SOCIAL SERVICES TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COUNCIL

                        MINUTES                   March 7, 2018

Present              Voting Attendees:

Ted Ceasar – Chair                   Consumer

Sonia Silva                               Access to Independence

Mitzi Perez                               ARC – Imperial Valley

Raul Cordova                           Work Training Center

Rosie Blankenship                    Area Agency on Aging

Kathi Williams                         CTSA – ICTC

David Aguirre                          CTSA – ICTC

Kathleen Lang                          California Health and Wellness

Victor Torres                            Imperial Valley College

Michelle Soto                           California Children Services (CCS)

Debora Garcia                          Imperial County Public Authority / IHSS

                        Non-Voting Attendees:

                        Raul Martinez                          Imperial County Public Health

Peter Pacheco                           Pioneers Memorial Healthcare

Eric Estell                                 IVT/IVT Access/IVT Ride/IVT MedTrans

Cesar Sanchez                          IVT/IVT Access/IVT Ride/IVT MedTrans

                        Karla Aguilar                           IVT/IVT Access/IVT Ride/IVT MedTrans

                        Karla Pacheco                          IVT/IVT Access/IVT Ride/IVT MedTrans

                        Helio Sanchez                          IVT/IVT Access/IVT Ride/IVT MedTrans

                        David Salgado                          Southern California Association of Governments

1.       Mr. Ceasar called the meeting to order at 10:04 a.m.  A quorum was present. Introductions were made.

2.       Minutes adopted for February 7, 2018.

3.       CTSA Reports:

Ms. Williams had the following announcements:

-          Recruitment is underway for one Office Technician position (bilingual) for the Regional Mobility Management Program at ICTC.  Applications are due on March 9, 2018.  More information on the position and full copies of the job description and job announcement are on the website at http://www.imperialctc.org/employment-opportunities/. A written test will be held on March 23, 2018.   

Mr. Gonzalez had the following announcements:

-          Community outreach attended by ICTC and IVT staff:

o   The Carrot Festival on February 10, 2018

o   Tri Tip Cook-off on February 24, 2018

-          Future outreach events include the Niland Health Fair and the IVC Transition Fair.

-          IVT Ride sign-ups will be held on February 21 and 22, 2018 in El Centro.

-          The Short Range Plan consultant team had public bus stop workshops on February the 13-14, 2018. A public meeting will be held on April 23, 2018.

Mr. Aguirre had the following announcements:

-          ICTC and IVT staff have attended outreach in the West Shores area to inform residents that a change to IVT Ride will be effective February 27, 2018. IVT Ride will now be going directly to Brawley on Tuesdays stopping at the Brawley Bus Terminal and at Walmart.

-          The Unmet Transit Needs Hearing was held on February 22, 2018. Staff received a lot of feedback. Staff is currently reviewing all the comments. The findings document will be presented at the April SSTAC meeting. Ms. Williams stated if there is a need that is reasonable to meet and there is no funding then it will become an official unmet need. 

4.       Transit Operator Reports           

-          Imperial Valley Transit:  Updates were given by Mr. Sanchez for 1st and 2nd quarters of the fiscal year for Imperial Valley Transit including the Blue Line, Green Line and the Gold Line.

-          IVT Access:  Updates were given by Ms. Pacheco for 1st and 2nd quarters of the fiscal year for Imperial Valley Transit Access.

-          IVT Ride – Updates were given by Ms. Aguilar for 1st and 2nd quarters of the fiscal year for Imperial Valley Transit Ride for the Cities of Brawley, Calexico, El Centro, Imperial and West Shores.

-          IVT MedTrans – Updates were given by Mr. Helio Sanchez for 1st and 2nd quarters of the fiscal year for Imperial Valley Transit MedTrans. Med Trans is a Transportation service that travels to San Diego County to medical facilities

5.       General Discussion

-          There were none.

6.       Adjournment

-          Meeting adjourned at 11:02 a.m.

-          Next meeting will be on April 4, 2018.