TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

MINUTES

April 24, 2025

            Present:          

            Gloria Moreno                          City of Calexico

            Patricia Ramirez                        City of Calipatria

            Felix De Leon                          City of El Centro

            Hector Salcedo                          City of El Centro

            Chandler Sinclair                      City of Holtville

            Jesus Villegas                           City of Imperial

            Fernando Williams                    City of Imperial

            Adolfo Garcia                           County of Imperial

            Veronica Atondo                       County of Imperial

            Manuel Ortiz                            IID

            Others:

            Gustavo Gomez                        ICTC

            Marlene Flores                          ICTC               

            Cesar Beltran                            ICTC   

            Frank Safaie                              Caltrans

            Rebecca Villarino                      Caltrans

            Ismael Garcia                            ICAPCD

            Ramiro Barajas                         City of Westmorland

The meeting was called to order at 10:03 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 March 27, 2025 (Ortiz/De Leon), Motion Carried.

2.                   Comprehensive Operational Analysis

(Presented by ICTC Staff)

Mr. Gomez presented a brief update on the Comprehensive Operational Analysis (COA) being-made by a Consultant throughout the Imperial County; to improve the public transit system.

Mr. Gomez will be back in October or November at the TAC Meeting to present results on the findings of the COA.

3.                   Caltrans Updates/Announcements

            (Presented by Caltrans Staff)

-    For Inactive Projects, complete justification and contact Alma at  and CC your area engineer: Alejandro Lopez-Rangel at Alejandro.lopez-rangel@dot.ca.gov or Frank Safaie at frank.safaie@dot.ca.gov

-    For questions regarding Project End Date (PED) submittal or extension period request, please follow the link: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/dd8ec43edae54b8aad35159cacec011a

-    For more information regarding the USDOT Discretionary Grants Dashboard, please visit the link: https://www.transportation.gov/grants

4.                   SCAG Updates / Announcements                                                                             

No updates were given

5.                   ICTC Updates / Announcements                                                                              

(Presented by ICTC Staff)

-    Mr. Gomez stated that ICTC is planning to take over bus stops and transit terminals’ maintenance.

-    Calexico ITC will end construction by March 2026.

-    ICTC received the design for bus stop improvement project county-wide.

-    A standard agreement is in process for the Calexico East Port Transportation Center.

-    ICTC is working with Caltrans for contactless payments inside of the fixed route.

6.                   Cities and County Planning / Public Works Updates:

Updates were given by the agencies.

-    Ms. Atondo made comments regarding an item to present next TAC meeting.

7.                   General Discussion / New Business

No new business was discussed.

The next TAC meeting will be on May 22, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., via Zoom for the public and in person at the ICTC offices.

The meeting adjourned at 10:55 a.m.