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<br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES OF VIRTUAL / CONFERENCE CALL MEETING <br />NORTH CASS WATER RESOURCE DISTRICT <br />ORIGINATING AT THE CASS COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT <br />WEST FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA <br />DECEMBER 26, 2023 <br /> <br /> <br />A virtual / conference call meeting of the North Cass Water Resource District was held <br />on December 26, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. <br /> <br />Present were Wes Ecker, Chairman; Robert Thompson, Manager; Ken Lougheed, <br />Manager; Carol Harbeke Lewis, Secretary-Treasurer; Nina Stone, Accountant; Melissa <br />Hinkemeyer, Administrative Assistant; Sean M. Fredricks, Ohnstad Twichell, P.C.; Alexa <br />Ducioame and Brady Woodard, Moore Engineering, Inc.; Duane Breitling, Cass County <br />Commissioner; and Tom Soucy, Cass County Highway Department. <br /> <br />Agenda and Minutes <br />It was moved by Manager Thompson, seconded by Manager Lougheed and unanimously <br />carried to approve the order of the agenda and the minutes of the November 28, 2023, <br />meeting, as presented. <br /> <br />Drain #23 – culverts failing between Sections 1 and 12 in Gunkel Township and <br />between Sections 6 and 7 in Gardner Township <br />Discussion was held on right of way for Drain #23. Brady Woodard indicated he is <br />reaching out to property owners to discuss right of way along Drain #23, including right of <br />way needed for the culvert replacements and associated intersection improvements <br />regarding the Drain #23 failing culverts between Sections 1 and 12 of Gunkel Township <br />and Sections 6 and 7 in Gardner Township. <br /> <br />Drain No. 26 Improvements 2023 <br />Alexa Ducioame reported Moore Engineering, Inc. has completed the hydraulic modeling <br />and culvert sizing for the Drain No. 26 Improvements 2023 project. Moore Engineering, <br />Inc. continues to work on the design profile for the project. <br /> <br />Discussion was held on funding changes for future water resource district legal <br />assessment drain projects. <br /> <br />Year-end issues <br />A motion was made by Manager Thompson and seconded by Manager Lougheed to: <br /> Authorize the Secretary-Treasurer to make any minor year-end transfers to <br />balance the North Cass Water Resource District 2023 budget;  <br /> Authorize the Secretary-Treasurer to make transfers to and from obligated funds, <br />if necessary; and