City Council Organizational Meeting - December 8, 2025

Commerce City Council · December 9, 2025

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Local business owner praises city support

Public Comment

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Paul Martinez (self-identified restaurant owner) described his family's business history (opened 04/28/1982), expansions (1989, 2002, 2012 including Benito's Cantina), a current seating capacity of about 280 and a staff of 82 (39 full-time), and credited Commerce City staff for helping resolve parking problems during a 2012 expansion; he also said the business was recently named "business of the year."

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Organizational meeting of the Commerce City Council featuring public comment on development and a Memorial Day parade incident, swearing-in of newly elected council members, and appointments to boards and commissions including a contested seat on the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG).

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