Pikes Peak Citizen Advisory Committee

PPRTA Citizen Advisory Committee Meeting Schedule
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Meeting Location

Richard O'Connell City of Colorado Springs	Brian L.A. Wess El Paso County
Brian Risley City of Colorado Springs	Scott Turner El Paso County
Joe Vaccaro City of Colorado Springs	Steve Hicks El Paso County
Ray Ferguson City of Manitou Springs	Howard Price Town of Green Mountain Falls
Amy Filipiak City of Manitou Springs	VACANT Town of Green Mountain Falls
Cindy Tompkins Town of Ramah	Tom Rogers Citizen At-Large First Vice Chair
Dennis Carpenter Town of Ramah	David Munger Citizen At-Large
Justin McDonald At-Large Alternate Second Vice Chair	Tom Harold Citizen At-Large Chair
Ann DeVere At-Large Alternate	Bev Johnson At-Large Alternate
David Chestnutt At-Large Alternate	Donald Feigel Citizen At-Large
Mitch Christiansen At-Large Alternate

Mission for Pikes Peak RTA Citizen Advisory Committee
(PPRTA CAC)

The primary objective for the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority’s Citizen Advisory Committee (PPRTA CAC) is to ensure that the capital, maintenance, and public transportation projects and programs approved by voters in the November 2, 2004, election are accomplished with PPRTA funds. This committee reports directly to the PPRTA Board of Directors.

Additionally, the intent of the PPRTA Board in forming the CAC is to ensure that citizens are included as partners with the PPRTA Board to monitor the expenditure of the funds for capital, maintenance, and public transportation projects and programs within the five local government areas that comprise the PPRTA.

The PPRTA CAC will review the preliminary budgets prepared by PPRTA and local government staff to provide recommendations to the PPRTA Board. Further, the PPRTA CAC will review local government budgets as submitted to the specific PPRTA member governments to ensure that the funding from the PPRTA will not be used to substitute for or reduce the City of Colorado Springs’ funding to the existing transit system, or to substitute for or reduce any member government’s funding for maintenance activities.

How to Apply for Membership on
the Pikes Peak RTA Citizen Advisory Committee

The PPRTA CAC meets monthly on the first Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. for approximately two hours at the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments building at 15 S. 7th Street in Colorado Springs to hear presentations and make recommendations to the PPRTA Board regarding budgets, contracts, and other aspects of project/program implementation. These positions are volunteer positions.

There are three seats for City of Colorado Springs CTAB members, three seats for El Paso County HAC members, and two seats each for members from the City of Manitou Springs, the Town of Green Mountain Falls, and the Town of Ramah. For PPRTA CAC membership process information from any of these five governments, please contact the Mayor, the City Manager, or the City Clerk from the municipal government members, or your County Commissioner or the County Administrator’s office for El Paso County. 

The process for an At-Large or At-Large Alternate membership position is to write a letter of interest and application to Mr. Rob MacDonald, PPRTA Board Secretary, 15 S. 7th Street, Colorado Springs, 80905, explaining how you would be an asset to the PPRTA CAC. Advertisements for these at-large vacancies appear in regional newspapers on an irregular basis. It is best to submit an application letter at any time, and it will be kept on file until there is an opening. The PPRTA Board will then review the applications on file and make a decision to appoint from the candidates in the file or advertise for additional applicants.

If you have any questions about the several processes mentioned above, please contact Mr. Rick Sonnenburg, PPRTA Program/Contracts Manager, at 471-7080, ext. 138 or via email at rsonnenburg@ppacg.org.

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