TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

MINUTES

December 12, 2019

            Present:          

            Lily Falomir                             City of Calexico

            Gordon Gaste                           City of Brawley

            Abraham Campos                     City of El Centro  

            Veronica Atondo                       County of Imperial

            Christian Rodriguez                   City of El Centro

            Jesus Villegas                           City of Imperial

            Others:

            Mark Baza                                ICTC

            Marlene Flores                          ICTC

            Virginia Mendoza                     ICTC

            David Salgado                           SCAG

            Bing Luu                                  Caltrans

            Ben Guerrero                            Caltrans

            Hanh- Dung Khuu                     Caltrans

1.       The meeting was called to order at 10:08 a.m. A quorum was present, and introductions were made.  There were no public comments made.

2.       Local Partnership Program (LPP) Competitive and Formulaic Overview Presentation- Presented by: ICTC Staff. Virginia Mendoza provided a brief overview of the LPP competitive and Formulaic program. Virginia and Marlene Flores attended a workshop for LPP. The LPP allocates money statewide for projects in regions that have a dedicated funding source for transportation on a competitive basis. ICTC staff provided a guideline of the evaluation criteria on key focus areas that the commission will give higher priority, along with updates that soon will be out by CTC. Ms. Mendoza encourages local agencies to look into the LPP program. More updates will be provided by ICTC of any changes the LPP has. 

3.       A motion was made to adopt the minutes for November 14, 2019 (Atondo/Falomir) Motion Carried.

4.       ICTC Updates / Announcements

(Presented by ICTC Staff)

a.       Transit Planning Updates- Ms. Mendoza provided a brief update on transit planning. Existing Transit Facility MOU’s will be required. Mr. David Aguirre will follow up with corresponding agencies.

b.       Transportation Planning Updates (by Virginia Mendoza):

-          Regional Climate Action Plan- Andrew Beecher from Rincon Consultants provided a brief update on the data collection on the GHG inventory. The project is moving along and making progress on the data collection.  

-          SR-78/Glamis Multiuse Grade Separated Crossing Feasibility Study- The project is moving along smoothly. A kick-off meeting was held on back in October. The next second technical working group meeting was on December 10th at the ICTC office in El Centro, CA. Upcoming event at the Glamis area will be in January and a survey for the study will be active starting January.

c.       FFY 2019-20 Programmed Project Updates (by Virginia Mendoza):

-          Update on State and Federal funding obligations. A complete list of programmed projects was provided as an attachment to the agenda. Each agency provided an update on the current status of each project. Mr. Ben Guerrero from Caltrans Local Assistance mentioned that he will be in contact with each local agency in regard to all the projects that are active. Mr. Guerrero is working on a database that will be provided with updates on all projects.

d.       LTA Updates 2012 and 2018 (by Marlene Flores):

-          City of Brawley still have a balance on their respective 2012 LTA Bond account.

-           2018 LTA Bond. The City of Holtville already utilize all their 2018 LTA money and City of Calexico and City of Calipatria is still in the works.  

5.       SCAG Updates / Announcements (by David Salgado)

-          Connect SOCAL: SCAG has released a draft of Connect SoCal. The Draft presents a long-range vision that balances future mobility and housing needs with economic, environmental and public health goals. Mr. Salgado mentioned how SCAG is working closely with Imperial County partners to develop Connect SoCal.

6.       Cities and County Planning / Public Works Updates:

-          Local agencies gave an update on their local projects in progress.

7.       Caltrans Updates / Announcements (By: Ben Guerrero)

- Local Assistance: Mr. Guerrero provided updates on local assistance. The deadline to submit Inactive invoices is November 20, 2019. District 11 must have complete and accurate invoices before this due date to avoid de-obligation of federal funds.

- New Invoice Format Required: Effective October 15, 2019

- Federal Aid Series Training- This 1-day training is proposed to be on Tuesday, February 25th, 2020 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the ICTC office located in El Centro, CA.  The agency one-on-one meeting is proposed to be held according to the following schedule. Caltrans proposed a one-on-one meeting with each local agency to go over each project. Caltrans will follow up with an email from Alma Flores to schedule the one-on-one meetings and for updates on Federal Aid Series.

- Mr. Guerrero mentioned Cycle 2 Obligation Authority Plan for Federal FY 19-20 due to Local Assistance. Additional information is forthcoming.

-January 31st of 2020 deadline for RFA submittals for FY 19/20. Please transmit funding request for RFA’s.

- Quality Assurance Program (QAP)- A quick reminder to all local agencies of their QAP expiration or expired QAP. An updated QAP package must be submitted as soon as possible to the Local Area Engineer, Ben Guerrero.

- Upcoming trainings- SCLAMM workshop coming up in March of 2020 in Los Angeles CA.    Mr. Guerrero encourages all local agencies to attend the upcoming SCLAMM meeting.

8.       General Discussion / New Business- Mr. Abraham Campos from the City of El Centro provided a brief update on the 2020 Overlay project that consist of various streets. Mr. Campos mentioned how this project is in the design phase and moving along. He also provided a brief updated on the Imperial Ave. Extension South Project. There will be an Open House on January 15, 2020. Caltrans will set up a website for this project and the Open House will be at the El Centro Regional Medical Center from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Mr. Campos also mentioned how the City of El Centro is preparing to build more parks for the City of El Centro.

Mr. Campos provided information on the purpose of the speed hump to reduce the speed of vehicles on certain residential streets and the criteria for placement of speed humps. The City of El Centro adopted this policy back in October. He will provide more information to TAC members in regard to the policy they established.

9.       Meeting adjourned at 11:48 a.m.