Orange County Transportation Authority

Regional Transportation Planning Committee Agenda

Monday, July 7, 2025 at 10:30 a.m.

Board Room, 550 South Main Street, Orange, California

Committee Members

Stephanie Klopfenstein, Chair

John Stephens, Vice Chair

Jamey M. Federico

Katrina Foley

William Go

Patrick Harper

Kathy Tavoularis

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Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Vice Chair Stephens

Closed Session

There are no Closed Session items scheduled.

Special Calendar

There are no Special Calendar matters.

Consent Calendar (Items 1 through 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.

Approval of Minutes

Clerk of the Board

Recommendation(s)

Approve the minutes of the June 2, 2025, Regional Transportation Planning Committee

meeting.

Attachments:

Minutes

Comprehensive Transportation Funding Programs Semi-Annual Review

March

2025

Chance Groom/Rose Casey

Overview

The Orange County Transportation Authority recently completed the March 2025

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

Programs. This process reviews 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 Comprehensive Transportation Funding

Programs projects, Local Fair Share funds, and Senior Mobility Program funds.

Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute cooperative

agreement amendments for applicable Project V cooperative agreements.

Attachments:

Measure M2 Eligibility Review Recommendations

Stephanie Mooney/Rose Casey

Overview

The Measure M2 Ordinance No. 3 requires that all local jurisdictions annually satisfy

specific eligibility requirements to receive Measure M2 net revenues. As part of this

requirement, the pavement management plans and expenditure reports were submitted to

the Orange County Transportation Authority by the local jurisdictions. Board of Directors’

approval is requested to find 33 of Orange County’s 35 local jurisdictions (excluding the

City of Buena Park and the City of Huntington Beach) as eligible to continue receiving

Measure M2 net revenues.

Recommendation(s)

Approve 33 of Orange County’s 35 local jurisdictions as eligible to continue receiving

Measure M2 net revenues.

Attachments:

Staff Report

Attachment A

Attachment B

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 scope modification request from the City of Yorba Linda for the

Connect Savi Ranch Project funded through the 2023 Orange County Complete

Streets 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 his designee, to negotiate and execute any

required agreements or amendments to facilitate the recommendation above.

Attachments:

Regular Calendar

Federal

Fiscal

Year

2026-2027 and

and Air

2027-2028 Surface

Quality Program

Transportation

Block

Grant/Congestion

Recommendations

Ben Ku/Rose Casey

Mitigation

Project Prioritization

Overview

On March 10, 2025, the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors

approved the federal fiscal year 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 Surface Transportation Block

Grant/Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program project prioritization

guidance and directed staff to return to the Board of Directors with a recommended priority

for each project application. Recommendations are presented for Board of Directors’

approval.

Recommendation(s)

Approve the federal fiscal year 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 Surface Transportation

Block Grant/Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program project

prioritization recommendations.

Authorize staff to process all necessary amendments to the Federal Transportation

Improvement Program to facilitate the above actions.

Authorize the Chief Executive Officer or his designee to provide concurrence on

future project scope changes, extension requests, and substitutions in order to

preserve funding for Orange County projects.

Attachments:

Discussion Items

Public Comments

Chief Executive Officer's Report