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Metro Flood Diversion Authority—March 26, 2020 1 <br />METRO FLOOD DIVERSION AUTHORITY MARCH 26, 2020—3:30 PM <br />1.MEETING TO ORDERA virtual meeting of the Metro Flood Diversion Authority was held Thursday, March 26, 2020,at 3:30 PM based in the Diversion Authority offices in Fargo with the following members <br />present: Fargo City Mayor Tim Mahoney; Fargo City Commissioner Tony Grindberg;Moorhead City Mayor Johnathan Judd; Moorhead City Council Member Chuck Hendrickson;Cass County Commissioner Mary Scherling; Cass County Commissioner Chad Peterson;Cass County Commissioner Rick Steen; Clay County Commissioner Kevin Campbell; ClayCounty Commissioner Grant Weyland; and West Fargo City Commissioner Mike Thorstad.Moorhead City Council Member Shelly Carlson; Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn;and Cass County Joint Water Resource District Manager Rodger Olson were absent. <br />2.MINUTES APPROVED <br />MOTION, passed Mr. Hendrickson moved and Mrs. Scherling seconded to approve the minutes from the February 27, 2020, meeting as presented. Motion carried. <br />3.AGENDA ORDER <br />AMENDED MOTION, passed Mrs. Scherling moved and Mr. Peterson seconded to approve the order of the agenda. Discussion: Mr. Mahoney said contracting actions for Ernst & Young Infrastructure Advisors and Industrial Builders, Inc. should be pulled down from the consent agenda for additional discussion. Mrs. Scherling and Mr. Peterson agreed to amend the original motion as requested by Mr. Mahoney. Motion carried. <br />4.CONSENT AGENDA BRIEFINGExecutive Director Joel Paulsen reviewed the following contracting actions from the consentagenda: <br />•Braun Interec Corporation (Master Agreement for Professional Services)—agreement to <br />contract directly with the Diversion Authority to expire December 31, 2022, for a reductionin sub-consultant markup, standardized regional rates and reduction in expenses; <br />•Houston-Moore Group, LLC (Master Services Agreement)—agreement to contractdirectly with the Diversion Authority to expire December 31, 2025, for standardizedregional rates, quarterly review by Executive Director and reduction in expenses; <br />•Terracon Consultants, Inc. (Master Agreement for Professional Services)— agreementto contract directly with the Diversion Authority to expire December 31, 2022, for a <br />reduction in sub-consultant markup, standardized regional rates and reduction inexpenses; <br />•Executive Management Systems, Inc. (Contract for Professional Services)—executivecoaching in the amount of $26,500. <br />5.EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORTMr. Paulsen reviewed Executive Director approved contracting actions, includingamendments to Jacobs Task Orders 4, 5, and 6. The amendments result in a $2 million <br />reduction for the removal of AE2S markups and a $3 million reduction for the removal ofunspent 2019 budget funds.