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Votes at a glance: Del Norte RCTA approves audits, contracts, budget and TDA claim
Summary
At its June 23, 2025 meeting the RCTA board approved the consent calendar, accepted the FY23–24 financial audit, awarded design and environmental services contracts, adopted the FY25–26 budget and authorized filing of the TDA claim; the travel policy was adopted and then amended the same night.
The Del Norte County Regional Transportation Agency board took the following formal actions at its June 23, 2025 meeting (roll-call tallies reported as recorded).
- Consent calendar (meeting minutes for March 24, 2025; Resolution 2024-2508 approving release of an electric vehicle charging management system request for information): Approved by roll call (Hector Short: yes; Dr. Borges: yes; Director Altman: yes; Chairman Isaiah Wright: yes).
- Resolution 2024-25-O9 adopting the CTA travel policy (initial approval): Approved by roll call (Hector Short: yes; Director Altman: yes; Dr. Borges: yes; Chairman Wright: yes). The board later reconsidered and amended the policy; see below.
- Accept fiscal year 2023–24 RCTA financial audit from O'Connor's CPAs: Motion to approve carried by roll call (Dr. Borges: yes; Director Altman: yes; Hector Short: yes; Chairman Wright: yes). Staff noted the audit had no findings but was delivered late; corrective actions to address timeliness were discussed.
- Award agreement to Dokken Engineering for design services for the Williams Drive charging station project: Approved by roll call (Director Altman: yes; Hector Short: yes; Dr. Borges: yes; Chairman Wright: yes).
- Award agreement to Northpointe Consulting for project approvals and environmental document services for the Downtown Transit Center project: Approved by roll call (Hector Short: yes; Dr. Borges: yes; Director Aument: yes; Chairman Wright: yes).
- Adopt Resolution 2024-25-10 approving the FY25–26 RCTA budget: Approved by roll call (Hector Short: yes; Director Altman: yes; Dr. Borges: yes; Chairman Wright: yes).
- Adopt Resolution 2024-25-11 authorizing filing of the school year 25–26 Transportation Development Act (TDA) claim: Approved by roll call (Dr. Borges: yes; Hector Short: yes; Director Altman: yes; Chairman Wright: yes).
- Travel policy reconsideration and amendment (same meeting): After discussion, the board moved to reconsider the travel policy and approved amendments that removed a prohibition on reimbursement for transportation to restaurants during travel, removed a categorical ban on Airbnb/VRBO lodging (allowing reasonable alternatives), and eliminated the requirement to submit meal receipts when meals are reimbursed at GSA per diem rates. The amended policy was approved by roll call (Dr. Borges: yes; Director Altman: yes; Hector Short: yes; Chairman Wright: yes).
Votes summary: All formal items on the agenda that required a vote were approved unanimously by the board as recorded in the meeting transcript. Several informational items (triennial performance audit preview, short-range transit plan alternatives analysis) were presented for discussion and will return for further consideration.
Speakers and motions: Where motions, movers or seconds were not explicitly named in the transcript, the roll-call vote record is reported as given. All vote tallies above reflect the names read during roll calls in the record.
Speakers quoted or referenced in this article come from the meeting transcript.
