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Flood Diversion Board of Authority—January 8, 2015 2 <br />5. MANAGEMENT UPDATE <br />Program management consultant (PMC) report <br />Bruce Spiller provided an update on activities over the last month including work on the in-town levees, 2nd Street North pump station, 4th Street pump station, and 2nd Street South flood wall; OHB levee design work; Minnesota EIS (Environmental Impact <br />Statement) work products; continued work on land acquisition activities and policies; <br />and right of entry work on impacted cemeteries. <br /> Mr. Spiller said the first preliminary draft of the MN EIS for internal review is expected in mid-March with the draft EIS released for public comments on May 28, 2015. <br /> <br />Corps of Engineers report <br />Brett Coleman provided an update of activities by Corps of Engineers staff including Maple River aqueduct physical modeling work; continued coordination with the Minnesota DNR for the EIS; continued work on the cemetery mitigation plan; work on <br />the operation plan and adaptive management plan for the project; participation in weekly <br />OHB levee coordination meetings; assistance with levee design and support of <br />construction efforts on the in-town levees; and continued development of alternative <br />resourcing and delivery plan for expedited implementation of the project. <br />6. ADMINISTRATIVE/LEGAL UPDATE <br />Lawsuit update <br />Attorney Erik Johnson provided an update regarding lawsuits filed by the Richland-Wilkin <br />Joint Powers Authority. The administrative record needs to be complete by February 23, 2015. He said oral arguments are expected to be scheduled in April. <br /> <br />7. TECHNICAL UPDATE <br />Change Order No. 2 <br />Mr. Spiller discussed Change Order No. 2 (CO2) to the 2nd Street North pump station project to incorporate costs associated with removal of an unknown subsurface <br />concrete structure discovered during construction activities; and to provide a “Not to <br />Exceed” (NTE) budget for the contractor to remove and dispose of potentially hazardous <br />fill material discovered near the subsurface concrete structure. <br />MOTION, passed Mr. Pawluk moved and Mr. Peterson seconded to award Change <br />Order No. 2 (CO2) for the 2nd Street North pump station project in <br />the amount of $67,397.00 for a total contract value of $8,203,317.00. <br />On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. <br /> 8. PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE <br />Committee report <br />Rodger Olson said the Public Outreach Committee met January 7th and discussed <br />several issues including: upcoming public meetings to explain the voting process for the <br />special assessment district; a request from Hickson and Bakke residents for help with drainage along County Highway 25, and the need for access to do survey work on <br />owners’ properties; the need for public education on the new flood plain maps in Fargo; <br />and e-newsletter and diversion website updates. <br /> <br />April Walker said the City of Fargo conducted an aggressive campaign to notify homeowners about changes to flood plain maps, which become effective January 16th.