Orange County Transportation Authority

Legislative and Communications Committee Agenda

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.

Board Room, 550 South Main Street, Orange, California

Committee Members

Donald P. Wagner, Chair

Katrina Foley, Vice Chair

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 Tavoularis

Closed Session

There are no Closed Session items scheduled.

Special Calendar

Conference Call with State Legislative Advocate Moira Topp

Moira Topp/Kristin Jacinto

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.

Approval of Minutes

Clerk of the Board

Recommendation(s)

Approve the minutes of the September 18, 2025 Legislative and Communications

Committee meeting.

Attachments:

Minutes

Regular Calendar

Federal Legislative Status Report

Clara Brotcke/Kristin Jacinto

Overview

The Orange County Transportation Authority regularly updates the Legislative and

Communications Committee on policy and regulatory issues directly impacting the

agency’s programs, projects, and operations. This status report includes information on

fiscal year 2026 appropriations, a summary of congressional support for OCTA’s role in

the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games planning, and information on correspondence

between United States Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and multiple transit agencies

regarding safety and security on large transit systems. Additionally, a summary on the

redistribution of federal dollars from the California High Speed Rail project is provided.

Recommendation(s)

Receive and file as an information item.

Attachments:

Draft Revisions to Orange County Transportation Authority’s 2025-26 State and

Federal Legislative Platforms

Alexis Carter/Kristin Jacinto

Overview

Halfway through each legislative session, staff conducts a review of the Orange County

Transportation Authority’s Legislative Platforms to ensure relevant issues that are

anticipated to be of discussion for the upcoming year are included and up to date. Initial

draft revisions to the Orange County Transportation Authority’s 2025-26 State and Federal

Legislative Platforms have been prepared for consideration by the Orange County

Transportation Authority Board of Directors. Before a final draft is considered for adoption,

these drafts will be revised as a result of feedback from the Orange County Transportation

Authority Board of Directors, as well as further internal staff input.

Recommendation(s)

Direct staff to integrate the recommended revisions to the 2025-26 Orange County

Transportation Authority State and Federal Legislative Platforms and seek further

feedback from the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors and internal

staff, with subsequent drafts being brought forward for final consideration and adoption

later this year.