TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

MINUTES

December 11, 2025

            Present:          

            Lily Falomir                             City of Calexico

            Fernando Williams                    City of Calexico

            Francisco Barba                        City of Calipatria

            Angel Hernandez                      City of El Centro

            Luis Alonzo                              City of El Centro

            Chandler Sinclair                      City of Holtville

            Hector Salcedo                          City of Imperial

            Yvonne Cordero                        City of Imperial

            Marco Coronel                         County of Imperial

            Adolfo Garcia                           County of Imperial

            Manuel Ortiz                            IID

            Others:

            Laura Bowen                            City of Calexico

            Marlene Flores                          ICTC

            Cesar Beltran                            ICTC

            Alvin Lee                                 Caltrans

            Mia Held                                  C&S Companies

            Cynthia Mancha                        Holt Group

            Alan Molina                             Holt Group

            Ignacio Romo                           IID

            Joel Lopez                                IID

            Jessica Padilla Bowen                KPA

            Ramiro Barajas                         City of Westmorland

The meeting was called to order at 10:04 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 November 20, 2025 (Ortiz/Coronel), Motion Carried.

2.                   EV Charging Station Passenger Vehicle Feasibility Study

(Presented by C&S Consultant Staff)

Mrs. Held and Mrs. Padilla Bowen presented on EV Charging Station Passenger Vehicle Feasibility Study.

Ms. Mancha inquired whether, during the site analysis and cost-benefit evaluation, the assessment of existing sites would include consideration of infrastructure for electrical capacity. Mrs. Held responded that two site visits are planned for the future and that there will be collaboration with IID to evaluate whether the proposed location is feasible. She added that the assessment will include cost-benefit analysis and timelines for future implementation.

Mrs. Flores invited the agencies to participate in order to gather their unique perspective and challenges related to EV Charging Stations and highlighted the importance of working with the IID in this EV Station Passenger Vehicle Feasibility Study.

Ms. Sinclair asked who currently owns the EV Charging Stations throughout the County. Mrs. Flores responded that the study is in the early stages and that identifying this information is one of the objectives of the study.

Ms. Mancha added that all new EV Charging Stations need to be registered with Imperial County Weights and Measures and they would be a great resource during the EV Charging Station Passenger Vehicle Feasibility. Mrs. Flores appreciated the contribution of any information that could be useful to the study.

Mr. Salgado recommended incorporating a section in the study of better practices and lessons learned for the future EV Charging Stations.

Mr. Romo inquired about the electrical loads required for future EV Charging Stations. Mrs. Held replied that the study is still in its early stages and that this information will need participation from the IID in order to provide agencies with an accurate answer once the study is completed. Mr. Romo added that, depending on the location of future assessments, IID conducts a system-impact study to determine necessary system upgrades and the associated infrastructure cost. Mrs. Held responded that, as part of the study, the team plans to balance the selection of level 2 or level 3 chargers, given their respective electrical loads requirements.

3.                   Caltrans Updates / Announcements                                                                          

No updates were given

4.                   SCAG Updates / Announcements                                                                             

(Presented by SCAG Staff)

-    Mr. Salgado invited agencies to participate in the 2026 SCAG Sustainability Award Application, deadline to submit is January 5, 2026.

5.                   ICTC Updates / Announcements                                                                              

(Presented by SCAG Staff)

            Mrs. Flores shared ICTC updates:

-          The next ICTC General Assembly is scheduled for January 22, 2026, at the Old Eucalyptus in the City of El Centro.

-          The CMAQ & STBG projects have been selected by SCAG, one-on-one meetings between the agencies and SCAG staff are scheduled for January 2026.

6.                   Cities and County Planning / Public Works Updates:

Updates were given by the agencies.             

7.                   General Discussion / New Business

New businesses were shared by the agencies.

The next TAC meeting will be on January 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., via Zoom for the public and in person at the ICTC offices.

The meeting adjourned at 11:24 a.m.