IMPERIAL COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

MINUTES OF May 10, 2023

10:30 a.m.

VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT:

STAFF PRESENT: Cristi Lerma, Gustavo Gomez, Angela Delgadillo

OTHERS PRESENT: Sam Amen, Patrick Jenkins, Rafael Reyes, Hanh-Dung Khuu, Bryan Ott, Maria Ibarra: Caltrans, Frank Marquez, Kathy Chambers: Moore & Associates, David Salgado: SCAG, Analy Castillo: Stantec, Britt Strottman, Paul Starita: Singleton Schreiber, Katherine Boniface: Group Delta

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The following minutes are listed as they were acted upon by the Imperial County Transportation Commission Management Committee and as listed on the agenda for the meeting held Wednesday, May 10, 2023, together with staff reports and related documents attached thereto and incorporated therein by reference.

I.                    CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

Chair Colio-Warren called the meeting to order at 10:35 a.m., roll call was taken, and a quorum was present.

II.                  EMERGENCY ITEMS

There were none.

III.                 PUBLIC COMMENTS

There were none.

IV.                CONSENT ITEMS

A motion was made by Salcido seconded by Ceseña to approve the consent calendar as presented; Roll call was taken:

Motion carried.

V.                  ACTION CALENDAR

A.                  Transportation Development Act (TDA) Triennial Performance Audit Findings, Responses, Action Plan and Authorization to Submit Audits to Appropriate Agencies

It was requested that the ICTC Management Committee forward this item to the Commission for their review and approval after public comment, if any:

1.                   Received and filed the TDA Triennial Performance Audit(s) for the Imperial County Transportation Commission, Imperial Valley Transit (IVT), IVT Ride, IVT Access, IVT Ride, and the YCAT East County Service.

2.                   Directed staff to transmit the performance audit(s) to Caltrans and other state agencies as required.

A brief presentation was provided by Kathy Chambers regarding the Transportation Development Act (TDA) Triennial Performance Audit Findings, Responses, and Action Plan.

A motion was made by Ceseña seconded by Morita to approve Action A. Roll call was taken:

                                Motion carried.

B.                   ICTC Zero Emission Bus Plan - California Air Resources Board (CARB) Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) Rollout Plan

It was requested that the ICTC Management Committee forward this item to the Commission for their review and approval after public comment, if any:

1.                   Approved and adopted the ICTC CARB ICT Rollout Plan.

2.                   Authorized staff to file all necessary documents on behalf of ICTC pertaining to the California Air Resources Board Innovative Clean Transit Regulation.

A brief presentation was given by Analy Castillo from Stantec explaining the ICTC Zero Emission Bus Plan - California Air Resources Board (CARB) Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) Rollout Plan.

A motion was made by Wells seconded by Colio-Warren to approve Action B. Roll call was taken:

                                Motion carried.

C.                   Unmet Transit Needs Public Hearing Process - Fiscal Year 2023-24

It was requested that the ICTC Management Committee forward this item to the Commission for their review and approval after public comment, if any:

1.            Adopted the FY 2023-24 “Findings” and the prioritized 2023 ICTC Unmet Transit Needs List as presented or amended.

                2.            Authorized the Chairman to sign the attached resolution.

3.            Directed staff to forward the FY 2023-24 “Findings”, and all other public hearing documentation and resolution to the State Department of Transportation.

4.            Adopted the definition of “Unmet Transit Needs” and “Reasonable to Meet” as published and utilized by the Executive Committee of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) in 1981 and the Imperial Valley Association of Governments (IVAG) in 1992.

A motion was made by Figureroa seconded by Salcido to approve Action C. Roll call was taken:

                                Motion carried.

D.                  Fund Request to the Local Transportation Authority (LTA) and Caltrans Fund Exchange – State Route 98 between Ollie and Rockwood Avenues

It was requested that the ICTC Management Committee forward this item to the LTA Board for their review and approval after public comment, if any:         

1.                   Approved the allocation of funding in the amount of $1,000,000 for the right-of-way funding shortfall for the SR-98 Widening Project between Ollie and Rockwood Avenues, from the LTA 5% Regional Highway Set-Aside and,

2.                   Authorized the Executive Director to execute the necessary agreements between Caltrans and the Imperial County Transportation Commission.

A motion was made by Morita seconded by Ceseña to approve Action D. Roll call was taken:

                                Motion carried.

VI.                REPORTS

A.                  ICTC Executive Director

-          Ms. Mendoza had the following updates:

o   Calexico Microtransit Service-Calexico on Demand: The service has averaged 150 passengers per day since the removal of the free fares and has been well received. A service celebration ceremony has been scheduled for May 11, 2023, in the city of Calexico.

o   Imperial Mexicali Binational Alliance (IMBA): The next IMBA meeting is scheduled in Imperial County on June 8, 2023.

o   Calexico East Port of Entry Bridge Widening Project: This project is pending the receipt of the presidential permit to be able to be completed.

o   All ICTC Executive Directors updates can be found on page 370.

B.                  Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)  

o   SCAG released REAP 2.0 Call for Applications for Housing Infill for Private and Public Land Pilot Program open through July 10th.

o   Toolbox Tuesday on May 16th. GIS Modeling and analytics in regional planning.

o   Public Outreach process is ongoing for Connect SoCal Plan.  There is a survey open to the public to provide feedback.

C.                  Caltrans Department of Transportation – District 11

-          Mr. Reyes had the following updates:

o   SR-98 Widening Project: Stage 2 is nearing completion. The target completion date is May 22nd.  Stage 3 is planned to follow about a week later.

o    I-8 Colorado River Bridge Rehab: There are some night closures that are planned from May 14th to May 18th.

-          Mr. Ott had the following updates:

o   May 31, 2023- New Deadline: Clean California Local Grant Program Cycle 2

o   All Caltrans updates can be found on page 377.

VII.              PRESENTATION

A.            Due to no quorum present at the beginning of the meeting, the presentation was moved to the beginning of the meeting. A brief presentation was given by Imperial Irrigation District on Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) “The Forever Chemical”.

VIII.             The next meeting is scheduled for June 14, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at Imperial County Transportation Commission office and via Zoom Meeting for non-voting members and the public.  

IX.                 ADJOURNMENT

                Meeting adjourned at 12:12 p.m.