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Flood Diversion Board of Authority—September 10, 2015 1 <br />FLOOD DIVERSION BOARD OF AUTHORITY SEPTEMBER 10, 2015—3:30 PM <br /> <br /> 1. MEETING TO ORDER <br />A meeting of the Flood Diversion Board of Authority was held Thursday, September 10, 2015, at 3:30 <br />PM in the Fargo City Commission Room with the following members present: Cass County Commission representative Darrell Vanyo; Cass County Commissioner Ken Pawluk; West Fargo City Commissioner Mike Thorstad; Fargo City Mayor Tim Mahoney; Fargo City Commissioner Mike <br />Williams; Fargo City Commissioner Melissa Sobolik; Cass County Joint Water Resource District Manager Rodger Olson; Clay County Commissioner Kevin Campbell; and Moorhead City Council Member Nancy Otto. Also present was ex-officio member Gerald Van Amburg, Buffalo-Red River <br />Watershed District. <br />Staff members and others present: Interim Fargo City Administrator Bruce Grubb; Moorhead City <br />Manager Michael Redlinger; Cass County Engineer Jason Benson; Fargo City Director of Engineering Mark Bittner; Fargo City Engineer April Walker; Moorhead City Engineer Bob Zimmerman; Tom <br />Dawson, Chairman; Chamber of Commerce Business Leaders Taskforce; and Bruce Spiller, CH2M. <br /> 2. MINUTES APPROVED <br />MOTION, passed Mr. Mahoney moved and Ms. Otto seconded to approve the minutes from the August 13, 2015, meeting as presented. Motion carried. <br /> 3. AGENDA ORDER <br />MOTION, passed <br />Mr. Mahoney 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 work on in-town levees <br />and the bid schedule for 2016; work on the Fargo High Rise west parking lot; bid phase for demolition of the Park East Apartments; construction and closings on 15 homes in Oxbow; foundation work on <br />the clubhouse for the Oxbow Country Club; and development of contract documents for the Public- <br />Private Partnership (P3). <br />Mr. Spiller said the draft Minnesota EIS will be released to the public on September 14th. A public <br />meeting is scheduled for October 14th in Moorhead. The public comment period ends October 28th. <br />Corps of Engineers report <br />Mr. Vanyo said a meeting was held with Lieutenant General Thomas Bostick from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He said Gen. Bostick is supportive in working with the Office of Management and <br />Budget and congressional delegates to help obtain Federal funding for the diversion project. <br /> 5. ADMINISTRATIVE/LEGAL UPDATE <br />Lawsuit update Attorney Erik Johnson provided an update regarding lawsuits filed by the Richland-Wilkin Joint Powers Authority. He said the briefing cycle on the base lawsuit will end this month and oral arguments on the <br />case merits will be scheduled. Mr. Mahoney asked if the release of the draft MN EIS will affect the injunction order which halted <br />construction on the OHB levee. Mr. Johnson said once the EIS is finalized, the basis for the injunction could be lifted.
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