Commerce City council appoints Ward 3 Council Member Renee Chacon to environmental commission; directs staff on traffic, camping and meeting acknowledgment

Ward 3 Council Member Renee Chacon was appointed to the Environmental Policy and Innovation Commission by a 5-3 vote, with one member recorded as excused, during the Commerce City Council meeting, according to the meeting summary. Four council members had been nominated for two open seats; after repeated tie votes on the other nominees, the council voted to continue those nominations at a future meeting.

Councilors unanimously directed staff to identify options to address traffic and pedestrian concerns at Chambers Road and East 100th Avenue and to report back at the July 21 meeting. The summary says the motion passed unanimously and included a reporting date of July 21.

On homelessness-related enforcement, the council voted 8-0 to direct staff to increase enforcement of the city's existing urban camping ban. The meeting summary describes that motion as a council direction, not an ordinance adoption; it records the unanimous vote.

Other council actions included a unanimous vote to formally condemn the terrorist attack in Boulder, and a 6-2 vote to include a land acknowledgment at the start of each regular city council meeting. The consent agenda, consisting of six items, passed unanimously earlier in the meeting.

The meeting summary does not identify the names of other council members involved in the votes aside from Chacon. The full meeting recording and agenda materials are available at c3gov.com/video.