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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 />HERITAGE CONFERENCE ROOM
<br />MAY 9, 2024
<br />8:00 A.M.
<br />A virtual / conference call meeting of the Cass County Joint Water Resource District was
<br />held on May 9, 2024, at 8:00 a.m.
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<br />Present were Rodger Olson, Maple River Water Resource District; Ken Lougheed, North
<br />Cass Water Resource District; Jacob Gust, Rush River Water Resource District; Keith
<br />Weston and Rick Steen, Southeast Cass Water Resource District; Melissa Hinkemeyer,
<br />Director, Secretary; Leilei Bao, Treasurer; Carolyn Fiechtner, Administrative Assistant;
<br />Sean M. Fredricks, Luke Andrud, Chris McShane, and Katie Schmidt, Ohnstad Twichell,
<br />P.C.; Rob Stefonowicz, Larkin Hoffman; Kurt Lysne, Lyndon Pease, and Brady Woodard,
<br />Moore Engineering, Inc.; Mike Opat, and Jerry Bents, Houston Engineering, Inc.; Jodi
<br />Smith, Jessica Warren, and Madeline Daudt, Metro Flood Diversion Authority; Duane
<br />Breitling, and Mary Scherling, Cass County Commissioners; Kellen Grub, Dean Vetter,
<br />and Sabrina Tusa, AE2S; Paul Barthel, Jacobs; Dale Ahlsten, ProSource Technologies,
<br />LLC; Ken Helvey and Katie Laidley, SRF Consulting Group, Inc.; Oly Olafson, Kelsey Lee,
<br />and Wade Whitworth, HDR, Inc.; Tara Jensen, Wild Rice Watershed District; Leo Richard
<br />and Cynthia Varriano, Stanley Township property owners.
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<br />Approval of agenda
<br />It was moved by Manager Steen, seconded by Manager Gust, and unanimously carried
<br />to approve the order of the agenda, as amended.
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<br />Minutes
<br />It was moved by Manager Steen, seconded by Manager Weston, and unanimously
<br />carried to approve the minutes of the April 25, 2024, meetings (two sets).
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<br />Metro Flood Diversion Project – project updates and general topics
<br />Paul Barthel updated the Board on the construction status of various components of the
<br />Metro Flood Diversion Project.
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<br />Metro Flood Diversion Project – excess lands status update
<br />Jodi Smith updated the Board on the status of excess lands regarding the Metro Flood
<br />Diversion Project. Ms. Smith said the Metro Flood Diversion Authority has been actively
<br />working to dispose of excess lands that are no longer needed to facilitate the construction
<br />or operation of the Metro Flood Diversion Project. 25 parcels have been deemed as
<br />excess land and have either been sold or are currently in the process of being sold,
<br />following the Policy on the Disposition and Management of Comprehensive Project
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