IMPERIAL COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

DRAFT MINUTES FOR AUGUST 24, 2022

6:00 p.m.

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VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT:

                                                                City of Brawley                                       George Nava via zoom

                                                                City of Calipatria                                    Maria Nava-Froelich via zoom

                                                                City of Calexico                                      Raul Urena via zoom

                                                                City of El Centro                                    Cheryl Viegas-Walker

                                                                City of Imperial                                      Robert Amparano via zoom

                                                                City of Holtville                                       Mike Goodsell via zoom           

                                                                City of Westmorland                           Ana Beltran via zoom

                                                                County of Imperial                                Ryan Kelley via zoom

                                                                County of Imperial                                Luis Plancarte

                                                                Imperial Irrigation District                 Javier Gonzalez                         

NON-VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT:          Caltrans District 11               Ann Fox for Gustavo Dallarda

STAFF PRESENT:               David Aguirre, Virginia Mendoza, Cristi Lerma, Michelle Bastidas, Marlene Flores, Angela Delgadillo

OTHERS PRESENT:            David Salgado: SCAG; Eric Havens: Counsel; Mario Orso, Margie Perez, Everett Townsend, Rafael Reyes, Erwin Gojuangco: Caltrans; Tomas Oliva: City of El Centro

PUBLIC:                                Javier Lopez, Sylvia Chavez

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, August 24, 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 6:00 p.m. Roll call was taken, and a quorum was present. 

II.                  ACTION CALENDAR 

A.                  Adopt 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 Plancarte, roll call:                          

Motion Carried.

III.                 EMERGENCY ITEMS

                There were none.   

IV.                PUBLIC COMMENTS

                There were none. 

V.                  CONSENT CALENDAR

A.                  ICTC Commission Minutes:                                                           June 22, 2022

B.            Receive and File:

1.                   ICTC Management Committee Minutes:                                August 10, 2022

2.                   ICTC TAC Minutes:                                                           June 23, 2022 

C.            State of Good Repair Grant Program, FY 2022-23                               

1.                   Approved 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 2022-23 financial assistance, provided by the State of California Department of Transportation under the State of Good Repair Grant Program. 

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

Motion Carried. 

VI.                REPORTS

A.                  ICTC Executive Director

⁻          Updates were provided by Mr. Aguirre and Ms. Mendoza.

⁻          All updates are on the Executive Director report on page 26 of the agenda.   

B.                  Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)

-          Updates were provided by Mr. Salgado.

-          All updates are on the SCAG report on page 32 of the agenda. 

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

-          Updates were provided Ms. Fox, Mr. Orso and Ms. Perez.

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

D.                  Commission Member Reports

-          Updates were provided by various commissioners.

VII.              ACTION CALENDER 

A.                  Imperial County Long Range Transportation Plan – First Amendment to Agreement for Services – Michael Baker International 

The ICTC Management Committee met on August 10, 2022, and forwarded this item to the Commission for their review and approval after public comment, if any: 

1.                   Approved the First Amendment to Agreement for Services for the Imperial County Long Range Transportation Plan – to Michael Baker International in the amount of $24,396.60.

2.                   Authorized the Chairperson to sign the Services Agreement. 

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

Motion Carried. 

VIII.            MEETING DATE AND PLACE

A.                  The next meeting will be on October  26, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. at the ICTC Offices, 1503 N. Imperial Ave., Suite 104, El Centro, CA 92243 and via Zoom Meeting.

IX.                ADJOURNMENT

A.                  Meeting Adjourned at 7:25 p.m.