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Metro Flood Diversion Authority—August 23, 2018 1 METRO FLOOD DIVERSION AUTHORITY AUGUST 23, 2018—3:30 PM 1. MEETING TO ORDER <br />A meeting of the Metro Flood Diversion Authority was held Thursday, August 23, 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 <br />Council Member Joel Paulsen; Clay County Commissioner Kevin Campbell; Clay County Commissioner Grant Weyland via conference call; Fargo City Mayor Tim Mahoney; Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn; Fargo City Commissioner Tony Grindberg; Cass County <br />Commissioner Mary Scherling; 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. Tom Dawson, Chair of the Chamber Business Leaders Task Force, was also present. 2. MINUTES APPROVED <br />MOTION, passed Mr. Hendrickson moved and Mr. Paulsen seconded to approve the minutes from the meetings held July 28, 2018, and August 8, 2018, as presented. Motion carried. 3. AGENDA ORDER <br />MOTION, passed Mr. Mahoney moved and Mr. Peterson seconded to approve the order of the agenda. Motion carried. 4. MANAGEMENT UPDATE <br />Martin Nicholson from CH2M provided an update on activities over the last month, which include continued support to the Corps of Engineers and MDNR to advance the Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS); continued work with the MDNR and other parties to advance the permit application review; and bid document preparation for the 2nd Street South closure and pump station project. <br />Priorities for next month include to support the publication of the draft SEA and draft SEIS and prepare for public meetings on drafts; support and development of federal legislation related to the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA); and conduct follow-up workshops to review Plan B cost estimates. Mr. Nicholson said the project cost-to-date is $442 million. He said $27.2 million has been spent out of the FY2018 cash budget. 5. PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE <br />Committee report The Public Outreach Committee met on August 22nd. Rocky Schneider from AE2S said the <br />committee discussed different ways to educate the public on Plan B after the environmental reviews are completed. He said the Twitter feed is the best option to receive the most up-to-date project information. The website also includes maps and numerous documents and <br />presentations along with two new videos on how Plan B was developed and what a 100-year flood means. The committee continues to discuss ways to provide information about farming impacts in the staging area and possible farmstead relocations to individuals who may be affected. The intent is to schedule public meetings with property owners as soon as possible after the draft environmental documents are released.