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Metro Flood Diversion Authority—March 23, 2017 1 <br /> <br />METRO FLOOD DIVERSION AUTHORITY <br />MARCH 23, 2017—3:30 PM <br /> <br />1. MEETING TO ORDER <br />A meeting of the Metro Flood Diversion Authority was held Thursday, March 23, 2017, at 3:30 <br />PM in the Fargo City Commission Room with the following members present: Fargo City <br />Mayor Tim Mahoney; Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn; Fargo City Commissioner <br />John Strand; Cass County Commissioner Mary Scherling; Cass County Commissioner Chad <br />M. Peterson; Cass County Commission representative Darrell Vanyo via conference call; <br />Moorhead City Council Member Chuck Hendrickson; Clay County Commissioner Kevin <br />Campbell; Clay County Commissioner Grant Weyland; Cass County Joint Water Resource <br />District Manager Rodger Olson; and West Fargo City Commissioner Mike Thorstad. <br />Moorhead City Mayor Del Rae Williams and Moorhead City Council Member Joel Paulsen <br />were absent. <br /> <br />2. MINUTES APPROVED <br />MOTION, passed <br />Mr. Weyland moved and Mr. Olson seconded to approve the minutes <br />from the February 23, 2017, meeting as presented. Motion carried. <br /> <br />3. AGENDA ORDER <br />MOTION, passed <br />Mr. Campbell moved and Mr. Hendrickson seconded to approve the <br />order of the agenda. Motion carried. <br /> <br />4. MANAGEMENT UPDATE <br />Program management consultant (PMC) report <br />Randy Richardson from CH2M provided an update on activities over the last month, which <br />include support for North Dakota legislative activities; a trip to Washington, D.C. to meet with <br />the congressional delegation and officials from the Corps of Engineers and Office of <br />Management and Budget (OMB); meeting with Moorhead and Clay County leaders to discuss <br />an engagement strategy with the Minnesota legislature; release of the second version of P3 <br />RFP documents; continued Phase 1 land acquisitions; and Oxbow home removals. Priority <br />areas for the next month include meeting with Minnesota legislative leaders; monitor and <br />support North Dakota legislative activities; continued Phase 1 land acquisitions; and Phase <br />2 property appraisals. <br /> <br />Robert Cowen provided a brief financial update on the overall program status and 2017 cash <br />budget with $7.7 million spent so far this fiscal year. <br /> <br />Ty Smith from CH2M provided a construction update on continued work at the 4th Street North <br />pump station generator building, and the Oxbow home demolition and relocation project. He <br />said all seven homes along Schnell Drive in Oxbow have been removed and preparation has <br />begun on removal of four homes on Riverbend Road. <br /> <br />5. CORPS OF ENGINEERS UPDATE <br />Terry Williams, Project Manager from the Corps of Engineers, was present to provide an <br />update of activities by Corps of Engineers staff which includes draft technical review plans <br />and specs for the Wild Rice control structure; completion of draft preliminary engineering <br />report on southern embankment design; assistance with further development of the P3 RFP; <br />identification of additional environmental mitigation sites; preparation to award contracts for <br />geomorphic and biotic surveys, and for cultural mitigation on sites along the diversion channel <br />alignment.