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Metro Flood Diversion Authority—October 13, 2016 1 METRO FLOOD DIVERSION AUTHORITY <br />OCTOBER 13, 2016—3:30 PM <br /> 1. MEETING TO ORDER <br />A meeting of the Metro Flood Diversion Authority was held Thursday, October 13, 2016, 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 Mary Scherling; Cass County Commissioner Ken Pawluk; Fargo City Mayor Tim Mahoney; Fargo City Commissioner <br />Dave Piepkorn; Fargo City Commissioner Tony Grindberg; Moorhead City Mayor Del Rae Williams; Moorhead City Council Member Nancy Otto; Moorhead City Council Member Chuck <br />Hendrickson; Clay County Commissioner Kevin Campbell; Clay County Commissioner Grant <br />Weyland; Cass County Joint Water Resource District Manager Mark Brodshaug; and West Fargo City Commissioner Mike Thorstad. <br /> 2. MINUTES APPROVED <br />MOTION, passed <br />Mr. Mahoney and Mrs. Scherling seconded to approve the minutes from the September 8, 2016, and October 5, 2016, meetings as presented. Motion carried. <br /> 3. AGENDA ORDER <br />MOTION, passed <br />Mr. Weyland moved and Mr. Campbell seconded to approve the order of the agenda. Motion carried. <br /> 4. MANAGEMENT UPDATE Program management consultant (PMC) report Randy Richardson from CH2M provided an update on activities over the last month including <br />responses to the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the P3 contract, delivery of the mitigation plan to the MN DNR for their comments, release of the draft P3 technical requirements for <br />review, Phase 1 land acquisition and opportunistic land acquisitions, and support of the Army <br />Corps of Engineers design efforts on the southern embankment inlet structure. He said priority areas for the next month are development of the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the P3 <br />contract, a trip to Washington, D.C. to meet with officials from the Office of Management and <br />Budget (OMB), draft 2017 annual budget, continued Phase 1 land acquisitions, continued in-town construction, and I-29 conceptual designs. <br /> 5. CORPS OF ENGINEERS UPDATE <br />Aaron Snyder, Branch Chief for Project Management & Development, Corps of Engineers was <br />present. The MN DNR recently released their decision to deny the permit that was submitted by the Diversion Authority. He said the Corps of Engineers remains committed to the project, which will provide permanent flood protection for the area. The Corps continues to work on minimizing <br />the impacts to upstream residents. He said Corps staff met with Tom Landwehr, MN DNR Commissioner, to discuss ways to work toward a solution regarding their questions on the mitigation plan submitted by the Diversion Authority. <br /> 6. ADMINISTRATIVE/LEGAL UPDATE <br />Presentation of SOQ Evaluation/Approval of Resolution for Short-List of SOQ Agencies <br />Attorney John Shockley provided a brief overview on the P3 developer short list. The P3 contract will be for the construction of the diversion channel. He discussed the timeline and said Request <br />for Qualifications (RFQ) were issued in July with Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) due <br />September 14th. An evaluation team reviewed the SOQ’s and interviewed six teams last week: Lake Agassiz Partners, Red River Alliance, Red River Infrastructure Solutions, Red River <br />Partners, Red River Valley Alliance, and Red River Valley Partners.