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Metro Flood Diversion Authority—July 25, 2019 1 METRO FLOOD DIVERSION AUTHORITY JULY 25, 2019—3:32 PM <br /> 1. MEETING TO ORDER A meeting of the Metro Flood Diversion Authority was held Thursday, July 25, 2019, at 3:32 PM in the Fargo City Commission Chambers with the following members present: Cass County Commissioner Mary Scherling; Cass County Commissioner Chad Peterson; Cass County Commissioner Rick Steen; Clay County Commissioner Kevin Campbell; Clay County Commissioner Grant Weyland; Fargo City Mayor Tim Mahoney; Fargo City Commissioner Tony Grindberg; Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn; Moorhead City Mayor Johnathan Judd via conference call; Moorhead City Council Member Chuck Hendrickson; Cass County Joint Water <br />Resource District Manager Dan Jacobson; and West Fargo City Commissioner Mike Thorstad. Tom Dawson, Chair of the Chamber Business Leaders Task Force, was also present. 2. INTRODUCTIONS AND WELCOME Mrs. Scherling introduced officials from the Army Corps of Engineers present for today’s meeting. Colonel Karl Jansen, Commander of the Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District; Kevin <br />Wilson, Deputy District Engineer for Programs and Project Management, St. Paul District; and Terry Williams, Corps of Engineers Project Manager, St. Paul District. Colonel Jansen provided information on his background with the Corps and said he has experience with flood fighting. He understands the long-term vitality that flood risk reduction projects can provide to communities and looks forward to working with the Diversion Authority. 3. MINUTES APPROVED <br />MOTION, passed Mr. Steen moved and Mr. Weyland seconded to approve the minutes from the June 27, 2019, meeting as presented. Motion carried. 4. AGENDA ORDER MOTION, passed Mr. Jacobson moved and Mr. Peterson seconded to approve the order of the agenda. Motion carried. 5. MANAGEMENT UPDATE Kim Daily from Jacobs said the expenditures-to-date are $481,817,562 million, actual project cost-to-date is $468,903,319 and $28,084,540 has been paid-to-date from the FY2019 cash budget. She reviewed contract actions approved by the Co-Executive Directors and by the Cass County Joint Water Resource District. She provided an update on activities and accomplishments over the last month, which include work on the 2nd Street South flood mitigation project; approval of 58 appraisals primarily for the channel and for early/opportunistic acquisitions; preparation of appraisal work for the Red River control structure, western tieback levee, and various upstream properties; securing rights-of-entry to support I-29 road raise and southern embankment design; and support for the NDSU Ag Impacts study. Short-term priorities include finalization of Task Order 6 for P3 procurement and implementation; support for the contested case hearing and Buffalo-Red River Watershed District permit challenge process; and appraisal completion of all channel properties. Long-term priorities over <br />the next six months include reactivation of the P3 procurement pending approval of Task Order 6; confirm the remobilization schedule for P3 proposers; update program reporting of budget and schedule; finalize interim funding and financial strategy; and solidify upstream structure <br />mitigation requirements in coordination with permitting agencies.