Orange County Transportation Authority  
Transit Committee Agenda  
Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.  
Board Room, 550 South Main Street, Orange, California  
Committee Members  
Fred Jung, Chair  
Vicente Sarmiento, Vice Chair  
Valerie Amezcua  
Patrick Harper  
Stephanie Klopfenstein  
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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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action.  
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Call to Order  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Director Harper  
Closed Session  
There are no Closed Session items scheduled.  
Special Calendar  
There are no Special Calendar matters.  
Consent Calendar (Items 1 through 3)  
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 November 14, 2024, Transit Committee meeting.  
Attachments:  
Minutes  
2.  
February 2025 Bus Service Change  
Eric Hoch/Rose Casey  
Overview  
The proposed February 2025 bus service change implements changes to OC Bus service  
consistent with the Making Better Connections Study. The changes include reducing wait  
times and adjusting bus routes to improve overall service quality and reliability. The service  
changes also include adjustments to bus schedules in response to customer comments  
and operator feedback.  
Recommendation(s)  
Receive and file as an information item.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
Attachment C  
3.  
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 in areas not  
adequately served by regional transit. 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 each is meeting  
required performance standards.  
September 2024.  
This report covers the period from April 2024 to  
Recommendation(s)  
Receive and file the Project V Ridership Report as an information item.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Regular Calendar  
4.  
Approval of Short-Listed Design-Build Teams and Release of Request for  
Proposals for Design-Build of Hydrogen Fueling Station and Facility Modifications  
at Garden Grove Bus Base  
George Olivo/James G. Beil  
Overview  
On September 23, 2024, the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors  
approved the release of a request for qualifications to initiate a competitive procurement  
process to retain a contractor for design-build services to deliver the hydrogen fueling  
station and facility modifications at the Garden Grove Bus Base. As part of the two-step,  
best value design-build procurement process, staff request Board of Directors’ approval of  
the short-listed design-build teams and approval to release the request for proposals for  
this project.  
Recommendation(s)  
A.  
Approve the short-listing of the three design-build teams: Clean Energy, Wayne  
Perry, Inc., and Messer, LLC for the design and construction of the hydrogen fueling  
station and facility modifications at the Garden Grove Bus Base.  
B.  
Approve the evaluation criteria, weightings, and best-value selection process for  
Request for Proposals 4-2683 for design and construction of the hydrogen fueling  
station and facility modifications at the Garden Grove Bus Base through a  
design-build contract.  
C.  
Approve the release of the Request for Proposals 4-2683 for design and  
construction of the hydrogen fueling station and facility modifications at the Garden  
Grove Bus Base to the three short-listed design-build teams.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
5.  
OC Streetcar Project Quarterly Update  
Jeff Mills/James G. Beil  
Overview  
The Orange County Transportation Authority is implementing the OC Streetcar project, and  
updates are provided to the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis. This report covers OC  
Streetcar project activities from October 2024 through December 2024.  
Recommendation(s)  
Receive and file as an information item.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Presentation  
6.  
Proposed New Fare Media  
Sam Kaur/Andrew Oftelie  
Overview  
The Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors approved the  
implementation of the rider validation system in October 2023 and complementary fare  
policy amendments in November 2024. In further support of these actions, a new fare  
media, commonly known as a smart card, is proposed to be implemented as part of the  
Rider Validation System. The Federal Transit Administration guidelines require transit  
agencies to evaluate new fare media implementations for potential impacts to people of  
minority and/or low-income populations. As part of this evaluation process, the Orange  
County Transportation Authority will implement a Public Involvement Plan that will gather  
community feedback about the upcoming changes to fare media.  
Recommendation(s)  
A.  
Direct staff to implement a Public Involvement Plan and solicit feedback on the  
proposed new fare media.  
B.  
Direct staff to return to the Board of Directors on March 24, 2025, to present the  
preliminary public outreach findings and to conduct a public hearing.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Presentation  
7.  
Agreement for the Paratransit and Microtransit Software  
Jack Garate/Johnny Dunning, Jr.  
Overview  
On July 8, 2024, the Board of Directors approved the release of a request for proposals to  
select a firm to provide the paratransit and microtransit software. Proposals were received  
in accordance with the Orange County Transportation Authority’s procurement procedures  
for professional and technical services. Board of Directors’ approval is requested to  
execute an agreement for this system.  
Recommendation(s)  
A.  
Approve the selection of Spare Labs Inc. as the firm to provide the paratransit and  
microtransit software.  
B.  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Agreement No. C-4-  
2258 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and Spare Labs Inc., in  
the amount of $1,166,555, for a two-year initial term with one, five-year option term  
to provide the paratransit and microtransit software.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
Attachment C  
Presentation  
Discussion Items  
8.  
Bimonthly Transit Performance Report  
Kim Tucker/Johnny Dunning, Jr.  
Overview  
Staff will provide an update on the OC Bus, OC ACCESS, and OC Flex Services.  
Attachments:  
Presentation  
9.  
Public Comments  
10.  
Chief Executive Officer's Report  
11.  
12.  
Committee Members' Reports  
Adjournment  
The next regularly scheduled meeting of this Committee will be held:  
9:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 13, 2025  
OCTA Headquarters  
550 South Main Street  
Orange, California