The first meeting of the mayor’s 2C advisory committee is scheduled for next week.

The committee members are tasked with providing input to prioritize the 2C projects, the implementation of the road improvement plans and disseminating information to the public. The meeting will be Monday from 11 a.m. to noon in the Pikes Peak Room at Colorado Springs City Hall, 107 N. Nevada St.

Colorado Springs voters approved measure 2C, a five-year .62 percent sales tax, in November. The money from the tax – expected to be $50 million annually – will go to repair city roads and related infrastructure.

The members of the committee are:

– Merv Bennett, city council president

– Barry Falkenstine, former chief, pavement analysis and design, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

– Don Knight, city councilman

– Barb Winter, executive vice president, Ent Federal Credit Union

– Dave Zelenok, director of public works, City of Centennial

“Our citizens stepped up and made a commitment to move our city forward when they supported 2C,” Mayor John Suthers said in a in a statement. “It is our goal to vastly improve our road infrastructure in the most efficient and effective way possible.”