Fargo City Commission Agenda  
4:30 PM  
Monday, July 20, 2026  
Commission Chambers  
Executive Session at 4:30 p.m.  
Roll Call.  
PLEASE NOTE: The Board of City Commissioners will convene in the City Commission  
Chambers at 4:30 p.m. and retire into Executive Session in the Red River Room for the  
purpose of receiving its attorney’s advice and guidance on the legal risks, strengths and  
weaknesses of an action of the City regarding civil litigation with Curtis H. Kesselring and  
Deborah J. Kesselring, as Trustees of the Kesselring Joint Trust UA dated January 1, 2027,  
and to discuss negotiating strategy or provide negotiating instructions to its attorney or other  
negotiator regarding the litigation which to discuss these matters in an open meeting will have  
a negative fiscal effect on the bargaining position of the City. Thus, an Executive Session for  
this matter is authorized pursuant to North Dakota Century Code 44-04-19.1 subsections 2, 5  
and 9 and North Dakota Century Code § 44-04-19.2, subsection 1.  
Regular Meeting at 5:00 p.m.  
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.  
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Pledge of Allegiance.  
Roll Call.  
Approve Order of Agenda.  
Minutes (Regular Meeting, July 6, 2026 and Special Meeting, July 8, 2026).  
CONSENT AGENDA – APPROVE THE FOLLOWING:  
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Government Relations and Legislative Advocacy Request for Qualifications (RFQ).  
Appointment of Lake Agassiz Water Authority Board Member for the City of Fargo.  
1st reading of an Ordinance Amending Section 3-2011 of Article 3-20 of Chapter 3 of  
the Fargo Municipal Code Relating to a Sales and Use Tax for Infrastructure Capital  
Improvements.  
4.  
Receive and file an Ordinance Repealing Article 15-02 of Chapter 15 of the Fargo  
Municipal Code relating to the Human Rights Commission.  
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Applications for Games of Chance.  
Change Order No. 1 to authorize use of Automated Machine Guidance for  
Improvement District No. BR-26-I1.  
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Negative Final Balancing Change Order No. 2 in the amount of -$58,044.85 for  
Improvement District No. BR-25-H1.  
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Negative Final Balancing Change Order No. 1 in the amount of -$14,475.58 for  
Improvement District No. BR-25-C1.  
Final Balancing Change Order No. 5 in the amount of $10,142.27 for Improvement  
District No. BN-24-B1.  
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Amendment No. 2 in the amount of $79,624.00 for Improvement District No. BR-23-A2.  
Bid award to Master Holdings, LLC in the amount of $523,763.75 for Improvement  
District No. BN-26-B1.  
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Bid award to Insituform Technologies USA, LLC in the amount of $1,027,128.96 for  
Improvement District No. UR-26-G1.  
Final Balancing Change Order No. 7 in the amount of $8,365.60 for Project No.  
TN-24-A1.  
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Final Balancing Change Order No. 2 in the amount of $0.00 for Project No. TR-25-E1.  
Amendment to extend cleaning contract at the Police Department Headquarters for two  
years (RFP23013).  
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Items from FAHR meeting:  
a. Authorize Transit Department to offer vehicle on Govdeals auction services with the  
proceeds going back into the Transit Capital account.  
b. Approve grant award from ND Department of Health and Human Services No.  
G25.727 CFDA 93.898 Partial in the amount of $102,915.00.  
c. Approve grant award from ND Department of Health and Human Services No.  
G25.674 in the amount of $2,000.00 and related budget adjustment.  
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Notice of Grant Award with ND Department of Health and Human Services for LPHU  
Tobacco Prevention and Control Program.  
Direct the City Attorney’s office to review the Tattoos, Body Art and Body Piercing  
Ordinance, Article 25-33.  
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Direct the City Attorney’s office to review the Lodging Ordinance, Article 13-14.  
Direct the City Attorney’s office to review the Recreational Aquatic Facilities Ordinance,  
Article 13-10.  
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Bid award to Pioneer LLC in the amount of $47,200.00 for the demolition of property  
located at 115 6th Avenue North (RFP26210).  
Bid award to J-Tech Mechanical in the amount of $157,500.00 for the Metro Transit  
Garage Boiler Replacement Project (RFP26183).  
Bid award to Seon Design Inc. d/b/a Safe Fleet for Bus Video Surveillance Systems  
(RFP26200).  
Assistance to homeowners with lead service lines during emergency sewer line  
replacements.  
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Contract and bond for Project WA2508.  
Bills.  
REGULAR AGENDA:  
*Public Input Opportunity* - PUBLIC HEARINGS - 5:05 pm:  
27.  
PUBLIC HEARING - Application for a Class “GH” Alcoholic Beverage License for  
Divine Taste of Africa Cuisine Catering Services LLC d/b/a Divine Taste of Africa to be  
located at 855 45th Street South, Suite A1; continued from the 6/22/26 Regular  
Meeting.  
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PUBLIC HEARING - Application for a Class “FA” Alcoholic Beverage License for La  
Terraza LLC d/b/a La Terraza Mexican Bar & Grill to be located at 5570 32nd Avenue  
South; continued from the 6/22/26 Regular Meeting.  
PUBLIC HEARING - Application to transfer the Class “AB” Alcoholic Beverage License  
from Litton Enterprise LLC d/b/a Duffy’s Tavern to Duffy’s Tavern LLC d/b/a Duffy’s  
Tavern located at 16 12th Street South.  
PUBLIC HEARING - Selkirk Place Sixth Addition (6655 Selkirk Drive South); approval  
recommended by the Planning Commission on 6/2/26:  
a. Zoning Change from SR-5, Single-Dwelling Residential to SR-2, Single-Dwelling  
Residential.  
b. Plat of Selkirk Place Sixth Addition.  
30c. An Ordinance Rezoning Certain Parcels of Land Lying in Selkirk Place Sixth Addition to  
the City of Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota.  
31.  
PUBLIC HEARING - Fargo’s HUD Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation  
Report (CAPER) for Community Development BLOCK Grant (CDBG) and HOME  
Investment Partnerships (HOME) programs.  
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PUBLIC HEARING - Renaissance Zone Rehabilitation Project for EWR Fargo Dakota  
Center, LLC ( Edgewood Properties LLLP) (377-F) located at 51 Broadway North.  
PUBLIC HEARING - Renaissance Zone application for a rehabilitation project from  
JS2L Partners, LLP (378-F) located at 120 8th Street South.  
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Request for a new Alcoholic Beverage License Classification.  
Petition for waiver of requirement to install a public sidewalk in the Thunder Road  
South right-of-way along Lot 1, Block 1, Sanders Addition; Lot 1, Block 1, Adams Ninth  
Addition; all of Lots 1, 2, 5 and portions of Lots 3 and 4, Block 1, Adams Fifth Addition  
(2884, 2890, 2902, 3001, 3005, 3031, 3060, 3064, 3068 and 3075 Thunder Road  
South); denial recommended by the Planning Commission on 7/7/26.  
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37.  
Hearing on an appeal regarding Vehicle Removal Notice/Administrative Notice and  
Order to Correct at 379 7th Avenue South.  
Bid award and contract for fence installation around east lot of Fargo Police  
Department Headquarters (PBC26237); continued from the 7/6/26 Regular Meeting.  
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Presentation on City staff roles related to future incentive processes/procedures.  
Construction update.  
Liaison Commissioner Assignment Updates.  
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Public Comments: (2.5 minutes will be offered for comments with a maximum of 30  
minutes total for all public comments. Individuals who would like to address the  
Commission,  
whether  
virtually  
or  
in  
person,  
must  
sign  
up  
at  
FargoND.gov/VirtualCommission).  
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.