MINUTES

SPECIAL MEETING OF

COMMERCE CITY COUNCIL

                                                                                                  February 25, 2008

CALL TO ORDER

A special meeting of the City Council of the City of Commerce City was called to order by Mayor Paul Natale on February 25, 2008, at 6:30 p.m.

ROLL CALL

Present:

Mayor Natale, presiding,

Mayor Pro-Tem Drotar

Councilman Benson

Councilman Jaquith

Councilman Johnson

Councilman McEldowney

Councilman Lewis

Councilwoman Snyder

Councilwoman Teter

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

Council members Snyder and Drotar moved and seconded to go into executive session for a conference with the city attorney for the purpose of receiving legal advice in regard to Tri-State Transmission under C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(b) and Section 4.24(b) of the Commerce City Home Rule Charter and for discussion of a personnel matter under CRS 24-6-042 (2)(f) and not involving:  any specific employees who have requested discussion of the matter in open session; any member of this body or any elected official; the appointment of any person to fill an office of this body or of an elected official; or personnel policies that do not require the discussion of matters personal to particular employees

VOICE VOTE:  Unanimous; all present affirmed

City Council reconvened to open session.

Motion to Cancel March 10, 2008 meeting due to NLC

Council members Johnson and Teter moved and seconded to cancel the March 10, 2008 Council meeting.

VOICE VOTE:  Unanimous; all present affirmed

Ordinance 1716 Appropriation Ordinance recognizing Immigrant Integration Grant Community Relations Coordinator Jaime di Paulo reviewed Ordinance 1716 appropriating a $300,000 immigration integration grant.

Council members McEldowney and Johnson moved and seconded to approve ordinance 1716.

City Attorney Bob Gehler read the title of Ordinance 1716:  AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2008 BUDGET OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO BY THE RECOGNITION OF THE COLORADO TRUST – IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $75,000 FOR INTEGRATION OF IMMIGRANTS INTO THE COMMUNITY AND THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE EXPENDITURE THEREOF.

ROLL CALL VOTE:  Unanimous; all present affirmed

ADJOURNMENT:

The special meeting adjourned at 8:12 p.m.

CITY OF COMMERCE CITY                                       ATTEST

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Paul Natale, Mayor                                                   Suzy Schares, Deputy City Clerk

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