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Flood Diversion Board of Authority—June 12, 2014 1 <br />FLOOD DIVERSION BOARD OF AUTHORITY <br />JUNE 12, 2014—3:30 PM <br /> 1. MEETING TO ORDER A meeting of the Flood Diversion Board of Authority was held Thursday, June 12, <br />2014, at 3:30 PM in the Fargo City Commission Room with the following members <br />present: Cass County Commissioner Darrell Vanyo; Cass County Commissioner <br />Ken Pawluk; West Fargo City Commissioner Mike Thorstad; Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker; Fargo City Commissioner Tim Mahoney; Fargo City Commissioner Mike Williams; Cass County Joint Water Resource District Manager Rodger Olson; Clay <br />County Commissioner Kevin Campbell; and Moorhead City Council Member Nancy <br />Otto. Ex-officio member Gerald Van Amburg, Buffalo-Red River Watershed District, <br />was absent. Staff members and others present: Cass County Administrator Keith Berndt; <br />Moorhead City Manager Michael Redlinger; Fargo City Engineer April Walker; <br />Moorhead City Engineer Bob Zimmerman; Cass County Engineer Jason Benson; <br />Bruce Spiller, CH2MHill; Aaron Snyder, Branch Chief for Project Management & Development, Corps of Engineers; Terry Williams, Project Manager, Corps of Engineers; and Craig Evans, Project Manager, Corps of Engineers. <br /> <br />2. MINUTES APPROVED <br />MOTION, passed Mr. Mahoney moved and Mr. Thorstad seconded to approve minutes from the May 8, 2014, meeting as presented. Motion <br />carried. <br /> <br />3. AGENDA ORDER MOTION, passed Mr. Pawluk moved and Mr. Campbell seconded to approve the <br />order of the agenda with the addition of an update from Mayor <br />Walaker on the Water Resources Reform & Development Act <br />(WRRDA) bill signage. Motion carried. 4. MANAGEMENT UPDATE <br />Program management consultant (PMC) report <br />Bruce Spiller provided an update on activities over the last month which include <br />addressing review comments for CR20 bridge; ongoing design work for the Oxbow/Hickson/Bakke (OHB) levee; work on in-town levee designs in coordination with the new Fargo City Hall building; ongoing coordination during the Minnesota <br />EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) process; and continued work on land <br />acquisition activities and policies. <br /> Corps of Engineers report <br />Terry Williams provided an update of activities by Corps of Engineers staff which <br />includes continued work on the Maple River aqueduct physical modeling; providing <br />information to the Minnesota DNR during the EIS process; participation in weekly <br />meetings on the OHB levee; and continued coordination on the in-town levee design. A site visit and tour of the Maple River aqueduct physical model is scheduled for Thursday, July 24th.