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Metro Flood Diversion Authority—April 26, 2018 1 METRO FLOOD DIVERSION AUTHORITY APRIL 26, 2018—3:30 PM 1. MEETING TO ORDER A meeting of the Metro Flood Diversion Authority was held Thursday, April 26, 2018, at 3:30 PM in the Fargo City Commission Room with the following members present: Moorhead City Mayor Del Rae Williams; Moorhead City Council Member Chuck Hendrickson; Moorhead City Council Member Joel Paulsen; Clay County Commissioner Kevin Campbell; Clay County Commissioner Grant Weyland; Fargo City Mayor Tim Mahoney; Fargo City Commissioner Tony Grindberg; Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn; Cass County Commissioner Mary Scherling via conference call; Cass County Commissioner Chad Peterson; Cass County Commissioner Rick Steen; Cass County Joint Water Resource District Manager Rodger Olson via conference call; and West Fargo City Commissioner Mike Thorstad. Also present was Mark Nisbet from the Chamber Business Leaders Task Force. 2. MINUTES APPROVED MOTION, passed Mr. Campbell moved and Mr. Weyland seconded to approve the minutes from the meetings held March 16, 2018, and March 22, 2018, as presented. Motion carried. 3. AGENDA ORDER MOTION, passed Mr. Mahoney moved and Mr. Campbell seconded to approve the order of the agenda with the addition of S&S Landscaping Services Agreement. Motion carried. 4. MANAGEMENT UPDATE Martin Nicholson from CH2M provided an update on activities over the last month, which include coordination with MDNR to understand the permit application and review process; outreach presentations on Plan B to over two dozen entities; the submittal of a request to resume in-town levee and OHB levee work; and a project update to the State Water Commission. Priorities for next month include continued coordination of outreach efforts associated with Plan B; continued communication with MDNR; and preparation of advanced finance planning. Mr. Nicholson provided a brief financial update on the overall program status and said $424 million has been expended to date and $9.3 million has been expended from the FY 2018 budget. Michael Redlinger, Co-Executive Director and Assistant Fargo City Administrator, gave a brief update on behalf of the Corps of Engineers. Mr. Redlinger said Colonel Samuel Calkins, Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area, intends to visit on Thursday, May 3rd, and a special board meeting may be scheduled. 5. PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE Committee report The Public Outreach Committee met on April 25th. Rocky Schneider from AE2S said over two dozen public informational meetings with area entities have been held over the past few weeks. Mr. Schneider thanked board members for their participation and attendance at the meetings. Mr. Campbell said a letter is being formulated to send out to those in newly affected areas.