Orange County Transportation Authority  
Transit Committee Agenda  
Thursday, January 8, 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  
Stephanie Klopfenstein  
Carlos A. Leon  
Janet Nguyen  
Tam T. Nguyen  
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Board's office at (714) 560-5676, no less than two business days prior to this meeting to enable  
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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 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 Leon  
Closed Session  
There are no Closed Session items scheduled.  
Special Calendar  
There are no Special Calendar matters.  
Consent Calendar (Items 1 through 5)  
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.  
1.  
Approval of Minutes  
Clerk of the Board  
Recommendation(s)  
Approve the minutes of the December 11, 2025, Transit Committee meeting.  
Attachments:  
Minutes  
2.  
Agreement for Facility Modifications at Santa Ana Bus Base Operations Building  
George Olivo/James G. Beil  
Overview  
On November 5, 2025, the Orange County Transportation Authority issued an invitation for  
bids for facility modifications at the Santa Ana Bus Base operations building. Bids were  
received in accordance with the Orange County Transportation Authority’s procurement  
procedures for public works projects. Board of Directors’ approval is required to execute  
the agreement.  
Recommendation(s)  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Agreement No. C250017  
between the Orange County Transportation Authority and Golden Gate Steel, Inc., doing  
business as Golden Gate Construction, the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, in the  
amount of $329,640, for facility modifications at the Santa Ana Bus Base operations  
building.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
3.  
Agreement for Bus Hoist Replacement at the Anaheim Bus Base  
George Olivo/James G. Beil  
Overview  
On September 10, 2025, the Orange County Transportation Authority issued an invitation  
for bids for replacement of the bus hoist at the Anaheim Bus Base. Bids were received in  
accordance with the Orange County Transportation Authority’s procurement procedures for  
public works projects. Board of Directors’ approval is requested to execute the agreement.  
Recommendation(s)  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Agreement No. C-5-4261  
between the Orange County Transportation Authority and Southwest Lift & Equipment, Inc.,  
the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, in the amount of $238,144, for replacement of  
the bus hoist at the Anaheim Bus Base.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
4.  
Agreement for Installation of Battery Electric Vehicle Chargers at Irvine  
Construction Circle Bus Base  
George Olivo/James G. Beil  
Overview  
On November 4, 2025, the Orange County Transportation Authority issued an invitation for  
bids for installation of battery electric vehicle chargers at the Irvine Construction Circle Bus  
Base to support the zero-emission bus pilot program, specifically the OC ACCESS  
paratransit service. Bids were received in accordance with the Orange County  
Transportation Authority’s procurement procedures for public works projects. Board of  
Directors’ approval is requested to execute the agreement.  
Recommendation(s)  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Agreement No. C250018  
between the Orange County Transportation Authority and Lighting Technology Services,  
Inc. doing business as LTS Property Services, the lowest responsive, responsible bidder,  
in the amount of $470,670, for the installation of battery electric vehicle chargers at the  
Irvine Construction Circle Bus Base.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
5.  
Amendment to Agreement for the Purchase of Electric Vehicle Chargers and  
Energy Management System  
Cliff Thorne/Johnny Dunning, Jr.  
Overview  
On January 25, 2021, the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors  
approved an agreement with ChargePoint, Inc. for electric vehicle chargers and energy  
management system services for a five-year initial term, with one, three-year option term.  
Staff is requesting Board of Directors’ approval to exercise the three-year option term to  
continue energy management system services effective February 1, 2026, through January  
31, 2029, and add ten additional charging stations to support newly acquired paratransit  
vans at the Irvine Construction Circle bus base.  
Recommendation(s)  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Amendment No. 3 to  
Agreement No. C-0-2692 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and  
ChargePoint, Inc., to exercise the option term in the amount of $127,205, for continued  
energy management system services and additional licensing for ten new charging  
stations to be installed at the Irvine Construction Circle bus base. This will increase the  
maximum obligation of the agreement to a total contract value of $549,727.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment  
Regular Calendar  
6.  
Measure M2 Community-Based Transit Circulators Program Project  
V
Ridership  
Report  
Charvalen Alacar/Rose Casey  
Overview  
Measure M2 is a multimodal transportation improvement program and includes a program  
to fund 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  
services to ensure the required performance standards are being met. This report covers  
the period from April 2025 to September 2025.  
Recommendation(s)  
A.  
Receive and file the Project V Ridership Report.  
B.  
Approve an exception to the Project V program guidelines to waive the requirement  
for city council action for not meeting the minimum 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:  
9:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 12, 2026  
OCTA Headquarters  
550 South Main Street  
Orange, California