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The Public Process and Meetings

Regularly Scheduled Meetings

Colorado Springs

Calendar

City Council meets in formal session at 1:00 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month. Council meets in Council Chambers on the third floor of the new City Hall, 107 North Nevada Avenue. Informal Council meetings are held at 1 p.m. on Mondays preceding formal Council days. All City Council meetings are open to the public, except portions of meetings in which legal, land acquisition, or personnel matters are discussed. Agenda.

The Planning Commission has final agency authority on numerous land use applications as well as acting in an advisory capacity to City Council on various other land use matters. To contact the commission, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Formal Planning Commission meetings are monthly, 3rd Thursdays, 8:30 A.M. to 5 P.M. in the Regional Building Hearing Room, 2880 International Circle.

The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board is an advisory body to the City Council on parks and recreation resources within the City, The Board holds a public meeting monthly to review matters pertaining to the planning, development, improvement, beautification, equipping and maintaining the public parks, playgrounds, programs, urban forest, recreation facilities and resources including golf courses and center street parkings. To contact the board, send email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Meetings are the second Thursday of the month at 7:30 a.m. at the Parks and Recreation Department, 1401 Recreation Way.

 

The TOPS Working Committee is the hands-on citizens' group that identifies open space parcels worthy of preservation and prioritizes trails and parks projects for funding. It is a recommending body to the City Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. All TOPS-funded projects start with the TOPS Working Committee. It meets generally on the first Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. and the fthird Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. at the Parks and Recreation Department, 1401 Recreation Way.

El Paso County

The Board of County Commissioners meets Mondays and Thursdays, except legal holidays (Thursdays only during July and August) at the Hearing Room, County Office Building 27 East Vermijo Avenue, 3rd Floor Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903-2208.

The Planning Commission is advisory to the Board of County Commissioners on most land use requests. Exceptions, where the request is not forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners, are Amendments to the County Master Plan and Location Approvals. The Planning Commission meets on the third Tuesday of each month and, if the agenda warrants, the meeting is concluded on the fourth Tuesday of the month. In addition to the monthly meeting(s), members are encouraged to visit the sites and review written Comments prior to each meeting. The agenda for the current month is available on the Thursday prior to the first meeting. Meetings are normally held in the Hearing Room, Third Floor, County Office Building, 27 East Vermijo, Colorado Springs, Colorado. They begin at 9:00 a.m., with a lunch break at an appropriate place on the agenda.

The Parks Advisory Board is the advisory board to the Board of County Commissioners in matters involving policy and philosophy, related to the County Parks Department operations and activities. It meets the second Tuesday of each month, 1:30 p.m., at the Hearing Room, County Office Building 27 East Vermijo Avenue, 3rd Floor Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903-2208.

Recurring Meetings

1st Tuesday, 3:00 p.m. CTAB - City of Colorado Springs Citizens Transportation Advisory Board, Alamo Corporate Center, 102 S. Tejon St., 1st Floor Conference Room

1st Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. Bike Week, MetroRides, Transit Administration, 1015 Transit Drive

1st Wednesday, 7:30 a.m. TOPS Working Committee - Parks Headquarters, 1401 Recreation Way.

1st Friday, 9:00 a.m. Transportation Enhancements Sub-Committee, Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments, 15 S. 7th

2nd Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. EPC Parks Advisory Board 27 E. Vermijo, 3rd Floor BOCC Hearing Room

2nd Wednesday, 1:30 p.m. Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority Borad of Directors, Pike Peak Area Council of Governments, 15 S. 7th

3rd Wednesday, 4:00 p.m.TOPS Working Committee - Parks Headquarters, 1401 Recreation Way

2nd Thursday, 7:30 a.m. C/S Parks Advisory Board, Parks Headquarters, 1401 Recreation Way

 

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