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Metro Flood Diversion Authority—August 23, 2018 2 <br />Business Leaders Task Force Mr. Dawson said a meeting of the task force will be scheduled for the middle of September. 6. LAND MANAGEMENT <br />Mrs. Scherling said the Land Management Committee did not meet this month. Work continues on the mitigation plan and flowage easement study. <br />Committee Membership – Cass County Recommendation Cass County has three members on the Land Management Committee. The current members are Mrs. Scherling, Mr. Peterson and Oxbow Mayor Jim Nyhof. Mrs. Scherling said with the work <br />in Oxbow almost complete, Mr. Nyhof has agreed to step down from the committee so the City of Horace has an opportunity to participate. The Cass County Commission forwarded a recommendation to the Diversion Board to appoint Horace Mayor Kory Peterson to the committee. MOTION, passed Mrs. Scherling moved and Mr. Campbell seconded to appoint Kory Peterson to serve on the Land Management Committee. Motion carried. 7. FINANCE UPDATE <br />Committee report The Finance Committee met on August 22nd. Mr. Grindberg provided a brief financial update on <br />the overall program status. The statement of net position is $73.2 million. He said a special Finance Committee meeting will be held on September 11th to discuss updated cost estimates. Voucher approval The bills for the month are with Cass County Joint Water Resource District (CCJWRD) for costs associated with the Metro Flood Diversion, OHB levee, and in-town levees; Dorsey & Whitney <br />for legal services; Ohnstad Twichell, P.C. for legal services; Cass County Government for dust control on County Highway 17; and Buildings and Grounds Management for lawn service on diversion-owned lots. <br />MOTION, passed Mr. Mahoney moved and Mr. Grindberg seconded to approve the vouchers received through August 17, 2018, in the amount of $155,404.93. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Fredrickson & Byron, P.A. contract extension Mr. Grindberg said the committee approved a six-month contract extension with Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. for government relations services with the State of Minnesota. The contract extension will end on December 31, 2018. The fee remains unchanged at $3,500 per month. Mr. Schneider said the firm has been active in legislative activities in Minnesota as it relates to <br />the diversion project. <br />MOTION, passed Mr. Grindberg moved and Mr. Paulsen seconded to approve a contract extension with Fredrickson & Byron, P.A. for government relations services. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. <br />Policy on Task Orders signed by Co-Executive Directors Attorney John Shockley said there was discussion at the last board meeting about task orders and change orders signed by the Co-Executive Directors that are within a certain cost range. The board approved a resolution in 2016 regarding the procedure to approve contracts, change orders and amendments. Two years ago, the project was moving forward and a lot has changed since that time. He prepared an amended resolution with updates to reflect changes in state law on bid threshold amounts. The resolution also changes the thresholds for change orders