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Metro Flood Diversion Authority—August 22, 2019 1 METRO FLOOD DIVERSION AUTHORITY AUGUST 22, 2019—3:30 PM <br /> 1. MEETING TO ORDER A meeting of the Metro Flood Diversion Authority was held Thursday, August 22, 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 Commissioner Rick Steen; Clay County Commissioner Kevin Campbell; Clay County Commissioner Grant Weyland; Fargo City Mayor Tim Mahoney; Fargo City Commissioner Tony Grindberg; Moorhead City Mayor Johnathan Judd; Moorhead City Council Member Chuck Hendrickson; Moorhead City Council Member Shelly Carlson; Cass County Joint Water <br />Resource District Manager Rodger Olson; and West Fargo City Commissioner Mike Thorstad. Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn was absent. 2. MINUTES APPROVED MOTION, passed Mr. Steen moved and Mr. Weyland seconded to approve the minutes from the special meetings held July 17, 2019 and August 8, 2019, as presented. Motion carried. <br /> 3. AGENDA ORDER MOTION, passed Mr. Campbell moved and Mr. Steen seconded to approve the order of the agenda with the following changes: add Project Cost Share Agreement with Horace under Administrative/Legal update and move the Finance Committee report after the Administrative/Legal update. Motion carried. 4. MANAGEMENT UPDATE <br />Kim Daily from Jacobs said the expenditures-to-date are $491,031,490, actual project cost-to-date is $474,480,538, and $37,298,470 has been paid-to-date from the FY2019 cash budget. She reviewed contract actions approved by the Co-Executive Directors. She provided an update on activities and accomplishments over the last month, which include work on the 2nd Street South flood mitigation, Oxbow pump station, and home demolition and removal projects; approval of 45 appraisals primarily for the channel and for early/opportunistic acquisitions; <br />acquisition of five parcels and signing of five purchase agreements; Request for Proposals (RFP) for appraisal work for the Red River control structure, Western Tieback levee, I-29 road raise, and various upstream properties; securing rights-of-entry to support I-29 road raise and <br />Southern Embankment design; support for initial meetings of the Minnesota lands acquiring entity; and continued support for the NDSU Ag Impacts study. Short-term priorities include confirmation of the P3 proposers’ re-mobilization schedule; finalization of interim funding and financial strategy; development of the FY2020 cash budget; coordination of upstream property rights; mitigation requirements with North Dakota State Engineer’s Office; continuation to secure right-of-entry for the Southern Embankment; initiate land acquisition activities in Minnesota; appraisal work for the Western Tieback levee and Red River control structure; and production of a 30-minute video to air on public access television. Long-term priorities over the next six months include reactivation of the P3 procurement; update <br />program reporting of budget and schedule; solidify upstream structure mitigation requirements in coordination with permitting agencies; substantial completion of the 2nd Street South and Main Avenue pump station project; and negotiation on the scope for Phase 2 of the Flowage <br />Easement Valuation.