MINUTES OF THE FARGODOME AUTHORITY MEETING
A regular meeting of the FargoDome Authority was held on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. in FARGODOME Meeting Rooms 203-204 with President Blake Nelson presiding.
Members present: President Blake Nelson, Troy Goergen, David Suppes, Michael Ellingson, Nancy Jordheim, Rick Steen and Dan Armbrust.
Members absent: None.
Others present: Ryan Green – City of Fargo; Bernie Larson – Assistant General Manager – FARGODOME; Susan Thompson, Director of Finance – FARGODOME; Amanda Muellenbach, Administrative and Auxiliary Services Manager – FARGODOME and Rob Sobolik, General Manager – FARGODOME.
Media present: Barry Amundson – The Forum.
President Blake Nelson called the meeting to order at 3:32 p.m.
Rob requested to add a discussion on the NDSU Operating Lease under additional items.
David Suppes made a motion, seconded by Mike Ellingson, to approve the agenda of the August 25, 2020 Fargo Dome Authority meeting as amended. Motion carried.
Dan Armbrust made a motion, seconded by Nancy Jordheim, to approve the minutes from the July 28, 2020 Fargo Dome Authority meeting. Motion carried.
Rob Sobolik presented the General Manager’s report as follows:
- Year-to-Date Net Income through July 2020 is stated at -$381,623 which is a negative variance (to budget) of $434,700.
- Upon review, Rick Steen made a motion, seconded by Mike Ellingson, to approve the July 2020 financial statements as presented.
On call of the roll, Armbrust, Ellingson, Goergen, Jordheim, Nelson, Steen and Suppes voted aye.
Absent and not voting: None.
The motion was declared carried.
Review of Current Events: Rob gave an update on the status of current events.
Rick Steen presented the Fargo Dome Authority Building and Finance Committee report. The Fargo Dome Authority Building and Finance Committees met on Wednesday, August 19, 2020. Items discussed included:
- July 2020 Financial Statements: The July 2020 Financial Statements were approved by the Finance Committee at the meeting on August 19, 2020.
- Project Updates:
- Dressing Room & Catering Room Remodel: Demo on the project is nearly complete. The substantial completion date for the overall project is mid December 2020.
Rob updated the committees on the continuously changing building event schedule and the impact of the schedule on building suiteholders and advertisers. There are various contract renewal dates with building suiteholders and advertisers, with most running from January-December (calendar year) or September-August (school year). Building staff has been considering various solutions to address the impact COVID-19 has had on the event schedule in regards to suiteholder and advertiser agreements. A general discussion ensued. The committees encouraged building staff to come up with a proposal or a few scenarios to be reviewed by the committees. This item will be further discussed at upcoming meetings.
- Request for Extension of Paciolan Ticketing Contract: Susan provided an overview of a request to extend the Paciolan Ticketing Contract. Please see attachment. Upon review, the Building and Finance Committees each made a motion to extend the existing contract for ticketing services with Paciolan set to expire on December 31, 2020 to August 31, 2021 to facilitate events that are currently on-sale but have been postponed to dates beyond December 31, 2020.
Rick Steen made a motion to approve the Building and Finance Committee report as presented.
On call of the roll, Armbrust, Ellingson, Goergen, Jordheim, Nelson, Steen and Suppes voted aye.
Absent and not voting: None.
The motion was declared carried.
Additional Items:
NDSU Operating Agreement: Rob requested to extend the annual lease agreement with NDSU for one year with the same terms as last year. This will be the Seventh Amended Lease Agreement between NDSU and Fargo Dome Authority. A general discussion ensued.
David Suppes made a motion, seconded by Troy Goergen, to extend the lease agreement between NDSU and Fargo Dome Authority for one year with the same terms as last year.
On call of the roll, Armbrust, Ellingson, Goergen, Jordheim, Nelson, Steen and Suppes voted aye.
Absent and not voting: None.
The motion was declared carried.
The next Fargo Dome Authority meeting will be on September 29, 2020 at 3:30 p.m.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 3:54 p.m.