Orange County Transportation Authority

Legislative and Communications Committee Agenda

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.

Board Room, 550 South Main Street, Orange, California

Committee Members

Donald P. Wagner, Chair

Katrina Foley, Vice Chair

Ashleigh Aitken

Jon Dumitru

Fred Jung

Tam T. Nguyen

Mark Tettemer

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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

OCTA to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.

Agenda Descriptions

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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 Tettemer

Closed Session

There are no Closed Session items scheduled.

Special Calendar

Conference Call with State Legislative Advocate Moira Topp

Moira Topp/Lance M. Larson

Overview

An update of Legislative items in Sacramento will be provided.

Consent Calendar (Items 2 and 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.

Approval of Minutes

Clerk of the Board

Recommendation

Approve the minutes of the June 20, 2024 Legislative and Communications Committee

meeting.

Attachments:

Minutes

Amendment to Agreement for the Safety Education and Public Awareness

Program for the OC Streetcar Project

Tresa Oliveri/Maggie McJilton

Overview

On July 25, 2022, the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors approved

an agreement with Katz & Associates. Inc. to plan and implement a safety education and

public awareness program during the pre-operation phase of the OC Streetcar project for

a two-year initial term with one, two-year option term, to provide a safety awareness and

public education program for the OC Streetcar project.

Recommendation(s)

Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Amendment No. 4 to

Agreement No. C-2-2207 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and Katz &

Associates, Inc., to exercise the option term, in the amount of $150,000, to maintain and

extend the safety education and public awareness program effective September 1, 2024,

and continuing through August 31, 2026. This will increase the maximum obligation of the

agreement to a total contract value of $850,000.

Attachments:

Staff Report

Attachment A

Regular Calendar

State Legislative Status Report

Clara Brotcke/Lance M. Larson

Overview

The Orange County Transportation Authority provides regular updates to the Legislative

and Communications Committee on policy issues directly impacting its overall programs,

projects, and operations. This report includes a recommended support position on

legislation that would require the California State Transportation Agency to study how

vehicle miles traveled is used as a metric for measuring transportation impacts and an

overview of the adopted state budget for fiscal year 2024-25, including relevant budget

trailer bills.

Recommendation(s)

Adopt a SUPPORT position on SB 768 (Caballero, D-Fresno), which would require the

California State Transportation Agency to study how vehicles miles traveled is used as a

metric for measuring transportation impacts under the California Environmental Quality Act.

Attachments:

Staff Report

Attachment A

Attachment B

Federal Legislative Status Report

Alexis Carter/Lance M. Larson

Overview

The Orange County Transportation Authority regularly updates the Legislative and

Communications Committee on policy and regulatory issues directly impacting the

agency’s programs, projects, and operations. This status report includes information on

the House fiscal year 2025 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development

appropriations bill and congressionally directed spending requests made by delegation

members on behalf of the Orange County Transportation Authority. An overview of the

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s request to the Federal Transit

Administration regarding transit assault data and summaries of hearings related to

oversight of Amtrak, the California Air Resources Board In-Use Locomotive Regulation,

and transit revenue and ridership post the coronavirus pandemic are also provided.

Recommendation(s)

Receive and file as an information item.

Attachments:

Discussion Items

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, August 15, 2024

OCTA Headquarters, Board Room

550 South Main Street, Orange, California