City Commission

Commission Chambers

Agenda — 60 items

1. 1 Executive Session at 4:00 p.m.
2. 2 Roll Call.
3. 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 negotiation discussions regarding an offer received from WMF Properties LLC and from Hazer Ventures LLC for the acquisition of portions of the City property west of the landfill and to establish strategy and pricing for other portions of the same City property to be marketed for sale by the City. Discussing these negotiations, strategy and pricing in an open meeting would have a negative fiscal effect on the bargaining position of the City of Fargo. An Executive Session for this matter is authorized pursuant to North Dakota Century Code §44-04-19.1 subsection 9.
4. 3 Order of Agenda: approve Pass
5. 4 Regular Meeting at 5:00 p.m.
6. 4 Minutes: approve Pass
7. 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.
8. 5 Consent Agenda: approve the Consent Agenda Pass
9. 6 Pledge of Allegiance. ▶ jump to 1:11
10. 7 Roll Call.
11. 8 Approve Order of Agenda. ▶ jump to 16:23
12. 9 Minutes (Regular Meeting, March 17, 2025). ▶ jump to 16:45
13. 10 CONSENT AGENDA – APPROVE THE FOLLOWING: ▶ jump to 16:56
14. 1. Receive and file an Ordinance Amending Article 13-03 of Chapter 13 of the Fargo Municipal Code Relating to the Control and Regulation of Food Service Establishments and an Ordinance Amending Section 1-0305(A)(1) of Article 1-03 of Chapter 1 of the Fargo Municipal Code Relating to Classification of Ordinance Violations. 23-3173
15. 2. 1st reading of an Ordinance Enacting Section 10-0327 of Article 10-03 of Chapter 10 of the Fargo Municipal Code Relating to Public Safety, Morals and Welfare. 23-3153
16. 3. 1st reading of an Ordinance Amending Sections 25-1518(A) and (B) of Article 25-15 of Chapter 25 of the Fargo Municipal Code Relating to Restrictions on Sale, Serve or Dispensing of Alcoholic Beverages and Section 1-0305 of Chapter 1-03 Relating to Ordinance Violations. 23-3155
17. 4. Interest Buydown Agreement - PACE Program with the Bank of North Dakota received by Gateway Arches Real Estate Holdings LLC. 23-3156
18. 5. Site Authorizations for Games of Chance: a. Fargo Youth Hockey Association at Buffalo Wild Wings-19th Avenue North. b. Fargo Youth Hockey Association at Buffalo Wild Wings-42nd Street South. c. Fargo Youth Hockey Association at Fargo Youth Hockey Association. d. North Dakota Association for the Disabled, Inc. at Bulldog Tap. e. North Dakota Association for the Disabled, Inc. at Cowboy Jack’s. f. Plains Art Museum at Big Top Bingo. g. Plains Art Museum at Blue Wolf Casino. h. Plains Art Museum at Wild Bill’s Sports Saloon. i. West Fargo Events, Inc. d/b/a West Fargo Events at Fargo Billiards & Gastropub. 23-3150
19. 6. Applications for Games of Chance: a. Anne Carlsen for a raffle and raffle board on 4/26/25. b. Carson Glore Foundation for a raffle on 6/2/25. c. Centennial Elementary for a raffle on 4/4/25. d. Delta Delta Delta for a raffle on 4/7/25. e. Fargo Lions for a sports pool from 9/8/25 to 12/29/25. f. St. John Paul II Catholic Schools for a raffle on 4/26/25. g. Stem Alliance of Fargo Moorhead for a raffle on 5/1/25. h. YWCA Cass Clay for a raffle on 4/28/25. 23-3152
20. 7. Renewal of the Alcoholic Beverage and Live Entertainment Licenses until 3/31/26, contingent upon all essential requirements for renewal are met by 3/31/25. 23-3179
21. 8. Contract and bond for Project No. PR-25-B1. 23-3171
22. 9. Contract and bond for Project No. SR-25-A1. 23-3172
23. 10. Contract and bond for Project No. TN-24-A1. 23-3148
24. 11. Variance Acknowledgement and Liability Waiver with Century Holdings LLC for property located at 3459 39th Street South. 23-3180
25. 12. Amendment No. 2 with Houston Engineering in the amount of $35,000.00 for Project No. MS-24-A0. 23-3175
26. 13. U.S. Department of Transportation Grant Agreement Under the Fiscal Year 2022 Raise Grant Program. 23-3178
27. 14. Memorandum of Understanding with the City of West Fargo for Project Nos. TR-25-C1 and TR-25-D1. 23-3177
28. 15. Bid award to Opp Construction LLC in the amount of $1,038,742.90 for Project No. PR-25-A1. 23-3161
29. 16. Bid award to Border States Paving, Inc. in the amount of $1,851,825.70 for Improvement District No. PR-25-E1. 23-3167
30. 17. Create Improvement District No. BR-25-B and adopt Resolution of Necessity (Paving and Utility Rehab/Reconstruction). 23-3170
31. 18. Create Improvement District No. PN-25-A and adopt Resolution of Necessity (Asphalt Wear Course). 23-3163
32. 19. Create Improvement District No. PR-25-F and adopt Resolution of Necessity (Concrete Paving Rehab/Reconstruction). 23-3159
33. 20. Items from the FAHR Meeting: a. Receive and file Sales Tax Revenue Update. b. Receive and file General Fund - Budget to Actual through 2/28/25. c. Purchase of four Trikke Positron 72v-XLs units from Trikke Professional Mobility using seized asset forfeiture funds in the amount $51,000.00 and related budget adjustment (RFQ25128). 23-3168
34. 21. Notice of Grant Award from the ND Department of Health and Human Services for increasing TB infection identification and treatment (CFDA #93.116). 23-3147
35. 22. Memorandum of Understanding between Local Public Health Units in the Southeast North Dakota Public Health Collaborative. 23-3169
36. 23. Appointment of Dr. Jessie Lindemann as Health Officer for Fargo Cass Public Health (RFP25078). 23-3176
37. 24. Direct the City Attorney’s office to work with the Public Works and Water Filtration Departments to review and update Article 16-02 - Control and Regulation of Water Meters. 23-3157
38. 25. Authorization Application for Vector Disease Control International, LLC for aerial spraying. 23-3158
39. 26. Bid awards to Master Construction; Earthwork Services, Inc.; Lenzmeier Trucking Inc.; and Diesel Dogs Contracting, LLC for 2025/2026 Snow Hauling Trucking Services and subsequent Services Agreements (RFP25059). 23-3160
40. 27. Bid award to Poynette Iron Works in the amount of $283,765.00 for front load containers (RFP25105). 23-3166
41. 28. Resolution Authorizing the Issuance and Sale of $30,595,000.00 City of Fargo Sales Tax and Water Revenue Bond, Series 2025B and $4,100,000.00 City of Fargo Taxable Sales Tax and Water Revenue Bond, Series 2025C. 23-3154
42. 38 Regular Agenda:
43. 29. Bid advertisement for Project No. WA2502 (Water Tower Demolition). 23-3162
44. 30. Bid advertisement for Project No. WA2501 (Water Tower No. 6 Reconditioning). 23-3164
45. 31. Bid advertisement for Project No. WA243A (Lead Service Line Replacement Phase 1). 23-3165
46. 32. Bills in the amount of $11,995,783. 23-3185
47. 43 REGULAR AGENDA:
48. 33. Recommendation for appointments to the Board of Health. 23-3186 approve Pass ▶ jump to 17:32
49. 45 *Public Input Opportunity* - PUBLIC HEARINGS - 5:15 pm:
50. 34. PUBLIC HEARING - Hearing to consider a Renewal Plan and Developer Agreement with Skyline, LLC/Roers for Tax Increment Financing District No. 2018-03 (1100 block of 18th Street North); continued from the 3/17/25 Regular Meeting. 23-3146 approve Pass
51. 40. Liaison Commissioner Assignment Update:
52. 35. PUBLIC HEARING - Application for a Class “F” Alcoholic Beverage License for Sol Ave Kitchen, Inc. d/b/a Nova Eatery & Supper Club to be located at 402 Broadway North. 23-3142 approve Pass ▶ jump to 18:25
53. 41. Resident Comments:
54. 36. PUBLIC HEARING - Application for a Class “ABH-Limited” Alcoholic Beverage License for TC Lodging LLC d/b/a Springhill Suites to be located at 3401 Jacks Way South. 23-3143 approve Pass ▶ jump to 19:58
55. 37. PUBLIC HEARING - Application for a Class “B-Limited” Alcoholic Beverage License for STL of North Dakota d/b/a Target Wine & Spirits to be located at Southeast Corner of 38th Street South and Alexander Drive South. 23-3145
56. 38. Recommendation from Commissioner Strand to make City-owned property available for a possible Convention Center location in the RFP process. 23-3187 ▶ jump to 21:10
57. 39. Legislative Update. 23-3189 ▶ jump to 38:13
58. 40. Liaison Commissioner Assignment Updates. ▶ jump to 41:56
59. 41. 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).
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.