IMPERIAL COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

OFFICIAL MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 23, 2022

6:00 p.m.

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VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT:

                                                                City of Brawley                                       Absent

                                                                City of Calipatria                                    Maria Nava-Froelich via zoom

                                                                City of Calexico                                      Rosie Arreola-Fernandez

                                                                City of El Centro                                    Absent

                                                                City of Imperial                                      Robert Amparano

                                                                City of Holtville                                       Ginger Ward via zoom              

                                                                City of Westmorland                           Ana Beltran

                                                                County of Imperial                                Ryan Kelley via zoom

                                                                County of Imperial                                Absent

                                                                Imperial Irrigation District                 Absent

NON-VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT:          Caltrans District 11               Gustavo Dallarda via zoom

STAFF PRESENT:               David Aguirre, Cristi Lerma, Virginia Mendoza

OTHERS PRESENT:            All via zoom – David Salgado: SCAG; Layla Sarwari: Counsel; Tim Kelley, Sean Wilcock: IVEDC; Jacob Leon: KTUA

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, February 23, 2022, together with staff reports and related documents attached thereto and incorporated therein by reference.

I.                    CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 

Chair Arreola-Fernandez called the Commission meeting to order at 6:43 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 Amparano and seconded by Kelley, roll call:                                                          

                                Motion Carried.

III.                CLOSED SESSION

A.            Motion to convene to Closed Session

                A motion was not made, and this item was continued for another meeting.  

B.            CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

                Initiation of litigation (1 matter) (Government Code § 54956.9(d)(4))

C.            Announcement of Closed Session Action(s)

IV.                EMERGENCY ITEMS

                There were none.

V.                  PUBLIC COMMENTS

There were no public comments received.

VI.                CONSENT CALENDAR

A.                  ICTC Commission Minutes:                                           January 26, 2022

B.            Received and Filed:

1.                   ICTC Management Committee Minutes:                January 12, 2022

2.                   ICTC TAC Minutes:                                           December 16, 2021

3.                   ICTC SSTAC Minutes:                                      January 5, 2022

C.                  Imperial County Transportation Commission (ICTC) resolution for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2022/2023 – 2027/2028 Federal Transportation Improvement Program

1.                   Authorized the Chairman to sign the resolution that certifies funding has been identified for the projects in the FFY 2022/2023 - 2027/2028 FTIP and affirms our commitment to implement all projects in the program.

D.                  Agreement between the Imperial County Transportation Commission (ICTC)/Service Authority for Freeway Emergencies (SAFE) and the Department of California Highway Patrol (CHP) for Call Box Services and Assistance

1.                   Approved the Agreement with the Department of California Highway Patrol (CHP) for services and assistance provided by CHP for the motorist aid call box system, for the term of January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2024, in the amount not to exceed $2,300. 

2.                   Authorized the Interim Executive Director to sign the agreement.

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

                Motion Carried.

VII.              REPORTS

A.                  ICTC Executive Director

⁻          Updates were provided by Ms. Mendoza and Mr. Aguirre. All updates are on the Executive Director report on page 53 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 65 of the agenda.

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

-          Updates were provided by Mr. Dallarda. All updates are on the Caltrans report on page 72 of the agenda.

D.                  Commission Member Reports

-          There were none.  

VIII.            ACTION CALENDER

A.                  Imperial County Regional Active Transportation Plan

1.                   Approved the adoption of the Imperial County Regional Active Transportation Plan.

A motion was made by Nava-Froelich and seconded by Amparano, roll call:                                                           

Motion Carried.

B.                  Proposed Distribution plan for the COVID Relief Funds FY 2021-22- Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA)

1.       Approved Proposed Distribution Plan for the CRRSAA funds

a.       Option #2 Flat Distribution for Jurisdictions with less than 10,000 population Plan, with the caveat if the Cities of Westmorland, Holtville and Calipatria do not have projects to propose their amount would be equably distributed to the other agencies.

b.       Directed staff to return with a list of recommended projects for approval by the Commission

2.       Authorized staff to submit the recommended projects to the California Transportation Commission (CTC).

                                A motion was made by Nava-Froelich and seconded by Kelley, roll call:

                                Motion Carried.

IX.                 INFORMATION CALENDAR

                A.            Imperial Valley Economic Development Corporation Program Updates

                                1.            EPA Brownfields Initiative

Mr. Wilcock provided an update on the status of the EPA Brownfields initiative.

                                2.            Southern Border Broadband Consortium

                                Mr. Kelley provided an update on the status of the Southern Border Broadband Consortium.

X.                  NEXT MEETING DATE AND PLACE

A.                  The next meeting will be tentatively on March 23, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. at the ICTC Offices, 1503 N. Imperial Ave., Suite 104, El Centro, CA 92243 and via Zoom Meeting.

XI.                ADJOURNMENT

A.                  Meeting Adjourned at 8:34 p.m.