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Metro Flood Diversion Authority—January 26, 2017 1 METRO FLOOD DIVERSION AUTHORITY <br />JANUARY 26, 2017—3:30 PM <br /> 1. MEETING TO ORDER <br />A meeting of the Metro Flood Diversion Authority was held Thursday, January 26, 2017, at 3:30 <br />PM in the Fargo City Commission Room with the following members present: Fargo City Mayor Tim Mahoney; Fargo City Commissioner Tony Grindberg; Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn; Cass County Commission representative Darrell Vanyo via conference call; Cass <br />County Commissioner Chad M. Peterson; Cass County Commissioner Arland Rasmussen; Moorhead City Mayor Del Rae Williams; Moorhead City Council Member Chuck Hendrickson; <br />Moorhead City Council Member Joel Paulsen via conference call; Clay County Commissioner <br />Kevin Campbell; Clay County Commissioner Frank Gross; and Cass County Joint Water Resource District Manager Roger Olson. West Fargo City Commissioner Mike Thorstad was <br />absent. <br /> 2. MINUTES APPROVED <br />MOTION, passed Mr. Olson moved and Mr. Campbell seconded to approve the minutes from the January 12, 2017, meeting as presented. Motion carried. <br /> 3. AGENDA ORDER <br />MOTION, passed <br />Mr. Piepkorn moved and Mr. Grindberg seconded to approve the order of the agenda with one change to remove the PMC report. Motion carried. <br /> 4. ADMINISTRATIVE/LEGAL UPDATE <br />Admissibility Agreement for MN DNR Working Group Attorney John Shockley said negotiations are considered confidential and in order for the <br />Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR) working group to hold its meetings, an admissibility agreement is needed. The agreement will provide protection of the information <br />disclosed to each other during settlement discussions. <br /> Mr. Olson said Commissioner Tom Landwehr made some comments at the Red River Basin <br />Commission conference last week stating that Minnesota will not issue a permit for the project <br />as it has been presented. He questioned whether efforts to continue discussion with the MN DNR are necessary given the position of Mr. Landwehr. <br /> <br />Ms. Williams said board members have been encouraged by the Corps of Engineers to work with the State of Minnesota. She supports continued discussions to hear broader ideas on how <br />to proceed with the project. Mr. Campbell also believes the issues are important to discuss and being at the table is better than no discussion at all. Mr. Vanyo said there has not been an opportunity to discuss the 56-page Findings of Fact document released by the MN DNR. He <br />believes it is important to continue meeting with Minnesota officials. Mr. Shockley said a meeting of the working group has been scheduled for next week, and he <br />supports on-going dialogue with the MN DNR. <br />MOTION, passed Mr. Hendrickson moved and Mr. Campbell seconded to approve the admissibility agreement with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. On roll call vote, the motion carried with ten members voting <br />“Yes”; and Mr. Grindberg and Mr. Olson voting “No”. <br /> <br />