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Metro Flood Diversion Authority—March 28, 2019 1 <br /> <br />METRO FLOOD DIVERSION AUTHORITY <br />MARCH 28, 2019—3:30 PM <br /> <br />1. MEETING TO ORDER <br />A meeting of the Metro Flood Diversion Authority was held Thursday, March 28, 2019, at 3:30 <br />PM in the Fargo City Commission Chambers with the following members present: Cass County <br />Commissioner Mary Scherling; Cass County Commissioner Chad Peterson; Cass County <br />Commissioner Rick Steen via conference call; Fargo City Mayor Tim Mahoney; Fargo City <br />Commissioner Tony Grindberg; Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn; Moorhead City Mayor <br />Johnathan Judd; Moorhead City Council Member Chuck Hendrickson; Moorhead City Council <br />Member Joel Paulsen; Clay County Commissioner Kevin Campbell; Clay County Commissioner <br />Grant Weyland; Cass County Joint Water Resource District Manager Rodger Olson; and West <br />Fargo City Commissioner Mike Thorstad. <br /> <br />2. MINUTES APPROVED <br />MOTION, passed <br />Mr. Piepkorn moved and Mr. Weyland seconded to approve the minutes <br />from the regular meeting held February 28, 2019, and special meeting held <br />March 19, 2019, as presented. Motion carried. <br /> <br />3. AGENDA ORDER <br />MOTION, passed <br />Mr. Campbell moved and Mr. Paulsen seconded to approve the order of <br />the agenda with the addition of an amended cost share reimbursement <br />agreement with the North Dakota State Water Commission. Motion carried. <br /> <br />4. MANAGEMENT UPDATE <br />Kim Daily from Jacobs provided an update on activities over the last month, which include <br />execution of Amendment 1 to the Project Partnership Agreement (PPA); coordination with the <br />Buffalo-Red River Watershed District on review of the permit application; submission of a brief <br />to the Federal Court requesting partial lifting of the injunction; distribution of letters to all property <br />owners whose land will be affected by the project; and contracting with seven appraisal service <br />firms through the Cass County Joint Water Resource District (CCJWRD). <br /> <br />Priorities include attending the Federal lawsuit hearing scheduled for April 1st with the objective <br />to dismiss litigation and remove the injunction; continued outreach to local entities and MDNR <br />regarding permit status; advertise for rural structure removals associated with land purchases; <br />continue with early and voluntary land acquisitions; initiate appraisals for remaining properties <br />in the channel; and scoping for the next phases of agricultural impacts and flowage easement <br />studies. <br /> <br />The project cost-to-date is $457 million and $3.1 million has been spent out of the FY2019 first <br />quarter cash budget of $8.5 million. <br /> <br />5. ADMINISTRATIVE/LEGAL UPDATE <br />Robert Wilson, Co-Executive Director and Cass County Administrator, said an advisory group <br />made up of staff and board members met earlier today to discuss resuming the search for an <br />Executive Director. The plan is to work with Pam Derby from CPS HR Consulting, the company <br />hired by the Diversion Authority who assisted in the previous searches. Mr. Wilson said there <br />are no additional costs at this time, but if an Executive Director is hired, the Diversion Authority <br />will need to pay $10,000 to CPS HR Consulting. <br /> <br />