City Commission
Commission Chambers
Agenda — 55 items
- 1 Executive Session at 4:00 p.m.
- 2 Roll Call.
- 3 PLEASE NOTE: The Board of City Commissioners will convene in the City Commission Chambers at 4:00 p.m. and retire into Executive Session in the Red River Room for the purpose of discussing negotiating strategy and/or providing negotiating instructions to its attorney or other negotiator regarding a contract(s) with Kilbourne, LLC relating to the Convention Center project, which is currently being negotiated, which to discuss these matters in an open meeting will have a negative fiscal effect on the bargaining position of the City. Thus, an Executive Session for this matter is authorized pursuant to North Dakota Century Code 44-04-19.1, subsection 9 and North Dakota Century Code § 44-04-19.2, subsection 1.
- 4 Regular Meeting at 5:00 p.m.
- 5 City Commission meetings are broadcast live on TV Fargo Channel 56 and online at www.FargoND.gov/streaming. They are rebroadcast Mondays at 5:00 p.m., Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. and Saturdays at 8:00 a.m. They are also included in the video archive at www.FargoND.gov/citycommission.
- A. Pledge of Allegiance.
- B. Roll Call.
- C. Approve Order of Agenda.
- 8 Consent Agenda:
- D. Minutes (Regular Meeting, August 3, 2026).
- 10 CONSENT AGENDA – APPROVE THE FOLLOWING:
- 1. 2nd reading, waive reading and final adoption of an Ordinance Repealing Article 15-02 of Chapter 15 of the Fargo Municipal Code relating to the Human Rights Commission.
- 2. Applications for property tax exemptions for improvements made to buildings.
- 3. Findings, Conclusions and Order of the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Fargo regarding a license violation for Pounds.
- 4. Findings, Conclusions and Order of the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Fargo regarding a license violation for Front Street Taproom.
- 5. Findings, Conclusions and Order of the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Fargo regarding a license violation for Wurst Bier Hall.
- 6. Findings, Conclusions and Order of the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Fargo regarding a license violation for NoBull Smokehouse.
- 7. Settlement Agreement and Release between City of Fargo and Phoenix Fabricators and Erectors, LLC.
- 8. Settlement Agreement and Release and Occupancy Agreement between the City of Fargo and the Kesselring Joint Trust UA.
- 9. Applications for Games of Chance.
- 10. Change Order No. 5 in the amount of $3,630.32 and time extension to Final Completion date of 11/14/2026 for Improvement District No. BN-25-C1.
- 11. Memorandum of Offer to Landowner and Permanent Easement (Sanitary Sewer) with Rodgers Real Estate, LLC (Improvement District No. BR-23-A1).
- 12. Hold Harmless and Indemnification Agreement and Financial Reimbursement and Special Assessment Agreement with TTC Building, LLC (Improvement District No. BR-26-F1).
- 13. Contract and bond for Improvement District No. BN-26-B1.
- 14. Contract and bond for Improvement District No. BR-26-D2.
- 15. Bid award to Robert R. Schroeder Construction Co. Inc. in the amount of $6,488,013.15 for Project No. QN-23-B1.
- 16. Permanent Easement (Alley) with Spencer Runck (Project No. AN-19-A1).
- 17. Negative Final Balancing Change Order No. 3 in the amount of -$47,898.48 for Project No. TM-25-A1.
- 18. Resolution Authorizing Sale of Property and Purchase Agreements for City-owned property in Parkview South Eighth Addition.
- 19. Items from FAHR meeting: a. Receive and File General Fund Budget to Actual - June 30, 2026. b. Receive and File General Fund - 2026 Year-End Projections as of June 30, 2026. c. Accept the FY 2025 State Homeland Security Grant Program award in the amount of $50,000.00 for the placement of anti-intrusion film on the first floor of City Hall. d. Approve increasing the Purchase Order to Core & Main for Project No. WA2402 by $994,340.00 to account for the purchase of 2,000 Sensus Ally meters. e. Approve acceptance of the $70,185.00 donation from the Fargo Police Foundation for Crowd Management Team equipment and related budget adjustment as presented. f. Accept the FY 2025 State Homeland Security Grant Program award in the amount of $189,116.00 for various equipment purchases in Tactical operations along with Crisis Negotiations along with related budget adjustment as presented. g. Approve the donation of $1,953.68 from OK Tire along with the budget adjustment as presented. h. Approve a budget adjustment to move Primary Tax Credit revenue from Property Tax Revenue to Intergovernmental State Revenue in the amount of $5.7 million. See budget adjustment. i. Approve a budget adjustment to reflect only 6 months of Axon expense in the 2026 budget, not 12 months as originally approved. See budget adjustment.
- 20. Agreement for Health Officer Services Between the City of Fargo and Tim Mahoney, MD (RFP26212).
- 21. Set August 31, 2026 at 5:05 p.m. as the date and time for a Hearing on a dangerous building at 1433 4th Avenue South.
- 22. Set August 31, 2026 at 5:05 p.m. as the date and time for a Hearing on a dangerous building at 1334 1st Avenue South.
- 23. Resolution approving Plat of Christianson 32nd Avenue South Fourth Addition.
- 24. Piggyback purchase through Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with Henderson Products Inc. in the amount of $173,083.50 for the purchase of one Henderson Brinex Advantage Salt Brine Production System (PBC26269).
- 25. Direct the City Attorney to work with Public Works to review and add language regarding winter parking restrictions to Article 8-10 of the Fargo Municipal Code Relating to Parking Regulations.
- 26. Extend the Services Agreement - Snow Hauling Trucking Services with Diesel Dogs Contracting, LLC for the 2026/2027 season (RFP25059).
- 27. Extend the Services Agreement - Snow Groomer Equipment Services with Midwest Snow Services LLC for the 2026/2027 season (RFP25198).
- 28. Bid awards to Master Construction, Lenzmeier Trucking Inc. and Oye Trucking LLC for 2026/2027 Snow Hauling Trucking Services and subsequent Services Agreements (RFP26226).
- 29. Lease with Option to Purchase Agreement No. CIT8530-145 with Kinetic Leasing, Inc. in the amount of $556,000.00 for a crawler dozer with waste handler package for the Solid Waste Department (RFP26057).
- 30. Contract and bond for Project No. WA2511.
- 31. Bills in the amount of $13,671,259.
- 41 Regular Agenda:
- 42 REGULAR AGENDA:
- 43 *Public Input Opportunity* - PUBLIC HEARINGS - 5:05 pm:
- 32. PUBLIC HEARING - Federal Transit Administration Sections 5307 and 5339 Program of Projects for 2026.
- 33. Approve the use of existing 2026 Fire Department capital funds, account 475-4050-510.10, originally budgeted for the Mobile Ventilation Prop and Mobile Auto Extrication Prop, for the purchase of temporary live-burn training shipping containers and associated setup, and a utility terrain vehicle (UTV). All expenditures shall remain within the existing approved 2026 budget; delayed from the 8/3/26 Regular Meeting.
- 34. Acceptance of $20,000.00 Wrigley Family donation of for Red River Valley SWAT equipment along with the budget adjustment as presented; delayed from the 8/3/26 Regular Meeting.
- 35. Recommendation for appointments to the Civil Service Commission.
- 20. Agreement for Health Officer Services Between the City of Fargo and Tim Mahoney, MD (RFP26212).
- 36. Construction update.
- 37. Liaison Commissioner Assignment Updates.
- 38. Public Comments:
- 38. Public Comments: (2.5 minutes will be offered for comment with a maximum of 30 minutes total for all public comments. Individuals who would like to address the Commission, whether virtually or in person, must sign up at FargoND.gov/VirtualCommission).
- 51 People with disabilities who plan to attend the meeting and need special accommodations should contact the Commission Office at 701.241.1310 at least 48 hours before the meeting to give our staff adequate time to make arrangements. Minutes are available on the City of Fargo website at www.FargoND.gov/citycommission.