Commerce City Council unanimously approved a resolution authorizing submission of the evaluation report for the 2023 Community Development Block Grant program year in a 9-0 vote, Travis reported.

In administrative business, council members narrowly voted 5-4 to have the city attorney draft an ordinance repealing the city's moratorium on creation of new residential metro districts and to place that ordinance on the Dec. 16 meeting agenda for consideration; the transcript summary states only the motion and the 5-4 vote, not the ordinance text. A separate motion to reconsider the council's November 18 direction on the Buffalo Run Clubhouse renovation failed 4-5.

Council also approved several unanimous motions directing staff on administrative and operational items: giving council members access to an on-demand language-line interpretation service for constituent conversations, requesting a comprehensive report to reduce traffic issues around 68th and Albion Street, and directing the city manager to study the feasibility and costs of prohibiting Jake brakes for large trucks within the city. Additionally, council voted 6-3 to direct the city manager to produce a report and financial breakdown to track large investments and projects in the core city.

The meeting concluded with an executive session for the annual performance review of the city attorney; no outcomes of that executive session are recorded in the transcript summary. "The motion passed with a 9 0 vote," Travis said about the CDBG resolution, and he summarized other votes and motions as noted.

The transcript provided a vote record by tally for these items but did not include individual council member statements, the text of the proposed metro-district repeal ordinance, or specific timelines for the requested reports.