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Metro Flood Diversion Authority—January 23, 2019 1 METRO FLOOD DIVERSION AUTHORITY JANUARY 23, 2019—5:09 PM 1. MEETING TO ORDER <br />A meeting of the Metro Flood Diversion Authority was held Wednesday, January 23, 2019, at 5:09 PM in the Fargo City Commission Chambers with the following members present: Cass County Commissioner Mary Scherling via conference call; Cass County Commissioner Rick <br />Steen; Fargo City Commissioner Tony Grindberg via conference call; Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn; Moorhead City Council Member Chuck Hendrickson; Moorhead City Council Member Joel Paulsen; Clay County Commissioner Kevin Campbell; Clay County Commissioner <br />Grant Weyland; Cass County Joint Water Resource District Manager Rodger Olson; and West Fargo City Commissioner Mike Thorstad. Cass County Commissioner Chad Peterson; Fargo City Mayor Tim Mahoney; and Moorhead City Mayor Johnathan Judd were absent. Tom Dawson, Chair of the Chamber Business Leaders Task Force, was also present. 2. NOMINATION OF VICE CHAIR MOTION, passed Mr. Weyland moved and Mr. Steen seconded to nominate Kevin Campbell, Clay County Commissioner as Vice Chair of the Metro Flood Diversion Authority. Motion carried. <br /> 3. DESIGNATION OF SECRETARY MOTION, passed Mr. Weyland moved and Mr. Steen seconded to designate Heather Worden as the Secretary of the Metro Flood Diversion Authority. Motion carried. 4. MINUTES APPROVED MOTION, passed Mr. Steen moved and Mr. Paulsen seconded to approve the minutes from the December 20, 2018, and January 3, 2019, meetings as presented. Motion carried. 5. AGENDA ORDER MOTION, passed Mr. Steen moved and Mr. Hendrickson seconded to approve the order of the agenda amended to include Item 5c. regarding a permit application to the Buffalo Red River Watershed District. Motion carried. <br /> 6. MANAGEMENT UPDATE Kim Daily from Jacobs provided an update on activities over the last month which include receipt <br />of the MDNR Dam Safety and Public Waters Work Permit; Request for Proposals (RFP) for appraisal services as part of resuming the land acquisition program; request to the Corps of Engineers Assistant Secretary of the Army to amend the Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) to secure additional federal funding; and testimony to the North Dakota Senate appropriations committee. Priorities include participation in a North Dakota Senate hearing on January 24th regarding the project funding request; trip to Washington, D.C. on February 5-7 to meet with the Congressional Delegation, Corps of Engineers Assistant Secretary of the Army, and Office of Management and Budget; coordination with local entities to secure state grants and loans as part of the financing plan; continued coordination with legal counsel, MDNR and Corps of Engineers with the objective to dismiss litigation and remove injunction; resuming land acquisition and impacted property mitigation activities; and selection of a qualified team of appraisers.