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Metro Flood Diversion Authority—June 27, 2019 3 <br />Moorhead-Clay County JPA Mr. Shockley said a Minnesota Land Acquisition Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) has been drafted between the City of Moorhead and Clay County for the formation of a Minnesota lands acquisition entity. Moorhead and Clay County have both approved the JPA, which will consist of the two Clay County Commissioners from the Diversion Board, the three Moorhead City Council Members from the Diversion Board, and one member from the Buffalo-Red River Watershed District. Mr. Campbell said the JPA is needed and will serve as a good mechanism to work with the Minnesota legislature. MOTION, passed Mr. Campbell moved and Mr. Jacobson seconded to approve the Minnesota Land Acquisition Joint Powers Agreement as presented. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. <br />Property Acquisition Status Report The Property Acquisition Status Report is updated monthly and shows the status of all parcels <br />required for the project. The information is helpful to understand all the land purchases taking place and to monitor their progress. 9. FINANCE UPDATE <br />Committee report The Finance Committee met on June 26th. Mr. Grindberg briefly reviewed the financial report and said expenditures-to-date are $476 million, and the net cash position is $96 million. MOTION, passed Mr. Grindberg moved and Mr. Peterson seconded to accept the financial report as presented. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. <br />Voucher approval The bills for the month are Cass County Joint Water Resource District (CCJWRD) for costs associated with the Metro Flood Diversion, OHB levee, and in-town levees; Dorsey & Whitney <br />for legal services; Ohnstad Twichell, P.C. for legal services; and Erik R. Johnson & Associates, Ltd. for legal services. MOTION, passed Mr. Grindberg moved and Mr. Peterson seconded to approve the vouchers received through June 21, 2019, in the amount of $1,865,154.33. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. <br />Recommended Contracting Actions Michael Redlinger, Assistant Fargo City Administrator and Co-Executive Director, discussed Task Order No. 5, which was unanimously approved by the Finance Committee and is consistent with the Master Services Agreement with CH2M Hill Engineers, Inc., a subsidiary of Jacobs Engineering, Inc. The task order defines the terms and conditions for program management consultant services effective June 29, 2019, through December 31, 2021. The subtasks are defined and include program level services, permitting and permit compliance support, and federal and state legislative support. He said since an Executive Director will be hired later this year, the task order allows this person to make an assessment of the organizational structure and possibly modify some of the current services. The total budget for the task order is $19.9 <br />million. <br />MOTION, passed Mr. Grindberg moved and Mr. Peterson seconded to approve Task Order No. 5 for Program Management Services as presented. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously.