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August 4, 2025 ·4:00 PM Final

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Agenda — 66 items

  1. 1 Executive Session at 4:00 p.m.
  2. 2 Roll Call. ▶ jump to 0:01
  3. 3 Regular Meeting at 5:00 p.m.
  4. 3 Order of Agenda: approve Pass
  5. 4 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.
  6. 4 Minutes: approve Pass
  7. A. Pledge of Allegiance. ▶ jump to 1:55
  8. 5 Consent Agenda approve Pass
  9. B. Roll Call. ▶ jump to 2:13
  10. C. Approve Order of Agenda. ▶ jump to 2:52
  11. D. Minutes (Regular Meeting, July 21, 2025, Special Meeting, July 25, 2025 and Special Meeting, July 31, 2025). ▶ jump to 3:22
  12. 9 CONSENT AGENDA – APPROVE THE FOLLOWING: ▶ jump to 3:54
  13. 1. Receive and file an Ordinance Amending Sections 12-0306, 12-0308, 12-0310 and 12-0314 of Article 12-03 of Chapter 12 of the Fargo Municipal Code Relating to Domestic Fowl, Wild Birds and Pets. 23-3607
  14. 2. Waive requirement to receive and file an Ordinance one week prior to 1st reading and 1st reading of an Ordinance Amending Section 1-0305, of Article 1-03, of Chapter 1, of the Fargo Municipal Code Relating to Classification of Ordinance Violations. 23-3617
  15. 3. Waive requirement to receive and file an Ordinance one week prior to 1st reading and 1st reading of an Ordinance Amending Section 8-1003 of Article 8-10 of Chapter 8 of the Fargo Municipal Code relating to the Traffic Code. 23-3613
  16. 4. Waive requirement to receive and file an Ordinance one week prior to 1st reading and 1st reading of an Ordinance Amending Section 8-0906 of Article 8-09 of Chapter 8 of the Fargo Municipal Code relating to the Traffic Code. 23-3612
  17. 5. Waive requirement to receive and file an Ordinance one week prior to 1st reading and 1st reading of an Ordinance Amending Section 10-0304 of Article 10-03 of Chapter 10 of the Fargo Municipal Code relating to Public Safety, Morals and Welfare. 23-3614
  18. 6. Waive requirement to receive and file an Ordinance one week prior to 1st reading and 1st reading of an Ordinance Amending Section 21.1-0102 of the Fargo Municipal Code Relating to the International Residential Code (Appendix BE-Radon Control Methods). 23-3595
  19. 7. 1st reading of an Ordinance Amending Article 11-04 of Chapter 11 of the Fargo Municipal Code Relating to Automobiles and Personal Property. 23-3581
  20. 8. 2nd reading, waive reading and final adoption of an Ordinance Repealing Article 5-04 of Chapter 5 of the Fargo Municipal Code Relating to Fargo Police Advisory and Oversight Board; 1st reading, 7/21/25. 23-3580
  21. 9. 2nd reading, waive reading and final adoption of an Ordinance Rezoning Certain Parcels of Land Lying in Northdale First Addition to the City of Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota; 1st reading, 7/21/25. 23-3582
  22. 10. Concur with the findings of staff and the Liquor Control Board and apply the administrative penalty of a $500.00 fine for a first failure to the liquor license violations identified at the Bismarck Tavern. 23-3532
  23. 11. Concur with the findings of staff and the Liquor Control Board and apply the administrative penalty of a $500.00 fine for a first failure to the liquor license violations identified at the Empire Tavern. 23-3584
  24. 12. Concur with the findings of staff and the Liquor Control Board and apply the administrative penalty of a $500.00 fine for a first failure to the liquor license violations identified at Chili’s. 23-3585
  25. 13. Concur with the findings of staff and the Liquor Control Board and apply the administrative penalty of a $500.00 fine for a first failure to the liquor license violations identified at Applebee’s 45th Street. 23-3586
  26. 14. Concur with the findings of staff and the Liquor Control Board and apply the administrative penalty of a $500.00 fine for a first failure to the liquor license violations identified at Applebee’s 13th Avenue South. 23-3589
  27. 15. Concur with the findings of staff and the Liquor Control Board and apply the administrative penalty of a $500.00 fine for a first failure to the liquor license violations identified at Applebee’s 16th Street North. 23-3587
  28. 16. Direct the City Attorney to work with the City Auditor to create the conditions where an add on limited off-sale liquor license would be appropriate. 23-3588
  29. 17. Applications for Games of Chance: a. Fargo North Football Team for a raffle on 8/12/25. b. North Dakota Long Term Care Association for a raffle 9/25/25. c. St. John Paul II Catholic Schools for a raffle on 4/25/26. 23-3593
  30. 18. Gaming Site Authorization for the North Dakota Association for The Disabled, Inc. at Lil Jimmy’s. 23-3592
  31. 19. Developer Agreement with Eastdale, LLC for Northdale First Addition. 23-3609
  32. 20. Incentive of $5,000 per day, for up to 30 days, for Improvement District No. BR-26-H1. 23-3606
  33. 21. Final Balancing Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $68,999.04 for Improvement District No. BR-24-C1. 23-3604
  34. 22. Final Balancing Change Order No. 2 in the amount of $32,733.49 for Improvement District No. NR-23-C5. 23-3602
  35. 23. Final Balancing Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $3,025.00 for Improvement District No. NR-23-C6. 23-3598
  36. 24. Negative Final Balancing Change Order No. 5 in the amount of $-76,635.07 for Improvement District No. BR-24-B1. 23-3601
  37. 25. Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $37,804.00 for Improvement District No. BR-25-B3. 23-3603
  38. 26. Contract and bond for Improvement District BR-25-H1. 23-3619
  39. 27. Negative Final Balancing Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $-1,665.00 for Project No. ER-24-E1. 23-3600
  40. 28. Negative Final Balancing Change Order No. 3 in the amount of $-92,780.00 for Project No. FM-24-A1. 23-3599
  41. 29. Permanent Easement (Alley) with Gina Lisa Bar-el (Project No. AN-19-A1). 23-3610
  42. 30. Bid award to Northstar Safety, Inc. in the amount of $534,606.00 for Project No. TM-25-B1. 23-3618
  43. 31. Contract and bond for Project No. NR-25-D2. 23-3620
  44. 32. Contract and bond for Project No. NR-25-D3. 23-3621
  45. 33. Resolution approving Plat of Old Broadway Addition. 23-3591
  46. 34. Notice of Grant Award from the ND Department of Health and Human Services for Women’s Way (CFDA #93.898). 23-3611
  47. 35. Direct the City Attorney’s Office to review and revise the Tobacco Ordinance - Chapter 35. 23-3616
  48. 36. Services Agreement - Snow Groomer Equipment Services with Midwest Snow Services LLC for the 2025/2026 snow season (RFP25198). 23-3608
  49. 37. Piggyback purchase through Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Agreement in the amount of $148,930.00 for one 2025 Versalift VO-260-RR (PBC25228). 23-3576
  50. 38. Piggyback purchase through the ND State Contract with North Central Intl. LLC in the amount of $91,978.38 for one 2025 HV607 SBA Chassis (PBC25229). 23-3577
  51. 39. Bid award to NAPA Central in the amount of $31,673.10 for Central Garages annual filter consumption (RFP25211). 23-3583
  52. 40. Contractor Work Order Request (State Contract No. 283) with Via Mobility LLC. 23-3615
  53. 41. Bills in the amount of $18,922,783.95. 23-3622
  54. 51 REGULAR AGENDA:
  55. 52 *Public Input Opportunity* - PUBLIC HEARINGS - 5:05 pm:
  56. 42. PUBLIC HEARING - Sullivan Second Addition (5201 and 5475 Bishop’s Boulevard South; 5202 and 5534 25th Street South); approval recommended by the Planning Commission on 5/6/25: a. Zoning Change from P/I, Public and Institutional and GO, General Office to P/I, Public and Institutional and GO, General Office. b. 1st reading of rezoning Ordinance. c. Plat of Sullivan Second Addition. 23-3590 approve Pass ▶ jump to 14:11
  57. 42b. An Ordinance Rezoning Certain Parcels of Land Lying in Sullivan Second Addition to the City of Fargo. 23-3597 approve Pass
  58. 43. PUBLIC HEARING - RLN Business Park Second Addition (4551 33rd Street North); approval recommended by Planning Commission on 7/1/25: a. Zoning Change from GI, General Industrial to LI, Limited Industrial. b. 1st reading of rezoning Ordinance. 23-3594 approve Pass ▶ jump to 11:13
  59. 46. Liaison Commissioner Assignment Updates:
  60. 43b. An Ordinance Rezoning a Certain Parcel of Land Lying in RLN Business Park Second Addition to the City of Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota. 23-3596 approve Pass
  61. 47. Resident Comments:
  62. 44. Recommendation to approve the Mayor’s 2026 Preliminary Budget and set the Public Hearing date for Monday, September 15, 2025 at 5:05 p.m. 23-3623 approve Pass ▶ jump to 17:22
  63. 45. Discussion regarding Broadway benches. 23-3624 approve Pass ▶ jump to 25:47
  64. 46. Liaison Commissioner Assignment Updates. ▶ jump to 52:50
  65. 47. 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 63:35
  66. 61 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.