Orange County Transportation Authority  
Board Agenda  
Monday, October 13, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.  
550 South Main Street, Orange, California  
Board Members  
Doug Chaffee, Chair  
Jamey M. Federico, Vice Chair  
Valerie Amezcua  
Katrina Foley  
William Go  
Patrick Harper  
Michael Hennessey  
Fred Jung  
Stephanie Klopfenstein  
Carlos A. Leon  
Janet Nguyen  
Tam T. Nguyen  
Vicente Sarmiento  
John Stephens  
Kathy Tavoularis  
Mark Tettemer  
Donald P. Wagner  
Lan Zhou, Ex-Officio  
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action.  
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Call to Order  
Invocation  
Director Amezcua  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Director Go  
1.  
Closed Session  
Overview  
A Closed Session will be held as follows:  
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6 to discuss negotiations with Teamsters  
Local 952 regarding the maintenance unit. The lead negotiator for the Orange County  
Transportation Authority is Maggie McJilton, Executive Director of People and Community  
Engagement and Teamsters Local 952 representative.  
Special Calendar  
Orange County Local Transportation Authority Special Calendar Matters  
2.  
Update on Emergency Need for Railroad Track Stabilization in the Vicinity of Mile  
Post 203.83 to 204.40 and 206.00 to 206.70 on the Orange Subdivision  
Jason Lee/James G. Beil  
Overview  
The four reinforcement areas identified in the Coastal Rail Resiliency Study adjacent to the  
Orange County Transportation Authority-owned railroad right-of-way, in the vicinity of Mile  
Post 203.83 to 204.40 and 206.00 to 206.70 on the Orange Subdivision, have continued  
to experience coastal erosion and the hillside continues to move incrementally, posing an  
imminent threat to the railroad corridor and public safety if immediate necessary actions  
are not taken to mitigate the threat. Measures must be taken immediately to stabilize the  
track and maintain passenger and freight rail service.  
Recommendation(s)  
Reaffirm Resolution No. 2025-068 and authorize the Chief Executive Officer to take all  
necessary actions to address the emergency need for railroad track stabilization in the vicinity of  
Mile Post 203.80 to 204.40 and 206.00 to 206.70 on the Orange Subdivision, and to return to the  
Board of Directors, as required, to report on the status thereof.  
Attachments:  
Presentation  
Consent Calendar (Items 3 through 11)  
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  
3.  
Approval of Minutes  
Clerk of the Board  
Recommendation(s)  
Approve the minutes of the September 22, 2025 Orange County Transportation Authority  
and affiliated agencies’ regular meeting.  
Attachments:  
Minutes  
4.  
Approval to Release Request for Proposals for Harbor Boulevard Transit Signal  
Priority Deployment  
Alicia Yang/Rose Casey  
Overview  
The Orange County Transportation Authority has developed a request for proposals to  
initiate a competitive procurement process to retain consultant services for the deployment  
of a transit signal priority solution that includes software, signal equipment, and system  
integration. The project will focus on the OC Bus Rapid 543 service and will encompass 52  
signalized intersections along Harbor Boulevard.  
Recommendation(s)  
A.  
Approve the proposed evaluation criteria and weightings for Request for Proposals  
250014 for the selection of a consultant to deliver the Harbor Boulevard Transit  
Signal Priority Deployment.  
B.  
Approve the release of Request for Proposals 250014 for consultant services to  
deliver the Harbor Boulevard Transit Signal Priority Deployment.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
5.  
Coastal Rail Resiliency Study Update  
Rebekah Soto/Rose Casey  
Overview  
The Orange County Transportation Authority initiated the Coastal Rail Resiliency Study in  
fall 2023, focusing on both short- and mid-term solutions to protect the rail line and  
preserve rail operations. Through this study, staff has developed Alternative Concepts that  
would protect the rail line in place for up to 30 years. An update on the refined Alternative  
Concepts for the Coastal Rail Resiliency Study and a summary of the public meetings  
hosted in July 2025 is provided herein.  
Recommendation(s)  
Direct staff to advance the study with the refined range of Alternative Concepts, continue  
collaborating with key stakeholders for further analysis, and actively engage the public to  
solicit input.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
Attachment C  
Presentation  
6.  
Amendments to the Master Plan of Arterial Highways  
Ivy Hang/Rose Casey  
Overview  
The Orange County Transportation Authority administers the Master Plan of Arterial  
Highways, including the review and approval of amendments requested by local agencies.  
The cities of Dana Point and Laguna Niguel have requested amendments to the Master  
Plan of Arterial Highways that are recommended for approval. A status update is also  
provided on Master Plan of Arterial Highways amendments that are in process.  
Recommendation(s)  
A.  
Conditionally approve the following amendments to the Master Plan of Arterial  
Highways:  
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City of Dana Point - Modify ten MPAH arterials within City of Dana Point city  
limits as discussed herein.  
City of Laguna Niguel - Reclassify La Paz Road from a primary (four-lane,  
divided) to a divided collector (two-lane, divided) arterial between Aliso  
Creek Road and Crown Valley Parkway.  
B.  
C.  
D.  
Direct the Executive Director of Planning to file a Notice of Exemption from the  
California Environmental Quality Act for the Master Plan of Arterial Highways  
amendments in the City of Dana Point.  
Direct the Executive Director of Planning to file a Notice of Exemption from the  
California Environmental Quality Act in support of the Master Plan of Arterial  
Highways amendment in the City of Laguna Niguel.  
Receive and file a status report on the active Master Plan of Arterial Highways  
amendments.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
Attachment C  
Attachment D  
Attachment E  
7.  
2026 State Transportation Improvement Program  
Ben Ku/Rose Casey  
Overview  
Every two years, the Orange County Transportation Authority develops a program of  
projects for funding through the State Transportation Improvement Program based on  
Board of Directors’ approved policies and state guidelines. Project recommendations for  
the 2026 program are presented for Board of Directors’ consideration and approval.  
Recommendation(s)  
A.  
Approve the 2026 State Transportation Improvement Program submittal of eight  
projects for $151.742 million, from fiscal year 2026-27 through fiscal year 2030-31.  
B.  
Authorize staff to make all necessary amendments to the State Transportation  
Improvement Program and the Federal Transportation Improvement Program and  
execute any necessary agreements to facilitate the recommendations above.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
Attachment C  
Attachment D  
Attachment E  
Orange  
Matters  
County  
Local  
Transportation  
Authority  
Consent  
Calendar  
8.  
Contract Change Orders for Construction of the OC Streetcar Project  
Jeff Mills/James G. Beil  
Overview  
On September 24, 2018, the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors  
authorized Agreement No. C-7-1904 with Walsh Construction Company II, LLC, for  
construction of the OC Streetcar Project. Contract change orders are required for  
additional compensation for maintenance and storage facility access control system  
installation support, maintenance and storage facility service inspection pit safety  
enhancements, additional work to implement an accelerated schedule, public conveyance  
and safety enhancements, overhead contact system modifications, modifications to  
miscellaneous maintenance and storage facility systems, maintenance and storage facility  
mezzanine fall protection modifications, overhead contact system adjustments, and train  
signal control modifications.  
Recommendation(s)  
A.  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Contract Change  
Order No. 89.2 to Agreement No. C-7-1904 with Walsh Construction Company II,  
LLC, in the amount of $350,000, for maintenance and storage facility access control  
system installation support.  
B.  
C.  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Contract Change  
Order No. 248 to Agreement No. C-7-1904 with Walsh Construction Company II,  
LLC, in the amount of $350,000, for maintenance and storage facility service and  
inspection pit safety enhancements.  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Contract Change  
Order No. 251.1 to Agreement No. C-7-1904 with Walsh Construction Company II,  
LLC, in the amount of $1,100,000, for additional work to implement an accelerated  
schedule.  
D.  
E.  
F.  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Contract Change  
Order No. 252.1 to Agreement No. C-7-1904 with Walsh Construction Company II,  
LLC, in the amount of $250,000, for public conveyance and safety enhancements.  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Contract Change  
Order No. 255.1 to Agreement No. C-7-1904 with Walsh Construction Company II,  
LLC, in the amount of $350,000, for overhead contact system modifications.  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Contract Change  
Order No. 266.1 to Agreement No. C-7-1904 with Walsh Construction Company II,  
LLC, in the amount of $250,000, for modifications to miscellaneous maintenance  
and storage facility systems.  
G.  
H.  
I.  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Contract Change  
Order No. 277 to Agreement No. C-7-1904 with Walsh Construction Company II,  
LLC, in the amount of $425,000, for maintenance and storage facility mezzanine fall  
protection modifications.  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Contract Change  
Order No. 291.1 to Agreement No. C-7-1904 with Walsh Construction Company II,  
LLC, in the amount of $160,000, for overhead contact system span wire to contact  
wire changes.  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Contract Change  
Order No. 301 to Agreement No. C-7-1904 with Walsh Construction Company II,  
LLC, in the amount of $1,000,000, for train signal control modifications.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
9.  
Cooperative Agreement with the California Department of Transportation for the  
State Route 55 Improvement Project Between Interstate 5 and State Route 91  
Jeannie Lee/James G. Beil  
Overview  
The Orange County Transportation Authority proposes to enter into a cooperative  
agreement with the California Department of Transportation for construction capital and  
construction management support services for the State Route 55 Improvement Project  
between Interstate 5 and State Route 91.  
Recommendation(s)  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Cooperative Agreement  
No. C-5-4264 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and the California  
Department of Transportation, in the amount of $139,597,000, for construction capital and  
construction management support services for the State Route 55 Improvement Project  
between Interstate 5 and State Route 91.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
10.  
Agreement for the Construction of the Inland Slope Rehabilitation Phase II Project  
Jason Lee/James G. Beil  
Overview  
The Orange County Transportation Authority’s Board of Directors approved the  
construction of the Inland Slope Rehabilitation Phase II Project as part of the Orange  
County Transportation Authority’s Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget. Bids were received in  
accordance with the Orange County Transportation Authority’s procurement policies and  
procedures for public works projects. Board of Directors’ approval is requested to execute  
the construction agreement.  
Recommendation(s)  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Agreement No. C-4-2666  
between the Orange County Transportation Authority and Bosco Constructors, Inc., the  
lowest responsive, responsible bidder, in the amount of $4,450,000, for construction of the  
Inland Slope Rehabilitation Phase II Project.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
11.  
Comprehensive Transportation Funding Programs - Project X Tier 1 2025 Call for  
Projects Programming Recommendations  
Mason Dosher/Rose Casey  
Overview  
The Orange County Transportation Authority’s Environmental Cleanup Program provides  
Measure  
M2 funding  
for  
water  
quality  
improvement  
projects  
to  
address  
transportation-generated pollution. The 2025 Tier 1 Grant Program call for projects was  
issued on March 10, 2025. Evaluations of the grant applications are now complete, and a  
list of projects is presented for Board of Directors’ review and approval.  
Recommendation(s)  
Approve the award of $3,088,766 in Tier 1 Environmental Cleanup Program funding for  
eight projects.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
Attachment C  
Regular Calendar  
Orange  
Matters  
County  
Local  
Transportation  
Authority  
Regular  
Calendar  
12.  
Measure M2 Next 10 Delivery Plan: Market Conditions Key Indicators Analysis and  
Forecast  
Kelsey Imler/Rose Casey  
Overview  
At the direction of the Board of Directors, the Orange County Transportation Authority  
monitors construction market conditions. Annually, a report on Market Conditions Key  
Indicators Analysis and Forecast is presented to the Board of Directors to provide insight  
into potential project delivery cost drivers that could affect the Measure M2 Next 10  
Delivery Plan. The last effort was presented to the Board of Directors on October 28, 2024.  
An updated forecast has been prepared and a presentation on the results of this effort is  
provided.  
Recommendation(s)  
Direct staff to continue to monitor market conditions key indicators and provide updates to  
the Board of Directors as appropriate.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
Presentation  
13.  
Update on the Interstate 5/El Toro Road Interchange Improvement Project and  
Direction to Complete the Environmental Documentation  
Niall Barrett/James G. Beil  
Overview  
The Orange County Transportation Authority, in partnership with the California Department  
of Transportation, is underway with project development for the Interstate 5/El Toro Road  
Interchange Improvement Project. Staff is providing an update on the project development  
effort and is seeking Board of Directors’ direction to advance project development, finalize  
selection of the project preferred alternative, and complete the environmental approval  
phase.  
Recommendation(s)  
Direct staff to advance project development and the selection of the project preferred  
alternative, and to complete the environmental phase in late 2026.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Presentation  
Orange County Transportation Authority Regular Calendar Matters  
14.  
Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cup 2026 and Los  
Angeles 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games Transit Planning Update  
Dan Phu/Rose Casey  
Overview  
The Orange County Transportation Authority, in collaboration with the Los Angeles County  
Metropolitan Transportation Authority, is advancing planning efforts for the Fédération  
Internationale de Football Association World Cup 2026 and the Los Angeles 2028  
Olympic and Paralympic Games. These world-wide events represent significant regional  
mobility challenges and opportunities. The planning focus is to deliver safe, seamless,  
high-quality transit service for spectators and workforce while minimizing impacts to  
existing Orange County Transportation Authority riders. This report provides an update on  
ongoing efforts, outlines estimated funding needs, and presents recommendations for  
future actions.  
Recommendation(s)  
A.  
Direct staff to work with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation  
Authority to continue to plan and implement World Cup 2026 transit service.  
B.  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute a funding agreement  
between the Orange County Transportation Authority and the Los Angeles County  
Metropolitan Transportation Authority to obtain reimbursement from the Los  
Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority for World Cup 2026 transit  
service expenses.  
C.  
Direct staff to seek state and federal funding opportunities for Los Angeles 2028  
Olympic and Paralympic Games transit service.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Presentation  
Discussion Items  
15.  
16.  
17.  
18.  
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, October 27, 2025  
OCTA Headquarters  
Board Room  
550 South Main Street  
Orange, California