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Allison Jo, Deputy Secretary for Equity and Workforce at the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA), and staff from the California Transportation Commission (CTC) and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) summarized several items where committee expertise can be useful, including the Transit Transformation Task Force, an update to the Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure (CAPTI), the Port and Freight Infrastructure Program, development of the Caltrans community engagement playbook, and review of community engagement narratives for SB1 project selection.

Allison Jo described the EAC’s role in advising state agencies: “This committee is incredibly important because the role that you play in being able to advise and provide recommendations to the three agencies here on things that are impacting community driven efforts on the ground in our transportation systems is incredibly important,” she said. Staff noted these advisory opportunities are at different stages of work and have different timelines.

Key items and near‑term windows for engagement cited by staff:
- Transit Transformation Task Force (SB 125): CalSTA convened the task force to set a statewide agenda for transit transformation; staff reported the task force’s final report is due in September 2025 and indicated opportunities for EAC members to contribute through technical working groups or public comment windows.
- CAPTI update: The Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure is in a review phase; the EAC previously provided recommendations and staff indicated follow‑on opportunities for member input.
- Port and Freight Infrastructure Program: staff invited committee input on equity considerations for port and freight investments.
- Caltrans community engagement playbook and public engagement processes: staff said the playbook is in development and that committee members could contribute to outreach guidance.
- Senate Bill 1 (SB1) program/project review: the CTC noted an ongoing selection process and asked members to consider volunteering to review applicant community engagement narratives; staff provided procedural timelines.

Staff also cited recent program context: at the federal and state level agencies are managing program guidance and funding flows (staff noted the Federal Transit Administration 5310 program awarded about $51.7 million and referenced SB1 program awards that staff summarized as more than $1.7 billion to projects as context for statewide investments).

Ending
Staff asked members to indicate areas of interest and availability; members and staff agreed to circulate schedules and relevant materials, and to include status updates on agency priorities at future meetings so EAC members can plan participation in technical reviews and public comment windows.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","March 12th, 2025 Equity Advisory Committee Meeting - Day 2","oneSentenceSummary","CalSTA, Caltrans and the California Transportation Commission asked the Interagency Transportation Equity Advisory Committee on March 12 to weigh in on near‑term agency priorities including transit transformation, CAPTI updates, port and freight funding and community engagement guidance.","taxTitle","Transportation Commission, Agencies under Office of the Governor, Executive, California","taxId",70065,"location","California","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6278425,"Equity advisory committee weighs subcommittee structure, names subject-matter experts to draft vision and mission",12163,3633000,15796000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2641128-03483fef33ef24f4b632bc6f9fa4b78f&start=3633&end=15796","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2641128-03483fef33ef24f4b632bc6f9fa4b78f/thumbnail_3633000.jpg","/articles/6278425/California/Equity-advisory-committee-weighs-subcommittee-structure-names-subject-matter-experts-to-draft-vision-and-mission","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6278425-58794c74e5087bb4bb531f7b15e19b13/orig.mp4?Expires=1770783923&Signature=c6WoRYy8t7oYN6AIPadp56a90bqvNfcxyXkOTCllGxlKqNXXxhT92X7nHWcL6LgcAaglUFZBiGm7k-gxASs5mOctsPTiFG0UCsgHbspmtBDJnv0bbkhfib-cE1JJNir2R-rhSfG7RvR5ZSjQ07AIeTd0GJ2uD5X8UDOlm0D9K5wGtiZJp4iaqEs7UeIvSUXmCVa~~Tplgp6a48Y0qfAPfEhmwXyHPQKRH4V2QuZeQxGAvfX4RHi3RzREMNBH2ykJxMDdr14uKFqQ01RuQZoMjzocSkcL4SKfNqc8l-Gk7xr4hRqyOcxr-S3kTzeQLGvozMlPG5SuuDMT4c6MnWl6NA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Members of the Interagency Transportation Equity Advisory Committee spent a major portion of the March 12, 2025 meeting refining how the committee will organize its work for 2025, including the role of ad hoc subcommittees, the option to appoint subject‑matter experts (SMEs), and a timeline for producing a formal vision and mission statement on transportation equity.

The conversation revisited three ad hoc subcommittees formed in 2024 — Safety & Climate; Housing, Infrastructure & Broadband; and Walkability, Disability & Complete Streets — and staff noted current capacity to support up to three ad hoc subcommittees. Members urged clearer objectives and measurable deliverables for any subcommittee the committee continues or forms.

Several members and staff framed the trade-offs between larger subcommittees, smaller subject-matter teams and the committee’s full deliberative process. Staff recommended using two subject‑matter experts to draft language, with the resulting draft returned to the full EAC for deliberation and final approval. In that discussion Martha Armas Kelly, who previously led the safety and climate subcommittee work in 2024, and Carrie Akimi Hernandez volunteered to serve as the two SMEs to prepare a draft. Committee staff indicated no formal action was required at the meeting to begin that drafting work.

Members emphasized specific topics they want visible in the vision and mission draft, including physical and digital accessibility, walkability and Complete Streets implementation, climate and safety planning, and attention to funding and first/last‑mile strategies. Disability and accessibility consultant Peggy Martinez urged explicit language on accessibility: “I do think that it might be good for us to include the word physical and digital accessibility,” she said during the session. Members also flagged the master plan for aging and the need to address transit access for older adults.

Staff proposed a timeline: SMEs will prepare an initial draft for committee review, and staff recorded an informal target that the full committee review a final draft at or before the July meeting cycle (the committee schedule includes May 15 and a July 31 meeting). Staff noted that any work by SMEs would be brought back to the full committee for discussion and that final adoption would occur only through the committee’s regular meeting process.

Ending
The committee left the meeting with a process path: (1) two SMEs draft a proposed vision and mission, (2) staff circulate the draft to EAC members for comment, and (3) the full committee reviews and considers formal adoption at a future meeting, with staff support for posting and public notice as required.","Committee members discussed subcommittee priorities including Complete Streets, funding, accessible transportation and climate, and agreed that two subject-matter experts will draft a proposed vision and mission statement for the full committee to review by July 2025.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6278430,"Interagency Transportation Equity Advisory Committee elects Martha Armas Kelly chair and Anna Gonzalez vice chair; approves minutes",6473,7532000,14005000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2641128-03483fef33ef24f4b632bc6f9fa4b78f&start=7532&end=14005","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2641128-03483fef33ef24f4b632bc6f9fa4b78f/thumbnail_7532000.jpg","/articles/6278430/California/Interagency-Transportation-Equity-Advisory-Committee-elects-Martha-Armas-Kelly-chair-and-Anna-Gonzalez-vice-chair-approves-minutes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6278430-f84b6dbc6f7c073d530bf9fe75447fb2/orig.mp4?Expires=1770783923&Signature=OfUxUUDZtgJboCtBmVILHIbLf2CuLwKAahliEh30mEgQsnaAqbF-2~MtG1f~byB-ylDO-4UViVVfRRC-BW2pphlfbpk5-VO~i8jrMHPGVDjckJbbFgeaDbLT6Z8~XmjB7Ny5NM8P0AiZZzVOoVZhhiD570YADPkNrzX6V5fDZUgQ2ooF189x5KKquyGCmdSBhLbw9mK4NAL1oTnGvINyM7AEttFpD-aHtJ3qJYDq791YckRJqKfRFwLK9W5g2CEB9rGQyowOuEBhor0iQG3R-b9235GCNw1VChiwFuNdkO8caXi~8aBTLC8P0HwSTJ4znd9saCDuy1lDzsS5tHyD5Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Interagency Transportation Equity Advisory Committee elected Martha Armas Kelly as committee chair and Anna Gonzalez as vice chair during a roll-call election at its March 12, 2025 business meeting in Sacramento and online.

The vote followed nominations and brief statements from candidates. Martha Armas Kelly, a returning EAC member who identified herself as an environmental justice advocate with Catholic Charities, said she would advance a “shared leadership” approach and asked members for their votes. Anna Gonzalez, who introduced herself as executive director of the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice, said she would bring experience in environmental justice and community organizing to the vice chair role.

The committee began the business session by approving minutes for the committee’s Dec. 4, 2024 meeting after a motion from Michelle Roussey and a second from Peggy Martinez. The clerk conducted a roll-call vote; the majority voted aye and one member, Howard Wong, recorded an abstention.

The election used a roll-call format. Members had earlier submitted nominations and three candidates spoke: Carrie Akimi Hernandez (self‑nominated for chair or vice chair), Martha Armas Kelly (nominated for chair) and Anna Gonzalez (nominated for vice chair). After members spoke, the clerk called each member by name and recorded votes. The clerk announced that Martha Armas Kelly had received a majority of votes for chair and Anna Gonzalez had received a majority for vice chair.

Votes at a glance
- Approval of meeting minutes (Dec. 4, 2024): Motion to approve made by Michelle Roussey, seconded by Peggy Martinez; roll-call (see provenance). Outcome: approved; recorded abstention: Howard Wong.
- Election of committee chair: Martha Armas Kelly elected by roll-call. Reported roll-call tallies from the record: Martha Armas Kelly — 13 votes; Carrie Akimi Hernandez — 1 vote; recorded outcome: elected.
- Election of committee vice chair: Anna Gonzalez elected by roll-call. Reported tallies from the record: Anna Gonzalez — 11 votes; Carrie Akimi Hernandez — 2 votes; recorded outcome: elected.

Members and staff who spoke during the nominations and votes included committee clerk Justin Hall and staff support from the California Transportation Commission. After the vote, chair Martha Armas Kelly thanked members and invited continued participation in subcommittees and shared leadership opportunities.

The committee recessed and scheduled follow-up business and agenda items for upcoming meetings.

Ending
The committee closed the elections segment by confirming that new leadership will support formation and staffing of subcommittees and continued work led by staff and volunteer subject-matter experts. The committee proceeded to discuss ongoing committee organization and advisory opportunities with state agencies.","At its March 12, 2025 meeting the Interagency Transportation Equity Advisory Committee elected Martha Armas Kelly as chair and Anna Gonzalez as vice chair by roll call and approved minutes from the committee's Dec. 4, 2024 meeting. The committee also heard brief candidate remarks and public and staff comments before and after the ballots.","actionData","errors"]

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State transportation agencies outline advisory opportunities: Transit task force, CAPTI and SB1 project review among priorities

Equity advisory committee weighs subcommittee structure, names subject-matter experts to draft vision and mission

Interagency Transportation Equity Advisory Committee elects Martha Armas Kelly chair and Anna Gonzalez vice chair; approves minutes