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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES OF VIRTUAL / CONFERENCE CALL MEETING <br />CASS COUNTY JOINT WATER RESOURCE DISTRICT <br />ORIGINATING AT THE CASS COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT <br />WEST FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA <br />JANUARY 26, 2023 <br /> <br /> <br />A virtual / conference call meeting of the Cass County Joint Water Resource District was <br />held on January 26, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. <br /> <br />Present were Keith Weston and Rick Steen, Southeast Cass Water Resource District; <br />Rodger Olson, Maple River Water Resource District; Ken Lougheed, North Cass Water <br />Resource District; Jacob Gust, Rush River Water Resource District; Carol Harbeke Lewis, <br />Secretary-Treasurer; Nina Stone, Accountant; Melissa Hinkemeyer, Administrative <br />Assistant; Sean M. Fredricks, Luke Andrud, Chris McShane and Katie Schmidt, Ohnstad <br />Twichell, P.C.; Kurt Lysne and Lyndon Pease, Moore Engineering, Inc.; Mike Opat, <br />Houston Engineering, Inc.; Rob Stefonowicz, Larkin Hoffman Attorneys; Eric Dodds, <br />Dean Vetter and Sabrina Tusa, AE2S; Scott Stenger and Dale Ahlsten, ProSource <br />Technologies, LLC; Oly Olafson, Lee Kaffar, Wade Whitworth and Kelsey Lee, HDR, Inc.; <br />Ken Helvey and Katie Laidley, SRF Consulting Group, Inc.; Lisa Brekkestran and Drew <br />Nicklay, Ulteig Engineers, Inc.; Jodi Smith, Diversion Authority Director of Lands and <br />Compliance; Madeline Gorghuber, Diversion Authority Lands Specialist; Duane Breitling, <br />Cass County Commissioner; Matt Stamness, Cass County Highway Department; John <br />Albrecht and Katrina Olson, Jacobs; Ted Preister, Red River Basin Commission <br />Executive Director; and Kristie Sauvageau, Stanley Township property owner. <br /> <br />Agenda <br />It was moved by Manager Steen, seconded by Manager Lougheed and unanimously <br />carried to approve the order of the agenda, as presented. <br /> <br />Minutes <br />It was moved by Manager Lougheed, seconded by Manager Weston and unanimously <br />carried to approve the minutes of the January 12, 2023, meeting. <br /> <br />Metro Flood Diversion Project – project updates and general topics <br />Chris McShane updated the Board on the status of various formal negotiations regarding <br />the Metro Flood Diversion Project. <br /> <br />Eric Dodds discussed the Property Acquisition Status Report regarding the Metro Flood <br />Diversion Project. There have been 24 additional property acquisitions since the previous <br />report was presented at the December 15, 2022, meeting. <br />