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Caltrans EAC subcommittee elects Randy Torres Van Vleck as chair
Summary
Members of a Caltrans Equity Advisory Committee subcommittee nominated and voted to appoint Randy Torres Van Vleck as the group's chair; the panel corrected its procedure afterward to record a second and rerun a roll-call vote for the record.
Randy Torres Van Vleck was elected chair of the Caltrans Equity Advisory Committee (EAC) subcommittee after a nomination and roll-call vote during the meeting.
The nomination came from Randy Torres Van Vleck, an EAC member, who said, "I'd be happy to put my name in the hat to chair this subcommittee." Meeting staff ran a roll-call vote and later corrected the record by asking for a formal second; Andres Ramirez seconded the motion and the subcommittee conducted a second roll-call vote. The motion passed.
The vote was conducted by roll call with individual members answering in the affirmative. Members recorded as voting “yes” during the second roll call included Carrie Akimae Hernandez, Lisa Marie Alvarado, Albemel Chavez Hernandez, Ana (Anna) Gonzalez, Andres Ramirez, Michelle Roussey, Randy Torres Van Vleck, and Pualani Vasquez. Justin (staff) administered the roll call.
Carolyn (staff) described the chair role ahead of the vote, saying the subcommittee chair "would be responsible for facilitating the subcommittee meetings and working with staff on developing the meeting agendas" and would "also be responsible for reporting out at each of the full EAC meetings on the activities of the subcommittee." After the vote, the new chair said he was honored and described his priorities for community engagement.
Randy Torres Van Vleck said he is "honored to serve" and described his experience working on community engagement and community planning in San Diego, noting a community-led project, Teralta Park, as an example of long-term organizing to shape transportation-adjacent projects.
The chair election was the only formal action recorded under that agenda item. Staff said they would report the result to the full EAC and include the election in the meeting minutes. The meeting adjourned at 11:27 a.m.
