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Flood Sales Tax Committee—May 6, 2019 1 <br /> <br />FLOOD SALES TAX COMMITTEE <br />MAY 6, 2019—12:00 PM <br /> <br />1. MEETING TO ORDER <br />Commissioner Mary Scherling called a meeting of the Flood Sales Tax Committee <br />to order on Monday, May 6, 2019, at 12:00 PM in the Commission Conference <br />Room, Cass County Courthouse, with the following present: County Finance <br />Director Michael Montplaisir; Joint Water Resource District Representative Rodger <br />Olson via telephone; County Commissioner Mary Scherling; County <br />Commissioner Rick Steen; and County Administrator Robert Wilson. County <br />Engineer Jason Benson was absent. <br /> <br />Also present were Red River Basin Commission Executive Director Ted Preister; <br />Harwood City Councilman Dick Sundberg; and Engineers Mike Opat and Andrew <br />Aakre, Moore Engineering. <br /> <br />2. MINUTES APPROVED <br />MOTION, passed <br />Mr. Steen moved and Mr. Montplaisir seconded to approve the <br />meeting minutes from February 4, 2019, as presented. Motion <br />carried. <br /> <br />3. FLOOD SALES TAX FUND UPDATE <br />Mr. Montplaisir reviewed the Flood Sales Tax Fund, which has a current balance <br />of $7.7 million, of which over $800,000 is designated for the Diversion project. <br />Encumbrances for approved projects total $1.1 million, which leaves $5.8 million <br />available for county projects. <br /> <br />Mr. Montplaisir said an approved funding request in the amount of $1.4 million to <br />build an earthen ring levee around Davenport is not included on the approved <br />projects list. The request is contingent on State Water Commission approval and <br />funding participation, which has not yet been secured. <br /> <br />Mr. Montplaisir said the allocation of funds going towards the Diversion project has <br />increased. Taking into account potential project requests and assuming no sales <br />tax growth, the fund balance should be approximately $5 million by 2030. <br /> <br />Mr. Montplaisir said after several years of negative growth, sales tax proceeds are <br />beginning to increase. <br /> <br />4. STATUS OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PROJECTS <br />Mr. Montplaisir said there are $1,083,979.27 in encumbrances yet to be requested <br />for reimbursement for previously approved projects. <br /> <br />Engineer Mike Opat of Moore Engineering said the previously mentioned <br />Davenport project will be on the agenda for the first State Water Commission <br />meeting in August and approval looks promising. <br /> <br />Mr. Opat gave brief updates on the status of several open projects of which he is <br />involved.