Coachella Valley Association of Governments - Transportation Dept

The Finance Committee meeting agenda included several key items for discussion and action. Consent calendar items involved authorizing additional funds not to exceed $5,512.50 to Euna Solutions for a software subscription, confirming officer rotation by appointing Ted Weill as Chair and Steven Hernandez as Vice Chair for Fiscal Year 2025-26, directing staff to include a CalPERS Unfunded Accrued Liability (UAL) payment of $332,880 for FY 2026-27, and directing staff to analyze the implementation of a Matrix Consulting Group report on allocation methodology. Discussion/Action items included receiving and filing the audit reports for Fiscal Year 2024-25, continued analysis of cash flow concerns requiring the formation of an ad hoc committee, an update on the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Project, and approving the rollout plan for the STOPit fraud hotline.

The meeting addressed public comments regarding the Regional Climate Action Plan project's planning and management. Committee members received an update on the dust summit focused on air quality issues. Discussions included the City of Indio's request for proposals concerning adobe and straw house homes to study affordability and energy savings. Key actions involved authorizing an amendment to the Services Contract with Sweeping Corporation of America for regional street sweeping services, including a funding increase and term extension through December 31, 2027. Furthermore, the committee authorized the Chair, Vice Chair, and Executive Director to approve the 2028 I-REN Application and Business Plan for continuing existing programs benefiting residential and commercial buildings. The meeting also included informational items on attendance, planting resources, waste tire grants, and clean energy coordination.

The Public Safety Committee meeting agenda included an order to convene, public comments on agenda items, and committee/staff comments. Key discussion and action items involved drone deployment by local law enforcement, specifically by the Blythe Police Department for river patrol and the Palm Springs Police Department for CV Link patrolling as part of a pilot project. Another informational item concerned countywide and statewide efforts to address recurring 911 outages in the Coachella Valley, noting recent setbacks in the Next Generation 911 rollout. The consent calendar included approving the minutes from the September 8, 2025, meeting and adopting a resolution to authorize the use of teleconferencing provisions under Senate Bill 707. The agenda also featured information on member attendance and conflict of interest guidance.

The agenda for the Energy & Sustainability Committee meeting included several key items. Under the Consent Calendar, actions involved authorizing the Executive Director to execute a two-year services contract with Southern California Mountains Foundation (SCMF) for administering the Waste Tire Amnesty Grant Program, contingent upon grant funding, and adopting a resolution to authorize the utilization of teleconferencing provisions under Senate Bill 707. Discussion items included an update on addressing air quality in the Coachella Valley, with presentations from the South Coast Air Quality Management District regarding dust mitigation efforts, funding allocation for emissions quantification, and the installation of new PM10 monitors and cameras. Another discussion focused on local efforts to address Hexavalent Chromium (Chromium-6) in groundwater, reviewing the State Water Resources Control Board's maximum contaminant level, associated financial impacts, and recent legislative protections like Senate Bill 466.

The joint meeting included several key actions. The Joint Consent Calendar, which was approved, authorized an amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding with Beacon Associates for behavioral health referrals up to $90,000, filing of the quarterly report for the CV Housing First program, and resetting the CV Housing First's CV 200 prospective client list. Following a closed session conference with legal counsel regarding potential litigation, the Executive Committee approved several items including adopting Policy No. 25-02 (Claims Policy), authorizing expenditures for CV Link replacement materials, accepting a Caltrans grant for the Coachella Valley Multimodal Corridor Plan, and approving amendments to reimbursement agreements for the Monroe Street / Interstate 10 Interchange Project and regional street sweeping services. Additionally, the Committee approved amendments to the reimbursement agreements for the Jefferson Street Widening and Avenue 50 Widening projects, and authorized the close out of the CV Link Project.