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Metro Flood Diversion Authority—March 28, 2019 1 METRO FLOOD DIVERSION AUTHORITY MARCH 28, 2019—3:30 PM 1. MEETING TO ORDER <br />A meeting of the Metro Flood Diversion Authority was held Thursday, March 28, 2019, at 3:30 PM in the Fargo City Commission Chambers with the following members present: Cass County Commissioner Mary Scherling; Cass County Commissioner Chad Peterson; Cass County <br />Commissioner Rick Steen via conference call; Fargo City Mayor Tim Mahoney; Fargo City Commissioner Tony Grindberg; Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn; Moorhead City Mayor Johnathan Judd; Moorhead City Council Member Chuck Hendrickson; Moorhead City Council <br />Member Joel Paulsen; Clay County Commissioner Kevin Campbell; Clay County Commissioner Grant Weyland; Cass County Joint Water Resource District Manager Rodger Olson; and West Fargo City Commissioner Mike Thorstad. 2. MINUTES APPROVED MOTION, passed Mr. Piepkorn moved and Mr. Weyland seconded to approve the minutes from the regular meeting held February 28, 2019, and special meeting held March 19, 2019, as presented. Motion carried. 3. AGENDA ORDER <br />MOTION, passed Mr. Campbell moved and Mr. Paulsen seconded to approve the order of the agenda with the addition of an amended cost share reimbursement agreement with the North Dakota State Water Commission. Motion carried. 4. MANAGEMENT UPDATE <br />Kim Daily from Jacobs provided an update on activities over the last month, which include execution of Amendment 1 to the Project Partnership Agreement (PPA); coordination with the Buffalo-Red River Watershed District on review of the permit application; submission of a brief to the Federal Court requesting partial lifting of the injunction; distribution of letters to all property owners whose land will be affected by the project; and contracting with seven appraisal service firms through the Cass County Joint Water Resource District (CCJWRD). Priorities include attending the Federal lawsuit hearing scheduled for April 1st with the objective to dismiss litigation and remove the injunction; continued outreach to local entities and MDNR regarding permit status; advertise for rural structure removals associated with land purchases; continue with early and voluntary land acquisitions; initiate appraisals for remaining properties in the channel; and scoping for the next phases of agricultural impacts and flowage easement studies. <br />The project cost-to-date is $457 million and $3.1 million has been spent out of the FY2019 first quarter cash budget of $8.5 million. 5. ADMINISTRATIVE/LEGAL UPDATE Robert Wilson, Co-Executive Director and Cass County Administrator, said an advisory group made up of staff and board members met earlier today to discuss resuming the search for an <br />Executive Director. The plan is to work with Pam Derby from CPS HR Consulting, the company hired by the Diversion Authority who assisted in the previous searches. Mr. Wilson said there are no additional costs at this time, but if an Executive Director is hired, the Diversion Authority will need to pay $10,000 to CPS HR Consulting.