Caltrans Local Assistance Program Updates
Caltrans District 12 provides updates on various local assistance programs including Technical Advisory Committee meetings, Inactive Invoices submission deadlines, Active Transportation Program Cycle 6 kick-off meeting, and Clean California Local Grant Program details. Key dates, links for further information, and contacts for assistance are highlighted in the announcements.
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TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING LOCAL ASSISTANCE UPDATE October 27, 2021 Tifini Tran District Local Assistance Engineer (DLAE) Caltrans District 12 Tifini.Tran@dot.ca.gov (657) 328-6275 Oliver K. Luu Associate Transportation Planner Caltrans District 12 Oliver.Luu@dot.ca.gov (657) 328-6267
TECHNICAL STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING LOCAL ASSISTANCE UPDATE TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE | UPDATE ITEM 1 CTC Meetings 2 Inactive Invoices 3 Active Transportation Program 4 Clean California Local Grant Program 5 LAPM Changes 6 Training 7 Title VI 8 Staff Assignments/Contacts
CTC Meetings Upcoming deadlines to submit allocations and time extensions to District Local Assistance: November 29, 2021 for the Jan 2022 CTC Meeting January 18, 2022 for the Mar 2022 CTC Meeting 1
Inactive Invoices The current inactive quarter began on October 1, 2021 and the deadline to submit inactive invoices to Caltrans for this quarter is November 22, 2021 Caltrans official list of inactive projects can be viewed here: https://dot.ca.gov/programs/local-assistance/projects/inactive-projects If you have any questions or issues with submitting invoices, please work with your area engineer/planner for further assistance Agencies that have inactive projects with unsubmitted invoices: Anaheim (2 Projects) Placentia (1 Project) Santa Ana (2 Projects) 2
Active Transportation Program Cycle 6 kick-off meeting is scheduled for November 9, 2021 from 9:30-12:30 Registration info will be posted on the CTC s ATP webpage once it is finalized: https://catc.ca.gov/programs/active-transportation-program If your agency plans to apply for Cycle 6 with a project that is on or will impact Caltrans Right of Way, we recommend you start working on the Right of Way Impact Checklist as soon as possible to prevent delay to your application submittal 3
Clean California Local Grant Program (CCLGP) Purpose: to beautify and clean up local streets and roads, tribal lands, parks, pathways, transit centers, and other public spaces Approximately $296 Million 3-year competitive statewide program projects must be completed and open to the public, with all funds expended, by June 30, 2024 Technical workshop on November 8 from 10 AM 12 PM Register at the Caltrans Clean California webpage: https://cleancalifornia.dot.ca.gov/local-grants/workshops-milestones Call for projects will be in December 2021 Email contact for guidelines questions: CleanCA.LocalGrant@dot.ca.gov 4
LAPM Changes LAPM Chapter 10 Updated to specify how local public agencies may submit evidence of adopting LAPM Chapter 10 for federal A&E contract Deadline for agencies to comply with this requirement is November 15, 2021 5
Training LTAP link for training registration and info: https://californialtap.org/index.cfm?pid=1077 Federal Aid Series Getting Your Federal Aid Started (Dec 1-2) Environmental Requirements (Dec 7-8) Procedures for Right of Way Acquisition (Dec 14-15) Document Submittal for agencies (Nov 17) Excavation and Trenching Safety (Nov 30 and Dec 9) Labor Compliance (Dec 14-16) Resident Engineers Academy (Jan 24-27, Feb 28-Mar 3, Apr 25-28) 6
Title VI Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination by recipient of Federal assistance on the basis of race, color, and national origin, including the denial of meaningful access for limited English proficient (LEP) Persons. Requirements include but are not limited to: Title VI nondiscrimination statement Assurances (as part of the Master Agreement and Program Supplement Agreement. Designation of a Title VI Coordinator. Complaint Procedures. Data Collection. Training. Dissemination of Information. Contracts and Agreements. Environmental Justice. Public Hearings and Meetings. Right of Way activities. Construction contract compliance. Monitoring. Caltrans has also recently updated our webpage on Filing a Complaint, and it provides guidance to local agencies on how to process Title VI complaints. 7
TIFINI TRAN DISTRICT LOCAL ASSISTANCE ENGINEER Tifini.Tran@dot.ca.gov (657) 328-6275 Area Engineers Program Coordinator A&E (M. Beshay Tadrous) ATP (A. Nghiem. K. Nguyen backup) CTC (O. Luu) CWA (O. Luu) DBE (A. Nghiem, J. Lawhead backup) ER (A. Nghiem, K. Nguyen backup) FTA (O. Luu) HBP (M. Beshay Tadrous, J. Lawhead backup) HSIP (M. Beshay Tadrous) Inactive (O. Luu) PE > 10 (O. Luu) SB1 (O. Luu) STIP (R. Faraz) Student Assistant (A. Nghiem) Title VI (O. Luu) Training (O. Luu) Mirna Beshay Tadrous Mirna.Beshaytadrous@dot.ca.gov (657) 328-6640 Reza Faraz Reza.Faraz@dot.ca.gov (657) 328-6270 Monroe Johnson Monroe.Johnson@dot.ca.gov (657) 328-6274 Jonathan Lawhead Jonathan.Lawhead@dot.ca.gov (657) 328-6285 Oliver Luu Oliver.Luu@dot.ca.gov (657) 328-6267 Anh Nghiem Kathleen Nguyen Kathleen.Nguyen@dot.ca.gov (657) 328-6362 Anh.Nghiem@dot.ca.gov (657) 328-6290 Local Agencies Aliso Viejo (M. Beshay Tadrous) Anaheim (K. Nguyen) Brea (K. Nguyen) Buena Park (R. Faraz) Caltrans (R. Faraz) Costa Mesa (J. Lawhead) Cypress (J. Lawhead) Dana Point (K. Nguyen) Fountain Valley (J. Lawhead) Fullerton (K. Nguyen)* Garden Grove (R. Faraz) Huntington Beach (M. Beshay Tadrous) Orange (O. Luu) Irvine (M. Beshay Tadrous) Laguna Beach (K. Nguyen) Laguna Hills (M. Beshay Tadrous) Laguna Niguel (A. Nghiem) Laguna Woods (J. Lawhead) La Habra (R. Faraz)* Lake Forest (M. Beshay Tadrous) La Palma (K. Nguyen)* Los Alamitos (J. Lawhead) Mission Viejo (J. Lawhead) Newport Beach (K. Nguyen) Orange County (O. Luu) Placentia (R. Faraz)* Rancho Santa Margarita (K. Nguyen) San Clemente (A. Nghiem) San Juan Capistrano (R. Faraz) Santa Ana (M. Beshay Tadrous) Seal Beach (A. Nghiem) Stanton (R. Faraz)* Tustin (A. Nghiem) Villa Park (K. Nguyen)* Westminster (R. Faraz) Yorba Linda (A. Nghiem) Regional Agencies OCTA (R. Faraz) TCA (R. Faraz) * Temporary assignment Mail Submissions to: 1750 E. 4th St. Suite 100 Santa Ana, CA 92705 NOTE: All D12 Local Assistance staff are currently teleworking due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please email electronic submissions to the appropriate Local Assistance staff.
