The Commerce City Council approved a series of ordinances and resolutions during the meeting, adopting several measures by voice vote.

Key actions approved by the council:

- Rezoning ordinance (second reading) — The council approved an ordinance authorizing a rezone application by James Grenfell to change zoning from Industrial District to Single-Family Dwelling District (R-7) for a property identified in the hearing (property ID and legal description were read into the record). Staff noted the minimum dwelling unit size for R-7 is 1,100 square feet; there were no changes since the ordinance’s first reading.

- Purchase of an asphalt zipper (resolution) — The council approved a resolution to purchase an asphalt zipper, a compact reclamation machine, in an amount not to exceed $216,270 to be paid from the street maintenance fund. Staff explained the machine attaches to a backhoe and enables smaller-scale reclamation work; delivery was estimated for February.

- Purchase of an excavator (resolution) — The council approved a resolution to purchase an excavator in an amount not to exceed $240,000 from Holt Cat. City staff said the machine is needed for deep excavations (for water transmission-line repairs) and demolitions; one unit was available on dealer lot, with a three-month lead time if sold.

- Financing contract under the Public Property Finance Act (resolution/contract) — The council approved entering a finance contract with Government Capital Corporation to finance the excavator using the Public Property Finance Act, structured as a five-year municipal lease-purchase with an annual interest rate reported as 5.078 percent. Staff said the city pledges maintenance and operations funds for lease payments and can take ownership at lease end.

- Budget amendment (ordinance, amendment to FY2024–25 budget) — The council adopted an ordinance amending the FY2024–25 budget to allow discretionary retention checks under a previously adopted policy. Staff said the city met the policy criteria (fund balance threshold, net earnings and budgeted cost-of-living considerations) and reduced the payout amounts this year to fit the dollar limit.

All of the listed motions were adopted by voice vote with no recorded roll-call tallies in the public record presented during the meeting.