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Denver Disruptors bicycle racers to roll through Commerce City

State preschool program leaves some unsure

BY ERICA BREUNLIN THE COLORADO SUN

A preschool in Greeley that has shepherded countless kids through the rst years of their education over the past 21 years may welcome its last class of 4-year-olds next month, eyeing an uncertain future as it dives into the state’s newly expanded preschool program.

National Cycling League event

will bring big competition to the city in August

BY JOHN RENFROW JRENFROW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Can’t get enough professional sports teams in Colorado? Good.

e National Cycling League has you covered. It’s bringing an exciting, free professional bicycle race to the Front Range.

e NCL Cup, a series, is in its rst year, and composed of 10 cycling teams composed of men and women — including the league-leading Denver Disruptors. ey compete in three races across the country for one NCL Cup champion to be crowned this fall. e rst event in Miami in April rallied nearly 20,000 spectators. e league is hopeful for similar numbers as cyclists race a

course around the Colorado Rapids’ soccer stadium at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City on Aug 13.

“It’s the world’s rst majorityminority and female-owned sports league,” said Reed McCalvin, the vice president of teams and operations for the NCL. “ e four founders, and then myself, a founder with a very little ‘f,’ basically wanted to help change the face of sports and equality in sports.”

e founders include successful executives, tech company veterans, NFL agents, lawyers, and more, with high-pro le investors in professional sports, such as the NBA’s Bradley Beal and the NFL’s Jalen Ramsey and Derwin James.

ey all have the same goal: to bring cycling to the next level on a new, even playing eld. e races are not multi-day, grueling races with mountain passes somewhere along the way like the Tour de France and ones closer to home

from years past, including the Colorado Classic and USA Pro Challenge.

e NCL is criterium-style racing, meaning they’re fast-paced as cyclists ride on a set race course, doing laps to gain points along the way. e women and men compete in di erent competition groups for the same team, so each side brings equal weight to the scoreboard.

A new, even playing field

And, the NCL is set up in a way that allows men and women on the teams chances to contribute to the score. Some teams, such as the Denver Disruptors, have a full team of both men and women. Other teams that do not have both women’s and men’s divisions may merge with another women’s/men’s team for the purposes of competing in the NCL Cup Series.

For example, the Goldman Sachs ETFS Racing women’s team and

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Nearby, a di erent preschool that caters to mostly children of low-income families has only been able to ll a quarter of its classrooms for the start of the school year and is weighing its options — which could include closing its doors.

Preschools across Colorado are sprinting to make nal preparations for the start of the state’s expanded preschool program, known as universal preschool. And with less than a month until the rst day of school, many question whether they’ll have enough state funding to stay open. at question has bubbled up in the past month, after Colorado’s new Department of Early Childhood changed the way it will calculate how much funding preschool providers will receive during their rst few months of the program.

Instead of paying a provider for the number of students it has the capacity to educate, as originally promised, the department will now dole out funding based on

The Denver Disruptors are made up of men and women professional cyclists. The team is currently in first place in points. The team will compete at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Aug. 13 in Commerce City.

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A month before universal preschool starts, Colorado is backpedaling on a major funding promise

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Texas Roadhouse Cycling Team men’s team combined, and they’re currently sitting in third place.

“ e National Cycling League is set-

ting a new standard for inclusivity in professional sports by championing diversity. I was drawn to the opportunity to impact and transform communities through our mission,” said CEO Andrea Pagnanelli. “With more than 50 million cyclists in the U.S., we have an opportunity to grow the passion and excitement for the sport of cycling

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among the next generation of fans.”

But perhaps the experience and cohesion of the Disrupters is what has them so ahead of the pack. Currently the team is in rst place with a score of 139. e Miami Nights are in second sitting at 95.

“Everybody has a mother, daughter, girlfriend, cousin, niece, what have you, that wants to see them equally represented and paid well. Sport is the great equalizer. One of our underlying taglines is ‘Make bike racing look like America looks,’” McCalvin said.  ere are nearly 30 di erent nations represented in the participating teams, and several of the riders are former Olympic and world-renowned athletes.

Why Denver?

After a year of diligent research, which included meeting advisors from a plethora of other professional sports leagues and studying cycling in America, Denver emerged as a prime candidate for an NCL hub not only to host a local team but to hold events in the future.

“Colorado is just a cycling state,” McCalvin said. “Denver makes it consistently in the top 10 cities. We had a 49-row wide Excel spreadsheet of di erent reasons, including socioeconomics, number of people that bike, what the city spends on infrastructure around bikes, all that stu . Denver was in the top 10 in nearly every category.”

Noah Granigan is one of the Denver Disruptors, as has been a part of the Colorado cycling community since he attended CU Boulder in 2014, where he was a member of the college’s cycling team.

As a fourth-generation international-level cyclist, Granigan has cycling in his blood. He now lives in Superior and said Colorado is the perfect place for cyclists.

“Colorado is such a great place to

be a cyclist in terms of training roads, weather, and the massive cycling community so I ended up just staying in the area after I graduated,” Granigan said. “Colorado has become my new home so it’s pretty cool to now be on a Denver-based team.

“Denver is such a strong cycling community because it’s simply a great place to be a cyclist,” Granigan added.

“ at’s why there are so many professional cyclists that come from or move to Colorado. e road cycling is world-class, and then you have such incredible mountain biking, gravel, bike parks, and bike friendly cities like Denver on top of that.”

The ‘Ford vs. Ferrari’ model

Just because Denver is a great hub for cycling doesn’t mean the team was guaranteed success. In fact, McCalvin said there was some experimenting in bringing together the NCL, and he followed a popular movie’s method for nding and creating the best teams.

“One of the things I came up with was this ‘Ford vs. Ferrari’ concept,” McCalvin said. “It started with a blank slate. So we have a Miami team that I made more ‘Ferrari’, where it was a bunch of existing criterium racers in America and some track racers. And with Denver, we went with more long endurance road racers and former Tour de France riders and some track racers as well. is was like our beta test for our rst year. We’re just trying to see what works.”

So far, Ford is crushing Ferrari, and endurance-based riding is dominating.

“It didn’t take long for our team to really start to understand, read, and communicate with each other mid-race,” Granigan said. “With riders from all over the world, all with their own strengths and styles, we were quick to take all of that and create a

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the number of students enrolled. It might seem like a subtle shift, but to preschool providers who already run their programs on thin margins, it could mean the di erence between continuing their classes and closing them down for good.

e new approach “de nitely cuts providers o at the knees with their ability to step into this rst year of (universal preschool) and have adequate facilities and adequate sta ready to go, trained,” said Scott Bright, owner of ABC Child Development Centers, which has 25 preschool sites across Weld County, six of which will participate in Colorado’s expanded preschool program. “ is is a system that providers have been hesitant to jump into because they haven’t gotten clear answers from the departments on how this is all going to go down.”

e Early Childhood department, which has a $322 million budget for its inaugural year of the expanded preschool program, previously pledged to compensate preschools participating in universal preschool based on the number of 4-year-olds they had room to educate, regardless of whether they lled all their seats.

at’s a much more predictable and reliable method of funding, providers say.

During a Jan. 12 meeting among members of the department’s Rules Advisory Council, M. Michael Cooke — then a universal preschool representative from Gov. Jared Polis’ o ce — said that through monthly state payment to providers from August through October, those providers would receive a dollar amount based on their capacity, regardless of whether providers could ll all their seats. en in November, she added, the department would reassess how many kids had actually enrolled in provider programs and adjust payments based on those numbers.

“We want to be helpful,” Cooke added. “We don’t want to create a situation where we’re creating a budget shortfall for community partners. We don’t want to create a situation where there has to be a layo of sta .”

However, as the state tried to balance the number of preschool slots available with the number of kids actually being enrolled, it became clear that the scale tipped too far. Data “showed a signi cantly higher number of available seats in the universal preschool system than participating families,” Early Childhood department spokesperson Hope Shuler wrote in an email to e Colorado Sun, noting that there were about two seats open for every child whose family applied.

Bright, who also serves as board president of the Early Childhood

Education Association of Colorado, sees the decision to change funding as something of a bait-and-switch after the Early Childhood department simply couldn’t a ord to pay all participating providers for the surplus of preschool slots.

“ ey realized they ran out of money based on the promise they made, and now providers are left carrying the load,” said Bright, who typically keeps his business a oat with no more than two weeks of operating cash in the bank at any one time.

Without upfront payment from the state for all kids who enroll in universal preschool at his centers, Bright said he won’t have the funds to pay his sta .

Under the revised funding plan, which Shuler said was communicated to providers by June 27, the state assessed the number of kids enrolled in programs on July 9. Programs will receive funding Aug. 1 based on that count of kids. However, the latest round of matching preschoolers with speci c programs — so far it has facilitated four sets of matching — was completed later in July. at means providers could end up with preschoolers on the rst day of classes who they haven’t been paid to educate. ey won’t receive funding for those students until the next payment from the state, scheduled for Sept. 8.

Each month from August through May, Shuler said, providers will receive a payment determined by the number of students enrolled in their program on the 15th of the previous month. e sum will be adjusted each month so that the amount given to providers accounts for any enrollment swings and re ects the number of students in their classrooms.

at leaves providers like Bright feeling pinched.

“It is very di cult for a provider to hire their sta , prepare their facilities for kids and then not necessarily have all of those seats full but yet have to pay payroll and have to pay the mortgage payment and have to turn the lights on and have to turn the heat and/or AC on,” Bright said. “It’s very di cult for us to do that when you’re now told late in the game that we’re only going to pay you based on enrollments and we’re going to true up your enrollments every month.”

e state is rolling out something of a nancial safety net for providers so that they’re guaranteed at least the same amount of funding they received last year under the state’s previous preschool program, called the Colorado Preschool Program. At the end of the school year, the state will compare the amount paid to each provider this year under universal preschool to the amount paid to each provider last year through the Colorado Preschool Program, according to Bright. If a provider earns less in universal preschool than the amount they earned last year through the Colorado Preschool Program, the

state will pay them the di erence, he said.

It’s not yet clear whether providers like Bright who own more than one preschool center — including two that participated in the Colorado Preschool Program and six slated to be part of universal preschool — will be compensated for each licensed facility, which will a ect the amount of funding owed by the state.

e Early Childhood department was not able to clarify details of its plan to ensure providers receive at least as much funding this school year as they did last year.

Bright added that he can’t wait until the end of the school year for funding that is crucial to his ability to keep running his business.

e only nancial path forward, he said, involves keeping kids who enroll last-minute on the sidelines until the state pays providers for them. at means, for instance, that any family who enrolls their 4-year-old from late July through mid-August will have to wait to start universal preschool until September, when Bright receives money from the state for that particular child.

e Early Childhood department doesn’t believe any preschools will have to postpone the start times for any kids, with Shuler writing in an email that “payments will be reconciled for the next month and providers will receive pay if children start earlier.”

She said the department is also con dent that the rst payment in August, along with the monthly payments recalculated to compensate providers for any enrollment changes, will “help support providers” and are “much more provider-friendly” than other preschool subsidy programs that have paid based on the number of kids attending their program.

Bright noted that under the Colorado Preschool Program he received funding for the entire school year starting in August with monthly payments through May, contingent on

his facilities having all seats funded by the state lled with kids by Nov. 1.  He doesn’t see another option other than a delayed start for kids who enroll late.

“I would drown my company if I were to provide services that I was not paid for,” he said.

Bright and other preschools are also worried about having to shutter centers altogether.

One of the six ABC Child Development Centers Bright owns that is participating in universal preschool has 12 classrooms, only three of which are full with kids whose families have opted into universal preschool. He needs all classrooms full to stay nancially whole at the center, which mostly serves low-income families.

He expects all the classrooms to ll by November, but to keep the school open until then, he needs the upfront funding from the state. If the school stays open with empty classrooms, he’ll have to lay o teachers and will be unable to accept new students until the state pays their tuition.

Meanwhile, Melissa Lelm, director of Early Childhood University in Greeley, has enrolled only 33 students through universal preschool, far short of the 96 licensed spots in her center. e state has matched another 10 students with her facility, but though Lelm has repeatedly called and emailed those families to encourage them to accept their match, she’s been met with silence. At the same time, she has to renew her lease this year with her landlord wanting to raise her rent.

“I don’t know if we’ll be in business at the end of May of 2024,” said Lelm, who has worked in early childhood education for more than 40 years.

Lelm recently laid o four employees who are now collecting unemployment, keeping only one teacher and one teacher assistant on her sta . And as the Early Childhood department pivots to paying providers based on the number of kids

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race,” Granigan said. “With riders from all over the world, all with their own strengths and styles, we were quick to take all of that and create a really strong unit, which we demonstrated in the Miami Beach cup in the rst race of the year.”

Development of the future

e experimentation is still ongoing, McCalvin said. e three events this year are all in di erent formats. e Miami event was held on Ocean

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enrolled, she anticipates her reserves will dwindle as she tries to cover even the smaller payroll. She’s applying for grants to help ll in the gaps and has so far collected $26,000, including from the

Drive. e Denver event is held at a professional sports facility. e Atlanta event will be more private and VIP-based.

“We’re trying to gure out what the model is in relation to keeping it community-based and getting the local families and community involved. I want your aunt to go and have a good time. Not just you because you enjoy cycling,” McCalvin said.

But McCalvin knows the future of all sports is in broadcasting. e NCL events are all broadcast on the GCN+, the Global Cycling Network streaming service. It’s all about expanding the league’s reach and getting new fans invested and interested in the sport.

state’s Child Care Stabilization and Workforce Sustainability Grants and a $4,000 state Capacity Building Grant that can fund necessities such as furniture and educational and health care materials.

“ at money will go very quickly for payroll and rent,” Lelm said.

She might be forced to lay o her teacher assistant if enrollment continues to stagnate, but Lelm knows

“We’re very excited about being at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park,” McCalvin said. “A big part of what we’re doing is development of the future. It’s one of our pillars. It’s the best thing in the community.”

At the Aug. 13 event, there will be free junior racing, free mountain bike crit racing for kids, and a community ride for fans of all ages.

In fact, everything involving the event is free: the parking, the tickets, the community-based activities involved, and watching the pro race.

e only thing interested fans will need to purchase is food and souvenirs, unless they want VIP tickets, which can be purchased on www.

that having more than one trained adult in the classroom helps kids and teachers form better bonds.

Lelm wonders if she’ll be up against the same uncertainties around how many students she’ll serve and how many sta she needs each year of universal preschool — if she manages to stay open.

“I just hope it works,” she said. “I don’t know if they thought it

nclracing.com.

“Now we’re the cycling team in Denver and Colorado, and that’s important to us,” McCalvin said.

“I remember when the Mammoth rst started, and I remember when the Rapids rst started. It didn’t quite happen all at once. It started semi-small-ish, and it’s grown into a [signi cant] fanbase and community staple.”

For more information on the NCL and the Denver Disruptors, visit the team’s website at www.nclracing. com/teams/0/denver-disruptors.

“Paint your faces, bring your ags, and come out and support!” McCalvin said.

through thoroughly enough.”

is story is from e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support e Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun. com. e Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, owner of Colorado Community Media.

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Richard (Rick) Wells who bravely battled cancer, not once, not twice, but three times. Despite his remarkable strength and resilience, he passed away peacefully in his sleep on July 15th, 2023. He was 79 years old.

Born on March 5th, 1944, Rick was a great father, husband and friend. He was born and raised in Noonan, North Dakota. He graduated from Noonan High School in 1962, playing basketball all four years. He moved to Colorado in 1973 where he raised his children.

Rick worked in the oil eld industry for 45 years, where he made a name for himself as a hard worker.

Beyond his professional achievements, Rick had a profound impact on the lives of those around him. He was a devoted father, grandpa and great grandpa, always putting others’ needs before his own. He was the type of man you would love to go hunting or shing with.

In his free time, Rick enjoyed hunting and shing, as well as old western movies.

Whether it was watching his grand kids sports, going to the casino, or attending holiday parties, he found solace and happiness in spending time with his family.

Rick’s memory will be forever cherished by his family and friends.

He is survived by his wife Joann, his children Wendy Montoya (Lee Montoya), Tanya Castle (John Castle), Shawn Wells (Rachel Wells) and Cole Whitford (Chandani Raley), his sister Alice Person (Bruce Person), grandchildren Justin (Amanda) and Brandon Montoya (Rachelle), Andrea Kaufholdand Taylor Castle, and Ryan and Alyssa Wells, great grandchildren Shania, Jessy, Jordan and, Addy Alba, Brock, and Jax Montoya. He was preceded in death by his parents Syvertand Genevieve Wells, and his siblings, Lowell, Randy, and Lorraine Wells.

As we mourn the loss of Rick, let us also remember the beautiful moments shared, the lessons learned, and the love that will forever connect us. May his soul nd eternal peace, and may his memory be a guiding light in

Rest in peace, Rick, you will be deeply

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Alvin Dechant Jr.

September 4, 1951 - July 23, 2023

Alvin Dechant Jr. peacefully passed away on July 23rd, 2023 in his home surrounded by family at the age of 71. Jr. was born on September 4th, 1951 in Denver, Colorado to Alvin Dechant and Josephine Freiberger. Jr. grew up in Fort Lupton, Colorado on a dairy farm and graduated from Fort Lupton High School in 1969. On April 7th, 1973 Jr. married his high school sweetheart Donna Rabas. Shortly after, they moved to Hudson, Colorado where he continued his love and passion for farming. ey were married for 50 years and had 4 children.

In addition to farming, he spent several years on the Hudson Fire Department Board and spent 17 years with the Frico Irrigation Company as the board President. He also spent years coaching Lil Rebel Wrestling with many of his buddies. Some of Alvin Jr.’s hobbies included riding horses to round up his cattle and working on many of his old antique tractors. He would build many things for his children’s outdoor adventures,

and he also enjoyed xing things using electrical tape, duct tape, bailing twine and wire.

Alvin Jr. is survived by his wife, Donna, three daughters, Valerie (Jason) Zimbelman of Hudson, Jolene (David) Dahlgren of Brighton, LeAnn (Rick) Nelson of Keenesburg and one son, Scott (Danielle) Dechant of Keenesburg. irteen grandchildren, Austin, Brennan and Colton Zimbelman, Maddox and Daxton Dechant, Taylor, Dillon, Kylee, Ally and Jackson Dahlgren, Taea, Tanner and Taden Nelson. Survivors include one brother David (Carmen) Dechant and one sister Pam (Brett) Pachello along with his nieces and nephews He is preceded in death by both of his parents, sister JoAnn, nephews Keith and Daniel and his princess granddaughter Kylee Jo.

Contributions can be made in the memory of Alivin Jr.’s name made to the Keene Clinic, P.O. box 559, Keenesburg, CO 80643

Je rey Randall Blair passed away July 14, 2023, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Denver, Colorado, at the age of 74.

He was born in Denver November 11, 1948, to J.R. and Vera (Heinz) Blair. Je graduated from Brighton High School in 1966. After time spent in the Air Force, then a couple of years seeing the country through the windshield of a big rig, he then went to work for Adams County, Colorado. He ended his 40 year working career in a supervisory position with Adams County. He was once named employee of the month, and had received numerous awards and plaques.

Je loved bull riding, team roping –anything rodeo related… and he was good

at it.

He belonged to the Brighton Police Reserves, Brighton Volunteer Fire Department, Brighton Softball Association, and the Adams County Farm Bureau. And Je loved his co ee chats!

He is held dear in memory by his wife of 46 years, Julie, sons Timothy (Nicole) and Justin (Nikki), grandchildren Jeremy, Brittney, Emily, Marissa, and Rylee, several nieces and nephews, as well as two sisters, Darcy Blair and Kimberly Hirsch. Je was preceded in death by his brother-in-law, Don Hirsch.

In memory of Je contributions can be made to the: Magic Spurs 4-H, 29993 County Road 16.5, Keenesburg, CO 80643

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Jeffrey Randall Blair November 11, 1948 - July 14, 2023

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Richard Arvid Wells March 5, 1944 - July 15, 2023

State farm bill lauded for SNAP program fixes

BY ERIC GALATAS PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE

Colorado is the eighth most-improved state at ensuring SNAP food assistance reaches its most vulnerable residents, according to new rankings from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Anya Rose, public policy manager for Hunger Free Colorado, said the improvements are largely due to more meaningful bene t levels and cuts to red tape during the pandemic, along with strong outreach work.

She hopes Congress will take such key factors into account as it considers the Farm Bill, which includes the program formerly known as food stamps.

“We’re hoping that some of these lessons, of what works for making sure that SNAP has the best impact it can, will be taken up in the Farm Bill,” Rose explained. “To ensure SNAP can feed people as best it can and is accessible to people.”

Hunger Free Colorado works with community partners across the state to get more people who qualify for food assistance enrolled. But after pre-pandemic SNAP work reporting requirements were reinstated, at least half a million Americans are expected to lose food assistance, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. An additional 750,000 are at risk after the debt-ceiling negotiations raised the age cap for reporting

requirements to 55.

e majority of SNAP participants are children and people with disabilities, and Rose pointed out most people who can work, do. She added having to ll out paperwork documenting at least 20 hours of work or training activities per week does nothing to help people nd or maintain employment, it just makes the program more costly to administer.

“Taking away someone’s food does not make it easier to hold down a job, or go to that job interview,” Rose contended. “It just creates more red tape for people to access the basic resources that they need.”

In 2017, SNAP added more than $700 million to local Colorado economies, with an overall economic impact of $1.25 billion, but the state loses more than $230 million each year in grocery sales by not having all eligible residents enrolled. Rose noted back in 2019, just 59% of Coloradans eligible for SNAP got assistance.

“With the 2021 numbers, we’ve jumped up to 73%,” Rose acknowledged. “ at is a great improvement. But there are still 27% of our lowestincome Coloradans not accessing the program, so there is still a lot of room for us to continue this growth.”

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Public notice is hereby given that the following ordinances were introduced on first reading on the 24th day of July 2023, by the City Council of Commerce City and will be considered on second and final reading on the 14th day of August 2023.

INTRODUCED BY: ALLEN-THOMAS, CHACON, DOUGLAS, FORD, HURST, HUSEMAN, KIM, MADERA, NOBLE

Ordinance 2537 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2023 BUDGET OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, BY RECOGNIZING CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GENERAL FUND, POLICE DONATIONS FUND, AND GRANTS FUND, TOTALING $1,396,167.99, AND AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE THEREOF

Ordinance 2537 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING TO THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY AT THE REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 7, 2023, PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY CONCERNING THE MODERNIZATION AND STANDARDIZATION OF PUBLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR LEGAL NOTICES, ORDINANCES, DOCUMENTS, AND OTHER LEGAL PUBLICATIONS

Ordinance 2514 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 21-7205 OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE TO ADD CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAYS

Ordinance 2516 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE ADDING SECTION 21-3219 AND AMENDING SECTION 21-3200 OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE ALLOWING FOR THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF EARLY GRADING PERMITS

Ordinance 2515 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 21-3210 OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE ADDING FOUNDATION-ONLY PERMITS AND EXTENSIONS THERETO AS BUILDING PERMIT TYPES FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL

Ordinance 2526 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE RETITLING CHAPTER 8 AND REPEALING AND REENACTING ARTICLE II OF CHAPTER 8 OF

THE COMMERCE CITY REVISED MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO THE LICENSING OF MEDICAL AND RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA BUSINESSES

Ordinance 2533 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2023 BUDGET OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY BY RECOGNIZING A PORTION OF THE CITY’S TOTAL $10,505,025 AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING ALLOCATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,075,000 AND AUTHORIZING THE EXPENDITURE THEREOF

Ordinance 2536 – FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2023 BUDGET OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO BY THE RECOGNITION OF THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,000 FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE (DUI) ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS AND THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE EXPENDITURE THEREOF

Copies of said ordinance are on file in the Office of the City Clerk, City of Commerce City at 7887 E. 60th Ave., Commerce City, CO 80022, for public inspection during the hours 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. During instances of the city facilities being closed, electronic copies may be requested via email to dgibson@ c3gov.com.

BY ORDER OF CITY COUNCIL CITY OF COMMERCE CITY

BY: Brittany Rodriguez, Assistant City Clerk

Legal Notice No. CCX1110

First Publication: August 3, 2023

Last Publication: August 3, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Public Notice

Case Name: 8121 Quebec

REZONE AND CONDITIONAL USE

Case Number: PRC2021-00007

Planning Commission Hearing Date: 08/10/2023 at 6:00 p.m.

Board of County Commissioners Hearing Date: 09/05/2023 at 9:30 a.m.

Case Manager: Cody Spaid, Planner II, CSpaid@adcogov.org 720.523.6855

Request: 1) Request to Rezone approximately 3.6 acres from Agricultural-1 (A-1) to Industrial-1 (I-1). (2) Conditional Use Permit for outdoor storage, in excess of 100% of the building area.

Parcel Number (s): 0172129403008, 0172129403038

Location of Request: 8121 Quebec St., 8057 Quebec St. Public Hearing Location:

4430 S. Adams County Pkwy., Brighton, CO 80601

Legal Notice No. CCX1109

First Publication: August 3, 2023

Last Publication: August 3, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Public Notice PUBLICATION REQUEST

Case Name: Text Amendments to the Adams County Development Standards regarding Data Centers

Case Number: PLN2023-00005

Planning Commission Hearing Date: August 10, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.

Board of County Commissioners

Hearing Date: September 19, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.

Case Manager: Nick Eagleson

Request: Text amendments to the Adams County Development Standards and Regulations regarding Data Centers Location of Request: Unincorporated County-Wide

Applicant: Adams County

Public Hearings Location: 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy., Brighton, CO 80601 Please visit http://www.adcogov.org/bocc for up-to-date information. The full text of the proposed request can be obtained by accessing https://adcogov.org/currentland-use-cases.

Legal Notice No. CCX1111

First Publication: August 3, 2023

Last Publication: August 3, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Public Notice

NOTICE OF SUBDIVISION PLAT APPROVAL COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO

Notice is hereby given that the following subdivision(s) will be considered for approval by the City of Commerce City Community Development Director on Tuesday, August 15, 2023.

S-839-23 Club Car Wash Commerce City LLC is requesting approval of the Buffalo Run Village Center, Amendment No. 1 Subdivision Plat to divide one commercial lot into two commercial lots, a total of 2.99 acres, in The Villages at Buffalo Run East Planned Unit Development (PUD) Zone District. The property is located at 15490 E. 120th Avenue, south of E. 120th Avenue and east of Chambers Road.

The case file(s) and a copy of the Land Development Code of the City together with the subdivision plat are on file for review by emailing the Community Development

Department at cdplanner@c3gov.com.

Any owner of property located within 300 feet of the subject property may invoke the public hearing process by submitting said objections in writing to the Director of Community Development in accordance with Sec. 21-3241 by no later than 5 p.m. on Monday, August 14, 2023.

Director of Community Development

Commerce City Sentinel Express Thursday, August 3, 2023.

Para más información, contacta 303227-8818

Legal Notice No. CCX1114

First Publication: August 3, 2023

Last Publication: August 3, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel

Express

Metropolitan Districts

Public Notice

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON INCLUSION OF PROPERTY INTO BNC METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been filed with the Board of Directors of BNC Metropolitan District No. 2 (the “District”), County of Adams, a petition from a landowner praying that certain property, which is described below, be included into the boundaries of the District. One hundred percent (100%) of the owners of the property identified in the petition have given their consent to the inclusion of the property into the District’s boundaries. Accordingly, notice is hereby given to all interested persons that they shall appear at a public hearing at 6:00 P.M. on Monday, August 7, 2023 to be held online https://www.gotomeet.me/ DistrictBoardMeetingRoom2. Members of the public may also participate via phone using the dial-in number (646) 749-3112 and access code #534-031-373. Interested persons must also show cause in writing why the petition should not be granted. The Board of Directors of the District, in its own discretion, may continue the hearing(s) to a subsequent meeting.

The name and address of the petitioner is as follows:

KB Home Colorado, Inc located at 7807 E Peakview Ave, Suite 100 Centennial, CO 80111. The property for which exclusion is sought is generally described as all land – approximately 31.149 acres – located within Turnberry Subdivison Filing No 8, which is located in Commerce City, Colorado in the southeast corner of the intersection of Highway 2 and 112th Avenue. A full and complete legal description of

Public Notices

the property petitioned for exclusion is on file at the offices of the District Manager, Charles Wolfersberger, 8354 Northfield Blvd Building G, Suite 3700 Denver, CO 80238 and is available for public inspection during regular business hours 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Such legal description can also be provided upon request by emailing the District Manager at charles@ wolfersbergerLLC.com.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF:

BNC METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO

By: Charles Wolfersberger

District Manager

Legal Notice No. CCX1113

First Publication: August 3, 2023

Last Publication: August 3, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Metro Districts Budget Hearings

Public Notice

NOTICE CONCERNING SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE 2022 BUDGET

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested parties that the necessity has arisen to amend the 2022 Amended Budget for the Reunion Metropolitan District (the “District”); that a copy of the proposed Second Amended 2022 Budget has been filed in the office of the District’s accountant: 8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111, where the same is open for public inspection; and that adoption of a Resolution to Adopt the Second Amended 2022 Budget will be considered at a public meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held via Microsoft Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetupjoin/19%3ameeting_ZDhjYzQyNzYtZjd iMy00ZGMwLThkZTktMjNiNTMwMjI3N DVh%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22 Tid%22%3a%224aaa468e-93ba-4ee3ab9f-6a247aa3ade0%22%2c%22Oid% 22%3a%2278e91a46-bdcc-4fe5-980c8ff3dcc70755%22%7d; Or call in (audio

only) +1 720-547-5281,,910421700#; Phone Conference ID: 910 421 700#, on August 8, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the Resolution to Adopt the Second Amended 2022 Budget, inspect and file or register any objections thereto.

REUNION METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By:/s/ Brett Price President

Legal Notice No. CCX1108

First Publication: August 3, 2023

Last Publication: August 3, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Bids and Settlements

Public Notice

FINAL SETTLEMENT

Project Title: Painted Prairie Subdivision Filing No. 3, Landscaping and Irrigation

Improvements-Phase 2A & 2B

Project Owners: Painted Prairie Public Improvement Authority

Project Location: City of Aurora, Adams County

The Painted Prairie Public Improvement Authority plans to accept the above titled project as substantially complete and for Final Settlement to Hall Contracting, LLC. after August 17, 2023. In accordance with the Contract Documents, the Painted Prairie Public Improvement Authority may withhold a portion of the remaining payment to be made to Hall Contracting, LLC., as necessary, to protect the Painted Prairie Public Improvement Authority from loss on account of claims filed and failure of Hall Contracting, LLC. to make payments properly to subcontractors or suppliers. Project suppliers and subcontractors of Hall Contracting, LLC. are hereby notified that unresolved outstanding claims must be certified and forwarded to:

Contact Person: Barney Fix, P.E.

Address: 5970 Greenwood Plaza Blvd.

Greenwood Village, CO 80111 as soon as possible, but no later than August 10, 2023.

Legal Notice No. CCX1099

First Publication: July 20, 2023

Last Publication: August 3, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel

Express

Non-Consecutive Publications

Misc. Private Legals

Public Notice

NOTICE OF INTENT TO CREATE BINDING USE RESTRICTIONS

Hampton Yard 8, LLC and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) provide notice of their intention to issue a Notice of Environmental Use Restriction (“Restrictive Notice “or “RN”) on real property located at 3740 and 3801 East 64th Avenue, Commerce City, CO 80022. The RN will: (1) limit the use of contaminated groundwater; (2) require methane mitigation systems in any structures intended for human occupancy, and (3) require that all soil-disturbing activity be conducted in accordance with an approved Materials Management Plan.

Pursuant to § 25-15-318.5, C.R.S., once the RN has been finalized, it is binding on all current and future owners of the land and any persons possessing an interest in the land. CDPHE is accepting public comments on the draft RN. Copies of the draft RN and a legal description of the affected property are available by contacting Fonda Apostolopoulos at fonda.apostolopoulos@state.co.us. All comments must be submitted to Mr. Apostolopoulos by September 4, 2023.

Legal Notice No. CCX1112

First Publication: August 3, 2023

Last Publication: August 17, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Notice

to Creditors

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Diane Carol Wolf, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 202

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before November 27, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Scott Haskell

Personal Representative

15980 E 114th Ave Commerce City, CO 80022

Legal Notice No. CCX1107

First Publication: July 27, 2023

Last Publication: August 10, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Jin Woo Lee, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30344

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before November 20, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Youn Mo Gu Personal Representative 5621 Niagara St Commerce City CO 80022

Legal Notice No. CCX1101

First Publication: July 20, 2023

Last Publication: August 3, 2023

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express ###