CHAIR:   MARIA NAVA-FROELICH                                                                        VICE CHAIR: LUIS PLANCARTE

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I.                    CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 

II.                 EMERGENCY ITEMS

A.                  Discussion/Action of emergency items, if necessary.

III.              PUBLIC COMMENTS

Any member of the public may address the Commission for a period not to exceed three minutes on any item of interest not on the agenda within the jurisdiction of the Commission.  The Commission will listen to all communication, but in compliance with the Brown Act, will not take any action on items that are not on the agenda.

IV.              CONSENT CALENDAR

                (Executive Director recommends approval of consent calendar items)

A.                  Approval of Commission Draft Minutes:                                                       October 25, 2017

                Approval of Commission Draft Minutes:                                                       November 29, 2017

B.                  Receive and File:

1.                   ICTC TAC Draft Minutes:                                                                October 26, 2017

C.                  FY 2017-18 Appointment of the Social Services Transportation Advisory Council (SSTAC)

ICTC Management Committee will meet on December 13th and it is anticipated that they will forward this item to the Commission for review and approval after public comment, if any:

1.                   Appoint the Social Services Transportation Advisory Council (SSTAC) for FY 2017-18 for the positions and terms per the enclosure.

D.                  California Transit Security Grant Program FY 2016-17

ICTC Management Committee will meet on December 13th and it is anticipated that they will forward this item to the Commission for review and approval after public comment, if any:

1.                   Approve the attached resolution authorizing the Executive Director or his designee to take any actions necessary on behalf of the ICTC for the purposes of obtaining FY 2016-17 financial assistance, provided by the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security under the California Transit Security Grant Program.

V.                 REPORTS  (Up to 5 minutes per staff report)

A.                  ICTC Executive Director   

·         See attached Executive Director Report  

B.                  Southern California Association of Governments

·         See attached report

C.                  California Department of Transportation – District 11

·         See attached report

D.                  Commission Member Reports (if any)

VI.              CLOSED SESSION

A.           Motion to Adjourn to Closed Session

B.           CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Government Code § 54956.8)

i.                     Property: 1503 N. Imperial Ave., Suite 104, El Centro, CA

Assessor’s Parcel Number:  044-261-019

                              Use: Office Space

                              Agency negotiator: Mark Baza

Negotiating parties: PICO Group, LLC

                                Instructions to negotiator will concern price, terms of payment

C.                  Announcement of Closed Session Action(s)

VII.            INFORMATION CALENDAR

A.                  Brief Update for Future Bonding Opportunities

VIII.         ACTION CALENDAR

A.                  Lease and Sublease Agreements

ICTC staff forwards this item to the Commission for review and approval after public comment, if any:

1.                   Approve the lease and sublease with PICO Group, LLC and Southern California Association of Governments for the property located at 1503 N. Imperial Ave, El Centro, CA for an amended term of three (3) years plus two (2) one (1) year extension option periods and authorize the Executive Director to execute the agreements.

B.                  Unmet Transit Needs Public Hearing for Fiscal Year 2018-19

ICTC Management Committee will meet on December 13th and it is anticipated that they will forward this item to the Commission for review and approval after public comment, if any:

1.                   Appoint the Unmet Transit Needs Hearing Panel: two members from the County, three City representatives with two City alternates.

2.                   Select a Public Hearing date of February 1 or February 22, 2018 and the set the time of the hearing.

3.                   Direct staff to conduct the administrative arrangements.

4.                   Adopt 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.

5.                   Authorize the Executive Director or his designee to sign the allocation disbursement instructions.

6.                   Authorize ICTC staff to process the TDA clams in accordance with regulations.

C.                  Goals and Objectives for the FY 2017-18 Short Range Transit Plan (SRTP)

ICTC Management Committee will meet on December 13th and it is anticipated that they will forward this item to the Commission for review and approval after public comment, if any:

1.             Reaffirm the Goals from the 2011 Short Range Transit Plan, as the guiding principles for the development of the 2017 Short Range Transit Plan.

D.                  Short Range Transit Plan (SRTP) for the Imperial County Transportation Commission – FY 2017-18

ICTC Management Committee will meet on December 13th and it is anticipated that they will forward this item to the Commission for review and approval after public comment, if any:

1.             Approve the award of the Consultant Agreement for the FY 2017-18 Short Range Transit Plan for the Imperial County Transportation Commission, to AECOM for the fee of $147,985.

IX.               ADJOURNMENT

A.                  Motion to adjourn