Orange County Transportation Authority  
Transit Committee Agenda  
Thursday, August 14, 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  
Stephanie Klopfenstein  
Carlos A. Leon  
Janet Nguyen  
Tam T. Nguyen  
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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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 Amezcua  
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 July 10, 2025, Transit Committee meeting.  
Attachments:  
Minutes  
2.  
Measure M2 Community-Based Transit Circulators Program Project  
Report and Grant Confirmation for the 2024 Balboa Peninsula Trolley  
Adriann Cardoso/Rose Casey  
V
Ridership  
Overview  
Measure M2 is a multimodal transportation improvement program which 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 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 meets the  
required performance standards. This report covers the period from October 2024 to  
March 2025.  
Recommendation(s)  
A.  
Receive and file the Project V Ridership Report.  
B.  
Confirm Project V funding for the City of Newport Beach’s 2024 Balboa Peninsula  
Trolley grant of $3,274,720, consistent with prior Board of Directors’ action.  
C.  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer or his designee to negotiate, amend, and  
enter into an agreement with the City of Newport Beach for the grant amount of  
$3,274,720 for the Balboa Peninsula Trolley.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
3.  
SB 1 (Chapter 5, Statutes of 2017) State of Good Repair Program and SB 125  
(Chapter 54, Statutes of 2023) Transit Program Funding Recommendations for  
Fiscal Year 2025-26 and 2026-27  
Mina Kim/Rose Casey  
Overview  
The SB 1 State of Good Repair Program and the SB 125 Transit Program provide funding  
for transit system state of good repair and capital improvement projects. Programming  
recommendations for fiscal year 2025-26 and 2026-27 funds are presented for Board of  
Directors’ consideration.  
Recommendation(s)  
A.  
Approve Resolution No. 2025-069 to authorize the use of fiscal year 2025-26 SB 1  
State of Good Repair Program funding, which is estimated to provide  
approximately $7.542 million, for the following proposed projects:  
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Heating-ventilation replacement at the Santa Ana Bus Base ($1.747 million)  
Battery-electric chargers at the Santa Ana Bus Base ($1.290 million)  
Hydrogen fueling station at the Garden Grove Bus Base ($4.505 million)  
B.  
C.  
Authorize the use of the following funds for a hydrogen fueling station at the Garden  
Grove Bus Base:  
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Fiscal year 2026-27 SB 1 State of Good Repair ($3.651 million)  
SB 125 Transit Program accrued interest ($0.424 million)  
Authorize staff to make all necessary amendments to the Federal Transportation  
Improvement Program and execute any necessary agreements to facilitate the  
above recommendation.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
Attachment C  
Regular Calendar  
4.  
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 May 2025 through July 2025.  
Recommendation(s)  
Receive and file as an information item.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Presentation  
Discussion Items  
5.  
Ridership Update  
Kim Tucker/Johnny Dunning, Jr.  
Overview  
A brief update on Transit ridership.  
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:  
9:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 11, 2025  
OCTA Headquarters  
550 South Main Street  
Orange, California