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Metro Flood Diversion Authority—November 16, 2017 1 METRO FLOOD DIVERSION AUTHORITY NOVEMBER 16, 2017—3:30 PM 1. MEETING TO ORDER A meeting of the Metro Flood Diversion Authority was held Thursday, November 16, 2017, at 3:30 PM in the Fargo City Commission Room with the following members present: Fargo City Mayor Tim Mahoney; Fargo City Commissioner Tony Grindberg; Cass County Commissioner Mary Scherling; Cass County Commissioner Chad M. Peterson; Cass County Commission representative Darrell Vanyo; Clay County Commissioner Kevin Campbell; Clay County Commissioner Grant Weyland; and Cass County Joint Water Resource District Manager Rodger Olson via conference call. Moorhead City Mayor Del Rae Williams; Moorhead City Council Member Chuck Hendrickson; Moorhead City Council Member Joel Paulsen; Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn; and West Fargo City Commissioner Mike Thorstad were absent. Mark Nisbet from the Chamber of Commerce Business Leaders Task Force was also present. 2. MINUTES APPROVED <br />MOTION, passed Mr. Weyland moved and Mr. Grindberg seconded to approve the minutes from the October 26, 2017, and November 2, 2017, meetings as presented. Motion carried. 3. AGENDA ORDER <br />MOTION, passed Mr. Grindberg moved and Mr. Vanyo seconded to approve the order of the agenda. Motion carried. 4. MANAGEMENT UPDATE <br />Program management consultant (PMC) report Robert Cowen from CH2M provided an update on activities over the last month. The Governors’ Task Force continues to meet and discuss permanent flood protection options. He said the County Road 17 bypass is open and operational, and County Road 81 has been raised and is open to traffic. The priorities for next month are to continue providing support for the Governors’ Task Force and preparation of 2018 budget recommendations. <br /> OHB levee construction continues in accordance with a stipulated agreement allowing construction through 2017 with concurrence from the MN DNR. New in-town levee construction, <br />P3 procurement activities, and land acquisitions are on hold as a result of the injunction. Mr. Cowen provided brief a financial update on the overall program status and said almost $400 <br />million has been expended to date. He said $65 million has been expended out of the $240 million FY2017 budget. Mr. Cowen provided a construction update on continued work on in-town levees, landscaping and plantings, and Oxbow home demolition and relocation projects. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE/LEGAL UPDATE <br />Executive Director search discussion Michael Redlinger, Co-Executive Director and Assistant Fargo City Administrator, provided the position profile that was used in the previous Executive Director search. He provided a recap of the search and interview process that was administered by CPS Consulting. He said if the board decides to begin a new search after the Governors’ Task Force has completed its work, the process to reboot the search would not take as much as time because a lot of the ground work has been done.