September 24th, 2020 at 10:00 AM

Minutes | Regular Meeting

TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES

 

September 24, 2020

            Present:          

                Guillermo Sillas                        City of Brawley

            Abraham Campos                     City of El Centro

            Veronica Atondo                       County of Imperial

            Jesus Villegas                           City of Imperial

            Lily Falomir                             City of Calexico

            Miguel Figueroa                        City of Calexico

            Joel Hamby                              City of Westmorland

            Ismael Gomez                           IID

                       

            Others:

            Virginia Mendoza                     ICTC

            Marlene Flores                          ICTC

            David Salgado                           SCAG

            Tyler Salcido                            City of Brawley

            Gordon Gaste                           City of Brawley

            Javier Luna                               City of El Centro

            Christian Rodriguez                   City of El Centro

            Angel Hernandez                      City of El Centro

            Othon Mora                              City of Imperial

            Robert Urena                            County of Imperial

            Rachel Fonseca                         City of Westmorland                            

            Ben Guerrero                            Caltrans

            Kevin Hovey                            Caltrans

            Nicky Falvey                            Caltrans

            Jeorge Galvan                           Holt Group

            Victor Garcia                            Holt Group

            Bobby Pulido

           

Due to the COVID-19 and Executive Order N-25-20, teleconferencing is recommended for the public, however measures will be taken to have access for those who wish to participate in person while still abiding by local, state and federal mandates. Following is teleconference information.

 

            The meeting was called to order at 10:07 a.m. A quorum was present, and introductions were made. There were no public comments made.

           

1.       Introductions

 

2.       A motion was made to adopt the minutes for August 27, 2020 (Hamby/Falomir) Motion Carried.

 

3.       ICTC Updates / Announcements

(Presented by ICTC Staff)

a.       Transit Planning Updates- Virginia Mendoza provided a brief update on transit. Based on the current events surrounding the COVID-19 Pandemic, ICTC is still operating under COVID-19 requirements.

 

b.       Transportation Planning Updates (by Virginia Mendoza and Marlene Flores):

-          FY 2020/2021 State and Federal Obligation- Project List

-          Beginning October 1, 2020 agencies are allowed to move forward with request for authorization (RFA) for CMAQ, STBG and ATP programmed in FY20/2021. A project list was part of the agenda. Agencies provided status of their projects. The project list will be updated monthly and will be emailed with current project status.

                           

4.       SCAG Updates / Announcements (by David Salgado)

-          2020 SCAG Sustainable Communities Program (SCP) Grant Program: SCAG has approved the 2020 SCP grant guidelines. The FY 2020/2021 program will fund projects in the following areas that support and implement the policies and initiatives of the 2020 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS), Connect SoCal: Active Transportation & Safety; Housing and Sustainability; Smart Cities, Mobility Innovation & Transportation Demand Management; and Green Region.

-          Connect SOCAL Approval: The Regional Council of Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) on Thursday September 3, 2020 formally adopted a 25-year plan to meet the mobility needs of one of the most robust population and economic centers in the United States.

-          GO HUMAN CAMPAIGN RE-LAUNCHES In August!! The advertising campaign is just one of many strategies to support safety across the region, which also include a Safe Driver Twitter chat that was held on August 27.

-          2020 Local Early Action Planning Grant (LEAP) Program: The Local Early Action Planning (LEAP) grant program’s deadline has been extended to January 31, 2021! You still have time to apply! Jurisdictions who did not apply.

-          SCAG Aerial Imagery Project 2020 Update: After numerous meetings to discuss the potential for SCAG to facilitate a new Aerial Imagery flyover project, the County of Imperial has agreed to facilitate a procurement process. This will allow for more funds to be applied to the project to support the procurement. SCAG has set aside $250,000 for the project and will increase the support by $50,000 for a total of $300,000.

 

 

5.       Cities and County Planning / Public Works Updates:

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

 

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

Local Assistance: Ben Guerrero provided updates on local assistance.

Inactive Projects- As of September 10, 2020, the INACTIVE and FUTURE Inactive list was updated. November 20, 2020 is the deadline to submit Inactive invoices. District 11 must receive accurate and complete invoices to prevent de-obligation of federal funds! Verify on the “Inactive” link shown below for Inactive Project dates.

 

October 19, 2020 – Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Cycle 10 Call for Projects (update) Caltrans Division of Local Assistance announced the local HSIP Cycle 10 Call-for-Projects on May 5, 2020. The application deadline is October 19, 2020.

 

Quality Assurance Program (QAP) – Documentation Expired in 2020- A new list came out and local agencies that need to submit their QAP before the deadline.

 

Temporary Exception for Requiring “Wet” signature on Invoices- The current process of requiring wet signatures on invoice documents in order to process for payment is

temporarily exempted. Until further notice, scanned copies of invoices will be accepted.

For questions, please contact either the Local Area Engineer, Mr. Guerrero, or Local Assistance Program Support Analyst, Alma Sanchez, via email at Alma.Sanchez@dot.ca.gov

 

Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 19/20 Requests for Authorization CLOSED! FFY 20/21 Obligations Due! Funding Requests for Authorization (RFA) during this federal fiscal year were due by January 31, 2020. Please continue to transmit all RFA submittals, so that funding approval may continue in mid-October. Note the Obligation Authority (OA) funds for redistribution are dwindling faster than in prior years. Also, make sure that funds are programmed appropriately.

 

7.       General Discussion / New Business

- A brief update for next TAC meeting. ICTC will have a presentation from SCAG on the Regional Climate Adaptation Framework.

- Ms. Mendoza provided a brief update on the first IVRMA TAC meeting that was held earlier in the morning. The meeting went well and it will be held on a monthly basis. Any questions in regards to IVRMA please email Mrs. Villasenor.

- Next TAC meeting will be on October 22, 2020 via Zoom.

8.       Meeting adjourned at 11:34 p.m.