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Metro Flood Diversion Authority—February 28, 2019 2 Mr. Campbell discussed Minnesota legislation for $39 million in funding to complete in-town levee work. Total funding of $86 million from the State of Minnesota would be provided over two biennium. He said the work provided by Fredrikson & Byron has been invaluable and stressed the importance of their services. He said they plan to provide the board with monthly written <br />progress reports. Mrs. Scherling also suggested one of the Co-Executive Directors be part of the direct line of communication with Fredrikson & Byron. MOTION, passed Mr. Campbell moved and Mr. Peterson seconded to approve the agreement with Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. 6. PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE Committee report The Public Outreach Committee met on February 27th. Mr. Campbell said he and Mrs. Scherling will attend Becker County and Ottertail County board meetings to provide information on the project. The committee discussed legislative activities in both North Dakota and Minnesota as it relates to funding for the project. Business Leaders Task Force The task force organized a press conference that was held last week to discuss the importance of flood control and the need to continue moving forward with the project. <br /> 7. LAND MANAGEMENT The Land Management Committee met on February 27th. Mrs. Scherling said the committee <br />discussed letters that will be sent tomorrow to affected property owners regarding the land acquisition process. <br />Eric Dodds from AE2S said the committee also discussed the proposals received from eight appraisal firms to assist in land acquisitions. The CCJWRD will enter into agreements with all of the companies. He said property owners are anxious to move forward with the acquisition process. Mr. Judd arrived for the remainder of the meeting. <br /> 8. FINANCE UPDATE <br />Committee report The Finance Committee met on February 27th. Mr. Steen reviewed the financial report and said there is $88 million in cash available. The net cash position is $87.8 million. MOTION, passed Mr. Weyland moved and Mr. Peterson seconded to receive and file the Financial Statement for January as presented. Motion carried. <br /> Voucher approval The bills for the month are Cass County Joint Water Resource District (CCJWRD) for costs <br />associated with the Metro Flood Diversion, OHB levee, and in-town levees; Dorsey & Whitney for legal services; and Ohnstad Twichell, P.C. for legal services. MOTION, passed Mr. Steen moved and Mr. Peterson seconded to approve the vouchers received through February 22, 2019, in the amount of $233,576.70. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. <br />Recommended Contracting Actions Mr. Nicholson discussed task order amendments approved by the Co-Executive Directors. He reviewed the following contracting actions, which were approved by the Finance Committee: