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Highway Department <br /> <br /> Telephone: 701-298-2370 <br /> Fax: 701-298-2395 <br /> SMB-HWY@casscountynd.gov <br />1201 Main Ave W, West Fargo, ND 58078 | www.casscountynd.gov <br /> <br /> <br /> MEMORANDUM TO: Cass County Commission <br />FROM: Jason Benson, County Engineer DATE: January 5, 2024 SUBJECT: Agenda Item for January 16th, 2024 Cass County Commission. Forest Mitigation <br />Agreement Forest Mitigation is part of a requirements set forth by USACE (United States Army Corps of Engineers) due to the impact from the Comprehensive project. The mitigation of this impact is <br />meant to be done in accordance with the Section 404 Permit, the Forest Mitigation Plan, and the AMMP (Adaptive Management and Mitigation Plan). Some of the properties that have been identified for Forest Mitigation are Cass County Flood Buyout Properties. The purpose of the Forest Mitigation Agreement is to identify the selected properties, usage, and requirements as well as leasing documents for those lands. Additions have been made to the list of the properties considered for use in the Forest Mitigations projects as in the number of those properties has increased. This change impacts the previously approved Forest Mitigation Agreement. <br /> <br /> SUGGESTED MOTION: Move to approve the updated Cass County and Metro Flood Diversion Authority Forest Mitigation Agreement. <br /> <br />