MEETING MINUTES
COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE
April 24, 2024, 3 p.m.
Virtual – Microsoft Teams (Video and Audio)
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Meeting ID: 250 343 342 284
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Virtual – Phone (Audio Only)
Phone Number: (929) 242-8427
Conference ID: 869 358 442
AGENDA ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER / ESTABLISH A QUORUM / INTRODUCTIONS
Chair Ed Dills called the meeting to order at 3:00 pm.
AGENDA ITEM 2: AGENDA APPROVAL
Welling Clark motioned to approve the agenda; Teresa Cheek seconded. The motion was approved unanimously.
AGENDA ITEM 3: CONSENT ITEMS
These items will be acted upon as a whole, unless they are called up for discussion by a committee member or a citizen wishing to address the committee.
- Approval of the minutes from the March 27, 2024 meeting
Kathy Hisey motioned to approve the minutes; Roland Rainey seconded. The motion was approved unanimously.
AGENDA ITEM 4: PUBLIC COMMENTS/PRESENTATIONS
None.
AGENDA ITEM 5: ACTION ITEMS
- Fiscal Year 2023-2027 Transportation Improvement Program Amendment #10 – Jessica Bechtel, Transportation Programming & Project Delivery Planner, and John Hall, of CDOT, provided an overview of the TIP amendment request from CDOT. Maile Foster moved to recommend approval of the TIP amendment; Kathy Hisey seconded.
- 2024-2026 Specialized Transportation Funding Recommendations – Laura Crews, Mobility Coordinator, provided an overview of the Specialized Transportation Funding. This item was discussed, and no action was taken.
AGENDA ITEM 6: INFORMATION ITEMS
- Driver Behavior Study – Jason O’Brien, Senior Transportation Planner gave a brief overview of the driver behavior study and answered questions regarding the study.
- Bylaws Update – Jared Verner, Public Information Officer gave a brief overview of the updates to the bylaws. This item will come back to the CAC for adoption no earlier than the June meeting.
AGENDA ITEM 7: MEMBER ENTITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Chair Ed Dills announced that an open house for the 2050 Regional Transit Plan & Specialized Transportation Plan will be held on April 30, 2024 from 4:30-6:30pm.
Chris Crockett announced that CONO’s executive director will be stepping down and will update once a replacement is found. Also, 30 residents will be graduating from CONO’s neighborhood university.
AGENDA ITEM 8: MEETING SCHEDULE
AGENDA ITEM 9: ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 4:21 pm.
ATTENDEES
| Present | Name | Agency / Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| X | Ann Esch | Green Mountain Falls |
| X | Bill Boles | Park County |
| X | Cali Standard | Colorado Springs |
| Carey Storm | Manitou Springs | |
| X | Chris Crockett | CONO |
| Chuck Theobald | Colorado Springs | |
| X | Ed Dills | Ramah |
| X | Gary Shugart | At-large |
| Harold Larson | NEPCO | |
| Jon DeVaux | Woodland Park | |
| X | Kathy Hisey | Calhan |
| X | Karen Lusby | Monument |
| X | Maile Foster | El Paso County |
| Mattie Gullixson | Colorado Springs | |
| Nikki McDonald | Palmer Lake | |
| Paul Wiggins | At-large | |
| X | Roland Rainey | At-large |
| Sheila Williams | At-large | |
| X | Summer Earthsong | Fountain |
| Taniza Sultana | El Paso County | |
| X | Teresa Cheek | At-large |
| X | Tyler Peoples | At-large |
| X | Welling Clark | El Paso County |
| X | Staff | CDOT |
| X | Staff and guests | PPACG |