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<br />MINUTES OF VIRTUAL / CONFERENCE CALL MEETING <br />RUSH RIVER WATER RESOURCE DISTRICT <br />ORIGINATING AT THE CASS COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT <br />WEST FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA <br />JUNE 20, 2023 <br /> <br /> <br />A virtual / conference call meeting of the Rush River Water Resource District was held on <br />June 20, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. <br /> <br />Present were Richard Sundberg, Manager; Jacob Gust, Manager; Carol Harbeke Lewis, <br />Secretary-Treasurer; Nina Stone, Accountant; Melissa Hinkemeyer, Administrative <br />Assistant; Sean M. Fredricks, Ohnstad Twichell, P.C.; Kurt Lysne, Alexa Ducioame and <br />Brady Woodard, Moore Engineering, Inc.; Mike Opat, Houston Engineering, Inc.; Duane <br />Breitling, Cass County Commissioner; Tom Soucy, Cass County Highway Department; <br />Kris Bakkegard, Diversion Authority Director of Engineering; Tom Fuchs, Diversion <br />Authority Senior Construction Manager; Kellen Grubb, AE2S; David Baumler, Renee <br />Fowler and David Strand, Amenia Township property owners. Chairman William A. Hejl <br />was absent. <br /> <br />Agenda <br />It was moved by Manager Gust, seconded by Manager Sundberg and unanimously <br />carried to approve the order of the agenda, as amended. <br /> <br />Minutes <br />It was moved by Manager Gust, seconded by Manager Sundberg and unanimously <br />carried to approve the minutes of the May 16, 2023, meeting. <br /> <br />Lower Rush River Drain #2 – Metro Flood Diversion Project interface <br />Kurt Lysne indicated the P3 developer for the Diversion Channel of the Metro Flood <br />Diversion Project is making progress on the design of the Rush River and Lower Rush <br />River interfaces with the Metro Flood Diversion Project. Discussion was held on the <br />interface between the Lower Rush River Drain #2 and the Metro Flood Diversion Project. <br />Tom Fuchs said due to right of way constraints, the Metro Flood Diversion Authority is <br />requesting the Water Resource District construct the transition between Drain #2 and the <br />Metro Flood Diversion Project on behalf of the Metro Flood Diversion Authority. <br />Transitions are required between legal assessment drains and the Metro Flood Diversion <br />Project so that future improvements of Water Resource District facilities can be <br />accomplished without initiating federal permitting requirements related to the Metro Flood <br />Diversion Project. The Water Resource District would own the transition between Drain <br />