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Flood Diversion Board of Authority—February 13, 2014 3 <br />MOTION, passed <br />Mr. Campbell moved and Mr. Mahoney seconded to approve a policy to <br />compensate utility owners, public and private within reaches one through seven for costs associated with relocation of utilities due to the diversion project, whether or not such costs are determined to be <br />“compensable” by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for <br />purposes of crediting. Discussion: Mr. Olson said it is important that <br />utility owners understand that action taken today and that the lines of communication remain open. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. <br /> <br />Red River Basin Commission update <br />Jeff Lewis from the Red River Basin Commission was present and gave an update which included the conference held in January. He has met with and briefed two of the Canadian Ministers within Manitoba, and an engineering group in St. Paul. Mr. Lewis said they are <br />working with representatives of the federal farm bill in an effort to be identified within the bill <br />which was recently passed. <br /> Zach Herman, Houston Engineering, gave a presentation on the Halstad Upstream Retention Study. They are reviewing the models and will fine tune the process as needed. <br /> <br />7. PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE <br />Committee report Rodger Olson said the Public Outreach Committee met on February 12th. He discussed numerous outreach activities including: attending the Upstream Coalition Meeting with Mr. <br />Wimmer; continued communication with federal congressional offices regarding project <br />authorization through the WRDA/WRRDA legislation; and developing an online and media <br />presence through an E-Newsletter which is distributed to legislators from both North Dakota and Minnesota. <br />Business Leaders Task Force update <br />Tom Dawson from the Business Leaders Task Force said they plan to have information <br />available at the next Diversion Board meeting. 8. LAND MANAGEMENT UPDATE <br />Committee report <br />Mr. Walaker said the Land Management Committee met earlier this afternoon. He said the <br />committee is recommending hiring Pifer’s Land Management for farmland management services. MOTION, passed <br /> Mr. Campbell moved and Mr. Wimmer seconded to hire Pifer’s Land <br /> Management for Farmland Management Services. On roll call vote, <br /> the motion carried unanimously. CCJWRD update <br />Mark Brodshaug said they have been acquiring farmland; most of it is in the four and five <br />reaches. He distributed maps outlining the land which has been recommended for <br />purchase and includes 1029.49 acres at a recommended purchase price of $4,966,801.20.