Caltrans District 12 Local Assistance Update May 2022
Stay informed with the latest updates from Caltrans District 12 regarding local assistance programs, upcoming deadlines, inactive invoices, DBE & QAP reminders, and the Active Transportation Program. Get essential details on CTC meetings, project submissions, forms, and contacts for further assistance.
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TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING LOCAL ASSISTANCE UPDATE May 25, 2022 Reza Faraz District Local Assistance Engineer (Acting) Caltrans District 12 Reza.Faraz@dot.ca.gov (657) 328-6270 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 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 UPDATE ITEM CTC Meetings Inactive Invoices DBE & QAP Reminders Active Transportation Program Clean California Local Grant Program HSIP PMRF (CRRSAA) Buy America Training Title VI Staff Assignments/Contacts
CTC Meetings Upcoming deadlines to submit allocations and time extensions to District Local Assistance: June 20, 2022 for the August 2022 CTC Meeting August 15, 2022 for the October 2022 CTC Meeting 1
Inactive Invoices The current inactive quarter began on April 1, 2022. Caltrans official list of inactive projects can be viewed here: https://dot.ca.gov/programs/local-assistance/projects/inactive- projects Currently, Caltrans and FHWA are discussing potential changes to how the inactive list is compiled and disseminated to agencies If you have any questions or issues with submitting invoices, please contact your area engineer/planner for further assistance 2
DBE & QAP Reminders DBE Exhibits 9-B and 9-C are due to the district by June 30, 2022 Quality Assurance Program (QAP) needs to be updated and approved every 5 years See Chapter 16 of the LAPM for more information These documents need to be approved for projects to get authorization and funding 3
Active Transportation Program June 15, 2022 is the deadline to submit projects for Cycle 6 For scoring sheets, please contact Elika Changizi at the CTC at Elika.Changizi@catc.ca.gov The State Highway System Impact Assessment Form was due 5/16/22 (formerly called the R/W Impact Checklist) for projects that affect the state highway system Approval from Caltrans required before submitting applications For more info and guidance, please see Caltrans ATP webpage: https://dot.ca.gov/programs/local-assistance/fed-and-state-programs/active- transportation-program 4
Clean California Local Grant Program (CCLGP) If you have questions about Clean CA, please contact Troy Andres at troy.andres@dot.ca.gov or (657)328-6310 Please see the Clean CA webpage for more info, including the guidelines and FAQ: https://cleancalifornia.dot.ca.gov/local-grants/local- grant-program 5
HSIP HSIP Cycle 11 call for projects was announced on May 9, 2022 For more info and guidance, please see the Caltrans HSIP webpage: https://dot.ca.gov/programs/local-assistance/fed- and-state-programs/highway-safety-improvement-program 6
PMRF (CRRSAA) For CRRSAA/PMRF projects already in the FTIP, please note: It will take at least 6-8 weeks for approval of R/W documents depending on the complexity of the project Preliminary Environmental Study (PES) must be sent in for review before the final plans/specs If you have any questions or issues about your CRRSAA/PMRF projects, please contact your area engineer/planner for further assistance 7
Buy America Per FHWA, all materials used in federal projects must be purchased under Buy America requirements as of May 14, 2022 Awards for projects issued on or after May 14 must include a Buy America Preference Affects iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials Projects cannot be authorized unless Buy America requirements are met Caltrans HQ is currently discussing the details with FHWA Please see this link for more information about these requirements: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/M-22-11.pdf 8
Training LTAP link for training registration and info: https://californialtap.org/index.cfm?pid=1077 Federal Aid Series Getting Your Federal Aid Started (Jun 14-15) Procedures for Right-of-Way Acquisition (Jul 26-27, Oct 4-5) HSIP Cycle 11 Webinar (Jul 28) Positioning for Successful Grant Applications (Jun 8-9, Jun 29-30) Labor Compliance (Jul 19-21) Local Assistance Training Day (Jun 7, Sep 8) Residents Engineer Academy (Sep 19-22, Nov 14-17) 9
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. 10
TIFINI TRAN DISTRICT LOCAL ASSISTANCE ENGINEER Tifini.Tran@dot.ca.gov (657) 328-6275 Area Engineers Program Coordinator A&E (M. Beshay Tadrous, K. Nguyen backup) ATP (M. Johnson. K. Nguyen backup) Clean California (T. Andres, O. Luu backup) CRRSAA (R. Faraz, M. Johnson backup) CTC (M. Johnson, O. Luu backup) CWA (O. Luu) DBE (M. Johnson, J. Lawhead backup) ER (M. Johnson, K. Nguyen backup) FTA (O. Luu) HBP (J. Lawhead, M. Beshay Tardous backup) HSIP (M. Beshay Tadrous, K. Nguyen backup) Inactive (O. Luu) PE > 10 (O. Luu) PED (K. Nguyen) SB1 (R. Faraz, M. Johnson backup) STIP (R. Faraz) Title VI (O. Luu) Training (O. Luu) Troy Andres Troy.Andres@dot.ca.gov (657) 328-6310 Mirna Beshay Tadrous Reza Faraz Reza.Faraz@dot.ca.gov (657) 328-6270 Monroe Johnson Monroe.Johnson@dot.ca.gov (657) 328-6274 Mirna.Beshaytadrous@dot.ca.gov (657) 328-6640 Jonathan Lawhead Jonathan.Lawhead@dot.ca.gov (657) 328-6285 Oliver Luu Oliver.Luu@dot.ca.gov (657) 328-6267 Anh Nghiem Anh.Nghiem@dot.ca.gov (657) 328-6290 Kathleen Nguyen Kathleen.Nguyen@dot.ca.gov (657) 328-6362 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 (M. Johnson) Laguna Woods (J. Lawhead) La Habra (M. Johnson) Lake Forest (M. Beshay Tadrous) La Palma (M. Johnson) 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 (M. Johnson) San Juan Capistrano (R. Faraz) Santa Ana (M. Beshay Tadrous) Seal Beach (M. Johnson) Stanton (M. Johnson) Tustin (M. Johnson) Villa Park (M. Johnson) Westminster (R. Faraz) Yorba Linda (M. Johnson) Regional Agencies OCTA (R. Faraz) TCA (R. Faraz) 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.
