Orange County Transportation Authority  
Executive Committee Agenda  
Monday, March 4, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.  
Board Room, 550 South Main Street, Orange, California  
Committee Members  
Tam T. Nguyen, Chair  
Doug Chaffee, Vice Chair  
Andrew Do, Regional Transportation Planning, Chair  
Michael Hennessey, Finance & Administration, Chair  
Fred Jung, Transit, Chair  
Donald P. Wagner, Legislative & Communications Chair  
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 listen to audio live streaming of the Board  
and 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 the Orange County Transportation Authority. 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 Do  
Closed Session  
There are no Closed Session items scheduled.  
Special Calendar  
There are no Special Calendar matters.  
Consent Calendar (Item 1)  
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  
Approve the minutes of the February 5, 2024 Executive Committee meeting.  
Attachments:  
Minutes  
Regular Calendar  
2.  
Amendment to Agreement for General Counsel Legal Services  
Jennifer L. Bergener  
Overview  
The Orange County Transportation Authority uses an external law firm to provide general  
counsel and liability defense services. Woodruff and Smart has provided these services  
since 1991 and was re-selected through a competitive process in 1994 and 2014. The  
current contract expires December 31, 2024. Staff is recommending an extension of this  
contract for an additional five years.  
Recommendation  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Amendment No. 13 to  
Agreement No. C-4-1816 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and  
Woodruff and Smart to extend the agreement for five years to provide general counsel  
legal services for the Orange County Transportation Authority.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
3.  
Board of Directors’ Meeting Streaming  
Ron Wolf/Andrew Oftelie  
Overview  
The Board of Directors requested staff to explore options to gain an understanding of  
opportunities for streaming Board of Directors’ meetings.  
Currently, every Board of  
Directors and committee meeting is live-streamed and options exist to incorporate live  
video streaming. The options vary in cost and quality and are categorized as single  
camera, multiple cameras, and multiple cameras with advanced features which may  
require professional services. An overview of these options and associated costs are  
provided in this report.  
Recommendation  
Receive and file as an informational item.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Presentation  
4.  
Adopt Executive-level Salary Ranges to Satisfy  
Retirement System Requirement  
a
California Public Employees’  
Karen DeCrescenzo/Maggie McJilton  
Overview  
Executive-level salary ranges for fiscal years 2018-19 through 2023-24 are needed to  
satisfy a requirement of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System for a publicly  
available pay schedule that has been adopted by the Board of Directors. This action will  
support Orange County Transportation Authority employees who are covered under this  
plan.  
Recommendation  
Adopt executive-level salary ranges for fiscal years 2018-19 through 2023-24 (July 1, 2018  
through June 30, 2024).  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
5.  
Measure M2 Quarterly Progress Report for the Period October 2023 through  
December 2023  
Francesca Ching/Kia Mortazavi  
Overview  
Staff has prepared the Measure M2 Quarterly Progress Report for the second quarter of  
fiscal year 2023-24 as information for the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of  
Directors. This report highlights progress on Measure M2 projects and programs and will  
be available to the public via the Orange County Transportation Authority website.  
Recommendation  
Receive and file as an information item.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Discussion Items  
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 Monday, April 1, 2024  
OCTA Headquarters  
Board Room  
550 South Main Street  
Orange, California