2026-10-26 - City Commission Meeting
Summary
- A 4:00 PM closed session in the Red River Room for attorney advice on Ingstad v City of Fargo (Case 09-2026-CV-03405) preceded the 5:00 PM regular meeting.
- The 23-item consent agenda included first readings of motorized scooter regulations (Motorized scooter and definitions ordinances), the winter parking ordinance (Winter parking restrictions ordinance), second readings of two rezonings (Urban Plains and Village West Rezonings), a $298,750.00 bid award, FARGODOME contracts and a canvass of the 10/6 special election.
- The regular agenda took up the Commercial Redevelopment PILOT Incentive Policy (Commercial Redevelopment PILOT policy), a public hearing on the COVE Living PILOT application (COVE Living PILOT), the 2027 Engineering CIP and related plans (about $120.3M in CIP background; 2027 Engineering CIP) and the recommended appointment of an Assistant City Administrator (Assistant City Administrator Appointment).
- Vote outcomes are not published yet: minutes are not posted. A video file of the meeting is posted by the city; it has not been reviewed.
Built from the posted agenda and its background packets only; no minutes recorded yet; video file posted but not reviewed.
Agenda
Closed session 4:00 PM (Red River Room): attorney advice on James Ingstad, et al. v. City of Fargo (Ingstad v City of Fargo). Regular meeting 5:00 PM.
Consent agenda (items 1-23, highlights)
- Special Assistant City Attorney appointment and a legislative advocacy proposal (Effertz Law)
- Winter parking ordinance (Winter parking restrictions ordinance)
- First readings of motorized scooter regulations and definitions (Motorized scooter and definitions ordinances)
- Second reading of rezonings for Urban Plains Medical Park Third Addition and Village West Fifth Addition (Urban Plains and Village West Rezonings)
- Termination of the J.D. Kraemer contract (Water Service Replacement 2026-08)
- Bid award to Key Contracting, $298,750.00 (UR-26-H1)
- Negative change order, -$87,937.63 (TM-26-C1)
- FARGODOME relighting and signage contracts (ITB26262)
- Fargo Cass Public Health items, including a Fire Department request to overfill the recruit academy by one
- Canvass of the 10/6 special election
- Plats: Horizon Second Addition and RWA Third Addition
- Crane lease-purchase, $119,965.10 over six years
Regular agenda
- Public hearings on liquor license transfers for Ramada Fargo and Red Lobster #309 (both continued)
- Commercial Redevelopment PILOT Incentive Policy and an amendment (Commercial Redevelopment PILOT policy)
- Public hearing on the PILOT application from COVE Living LLC, multifamily and commercial, 300 45th St S (COVE Living PILOT)
- 2027 Engineering CIP, 2028 Core Neighborhood Reconstruction and 2028 Federal Aid Projects (2027 Engineering CIP)
- Recommendation for appointment of an Assistant City Administrator (Assistant City Administrator Appointment)
- Liaison assignments
- Public comment
Sources
- Agenda: https://download.fargond.gov/0/10-26-26_agenda.pdf
- Consent agenda background: https://download.fargond.gov/0/oct26consentagenda.pdf
- Regular agenda background: https://download.fargond.gov/1/oct26reguaragenda2.pdf
- Minutes archive: https://fargond.gov/city-government/departments/city-commission/agendas-minutes/2026-minutes-video-archive
- Video (file download): https://download.fargond.gov/1/13621-1_fcc_2026.10.26.mp4
- Consent agenda: https://download.fargond.gov/0/oct26consentagenda.pdf
- Regular agenda: https://download.fargond.gov/1/oct26reguaragenda2.pdf