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Metro Flood Diversion Authority—December 21, 2017 3 Mr. Cowen provided a construction update on continued work on in-town levees, and Oxbow home demolition and relocation projects. A suspension of work to cease was issued as of <br />December 31, 2017, on OHB levee construction until clarification is received from the Federal Court regarding whether work may continue in 2018. 7. CORPS OF ENGINEERS UPDATE Terry Williams, Corps of Engineers Project Manager, was present. She said the Corps of Engineers will be supportive of the path forward once an alignment is chosen and will be ready to resume work on the project. 8. ADMINISTRATIVE/LEGAL UPDATE <br />Executive Director Position Profile Michael Redlinger, Co-Executive Director and Assistant Fargo City Administrator, discussed the position profile used in the previous Executive Director search. The process to reboot the search would not take as much as time because a lot of the ground work has been done by CPS Consulting. He said the board could choose to continue working with CPS Consulting and/or a <br />local firm in the search, or could choose to start over with the process. Mrs. Scherling and Mr. Thorstad said they would like the search to not focus solely on <br />engineering backgrounds since many local engineers are already involved with the project. They believe someone with administrative experience is important. Mr. Piepkorn said the board should look for the best person to manage this multibillion dollar project and is not sure this can <br />be done locally. Mr. Peterson said someone with a legal and/or construction management background would be beneficial and suggested the board continue with CPS Consulting in a new search. Mr. Peterson also believes the qualifications could be broadened but still require 15 years of experience. Mr. Redlinger will revise the position profile and work with the same subcommittee used the last time to review the profile before the full board approves it in order to move forward with the process. <br />Crown Appraisals Master Services Agreement Eric Dodds from AE2S said a Master Services Agreement (MSA) with Crown Appraisals has <br />been drafted to begin the process of valuing flowage easements. The Finance Committee and Land Management Committee approved the MSA at their meetings yesterday. MOTION, passed Mr. Grindberg moved and Mr. Peterson seconded to approve the Master Services Agreement with Crown Appraisals. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. <br /> 9. PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE Committee report The Public Outreach Committee met on December 20th. Mr. Olson said the committee discussed public outreach efforts with residents in the event the project alignment changes and the importance of keeping everyone informed. Rocky Schneider from AE2S provided a handout on the 2017 year in review regarding website and social media analytics. Business Leaders Task Force Mr. Schneider said the February Eggs & Issues event hosted by the Chamber of Commerce will include a wrap-up of work conducted by the Governors’ Diversion Task Force.