Fargo City Commission Special Meeting - July 31, 2025

Agreeable with a call for a Special Meeting issued by Mayor Mahoney, the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Fargo, North Dakota, convened in a Special Meeting in the City Commission Chambers at City Hall at 10:00 o'clock a.m. Thursday, July 31, 2025.
The Commissioners present or absent were as shown following:
Present: Kolpack, Piepkorn, Strand (via conference call), Turnberg, Mahoney.
Mayor Mahoney presiding.

Assistant City Attorney Erik Johnson announced the Commissioners will retire into Executive Session in the Red River Room (a) for purposes of discussing confidential records and/or information pursuant to N.D.C.C. §44-04-19.2 subsection 1, including economic development records and information pursuant to N.D.C.C. §44-04-18.4 subsections 1, 2 and 5; (b) for purposes of discussing negotiation strategy, to provide negotiation instructions to the City’s attorney or other negotiator regarding a potential contract regarding economic development records and information; (c) to receive its attorney’s advice and guidance on the legal risks, strengths and weaknesses of an action of a public entity and regarding reasonably predictable and/or threatened litigation; and (d) to discuss negotiating strategy or to provide negotiating instructions to its attorney or other negotiator regarding the reasonably predictable or threatened litigation. Discussing these matters in an open meeting would have a negative fiscal effect on the bargaining and/or litigation position of the City of Fargo. An Executive Session for this matter is authorized pursuant to North Dakota Century Code § 44-04-19.2 subsection 1 and North Dakota Century Code § 44-04-19.1 subsections 2, 5 and 9.
Commissioner Kolpack moved the Commissioners meet in Executive Session in the Red River Room as authorized by NDCC, Section 44-04-19.1 and 2, subsections 1, 2, 5 and 9 to discuss said matters.

Second by Piepkorn. All the Commissioners voted aye and the motion was declared carried.

At 10:02 o’clock a.m., the Board moved to the Red River Room to discuss said matters in Executive Session.
Members present were: Kolpack, Piepkorn, Strand (via conference call), Turnberg and Mahoney.

The Executive Session closed at 10:51 o’clock a.m. and the meeting reconvened in Public Session at 10:55 o’clock a.m.
Commissioner Piepkorn moved that since the Executive Session was for the purpose of discussing confidential records and information, action taken in the Executive Session remains confidential; however, for the record the mover, seconder a call of the roll will be taken on such action.

Second by Kolpack. On call of the roll Commissioners Piepkorn, Kolpack, Strand, Turnberg and Mahoney voted aye.
No Commissioner being absent and none voting nay, the motion was declared carried.

Commissioner Kolpack moved to adjourn the Public Session.

Second by Piepkorn. On call of the roll Commissioners Kolpack, Piepkorn, Strand, Turnberg and Mahoney voted aye.
No Commissioner being absent and none voting nay, the motion was declared carried.
The time at adjournment was 10:57 o’clock a.m.