Orange County Transportation Authority  
Transit Committee Agenda  
Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.  
Board Room, 550 South Main Street, Orange, California  
Committee Members  
Fred Jung, Chair  
Vicente Sarmiento, Vice Chair  
Valerie Amezcua  
Lauren Kleiman  
Stephanie Klopfenstein  
Carlos A. Leon  
Janet Nguyen  
Tam T. Nguyen  
Accessibility  
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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 Committee 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  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Director Amezcua  
Closed Session  
There are no Closed Session items scheduled.  
Special Calendar  
1.  
Committee Meeting 2026 Schedule  
Fred Jung  
Overview  
Chair Jung will lead a discussion regarding the 2026 meeting schedule for the Transit  
Committee.  
Recommendation(s)  
Approve the 2026 Transit Committee meeting calendar.  
Attachments:  
Calendar  
2.  
Roles and Responsibilities of the Transit Committee  
Darrell E. Johnson  
Overview  
The roles and responsibilities of the Transit Committee are reviewed periodically for any  
appropriate changes or additions.  
Recommendation(s)  
Approve the 2026 Transit Committee Roles and Responsibilities.  
Attachments:  
Roles and Responsibilities  
Consent Calendar (Items 3 and 4)  
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.  
3.  
Approval of Minutes  
Clerk of the Board  
Recommendation(s)  
Approve the minutes of the December 11, 2025, Transit Committee meeting.  
Attachments:  
Minutes  
4.  
Sole Source Agreement for the Purchase of Six Cummins Compressed Natural  
Gas-Powered Engines  
Cliff Thorne/Johnny Dunning, Jr.  
Overview  
The Orange County Transportation Authority operates a fleet of six New Flyer compressed  
natural gas-powered buses, model year 2018, that require a midlife engine overhaul. The  
replacement engine has been certified by the State of California as a near-zero emission  
engine. Only one engine manufacturer is certified by the State of California to meet these  
emission standards for use in transit buses. Board of Directors’ approval is required for  
this sole source agreement.  
Recommendation(s)  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Purchase Order No.  
C255027 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and Cummins, Inc., in the  
amount of $463,697 for the purchase of six replacement Cummins 8.9-liter L9N 280HP  
compressed natural gas-powered engines.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Regular Calendar  
5.  
Award the Agreement for the Bus Stop Electronic Signage Expansion Project  
Jeffrey N. Tatro/Johnny Dunning, Jr.  
Overview  
On July 14, 2025, the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors approved  
the release of a request for proposals to select a firm for the development and  
implementation of real-time arrival signage at various bus stop locations. Board of  
Directors’ approval is requested to award an agreement for the Bus Stop Electronic  
Signage Expansion Project.  
Recommendation(s)  
A.  
Approve the selection of Urban Solar Corporation as the firm to provide electronic  
signage for selected bus stop locations.  
B.  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Agreement No. C-5-  
4117 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and Urban Solar  
Corporation, in the amount of $1,537,918, for a five-year term, to provide electronic  
signage for selected bus stop locations.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
Attachment C  
Presentation  
6.  
Measure M2 Community-Based Transit Circulators Program Project  
V
Ridership  
Report  
Charvalen Alacar/Rose Casey  
Overview  
Measure M2, the voter-approved half-cent sales tax for multimodal transportation  
improvements in Orange County, includes a program that funds community-based transit  
circulators known as Project V. The goal of this program is to provide local transit services  
that complement regional bus and rail service. Funding is awarded to local jurisdictions  
through a competitive call for projects. Local jurisdictions then implement the awarded  
services and are required to report on the performance of the Project V-funded services.  
This report covers the period from April 2025 to September 2025.  
Recommendation(s)  
A.  
Receive and file the Project V Ridership Report.  
B.  
Due to sustained improvements in ridership and financial viability, approve an  
exception to the Project V program guidelines for the City of Dana Point to waive  
the requirement for city council action for falling below the performance standard in  
a prior semi-annual review reporting period.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Presentation  
Discussion Items  
7.  
Bimonthly Transit Performance Report  
Melissa Mungia/Johnny Dunning, Jr.  
Overview  
Staff will provide an update on the OC Bus and OC ACCESS services.  
Attachments:  
Presentation  
8.  
Public Comments  
9.  
Chief Executive Officer's Report  
Committee Members' Reports  
10.  
11.  
Adjournment  
The next regularly scheduled meeting of this Committee will be held:  
9:30 a.m. (pending approval) on Thursday, March 12, 2026  
OCTA Headquarters  
550 South Main Street  
Orange, California