7887 E. 60th Ave.  
Commerce City, CO 80022  
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Meeting Minutes - Final  
Cultural Council  
Tuesday, March 19, 2024  
6:00 PM  
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Ave., Commerce City, CO 80022  
Call To Order/Roll Call: 6:00pm  
1.  
2.  
Meeting called to order at 6:02pm by Chair Jen Martin.  
Present: Councilwoman Noble & Councilwoman Douglas, Chair Martin, and Members  
Riggs-Gonzales, Sanchez, Jonhart, Cruz, and Gonzalez  
Absent: Members Kelly Reyos, Linda Barr, and Lupita Arce  
Urban Renewal Authority (URA) Presentation & Discussion  
Pres 24-173  
Speakers Andrew Ratchford & Lupe Cantu presented & discussion followed.  
Community Time  
3.  
4.  
None  
Approval of Minutes  
Min 24-047  
Motion to approve minutes by Member Jackie Riggs-Gonzales, August Jonhart  
seconded the motion, which was approved unanimously.  
Public Comment  
5.  
6.  
None.  
Subcommittee Reports  
a. Music in the Park  
No updates.  
b. Art Exhibitions  
Monthly Updates  
Cultural Council discussed the decision to cancel the winter art show, and Chair Jen  
Martin provided details about the upcoming Summer Art Show.  
7.  
a. Grants & Finance  
Treasurer Ronna Sanchez provided a brief update.  
Ronna Sanchez motioned to add Staff Liaison Melissa Sumner to the bank account,  
which was seconded by Jan Cruz and approved unanimously.  
Ronna Sanchez made a motion to provide Staff Liaison Melissa Sumner with a credit  
card to the account, which was seconded by Jan Cruz and approved unanimously.  
b. Public Art  
Jan Cruz motioned to accept all Art Selection Committee applicants, but to have them  
rank their 1st and 2nd choice project to choose 1 to be seated on. Kristi Douglas  
seconded the motion, which was approved unanimously.  
Council members will send staff any theme ideas they have for either project.  
Jan Cruz expressed interest in being on the Traffic Control Cabinet Art Selection  
Committee project.  
Jen Martin asked to have Michael Renk from Public Works join the traffic control box  
Art Selection Committee as well.  
Other upcoming public art projects: Oasis Park (to be completed this fall) and Second  
Creek Farm (to be completed early 2025).  
i. Monaco Park - Seat Art Selection Committee  
Staff provided an update on the project, and made a recommendation for the project to  
be a mural on the back of the tennis court wall.  
ii. Traffic Control Cabinets - Seat Art Selection Committee  
Jan Cruz motioned to approve the provided list of traffic control cabinet locations  
provided by staff. Nick Gonzalez seconded the motion, which was approved  
unanimously.  
c. Collaboration & Outreach  
Moved to the next meeting  
d. Volunteer Hours  
Moved to the next meeting.  
e. Recruitment & Engagement  
Moved to the next meeting.  
New Business  
Other Business  
8.  
9.  
None.  
a. Polos & Nametags Update  
Moved to the next meeting  
b. City Events Calendar  
i. Memorial Day Parade Float  
Council discussed, but decided to wait to finalize at the next meeting.  
Adjourn: 8:00pm  
10.  
Meeting was adjourned at 8:02pm by Chair Jen Martin.