June 26th, 2025 at 10:00 AM

Minutes | Regular Meeting

TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

MINUTES

 

June 26, 2025

            Present:          

            Gloria Moreno                          City of Calexico

            Lili Falomir                              City of Calexico

            Francisco Barba                        City of Calipatria

            Melanie Amarillas                     City of Calipatria

            Hector Salcedo                          City of El Centro

            Felix de Leon                            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

            Bently C. Rothfleich                  IID

 

            Others:

            Michael Coyne                         City of Calexico

            Abraham Campos                     City of El Centro

            Liz Zarate                                 City of El Centro

            Ramiro Barajas                         City of Westmorland

            David Aguirre                           ICTC

            Marlene Flores                          ICTC               

            Cesar Beltran                            ICTC

            Kiran Parmar                            Caltrans

            Alejandro Lopez-Rangel            Caltrans

            Frank Safaie                              Caltrans

            David Salgado                          SCAG

 

 

The meeting was called to order at 10:02 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 May 22, 2025 (Falomir/Ortiz), Motion Carried.

 

 

 

 

 

2.                   California Freight Mobility Plan (CFMP) 2027 Update

(Presented by Caltrans Staff)

 

            Mrs. Parmar presented a brief update on the California Freight Mobility Plan (CFMP) 2027 Update.

            No comments were made.

 

3.                   2025 Call for Projects – Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ), and Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) Programming Project List – FFY 2026/27 to FFY 2027/28

            (Presented by ICTC Staff)

           

ICTC staff forwarded this item to the Technical Advisory Committee for discussion and recommendation to submit to the ICTC Management Committee and Commission after public comments, if any:

 

1.    Approved the 2025 Call for Projects - Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ), and Surface Transportation Block Grant Recommended Programming Project List for FFY2026/27 to FFY2027/28;

2.    Direct staff to program projects in the next available Federal Transportation Improvement Program Formal Amendment upon receipt of approval.

 

            A motion was made to approve the Action Item. (Falomir/DeLeon) Motion Carried.

           

            Ms. Flores provided the item’s next steps.

 

4.                   Caltrans Updates / Announcements                                                                         

(Presented by Caltrans Staff)

 

-       Mr. Lopez-Rangel requested a review of the inactive projects list for the agencies of Holtville, Brawley, Calexico, City of Imperial and the ICTC.

-       Mr. Lopez-Rangel requested to review the list of Project End Date for the agencies of Holtville, Brawley and ICTC.

-       Mr. Lopez-Rangel stated that City of Brawley’s UEI expires July 22nd and Calipatria’s expires August 19th.

-       July 30th is the deadline for submitting the Title VI Program Assessment Online Form.

 

Mr. Aguirre asked if there were any comments issued from FHWA or Caltrans related to the Title VI plans that were submitted, Mr. Lopez-Rangel commented that he will asked the Program Manager if any.

 

5.                   SCAG Updates / Announcements                                                                             

No updates were given

 

6.                   ICTC Updates / Announcements                                                                              

(Presented by ICTC Staff)

 

Mr. Aguirre provided several project updates.

 

7.                   Cities and County Planning / Public Works Updates:

Updates were given by the agencies.

                 

8.                   General Discussion / New Business

No new business was discussed.

 

The TAC Members voted to go dark for July. The next meeting is scheduled for August.

 

The next TAC meeting will be on August 28, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., via Zoom for the public and in person at the ICTC offices.

 

The meeting adjourned at 10:59 a.m.