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Metro Flood Diversion Authority—February 12, 2018 1 <br /> <br />METRO FLOOD DIVERSION AUTHORITY <br />FEBRUARY 12, 2018—3:00 PM <br /> <br />1. MEETING TO ORDER <br />A meeting of the Metro Flood Diversion Authority was held Thursday, February 12, 2018, at 3:00 <br />PM in the Fargo City Commission Room with the following members present: Moorhead City <br />Council Member Chuck Hendrickson; Clay County Commissioner Kevin Campbell; Clay County <br />Commissioner Grant Weyland; Fargo City Mayor Tim Mahoney; Fargo City Commissioner Dave <br />Piepkorn; Cass County Commissioner Mary Scherling; Cass County Commissioner Rick Steen; <br />Cass County Joint Water Resource District Manager Roger Olson; and West Fargo City <br />Commissioner Mike Thorstad. Moorhead City Mayor Del Rae Williams; Moorhead City Council <br />Member Joel Paulsen; Fargo City Commissioner Tony Grindberg; and Cass County <br />Commissioner Chad Peterson were absent. <br /> <br />2. AGENDA ORDER <br />MOTION, passed <br />Mr. Weyland moved and Mr. Campbell seconded to approve the order of <br />the agenda. Motion carried. <br /> <br />3. EXECUTIVE SESSION <br />North Dakota state law allows the Board to meet in private session to consult with legal counsel <br />to discuss ongoing litigation. <br />MOTION, passed <br />Mr. Piepkorn moved and Mr. Weyland seconded that the Metro Flood <br />Diversion Authority meet in Executive Session pursuant to N.D.C.C. § 44- <br />04-19.1, subsections 2 and 9, to consult with its Attorneys regarding the <br />ongoing litigation in the matters of Richland/Wilkin JPA and MNDNR v. the <br />United States Army Corps of Engineers and Fargo Moorhead Flood <br />Diversion Authority as Intervenor, Civil File No. 0:13-cv-02262-JRT-LIB and <br />the contested case hearing before the Minnesota Office of Administrative <br />Hearings regarding the MNDNR permit for Metro Flood Diversion Authority. <br />Motion carried. <br /> <br />Diversion Authority Board members, key administrative staff, and Attorney Katie Bertsch moved <br />to the River Room at 3:01 PM. <br /> <br />The Executive Session ended and the meeting was re-opened to the public at 4:31 PM. <br /> <br />4. NEXT MEETING <br />The next meeting will be held on Thursday, February 22, 2018. <br /> <br />5. ADJOURNMENT <br />MOTION, passed <br />On motion by Mr. Campbell, seconded by Mr. Steen, and all voting in <br />favor, the meeting was adjourned at 4:32 PM. <br /> <br /> Minutes prepared by Heather Worden, Cass County Administrative Assistant