Orange County Transportation Authority

Regional Transportation Planning Committee Agenda

Monday, December 1, 2025 at 10:30 a.m.

Board Room, 550 South Main Street, Orange, California

REVISED

Committee Members

Stephanie Klopfenstein, Chair

John Stephens, Vice Chair

Jamey M. Federico

Katrina Foley

William Go

Patrick Harper

Kathy Tavoularis

Teleconference Location:

County of Orange

400 W Civic Center Drive

Santa Ana, CA

Accessibility

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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

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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.

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Main Street, Orange, California.

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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 6)

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 November 3, 2025, Regional Transportation Planning

Committee meeting.

Attachments:

Minutes

2026 Technical Steering Committee Membership

Charvalen Alacar/Rose Casey

Overview

The Orange County Transportation Authority Technical Advisory Committee provides

feedback and input on Measure M2 local streets and roads-related funding programs and

items. The Technical Advisory Committee relies on a Technical Steering Committee to

perform an in-depth review of more complex technical items. Proposed 2026 Technical

Steering Committee membership recommendations are presented for the Board of

Directors’ review and approval.

Recommendation(s)

Approve

the

proposed

2026 Technical

Steering

Committee

membership

recommendations.

Attachments:

Staff Report

Attachment A

Attachment B

Comprehensive

September 2025

Transportation

Funding

Programs

Semi-Annual

Review

Chance Groom/Rose Casey

Overview

The Orange County Transportation Authority recently completed the September 2025

semi-annual review of projects funded through the Comprehensive Transportation Funding

Programs. This process includes a review of the delivery status of Measure M2

grant-funded projects and provides an opportunity for local jurisdictions to update project

information and request project modifications. Staff has evaluated the requests, and the

recommended project adjustments are presented for Board of Directors’ review and

approval.

Recommendation(s)

Approve the requested adjustments to the Comprehensive Transportation Funding

Programs projects.

Approve an exception to the Comprehensive Transportation Funding Programs

guidelines for Environmental Cleanup Program Tier I projects to grant additional

timely use of funds extensions.

Attachments:

Competitive Grant Programs - Update and Recommendations

Louis Zhao/Rose Casey

Overview

The Orange County Transportation Authority provides competitive grants to local

jurisdictions and non-profit agencies beyond those provided through Measure M2 using

various federal, state, and local transportation funding programs. The Orange County

Transportation Authority also directly applies for federal, state, and local competitive grant

programs to support Orange County Transportation Authority-led projects. Staff has

prepared an overview and status update for local jurisdiction projects that have received

funds, recent grant pursuits and awards for Orange County Transportation Authority

projects, and recommendations for changes to grant terms for local jurisdiction projects.

Recommendation(s)

Approve one budget modification request from the City of Brea for the OC Loop

Brea Gap Closure Project funded through the 2019 Bicycle Corridor Improvement

Program.

Authorize staff to request that the Southern California Association of Governments

make all necessary amendments to the Federal Transportation Improvement

Program.

Authorize the Chief Executive Officer, or designee, to negotiate and execute any

required agreements or amendments to facilitate the recommendation above and

the execution of recent grant awards.

Attachments:

Capital Programming Update

Ben Ku/Rose Casey

Overview

The Orange County Transportation Authority uses a combination of federal, state and local

funding sources to plan and deliver Board of Directors-approved capital improvement and

transit projects, including those promised in the voter-approved sales tax program,

Measure M2. As projects advance through the various stages of development, funding

sources and amounts are updated and adjusted to reflect the most current cost estimates

and to manage the investment of local sales tax dollars. Board of Directors’ authorization is

requested to commit funding for current and planned projects as further described herein.

Recommendation(s)

Consistent with the construction phase estimate for the Interstate 5 Yale Avenue to

State Route 55 (Segment 2) Project, authorize the use of up to $28.877 million in

Measure M2 funds.

Consistent with the construction phase estimate for the State Route 57

Orangewood Avenue to Katella Avenue Project, authorize the use of up to $14.479

million in Measure M2 funds.

Authorize the inclusion of $9.998 million in uncommitted future state funds to

integrate the California Department of Transportation State Highway Operations

and Protection Program Multi-Asset Project for the Interstate 5 Yale Avenue to State

Route 55 (Segment 2) Project.

Authorize staff to process all necessary amendments to the Federal Transportation

Improvement Program and amend all necessary agreements to facilitate the above

actions.

Attachments:

Measure M2 Environmental Mitigation Program Update

Lesley Hill/Rose Casey

Overview

Measure M2 includes an Environmental Mitigation Program to deliver comprehensive

mitigation for biological impacts of 13 freeway projects in exchange for streamlined project

approvals from state and federal resource agencies. A summary of recent Environmental

Mitigation Program activities is provided for informational purposes.

Recommendation(s)

Receive and file as an information item.

Attachments:

Regular Calendar

There are no Regular Calendar items scheduled.

Discussion Items

South Orange County Transportation Projects Update

Gregory Nord/Rose Casey

Overview

In October 2021, the Board of Directors approved an agreement with the County of Orange

and the City of San Clemente to work cooperatively on key south Orange County

transportation projects. The projects include a non-tolled extension of Los Patrones

Parkway, widening a portion of Ortega Highway, and a southerly extension of the Interstate

5 high-occupancy vehicle lanes. Progress has been made in the project development