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Commerce City approves five‑year lease for mobile speed unit, keeps single red‑light camera in place
Summary
Council adopted an ordinance to lease mobile speed‑enforcement equipment and a master services agreement with a vendor, funding a radar van as part of the Safe Streets initiative and keeping one fixed red‑light camera at 60th & Vasquez; the measure passed unanimously among present members (8 yes, 1 excused).
Commerce City Council on first reading approved an ordinance authorizing a multi‑year lease and master services agreement with American Traffic Solutions (doing business as Vero Mobility) to provide mobile speed‑enforcement units and continued red‑light camera services.
The action implements a component of the council’s Safe Streets initiative approved in the 2025 budget. City staff described the agreement as a five‑year arrangement with a total ceiling of about $1.5 million; staff said the vendor’s published lease cost in the agreement is roughly $8,600 per month over 60 months for the mobile unit. The city will continue operation of a fixed red‑light camera at the intersection of 60th Avenue and Vasquez Street.
City Manager Andrew Rogers told the council the equipment and vehicle were scoped during the budget process and that the five‑year ordinance formalizes a longer lease so the city does not have to return annually for authority to spend. “This was a discussion as part of the Safe Street initiative that was adopted as part of the 2025 budget,” Rogers said during the council discussion.
Council members debated placement and the size of the program; Councilmember Teeter said the new van should be deployed to cover both northern and southern parts of the city over time. The ordinance was moved by Mayor Pro Tem Tim Noble and seconded by Councilmember Teeter. The roll call vote passed with eight yeses and one excused absence.
The measure authorizes the city manager to negotiate and execute the master services agreement and related documents; staff said the city will return to council for any future out‑of‑scope spending beyond the defined five‑year ceiling.
Funding for the lease was included in the Safe Streets line of the 2025 budget, staff said. The city will publish operational details — including impacts on enforcement patterns and community outreach plans — as the vendor is brought online later this summer.
Councilmembers and staff indicated the radar van is aimed principally at speeding enforcement; the single fixed red‑light camera on record in the meeting remains at 60th & Vasquez.
The ordinance was approved on the vote noted above. No changes to state statute or other authorities were cited during the presentation; the action amends the city’s budgetary commitments for equipment lease and service.
