Orange County Transportation Authority  
Legislative Committee Agenda  
Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.  
Board Room, 550 South Main Street, Orange, California  
To participate via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83074408202  
Committee Members  
Donald P. Wagner, Chair  
Katrina Foley, Vice Chair  
Doug Chaffee  
Fred Jung  
Janet Nguyen  
Kathy Tavoularis  
Mark Tettemer  
Call to Order  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Director Tettemer  
Closed Session  
There are no Closed Session items scheduled.  
Special Calendar  
1.  
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.  
2.  
Approval of Minutes  
Clerk of the Board  
Recommendation(s)  
Approve the minutes of the June 18, 2026, Legislative Committee Meeting.  
Attachments:  
Minutes  
Regular Calendar  
3.  
State Legislative Status Report  
Clara Brotcke/Kristin Jacinto  
Overview  
The Orange County Transportation Authority provides regular updates to the Legislative  
Committee on policy issues directly impacting its programs, projects, and operations. This  
report provides an overview of Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-7-26 to accelerate  
transit and passenger rail project delivery, an update on the fiscal year 2026-27 State  
Budget Agreement, including transportation and policy actions affecting the Orange County  
Transportation Authority, and on the SB 1098 (Chapter 777, Statutes of 2024) Final Report  
outlining recommendations to improve the Los Angeles - San Diego - San Luis Obispo  
Rail Corridor.  
Recommendation(s)  
Receive and file as an information item.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
Attachment C  
Attachment D  
Attachment E  
4.  
Federal Legislative Status Report  
Clara Brotcke/Kristin Jacinto  
Overview  
The Orange County Transportation Authority regularly updates the Legislative Committee  
on policy and regulatory issues directly impacting the agency’s programs, projects, and  
operations. This report provides an overview of the Water Resources Development Act of  
2026 and provisions supporting the Los Angeles - San Diego - San Luis Obispo Rail  
Corridor, an update on the Office of Management and Budget’s proposed revisions to the  
Uniform Guidance governing federal financial assistance, and recent developments related  
to surface transportation reauthorization, including the Administration’s policy priorities and  
the Orange County Transportation Authority’s advocacy to preserve local project selection  
authority for federal transportation funding.  
Recommendation(s)  
Receive and file as an information item.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
Attachment C  
Attachment D  
Attachment E  
Attachment F  
Discussion Items  
5.  
6.  
7.  
8.  
Public Comments  
Chief Executive Officer's Report  
Committee Members' Reports  
Adjournment  
The next regularly scheduled meeting of this Committee will be held:  
9:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 17, 2026  
OCTA Headquarters  
550 South Main Street  
Orange, California  
Accessibility  
Any person with a disability requiring modification or accommodation to participate in this  
meeting should contact the Clerk of the Board's office at (714) 560-5676, no less than two  
business days prior to the meeting.  
Agenda Descriptions and Public Availability of Agenda Materials  
Agenda descriptions are intended to provide a general summary of items of business to be  
transacted or discussed. Posting the recommended actions does not indicate what action will be  
taken. The Board may take any action that it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is  
not limited in any way by the notice of the recommended action.  
All documents relative to the items referenced in this agenda are available for public inspection at  
www.octa.net or at OCTA Headquarters, 600 S. Main Street, Orange, CA.  
Meeting Access and Public Comments on Agenda Items  
Members of the public can access live streaming of Board and Committee meetings at  
https://octa.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.  
Public comments will be limited to three minutes (unless otherwise determined by the Chair), and  
can be provided the following ways:  
In-Person Comment  
Members of the public may attend in person and address the Board regarding any item.  
Complete a speaker’s card and submit it to the Clerk of the Board or notify the Clerk of the Board  
of the item number on which you wish to speak. The Clerk will recognize speakers during  
appropriate comment periods. Language translation can be provided upon request, if available.  
Live Virtual Comment  
Members of the public may provide live comments during the meeting by Zoom or conference call.  
To join via Zoom:  
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83074408202  
When the Clerk calls for public comments on the item/s in which you wish to speak, virtually “raise”  
your hand on Zoom. After the Clerk confirms the commenter’s Zoom ID and unmutes them, you will  
be prompted to unmute yourself and may begin speaking.  
To join via Conference call:  
669-444-9171  
Webinar ID: 830 7440 8202  
Press # to continue without Participant ID  
When the Clerk calls for public comments on the item/s in which you wish to speak, dial *9 to  
“raise” your hand. After the Clerk confirms the commenter’s last four digits of the phone number,  
and unmutes them, press *6 to speak.  
Written Comment  
Written public comments may emailed to ClerkOffice@octa.net, and must be received by 5:00  
p.m. the day prior to the meeting—noting the agenda item they are intended for. Timely public  
comments will be part of the public record and distributed to the Board. Public comments will be  
made available to the public upon request.