Orange County Transportation Authority  
Board Agenda  
Monday, June 9, 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 Hennessey  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Director T. Nguyen  
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 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 206.10 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 206.10 to 206.70 on the Orange Subdivision, has 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. 2025-025 to 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 203.83 to 204.40 and 206.10 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  
3.  
Approval of the Orange County Transportation Authority’s Proposed Fiscal Year  
2025-26 Budget and Personnel and Salary Resolution  
Victor Velasquez/Andrew Oftelie  
Overview  
The Orange County Transportation Authority Fiscal Year 2025-26 Proposed Budget  
presents a balanced plan of sources and uses of funds while providing for the current and  
future transportation needs of Orange County. The Board of Directors may approve the  
Orange County Transportation Authority Fiscal Year 2025-26 Proposed Budget following  
the public hearing to be held at the Board of Directors’ meeting on June 9, 2025, at the  
following Board of Directors’ meeting on June 23, 2025, or in a special meeting convened  
at their discretion, on or before June 30, 2025. The Board of Directors is also asked to  
approve the Personnel and Salary Resolution as part of the budget approval process.  
Recommendation(s)  
A.  
Approve by Resolution the Orange County Transportation Authority’s Fiscal Year  
2025-26 Budget.  
B.  
C.  
Approve the Personnel and Salary Resolution for fiscal year 2025-26.  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer, or his designee, to negotiate and execute the  
software and hardware licensing, maintenance, and emergency support purchase  
orders, and/or agreements.  
D.  
Approve the fiscal year 2025-26 Orange County Transportation Authority member  
agency contribution to the Southern California Regional Rail Authority operating  
subsidy, in an amount up to $51,972,543, contingent upon all other member  
agencies agreeing to their respective operating subsidy contributions. In addition,  
approve the capital and rehabilitation expenditure budgets contingent upon all  
member agencies’ approval of their respective capital and rehabilitation budgets.  
The Orange County Transportation Authority’s budget for capital expenditures is  
$3,084,444 and for rehabilitation expenditures is $32,455,508.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
Attachment C  
Attachment D  
Attachment E  
Presentation  
Consent Calendar (Items 4 through 18)  
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  
4.  
Approval of Minutes  
Clerk of the Board  
Recommendation(s)  
Approve the minutes of the May 27, 2025 Orange County Transportation Authority and  
affiliated agencies’ regular meeting.  
Attachments:  
Minutes  
5.  
Amendment  
to  
the  
91 Express  
Lanes  
Riverside  
County  
Transportation  
Commission / Orange County Transportation Authority Facility Agreement  
Kirk Avila  
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 rent 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, 2025, through June 30, 2026.  
Recommendation(s)  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Amendment No. 10 to  
Agreement No. C-5-3828 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and the  
Riverside County Transportation Commission, in the amount of $584,138, for the  
reimbursement of shared operational expenses through June 30, 2026.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
6.  
91 Express Lanes Update for the Period Ending - March 31, 2025  
Kirk Avila  
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. Over the last quarter, over 5.2 million trips were made on the 91 Express Lanes in  
Orange County. This report focuses on the operational and financial activities for the  
period ending March 31, 2025.  
Recommendation(s)  
Receive and file as an information item.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
7.  
Resolution to Establish the Orange County Transportation Authority General Fund  
Appropriations Limit for Fiscal Year 2025-26  
Sam Kaur/Andrew Oftelie  
Overview  
The State Constitution requires that each year the governing body of each local jurisdiction  
shall, by resolution, establish its appropriations limit for the following year pursuant to  
Article XIIIB.  
Recommendation(s)  
Adopt Orange County Transportation Authority Resolution No. 2025-031 to establish the  
Orange County Transportation Authority General Fund appropriations limit at $16,211,341,  
for fiscal year 2025-26.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
8.  
Annual Insurance Program Renewal  
Greg Bych/Maggie McJilton  
Overview  
The Orange County Transportation Authority holds an Excess Workers’ Compensation  
Insurance Policy with Safety National Insurance Company and a Property Insurance Policy  
with Zurich Insurance Company. The policies are scheduled to expire on June 30, 2025,  
and renewals are necessary to maintain coverage.  
Recommendation(s)  
A.  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Purchase Order No.  
A59005, in an amount not to exceed $716,580, to Marsh Risk and Insurance  
Services, Inc., to purchase excess workers’ compensation insurance on behalf of  
the Orange County Transportation Authority for the policy period of July 1, 2025, to  
June 30, 2026.  
B.  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Purchase Order No.  
A59025, in an amount not to exceed $1,200,000, to Marsh Risk and Insurance  
Services, Inc., to purchase property insurance on behalf of the Orange County  
Transportation Authority for the renewal of the coverage for the period of July 1,  
2025, to June 30, 2026.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
9.  
Draft 2025 State Route 91 Implementation Plan  
Alison Army/Rose Casey  
Overview  
The Orange County Transportation Authority and the Riverside County Transportation  
Commission annually prepare a plan for potential improvements along the State Route 91  
corridor between State Route 57 in Orange County and Interstate 15 in Riverside County.  
The plan includes a list of proposed improvements, preliminary cost estimates, and  
potential implementation timeframes. These improvements are sponsored by various  
agencies, such as the Orange County Transportation Authority, the Riverside County  
Transportation Commission, the Transportation Corridor Agencies, the California  
Department of Transportation, and cities along the corridor. The Draft 2025 State Route 91  
Implementation Plan is provided for information purposes.  
Recommendation(s)  
Receive and file as an information item.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Orange County Transit District Consent Calendar Matters  
10.  
Contracted Fixed-Route Services, Internal Audit Report No. 25-510  
Serena Ng/Janet Sutter  
Overview  
The Internal Audit Department of the Orange County Transportation Authority has  
completed an audit of contracted fixed-route services provided by Keolis Transit Services,  
LLC. Based on the audit, procurements and amendments were handled in accordance  
with procurement policies and procedures, and invoice review controls are in place and  
operating effectively. However, recommendations have been made to improve monitoring  
of contract performance standards and bond and insurance requirements.  
Recommendation(s)  
Direct staff to implement two recommendations provided in Contracted Fixed-Route  
Services, Internal Audit Report No. 25-510.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Orange  
Matters  
County  
Local  
Transportation  
Authority  
Consent  
Calendar  
11.  
Amendment to Construction and Maintenance Agreement with the Union Pacific  
Railroad and the California Department of Transportation for the Interstate 405  
Improvement Project  
Jeff Mills/James G. Beil  
Overview  
On February 10, 2020, the Orange County Transportation Authority entered into a  
construction and maintenance agreement with the Union Pacific Railroad and the  
California Department of Transportation to widen the Bolsa Avenue overhead freeway  
bridge over the railroad facility as part of the Interstate 405 Improvement Project. An  
amendment to the construction and maintenance agreement is needed for additional  
funding to complete project closeout activities.  
Recommendation(s)  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Amendment No. 1 to  
Construction and Maintenance Agreement No. C-9-1793 between the Orange County  
Transportation Authority, Union Pacific Railroad, and the California Department of  
Transportation in the amount of $331,000, for additional design and construction  
parameters, flagging, inspection, temporary easement, and permanent property rights to  
widen the Bolsa Avenue overhead freeway bridge over the railroad facility as part of the  
Interstate 405 Improvement Project. This will increase the maximum obligation of the  
agreement to a total value of $1,123,055.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
12.  
Amendment  
to  
Cooperative  
Agreement  
with  
the  
California  
Department  
of  
Transportation for the Interstate 605/Katella Avenue Interchange Improvement  
Project  
Josue Vaglienty/James G. Beil  
Overview  
On October 11, 2021, the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors  
approved a cooperative agreement between the Orange County Transportation Authority  
and the California Department of Transportation for right-of-way support services,  
right-of-way acquisition, and utility relocation for the Interstate 605/Katella Avenue  
Interchange Improvement Project. Board of Directors’ approval is requested to amend the  
cooperative agreement for additional funding for right-of-way support services, including  
utility relocation coordination.  
Recommendation(s)  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Amendment No. 2 to  
Agreement No. C-1-3740 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and the  
California Department of Transportation, in the amount of $287,000, for additional  
right-of-way support services for the Interstate 605/Katella Avenue Improvement Project.  
This will increase the maximum cumulative obligation of the cooperative agreement to a  
total contract value of $3,317,800.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
13.  
Amendment to Agreement for Construction Management Consultant Services for  
the Interstate 405 Improvement Project Between State Route 73 and Interstate 605  
Jeff Mills/James G. Beil  
Overview  
On June 8, 2015, the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors selected  
Jacobs Project Management Co. to provide construction management consultant services  
for the design-build delivery of the Interstate 405 Improvement Project between State  
Route 73 and Interstate 605. An amendment to the existing agreement is needed to  
provide additional services through the completion and closeout of the Interstate 405  
Improvement Project.  
Recommendation(s)  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Amendment No. 17 to  
Agreement No. C-4-1447 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and  
Jacobs Project Management Co., in the amount of $2,948,765, for additional construction  
management consultant services for the Interstate 405 Improvement Project between State  
Route 73 and Interstate 605, and to extend the agreement term through June 30, 2026.  
This will increase the maximum cumulative obligation of the agreement to a total contract  
value of $55,134,407.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
14.  
Contract Change Order for the Interstate 405 Improvement Project Between State  
Route 73 and Interstate 605  
Jeff Mills/James G. Beil  
Overview  
On November 14, 2016, the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors  
approved Agreement No. C-5-3843 with OC 405 Partners, a joint venture, for the design  
and construction of the Interstate 405 Improvement Project Between State Route 73 and  
Interstate 605. A contract change order is required for additional directed work necessary  
for the completion and closeout of the Interstate 405 Improvement Project.  
Recommendation(s)  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Contract Change Order No.  
173 to Agreement No. C-5-3843 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and  
OC 405 Partners, a joint venture, in the amount of $7,117,306, increasing the contract  
value to $1,516,575,830 for the Interstate 405 Improvement Project Between State Route  
73 and Interstate 605.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
15.  
Resolution  
to  
Establish  
the  
Orange  
County  
Local  
Transportation  
Authority/Measure M2 Appropriations Limit for Fiscal Year 2025-26  
Sam Kaur/Andrew Oftelie  
Overview  
The State Constitution requires that each year the governing body of each local jurisdiction  
shall, by resolution, establish its appropriations limit for the following year pursuant to  
Article XIIIB.  
Recommendation(s)  
Adopt Orange County Local Transportation Authority/Measure M2 Resolution No.  
2025-030 to establish the Orange County Local Transportation Authority/Measure M2  
appropriations limit at $2,449,984,516, for fiscal year 2025-26.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
16.  
Measure M2 Quarterly Progress Report for the Period of January 2025 through  
March 2025  
Jonathan Lee/Rose Casey  
Overview  
Staff has prepared the Measure M2 Quarterly Progress Report for the third quarter of fiscal  
year 2024-25 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  
17.  
Measure M2 Environmental Mitigation Program Update  
Lesley Hill/Rose Casey  
Overview  
Measure M2 includes  
a
program to deliver comprehensive mitigation for biological  
impacts of 13 freeway projects in exchange for streamlined project approvals from state  
and federal resource agencies. The Environmental Mitigation Program has acquired  
conservation properties and provided funding for habitat restoration projects as part of the  
Natural Community Conservation Plan/Habitat Conservation Plan. A summary of recent  
Environmental Mitigation Program activities is provided for informational purposes.  
Recommendation(s)  
Receive and file as an information item.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
Attachment C  
Presentation  
18.  
Measure M2 Eligibility Update for the City of Buena Park  
Adriann Cardoso/Rose Casey  
Overview  
In May 2024, the Orange County Transportation Authority found the City of Buena Park  
ineligible to receive Measure M2 net revenues for five years pursuant to Section 10.4 of  
Ordinance No. 3. The Board of Directors has since directed staff to bring forward an item  
for the reconsideration of the specific restriction from participating in Measure M2  
competitive programs during this period. A recommendation to address the Board of  
Directors’ direction is presented.  
Recommendation(s)  
Direct staff to modify any language from the agreement with the City of Buena Park that  
limits or prevents the City of Buena Park from competing for Measure M2 competitive  
funds through the Comprehensive Transportation Funding Programs.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Regular Calendar  
There are no Regular Calendar matters.  
Discussion Items  
19.  
Measure M2 Ten-Year Review Update  
Francesca Ching/Rose Casey  
Overview  
Staff will provide an update on Measure M2 Ten-Year Review Q3.  
Attachments:  
Presentation  
20.  
Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cup 2026 / Los Angeles  
2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games Update  
Dan Phu/Rose Casey  
Overview  
The Orange County Transportation Authority began planning for two major world events,  
the Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cup 2026 / Los Angeles 2028  
Olympic and Paralympic Games. Final venue selection was recently announced which  
includes two venues in Orange County, volleyball at Honda Center in Anaheim and surfing  
at Trestles Beach in south San Clemente. Staff will provide an update on the latest  
planning efforts to assist with transporting spectators, visitors, and workforce.  
Attachments:  
Presentation  
21.  
22.  
23.  
24.  
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, June 23, 2025  
OCTA Headquarters  
Board Room  
550 South Main Street  
Orange, California