Minutes | Regular Meeting
TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MINUTES
January 23, 2025
Present:
Ana Gutierrez City of Brawley
Juan Manuel Cabrera City of Brawley
Lily Falomir City of Calexico
Francisco Barba City of Calipatria
Felix De León City of El Centro
Angel Hernandez City of El Centro
Chandler Sinclair City of Holtville
Jesus Villegas City of Imperial
Fernando L. Williams City of Imperial
Marco Coronel County of Imperial
Adolfo Garcia County of Imperial
Manuel Ortiz IID
Others:
Michael Coyne City of Calexico
Pedro Salcedo City of El Centro
Ramiro Barajas City of Westmorland
David Aguirre ICTC
Marlene Flores ICTC
Cesar Beltran ICTC
Rob Owen Caltrans
Alejandro Lopez-Rangel Caltrans
Michael Kahler IVTA
Ismael Garcia ICAPCD
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. A motion was made to adopt the minutes for December 19, 2024 (Gutierrez/Falomir), Motion Carried.
2. Rotation of Chair and Vice-Chair Positions
A motion was made by Falomir and seconded by Cabrera to nominate Mr. Jesus Villegas from City of Imperial as the Chairperson. A second motion was made by Gutierrez and seconded by Coronel to nominate Ms. Lily Falomir from the City of Calexico as the Vice-Chairperson of the ICTC TAC Committee for 2025.
3. Active Transportation Program (ATP) Project Nomination List
(Presented by ICTC Staff)
ICTC staff forwarded this item to the Technical Advisory Committee for their review and recommendation to submit to the ICTC Management Committee and Commission after public comments, if any:
1. Approve the Project Nomination List for year 2025 Active Transportation Program (ATP);
2. Approve the recommendation of funding for the project listed in Table 2 in the amount of $338,000.
3. Direct staff to submit a Formal Nomination List to SCAG and proceed with the State/Federal programming and documentation.
A motion was made to approve the Action Item. (Gutierrez/Coronel) Motion Carried.
- Ms. Flores stated that the city of Holtville’s project will be on the contingency list.
4. Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) & Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) 2025 Call for Projects Draft Guidelines
(Presented by ICTC Staff)
- Ms. Flores presented the Draft Guidelines as an information item.
- Approximate available amounts were presented.
5. Caltrans Updates / Announcements
(Presented by Caltrans Staff)
- Local Assistant Day Free Statewide Webinar will be February 11th, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Webinar will include information sharing, local projects, delivery policies, processes and procedures, facilities, peer sharing, and best practices. Registration is required on February 10th.
- U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Grandt Opportunities. More information in the link: https://www.transportation.gov/grants
- Key Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Further details are available at this link: Key Notices of Funding Opportunity | US Department of Transportation
6. SCAG Updates / Announcements
No updates were given.
7. ICTC Updates / Announcements (Presented by ICTC Staff)
a. Transit Updates
- Ms. Flores provided an update regarding the new Intermodal Transportation Center on the East Port. ICTC is working with Caltrans staff on project award documentation. More information in the coming months.
- Ms. Flores stated that the Intermodal Transportation Center in Downtown Calexico will start construction in February 2025.
- Ms. Flores shared that ICTC’s Comprehensive Operation Analysis has started, and the consultant will start with public outreach in the coming months.
b. Transportation Planning Updates
· State/Federal Funded Project Obligation Updates 24/25
8. Cities and County Planning / Public Works Updates:
Updates were given by the agencies.
9. General Discussion / New Business
No new business was discussed.
The next TAC meeting will be on February 27, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., via Zoom for the public and in person at the ICTC offices.
The meeting adjourned at 11:06 a.m.