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Metro Flood Diversion Authority—January 30, 2020 2 <br /> <br />reflect Plan B; securing remaining rights-of-entry for Southern Embankment design in North <br />Dakota and Minnesota; FEMA approval of the Conditional Letter of Map Revision (CLOMR); <br />and negotiation of the scope for Phase 2 Flowage Easement Valuation study. <br /> <br />Mr. Paulsen discussed long-term priorities, which include additional outreach to upstream <br />property owners; assistance with legal efforts for the June contested case hearing; and <br />issuance of Draft 5 of the P3 RFP’s in May. <br /> <br />7. CORPS OF ENGINEERS UPDATE <br />Terry Williams, Project Manager from the Corps of Engineers, provided an update, which <br />include pile driving and load testing at the Diversion inlet structure construction site; <br />preconstruction conference for the Wild Rice River structure; physical modeling of the Red <br />River structure design; geotechnical borings and ongoing design to incorporate Plan B into <br />the Southern Embankment; and design review of I-29 road raise by Houston-Moore Group <br />to begin in March. <br /> <br />Mr. Grindberg asked if the Corps’ project is on time and within budget. Ms. Williams said the <br />project is both on time and within budget. <br /> <br />8. ADMINISTRATIVE/LEGAL UPDATE <br />WIFIA events update <br />Attorney John Shockley provided a monthly update on the schedule of events associated <br />with the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan through the <br />Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He said three years of financials are needed as part <br />of the WIFIA application, which needs to be submitted by the end of March. The Finance <br />Committee discussed this issue at its meeting yesterday, and approved to hire Eide Bailly to <br />conduct the audit for the Diversion Authority. Fargo and Cass County both have three years <br />of financials completed to submit with the application. Mr. Grindberg said a policy will be <br />developed to include a RFP process for the future, but considering the application deadline, <br />the Finance Committee approved to move forward with Eide Bailly. <br />MOTION, passed <br />Mr. Grindberg moved and Mr. Campbell seconded to approve the hiring <br />of Eide Bailly to conduct an audit for the Diversion Authority. On roll <br />call vote, the motion carried unanimously. <br /> <br />Adopt meeting schedule for 2020 <br />Pursuant to Section 5.11, subsection (b) of the Joint Powers Agreement (JPA), at the first <br />meeting in January, the board needs to adopt a meeting schedule for the upcoming year. <br />Board meetings will be held the fourth Thursday of each month, and committee meetings will <br />be held the Wednesday before board meetings. <br /> <br />Mr. Campbell said the MCCJPA meeting for next month needs to be changed from February <br />27th to February 20th. <br />MOTION, passed <br />Mr. Campbell moved and Mr. Peterson seconded to adopt the meeting <br />schedule for the Metro Flood Diversion Authority for 2020 with the one <br />change to the MCCJPA meeting date in February. Motion carried. <br /> <br />Committee appointments <br />Committee appointments are outlined in the Joint Powers Agreement and need to be <br />appointed and confirmed by the Diversion Authority. <br /> <br />Mrs. Scherling said she would like equal representation between Fargo and Cass County on <br />the Finance Committee. Currently, Cass has three members and Fargo has five members.