Orange County Transportation Authority

Board Agenda

Monday, February 9, 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

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 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.

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

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subject matter jurisdiction of OCTA. 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

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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

Invocation

Director Wagner

Pledge of Allegiance

Director Janet Nguyen

Closed Session

Overview

A Closed Session will be held as follows:

Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) - Conference with General Counsel -

Existing Litigation - JL Kids, LLC v. California Dept. of Transportation, et al. - OCSC Case

No. 30-2018-01014871, and St. Andrew's by the Sea United Methodist Church v. State of

California, et al. - OCSC Case No. 30-2018-01018320.

Special Calendar

Orange County Transportation Authority Special Calendar Matters

Presentation of Resolutions of Appreciation for Employees of the Year

Maggie McJilton

Overview

Present Orange County Transportation Authority Resolutions of Appreciation Nos:

2026-006, Cynthia Guardado, Coach Operator, 2026-007, Chris Pettit, Maintenance, and

2026-008, Maria Brennan, Administration, as Employees of the Year for 2025.

Consent Calendar (Items 3 through 7)

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

Approval of Minutes

Clerk of the Board

Recommendation(s)

Approve the minutes of the January 26, 2026, Orange County Transportation Authority and

affiliated agencies’ regular meeting.

Attachments:

Minutes

Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan - Annual Review and Update

Matthew DesRosier/Maggie McJilton

Overview

The Federal Transit Administration requires that every agency receiving federal funds

through the Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Program must develop a Public

Transportation Agency Safety Plan for its transit system. The Board of Directors adopted

the Orange County Transportation Authority’s Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan on

May 11, 2020. Through the required annual program review process, staff is

recommending updates for Board of Directors’ approval.

Recommendation(s)

Approve the proposed 2026 Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan administrative

edits.

Attachments:

2027 Federal Transportation Improvement Program and Financial Plan

Ben Ku/Rose Casey

Overview

The Orange County Transportation Authority is responsible for the biennial preparation of

the Federal Transportation Improvement Program for Orange County. This document is

required under state and federal laws and includes the financial information for regionally

significant transportation improvement projects in Orange County. A summary of the 2027

Federal Transportation Improvement Program, with a total value of approximately $2.098

billion, related actions, and a supporting resolution are submitted for the Orange County

Transportation Authority Board of Directors’ approval.

Recommendation(s)

Authorize the submittal of the Federal Transportation Improvement Program project

list and financial plan for the fiscal year 2026-27 through fiscal year 2031-32 to the

Southern California Association of Governments.

Authorize staff to process all necessary amendments to the Federal Transportation

Improvement Program to facilitate the programming of projects.

Adopt Resolution No. 2026-004 of the Orange County Transportation Authority

Board of Directors.

Attachments:

Orange

Matters

County

Local

Transportation

Authority

Consent

Calendar

Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2025-26 Capital Action Plan and Performance Metrics

James G. Beil

Overview

Staff has prepared the quarterly progress report on capital project delivery for the period of

October 2025 through December 2025 for review by the Orange County Transportation

Authority Board of Directors. This report highlights the Capital Action Plan for project

delivery, which is used as a performance metric to assess delivery progress on highway,

transit, and rail projects, as well as a snapshot of the planned Capital Action Plan project

delivery milestones in fiscal year 2025-26.

Recommendation(s)

Receive and file as an information item.

Attachments:

Measure M2 Annual Eligibility Review

Stephanie Mooney/Rose Casey

Overview

The Measure M2 Ordinance No. 3 requires that all local jurisdictions annually satisfy

specific eligibility requirements to receive Measure M2 net revenues. The required

documentation for the review period ending June 30, 2025, was received and reviewed

and is ready for the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors’

consideration to find 33 of Orange County’s 35 local jurisdictions (excluding the cities of

Buena Park and Huntington Beach) as eligible to continue receiving Measure M2 net

revenues.

Recommendation(s)

Approve 33 of Orange County’s 35 local jurisdictions (excluding the cities of Buena

Park and Huntington Beach) as eligible to continue receiving Measure M2 net

revenues.

Receive and file the Measure M2 eligibility verification documents submitted by the

cities of Buena Park and Huntington Beach.

Attachments:

Regular Calendar

There are no Regular Calendar matters.

Discussion Items

Update on the Interstate 5 Improvement Project Between Interstate 405 and State

Route 55

Niall Barrett/James G. Beil

Overview

Staff will provide a project update.

Attachments:

Presentation

Active Transportation Biennial Update

Peter Sotherland/Rose Casey

Overview

The Orange County Transportation Authority coordinates regional active transportation

efforts in Orange County. An update on recent and upcoming activities is provided for

review.

Attachments:

Presentation

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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, February 23, 2026

OCTA Headquarters

Board Room

550 South Main Street

Orange, California