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Commerce City, CO 80022  
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Meeting Minutes - Final  
City Council  
Monday, May 5, 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_puC_wFjQSSqHM  
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Regular Meeting. Updated May 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM.  
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 May 5, 2025, at 6:00 PM.  
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Noble, seconded by Mayor Douglas, to excuse  
Council Member Chacon. VOTE: 6 - Aye, 2 - Nay (Kim, Ford), 2 - Excused (Chacon,  
Madera)  
A motion was made by Council Member Ford, seconded by Council Member Teter, to  
excuse Council Member Madera. VOTE: 4 - Aye, 3 - Nay, 2 - Excused (Chacon,  
Madera)  
7 -  
Present:  
Mayor Steven J. Douglas, Mayor Pro Tem Susan Noble, Council Member  
Rocky Teter, Council Member Craig Kim, Council Member Charles Dukes,  
Council Member Sean Ford and Council Member Kristi Douglas  
2 - Council Member Oscar Madera and Council Member Renee Chacon  
Excused:  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Approval of Agenda  
2.  
3.  
A motion was made by Council Member Teter, seconded by Council Member Kim, to  
adopt the agenda. VOTE: 7 - Aye, 2 - Excused (Chacon, Madera)  
Public Comment  
4.  
25-027  
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, May 5, 2025.  
Robert Heinz spoke on speeding in their neighborhood.  
Renata Trisilawait spoke in favor of Ordinance 2676.  
Jessica Reynolds, on behalf of BNC No. 1 and BNC No. 2 metropolitan districts,  
requested City Council challenge the issuance of bonds to BNC No. 3 metropolitan  
district.  
Jackie Valdez spoke on speeding in their neighborhood and non-street legal vehicles  
driving on the roads.  
Proclamations and Recognitions  
5.  
Proc 25-016  
Proc 25-017  
Proc 25-011  
Proclamation Declaring the Week of May 18- 24, 2025 as Public Works  
Week in Commerce City, Colorado  
A motion was made by Council Member Kim, seconded by Council Member  
Ford, that this Proclamation be approved. VOTE:  
7 -  
Aye:  
Mayor Douglas, Mayor Pro Tem Noble, Council Member Teter, Council  
Member Kim, Council Member Dukes, Council Member Ford and Council  
Member Douglas  
2 - Council Member Madera and Council Member Chacon  
Excused:  
Proclamation Declaring May 17, 2025 as Kids to Parks Day in  
Commerce City, Colorado  
A motion was made by Council Member Kim, seconded by Council Member  
Teter, that this Proclamation be approved. VOTE:  
7 -  
Aye:  
Mayor Douglas, Mayor Pro Tem Noble, Council Member Teter, Council  
Member Kim, Council Member Dukes, Council Member Ford and Council  
Member Douglas  
2 - Council Member Madera and Council Member Chacon  
Excused:  
Proclamation Declaring the Week of May 4-10, 2025 as National Small  
Business Week in Commerce City, Colorado  
A motion was made by Council Member Ford, seconded by Council Member  
Kim, that this Proclamation be approved. VOTE:  
7 -  
Aye:  
Mayor Douglas, Mayor Pro Tem Noble, Council Member Teter, Council  
Member Kim, Council Member Dukes, Council Member Ford and Council  
Member Douglas  
2 - Council Member Madera and Council Member Chacon  
Excused:  
Noticed Council Business  
6.  
25-157  
Commerce City Rotary Club's 18th Annual Sporting Clays Invitational  
Sponsorship  
A motion was made by Council Member Ford, seconded by Council Member  
Kim, to sponsor the Rotary Club's 18th Annual Sporting Clays Invitational in the  
amount of $1,500. VOTE:  
7 -  
Aye:  
Mayor Douglas, Mayor Pro Tem Noble, Council Member Teter, Council  
Member Kim, Council Member Dukes, Council Member Ford and Council  
Member Douglas  
2 - Council Member Madera and Council Member Chacon  
Excused:  
25-156  
Motion to Streamline Proclamation Process During Council Meetings  
A friendly amendment was offered by Mayor Pro Tem Noble to move the discussion to  
a study session. The motion maker did accept the friendly amendment.  
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Noble, seconded by Councilmember Douglas,  
to continue the principal motion to a study session. VOTE: 3 - Aye, 4 - Nay (Dukes,  
Ford, Kim, Teter), 2 - Excused (Chacon, Madera)  
A motion was made by Council Member Dukes, seconded by Council Member  
Ford, to implement the following changes regarding proclamations: 1. All  
proclamations will be placed on the consent agenda by default. 2.  
Proclamations with special community requests for public reading may be  
pulled from the consent agenda for separate recognition with a maximum of  
two proclamations per council meeting. VOTE:  
4 -  
Aye:  
Council Member Teter, Council Member Kim, Council Member Dukes and  
Council Member Ford  
3 - Mayor Douglas, Mayor Pro Tem Noble and Council Member Douglas  
2 - Council Member Madera and Council Member Chacon  
Nay:  
Excused:  
25-155  
Modernize Commerce City’s Economic Incentives Policy  
A motion was made by Council Member Dukes, seconded by Council Member  
Teter, to direct City staff to take appropriate action toward the modernization  
of Commerce City’s economic incentives policy, with the goal of aligning with  
the recommended updates discussed during the Economic Development Study  
Session on April 14. VOTE:  
7 -  
Aye:  
Mayor Douglas, Mayor Pro Tem Noble, Council Member Teter, Council  
Member Kim, Council Member Dukes, Council Member Ford and Council  
Member Douglas  
2 - Council Member Madera and Council Member Chacon  
Excused:  
25-154  
Develop the Metro-Area Neighborhood Tour  
A motion was made by Council Member Dukes, seconded by Council Member  
Teter, to request the City Manager, in collaboration with the Economic  
Development Department, to design and implement a program titled “The  
Metro-Area Neighborhood Tour." VOTE:  
7 -  
Aye:  
Mayor Douglas, Mayor Pro Tem Noble, Council Member Teter, Council  
Member Kim, Council Member Dukes, Council Member Ford and Council  
Member Douglas  
2 - Council Member Madera and Council Member Chacon  
Excused:  
Presentations  
Pres 25-043  
7.  
8.  
Oil and Gas Monthly Update  
Consent Agenda  
Council Member Douglas requested to remove Proclamation 25-018 and Proclamation  
25-019.  
A motion was made by Council Member Dukes, seconded by Council Member  
Kim, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. ROLL CALL VOTE:  
7 -  
Aye:  
Mayor Douglas, Mayor Pro Tem Noble, Council Member Teter, Council  
Member Kim, Council Member Dukes, Council Member Ford and Council  
Member Douglas  
2 - Council Member Madera and Council Member Chacon  
Excused:  
Min 25-089  
Min 25-096  
Proc 25-019  
Minutes of the April 7, 2025 Regular Meeting  
Minutes of the April 21, 2025 Regular Meeting  
Proclamation Declaring the Week of May 5-9, 2025 as Teacher  
Appreciation Week in Commerce City, Colorado  
A motion was made by Council Member Douglas, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem  
Noble, that this Proclamation be approved. VOTE:  
7 -  
Aye:  
Mayor Douglas, Mayor Pro Tem Noble, Council Member Teter, Council  
Member Kim, Council Member Dukes, Council Member Ford and Council  
Member Douglas  
2 - Council Member Madera and Council Member Chacon  
Excused:  
Proc 25-018  
Proclamation Declaring the Week of May 6-12, 2025 as National Nurses  
Week in Commerce City, Colorado  
A motion was made by Council Member Douglas, seconded by Council  
Member Kim, that this Proclamation be approved. VOTE:  
7 -  
Aye:  
Mayor Douglas, Mayor Pro Tem Noble, Council Member Teter, Council  
Member Kim, Council Member Dukes, Council Member Ford and Council  
Member Douglas  
2 - Council Member Madera and Council Member Chacon  
Excused:  
Ord 2666  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2025 BUDGET OF THE CITY OF  
COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO BY THE RECOGNITION OF  
FEDERAL HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FUNDS  
FOR STATE FISCAL YEAR 2027 IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,367,100  
FOR ACCESSIBLE PEDESTRIAN SIGNAL AND REGULATORY SIGN  
UPGRADES IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND THE  
AUTHORIZATION OF THE EXPENDITURE THEREOF.  
Res 2025-049  
A RESOLUTION FINDING SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE OF THE  
ANNEXATION PETITION IN CASE AN25-0001 KNOWN AS THE  
ACKARD ANNEXATION AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING TO  
DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR SUCH ANNEXATION  
Res 2025-025  
Ord 2677  
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATION FOR GREAT  
OUTDOORS COLORADO GENERATION WILD GRANT FUNDING  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2025 BUDGET OF THE CITY OF  
COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO BY THE RECOGNITION OF THE  
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION GRANT IN THE  
AMOUNT OF $10,560 FOR THE CLICK IT OR TICKET GRANT AND  
THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE EXPENDITURE THEREOF  
V25-0001  
AN ORDINANCE VACATING A PERPETUAL EASEMENT  
COMMONLY KNOWN AS EAST 103RD PLACE AND GENERALLY  
LOCATED WEST OF PEORIA PARKWAY AND SOUTH OF EAST  
104TH AVENUE, COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO.  
Public Hearings  
9.  
Z24-0006  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND  
ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO BY  
REZONING THE PROPERTIES GENERALLY LOCATED AT 6925 &  
6981 EAST 54th PLACE FROM SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED  
RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT (R-2) TO MEDIUM INTENSITY INDUSTRIAL  
DISTRICT (I-2)  
Mayor Douglas opened the public hearing.  
Jennifer Grant, Quintessence Design Group, gave the applicant's presentation and  
were present to take questions from Council.  
Dalton Guerra, City Planner, provided the staff presentation to Council.  
There was no public testimony.  
Mayor Douglas closed the public hearing.  
A motion was made by Council Member Ford, seconded by Council Member  
Teter, that this Zoning Ordinance be introduced by council as seated and  
approved on first reading. VOTE:  
7 -  
Aye:  
Mayor Douglas, Mayor Pro Tem Noble, Council Member Teter, Council  
Member Kim, Council Member Dukes, Council Member Ford and Council  
Member Douglas  
2 - Council Member Madera and Council Member Chacon  
Excused:  
The public hearings will be conducted in a hybrid format in person and via Zoom.  
There will be an opportunity to testify live during the meeting or in advance via  
email or regular mail. Visit c3gov.com/council and click on “Virtual Meeting and  
Public Comment Instructions” for instructions on how to register or submit  
comments. The deadline to register to comment and to submit written comments  
is noon on Monday, May 5th. Please contact the City Clerk to request paper  
copies of materials.  
Ordinances on 2nd Reading  
10.  
Ord 2676  
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COMMERCE CITY REVISED  
MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE III ESTABLISHING THE  
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND INNOVATION COMMISSION  
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Noble, seconded by Council Member  
Dukes, that this Ordinance be approved on second & final reading. VOTE:  
6 -  
Aye:  
Mayor Douglas, Mayor Pro Tem Noble, Council Member Teter, Council  
Member Kim, Council Member Dukes and Council Member Douglas  
1 - Council Member Ford  
Nay:  
2 - Council Member Madera and Council Member Chacon  
Excused:  
Administrative Council Business  
Council Reports  
11.  
12.  
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.  
25-028  
Review of Work Schedule  
Executive Session  
25-089  
13.  
An executive session of the City Council pursuant to C.R.S. section  
24-6-402(4)(f)(I) for the discussion of personnel matters, specifically to  
discuss performance standards of the City Manager.  
A motion was made by Council Member Kim, seconded by Council Member Teter, to  
automatically adjourn the meeting following the executive session. VOTE: 7 - Aye, 2 -  
Excused (Chacon, Madera)  
A motion was made by Mayor Douglas, seconded by Council Member Kim, to  
enter into an executive session of the City Council pursuant to C.R.S. section  
24-6-402(4)(f)(I) for the discussion of personnel matters, specifically to discuss  
performance standards of the City Manager. VOTE:  
7 -  
Aye:  
Mayor Douglas, Mayor Pro Tem Noble, Council Member Teter, Council  
Member Kim, Council Member Dukes, Council Member Ford and Council  
Member Douglas  
2 - Council Member Madera and Council Member Chacon  
Excused:  
Adjourn  
14.  
The meeting adjourned at 10:30 PM.  
In accord with the city charter, the city clerk read the title to all ordinances and  
resolutions adopted by Council at this meeting.  
_________________________________  
Dylan A. Gibson, City Clerk  
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25-029  
City Manager Week in Review Report  
City Council Policies  
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