Orange County Transportation Authority  
Board Agenda  
Monday, January 13, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.  
550 South Main Street, Orange, California  
Board Members  
Tam T. Nguyen, Chair  
Doug Chaffee, Vice Chair  
Valerie Amezcua  
Mike Carroll  
Jon Dumitru  
Jamey M. Federico  
Katrina Foley  
Patrick Harper  
Michael Hennessey  
Fred Jung  
Stephanie Klopfenstein  
Carlos A. Leon  
Janet Nguyen  
Vicente Sarmiento  
John Stephens  
Mark Tettemer  
Donald P. Wagner  
Lan Zhou, Ex-Officio  
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.  
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Main Street, Orange, California.  
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Brown Act prohibits the Board from either discussing or taking action on any non-agendized  
items.  
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made available to the public upon request.  
Call to Order  
Invocation  
Director Hennessey  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Director Foley  
Closed Session  
There are no Closed Sessions scheduled.  
Special Calendar  
Orange County Transportation Authority Special Calendar Matters  
1.  
Administration of the Oath of Office to New and Returning Orange County  
Transportation Authority Board of Directors  
Overview  
Oath of Office will be administered to new Board Members Mike Carroll and Janet Nguyen  
and returning Board Members Jon Dumitru, Jamey Federico, Patrick Harper, Fred Jung,  
and Donald P. Wagner.  
2.  
Election of Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors Chair  
The Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors annually, at its first meeting  
in January, shall elect a Chair.  
3.  
4.  
Election of Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors Vice Chair  
The Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors annually, at its first meeting  
in January, shall elect a Vice Chair.  
2024 Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer Initiatives and Action Plan -  
End-of-Year Report  
Lauren Sato/Rose Casey  
Overview  
On February 12, 2024, the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Board of  
Directors (Board) approved the 2024 Board and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Initiatives  
(Attachment A) and Action Plan (Attachment B). The Action Plan consisted of three Board  
initiatives supported by nine CEO initiatives and was monitored through 107 milestones.  
This year-end report summarizes OCTA’s progress in advancing those initiatives between  
January 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024.  
At the conclusion of 2024, 89 of the 107 milestones were completed. Attachment B  
summarizes all 107 milestones, including the 18 milestones that will be carried over for  
reconsideration in 2025. The schedules for these carryover milestones had to be adjusted  
primarily due to delays in coordination with external entities, unforeseen circumstances  
impacting project complexity and delivery, and other unanticipated challenges.  
Recommendation(s)  
Receive and file as an information item.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
Consent Calendar (Items 5 through 9)  
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  
5.  
Approval of Minutes  
Clerk of the Board  
Recommendation(s)  
Approve the minutes of the December 9, 2024 Orange County Transportation Authority  
and affiliated agencies’ regular meeting.  
Attachments:  
Minutes  
Orange County Transit District Consent Calendar Matters  
6.  
February 2025 Bus Service Change  
Eric Hoch/Rose Casey  
Overview  
The proposed February 2025 bus service change implements changes to OC Bus service  
consistent with the Making Better Connections Study. The changes include reducing wait  
times and adjusting bus routes to improve overall service quality and reliability. The service  
changes also include adjustments to bus schedules in response to customer comments  
and operator feedback.  
Recommendation(s)  
Receive and file as an information item.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
Attachment C  
7.  
Approval to Release Request for Proposals for the Preparation of Plans,  
Specifications, and Estimates for Improvements to Orange County Transportation  
Authority's Headquarters Property  
Sean Murdock/Andrew Oftelie  
Overview  
Staff has developed a request for proposals to initiate a competitive procurement process  
to retain consultant services to prepare the plans, specifications, and estimates for  
improvements to the Orange County Transportation Authority’s headquarters property.  
Recommendation(s)  
A.  
Approve the proposed evaluation criteria and weightings for Request for Proposals  
4-2654 to select a firm to provide consultant services for the preparation of plans,  
specifications, and estimates for improvements to the Orange County  
Transportation Authority’s headquarters property.  
B.  
Approve the release of Request for Proposals 4-2654 for consultant services for the  
preparation of plans, specifications, and estimates for improvements to Orange  
County Transportation Authority’s headquarters property.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
8.  
Approval to Release Request for Proposals for On-Call Architectural and  
Engineering Design and Construction Support Services for Transit Facility  
Projects  
George Olivo/James G. Beil  
Overview  
The Orange County Transportation Authority has developed a request for proposals to  
initiate a competitive procurement process to retain firms for on-call architectural and  
engineering design and construction support services for transit facility projects  
Recommendation(s)  
A.  
Approve the proposed evaluation criteria and weightings for Request for Proposals  
4-2610 for the selection of firms to provide on-call architectural and engineering  
design and construction support services for transit facility projects.  
B.  
Approve the release of Request for Proposals 4-2610 for on-call architectural and  
engineering design and construction support services for transit facility projects.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
9.  
Approval of Short-Listed Design-Build Teams and Release of Request for  
Proposals for Design-Build of Hydrogen Fueling Station and Facility Modifications  
at Garden Grove Bus Base  
George Olivo/James G. Beil  
Overview  
On September 23, 2024, the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors  
approved the release of a request for qualifications to initiate a competitive procurement  
process to retain a contractor for design-build services to deliver the hydrogen fueling  
station and facility modifications at the Garden Grove Bus Base. As part of the two-step,  
best value design-build procurement process, staff request Board of Directors’ approval of  
the short-listed design-build teams and approval to release the request for proposals for  
this project.  
Recommendation(s)  
A.  
Approve the short-listing of the three design-build teams: Clean Energy, Wayne  
Perry, Inc., and Messer, LLC for the design and construction of the hydrogen fueling  
station and facility modifications at the Garden Grove Bus Base.  
B.  
Approve the evaluation criteria, weightings, and best-value selection process for  
Request for Proposals 4-2683 for design and construction of the hydrogen fueling  
station and facility modifications at the Garden Grove Bus Base through a  
design-build contract.  
C.  
Approve the release of the Request for Proposals 4-2683 for design and  
construction of the hydrogen fueling station and facility modifications at the Garden  
Grove Bus Base to the three short-listed design-build teams.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
Regular Calendar  
10.  
Proposed New Fare Media  
Sam Kaur/Andrew Oftelie  
Overview  
The Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors approved the  
implementation of the rider validation system in October 2023 and complementary fare  
policy amendments in November 2024. In further support of these actions, a new fare  
media, commonly known as a smart card, is proposed to be implemented as part of the  
Rider Validation System. The Federal Transit Administration guidelines require transit  
agencies to evaluate new fare media implementations for potential impacts to people of  
minority and/or low-income populations. As part of this evaluation process, the Orange  
County Transportation Authority will implement a Public Involvement Plan that will gather  
community feedback about the upcoming changes to fare media.  
Recommendation(s)  
A.  
Direct staff to implement a Public Involvement Plan and solicit feedback on the  
proposed new fare media.  
B.  
Direct staff to return to the Board of Directors on March 24, 2025, to present the  
preliminary public outreach findings and to conduct a public hearing.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Presentation  
Discussion Items  
11.  
Update on Measure M2 Project I  
Jeannie Lee/James G. Beil  
Overview  
The Orange County Transportation Authority is currently underway with the implementation  
of the State Route 91 Improvement Project between Acacia Street and Lakeview Avenue.  
This presentation provides a status for the latest progress and upcoming milestones.  
Attachments:  
Presentation  
12.  
Update on Measure M2 Project C and D (Interstate 5 Improvement Project Between  
State Route 73 and El Toro Road)  
Niall Barrett/James G. Beil  
Overview  
This presentation provides an update on construction-related activities on the Interstate 5  
Improvement project, between State Route 73 and El Toro Road.  
Attachments:  
Presentation  
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14.  
15.  
16.  
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, January 27, 2025  
OCTA Headquarters  
Board Room  
550 South Main Street  
Orange, California