City Commission

Commission Chambers

Agenda — 48 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. 3 Pledge of Allegiance. ▶ jump to 2:18
4. 3 Order of the Agenda: approve Pass
5. 4 Roll Call. ▶ jump to 2:22
6. 4 Minutes: approve Pass
7. 5 Approve Order of Agenda. ▶ jump to 5:33
8. 5 Consent Agenda:
9. 6 Minutes (Regular Meeting, September 2, 2025). ▶ jump to 14:12
10. 7 CONSENT AGENDA – APPROVE THE FOLLOWING:
11. 1. Second Amendment to Purchase Agreement and Earnest Money Contract with Galvanizers, Inc. 23-3735 approve Pass ▶ jump to 14:22
12. 2. Amendment to Purchase Agreement with ARD Properties, LLC. 23-3736 approve Pass
13. 3. Affirm the language in the Memorandum of Understanding defers the management and maintenance of the Downtown amenities to the Downtown Community Partnership and BID. 23-3764 approve Pass
14. 4. 2nd reading, waive reading and final adoption of an Ordinance Amending Section 2-0202 of Article 2-02 of Chapter 2 of the Fargo Municipal Code Relating to Election Dates; 1st reading, 9/2/25. 23-3726 approve Pass
15. 5. 2nd reading, waive reading and final adoption an Ordinance Amending Section 2-0205 of Article 2-02 of Chapter 2 of the Fargo Municipal Code Relating to Election Procedures; 1st reading, 9/2/25. 23-3729 approve Pass
16. 6. 2nd reading, waive reading and final adoption of an Ordinance Amending Sections 25-1506, 25-1507 and 25-1508 of Article 25-15 of Chapter 25 of the Fargo Municipal Code Relating to Licensing and Regulating Businesses and Trades; 1st reading, 9/2/25. 23-3728 approve Pass
17. 7. 2nd reading, waive reading and final adoption of an Ordinance Rezoning a Certain Parcel of Land Lying in Brekke 64th Avenue Addition to the City of Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota; 1st reading, 9/2/25. 23-3730 approve Pass
18. 8. Site Authorizations for Games of Chance: Fraser Ltd. at Sports Bar. North Dakota Horse Park Foundation at Prairie Rose Meadery. 23-3721 approve Pass
19. 9. Applications for Games of Chance: Churches United for the Homeless for a raffle on 10/30/25. Fargo Davies High School for a raffle on 8/29/25-3/3/2026. Fargo Davies High School Theatre for a raffle on 9/26/25-4/19/26. Fargo Park District for a raffle on 10/1/25. Firstchoice Clinic d/b/a Women’s Care Center for bingo on 10/7/25. North Dakota Shrine Bowl for a raffle on 12/31/25. Pink Plaid for a raffle on 10/23/25. Sts. Anne & Joachim Catholic Church for a raffle on 11/9/25. UND Alumni Association & Foundation for a raffle board on 10/8/25. 23-3720 approve Pass
20. 10. 2026 City Commission meeting dates. 23-3734 approve Pass
21. 11. Recommendation for no monetary incentive program to be included on the project and to include funding in the 2026 Capital Improvement Plan to retain a public relations and marketing firm for Improvement District No. BR-26-A1. 23-3757 approve Pass
22. 12. Change Order No. 2 in the amount of $3,500.00 for Improvement District No. BR-25-B3. 23-3748 approve Pass
23. 13. Change Order No. 2 in the amount of $37,188.77 for Improvement District No. PR-24-A1. 23-3750 approve Pass
24. 14. Create Improvement District No. BR-26-A and adopt Resolution of Necessity (Paving and Utility Rehab/Reconstruction). 23-3760 approve Pass
25. 15. Contract and bond for Improvement District No. BN-25-C1. 23-3723 approve Pass
26. 16. Permanent Easement (Bike Trail) with City of Fargo for Use of the Schools aka Fargo Public School District No. 1 (Project No. BR-26-A1). 23-3731 approve Pass
27. 17. Developer Agreement with Brekke Custom Homes, Inc. for Brekke 64th Avenue Addition. 23-3732 approve Pass
28. 18. Revision to the 2026 - 2027 State of North Dakota Flex Funds Project Application. 23-3755 approve Pass
29. 19. Contract Amendment No. 3 with HDR Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $12,230.00 for Project No. TR-26-A0. 23-3753 approve Pass
30. 20. Pond Construction and Maintenance Agreement (Alex’s First Addition) and Permanent Easement (Storm Sewer) with KLC Holdings, LLC and the addition of Project No. VF-25-B1 to the 2025 CIP. 23-3758 approve Pass
31. 21. Resolution Authorizing Sale of Property. 23-3761 approve Pass
32. 22. Change Orders for Fire Station No. 5 Renovation Project: No. 4 in the amount of $18,142.39 (general construction contract). No. 2 in the amount of $3,979.00 (mechanical construction contract). 23-3752 approve Pass
33. 23. License Agreement with The Park District of the City of Fargo. 23-3724 approve Pass
34. 24. ND Department of Transportation State Aid for Public Transit Agreement. 23-3749 approve Pass
35. 25. Bid award to Stone Group Architects for Architectural and Engineering Services at Transit (RFP25215). 23-3754 approve Pass
36. 26. Agreement and Easement (Temporary Pipeline Construction Easement ) with Municipal Airport Authority of the City of Fargo. 23-3759 approve Pass
37. 27. Bills in the amount of $14,367,375.93. 23-3737 approve Pass
38. 34 Regular Agenda:
39. 35 REGULAR AGENDA:
40. 36 *Public Input Opportunity* - PUBLIC HEARINGS - 5:05 pm:
41. 28. PUBLIC HEARING - Public Comment on the 2026 Preliminary Budget. 23-3747 ▶ jump to 14:42
42. 29. Discussion regarding revisions to the Resident Comment Policies to align with ND State Law. 23-3762 ▶ jump to 34:11
43. 30. Recommendation to continue Engagement Services in 2026 and authorize staff to begin outreach for the potential relocation. 23-3763 approve Pass ▶ jump to 52:09
44. 31. Applications for Property Tax Exemptions for Improvements Made to Buildings: a. Sherri Mutalipassi (5 years). b. Brian Brockner (5 years). c. Bradley and Stacy Winter (5 years). d. Kevin and Cynthia Liedahl (5 years). e. John and Nancy Lunde (5 years). f. Thomas and Jadin Stromme (5 years). g. Douglas and Nancy Kalk (5 years). h. Shyam Kandel and Jinita Sthapit Kandel (5 years). i. Tracy and Terri Doyle (5 years). 23-3746 approve Pass ▶ jump to 102:11
45. 40 Resident Comments:
46. 32. Liaison Commissioner Assignment Updates. ▶ jump to 102:27
47. 33. Resident 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 113:35
48. 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.