O/H/B levee and participated in value <br />engineering studies for the O/H/B levee and In-Town Levee projects; received approval to <br />execute the Construction MOU; and presented at the Red River Basin Commission Conference in January. The project continues to await federal authorization. <br />5. ADMINISTRATIVE/LEGAL UPDATE <br />Election of Chair and Vice Chair for 2014 <br />Erik Johnson reviewed the by-laws for electing a Chairman and Vice Chairman for the Board of Authority. The by-laws state the election should take place at the first regular meeting of each year.