IMPERIAL COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

MINUTES FOR February 27, 2019

6:00 p.m.

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VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT:

                                                            City of Calipatria                      Maria Nava-Froelich

                                                            City of Calexico                       Lewis Pacheco

                                                            City of El Centro                      Edgard Garcia (alt.)     

                                                            City of Holtville                       Jim Predmore

                                                            City of Imperial                        Robert Amparano (Chair)

                                                            County of Imperial                   Luis Plancarte

                                                            City of Westmorland                Larry Ritchie

NON-VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT:        Caltrans District 11                   Ann Fox

STAFF PRESENT:     Mark Baza, Kathi Williams, Michelle Bastidas, David Aguirre, Cristi Lerma

OTHERS PRESENT:  David Salgado: SCAG, Eric Havens: County Counsel, Jesus Vargas: Caltrans, Gerard Chadegian, Shawn Rizzuto: Caltrans,  Cesar Sanchez,  First Transit; Williamd Roller: Press

The following action minutes are listed as they were acted upon by the Imperial County Transportation Commission and as listed on the agenda for the meeting held Wednesday, February 27, 2019 together with staff reports and related documents attached thereto and incorporated therein by reference.

I.                    CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 

Chair Amparano called the Commission meeting to order at 6:34 p.m.  Roll call was taken and a quorum was present.

II.                 EMERGENCY ITEMS

            There were none.

III.              PUBLIC COMMENTS

There were none.

IV.              CONSENT CALENDAR

A motion was made by Nava-Froelich and seconded by Garcia to approve the consent colander as presented. Motion Carried unanimously.

A.        Approved of the ICTC Commission Draft Minutes:                    January 23, 2019

B.                  Received and Filed:

1.                   ICTC Management Committee Draft Minutes:               February 20, 2019

2.                   ICTC TAC Minutes:                                                     January 24, 2019

3.                   ICTC SSTAC Minutes:                                                 January 6, 2019

C.                  Public Transportation Modernization, Improvement and Services Enhancement Account (PTMISEA) Bus Improvement Allocation Requests FY 2014-15 and Residual Funds

1.       Authorized the Executive Director or his designee to submit one (1) PTMISEA FY 2014-15 and Residual Funds Allocation Request, execute all required documents and any amendments with the California Department of Transportation:

a.       in an amount of $70,766 for the purchase of a new Dodge Van for the IVT Ride service or vehicle technology improvements for the IVT fixed route system.

2.       Authorized the ICTC Chairperson to sign the attached resolution

3.       Direct staff to forward the PTMISEA allocation requests and associated documentation to the California Department of Transportation.

D.                 Professional Maintenance Audit Reporting Services of the ICTC Transit Operations – IVT Maintenance Audit Findings Report

1.                   Accepted/Approved the 2018 IVT Maintenance Audit Report dated January 2019.

E.                  Request to Authorize travel for an ICTC Commission Member to attend the CalCOG Annual Meeting

1.                   Approved travel for Commissioner Cheryl Viegas-Walker to attend the CALCOG Annual Leadership Forum for an estimated amount of $1,860.00

V.                 REPORTS

A.                 ICTC Executive Director

-          The Executive report can be found on page 67 of the agenda

B.                  Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)

-          The SCAG report can be found on page 77 of the agenda.

C.                  California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)

-          The Caltrans Report can be found on page 80 of the agenda.

D.                 Commission Member Reports 

-          Mr. Pacheco stated that the City of Calexico will be celebrating Mardi Gras Celebration on February 28, 2019.

-          Ms. Nava-Froelich stated that the City of Calipatria will be celebrating their centennial on March 1-2, 2019.

-          Mr. Predmore stated that the City of Holtville’s Citywide Rehab project was completed.

-          Mr. Ritchie stated that the City of Westmorland has two projects that are on track to open on time: gym/pool and travel center. 

VI.              INFORMATION CALENDAR

A.                 Assembly Bill 335 (Garcia) – Imperial Valley Reginal Authority

Mr.Baza stated that in December 2018, staff met with Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia and his staff to discuss legislation that would amend ICTC’s authority to include non-transportation programs. Draft legislation is starting to go through committees in Sacramento. The goal of the draft is to primarily give ICTC authority to address or carry out non-transportation programs. If we are successful the legislation will become effective in January 2020.

B.                  Status of Call for Projects for Article 3, Bicycle and Pedestrian Project Funding for Fiscal Year 2018-19

Mr. Aguirre stated that a Call for Projects was issued at the January 2019 Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) Meeting for the FY 18-19 TDA Article 3 Bikes and Pedestrian Funding. All participants were provided a summary noting the funding allocation associated with their respective jurisdiction, in addition to being informed of the project submittal requirements. Said project submittals were to note the proposed project in addition to providing a cost estimate for the proposed project.

The funding allocation associated with all agencies is as follows:

Brawley           $26,343

Calexico          $34,655

Calipatria         $12,246

El Centro         $37,295

Holtville           $13,900

Imperial           $21,603

Westmorland    $11,395

County             $31,563

Mr. Aguirre stated that during the TAC Meeting, the participants were informed staff would be reaching out to agency staff to discuss project submittals. Funding allocations not requested will be accumulated.

ICTC staff will continue efforts to work with city/county to receive their project submittals in March 2019, and subsequent funding requests in May 2019.

This item was for informational purposes only.

C.                  ICTC Overall Work Program (OWP) and Budget, FY 2018-2019 Midyear Update

Mr. Aguirre provided the Management Committee a mid-year update of the ICTC OWP and budget for this fiscal year. There were no concerns and all funding appears to be consistent with the fiscal year projections.

VII.            PRESENTATION CALENDAR

A.                  Mud Pot North of Niland on SR-111 – presentation by Caltrans

Mr. Rizzuto gave a presentation regarding the Mud Pot North of Niland on SR-111. He discussed the planned alternatives should the mud pot travel too close to SR-111. For a copy of the presentations please call the ICTC offices.

VIII.         ACTION CALENDER

A.                 2018 Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) Systems – Award Recommendation

1.                   Approved the award of the Agreement for the 2018 Automatic Vehicle Location Systems Project to RouteMatch in the amount of $234,740.

2.                   Authorized the Chairperson to sign the agreement.

A motion was made by Ritchie seconded by Nava-Frolich, Motion Carried unanimously.

B.                  Specific Transit Operator Fiscal Reports FY 2017-18 for Imperial Valley Transit, IVT Access, IVT Ride and IVT MedTrans

1.                   Received and file the Specific Transit Operator Fiscal Reports FY 2017-18; IMPERIAL VALLEY TRANSIT, IVT ACCESS, IVT RIDE and IVT MedTrans

A motion was made by Nava-Froelich seconded by Ritchie, Motion Carried unanimously.

C.                  Resolution naming ICTC as the administrator of federal funds to conduct a feasibility study for a multimodal grade separated crossing at State Route 78 / Glamis

1.                   Adopt the resolution naming the Imperial County Transportation Commission as the grant recipient of Federal Highway Administration, State Planning & Research, Part 1 – Strategic Partnerships for a feasibility study for a multimodal grade separated crossing at State Route 78 / Glamis

2.                   Authorize the Executive Director to execute the necessary agreements between Caltrans and ICTC

3.                   Authorize the Chairperson to sign the resolution

                        A motion was made by Lewis seconded by Garcia, Motion Carried unanimously.

IX.               NEXT MEETING DATE AND PLACE

A.                 The next meeting of the Imperial County Transportation Commission will be held on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at 6:00 p.m., at the County of Imperial Board Chambers, at 940 W. Main Street, El Centro, CA.

X.                 ADJOURNMENT

A.                 Meeting adjourned at 8:06 p.m.