Orange County Transportation Authority  
Transit Committee Agenda  
Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.  
Board Room, 550 South Main Street, Orange, California  
REVISED  
Committee Members  
Fred Jung, Chair  
Vicente Sarmiento, Vice Chair  
Valerie Amezcua  
Lauren Kleiman  
Stephanie Klopfenstein  
Carlos A. Leon  
Janet Nguyen  
Tam T. Nguyen  
Accessibility  
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 OCTA. 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 Klopfenstein  
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 March 12, 2026, Transit Committee Meeting.  
Attachments:  
Minutes  
2.  
Amendment to Cooperative Agreements with Regional Center of Orange County  
Jack Garate/Johnny Dunning, Jr.  
Overview  
On June 24, 2024, the Board of Directors approved a cooperative agreement with the  
Regional Center of Orange County to share in the cost of providing paratransit service to  
individuals served by the Regional Center of Orange County. The agreement included an  
initial two-year term with two additional two-year option terms. The initial term of the  
agreement expires on June 30, 2026, and an amendment is required to exercise the first  
two-year option term of the agreement.  
Recommendation(s)  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Amendment No. 1 to  
Cooperative Agreement No. C-4-2328, in the amount of $10,257,017, between the  
Orange County Transportation Authority and the Regional Center of Orange County to  
exercise the first two-year option term to share in the cost of paratransit services provided  
to individuals served by the Regional Center of Orange County from July 1, 2026, through  
June 30, 2028.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
3.  
Amendment  
to  
Measure  
M2 Project  
U
Senior  
Non-Emergency  
Medical  
Transportation Program  
Jack Garate/Johnny Dunning, Jr.  
Overview  
On May 24, 2021, the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors  
approved a cooperative agreement with the County of Orange for programs that expand  
mobility choices for seniors and individuals with disabilities under Project U, including  
Measure M2 funding support for the County of Orange Senior Non-Emergency Medical  
Transportation Program. The agreement includes a five-year initial term with a five-year  
option term. The initial term expires June 30, 2026. Staff is requesting the Board of  
Directors’ approval to exercise the five-year option term effective July 1, 2026, through  
June 30, 2031.  
Recommendation(s)  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Amendment No. 2 to  
Agreement No. C-1-3446 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and the  
County of Orange to exercise the option term for continued Measure M2 funding for the  
Senior Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Program, effective July 1, 2026, through  
June 30, 2031.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
Attachment C  
Attachment D  
Regular Calendar  
4.  
Agreement for Detail Bus and Streetcar Cleaning and Pesticide Application  
Services  
Cliff Thorne/Johnny Dunning, Jr.  
Overview  
On December 8, 2025, the Board of Directors approved the release of a request for  
proposals to select a firm to provide detail bus and streetcar cleaning and pesticide  
application services. Board of Directors’ approval is requested to execute an agreement  
to provide these services.  
Recommendation(s)  
A.  
Approve the selection of Gamboa Services, Inc., doing business as Corporate  
Image Maintenance, as the firm to provide detail bus and streetcar cleaning and  
pesticide application services.  
B.  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Agreement No.  
C250080 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and Gamboa  
Services, Inc., doing business as Corporate Image Maintenance, in the amount of  
$1,462,070, for a three-year initial term with one, two-year option term to provide  
detail bus and streetcar cleaning and pesticide application services.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
Attachment C  
Discussion Items  
5.  
Newport Transportation Center Relocation Feasibility Study Update  
Katie Persons/Rose Casey  
Overview  
In October 2025, the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors  
authorized the Chief Executive Officer to enter into a cooperative agreement with the City  
of Newport Beach to perform a relocation feasibility study of the Newport Beach  
Transportation Center. This cooperative agreement was finalized on December 15, 2025.  
The procurement process to retain a consultant for the study, which was conducted jointly  
by the Orange County Transportation Authority and the City of Newport Beach staff, was  
completed in January 2026 and the project was officially kicked off in February 2026. The  
project team will provide an update on study progress completed to date. The study is  
expected to be completed by the end of the calendar year.  
Attachments:  
Presentation  
6.  
7.  
8.  
9.  
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, May 14, 2026  
OCTA Headquarters  
550 South Main Street, Orange, California