Bismarck City Commission, May 12, 2026
Approves Vision Fund flex-PACE buy-down for 43rd Land LLC (Bismarck Sports Academy/Shoot360), unanimous
How this board votes
The City Commission approved 94% of 85 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Michael Connelly (14 of 104 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
This Bismarck City Commission meeting contained no zoning map changes but advanced several substantive items. The Commission approved a $97,600,729 preliminary budget for a new ~135,000-square-foot police department headquarters north of 43rd and east of Coleman (unanimous), and…
- Jurisdiction
- Bismarck, ND
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 12, 2026
- Decisions
- 10 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 10
Letter of support to North Dakota Opportunity Fund for JAB Investments
Approval of a letter of support to the North Dakota Opportunity Fund for a PACE buy-down loan for JAB Investments (a salon business, Renaissance designation). Commissioner Connolly moved to deny but it died for lack of a second; motion to approve carried 4-1 with Commissioner Connolly voting no.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
This Bismarck City Commission meeting contained no zoning map changes but advanced several substantive items. The Commission approved a $97,600,729 preliminary budget for a new ~135,000-square-foot police department headquarters north of 43rd and east of Coleman (unanimous), and…
Key Decisions (10)
Letter of support to North Dakota Opportunity Fund for JAB Investments
Call for public hearing on land development code major revision
Community Triage Center update and grant authorization
Class C2 hotel alcohol license for Super 8
Preliminary budget for new police department headquarters
Vision Fund flex-PACE buy-down for 43rd Land LLC (Bismarck Sports Academy/Shoot360)
Comprehensive procurement policy adoption
Award contract for Street Light and Traffic Signal Project SV88
Award contract for Water Utility Project 153
Partial easement release within Lots 18-19, Block 4, South Bay 5th Addition
Development Activity (3)
New Bismarck Police Department Headquarters
Institutional
Bismarck Sports Academy / Shoot360
Commercial
South Washington Street Reconstruction Project
Infrastructure
Market Signals (5)
Infrastructure
Bismarck is undertaking its first major zoning ordinance revision in…
Housing Demand
Point-in-time counts show regional homelessness rising (Region 7 summer total…
Labor
Construction cost escalation has moderated from ~5% per year a…
Who Spoke (19)
On the record: the mayor, 4 commissioners, 5 staff members, the applicant, the applicant's representative, a witness, and 2 members of the public.
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