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Metro Flood Diversion Authority—February 22, 2018 1 METRO FLOOD DIVERSION AUTHORITY FEBRUARY 22, 2018—3:30 PM 1. MEETING TO ORDER <br />A meeting of the Metro Flood Diversion Authority was held Thursday, February 22, 2018, at 3:30 PM in the Fargo City Commission Room with the following members present: Moorhead City Mayor Del Rae Williams; Moorhead City Council Member Chuck Hendrickson; Moorhead City <br />Council Member Joel Paulsen; Clay County Commissioner Kevin Campbell; Clay County Commissioner Grant Weyland; Fargo City Mayor Tim Mahoney; Fargo City Commissioner Tony Grindberg; Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn; Cass County Commissioner Mary <br />Scherling via conference call; Cass County Commissioner Chad Peterson; Cass County Commissioner Rick Steen; Cass County Joint Water Resource District Manager Roger Olson; and West Fargo City Commissioner Mike Thorstad. Tom Dawson, Chair of the Chamber Business Leaders Task Force, was also present. 2. MINUTES APPROVED <br />MOTION, passed Mr. Hendrickson moved and Mr. Campbell seconded to approve the minutes from the meetings held January 18, 2018, February 1, 2018, and February 12, 2018, as presented. Motion carried. 3. AGENDA ORDER <br />MOTION, passed Mr. Piepkorn moved and Mr. Peterson seconded to approve the order of the agenda. Motion carried. 4. MANAGEMENT UPDATE <br />Robert Cowen from CH2M provided an update on activities over the last month which include coordination efforts with the MN DNR and Technical Advisory Group regarding the southern embankment alignment, and Diversion Authority testimony for the Water Topics Committee meeting this week. Priorities for next month include support to develop a new permit application to submit to the MN DNR and coordinate outreach efforts related to any project changes as a result of the Governor’s Task Force report. Mr. Cowen provided brief a financial update on the overall program status and said $420 million has been expended to date. He said $4 million has been expended out of the FY2018 budget. Mr. Cowen provided a construction update on in-town levees and Oxbow home demolition and <br />relocation projects. A suspension of work to cease on the OHB levee construction was issued as of December 31, 2017. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE/LEGAL UPDATE <br />Executive Director search update Michael Redlinger, Co-Executive Director and Assistant Fargo City Administrator, discussed the <br />position profile for the Executive Director. A subcommittee of Ms. Williams, Mr. Mahoney, Mrs. Scherling, Mr. Steen and Mr. Campbell met to discuss the revisions needed to the profile, which was then updated by CPS Consulting. The focus of the position is to shape the administrative <br />authority, project relations and ambassadorship. The annual salary range was changed and will start at $150,000, depending on qualifications of the candidate. If the board decides to move forward with the process, a first review of applicants will be done on April 6th and will be screened by the same subcommittee. Mr. Redlinger said intensive local outreach will also be part of the search process. The consensus of the board was to move forward with advertising for the position. Mr. Redlinger will provide an update at the regular board meeting held in March.