Fargo City Commission Agenda  
4:00 PM  
Monday, August 3, 2026  
Commission Chambers  
Executive Session at 4:00 p.m.  
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 (1) the  
purpose of receiving its attorney’s advice and guidance on the legal risks, strengths and  
weaknesses of an action of the City in reasonably predictable litigation with Phoenix  
Fabricators and Erectors, LLC, and to discuss negotiating strategy or provide negotiating  
instructions to its attorney or other negotiator regarding the potential litigation, which to  
discuss these matters in an open meeting will have a negative fiscal effect on the bargaining  
position of the City; and (2) to discuss negotiating strategy or provide negotiating instructions  
to its attorney or other negotiator regarding the potential purchase of property involving  
Elizabeth Anda, 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 20, 2026).  
CONSENT AGENDA – APPROVE THE FOLLOWING:  
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2.  
Receive and file amended Home Rule Charter of the City of Fargo.  
1st reading of an Ordinance Repealing Article 15-02 of Chapter 15 of the Fargo  
Municipal Code relating to the Human Rights Commission.  
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2nd reading, waive reading and final adoption 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; 1st reading, 7/20/26.  
2nd reading, waive reading and final adoption of an Ordinance Rezoning Certain  
Parcels of Land Lying in Selkirk Place Sixth Addition to the City of Fargo, Cass County,  
North Dakota; 1st reading, 7/20/26.  
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Applications for Games of Chance.  
Site Authorizations for Games of Chance.  
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Reimbursement to Cass County Electric Cooperative in the amount of $16,376.31 for  
Improvement District No. BN-25-C1.  
Memorandum of Offer to Landowner and Agreement for Permanent Easement  
(Sanitary Sewer) with David Phillips Jr. and Nadine Phillips (Improvement District No.  
BR-23-A).  
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Final Balancing Change Order No. 2 in the amount of $23,932.77 for Improvement  
District No. NR-24-C1.  
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Final Balancing Change Order No. 4 in the amount of $38,103.97 for Improvement  
District No. BN-25-E1.  
Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $152,201.30 for Improvement District No.  
PN-26-A1.  
Create Improvement District No. BR-23-A and adopt Resolution of Necessity (Paving  
and Utility Rehab/Reconstruction).  
Create Improvement District No. BR-26-G and adopt Resolution of Necessity (Paving  
and Utility Rehab/Reconstruction).  
Bid award to Master Holdings LLC in the amount of $841,390.45 for Improvement  
District No. BR-26-D2.  
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Bid advertisement for Improvement District No. AN-26-D (Alley Paving).  
Contract Amendment No. 1 in the amount of $2,200.00 for Project No. MS-25-A0.  
Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $155,573.00 and 31-day time extension to  
Substantial and Final Completion dates for Project No. SR-26-A1.  
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Change Order No. 2 in the amount of $59,565.00 for Project No. UR-26-A1.  
Agreement for Professional Services with Moore Engineering, Inc. in the amount of  
$508,600.00 for Project No. NR-26-D0.  
20.  
Thirteenth Amended Lease Agreement between North Dakota State University and  
Fargo Dome Authority.  
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Items from FAHR meeting:  
a. Receive and File Sales Tax Update - Accrual Basis.  
b. Approve the use of existing 2026 Fire Department capital funds, account 475-4050-  
510.10, originally budgeted for the Mobile Ventilation Prop and Mobile Auto Extrication  
Prop, for the purchase of temporary live-burn training shipping containers and  
associated setup, and a utility terrain vehicle (UTV). All expenditures shall remain  
within the existing approved 2026 budget.  
c. Approve the recommendation of this notice of grant award from ND Department of  
Health and Human Services. Funds are included with the 2027 preliminary budget.  
d. Approve the recommendation of this notice of grant award from ND Department of  
Health and Human Services and related budget adjustment.  
e. Approve the recommendation for a budget adjustment as presented.  
f. Approve the donation of $12,000.00 from Curt Heiser along with the budget  
adjustment as presented.  
g. Approve the donation of $20,000.00 from the Wrigley Family along with the budget  
adjustment as presented.  
h. Approve leadership training in the additional amount of $7,200.00 and related  
budget adjustment.  
i. Approve contract from the State of North Dakota in the amount of $16,000.00 to  
reimburse the remaining $16,000.00 of bus terminal repairs.  
j. Approve the award in the amount of $9,600.00 for State Homeland Security  
Program, contract number 102, and related budget adjustment.  
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Notice of Grant Award from ND Department of Health and Human Services for PHEP -  
EPR Statewide Response Team (CFDA# 93.069).  
Notice of Grant Award from ND Department of Health and Human Services for PHEP -  
EPR All Hazards Allocation (CFDA# 93.069).  
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Resolution approving Plat of Champions Gate at Prairie Farms Fourth Addition.  
Resolution approving Plat of Amber Valley Tenth Addition.  
Resolution approving Plat of Berg Addition.  
Bid award to Kris Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $153,611.25 for the purchase of  
carbide cutting edges (RFP26231).  
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Change Order No. 4 in the amount of -$48,456.15 for the GTC Deck Overlay Project.  
Change Order No. 1 with Johnson and Schock Excavating, LLC in the amount of  
$80,000.00 and a 14-day time extension for Project No. WA2507.  
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Task Order No. 26-04 with Houston Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $394,574.00 for  
Project No. WA2403.  
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Bills.  
REGULAR AGENDA:  
*Public Input Opportunity* - PUBLIC HEARINGS - 5:05 pm:  
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PUBLIC HEARING - Application filed by Valley Process Technologies, LLC for  
exemption from property and/or income tax for a project to be located at 342 42nd  
Street South, which the applicant will use in research and development and production  
of value-added ag and food processing biotech products.  
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Liquor compliance violation at Front Street Taproom.  
Liquor compliance violation at Pounds.  
Liquor compliance violation at NoBull Smokehouse.  
Liquor compliance violation at Wurst Bier Hall.  
Resolution regarding Special Election Matters - Change of Form of Government.  
Recommendation to approve the 2027 Preliminary Budget and set the Public Hearing  
date for Monday, September 14, 2026 at 5:05 p.m.  
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GTC relocation status update.  
Liaison Commissioner Assignment Updates.  
Public Comments: (2.5 minutes will be offered for comment 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.