IMPERIAL COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

MINUTES FOR December 14, 2022

6:00 p.m.

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VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT:

                                                                City of Brawley                                       Absent

                                                                City of Calipatria                                    Maria Nava-Froelich

                                                                City of Calexico                                      Absent

                                                                City of El Centro                                    Cheryl Viegas-Walker

                                                                City of Imperial                                      Robert Amparano

                                                                City of Holtville                                       Mike Goodsell                

                                                                City of Westmorland                           Ana Beltran

                                                                County of Imperial                                Absent  

                                                                County of Imperial                                Luis Plancarte

                                                                Imperial Irrigation District Absent                                                                                                                                                                                                     

STAFF PRESENT:               David Aguirre, Cristi Lerma, Angela Delgadillo

OTHERS PRESENT:            Eric Havens: Counsel; Gustavo Dallarda, Rafael Reyes: Caltrans; David Salgado: SCAG; Simon Gutman, Carmen Vargas: Barclays

PUBLIC:                                None

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, December 14, 2022, together with staff reports and related documents attached thereto and incorporated therein by reference.

I.                    CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 

Chair Nava-Froelich called the Commission meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. Roll call was taken, and a quorum was present.

II.                  ACTION CALENDAR

A.                  Adopted resolution authorizing remote teleconference meetings in accordance with Assembly Bill 361

1            Approved the resolution of the Imperial County Transportation Commission authorizing remote meetings in accordance with the provisions of the State Assembly Bill (AB) 361.

2.            Authorized the Chairperson to sign the resolution.

A motion was made by Viegas-Walker and seconded by Amparano, roll call:

                                Motion Carried.

III.                 EMERGENCY ITEMS

                There were none.  

IV.                PUBLIC COMMENTS

                There were none.

V.                  CONSENT CALENDAR

A.                  ICTC Commission Minutes:                                           November 09, 2022

B.            Receive and File:

1.                   ICTC Management Committee Minutes:                November 09, 2022

2.                   ICTC TAC Minutes:                                           November 17, 2022

3.                   ICTC SSTAC Minutes:                                       November 02, 2022

C.                  Resolution to appoint a voting delegate and alternate to the PERMA Board of Directors 

1.       Appoint David Aguirre to serve as the primary voting delegate on the PERMA Board of Directors

2.       Appoint Michelle Bastidas as the alternate, to serve on the PERMA Board in the absence of the primary member.

A motion was made by Amparano and seconded by Viegas-Walker to approve the consent calendar as presented, roll call:         

                Motion Carried.

VI.                REPORTS

A.                  ICTC Executive Director

⁻          State Route 86 Border Patrol Checkpoint is moving forward and there have been some additional design features that have been incorporated. The design is expected to be completed in early 2023. There are continuous meetings that are held with CBP.

⁻          Calexico East Port of Entry Bridge Widening Project is about 75% done. There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony. More details will be shared closer to the completion date. Target completion date: May 2023.

⁻          All other updates are on the Executive Director report on page 29 of the agenda.

B.                  Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)

⁻          The SCAG 2022 Economic Summit is still currently open. If anyone is interested in attending, please contact David Salgado.

⁻          As part of a SCAG Sustainability Grant award the City of Calexico is working to implement the Calexico Rockwood Ave. Promenade closure.

⁻          Ms. Cheryl Viegas-Walker is not running for re-election so that will open up a SCAG Regional Council District seat for District 1. There will be a special election held for this seat at some time in December. All elected officials are eligible to run for the Regional Council. SCAG’s Regional Council is made up of about 89 elected officials that represent the six counties of SCAG’s region.

-          All other updates are on the SCAG report on page 35 of the agenda.

C.                  California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)- District 11   

-          I-8/Imperial Avenue Interchange: Caltrans and the City of El Centro have come to an agreement on landscaping maintenance responsibilities. The project will be accepted by the contractor in February 2023.

-          The SR-98 widening project has its Stage 1 has been completed. After discussions between the construction team and the local stake holders, it was decided to go to Stage 3, which is the Westbound direction from SR-111 to Rockwood. This decision was made due to it not having any businesses around it. This will minimize the impact on businesses during the holiday season. Following Stage 3, Caltrans will start with Stage 2.

-          There are many maintenance and traffic operations that are ongoing throughout the Imperial Valley.

-          Clean California Local Grant Program-Cycle 2: Clean California Local Grant Program-Cycle 2: Friday, January 20, 2023, is the deadline for the March 22-23, 2023 meeting.

-          There will be a Call for Projects next year in January with an application deadline of April 2023.

-          All other updates are on the Caltrans report on page 34 of the agenda.

D.                  Commission Member Reports

-          Updates were provided by various commissioners.

VII.              INFORMATION CALENDAR

                A.            ICLTA Market Update and Financing Opportunities:

⁻          A presentation was provided by Mr. Gutman and Ms. Vargas regarding the Imperial County Local Transportation Authority: Market Update and Financing Opportunities. This presentation was given upon a request from City of Calipatria Commissioner. A possible timeline was provided in anticipation of generated interest. Presentations will be given at City Council / Board of Supervisor’s meetings upon request.

VIII.            ACTION CALENDER

A.                  Employment Agreement for the Position of Executive Director

Following ICTC Counsel review, staff forwarded this item to the Commission for their review and approval after public comment, if any:

1.            Approved the Executive Director Agreement

2.            Authorized the Chairman to sign the Agreement

A motion was made by Amparano and seconded by Plancarte, roll call:                                                   

Motion Carried.

B.                   Calexico East Port of Entry Bridge Widening Project – Contract Change Order No. 1

The Management met on December 14, 2022, and forwarded this item to the Commission for their review and approval after public comment, if any:

1.            Approved Change Order No. 1 to Hazard Construction Company for the Calexico East Port of Entry Bridge Widening Project in the amount of ($95,600.00) modifying the total contract value to $20,046,290.00.

2.            Authorized the Executive Director to sign Change Order No. 1.

A motion was made by Viegas-Walker and seconded by Amparano, roll call:                                                         

Motion Carried.

C.                  Calexico East Port of Entry Bridge Widening Project – Contract Change Order No. 6

The Management met on December 14, 2022, and forwarded this item to the Commission for their review and approval after public comment, if any:

1.                   Approved Change Order No. 6 to Hazard Construction Company for the Calexico East Port of Entry Bridge Widening Project in the amount of $2,961.53 modifying the total contract value to $20,049,521.53.

2.                   Authorized the Executive Director to sign Change Order No. 6.

A motion was made by Amparano and seconded by Plancarte, roll call:                                                   

Motion Carried.

IX.                MEETING DATE AND PLACE

A.                  The next meeting will be on January 25, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. at the ICTC Offices, 1503 N. Imperial Ave., Suite 104, El Centro, CA 92243 and via Zoom Meeting. 

X.                  ADJOURNMENT

A.                  Meeting Adjourned at 7:44 p.m.