IMPERIAL COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

MINUTES FOR MARCH 24, 2021

6:00 p.m.

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VOTING MEMBERS PRESENT:

                                                                                City of Brawley                      George Nava – Chairman via zoom

                                                                                City of Calipatria                    Maria Nava-Froelich via zoom

                                                                                City of Calexico                      Bill Hodge  

                                                                                City of El Centro                    Cheryl Viegas-Walker

                                                                                City of Imperial                      Robert Amparano via zoom

                                                                                City of Westmorland           Larry Ritchie via zoom

                                                                                County of Imperial                Luis Plancarte via zoom

                                                                                County of Imperial                Ryan Kelley via zoom

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

STAFF PRESENT:               Mark Baza, David Aguirre, Cristi Lerma, Virginia Mendoza, Daveline Villasenor, Layla Sarwari via zoom (Counsel)

OTHERS PRESENT:            All via zoom – David Salgado: SCAG; Ann Fox, Jose Ornelas: Caltrans; Cesar Sanchez: First Transit; Tyler Salcido: City of Brawley.

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, March 24, 2021 together with staff reports and related documents attached thereto and incorporated therein by reference.

Given  public health directives limiting public gatherings due to the threat of COVID-19 and in compliance with the Governor’s Order N-29-20, the meeting will be held telephonically and electronically.

I.                    CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 

Chair Nava called the Commission meeting to order at 6:12 p.m. Roll call was taken, and a quorum was present.

II.                   EMERGENCY ITEMS

                There were none.

III.                PUBLIC COMMENTS

There were no public comments received.

IV.                CONSENT CALENDAR

A.            Approval of the ICTC Commission Draft Minutes:               July 22, 2020

B.                  Receive and File:

1.                   ICTC Management Committee Draft Minutes:     July 8, 2020

2.                   ICTC SSTAC Minutes:                                                       October 7, 2020

3.                   ICTC TAC Minutes:                                                           July 23, 2020

4.                   ICTC Draft TAC Minutes:                                                August 27, 2020

C.                  LCTOP

A motion was made by Hodge and seconded by Plancarte to approve the consent calendar as presented, roll call:

            Motion Passed.

V.                  REPORTS

A.                  ICTC Executive Director

Mr. Baza had updates on the following items:

·         2020 Mobility 21 Virtual Summit

·         Calexico East Port of Entry Bridge Widening Project

Mr. Aguirre had updates on the following items:

·         IVT Free Fares Program

·         Potential bus stops in Calipatria

Ms. Mendoza had updates on the following items:

·         Imperial Mexicali Binational Alliance

·         SR-78/Glamis Multiuse Grade Separated Crossing Feasibility Study

-          A full list of updates and announcements can be found on page 30 of the agenda.

B.                  Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)

                                Mr. Salgado had updates on the following items:

-          The SCAG Economic Summit will be held virtually on December 1, 2020.

-          2020 SCAG SCP Grants are due on November 13, 2020.

-          Connect SOCAL was formerly adopted by the SCAG Regional Council on September 3, 2020.

-          Go Human campaign relaunched in August.

-          The 2020 LEAP grant program has extended its deadline to January 31, 2021.

-          The report is on page 39 of the agenda.

C.                  California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)          

Mr. Dallarda was available via zoom to present on the Caltrans report.   

-          An update was provided regarding the I-8/Imperial Ave. Interchange project. The project is going well and ahead of schedule.

-          A full list of updates and announcements can be found on page 49 of the agenda.

D.                  Commission Member Reports 

-          Ms. Viegas-Walker reminded all regarding the League of California Cities meeting tomorrow (September 24th).

-          Ms. Viegas-Walker congratulated Mr. Aguirre for participating in the CalCOG Karl Program.

-          Mr. Ritchie brought awareness to the Census 2020. He stated that he participated in a parade.

-          Mr. Nava thanked ICTC for their assistance and participation in the Mobility 21 endeavor.

-          Mr. Nava also thanked Mr. Aguirre for the ride-along on the Gold Line in Brawley.

VI.                ACTION CALENDER

A.                  Calexico East Port of Entry Bridge Expansion Project- Contract Award

A motion was made to approve the agreement as stated above by Walker and seconded by Amparano, roll call:

                                Motion Passed.

B.                  Appointment to the CALVANS Board

                A motion was made to approve the agreement as stated above by Nava-Froelich and seconded by Viegas-Walker, roll call:

                                Motion Passed.

VII.              NEXT MEETING DATE AND PLACE

A.                  The next meeting of the Imperial County Transportation Commission will be held on April 28, 2021 at 6:00 p.m., at the ICTC Offices, 1503 N. Imperial Ave., Suite 104, El Centro, CA 92243 via Zoom Meeting.

VIII.            ADJOURNMENT

A.                  Meeting adjourned at 6:52 p.m. (Nava/Ritchie).