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Flood Diversion Board of Authority—January 14, 2016 1 <br />FLOOD DIVERSION BOARD OF AUTHORITY JANUARY 14, 2016—3:32 PM <br /> <br />1. MEETING TO ORDER A meeting of the Flood Diversion Board of Authority was held Thursday, January 14, 2016, at 3:32 PM in the Fargo City Commission Room with the following members present: Cass County <br />Commission representative Darrell Vanyo via conference call; Cass County Commissioner Ken Pawluk; West Fargo City Commissioner Mike Thorstad; Fargo City Mayor Tim Mahoney; Fargo City Commissioner Mike Williams; Cass County Joint Water Resource District Manager Rodger <br />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 Watershed District. Fargo City Commissioner Melissa Sobolik was absent. <br /> Staff members and others present: Cass County Administrator Keith Berndt; Interim Fargo City <br />Administrator Bruce Grubb; Moorhead City Manager Michael Redlinger; Clay County Administrator <br />Brian Berg; Cass County Engineer Jason Benson; Fargo City Director of Engineering Mark Bittner; <br />Fargo City Engineer April Walker; Moorhead City Engineer Bob Zimmerman; Mark Nisbet, <br />Chamber of Commerce Business Leaders Taskforce; Bruce Spiller, PE, CH2M; and Terry Williams, Project Manager, Corps of Engineers. <br /> 2. MINUTES APPROVED <br />MOTION, passed <br />Mr. Williams moved and Mr. Campbell seconded to approve the minutes from the December 17, 2015, meeting as presented. Motion carried. <br /> <br />3. AGENDA ORDER <br />MOTION, passed <br />Mr. Campbell moved and Mr. Thorstad seconded to approve the order of the agenda with the addition of a Financial Services Agreement under the Finance Committee update. Motion carried. <br /> 4. ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR FOR 2016 <br />MOTION, passed <br />Mr. Pawluk moved and Mr. Campbell seconded to nominate Darrell Vanyo as Chairman and Tim Mahoney as Vice Chairman of the Flood Diversion Board of Authority for 2016. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. <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 in-town levees <br />and the bid schedule for 2016; completion of the asbestos abatement and beginning demolition of Park East Apartments; development of procurement documents for the Public-Private Partnership <br />(P3); and development of responses to public comments associated with the Minnesota Draft EIS (MN DEIS). <br />Corps of Engineers report Terry Williams provided an update of activities by Corps of Engineers staff which includes continued <br />review of in-town levee design and construction; final technical review of the diversion inlet <br />structure; assist with development of RFP and reference documents on alternate financing and split delivery plan; continued design of southern embankment elements; and advance permit coordination for diversion channel and southern embankment. The Corps received a request from <br />the MN DNR to assist with responses to public comments received as part of the MN DEIS.