Laserfiche WebLink
Metro Flood Diversion Authority—November 10, 2016 1 METRO FLOOD DIVERSION AUTHORITY <br />NOVEMBER 10, 2016—3:30 PM <br /> 1. MEETING TO ORDER <br />A meeting of the Metro Flood Diversion Authority was held Thursday, November 10, 2016, at <br />3:30 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. Tom Dawson, Chairman, Business Leaders Task <br />Force was also present. <br /> 2. MINUTES APPROVED <br />MOTION, passed Mr. Mahoney moved and Mr. Campbell seconded to approve the minutes from the October 27, 2016, meeting as presented. Motion carried. <br /> 3. AGENDA ORDER <br />MOTION, passed <br />Mr. Mahoney moved and Mr. Weyland seconded to approve the order of the agenda with the addition of acknowledgements after the order of <br />agenda. Motion carried. <br /> 4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS <br />Mr. Vanyo and Mr. Mahoney acknowledged Cass County Commissioner Ken Pawluk and <br />Moorhead City Councilwoman Nancy Otto for their service on the board as both will be retiring from their respective commissions in the next month. They also thanked Tom Dawson and the <br />Business Leaders Task Force for their efforts to get the message out about the flood sales tax <br />extension vote. <br />5. MANAGEMENT UPDATE <br />Program management consultant (PMC) report Randy Richardson from CH2M provided an update on activities over the last month including <br />approval of the flood sales tax extension by Fargo and Cass County voters; continued outreach <br />with the MN DNR; contact with the four short-listed Public Private Partnership (P3) proposers; continued development of the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the P3 contract; development of <br />a draft 2017 annual budget; Phase 1 land acquisition and opportunistic land acquisitions; and support of the Army Corps of Engineers design efforts on the southern embankment inlet structure. He said priority areas for the next month are to encourage adoption of a working group <br />with the MN DNR; prepare for 2017 legislative activities; continue development of the P3 RFP documents; finish in-town construction for the season; advertise the Oxbow home demolition package; and continue Phase 1 land acquisitions. <br /> Ty Smith from CH2M provided an update on in-town levee work, El Zagal Phase 2 levee construction, and Mickelson levee extension construction. <br /> 6. ADMINISTRATIVE/LEGAL UPDATE <br />Attorney John Shockley said the finance and legal team are working on the current finance plan <br />and will provide an update to the board next month. He said work continues on the technical requirements for the P3 RFP’s. <br />