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Metro Flood Diversion Authority—October 26, 2017 1 METRO FLOOD DIVERSION AUTHORITY OCTOBER 26, 2017—3:30 PM 1. MEETING TO ORDER A meeting of the Metro Flood Diversion Authority was held Thursday, October 26, 2017, at 3:30 PM in the Fargo City Commission Room with the following members present: Fargo City Commissioner Tony Grindberg; Fargo City Mayor Tim Mahoney via conference call; Cass County Commissioner Mary Scherling via conference call; Cass County Commissioner Rick Steen; Cass County Commission representative Darrell Vanyo; Moorhead City Mayor Del Rae Williams via conference call; Moorhead City Council Member Chuck Hendrickson; Moorhead City Council Member Joel Paulsen; Clay County Commissioner Kevin Campbell; Clay County Commissioner Grant Weyland; Cass County Joint Water Resource District Manager Mark Brodshaug; and West Fargo City Commissioner Mike Thorstad. Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn was absent. 2. MINUTES APPROVED <br />MOTION, passed Mr. Brodshaug moved and Mr. Paulsen seconded to approve the minutes from the October 12, 2017, meeting as presented. Motion carried. 3. AGENDA ORDER MOTION, passed Mr. Paulsen moved and Mr. Weyland seconded to approve the order of the agenda. Motion carried. 4. MANAGEMENT UPDATE <br />Program management consultant (PMC) report Randy Richardson from CH2M provided an update on activities over the last month. As a result of the injunction ruling by the federal court, a Governors’ Task Force was formed by North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton to hold discussions on permanent flood protection. The first meeting of the task force was held on October 23rd, and the next meeting is scheduled for November 1st. <br />OHB levee construction continues in accordance with a stipulated agreement allowing construction through 2017 with concurrence from the MN DNR. New in-town levee construction, County Road 16 and 17 realignment construction, P3 procurement activities, and land <br />acquisitions are on hold as a result of the injunction. Robert Cowen from CH2M provided a brief financial update on the overall program status and <br />said $393 million has been expended to date. He said $59.5 million has been expended out of the $240 million FY2017 budget. Mr. Cowen provided a construction update on continued work on in-town levees, landscaping and plantings, and Oxbow home demolition and relocation projects. Construction has been suspended on the County Road 16 and 17 realignment project; however, the County Road 17 bypass is expected to open for traffic next week. 5. CORPS OF ENGINEERS UPDATE Terry Williams, Corps of Engineers Project Manager, provided a brief update and said as a result of the injunction, the Corps conducted an orderly shutdown of construction at the inlet control <br />structure site on September 8th. She said the Corps will support the efforts of the Governors’ Task Force as needed.