TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

MINUTES

October 23, 2025

            Present:          

            Fernando Williams                    City of Calexico

            Abraham Campos                     City of El Centro

            Felix de León                            City of El Centro

            Chandler Sinclair                      City of Holtville

            Isaiah Gonzalez                         City of Imperial

            Adolfo Garcia                           County of Imperial

            Manuel Ortiz                            IID

            Others:

            Armando Orozco                       City of Calexico

            Laura Bowen                            City of Calexico

            Edgar Self                                City of Calipatria

            Cristhian Barajas                       City of Brawley

            Marco Coronel                          County of Imperial

            Veronica Atondo                       County of Imperial

            David Aguirre                           ICTC

            Marlene Flores                          ICTC               

            Espy Avila                                ICTC   

            Ismael Garcia                            APCD

            Manuel Soto                             Jarrett Walker and Associates

            Alvaro Caviedes                        Jarrett Walker and Associates

            Jessica Padilla                           Katherine Padilla and Associates

The meeting was called to order at 10:05 a.m. A quorum was present, and introductions were made. There were no public comments made.

1.                   Minutes were not approved. Quorum was not present

2.                   Comprehensive Operational Analysis

(Presented by Consultant Jarrett Walker Staff)

Mr. Soto presented an update on the Comprehensive Operational Analysis.

After the presentation, Committee members provided comments, Mr. Campos from the City of El Centro mentioned various community events that take place in the City of El Centro, where residents naturally gather, as ideal opportunities for consultants to conduct surveys and engage with the public.

Mrs. Padilla, from the consultancy team, noted that they have been conducting surveys throughout the County and they will continue to do so.

3.                   Caltrans Updates / Announcements                                                                          

Mr. Safaie shared Caltrans updates

-          Friday, November 28, 2025, is the final submittal deadline for (Allocation & Time Extensions) for the January 29-30, 2026, CTC meeting.

-          Friday, November 21, 2025, at 5:00 pm is the deadline for the Sustainable Transportation Planning Grants. $ 34.5 million in funding available.

-          DBE program is suspended effectively on 10/3/2025. No contracts utilizing federal funds dated today and after are allowed to have a DBE contract goal.

4.                   SCAG Updates / Announcements                                                                             

No updates were given.

5.                   ICTC Updates / Announcements                                                                              

Mr. Aguirre and Mrs. Flores provided ICTC updates

-     Calexico Intermodal Transportation Center is projected to be completed by March 2026.

-     IVT Ride Now modifications increased usage of the service so far.

-     RFP for the Environmental and Design Service of the new ICTC/IVT Operations and Maintenance Facility has been issued on September 26, 2025, and it is due on November 14, 2025.

-     SCAG will be releasing their recommendations project list for the CMAQ & STBG grants by December 2025.

-     ICTC is working with Caltrans to allocate funds for the road bridge rehabilitation project at 2nd Street/Anza Road.

-     ICTC received approval to proceed with ROW acquisition from the California Transportation Commission (CTC) in June 2025. The project has it stands now, it is fully funded.

-     Mrs. Flores provided a brief presentation regarding the EV Charging Feasibility Study goals and next steps.

6.                   Cities and County Planning / Public Works Updates:

Updates were given by the agencies.

7.                   General Discussion / New Business

New businesses were shared by the agencies.

The next TAC meeting will be on November 20, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., via Zoom for the public and in person at the ICTC offices.

The meeting adjourned at 11:39 a.m.