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January 20, 2026 ·5:00 PM Final

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Agenda — 52 items

  1. 1 Regular Meeting at 5:00 p.m.
  2. 2 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.
  3. A. Pledge of Allegiance. ▶ jump to 0:07
  4. B. Roll Call. ▶ jump to 0:24
  5. 4 Order of Agenda: approve Pass
  6. C. Approve Order of Agenda. ▶ jump to 4:38
  7. 5 Minutes: approve Pass
  8. D. Minutes (Regular Meeting, January 5, 2026). ▶ jump to 5:00
  9. 6 Consent Agenda:
  10. 7 CONSENT AGENDA – APPROVE THE FOLLOWING:
  11. 1. Interest Buydown Agreement, Escrow Agreement - PACE Program and Community PACE Interest Buydown Authorization with the Bank of ND and Midtown Market, LLC. 23-4101 approve Pass ▶ jump to 5:15
  12. 2. Letter of Support for 7 Star Properties to the ND Opportunity Fund View Consortium. 23-4107 approve Pass
  13. 3. Appoint Shirley Hughes to the Convention Center Committee to fill the position held by Mallari Ackerman. 23-4118 approve Pass
  14. 4. Closing Memorandum, Certificate of Completion and Tax Increment Note with BLOC Partners, LLC (Tax Increment District No. 2023-01). 23-4117 approve Pass
  15. 5. Applications for Games of Chance. 23-4100 approve Pass
  16. 6. Cost Participation and Maintenance Agreement with the NDDOT for Improvement District No. BR-26-H1. 23-4121 approve Pass
  17. 7. Cost Participation and Maintenance Agreement with the NDDOT for Improvement District No. BR-23-A1. 23-4120 approve Pass
  18. 8. Negative Final Balancing Change Order No. 4 in the amount of -$955,952.47 for Improvement District No. PR-24-A1. 23-4119 approve Pass
  19. 9. Amended Engineer’s Report for Improvement District No. BR-26-H. 23-4124 approve Pass
  20. 10. Create Improvement District No. NR-26-A. 23-4126 approve Pass
  21. 11. Contract and bond for Project No. SN-25-B1. 23-4095 approve Pass
  22. 12. Contract and bond for Project No. BR-27-E4. 23-4103 approve Pass
  23. 13. Bid award to Key Contracting in the amount of $2,860,757.40 for Project No. FM-15-J3. 23-4123 approve Pass
  24. 14. First Amendment to Consulting Service Agreement with CPS HR Consulting. 23-4105 approve Pass
  25. 15. Direct the City Attorney’s Office to review the Tobacco Ordinance - Chapter 35. 23-4125 approve Pass ▶ jump to 55:44
  26. 16. Final Interim Financing Agreement, Series F. 23-4127 approve Pass
  27. 17. Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Fargo and the North Dakota Air National Guard for use of the Fargo Regional Training Center. 23-4094 approve Pass
  28. 18. Piggyback purchase through Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with Nelson’s Auto Center in the amount of $231,659.60 for five Ford Police Interceptors (PBC26067). 23-4114 approve Pass
  29. 19. Piggyback purchase through Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with Nelson’s International/North Central International LLC in the amount of $127,995.00 for one 2026 SBA Chassis (PBC26068). 23-4113 approve Pass
  30. 20. Task Order No. 2025-6 with HDR in the amount of $47,280.00 for engineering services related to the relocation of the Water Treatment Plant recycling drop site. 23-4111 approve Pass
  31. 21. Resolution Prescribing Rates and Charges for Solid Waste Services effective 1/1/26 and Amended Landfill Rates effective 1/19/26. 23-4112 approve Pass
  32. 22. Bid awards to Border States Electric for 2026 Street Light Poles and Fixtures (RFP26038 and RFP26039) and to Graybar Electric for Street Light Bulbs (RFP26040). 23-4115 approve Pass
  33. 23. Negative Final Balancing Change Order No. 10 in the amount of -$383,633.00 for Project No. WW1701 (Phase IIB Expansion). 23-4109 approve Pass
  34. 24. Task Order No. 16 - Task No. 1 with AE2S in the amount of $43,400.00 for Project No. WW2353. 23-4108 approve Pass
  35. 25. Electrical Services Agreement Between City of Fargo and JDP Electric (RFP26032). 23-4106 approve Pass
  36. 26. Bills in the amount of $9,788,351. 23-4099
  37. 34 REGULAR AGENDA:
  38. 34 Regular Agenda:
  39. 35 *Public Input Opportunity* - PUBLIC HEARINGS - 5:05 pm:
  40. 27. 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; continued from the 11/10/25, 11/24/25, 12/8/25 and 12/22/25 Regular Meetings. 23-3947 approve Pass ▶ jump to 5:38
  41. 27a. New Resolution of Annexation for a portion of Section 35 in Harwood Township. 23-4128 approve Pass ▶ jump to 9:27
  42. 28. Final design recommendation for 64th Avenue South Interchange Project (Improvement District No. BN-25-A1). 23-4122 approve Pass ▶ jump to 9:36
  43. 28a. Final design recommendation for 64th Avenue South Interchange Project (Improvement District No. BN-25-A1). 23-4122 approve Pass ▶ jump to 9:36
  44. 29. Update on Employee Engagement Survey. 23-4110 ▶ jump to 41:12
  45. 30. Applications for Property Tax Exemptions for Improvements Made to Buildings: a. TTE Holdings LLC (5 years). b. TTE Holdings LLC (5 years). c. Michael and Hayley Hannesson (5 years). d. Haley Vargas and Juan Ramirez Vargas (5 years). e. George and Jan Boyer (5 years). f. Jonathan and Jennifer Hoffman (5 years). g. Barret and Jennifer Wood (5 years) h. Michael and Sarah Keim (5 years) i. Ahron and Stacey Walter (5 years) j. Firas Omar (5 years) 23-4102 approve Pass ▶ jump to 54:07
  46. 31. Liaison Commissioner Assignment Updates. ▶ jump to 63:14
  47. 31. Direct the City Attorney’s Office to review the Tobacco Ordinance - Chapter 35. 23-4125 approve Pass ▶ jump to 55:44
  48. 32. Public Comments: (Fargo residents will be offered 2.5 minutes for comment with a maximum of 30 minutes total for all resident comments. Residents who would like to address the Commission, whether virtually or in person, must sign up at FargoND.gov/VirtualCommission). ▶ jump to 69:45
  49. 32. Application for Game of Chance: approve Pass
  50. 43 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.
  51. 33. Liaison Commissioner Assignment Update:
  52. 34. Public Comments: