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<br />MINUTES OF VIRTUAL / CONFERENCE CALL MEETING
<br />CASS COUNTY JOINT WATER RESOURCE DISTRICT
<br />ORIGINATING AT THE WEST FARGO PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING
<br />WEST FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA
<br />AUGUST 24, 2023
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<br />A virtual / conference call meeting of the Cass County Joint Water Resource District was
<br />held on August 10, 2023, at 8:00 a.m.
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<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, Luke Andrud, Chris McShane and Katie Schmidt, Ohnstad
<br />Twichell, P.C.; Rob Stefonowicz, Larkin Hoffman; Kurt Lysne, Lyndon Pease and Josh
<br />Hassell, Moore Engineering, Inc.; Mike Opat, Houston Engineering, Inc.; Eric Dodds,
<br />Dean Vetter and Sabrina Tusa, AE2S; Ken Helvey and Katie Laidley, SRF Consulting
<br />Group, Inc.; Scott Stenger and Dale Ahlsten, ProSource Technologies, LLC; Oly Olafson,
<br />Lee Kaffer, Wade Whitworth, Kelsey Lee and Katy Moore, HDR, Inc.; Davon Hutchinson
<br />and Drew Nicklay, Ulteig Engineers, Inc.; Joel Paulson, Diversion Authority Executive
<br />Director; Martin Nicholson, Diversion Authority Deputy Executive Director; Jodi Smith,
<br />Diversion Authority Director of Lands and Compliance; Madeline Gorghuber, Diversion
<br />Authority Lands Specialist; Jessica Warren, Diversion Authority Compliance Specialist;
<br />John Albrecht and Katrina Olson, Jacobs; Leo Richard and Kristie Sauvageau, Stanley
<br />Township property owners; Tony Roth, Cody Cashman and Riley Streit, City of Amenia;
<br />Matt Kapaun and Scott McConnell, City of Amenia residents; William A. Hejl, John Hejl
<br />and Brandon Lindstrom, Amenia Township property owners.
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<br />Agenda and Minutes
<br />It was moved by Manager Gust, seconded by Manager Weston and unanimously carried
<br />to approve the order of the agenda, as presented, and the minutes of the August 10,
<br />2023, meeting.
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<br />Metro Flood Diversion Project – project updates and general topics
<br />Eric Dodds discussed the Property Acquisition Status Report regarding the Metro Flood
<br />Diversion Project. Discussion was held on the status of acquiring the remaining
<br />Environmental Monitoring Easements for the Project.
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<br />Jodi Smith discussed various parcels owned by the Water Resource District for the Metro
<br />Flood Diversion Project that have been deemed excess property by the Metro Flood
<br />Diversion Authority Executive Director. The properties include small strips of land along
<br />Southern-Embankment Reach 1 that is now complete, strips of land where Cass County
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