City Commission

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Agenda — 46 items

1. 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.
2. A. Pledge of Allegiance. ▶ jump to 0:08
3. 3 Order of Agenda: approve Pass
4. B. Roll Call. ▶ jump to 0:24
5. 4 Minutes: approve Pass
6. C. Approve Order of Agenda. ▶ jump to 8:10
7. 5 Consent Agenda:
8. D. Minutes (Regular Meeting, January 8, 2025). ▶ jump to 8:26
9. 7 CONSENT AGENDA – APPROVE THE FOLLOWING: ▶ jump to 8:32
10. 1. 2nd reading, waive reading and final adoption of an Ordinance Rezoning Certain Parcels of Land Lying in The District of Fargo Fifth Addition to the City of Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota. 23-2957 approve Pass
11. 2. Memorandums of Understanding between United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Fargo VA Health Care System and Fargo Police Department. 23-2970 approve Pass
12. 3. Gaming Site Authorization for Fargo Park District Foundation at CJ’s Tavern. 23-2987 approve Pass
13. 4. Applications for Games of Chance: a. Fargo Ducks Unlimited for a raffle on 2/7/25. b. Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra for a raffle on 2/22/25. c. Holy Spirit Church for a raffle on 2/16/25. d. ND Nursery, Greenhouse and Landscape Association for bingo and a raffle 1/28/25. e. NDSU Saddle and Sirloin Club for a raffle on 2/15/25. f. NDSU Saddle and Sirloin Club for a raffle on 3/26/25. g. Outdoor Adventure Foundation for a raffle and raffle board on 3/22/25. h. Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 941 for a raffle and calendar raffle from 2/1/25-2/28/25. i. Whitetails Unlimited, Inc. for a raffle on 2/22/25. j. Women’s Care Center (Firstchoice Clinic) for a raffle on 2/13/25. 23-2966 approve Pass
14. 5. Negative Final Balancing Change Order No. 3 in the amount of $-14,885.23 for Project No. PR-24-F1. 23-2963 approve Pass
15. 6. Bid award to Midwest Seeding, Inc. in the amount of $89,977.00 for Project No. ER-24-C1. 23-2978 approve Pass
16. 7. Bid award to Master Construction Company, Inc. in the amount of $526,790.00 for Project No. UR-24-C1. 23-2973 approve Pass
17. 8. Create Improvement District No. BR-25-E (Paving and Utility Rehab/Reconstruction). 23-2988 approve Pass
18. 9. Reimbursement to Designer Homes in the amount of $18,083.00 for repair and backfill of the old borrow site located at 5865 31st Street South. 23-2964 approve Pass
19. 10. Agreement for Construction of Floodwall and Grant of Floodwall Easement with John and Sherian Stern for property located at 1458 South River Road. 23-2962 approve Pass
20. 11. Supplement No. 4 to Ground Lease with the Park District of the City of Fargo (the Carlson Library and Ed Clapp Senior Center). 23-2972 approve Pass
21. 12. Items from the FAHR Meeting: a. Utilization of donations received during the 2025 Giving Hearts Day campaign to replace two K-9s at the Police Department. b. Grant Agreement with Youthworks. c. Bid award for 2025 contracted forestry services to Cougar Tree Care, Inc., All-Terrain Grounds Maintenance and Carr’s Tree Service and related agreements as presented (RFPs 21023, 22002, 24223 and 24291). d. Agreement with the City of West Fargo for the 12th Avenue Industrial Division, which includes $52,843.72 payment in lieu of public dedication of parkland. e. Allocation of $372,416.00 from the Public Safety Sales Tax for the Sole Source Procurement of a Modular Vehicle Barrier system. f. Acceptance of up to $25,000.00 from the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces for the reimbursement of overtime hours worked by Task Forces Detectives and related budget adjustment. 23-2985 approve Pass
22. 13. Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $7,763.36 for Fire Station No. 5. 23-2965 approve Pass
23. 14. Notice of Grant Award from the ND Department of Health and Human Services to increase the number of Farm to School/Table Programs (CFDA #93.110). 23-2971 approve Pass
24. 15. Interim Agreement for Health Officer Services with Dr. Jessie Lindemann, MD. 23-2980 approve Pass
25. 16. Adjustment of the items to be purchased with the 2025 Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) Grant Program dollars. 23-2982 approve Pass
26. 17. Bid award and Agreement for Services with Valley Veterinary Hospital, P.C. for animal pound services (RFP25007). 23-2981 approve Pass
27. 18. Subrecipient Agreement with YWCA Cass Clay - 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds for Emergency Shelter Facility Improvements at 3000 South University Drive. 23-2986 approve Pass
28. 19. Bid award to Sanitation Products in the amount of $388,956.00 for two three-wheeled mechanical street sweepers (RFP25027). 23-2956 approve Pass
29. 20. Bid award to Fargo Freightliner in the amount of $239,655.00 for the purchase of a Heavy Duty Tandem Axle Truck Chassis with Dump Body (RFP24366). 23-2976 approve Pass
30. 21. Task Order Amendment No. 2 with Stantec in the amount of $67,289.55 for Project No. SW 23-01. 23-2977 approve Pass
31. 22. Task Order No. 25-01 from Stantec in the amount of $282,294.00 for 2025 General Engineering Services. 23-2975 approve Pass
32. 23. Interim Financing Agreement, Series E with Garrison Diversion Conservancy District, Lake Agassiz Water Authority and the City of Grand Forks for the 2023-2025 biennial work plan for the Red River Valley Water Supply Project. 23-2974 approve Pass
33. 24. Resolution Authorizing the Issuance and Sale of $35,000,000.00 City of Fargo Taxable Sales Tax and Water Revenue Bond for the Lead Service Line Replacement (LSLR) Project (Project No. WA2403). 23-2983 approve Pass
34. 25. One-year extension to the Electrical Services Agreement with Sun Electric, Inc. for electrical services for the water utility. 23-2989 approve Pass
35. 26. Bills in the amount of $11,315,864.94. 23-2958 approve Pass
36. 33 Regular Agenda:
37. 34 Regular Agenda:
38. 27. 2024 Downtown Fargo Business Improvement District Overview. 23-2967 ▶ jump to 8:54
39. 36 *Public Input Opportunity* - PUBLIC HEARINGS - 5:15 pm:
40. 28. PUBLIC HEARING - The Pines at the District Seventh Addition (3960 53rd Avenue South); approval recommended by the Planning Commission on 6/4/24: a. Zoning Change from LC, Limited Commercial with a C-O, Conditional Overlay to LC, Limited Commercial with a C-O, Conditional Overlay and MR-3, Multi-Dwelling Residential with a C-O, Conditional Overlay. b. 1st reading of rezoning Ordinance. c. Plat of The Pines at the District Seventh Addition. 23-2979 approve Pass ▶ jump to 20:17
41. 28b. 1st reading of an Ordinance Rezoning Certain Parcels of Land Lying in The Pines at the District Seventh Addition to the City of Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota. 23-2984 approve Pass
42. 29. Recommendation to receive and file an Ordinance Relating to Lodging Tax and Conference Center. 23-2968 approve Pass ▶ jump to 23:59
43. 30. Commissioner Kolpack would like Human Resources to provide an overview of employee exit interviews. 23-2990 ▶ jump to 29:50
44. 31. Liaison Commissioner Assignment Updates. ▶ jump to 55:47
45. 32. Resident Comments: ▶ jump to 58:44
46. 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.