Orange County Transportation Authority

Legislative and Communications Committee Agenda

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.

Board Room, 550 South Main Street, Orange, California

Committee Members

Donald P. Wagner, Chair

Katrina Foley, Vice Chair

Fred Jung

Janet Nguyen

Kathy Tavoularis

Mark Tettemer

Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation in order to participate

in this meeting should contact the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Clerk of the

Board's office at (714) 560-5676, no less than two business days prior to this meeting to enable

OCTA to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.

Agenda Descriptions

Agenda descriptions are intended to give members of the public a general summary of items of

business to be transacted or discussed. The posting of the recommended actions does not

indicate what action will be taken. The Committee 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.

Public Availability of Agenda Materials

All documents relative to the items referenced in this agenda are available for public inspection at

www.octa.net or through the Clerk of the Board’s office at the OCTA Headquarters, 600 South

Main Street, Orange, California.

Meeting Access and Public Comments on Agenda Items

Members of the public can either attend in-person or access live streaming of the Committee

meetings by clicking this link: https://octa.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx

In-Person Comment

Members of the public may attend in-person and address the Board regarding any item within the

subject matter jurisdiction of the Orange County Transportation Authority. Please complete a

speaker’s card and submit it to the Clerk of the Board and notify the Clerk regarding the agenda

item number on which you wish to speak. Speakers will be recognized by the Chair at the time of

the agenda item is to be considered by the Board. Comments will be limited to three minutes. The

Brown Act prohibits the Board from either discussing or taking action on any non-agendized

items.

Written Comment

Written public comments may also be submitted by emailing them to ClerkOffice@octa.net, and

must be sent by 5:00 p.m. the day prior to the meeting. If you wish to comment on a specific

agenda Item, please identify the Item number in your email. All public comments that are timely

received will be part of the public record and distributed to the Board. Public comments will be

made available to the public upon request.

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Director Nguyen

Closed Session

There are no Closed Session items scheduled.

Special Calendar

Conference Call with State Legislative Advocate Moira Topp

Moira Topp/Kristin Jacinto

Overview

An update of legislative items in Sacramento will be provided.

Consent Calendar (Item 2)

All items on the Consent Calendar are to be approved in one motion unless a Committee

Member or a member of the public requests separate action or discussion on a specific item.

Approval of Minutes

Recommendation(s)

Approve the minutes of the March 20, 2025 Legislative and Communications Committee

meeting.

Attachments:

Minutes

Regular Calendar

State Transit Transportation Task Force Update

Dulce Mejicanos/Kristin Jacinto

Overview

A summary is provided of the State’s Transit Transformation Task Force’s recent work and

policy recommendations being discussed on the future of transit. These recommendations

address key issues such as transit service improvements, funding, fare coordination,

workforce development, and infrastructure investments. The State Transit Transformation

Task Force will submit a final report to the Legislature by October 31, 2025.

Recommendation(s)

Receive and file as an information item.

Attachments:

Staff Report

Attachment A

State Legislative Status Report

Clara Brotcke/Kristin Jacinto

Overview

The Orange County Transportation Authority provides regular updates to the Legislative

and Communications Committee on policy issues directly impacting its overall programs,

projects, and operations. Staff recommends a support position on legislation related to

interoperability with out-of-state electronic toll collection systems. Staff recommends an

oppose position on legislation that imposes new mandates on transit district board

compensation and governance structure.

Recommendation(s)

Adopt a SUPPORT position on AB 334 (Petrie-Norris, D-Irvine), which would

facilitate interoperability with out-of-state electronic toll collection systems.

Adopt an OPPOSE position on AB 1070 (Ward, D-San Diego), which would

impose new mandates on transit district board compensation and governance

structures.

Attachments:

Federal Legislative Status Report

Alexis Carter/Kristin Jacinto

Overview

The Orange County Transportation Authority regularly updates the Legislative and

Communications Committee on policy and regulatory issues directly impacting the

agency’s programs, projects, and operations. This report includes an update on

Environmental Protection Agency actions related to the endangerment finding for

greenhouse gas emissions and waivers granted to California to enforce air quality

regulations, a summary on the confirmation of the Administrator of the Federal Transit

Administration and

participation in

summary of the Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy’s

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on

transportation reauthorization.

Recommendation(s)

Receive and file as an information item.

Attachments:

Staff Report

Attachment A

Discussion Items