2026-11-09 - City Commission Meeting

Summary

• A 3:00 PM closed session in the Red River Room covered contract negotiations with Kilbourne, LLC on the convention center project (Convention Center Contract Negotiations).
• Consent agenda: first reading of a winter parking restrictions ordinance (new Sec. 8-1027) with a companion Sec. 1-0305 violations-classification amendment (Winter parking restrictions ordinance); second reading and final adoption of the motorized scooter ordinance (Sec. 8-2002) and the definitions ordinance (Sec. 8-0101) (Motorized scooter and definitions ordinances).
• Street and utility work: a $9,488,877.69 bid award to Border States Paving Inc. for Improvement District BR-26-G1, creation of Improvement District BR-27-B with its Resolution of Necessity, and several change orders (Improvement Districts BR-26-G1 and BR-27).
• Also on consent: a $214,620 generator purchase from Grotberg Electric, a settlement with Capital Exteriors reducing the amount paid by $30,000 on the lead service line project, contract amendments for water projects, a governance policies resolution, the Red River bridge maintenance agreement, an architect agreement for the Fire Training Facility (Fire training facility and Station 4 design contract), and an ESRI enterprise agreement (1/26/27 to 1/25/30).
• Regular items: Fire Department request to overfill the recruit academy by one position (delayed from October 26), the 2026 PILOT incentive tracking report (Commercial Redevelopment PILOT policy), and a presentation on 2027 legislative priorities (2027 Legislative Priorities).
• Vote results are not available: minutes are not posted (shown as draft with no file). A video file is posted by the city; it has not been reviewed.

Built from the posted agenda, the consent agenda and the regular agenda packet; no minutes recorded yet; video file posted but not reviewed.

Agenda

Executive session 3:00 PM (Red River Room): contract negotiations with Kilbourne, LLC on the convention center project (NDCC 44-04-19.1(9) and 44-04-19.2(1)). Regular meeting 5:00 PM.

Consent agenda

• First reading: winter parking restrictions ordinance (new Sec. 8-1027) and Sec. 1-0305 violations classification amendment
• Second reading and final adoption: motorized scooter ordinance (Sec. 8-2002) and definitions ordinance (Sec. 8-0101)
• Bid award to Border States Paving Inc., $9,488,877.69, Improvement District BR-26-G1
• Create Improvement District BR-27-B and adopt its Resolution of Necessity
• Change Order 1, $31,746.32, BN-25-F1
• Final balancing Change Order 2, -$74,580.80, SR-26-B1
• Change Order 4, $12,500, UR-26-A1
• Grotberg Electric, $214,620, 200-kW generator (RFP26294)
• Settlement with Capital Exteriors reducing the amount paid by $30,000 (lead service line project WA2505)
• AE2S Task Order 38 Amendment 1, +$50,000 (WA2403)
• Johnson and Schock Final Change Order 2, $103,612.50 (WA2509)
• Resolution amending the Commission's governance policies
• Updated Red River Bridge Maintenance Agreement
• R.L. Engebretson Architects agreement for the Fire Training Facility
• ESRI enterprise agreement, 1/26/27 to 1/25/30
• Fargo Dome Authority reallocation for football turf conversion gear box replacement (Gordon Turf)
• Items from the FAHR meeting: sales tax update, budget to actual, grant awards of $11,600 and $11,958.40 with a $2,989.60 cost share

Regular agenda

• Fire Department request to overfill the recruit academy by one position (delayed from October 26)
• 2026 PILOT incentive tracking report
• Presentation on 2027 legislative priorities (list revised 11/9)
• Construction update, liaison commissioner assignments, public comments

Sources

• Agenda: https://download.fargond.gov/1/11-9-26_agenda.pdf
• Consent agenda: https://download.fargond.gov/1/nov9consentagenda.pdf
• Regular agenda packet: https://download.fargond.gov/0/nov9regularagenda2.pdf
• Legistar event: https://fargond.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?LEGID=1184&GID=922&G=BCA5FE13-8C21-493B-A96C-D4158ADD2466
• Video file (city archive): https://download.fargond.gov/0/2026.11.09_fcc.mp4
• Minutes: not yet posted