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Metro Flood Diversion Authority—September 28, 2017 2 Robert Cowen from CH2M provided a brief financial update on the overall program status and said $387 million has been expended to date. He said $54 million has been expended out of the <br />$240 million FY2017 budget. Greg Baisch from CH2M provided a construction update on continued work on in-town levees, landscaping and plantings, and Oxbow home demolition and relocation projects. He said construction has been suspended on the County Road 16 and 17 realignment project and a Work Change Directive will be discussed later in the meeting to build a County Road 17 bypass. 6. PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE <br />Committee report The Public Outreach Committee met on September 27th. Rocky Schneider from AE2S said the focus of public outreach has shifted to provide information and hold discussions with upstream residents. Business Leaders Task Force <br />Tom Dawson said the Business Leaders Task Force held a meeting earlier today. A subcommittee was created to develop a strategy to help with public outreach activities. 7. LAND MANAGEMENT UPDATE The Land Management Committee met on September 27th. Mr. Brodshaug said property acquisitions and management are on hold until clarification is received from the court. He said <br />four proposers have submitted RFQs for the flowage easement study; however, the committee agreed to hold off on awarding a contract until the Diversion Authority receives more information on what activities may or may not continue. He said there are a variety of proposals based on the depth of the study. Mr. Brodshaug said the study would include meetings with landowners in the staging area, and the committee preferred to have clarification from the court before moving forward with a contract award. <br /> <br />Land Acquisition Status Report Eric Dodds from AE2S referred to the map showing the status of property acquisitions. He said all property appraisals and purchases are on hold as a result of the injunction. 8. FINANCE UPDATE <br />Committee report The Finance Committee met on September 27th. Mr. Grindberg briefly discussed the financial <br />report and said the Diversion Authority has $69 million in cash on hand. Voucher approval <br />The bills for the month are with the Cass County Joint Water Resource District (CCJWRD) for costs associated with the Metro Flood Diversion, Diversion Project Assessment District, OHB levee, and Oxbow Golf and Country Club; Springsted Incorporated for financial services associated with the 2017 loan agreement; and Ohnstad Twichell, P.C. for legal services. MOTION, passed Mr. Grindberg moved and Ms. Williams seconded to approve the vouchers received through September 21, 2017, in the amount of $3,351,177.37. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. <br /> <br />Recommended Contracting Actions Mr. Shockley said based on emails between all parties, he does not believe continuing construction on the OHB levee and other work in Oxbow conflicts with the recent injunction issued by the federal court. However, work has been halted on the County Road 16 and 17 realignment construction, and P3 work has ceased as well.