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<br />MINUTES OF VIRTUAL / CONFERENCE CALL MEETING
<br />CASS COUNTY JOINT WATER RESOURCE DISTRICT
<br />ORIGINATING AT THE CASS COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
<br />WEST FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA
<br />MAY 12, 2022
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<br />A virtual / conference call meeting of the Cass County Joint Water Resource District was
<br />held on May 12, 2022, at 8:00 a.m.
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<br />Present were Dan Jacobson, Southeast Cass Water Resource District; Rodger Olson,
<br />Maple River Water Resource District; Ken Lougheed, North Cass Water Resource
<br />District; Jacob Gust, Rush River Water Resource District; Carol Harbeke Lewis,
<br />Secretary-Treasurer; Nina Stone, Accountant; Melissa Maertens, Administrative
<br />Assistant; Sean M. Fredricks, Chris McShane, Luke Andrud, Katie J. Schmidt and Andrew
<br />D. Cook, Ohnstad Twichell, P.C.; Lyndon Pease and Kurt Lysne, Moore Engineering, Inc.;
<br />Mike Opat, Houston Engineering, Inc.; Rob Stefonowicz, Larkin Hoffman Attorneys; Eric
<br />Dodds and Dean Vetter, AE2S; Scott Stenger and Dale Ahlsten, ProSource
<br />Technologies, LLC; Oly Olafson, Lee Kaffar, Wade Whitworth and Kelsey Lee, HDR, Inc.;
<br />Lisa Kilde, SRF Consulting Group, Inc.; Davon Hutchinson, Ulteig Engineers, Inc.; Mary
<br />Scherling and Duane Breitling, Cass County Commissioners; Jodi Smith, Diversion
<br />Authority Director of Lands; Leo Richard, Gene Sauvageau and Kristie Sauvageau,
<br />Stanley Township property owners. Manager Keith Weston, Southeast Cass Water
<br />Resource District, was absent.
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<br />Agenda
<br />It was moved by Manager Lougheed seconded by Manager Olson and unanimously
<br />carried to approve the order of the agenda, as presented.
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<br />Minutes
<br />It was moved by Manager Olson, seconded by Manager Gust and unanimously carried
<br />to approve the minutes of the April 28 (two sets) and May 4, 2022, meetings.
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<br />Metro Flood Diversion Project – Executive Session for purposes of discussing
<br />contract negotiation strategies, litigation strategies and attorney consultation
<br />regarding ongoing litigation related to right of way and property acquisitions
<br />necessary to accommodate the Metro Flood Diversion Project, in accordance with
<br />N.D. Cent. Code §§ 44-04-19.1(2), (5), and (9)
<br />It was moved by Manager Gust and seconded by Manager Olson to close the meeting at
<br />8:04 a.m. for the purposes of discussing contract negotiation strategies, litigation
<br />strategies and attorney consultation regarding ongoing litigation related to right of way
<br />and property acquisitions necessary to accommodate the Metro Flood Diversion Project,
<br />in accordance with N.D. Cent. Code §§ 44-04-19.1(2), (5), and (9) regarding the following
<br />matter:
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