Orange County Transportation Authority  
Board Agenda  
Monday, April 27, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.  
550 South Main Street, Orange, California  
Board Members  
Jamey M. Federico, Chair  
Fred Jung, Vice Chair  
Valerie Amezcua  
Doug Chaffee  
Katrina Foley  
William Go  
Patrick Harper  
Michael Hennessey  
Lauren Kleiman  
Stephanie Klopfenstein  
Carlos A. Leon  
Janet Nguyen  
Tam T. Nguyen  
Vicente Sarmiento  
Kathy Tavoularis  
Mark Tettemer  
Donald P. Wagner  
Lan Zhou, Ex-Officio  
Accessibility  
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Agenda Descriptions  
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business to be transacted or discussed. The posting of the recommended actions does not  
indicate what action will be taken. The Board may take any action which it deems to be  
appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the notice of the recommended  
action.  
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Main Street, Orange, California.  
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Call to Order  
Invocation  
Director Wagner  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Director Go  
Closed Session  
There are no Closed Sessions scheduled.  
Special Calendar  
Orange County Transportation Authority Special Calendar Matters  
1.  
Presentation of Resolutions of Appreciation for Employee of the Month  
Overview  
Present Orange County Transportation Authority Resolutions of Appreciation Nos:  
2026-021, Andy Castillo, Coach Operator, 2026-022, Tuan Nguyen, Maintenance, and  
2026-023, Jason Lee, Administration, as Employees of the Month for April 2026.  
Consent Calendar (Items 2 through 19)  
All matters on the Consent Calendar are to be approved in one motion unless a Board Member or  
a member of the public requests separate action on a specific item.  
Orange County Transportation Authority Consent Calendar Matters  
2.  
Approval of Minutes  
Clerk of the Board  
Overview  
Approve the minutes of the April 13, 2026, Orange County Transportation Authority and  
affiliated agencies’ regular meeting.  
Attachments:  
Minutes  
3.  
Contractor Safety Management Program, Internal Audit Report No. 26-506  
Jonathan Thompson/Janet Sutter  
Overview  
The Internal Audit Department of the Orange County Transportation Authority has  
completed an audit of the Contractor Safety Management Program. Based on the audit,  
the program could be improved by revising policy and safety specifications to better align  
with expectations, developing methods to ensure applicable project managers are  
identified and aware of their responsibilities, providing timely training and/or instructions to  
project managers, and formalizing the process for documenting safety activities and  
reporting within the Origami system.  
Recommendation(s)  
Direct staff to implement two recommendations provided in Contractor Safety  
Management Program, Internal Audit Report No. 26-506.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
4.  
Fiscal Year 2025-26 Internal Audit Plan, Third Quarter Update  
Janet Sutter  
Overview  
The Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors adopted the Orange  
County Transportation Authority Internal Audit Department Fiscal Year 2025-26 Internal  
Audit Plan on July 14, 2025. This report provides an update on activities for the third  
quarter of the fiscal year.  
Recommendation(s)  
Receive and file the third quarter update to the Orange County Transportation Authority  
Internal Audit Department Fiscal Year 2025-26 Internal Audit Plan as an information item.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
Attachment C  
5.  
405 Express Lanes Update for the Period Ending - December 31, 2025  
Kirk Avila  
Overview  
The Orange County Transportation Authority oversees the operations of the 405 Express  
Lanes, which commenced on December 1, 2023. During the month of December 2025,  
transactions increased 11.5 percent while trips grew by 12.4 percent on the 405 Express  
Lanes. For the quarter ending December 2025, transactions totaled 18.5 million and trips  
were 4.7 million. This report focuses on the operational and financial activities for the  
period ending December 31, 2025.  
Recommendation(s)  
Receive and file as an information item.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
6.  
91 Express Lanes Update for the Period Ending - December 31, 2025  
Anthony Rodriguez  
Overview  
The Orange County Transportation Authority has owned and managed the operations of  
the 91 Express Lanes since January 2003. Since then, traffic volumes and toll revenues  
have fluctuated with changes in the economy and the added capacity to the State Route 91  
corridor. During the month of December 2025, approximately 1.86 million trips were taken,  
and over 5.57 million trips were made during the last quarter of calendar year 2025 on the  
91 Express Lanes in Orange County. This report focuses on the operational and financial  
activities for the period ending December 31, 2025.  
Recommendation(s)  
Receive and file as an information item.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
7.  
Amendment  
to  
the  
91 Express  
Lanes  
Riverside  
County  
Transportation  
Commission / Orange County Transportation Authority Facility Agreement  
Anthony Rodriguez  
Overview  
The 91 Express Lanes Riverside County Transportation Commission / Orange County  
Transportation Authority Facility Agreement prescribes the funding transfers between the  
two agencies for costs incurred for the rental of administrative offices and any shared  
operational expenses in relation to the 91 Express Lanes. An amendment is needed to  
account for the reimbursement of anticipated shared operating costs incurred by the  
Riverside County Transportation Commission for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30,  
2027.  
Recommendation  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Amendment No. 11 to  
Agreement No. C-5-3828 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and the  
Riverside County Transportation Commission in the amount of $550,000 for the  
reimbursement of shared operational expenses through June 30, 2027.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
8.  
Orange County Transportation Authority Investment and Debt Programs Report -  
February 2026  
Robert Davis/Andrew Oftelie  
Overview  
The Orange County Transportation Authority has a comprehensive investment and debt  
program to fund its immediate and long-term cash flow demands. Each month, the  
Treasurer submits  
a
report detailing investment allocation, performance, compliance,  
outstanding debt balances, and credit ratings for the Orange County Transportation  
Authority’s debt program. This report is for the month ending February 28, 2026. The report  
has been reviewed and is consistent with the investment practices contained in the  
investment policy.  
Recommendation(s)  
Receive and file as an information item.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
9.  
State Legislative Status Report  
Clara Brotcke/Kristin Jacinto  
Overview  
The Orange County Transportation Authority provides regular updates to the Legislative  
Committee on policy issues directly impacting its overall programs, projects, and  
operations. Staff recommends support positions on six bills that are related to California  
Environmental Quality Act streamlining, zero-emission transit implementation, wildfire  
resilience, transportation funding policy, and transit-oriented development. Staff opposes  
positions on two bills that would significantly alter state transportation funding priorities and  
reduce regional flexibility. An overview is also provided on legislation related to California  
Environmental Quality Act vehicle miles traveled mitigation requirements, for which a  
support position was taken pursuant to Orange County Transportation Authority’s 2025-26  
State Legislative Platform.  
Recommendation(s)  
A.  
Adopt a SUPPORT position on AB 1855 (Gonzalez, R-Indio), which would expand  
California Environmental Quality Act exemptions for passenger rail projects.  
B.  
Adopt a SUPPORT position on AB 1944 (Lee, D-Milpitas), which would establish a  
phased extension of axle weight allowances for zero-emission transit buses to  
support fleet transition requirements.  
C.  
D.  
Adopt a SUPPORT position on AB 2513 (Petrie-Norris, D-Irvine), which would  
expand eligibility for regional wildfire resilience funds.  
Adopt an OPPOSE position on AB 2560 (Schultz, D-Burbank), which would codify  
the Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure goals and apply them to  
major state transportation funding programs.  
E.  
Adopt a SUPPORT position on AB 2576 (Harabedian, D-Pasadena), which would  
delay implementation timelines associated with SB 79 (Chapter 512, Statutes of  
2025).  
F.  
Adopt a SUPPORT position on SB 935 (Choi, R-Irvine), which would indefinitely  
extend design-build authority for local agencies.  
G.  
Adopt a SUPPORT position on SB 1167 (Blakespear, D-Encinitas), which would  
clarify the definition of electric bicycles and establish enhanced labeling, disclosure,  
and safety requirements.  
H.  
Adopt an OPPOSE position on SB 1423 (Stern, D-Sherman Oaks), which would  
require a minimum allocation of State Transportation Improvement Program funds  
to “safe streets” projects and modify the Active Transportation Program.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
Attachment C  
Attachment D  
Attachment E  
Attachment F  
Attachment G  
Attachment H  
Attachment I  
Attachment J  
10.  
Federal Legislative Status Report  
Clara Brotcke/Kristin Jacinto  
Overview  
The Orange County Transportation Authority regularly updates the Legislative Committee  
on policy and regulatory issues directly impacting the agency’s programs, projects, and  
operations. This report provides a summary of President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2027  
Budget Request and its implications for federal transportation funding and policy. It also  
includes an overview of a congressional letter supporting restoration of local Surface  
Transportation Block Grant and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement  
Program project selection authority, and a summary of recent congressional leadership  
changes affecting federal transportation policy.  
Recommendation(s)  
Receive and file as an information item.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
Orange County Transit District Consent Calendar Matters  
11.  
Cooperative Agreements with Special Services Agencies for Provision of OC  
ACCESS-Eligible Transportation, Internal Audit Report No. 26-509  
Gabriel Tang/Janet Sutter  
Overview  
The Internal Audit Department of the Orange County Transportation Authority has  
completed an audit of contract compliance and invoice review controls related to  
cooperative agreements with special services agencies for provision of alternative OC  
ACCESS-eligible transportation services. Based on the audit, controls are adequate.  
Internal Audit identified areas of noteworthy accomplishment.  
Recommendation(s)  
Receive and file Cooperative Agreements with Special Services Agencies for Provision of  
OC ACCESS-Eligible Transportation, Internal Audit Report No. 26-509, as an information  
item.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
12.  
Approval of the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Local Transportation Fund Claim for Laguna  
Beach Public Transportation Services  
Sam Kaur/Andrew Oftelie  
Overview  
The Laguna Beach Municipal Transit Lines, a department within the City of Laguna Beach,  
is eligible to receive funding from the Local Transportation Fund in Orange County for  
providing public transportation services throughout the city. To receive the funds, the  
Laguna Beach Municipal Transit Lines must file a claim against the Local Transportation  
Fund with the Orange County Transportation Authority.  
Recommendation(s)  
A.  
Approve the Laguna Beach Municipal Transit Lines Fiscal Year 2026-27 Local  
Transportation Fund Claim for public transportation services in the amount of  
$1,480,411.  
B.  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer of the Orange County Transportation Authority  
to  
issue  
allocation/disbursement  
instructions  
to  
the  
Orange  
County  
Auditor-Controller in the amount of the claim.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
13.  
Approval of the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Local Transportation Fund Claim for Public  
Transportation and Community Transit Services  
Sam Kaur/Andrew Oftelie  
Overview  
The Orange County Transit District is eligible to receive funding from the Local  
Transportation Fund for providing public transportation and community transit services  
throughout Orange County. To receive the funds, the Orange County Transit District must  
file a claim against the Local Transportation Fund with the Orange County Transportation  
Authority.  
Recommendation(s)  
A.  
Approve the Orange County Transit District Fiscal Year 2026-27 Local  
Transportation Fund Claim for public transportation services in the amount of  
$205,036,189, and for community transit services in the amount of $10,869,295 for  
a total claim amount of $215,905,484.  
B.  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to issue allocation/disbursement instructions  
to the Orange County Auditor-Controller in the full amount of the claims.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
14.  
Amendment to Cooperative Agreements with Regional Center of Orange County  
Jack Garate/Johnny Dunning, Jr.  
Overview  
On June 24, 2024, the Board of Directors approved a cooperative agreement with the  
Regional Center of Orange County to share in the cost of providing paratransit service to  
individuals served by the Regional Center of Orange County. The agreement included an  
initial two-year term with two additional two-year option terms. The initial term of the  
agreement expires on June 30, 2026, and an amendment is required to exercise the first  
two-year option term of the agreement.  
Recommendation(s)  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Amendment No. 1 to  
Cooperative Agreement No. C-4-2328, in the amount of $10,257,017, between the  
Orange County Transportation Authority and the Regional Center of Orange County to  
exercise the first two-year option term to share in the cost of paratransit services provided  
to individuals served by the Regional Center of Orange County from July 1, 2026, through  
June 30, 2028.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
15.  
Agreement for Detail Bus and Streetcar Cleaning and Pesticide Application  
Services  
Cliff Thorne/Johnny Dunning, Jr.  
Overview  
On December 8, 2025, the Board of Directors approved the release of a request for  
proposals to select a firm to provide detail bus and streetcar cleaning and pesticide  
application services. Board of Directors’ approval is requested to execute an agreement  
to provide these services.  
Recommendation(s)  
A.  
Approve the selection of Gamboa Services, Inc., doing business as Corporate  
Image Maintenance, as the firm to provide detail bus and streetcar cleaning and  
pesticide application services.  
B.  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Agreement No.  
C250080 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and Gamboa  
Services, Inc., doing business as Corporate Image Maintenance, in the amount of  
$1,462,070, for a three-year initial term with one, two-year option term to provide  
detail bus and streetcar cleaning and pesticide application services.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
Attachment C  
16.  
Approval to Release Request for Proposals for Interim Hydrogen Mobile Fueling  
Stations  
Cliff Thorne/Johnny Dunning, Jr.  
Overview  
To comply with the California Air Resources Board’s Innovative Clean Transit Rule, the  
Orange County Transportation Authority is actively operating and expanding a mixed fleet  
that includes battery-electric buses and fuel-cell-electric buses, while continuing to build the  
operational experience necessary to transition to a fully zero-emission fleet by 2040. As  
part of this required transition, a critical infrastructure gap has emerged following the  
expiration of the long-term hydrogen fueling station contract. To maintain operations for  
existing and incoming fuel-cell-electric buses, staff has developed a request for proposals  
to procure two hydrogen mobile fueling stations as an interim solution.  
Recommendation(s)  
A.  
Approve the proposed evaluation criteria and weightings for Request for Proposals  
250236 to select a firm to provide two interim hydrogen mobile fueling stations.  
B.  
Approve the release of Request for Proposals 250236 for two interim hydrogen  
mobile fueling stations.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Orange  
County  
Local  
Transportation  
Authority  
Consent  
Calendar  
Matters  
17.  
Approval to Sell Surplus Land for the Interstate 5 Improvement Project Between  
State Route 73 and Oso Parkway  
Joe Gallardo/James G. Beil  
Overview  
The Orange County Transportation Authority’s Interstate 5 Improvement Project between  
State Route 73 and Oso Parkway required the acquisition of property rights from public  
and private parties, adjacent to the existing freeway and city streets. Now approximately  
10,148 square feet of vacant commercial property, located at the corner of Camino  
Capistrano and Avery Parkway in the City of Laguna Niguel and identified as Assessor  
Parcel No. 637-231-01, is recommended to be sold as surplus land by the Orange County  
Transportation Authority. Therefore, staff is seeking approval to sell the vacant land as  
surplus land under the Surplus Land Act (Government Code Section 54220 et seq.).  
Recommendation(s)  
A.  
Direct staff to sell the surplus land located within the Interstate 5 Improvement  
Project between State Route 73 and Oso Parkway.  
B.  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute the necessary  
documents to complete the sale of the surplus land for the offer price of $172,516.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
Attachment C  
Attachment D  
18.  
Amendment  
to  
Measure  
M2 Project  
U
Senior  
Non-Emergency  
Medical  
Transportation Program  
Jack Garate/Johnny Dunning, Jr.  
Overview  
On May 24, 2021, the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors  
approved a cooperative agreement with the County of Orange for programs that expand  
mobility choices for seniors and individuals with disabilities under Project U, including  
Measure M2 funding support for the County of Orange Senior Non-Emergency Medical  
Transportation Program. The agreement includes a five-year initial term with a five-year  
option term. The initial term expires June 30, 2026. Staff is requesting the Board of  
Directors’ approval to exercise the five-year option term effective July 1, 2026, through  
June 30, 2031.  
Recommendation(s)  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Amendment No. 2 to  
Agreement No. C-1-3446 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and the  
County of Orange to exercise the option term for continued Measure M2 funding for the  
Senior Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Program, effective July 1, 2026, through  
June 30, 2031.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
Attachment C  
Attachment D  
19.  
Measure M2 Quarterly Progress Report for the Period of October 2025 through  
December 2025  
Francesca Ching/Rose Casey  
Overview  
Staff has prepared the Measure M2 Quarterly Progress Report for the second quarter of  
fiscal year 2025-26 as information for the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of  
Directors. This progress report highlights the delivery of Measure M2 projects and  
programs as promised to voters and the monitoring of external challenges. The full report  
will be available to the public via the Orange County Transportation Authority website.  
Recommendation(s)  
Receive and file as an information item.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Regular Calendar  
Orange  
Matters  
County  
Local  
Transportation  
Authority  
Regular  
Calendar  
20.  
Measure M2 Ten-Year Review Report and Action Plan  
Francesca Ching/Rose Casey  
Overview  
Approved by Orange County voters in 2006, the Renewed Measure M Transportation  
Investment Plan established a 30-year, half-cent sales tax program. Ordinance No. 3, the  
governing ordinance, includes a taxpayer safeguard provision to conduct a comprehensive  
review of the project and program elements of the Renewed Measure M Transportation  
Investment Plan at least every ten years. The results of the first ten-year review were  
presented to the Board of Directors on October 12, 2015. Efforts for the second review,  
consistent with the Board of Directors-approved framework, have been completed. The  
final Ten-Year Review Report is presented to the Orange County Transportation Authority  
Board of Directors for information along with an accompanying Action Plan for  
consideration.  
Recommendation(s)  
A.  
Receive and file the Measure M2 Ten-Year Review Report as an information item.  
B.  
Approve the proposed Action Plan to guide potential Measure M2 performance  
enhancements.  
C.  
Direct staff to proceed with implementation of the Action Plan.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
Attachment C  
Presentation  
21.  
15 Years of Measure M2  
Francesca Ching/Rose Casey  
Overview  
On April 1, 2026, Renewed Measure M, also known as Measure M2, reached a significant  
milestone, marking the halfway point of the voter-approved 30-year program. Over the past  
15 years, Measure M2 has delivered significant transportation investments across Orange  
County, including advancing major freeway improvements, enhancing streets and roads in  
every city, expanding transit options, and funding programs that protect our environment.  
This milestone provides an opportunity to reflect on the progress achieved to date and to  
reaffirm the Orange County Transportation Authority’s commitment to fulfilling the  
improvements promised to voters.  
Recommendation(s)  
Receive and file as an information item.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Discussion Items  
22.  
23.  
24.  
25.  
Public Comments  
Chief Executive Officer's Report  
Directors’ Reports  
Adjournment  
The next regularly scheduled meeting of this Board will be held:  
9:30 a.m., on Monday, May, 11, 2026  
OCTA Headquarters  
Board Room  
550 South Main Street  
Orange, California