Orange County Transportation Authority  
Transit Committee Agenda  
Thursday, February 8, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.  
Board Room, 550 South Main Street, Orange, California  
Committee Members  
Fred Jung, Chair  
Vicente Sarmiento, Vice Chair  
Ashleigh Aitken  
Valerie Amezcua  
Andrew Do  
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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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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Call to Order  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Director Aitken  
Closed Session  
There are no Closed Session items scheduled.  
Special Calendar  
1.  
Committee Meeting 2024 Schedule  
Fred Jung  
Overview  
Chair Jung will lead a discussion regarding the 2024 meeting schedule for the Transit  
Committee.  
Recommendation  
Approve the 2024 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  
Approve the 2024 Transit Committee Roles and Responsibilities.  
Attachments:  
Supplemental Information  
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  
Approve the minutes of the January 11, 2024 Transit Committee meeting.  
Attachments:  
Minutes  
4.  
Measure M2 Community-Based Transit Circulators Program Project  
V
Ridership  
Report  
Adrian Salazar/Kia Mortazavi  
Overview  
Measure M2 contains an array of programs to enhance all modes of transportation,  
including a program to fund community-based transit circulators known as Project V. The  
goal of the program is to provide local transit services that complement regional bus and  
rail service and to meet needs in areas not adequately served by the regional transit  
services. Funding is awarded to local jurisdictions through a competitive call for projects.  
Local jurisdictions then implement the awarded services and agree to work towards  
meeting performance criteria including ridership metrics. The latest ridership information  
for these awarded services is presented to the Board of Directors twice annually. This  
report covers the period from April 2023 to September 2023.  
Recommendation  
Receive and file as an information item.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Regular Calendar  
5.  
Contract Change Order for Construction of the OC Streetcar Project  
Ross Lew/James G. Beil  
Overview  
On September 24, 2018, the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors  
authorized Agreement No. C-7-1904 with Walsh Construction Company II, LLC, for  
construction of the OC Streetcar project. A contract change order is required for work to  
address schedule impacts associated with Time Impact Evaluation No. 07.  
Recommendation  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Contract Change Order No.  
28.3 to Agreement No. C-7-1904 with Walsh Construction Company II, LLC, in the amount  
of $1,425,000, for schedule impacts associated with time impact evaluation no. 07 for the  
OC Streetcar project.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
6.  
Consultant Selection for On-Call Construction Management and Engineering  
Technical Support Services for Transit Facility Projects  
George Olivo/James G. Beil  
Overview  
On September 25, 2023, the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors  
authorized the release of a request for proposals to retain a consultant to provide on-call  
construction management and engineering technical support services for transit facility  
projects. Board of Directors’ approval is requested for the selection of a firm to perform the  
required work.  
Recommendations  
A.  
Approve the selection of Hout Construction Services, Inc., doing business as Hout  
Engineering, as the firm to provide on-call construction management and  
engineering technical support services for transit facility projects.  
B.  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Agreement No. C-3-  
2754 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and Hout Construction  
Services, Inc., doing business as Hout Engineering, to provide on-call construction  
management and engineering technical support services for transit facility projects  
for a three-year term, with one, two-year option term.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
Attachment C  
7.  
Zero-Emission Bus Pilot Update  
Cliff Thorne/Johnny Dunning, Jr.  
Overview  
On October 8, 2020, the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors  
approved the purchase of ten hydrogen fuel-cell electric buses and ten plug-in  
battery-electric buses to gain necessary operational and technological experience in  
preparation for transitioning the Orange County Transportation Authority’s bus fleet to  
zero-emission technologies. This report provides an update on the zero-emission bus pilot  
performance and deployment efforts.  
Recommendation  
Receive and file as an information item.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Presentation  
Discussion Items  
8.  
OC Streetcar Project Video Update  
Ross Lew/James G. Beil  
Overview  
Staff will show a video highlighting recent OC Streetcar construction activities.  
9.  
OC Bus and OC ACCESS Services Update  
Kim Tucker/Johnny Dunning, Jr.  
Overview  
Staff will provide an update on the OC Bus and OC ACCESS Services.  
Attachments:  
Presentation  
10.  
11.  
12.  
13.  
Public Comments  
Chief Executive Officer's Report  
Committee Members' Reports  
Adjournment  
The next regularly scheduled meeting of this Committee will be held:  
9:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 14, 2024  
OCTA Headquarters  
550 South Main Street  
Orange, California