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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <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 11, 2023 <br /> <br /> <br />A virtual / conference call meeting of the Cass County Joint Water Resource District was <br />held on May 11, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. <br /> <br />Present were Keith Weston and Rick Steen, Southeast Cass Water Resource District; <br />Rodger Olson, Maple River Water Resource District; Ken Lougheed, North Cass Water <br />Resource District; Jacob Gust, Rush River Water Resource District; Carol Harbeke Lewis, <br />Secretary-Treasurer; Nina Stone, Accountant; Melissa Hinkemeyer, Administrative <br />Assistant; Sean M. Fredricks, Chris McShane, Luke Andrud and Katie Schmidt, Ohnstad <br />Twichell, P.C.; Rob Stefonowicz, Larkin Hoffman; Kurt Lysne, Lyndon Pease and Brady <br />Woodard, Moore Engineering, Inc.; Mike Opat, Houston Engineering, Inc.; Eric Dodds, <br />Dean Vetter and Sabrina Tusa, AE2S; Ken Helvey, SRF Consulting Group, Inc.; Scott <br />Stenger, ProSource Technologies, LLC; Oly Olafson, Wade Whitworth and Lee Kaffar, <br />HDR, Inc.; Lisa Brekkestran, Davon Hutchinson and Drew Nicklay, Ulteig Engineers, Inc.; <br />Jodi Smith, Diversion Authority Director of Lands and Compliance; Jessica Warren, <br />Diversion Authority Compliance Specialist; Madeline Gorghuber, Diversion Authority <br />Lands Specialist; Duane Breitling and Mary Scherling, Cass County Commissioners; <br />John Albrecht and Katrina Olson, Jacobs; William A. Hejl, Amenia Township property <br />owner; Leo Richard and Steve Schultz, Stanley Township property owners. <br /> <br />Agenda <br />It was moved by Manager Steen, seconded by Manager Gust and unanimously carried <br />to approve the order of the agenda, as presented. <br /> <br />Minutes <br />It was moved by Manager Lougheed seconded by Manager Weston and unanimously <br />carried to approve the minutes of the April 27, 2023 (two sets), meetings. <br /> <br />Metro Flood Diversion Project / Oxbow-Hickson-Bakke Ring Levee Project – project <br />updates and general topics <br />Eric Dodds discussed the Sheyenne River Habitat Improvement Project. The project is <br />to ensure adequate fish passage in the Sheyenne River and Maple River near the <br />aqueduct structures for the Metro Flood Diversion Project and is necessary to comply <br />with various permits. A meeting was held in Horace yesterday with property owners to <br />discuss the project, including Rights of Entry needed for survey work related to the project. <br />Jodi Smith stated Rights of Entry will be pursued soon to facilitate survey work this <br />summer. Following the survey work, another meeting with property owners will be