Haile Degena taught math and English to refugees when he lived in Sudan. Originally from an area that’s now called Eritrea, he didn’t really consider teaching when he moved to the United States in 1986. Read more
DRCOG Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC) – April 26, 2021
The DRCOG TAC meeting was held April 26, 2021 via Zoom. There was no public comment, and no corrections or additions were made to the meeting summary from the April 5, 2021 meeting.
The only action item was approval of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRSSAA) and American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Section 5310 Funding. The TAC followed DRCOG staff recommendations to allocate these funds to operating and mobility management projects that were awarded funding during DRCOG’s last FTA 5310 call for projects in April 2020. A proposed amendment to DRCOG Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5310 (Enhanced Mobility of Seniors & Individuals with Disabilities) Program Management Plan was then presented that will allow DRCOG pre-award authority to reimburse project sponsors for the projects approved by the DRCOG Board last fall.
A discussion of 2024-2027 TIP Policy Development and the Regional Share occurred with further discussion to follow in later meetings. Ron Papsdorf from DRCOG shared information about Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) Grants, and there was discussion of TAC members sharing their plans for RAISE grant funding at the next meeting to allow for coordination. To learn more about the meeting visit, DRCOG’s website.
DRMAC is seeking some donated IT help. One hour per week with mostly simple requests. Please contact kwilliams@drmac-co.org if you’re feeling generous with your amazing skills!
On Biden’s 100th day in office, CIRC will host a virtual town hall in partnership with Mijente to give Coloradans who have experienced and organized against cruel and inhumane treatment at the hands of ICE an opportunity to put a spotlight on their experiences and present demands for change. As the Biden administration conducts its audit of the practices of ICE and moves toward policy change, we will hold our own review through this forum — exposing the ugly sides of ICE enforcement and laying the groundwork for a substantive immigration review, informed by impacted communities.
Early in the pandemic, Ximena Rebolledo León, a registered nurse at Telluride Regional Medical Center in southwestern Colorado, needed to find everyone who’d been in contact with a sick Latino worker whose boss had told him he would lose his job if he didn’t show up. Read more
In September, Manuel Bernal got horrible news: a fire had destroyed the nearly-finished Nuevo Amanecer apartment complex in East Los Angeles. It would have provided desperately-needed low-income housing, including 30 units for veterans. Read more
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