Orange County Transportation Authority  
Legislative Committee Agenda  
Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.  
Board Room, 550 South Main Street, Orange, California  
Committee Members  
Donald P. Wagner, Chair  
Katrina Foley, Vice Chair  
Doug Chaffee  
Fred Jung  
Janet Nguyen  
Kathy Tavoularis  
Mark Tettemer  
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 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.  
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  
Members of the public can either attend in-person or access live streaming of the Committee  
meetings by clicking this link: https://octa.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx  
In-Person Comment  
Members of the public may attend in-person and address the Board regarding any item within the  
subject matter jurisdiction of the Orange County Transportation Authority. 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  
Written public comments may also be submitted by emailing them to ClerkOffice@octa.net, and  
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  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Director Chaffee  
Closed Session  
There are no Closed Session items scheduled.  
Special Calendar  
1.  
Conference Call with State Legislative Advocate Moira Topp  
Moira Topp  
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 February 19, 2025 Legislative and Communications  
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 overall programs, projects, and  
operations. This report includes recommended support positions on two bills: one that  
would establish a statewide safety requirement for school/campus electric bicycle parking,  
and the other bill that would create a Coastal Resilience Permitting Working Group to  
develop recommendations to streamline permitting for coastal resilience projects. The  
report also provides informational updates on a bill relating to axle weight limits for  
zero-emission transit buses, a bill that proposes amendments to the SB 375 (Chapter 728,  
Statutes of 2008) regional transportation planning framework, a summary of the recent  
Senate Transportation Subcommittee on Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo Rail  
Corridor Resiliency, and an overview of the California Department of Transportation’s  
recent organizational and policy changes intended to elevate transit and rail within the  
department.  
Recommendation(s)  
A.  
Adopt a SUPPORT position on AB 1569 (Davies, R-San Juan Capistrano), which  
would establish safety requirements for school-campus electric bicycle parking.  
B.  
Adopt  
a
SUPPORT position on AB 2051 (Wicks, D-Oakland), which would  
establish the Coastal Resilience Permitting Working Group.  
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 updates on the Environmental Protection Agency’s  
rescission of the 2009 greenhouse gas Endangerment Finding and related litigation,  
leadership transitions at the Federal Transit Administration, transportation-related  
elements of the President’s 2026 State of the Union address, and the California  
Department of Transportation’s draft federal surface transportation reauthorization  
principles.  
Recommendation(s)  
Receive and file as an information item.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
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, April 16, 2026  
OCTA Headquarters  
Board Room  
550 South Main Street  
Orange, California