City Commission

Commission Chambers

Agenda — 60 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 1:35
4. 3 Order of Agenda: approve Pass
5. 4 Roll Call. ▶ jump to 1:54
6. 4 Minutes: approve Pass
7. 5 Approve Order of Agenda. ▶ jump to 9:25
8. 5 Consent Agenda:
9. . Minutes (Regular Meeting, February 18, 2025). ▶ jump to 9:49
10. 7 CONSENT AGENDA – APPROVE THE FOLLOWING:
11. 1. Time change to 5:05 p.m. for Public Hearings effective 7/7/25. 23-3098 ▶ jump to 10:02
12. 2. 2nd reading, waive reading and final adoption of an Ordinance Amending Section 8-0305, of Article 8-03, of Chapter 8, of the Fargo Municipal Code, Relating to Current License and Registration Required- Impoundment for Violation and Section 1-0305 of Article 1-03 of Chapter 1, of the Fargo Municipal Code, Relating to the Classification of Ordinance Violations; 1st reading, 2/18/25. 23-3066 approve Pass
13. 3. 2nd reading, waive reading and final adoption of an Ordinance Amending Section 25-1509, of Article 25-15, of Chapter 25, of the Fargo Municipal Code Relating to Restrictions on Sale, Service or Dispensing of Alcoholic Beverages; 1st reading, 2/18/25. 23-3067 approve Pass
14. 4. 2nd reading, waive reading and final adoption of an Ordinance Rezoning a Certain Parcel of Land Lying in Grafstrom First Addition to the City of Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota; 1st reading, 2/18/25. 23-3068 approve Pass
15. 5. Applications for Games of Chance: a. GiGi’s Playhouse for a raffle on 3/29/25. b. Knights of Columbus for a calendar raffle 5/1/25-5/31/25. c. NDSU Kappa Delta Sorority for a raffle 3/29/25. d. Nordic Culture Clubs for a raffle on 4/5/25. e. North Dakota Academy of Physician Assistants for a raffle on 5/9/25. f. TNT Kid’s Fitness and Gymnastics for a raffle on 3/21/25-3/23/25. 23-3065 approve Pass
16. 6. Developer Agreements with Just North of the Horse Park, LLC and Randy and Stacie Harwood for Grafstrom First Addition. 23-3094 approve Pass
17. 7. Developer Agreement with Bison Gold Investments, LLC for Skyline Addition. 23-3086 approve Pass
18. 8. Change Order No. 5 in the amount of -$3,092.00 and time extensions to the Interim Completion Date 2 to 9/20/24, Interim Completion Date 3 to 9/14/24, and the Substantial Completion Date to 10/31/24 for Project No. NR-23-A2. 23-3091 approve Pass
19. 9. Amendment No. 1 with Houston Engineering in the amount of $26,500.00 for Project No. SN-25-B0. 23-3090 approve Pass
20. 10. Bid award to Eagle River Utility Solutions in the amount of $235,468.80 for Project No. TN-24-A1. 23-3087 approve Pass
21. 11. Bid award to Border States Electric for street lighting materials (RFPs 25018, 25019 and 25020). 23-3093 approve Pass
22. 12. Contract and bond for Project No. ER-24-C1. 23-3069 approve Pass
23. 13. Contract and bond for Improvement District No. BR-25-F1. 23-3079 approve Pass
24. 14. Bid award to Dakota Underground Company Inc. in the amount of $2,988,482.36 for Improvement District No. BR-25-E1. 23-3081 approve Pass
25. 15. Create Improvement District No. BR-25-C (Paving and Utility Rehab/Reconstruction) and adopt Resolution of Necessity. 23-3097
26. 16. Create Improvement District No. NR-24-C (Lift Station Rehab/Reconstruction) and adopt Resolution of Necessity. 23-3095 approve Pass
27. 17. Items from the FAHR Meeting: a. Receive and file Sales Tax Update. b. Reimbursement to Cass Rural Water User District in the amount of $190,867.95 for water billing overcharge. c. Modification to the Transit financial model to add an allocation for City of Fargo overhead costs and approve the related budget adjustments. 23-3088 approve Pass
28. 18. Purchase of Service Agreement with ND Department of Health and Human Services, Behavioral Health Division. 23-3076 approve Pass
29. 19. Intent to extend and expand the CredibleMind Platform License Agreement (EX25094). 23-3077 approve Pass
30. 20. Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Full-Service Contract for EAP Services with The Village Family Service Center. 23-3083 approve Pass
31. 21. Benefit Plan Agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota. 23-3084 approve Pass
32. 22. Drug and Alcohol Policy - Federal Transit Administration, effective January 2025 (Policy Number 400-008-B). 23-3085 approve Pass
33. 23. Receive and file the 10-year review of the City’s Public Arts Program document “ROI: Ripples of Impact”. 23-3073 approve Pass
34. 24. Police Department Service Uniforms and Equipment Agreement with BALCO Uniform Co., Inc. (RFP25004). 23-3082 approve Pass
35. 25. Bid Award to Ferguson Waterworks for the purchase of Water Main Materials, Miscellaneous Water Distribution Materials, Fire Hydrants/Parts and Miscellaneous Street Materials (RFP25065). 23-3070 approve Pass
36. 26. Bid awards for Aggregate Materials, Concrete, Concrete Materials, Asphalt, Emulsified Asphalt and black dirt as presented (RFP25066). 23-3072 approve Pass
37. 27. Transit Director as the Public Transportation Operators designee to sign the Memorandum of Agreement Covering Metropolitan Planning with the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Area. 23-3092 approve Pass
38. 28. Amendment No. 1 to the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Subgrant Agreement for Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) 2020 with the ND Department of Emergency Services (Project No. WW1905). 23-3075 approve Pass
39. 29. Bills in the amount of $9,457,504.28. 23-3064 approve Pass
40. 36 Regular Agenda:
41. 37 REGULAR AGENDA:
42. 30. Presentation by Gate City Bank of the 2025 Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative (NRI) Program. 23-3071 ▶ jump to 10:36
43. 39 PUBLIC HEARINGS - 5:15 pm:
44. 31. PUBLIC HEARING - CONTINUE to 3/17/25 Vacation Plat of portions of 22nd Street North, the remainder of 8th Avenue North lying West of 21st Street North, and the Block 34 East-West alley, all originally dedicated with Beardsley’s Addition, lying between 7th and 8th Avenues North (2105 and 2115 7th Avenue North; 706, 716, 718, 724 and 738 21st Street North; 705 22nd Street North); approval recommended by the Planning Commission on 6/4/24. 23-3101 approve Pass ▶ jump to 31:18
45. 32. PUBLIC HEARING - CONTINUE to 4/14/25 Application to transfer a Class “A” Alcoholic Beverage License from BFG, Inc. d/b/a Borrowed Bucks to No Blue, LLC d/b/a Lyv at Uptown Main to be located at 2850 Uptown Way. 23-3102 approve Pass ▶ jump to 31:43
46. 33. PUBLIC HEARING - CONTINUE to 4/14/25 Application for an ownership change of a Class “A” Alcoholic Beverage License for 518 Properties LLC d/b/a 518 Properties located at 4554 7th Avenue South. 23-3103 approve Pass ▶ jump to 32:03
47. 34. PUBLIC HEARING - Application for an ownership change of a Class “FA-Golf” Alcoholic Beverage License from Spirit Properties, Inc. d/b/a Edgewood Tavern to Edgewood Tavern, LLC d/b/a Edgewood Tavern located at 19 Golf Course Road. 23-3100 approve Pass ▶ jump to 32:30
48. 35. PUBLIC HEARING - Special Assessments for nuisance abatement fees. 23-3104 approve Pass ▶ jump to 33:48
49. 36. PUBLIC HEARING - Special Assessments for sewer repairs. 23-3105 approve Pass ▶ jump to 35:45
50. 37. Presentation of the Annual Review of F-M Ambulance, Inc. d/b/a Sanford Ambulance -Fargo. 23-3074 ▶ jump to 14:05
51. 38. Recommendation to authorize the Fargo Dome Authority to develop a proposal for the FARGODOME to be a possible location for the new Convention Center. 23-3080 approve Pass ▶ jump to 39:18
52. 39. Recommendation to waive the fee for privately owned lead service line replacements with completed EPA-mandated follow up requirements (Project No. WA2403). 23-3089 approve Pass
53. 40. Recommendation to direct the City Attorney’s Office to draft revisions to Fargo Municipal Codes 25-1518(a) and 10-0326. 23-3096 approve Pass ▶ jump to 53:38
54. 41. Recommendation to extend the Camping Resolution to 4/30/25. 23-3099 approve Pass ▶ jump to 66:41
55. 42. Applications for Property Tax Exemptions for Improvements Made to Buildings: a. Allan Luistro and Mary English-Luistro, 5027 Rose Creek Parkway South (5 years). b. Steven Fischer, 3907 20th Street South (5 years). c. 2Dogs and 2Cats, LLC, 1514 4th Avenue North (5 years). d. Michael and Pamela Redlinger, 2410 Parkview Drive South (5 years). e. Kelly Lackman and Scott Steffes T/O/D, 4714 Rose Creek Parkway South (5 years). f. John Wheeler and Emily Williams-Wheeler, 412 9th Avenue South (5 years). g. Kevin and Holly Prodoehl, 2526 32nd Street South (5 years). h. Block 8, LLC, 814 Main Avenue (5 years). i. Tyler and Mary Brandriet, 44 35th Avenue Northeast (5 years). j. Pauline Aamodt, 1307 21st Street South (5 years). k. Whiskey Birdie, LLC, 613 2nd Street North (5 years). l. David and Brooke Flaten, 1725 10th Street South (5 years). m. REA Revocable Trust, 3010 35 1/2 Court Avenue South (5 years). n. Kyle and Elisabeth Barlow, 1111 7th Street South (5 years). o. Savvy Maverick, LLC, 1426 3rd Avenue South (5 years). p. Jade and Laney Witty, 1529 Broadway North (5 years). q. Shanon Sell, 2505 64th Avenue South (5 years). r. Barbara Merth, 1818 11th Avenue South (5 years). s. 3222, LLC, 3511 Main Avenue (5 years). t. 3222, LLC, 3511 Main Avenue (5 years). u. Brady Pekas, 1001 4th Street South (5 years). 23-3078 approve Pass ▶ jump to 75:28
56. 1. Time change to 5:05 p.m. for Public Hearings effective 7/7/25. 23-3098 approve Pass ▶ jump to 10:02
57. 43. Liaison Commissioner Assignment Updates.
58. 52 Discussion regarding overtime hours. approve Pass
59. 44. Resident Comments:
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.