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Flood Diversion Board of Authority—May 8, 2014 1 <br />FLOOD DIVERSION BOARD OF AUTHORITY <br />MAY 8, 2014—3:30 PM <br /> 1. MEETING TO ORDER A meeting of the Flood Diversion Board of Authority was held Thursday, May 8, <br />2014, at 3:30 PM in the Cass County Commission Room with the following <br />members present: Cass County Commissioner Darrell Vanyo; Cass County <br />Commissioner Ken Pawluk; West Fargo City Commissioner Mike Thorstad; Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker; Fargo City Commissioner Tim Mahoney; Fargo City Commissioner Brad Wimmer; Cass County Joint Water Resource District Manager <br />Rodger Olson; Clay County Commissioner Kevin Campbell; and Moorhead City <br />Council Member Nancy Otto. Also present was ex-officio member Gerald Van <br />Amburg, Buffalo-Red River Watershed District. Staff members and others present: Fargo City Administrator Pat Zavoral; Fargo <br />City Director of Engineering Mark Bittner; Fargo City Engineer April Walker; Cass <br />County Engineer Jason Benson; Bruce Spiller, CH2MHill; Tom Dawson, Chamber <br />of Commerce Business Leader Task Force for Permanent Flood Protection; Brett Coleman, Project Manager, Corps of Engineers; and Terry Williams, Project Manager, Corps of Engineers. <br /> <br />2. MINUTES APPROVED <br />MOTION, passed Mr. Walaker moved and Ms. Otto seconded to approve minutes from the April 10, 2014, meeting as presented. Motion carried. <br /> <br />3. AGENDA ORDER <br />MOTION, passed Mr. Wimmer moved and Ms. Otto seconded to approve the order of the agenda. Motion carried. <br /> <br />4. MANAGEMENT UPDATE <br />Program management consultant (PMC) report Bruce Spiller provided an update on activities over the last month including ongoing design work on the Oxbow/Hickson/Bakke (OHB) levee; work on the in-town levee <br />designs in coordination with the new Fargo City Hall building; on-going process with <br />the Minnesota EIS (Environmental Impact Statement); and continued work on land <br />acquisition activities and policies. He said work is being done to respond to comments made on the 404 permit application, which is required before construction begins on the OHB levee. <br /> <br />Corps of Engineers report <br />Brett Coleman provided an update of activities by Corps of Engineers staff including continued work on the Maple River aqueduct physical modeling; continued coordination and information to the Minnesota DNR during their EIS process; <br />participation in weekly meetings on the OHB levee; and continued coordination on <br />the in-town levee design. He said the Corps is planning to provide a tour of the <br />aqueduct physical model on Thursday, July 24th. The Corps continues to await federal authorization for the project.