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Metro Flood Diversion Authority—March 23, 2017 1 <br />METRO FLOOD DIVERSION AUTHORITY <br />MARCH 23, 2017—3:30 PM 1. MEETING TO ORDER <br />A meeting of the Metro Flood Diversion Authority was held Thursday, March 23, 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 Dave Piepkorn; Fargo City Commissioner <br />John Strand; Cass County Commissioner Mary Scherling; Cass County Commissioner Chad <br />M. Peterson; Cass County Commission representative Darrell Vanyo via conference call; Moorhead City Council Member Chuck Hendrickson; Clay County Commissioner Kevin <br />Campbell; Clay County Commissioner Grant Weyland; Cass County Joint Water Resource District Manager Rodger Olson; and West Fargo City Commissioner Mike Thorstad. Moorhead City Mayor Del Rae Williams and Moorhead City Council Member Joel Paulsen <br />were absent. <br /> 2. MINUTES APPROVED <br />MOTION, passed Mr. Weyland moved and Mr. Olson seconded to approve the minutes <br />from the February 23, 2017, meeting as presented. Motion carried. <br /> 3. AGENDA ORDER <br />MOTION, passed Mr. Campbell moved and Mr. Hendrickson seconded to approve the order of the agenda. Motion carried. <br /> 4. MANAGEMENT UPDATE <br />Program management consultant (PMC) report <br />Randy Richardson from CH2M provided an update on activities over the last month, which <br />include support for North Dakota legislative activities; a trip to Washington, D.C. to meet with the congressional delegation and officials from the Corps of Engineers and Office of <br />Management and Budget (OMB); meeting with Moorhead and Clay County leaders to discuss <br />an engagement strategy with the Minnesota legislature; release of the second version of P3 RFP documents; continued Phase 1 land acquisitions; and Oxbow home removals. Priority <br />areas for the next month include meeting with Minnesota legislative leaders; monitor and <br />support North Dakota legislative activities; continued Phase 1 land acquisitions; and Phase 2 property appraisals. <br /> Robert Cowen provided a brief financial update on the overall program status and 2017 cash budget with $7.7 million spent so far this fiscal year. <br /> Ty Smith from CH2M provided a construction update on continued work at the 4th Street North <br />pump station generator building, and the Oxbow home demolition and relocation project. He <br />said all seven homes along Schnell Drive in Oxbow have been removed and preparation has begun on removal of four homes on Riverbend Road. 5. CORPS OF ENGINEERS UPDATE Terry Williams, Project Manager from the Corps of Engineers, was present to provide an <br />update of activities by Corps of Engineers staff which includes draft technical review plans <br />and specs for the Wild Rice control structure; completion of draft preliminary engineering report on southern embankment design; assistance with further development of the P3 RFP; <br />identification of additional environmental mitigation sites; preparation to award contracts for <br />geomorphic and biotic surveys, and for cultural mitigation on sites along the diversion channel alignment.