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Metro Flood Diversion Authority—March 7, 2018 1 <br /> <br />METRO FLOOD DIVERSION AUTHORITY <br />MARCH 7, 2018—3:30 PM <br /> <br />1. MEETING TO ORDER <br />A meeting of the Metro Flood Diversion Authority was held Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at 3:30 <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 Vice Chairman Rodger Olson; West Fargo City <br />Commissioner Mike Thorstad; Moorhead City Council Member Joel Paulsen; Cass County <br />Commissioner Chad Peterson; and Moorhead City Mayor Del Rae Williams. Fargo City <br />Commissioner Tony Grindberg was present via teleconference. <br /> <br />2. AGENDA ORDER <br />MOTION, passed <br />Mr. Olson moved and Mr. Weyland seconded to approve the order of the <br />agenda. Motion carried. <br /> <br />Dr. Mahoney and Ms. Williams arrived for the remainder of the meeting. <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. Peterson 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 and key administrative staff moved to the River Room at <br />3:33 PM. <br /> <br />The Executive Session ended and the meeting was re-opened to the public at 4:58 PM. <br /> <br />4. NEXT MEETING <br />The next meeting will be held on Friday, March 16, 2018. <br /> <br />5. ADJOURNMENT <br />MOTION, passed <br />On motion by Mr. Peterson, seconded by Mr. Piepkorn, and all voting in <br />favor, the meeting was adjourned at 4:59 PM. <br /> <br /> <br /> Minutes prepared by Brielle Edwards, Cass County HR Assistant