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Metro Flood Diversion Authority—January 30, 2020 3 <br /> <br />Two of the Fargo members (Mr. Mahoney and Mr. Grindberg) are Diversion Authority <br />appointments with the other three recommended by the City of Fargo. She asked if one of <br />Fargo’s representatives could be replaced with a county representative. <br /> <br />Mrs. Scherling asked about the terms of committee chairs, which Mr. Shockley said is also <br />outlined in the JPA. <br /> <br />Mr. Mahoney said there is longevity with the current makeup of the committee. Mr. Piepkorn <br />is not supportive of making any changes. Mr. Grindberg said this is the first he has heard of <br />this issue and believes the current makeup works well. <br /> MOTION, failed due to lack of a second <br />Mrs. Scherling moved to appoint Ken Pawluk as one of the Diversion <br />Authority appointments. Discussion: Diversion Authority appointments <br />that serve on the committees need to be Diversion Authority Board <br />members. Mr. Pawluk is an alternate, not a board member. Mrs. <br />Scherling realized this is not an option because of this requirement. <br /> <br /> MOTION, passed <br />Mr. Grindberg moved and Mr. Piepkorn seconded to table action on any <br />changes to the Finance Committee membership. On roll call vote, the <br />motion carried unanimously. <br /> <br />MOTION, passed <br />Mr. Grindberg moved and Mr. Campbell seconded to adopt the <br />Resolution Confirming Recommendations and Appointments to the <br />Diversion Authority Board, Finance Committee, Land Management <br />Committee, and Public Outreach Committee of the Metro Flood <br />Diversion Authority as presented. Discussion: Members discussed <br />whether committee membership can be changed at a different time. Mr. <br />Shockley said committee members recommended by a member entity <br />may be changed any time during the year; however, committee <br />members that are appointed by the Diversion Authority may only be <br />considered annually. Mr. Piepkorn asked Mr. Paulsen to provide the <br />board with sales tax figures generated by Fargo and Cass County for <br />the project. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. <br /> <br />9. PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE <br />Committee report <br />The Public Outreach Committee met on January 29th. Rocky Schneider from the Program <br />Management Consulting team said the committee continued to review the development of a <br />new communications plan. Surveys will be sent in the next few weeks to determine how the <br />public receives news, i.e. television, websites, social media. <br /> <br />10. LAND MANAGEMENT <br />Committee report <br />The Land Management Committee met on January 29th. Mrs. Scherling said Watts and <br />Associates has been hired to review supplemental crop insurance mitigation programs. She <br />said the CCJWRD is working on land acquisitions and appraisals. Mr. Schneider said 42 <br />parcel appraisals were approved, and five parcels were acquired since the last meeting. <br /> <br />Property Acquisition Status Report <br />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 <br />place and to monitor their progress.