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Metro Flood Diversion Authority—June 28, 2018 1 METRO FLOOD DIVERSION AUTHORITY JUNE 28, 2018—3:35 PM 1. MEETING TO ORDER <br />A meeting of the Metro Flood Diversion Authority was held Thursday, June 28, 2018, at 3:35 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 Dave Piepkorn; Fargo City Commissioner Tony Grindberg; Cass County Commissioner Mary <br />Scherling via conference call; Cass County Commissioner Chad Peterson; Cass County Commissioner Rick Steen; and West Fargo City Commissioner Mike Thorstad. Cass County Joint Water Resource District Manager Rodger Olson was absent. 2. MINUTES APPROVED MOTION, passed Mr. Mahoney moved and Mr. Weyland seconded to approve the minutes from the meeting held May 17, 2018, as presented. Motion carried. 3. AGENDA ORDER MOTION, passed Mr. Steen moved and Mr. Campbell seconded to approve the order of the agenda. Motion carried. 4. MANAGEMENT UPDATE Martin Nicholson from CH2M provided an update on activities over the last month, which include the federal budget appropriation of $35 million for FY18 Corps of Engineers work plan; continued <br />support to the Corps of Engineers and MDNR to advance the Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS); continued work with the MDNR and other parties to advance the permit application review; and resumed construction on the OHB levee. Priorities for next month include support for the publication of the draft SEA and draft SEIS; <br />continued support and development of federal legislation related to the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA); and work to advance the financial update timeline and strategy. Mr. Nicholson provided a brief financial update on the overall program status. He said $433 million is the project cost to date and $16.3 million has been expended from the FY 2018 budget. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE/LEGAL UPDATE <br />Executive Director Search update Mr. Steen provided an update on the Executive Director search. He said three applicants have been interviewed. Additional information about the position will be provided to the board prior to <br />the next meeting. 6. PUBLIC OUTREACH UPDATE <br />Committee report The Public Outreach Committee met on June 27th. Rocky Schneider from AE2S briefly discussed the schedule for the Plan B environmental review and permitting. The draft SEA and SEIS will be released in the next few weeks. Staff have reached out to the Minnesota gubernatorial candidates to discuss the project.