MEETING MINUTES
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
August 14, 2024, 9:00 AM
Virtual – Microsoft Teams (Video and Audio)
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Meetings will be held in a hybrid format to allow in-person attendance as well as a remote option.
AGENDA ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER / ESTABLISH A QUORUM / INTRODUCTIONS
Chair Sharon Thompson called the meeting to order at 9:00am. A quorum was established.
AGENDA ITEM 2: AGENDA APPROVAL
Erik Stone moved the approval of the agenda, seconded by John Graham. The motion carried unanimously.
AGENDA ITEM 3: INTRODUCTIONS/PUBLIC COMMENTS/PRESENTATIONS
- Public Comments. Public comments can be made before or during the meeting. Public comments during the meeting is limited to three minutes and can be done at the meeting location or remotely by using the posted Microsoft Teams link. Individuals are encouraged to notify the meeting organizer at ppacg@ppacg.org before the start of the meeting with the agenda item they would like to comment on. Public comments can be submitted before the meeting via email to ppacg@ppacg.org for distribution to the committee members.
- Jody Barker announced that the Regional Advisory Committee will hold a meeting on September 26, 2024, at 10am and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Older Coloradan’s Act. The board is invited to attend.
- Military Installation Reports
- Colonel Daniel Werner announced that Unites States Air Force Academy that the North Gate and Pine Drive construction is completed. Parent’s Day Weekend will be held on August 30, 2024, and their football season will start. Lt Gen Tony Bauernfeind is the new Superintendent.
- Jeff Bohn announced that Peterson’s North Gate guard facility replacement is on time and should be completed mid-October. Space Base Delta One signed the REPI matched endorsement letter August 8, 2024. They also hosted Senator Bennet, Military Advisor and Regional Representative for an orientation focused on critical infrastructure on August 7, 2024. Schriever Air Force Base celebrated the completion of a 6-year, $17 million medical clinic. The fitness center expansion is on time and has an 18-month completion date. The parking lot repaving project has had some disruption, please give yourself extended time to find parking. Peterson employees are embracing the Powers/Airport interchange project. Schriever Air Force Base is hosting a group of members from the cybersecurity and infrastructure agency and are speaking with regional utility providers that support their military installations.
- Sharon Thompson announced that Powers Boulevard will be closed intermittently Friday and Saturday for the Pikes Peak Regional Air Show.
- Andrew Gunning announced that the City of Colorado Springs received a $10.7 million grant from the Defense Community Infrastructure Program. The project is $15.3 million total.
AGENDA ITEM 4: CONSENT ITEMS
These items will be acted upon as a whole, unless they are called up for discussion by a Board member or a citizen wishing to address the Board
- Approval of the Minutes from the July 10, 2024, Regular Meeting
- Financial Reports – Carol McBroom, Finance Director
- Membership Appointments-TAC, COA
- Active Transportation Plan Release for Public Comment-Jason O’Brien, Senior Transportation Planner
Erik Stone moved to approve the consent item, seconded by John Graham. The motion carried unanimously.
AGENDA ITEM 5: ACTION ITEMS
- Executive Committee Appointment-Andrew Gunning, Executive Director
Mayor Sharon Thompson (Chair), Commissioner Holly Williams (1st Vice Chair), Commissioner Erik Stone (2nd Vice Chair), Mayor Kellie Case (Treasurer), Mayor Todd Dixon (Secretary)
Holly Williams made a motion to approve the item, seconded by Glant Havenar. The motion carried unanimously.
AGENDA ITEM 6: INFORMATION ITEMS
- 2025 Budget Planning-Carol McBroom, Finance Director
- Mid-Year Budget/Workplan Update- Carol McBroom, Finance Director
- Building Update-Carol McBroom, Finance Director
AGENDA ITEM 7: OTHER REPORTS & MINUTES
- Transportation Advisory Committee – Minutes are included for information only – no presentation this month
- Community Advisory Committee – No Minutes are included for information only- no presentation this month
- Mobility Coordinating Committee – Minutes are included for informational only – no presentation this month
- Regional Advisory Council – Minutes are included for information only – no presentation this month
- Pikes Peak Commission on Aging – Minutes are included for information only – no presentation this month
- Air Quality Technical Committee – No Minutes – no presentation this month
- Water Quality Management Committee – No Minutes – no presentation this month
- CDOT Monthly Update
- Statewide Transportation Advisory Committee Update
- Committee and Commission Vacancies
- Executive Director’s Report
AGENDA ITEM 8: MEMBER ENTITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Kellie Case announced that the Salute to American Veteran’s Rally will be held August 16-17, 2024.
- John Graham received an invitation from CCI for a discussion on wildfire and wildfire insurance on August 21, 2024, from 4-5pm. The Commonwheel Artist Labor Day Festival will be held on August 31-Septemebr 2, 2024.
- Sharon Thompson announced the Ballon Festival will be held from August 31-September 2, 2024. The City of Foutain will host the annual Fountain Fall Festival on September 2, 2024.
- Glant Havenar announced the Palmer Lake Wine Festival will be held on September 14, 2024.
AGENDA ITEM 9: MEETING SCHEDULE
- Upcoming Meeting Schedule
The September 11, 2024, board meeting will start at 11:30am to accommodate memorial events taking place that morning.
AGENDA ITEM 10: ADJOURNMENT
Chair Sharon Thompson adjourned the meeting at 10:03am.
ATTENDEES
| Present | Name | Agency / Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| X | Yolanda Avila | City of Colorado Springs |
| Michelle Talarico | City of Colorado Springs | |
| X | Longinos Gonzalez, Jr. | City of Colorado Springs |
| Lynette Crow-Iverson | City of Colorado Springs | |
| Annie Durham | City of Cripple Creek | |
| X | Jeff Mosher | City of Cripple Creek |
| X | Detra Duncan (Alternate) | City of Fountain |
| X | Sharon Thompson | City of Fountain |
| X | John Graham | City of Manitou Springs |
| Nancy Fortuin (Alternate) | City of Manitou Springs | |
| Buck Hakes | City of Victor | |
| X | Kellie Case | City of Woodland Park |
| X | Catherine Nakai | City of Woodland Park |
| X | Stan VanderWerf | El Paso County |
| Cami Bremer | El Paso County | |
| X | Holly Williams | El Paso County |
| X | Dick Elsner | Park County |
| X | Erik Stone | Teller County |
| Dan Williams (Alternate) | Teller County | |
| X | Todd Dixon | Town of Green Mountain Falls |
| X | Will Schaal | Town of Ramah |
| Andrew Zimmerman | Town of Alma | |
| Frank Just | Town of Fairplay | |
| Mitch LaKind | Town of Monument | |
| X | Glant Havenar | Town of Palmer Lake |
| Hannah Parsons | Colorado Transportation Commission | |
| X | John Hall | CDOT Region 2 |
| Representative | Fort Carson | |
| Jeff Bohn | Space Base Delta 1 | |
| X | Colonel Daniel Werner | United States Air Force Academy |
| X | Laurie Wilson | United States Air Force Academy |
| X | Andrew Gunning | PPACG |
| X | Staff of Member Governments and Citizens |