MINUTES OF THE FARGO DOME AUTHORITY MEETING
A regular meeting of the Fargo Dome Authority was held on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at 3:30 p.m. in the FARGODOME Conference Room with President Troy Goergen presiding.
Members present: President Troy Goergen, Blake Nelson, Nancy Jordheim, David Suppes and Vern Bennett.
Members absent: Michael Ellingson and Dan Armbrust.
Others present: Ryan Green – City of Fargo; Sarah Dykema, Director of Marketing – FARGODOME; Bernie Larson, Assistant General Manager – FARGODOME; Amanda Muellenbach, Administrative and Auxiliary Services Manager – FARGODOME and Rob Sobolik, General Manager – FARGODOME.
Media present: None
President Troy Goergen called the meeting to order at 3:32 p.m.
Rob requested to add a discussion on Parking Permits to the agenda under additional items.
David Suppes made a motion, seconded by Blake Nelson, to approve the agenda of the July 30, 2019 Fargo Dome Authority meeting as amended. Motion carried.
Blake Nelson made a motion, seconded by Vern Bennett, to approve the minutes from the June 25, 2019 Fargo Dome Authority meeting. Motion carried.
Rob Sobolik presented the General Manager's report as follows
Year-to-Date Net Income through June is stated at $468,258, which is a positive variance (to budget) of $38,471.
Upon review, Blake Nelson made a motion, seconded by Nancy Jordheim, to approve the June financial statements as presented.
On call of the roll, Bennett, Goergen, Jordheim, Nelson and Suppes voted aye. Absent and not voting: Armbrust and Ellingson.
The motion was declared carried.
Past Events: Pentatonix on June 26, 2019. USA Wrestling on July 13-19, 2019. Junior Classical League on July 26-31, 2019.
Upcoming Events: Twins of Evil: Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson on August 9, 2019. WWE on August 18, 2019.
Comments on Past Events: Nothing to report.
Blake Nelson presented the Fargo Dome Authority Building and Finance Committee report. The Fargo Dome Authority Building and Finance Committees met on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. Items discussed included:
June 2019 Financial Statements: The June 2019 Financial Statements were approved by the Finance Committee at the meeting on July 24, 2019.
Project Updates/Capital Reallocation:
Family Restroom/Nursing Room Project: Rob updated the committee on the timeline for the Family Restroom/Nursing Room project. The project is scheduled to be completed by the first week in October.
Reallocation Request for Sport Court/Modular Flooring: Rob stated that FARGODOME sent out a RFP for modular flooring (approximately 18,400sf) that will be used for State Volleyball Tournaments and State Wrestling Tournaments. The estimated cost for this flooring is approximately $100,000. The Metro Tournament Committee has committed to paying for $30,000 of the flooring. Rob requested a motion to reallocate $100,000 from the Video Board Project to the Modular Flooring Project. Once the project is completed, any remaining funds will go back to the Video Board Project.
The Finance Committee accepted a motion to approve the above requested reallocation request.
Due to a lack of quorum, the Building Committee endorsed the reallocation request, but no motion was made.
Blake Nelson made a motion to approve the Building and Finance Committee report as presented.
On call of the roll, Bennett, Goergen, Jordheim, Nelson and Suppes voted aye. Absent and not voting: Armbrust and Ellingson.
The motion was declared carried.
Additional Items:
Parking Permits: Rob stated that The Bridges, a student living community located southeast of the FARGODOME, would like to purchase parking permits to park in FARGODOME lots. Employees of business located in The Bridges would be the primary users of the parking permits. The parking passes would be sold for $185 per permit per year and the total amount of permits sold would be approximately
40. The Authority does not have any issues with selling these permits.
The next Fargo Dome Authority meeting will be on August 27, 2019 at 3:30 p.m.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:46 p.m.