Orange County Transportation Authority

Board Agenda

Monday, April 13, 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

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Agenda Descriptions

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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.

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Main Street, Orange, California.

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Call to Order

Invocation

Director Tavoularis

Pledge of Allegiance

Director Chaffee

Closed Session

Clerk of the Board

Overview

A Closed Session is scheduled as follows:

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

Existing Litigation - Walsh Construction Company v. Orange County Transportation

Authority, OCSC Case No. 30-2022-01248455.

Special Calendar

There are no Special Calendar matters.

Consent Calendar (Items 2 through 6)

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 March 23, 2026, Orange County Transportation Authority and

affiliated agencies’ regular meeting.

Attachments:

Minutes

Funding Updates for Capital Projects and Creation of

Redistribution of Savings for Federal Funds

Ben Ku/Rose Casey

Policy to Guide

Overview

The Southern California Association of Governments approved the project selection list for

the federal fiscal year 2026-27 and 2027-28 Surface Transportation Block

Grant/Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program at their Regional

Council on December 4, 2025. Orange County local agencies, the Orange County

Transportation Authority, and the Southern California Regional Rail Authority were

awarded $215.569 million through this call for projects nominations. A policy for the use of

additional funding and programming adjustments to some projects is presented for the

Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors’ review and approval.

Recommendation(s)

Approve the programming of $128.668 million in federal Surface Transportation

Block Grant Program and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement

Program funding to seven regional projects.

Approve the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program and Congestion

Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program Savings Policy.

Authorize the reallocation of $40.486 million in previously programmed SB 125

(Chapter 54, Statues of 2023) Transit Program funds from Construction Critical Rail

Infrastructure: Rail Track and Structures to Stabilize Rail and Bus Operations:

Metrolink Fare Revenue Loss Project.

Authorize the use of $27.866 million in Measure M2 funds for Construction Critical

Rail Infrastructure: Rail Track and Structures to replace SB 125 Transit Program

funds previously programmed to Construction Critical Rail Infrastructure: Rail Track

and Structures for the rehabilitation budget in fiscal year 2024-25 and fiscal year

2025-26.

Authorize staff to process all necessary amendments to the Federal Transportation

Improvement Program to facilitate the above actions.

Attachments:

Orange

Matters

County

Local

Transportation

Authority

Consent

Calendar

Cooperative Agreement with the City of San Clemente and Contract Change Order

Related to the Rehabilitation of Existing Sewer Line in Area 3 for the Coastal Rail

Stabilization Priority Project

Jason Lee/James G. Beil

Overview

The Orange County Transportation Authority is underway with the design and construction

of the catchment wall and the restoration of the coastal trail in the City of San Clemente as

part of the Coastal Rail Stabilization Priority Project. Board of Directors’ approval is

requested to enter into a cooperative agreement with the City of San Clemente to facilitate

the stabilization of an existing sewer pipe in Area 3 within the project limits. Staff is also

seeking Board of Directors’ approval for a contract change order to Agreement No.

C-5-4003 with Condon-Johnson & Associates, Inc. to provide a sewer bypass to support

the sewer lining work for the Coastal Rail Stabilization Priority Project.

Recommendation(s)

Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Cooperative

Agreement No. C255046, in the amount of $690,911, with the City of San

Clemente, to facilitate the stabilization of the sewer pipe.

Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Contract Change

Order No. 3 to Agreement No. C-5-4033 with Condon-Johnson & Associates, Inc.,

in the amount of $690,911, to provide sewer bypass for the Coastal Rail

Stabilization Priority Project.

Attachments:

Amendment to Agreement for Public Outreach Services for the State Route 55

Improvement Project between Interstate 405 and Interstate 5

Calina North/Maggie McJilton

Overview

On April 26, 2021, the Orange County Transportation Authority approved an agreement

with Costin Public Outreach Group to provide public outreach services during the

pre-construction and construction phases for the State Route 55 Improvement Project

between Interstate 405 and Interstate 5 for an initial five-year term with an option term of up

to 36 months. Board of Directors’ approval is requested to extend the agreement effective

June 1, 2026, through May 31, 2029.

Recommendation(s)

Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Amendment No. 5 to

Agreement No. C-0-2104 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and Costin

Public Outreach Group to exercise the 36-month option term, in the amount of $440,000, to

continue providing public outreach services effective June 1, 2026, and continuing through

May 31, 2029. This will increase the maximum obligation of the agreement to a total

contract value of $2,124,990.

Attachments:

Transmittal

Staff Report

Attachment A

Fiscal Year 2026-27 through Fiscal Year 2028-29 Measure M2 Maintenance of Effort

Adjustment, Updates to the Eligibility, Countywide Pavement Management Plan

and Local Signal Synchronization Plan Guidelines, and Approval of Measure M2

Local Fair Share Guidelines

Stephanie Mooney/Rose Casey

Overview

The Orange County Transportation Authority’s Measure M2 Ordinance No. 3 specifies

requirements that local jurisdictions must satisfy to be eligible to receive Measure M2 net

sales tax revenues. Guidelines for Measure M2 eligibility, pavement management plans,

and local signal synchronization plans are used to assist local jurisdictions in meeting

Measure M2 requirements. Proposed updates to the guidelines, including the maintenance

of effort benchmark adjustment and guidance on allowable uses of Measure M2 Local Fair

Share funding, are presented for Board of Directors’ consideration and approval.

Recommendation(s)

Approve maintenance of effort benchmark for Fiscal Years 2026-27 through 2028-

29 per Measure M2 Ordinance No. 3 requirements.

Approve proposed revisions to the Measure M2 Eligibility, Countywide Pavement

Management Plan, and Local Signal Synchronization Plan guidelines.

Approve proposed Measure M2 Local Fair Share Guidelines.

Attachments:

Regular Calendar

Orange County Transportation Authority Regular Calendar Matters

Service Authority for Freeways and Expressways Call Box Program

Patrick Sampson/Kirk Avila

Overview

The Orange County Service Authority for Freeway and Expressways assists motorists

whose vehicles have become disabled and mitigates traffic congestion through its

Freeway Service Patrol, 511 Motorist Assistance and Traveler Information, and Freeway

Call Box Program. With the broad adoption of cellular telephones and the availability of

safer options, including 511 motorist assistance, call box usage has dropped to less than

one service call per day. Given significant usage declines, increased maintenance costs,

and the availability of safer options, staff recommends the Orange County Transportation

Authority focus its efforts on 511 Motorist Assistance as the next generation assistance

solution and discontinue the Call Box Program by the end of fiscal year 2026-27.

Recommendation

Authorize staff to focus efforts on 511 Motorist Assistance and to discontinue the Call Box

Program by June 30, 2027.

Attachments:

Discussion Items

Public Comments