City Commission

Commission Chambers

Agenda — 60 items

1. 1 Regular Meeting at 5:00 p.m. ▶ jump to 0:02
2. A. Pledge of Allegiance. ▶ jump to 0:10
3. 3 Order of Agenda: approve Pass
4. B. Roll Call. ▶ jump to 0:03
5. 4 Minutes: approve Pass
6. C. Approve Order of Agenda. ▶ jump to 2:14
7. 5 Consent Agenda:
8. D. Minutes (Regular Meeting, March 2, 2026). ▶ jump to 2:25
9. 7 CONSENT AGENDA – APPROVE THE FOLLOWING:
10. 1. Interest Buydown Agreement, Escrow Agreement - PACE Program and Community PACE Interest Buydown Authorization with the Bank of ND and Coneflower Farmhouse LLC. 23-4275 ▶ jump to 2:38
11. 2. 2nd reading, waive reading and final adoption of an Ordinance Rezoning a Certain Parcel of Land Lying in Mehl/First Addition to the City of Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota; 1st reading, 3/2/26. 23-4276 approve Pass
12. 3. Applications for Games of Chance. 23-4302 approve Pass
13. 4. Site Authorizations for Games of Chance. 23-4303 approve Pass
14. 5. Contract and bond for Project No. BR-26-H1. 23-4270 approve Pass
15. 6. Preliminary Engineering Reimbursement Agreement with the ND Department of Transportation (Project No. QR-27-A1). 23-4289 approve Pass
16. 7. Contract award to Northstar Safety Inc. in the amount of $492,715.00 for Project No. TM-26-A1. 23-4292 approve Pass
17. 8. Contract award to Northstar Safety Inc. in the amount of $61,722.00 for Project No. TM-26-B1. 23-4291 approve Pass
18. 9. Bid award to Roadway Services, Inc. in the amount of $122,320.00 for Project No. PR-26-B1. 23-4278 approve Pass
19. 10. Bid award to Border States Paving, Inc. in the amount of $1,029,252.50 for Project No. SR-26-A1. 23-4280 approve Pass
20. 11. Right of Entry for Survey with Otter Tail Power Company for 64th Avenue North. 23-4286 approve Pass
21. 12. Bridge Maintenance Agreement with the City of Moorhead, Park District of the City of Fargo and Clay County. 23-4284 approve Pass
22. 13. Road Reconstruction Agreement with Case Equipment Corporation a/k/a Case Corporation. 23-4283 approve Pass
23. 14. Contract and bond for Improvement District No. NR-26-A2 (general construction contract). 23-4269 approve Pass
24. 15. Contract and bond for Improvement District No. NR-26-A3 (electrical construction contract). 23-4272 approve Pass
25. 16. Access Agreement with YWCA Cass Clay and Lantern Light LLC for 1101 32nd Avenue South - 3003 11th Street South (Improvement District No. BR-26-H1). 23-4274 approve Pass
26. 17. Bid award to Dakota Underground Company Inc. in the amount of $2,785,515.83 for Improvement District No. BR-26-C1. 23-4282 approve Pass
27. 18. Bid award to Asphalt Preservation Company, Inc. in the amount of $2,025,988.23 for Improvement District No. PR-26-C1. 23-4279 approve Pass
28. 19. Create Improvement District No. BR-26-F and adopt Resolution of Necessity (Paving and Utility Rehab/Reconstruction). 23-4296 approve Pass
29. 20. Create Improvement District No. UR-26-F and adopt Resolution of Necessity (Sanitary Sewer and Storm Sewer Lining). 23-4305 approve Pass
30. 21. Piggyback purchase through the HGACBuy Cooperatives Purchasing Agreement with Great Plains Fire Equipment in an amount up to $143,570.00 for structural firefighting turnout gear (PBC26129). 23-4265 approve Pass
31. 22. Agreement with Richland County Health Department for Family Planning services. 23-4299 approve Pass ▶ jump to 97:49
32. 23. Set March 30, 2026 at 5:05 p.m. as the date and time for a hearing on a dangerous building at 115 6th Avenue North. 23-4295 approve Pass
33. 24. Direct the City Attorney’s Office to repeal Section 405 (Home Day Care Occupancy) of the International Property Maintenance Code. 23-4297 approve Pass
34. 25. Piggyback purchase through Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with Swanston Equipment in the amount of $102,973.66 for one Articulating Wheel Loader for the Solid Waste Landfill (PBC26132). 23-4268 approve Pass
35. 26. Piggyback purchase through the Duluth Transit Authority with New Flyer of America in the amount of $2,925,305.24 for the purchase of four buses (PBC26139). 23-4281 approve Pass
36. 27. Bid award to Johnson & Schock Excavating in the amount of $396,437.00 for Project No. WA2507. 23-4288 approve Pass
37. 28. Change Order No. 3 in the amount of -$6,629.00 for Project No. WW2005. 23-4266 approve Pass
38. 29. Bills in the amount of $6,375,314.05. 23-4264 approve Pass
39. 36 Regular Agenda:
40. 37 REGULAR AGENDA:
41. 38 PUBLIC HEARINGS - 5:05 pm:
42. 30. PUBLIC HEARING - Special Assessments for sewer repairs. 23-4304 approve Pass ▶ jump to 3:01
43. 31. PUBLIC HEARING - Section 5310 Federal Transportation Administration Grant Preliminary Program of Projects for 2026 and 2027 23-4267 approve Pass ▶ jump to 4:16
44. 32. PUBLIC HEARING - Clara Barton School Addition (1404 and 1406 7th Street South and 1417 6th Street South); approval recommended by the Planning Commission on 1/6/26: a. Zoning Change from P/I, Public and Institutional and SR-2, Single-Dwelling Residential to P/I, Public and Institutional. b. 1st reading of rezoning Ordinance. c. Plat of Clara Barton School Addition. 23-4293 approve Pass ▶ jump to 5:59
45. 32b. 1st reading of an Ordinance Rezoning Certain Parcels of Land Lying in Clara Barton School Addition to the City of Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota. 23-4290 approve Pass
46. 33. PUBLIC HEARING - Annexation of 236.16 acres, more or less in the Southeast Quarter and the East One-Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section 35, Township 141 North, Range 49 West of the 5th Principal Meridian, Cass County, North Dakota. 23-4285 approve Pass ▶ jump to 12:05
47. 34. PUBLIC HEARING - CONTINUED to 3/30/26 - Application filed by B2 LLC d/b/a Sign Badgers for a property tax exemption for a project to be located at 610 University Drive North which the applicant will use for a commercial sign design and fabrication shop. 23-4294 continue Pass ▶ jump to 14:51
48. 35. Recommendation for appointment of the Chief Communications Officer. 23-4298 approve Pass ▶ jump to 15:14
49. 36. Presentation of the Annual Review of F-M Ambulance, Inc. d/b/a Sanford Ambulance - Fargo. 23-4224 ▶ jump to 25:55
50. 37. Presentation of the Police Department’s 2025 Annual Report. 23-4287 ▶ jump to 49:53
51. 38. Recommendation to adopt the following Resolutions: a. Amendment to the Home Rule Charter to extend the collection of sales tax for Public Infrastructure. b. Ballot Language for proposed amendment to the Home Rule Charter to extend the collection of sales tax for Public Infrastructure. 23-4301 approve Pass ▶ jump to 65:00
52. 39. Discussion regarding interim leadership and recruitment timeline for the next Chief of Police. 23-4306 ▶ jump to 73:53
53. 40. Financial Overview of the Resource and Recovery Center. 23-4307 ▶ jump to 91:21
54. 22. Agreement with Richland County Health Department for Family Planning services. 23-4299 approve Pass ▶ jump to 97:49
55. 41. Applications for Property Tax Exemptions for Improvements Made to Buildings: a. Roger and Roselyn Haaland (5 years). b. Julie and Colin Kloster (5 years). c. Christine Gallagher-Lein (5 years). d. Steven and Sarah Hoepfner (5 years). e. Mark and Roxanna May (5 years). f. Nicolas and Robin Christianson (5 years). 23-4273 approve Pass ▶ jump to 97:24
56. 51 Liaison Commissioner Assignment Update:
57. 42. Liaison Commissioner Assignment Updates. ▶ jump to 102:37
58. 52 Public Comments:
59. 43. Public Comments: (2.5 minutes 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). ▶ jump to 105:30
60. 54 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.