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Metro Flood Diversion Authority—January 18, 2018 2 7. CORPS OF ENGINEERS UPDATE <br />Terry Williams, Corps of Engineers Project Manager, was present. She said Corps of Engineers staff have met internally to develop a path forward in anticipation of changes to the southern alignment as a result of the Governors’ Task Force report and after the Diversion Authority <br />makes a decision. Once the alignment is determined, the Corps will be in a good position to resume work on the project. 8. ADMINISTRATIVE/LEGAL UPDATE <br />Adopt Meeting Schedule for 2018 Pursuant to Section 5.11, subsection (b) of the Joint Powers Agreement, at the first meeting in <br />January, the board needs to adopt a meeting schedule for the upcoming year. MOTION, passed Mr. Paulsen moved and Mr. Hendrickson seconded to adopt the meeting schedule for the Metro Flood Diversion Authority for 2018. Motion carried. 9. PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE <br />Committee report The Public Outreach Committee did not meet this month. Mr. Olson said public outreach efforts were put on hold until after the Governors’ Task Force report was released. He said once the board determines what changes will be implemented as a result of the report, the committee will meet to discuss public outreach efforts. <br /> <br />Business Leaders Task Force Mr. Dawson said the diversion project remains a high priority of the task force. He said Mayor <br />Mahoney and Mayor Williams will present a project update at the Chamber Eggs & Issues event next month. 10. LAND MANAGEMENT The Land Management Committee did not meet this month. Mrs. Scherling said land acquisition activities are on hold as a result of the injunction. Eric Dodds from AE2S said the board approved an agreement last month for Phase 1 of the flowage easement study to begin work on easement valuations. 11. FINANCE UPDATE <br />Committee report The Finance Committee met on January 17th. Mr. Grindberg briefly discussed the financial report and said the net cash position is $66.7 million. Voucher approval The bills for the month are with Erik R. Johnson & Associates, Ltd. for legal services and Ohnstad Twichell, P.C. for legal services. <br />MOTION, passed Mr. Grindberg moved and Mr. Mahoney seconded to approve the vouchers received through January 12, 2018, in the amount of $50,905.03. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. Recommended Contracting Actions <br />Mr. Glatzmaier discussed the following contracting action, which was approved by the Finance Committee: <br />• Industrial Builders, Inc. (Change Order 20 – 2nd Street North, South of Pump Station)—add 35 calendar days to the final completion date to allow for additional contractor coordination and testing reports at no cost.