7887 E. 60th Ave.  
Commerce City, CO 80022  
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Meeting Minutes - Final  
City Council  
Monday, July 7, 2025  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers, 7887 E 60th Ave, Commerce City, CO  
80022. The meeting will also be conducted in a hybrid format  
via Zoom. Registration link:  
https://c3gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BcooEAAFSQqCI  
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Regular Meeting  
Times given are estimates only  
Call to Order/Roll Call  
1.  
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Commerce City was called to order  
by Mayor Douglas on July 07, 2025, at 6:00 PM.  
9 -  
Present:  
Mayor Steven J. Douglas, Mayor Pro Tem Susan Noble, Council Member  
Oscar Madera, Council Member Rocky Teter, Council Member Renee  
Chacon, Council Member Craig Kim, Council Member Charles Dukes,  
Council Member Sean Ford and Council Member Kristi Douglas  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Agenda  
2.  
3.  
A motion was made by Council Member Kim, seconded by Council Member Teter, to  
adopt the agenda. VOTE: 9 - Aye.  
Public Comment  
4.  
25-043  
Public Comment - City Council will conduct this meeting in person at the  
Commerce City Civic Center, 7887 E 60th Ave, Commerce City, CO  
80022. There will be the opportunity for public comment at the meeting  
during public comment and/or for each agenda item. Comments may be  
consolidated under the Public Comment part of the meeting. The public  
can submit their comments live during the meeting in person, via Zoom,  
or in advance through mail or email. Visit c3gov.com/council and click on  
“Meeting agendas” for the full meeting agenda and "Virtual Meeting and  
Public Comment Instructions" for instructions on how to submit live verbal  
and written comments. The deadline to register via Zoom or submit  
written comments is noon on Monday, July 7, 2025.  
Jackie Valdez spoke on fireworks and ATVs.  
Keith Rogers spoke on fireworks.  
Recess to Urban Renewal Authority Meeting  
Reconvene City Council Regular Meeting  
Noticed Council Business  
5.  
6.  
7.  
25-176  
Motion to Evaluate Development Options for 112th Avenue Corridor  
A motion was made by Council Member Ford, seconded by Council Member  
Teter, to direct the City Manager to identify and present options for the  
development of 112th Avenue, from East Chambers Road westward toward the  
Bison Ridge Recreation Center and schedule for the first regular Council  
meeting in November. These options should include potential design concepts,  
cost estimates, and an anticipated project timeline. Community engagement  
opportunities and alignment with existing transportation and infrastructure  
plans should also be considered in the evaluation. The presentation shall  
include a cost analysis to make the roadway possible in its current state to  
make it passable and to see what it would take to make the roadway a  
straightaway instead of hairpin turns. VOTE:  
9 -  
Aye:  
Mayor Douglas, Mayor Pro Tem Noble, Council Member Madera, Council  
Member Teter, Council Member Chacon, Council Member Kim, Council  
Member Dukes, Council Member Ford and Council Member Douglas  
25-183  
Sponsorship Request - Kids First Health Care Annual Breakfast  
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Noble, seconded by Council Member  
Douglas, to sponsor the Kids First Health Care Annual Breakfast in the amount  
of $2,000. VOTE:  
9 -  
Aye:  
Mayor Douglas, Mayor Pro Tem Noble, Council Member Madera, Council  
Member Teter, Council Member Chacon, Council Member Kim, Council  
Member Dukes, Council Member Ford and Council Member Douglas  
25-184  
Legislative Lobbyist RFP Council Panel Participation  
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Noble, seconded by Council Member Kim, to  
appoint Mayor Douglas to serve on the Legislative Lobbyist RFP panel. VOTE: 9 - Aye.  
A motion was made by Council Member Dukes, seconded by Council Member Madera,  
to appoint Council Member Ford to serve on the Legislative Lobbyist RFP panel.  
VOTE: 6 - Aye, 3 - Nay (K. Douglas, S. Douglas, Ford).  
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Noble, seconded by Council Member  
Chacon, to schedule a Legislative Committee meeting in July to review the  
previous years’ lobbyist process. VOTE:  
8 -  
Aye:  
Mayor Douglas, Mayor Pro Tem Noble, Council Member Teter, Council  
Member Chacon, Council Member Kim, Council Member Dukes, Council  
Member Ford and Council Member Douglas  
1 - Council Member Madera  
Nay:  
25-185  
Commercial Lease Assistance Program  
A motion was made by Mayor Douglas, seconded by Council Member Chacon,  
to direct the City Manager to explore options available to the City to support  
small businesses that are facing barriers to commercial affordability. The  
recommendations may include rent stabilization strategies, cooperative  
leasing models, and/or community-based ownership structures. The City  
Manager will bring back recommendations at a study session by November 10,  
2025, which will be presented in conjunction with the small business task force  
presentation. VOTE:  
9 -  
Aye:  
Mayor Douglas, Mayor Pro Tem Noble, Council Member Madera, Council  
Member Teter, Council Member Chacon, Council Member Kim, Council  
Member Dukes, Council Member Ford and Council Member Douglas  
Presentations  
8.  
Pres 25-155  
Environmental Policy and Innovation Commission Annual Update  
Environmental Policy and Innovation Commission (EPIC) presented their annual  
update.  
Pres 25-056  
Oil and Gas Monthly Update  
Sustainability Manager Melody Mascarenas presented the July Oil and Gas update.  
Consent Agenda  
9.  
Council Member Kim requested to remove Proclamation 25-023 from the Consent  
Agenda.  
A motion was made by Council Member Rocky Teter, seconded by Council  
Member Charles Dukes, that this agenda be approved as amended on the  
Consent Agenda. VOTE:  
9 -  
Aye:  
Mayor Douglas, Mayor Pro Tem Noble, Council Member Madera, Council  
Member Teter, Council Member Chacon, Council Member Kim, Council  
Member Dukes, Council Member Ford and Council Member Douglas  
Min 25-123  
Min 25-131  
Ord 2683  
Minutes of the June 2, 2025 Regular Meeting  
Minutes of the June 16, 2025 Regular Meeting  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2025 BUDGET OF THE CITY OF  
COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO BY THE RECOGNITION OF  
FEDERAL FUNDS THE AMOUNT OF $4,116,000 FOR THE  
CHAMBERS ROAD WIDENING PROJECT IN THE PUBLIC WORKS  
DEPARTMENT AND THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE EXPENDITURE  
THEREOF  
Ord 2685  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2025 BUDGET OF THE CITY OF  
COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, BY APPROPRIATING  
UNENCUMBERED FUND BALANCE IN THE GENERAL FUND IN THE  
AMOUNT OF $4,991,770 FOR USE ON THE POLICE SUBSTATION  
CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, INCLUDING AN INTERFUND  
TRANSFER FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE CAPITAL  
EXPENDITURES FUND AND AUTHORIZATION OF THE  
EXPENDITURE THEREOF  
Ord 2687  
Ord 2689  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2025 BUDGET OF THE CITY OF  
COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO BY THE RECOGNITION OF FUNDS  
FROM THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IN  
THE AMOUNT OF $1,918,800 FOR HIGHWAY 2 MEDIAN UPGRADES  
AND THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE EXPENDITURE THEREOF  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2025 BUDGET OF THE CITY OF  
COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, BY APPROPRIATING  
UNENCUMBERED FUND BALANCE IN THE GENERAL FUND IN THE  
AMOUNT OF $99,000 FOR USE ON A COMMUNITY ICE RINK AND  
HOLIDAY MARKET, INCLUDING SPECIFIED INTERFUND  
TRANSFERS, AND AUTHORIZATION OF THE EXPENDITURES  
THEREOF  
Ord 2691  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2025 BUDGET OF THE CITY OF  
COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO BY THE RECOGNITION OF GRANT  
FUNDING FROM THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF  
TRANSPORTATION (CDOT) IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000,000 FOR  
THE WIDENING OF 88TH AVENUE IN THE CITY OF COMMERCE  
CITY AND THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE EXPENDITURE THEREOF  
Proc 25-023  
Proclamation Declaring July 2025 as Parks and Recreation Month in  
Commerce City, Colorado  
A motion was made by Council Member Kim, seconded by Council Member  
Teter, that this Proclamation be approved. VOTE:  
9 -  
Aye:  
Mayor Douglas, Mayor Pro Tem Noble, Council Member Madera, Council  
Member Teter, Council Member Chacon, Council Member Kim, Council  
Member Dukes, Council Member Ford and Council Member Douglas  
Res 2025-061  
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF  
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY  
OF COMMERCE CITY AND COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF  
TRANSPORTATION REGARDING FUNDING FOR CHAMBERS ROAD  
WIDENING PROJECT  
Res 2025-062  
Res 2025-088  
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE THIRD AMENDMENT OF AN  
EXISTING INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN  
THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY AND THE COLORADO  
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE E. 88TH AVENUE  
WIDENING PROJECT  
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN  
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY  
OF COMMERCE CITY AND THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF  
TRANSPORTATION REGARDING FUNDING FOR THE  
REHABILITATION OF THE BRIDGE AT TOWER ROAD AND THIRD  
CREEK  
Res 2025-096  
A RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR INDEPENDENT  
ETHICS COUNSEL TO HOFFMANN PARKER WILSON & CARBERRY,  
P.C.  
Ordinances on 1st Reading  
Ord 2686  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2025 BUDGET OF THE CITY OF  
COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, BY APPROPRIATING  
UNENCUMBERED FUND BALANCE IN THE GENERAL FUND IN THE  
AMOUNT OF $2,880,280.20 FOR USE ON THE CIVIC CENTER  
REMODEL PROJECT, INCLUDING SPECIFIED INTERFUND  
TRANSFERS, AND AUTHORIZATION OF THE EXPENDITURES  
THEREOF  
A motion was made by Council Member Ford, seconded by Council Member  
Teter, that this Ordinance be introduced by council as seated and approved on  
first reading. VOTE:  
6 -  
Aye:  
Mayor Pro Tem Noble, Council Member Madera, Council Member Teter,  
Council Member Kim, Council Member Dukes and Council Member Ford  
3 - Mayor Douglas, Council Member Chacon and Council Member Douglas  
Nay:  
Administrative Council Business  
A motion was made by Council Member Madera, seconded by Council Member Teter,  
to direct staff to provide rough estimates of improvement costs for Colorado Blvd from  
68th Avenue to Brighton Blvd including streetlights, drainage, sidewalks and a traffic  
study to see if there is a need for additional stops. This will come back to Council by  
the end of October. VOTE: 9 - Aye.  
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Noble, seconded by Mayor Douglas, to direct  
the City Manager to prepare an annual report by the Police Chief regarding crime in the  
City in September of 2025 and each September moving forward. VOTE: 9 - Aye.  
Council Reports  
City Manager Rogers highlighted items presented in their weekly report provided to  
council earlier. The mayor and council reported on their attendance at various meetings  
and events.  
25-044  
Review of Work Schedule  
Executive Session  
25-145  
An executive session of the City Council pursuant to C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)  
(f) (I) for the purpose of discussion of personnel matters, specifically  
discussion of the annual performance evaluation of the Municipal Court  
Judge.  
A motion was made by Mayor Douglas, seconded by Council Member Teeter, to  
extend the automatic time of adjournment 11:09 p.m. VOTE: 8 - Aye, 1 - Nay (Ford).  
A motion was made by Council Member Kim, seconded by Council Member  
Teter, to enter into an executive session of the City Council pursuant to C.R.S.  
24-6-402(4)(f) (I) for the purpose of discussion of personnel matters, specifically  
discussion of the annual performance evaluation of the Municipal Court Judge.  
VOTE:  
9 -  
Aye:  
Mayor Douglas, Mayor Pro Tem Noble, Council Member Madera, Council  
Member Teter, Council Member Chacon, Council Member Kim, Council  
Member Dukes, Council Member Ford and Council Member Douglas  
Adjourn  
The meeting adjourned at 11:00 p.m.  
In accord with the city charter, the city clerk read the title to all ordinances and  
resolutions adopted by Council at this meeting.  
_________________________________  
Kim Adame, Assistant City Clerk  
25-046  
25-045  
City Manager Week in Review Report  
City Council Policies  
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