Orange County Transportation Authority  
Legislative and Communications Committee Agenda  
Thursday, April 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  
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  
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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  
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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 Aitken  
Closed Session  
There are no Closed Session items scheduled.  
Special Calendar  
1.  
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.  
2.  
Approval of Minutes  
Clerk of the Board  
Overview  
Approve the minutes of the March 21, 2024 Legislative and Communications Committee  
Meeting.  
Attachments:  
Minutes  
3.  
Amendment to Agreement for Customer Information Center  
Ryan Maloney/Maggie McJilton  
Overview  
On April 26, 2021, the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors  
approved an agreement with Alta Resources to operate the Customer Information Center  
for a three-year initial term and two, two-year option terms. Board of Directors’ approval is  
requested to exercise the first option term effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026.  
Recommendation  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Amendment No. 2 to  
Agreement No. C-0-2698 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and Alta  
Resources to exercise the first option term, in the amount of $2,049,987, to continue  
providing customer information center call services, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30,  
2026. This will increase the maximum obligation of the agreement to a total contract value  
of $5,030,427.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Regular Calendar  
4.  
State Legislative Status Report  
Alexis Leicht/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. Staff is recommending an oppose position on legislation related  
to allocation prohibitions for the Trade Corridor Enhancement Program.  
recommends a support position on legislation related to penalties for battery against  
transit employees. A summary is provided of legislation that would authorize taxing  
Staff  
authority in the Bay Area for transportation purposes and explore the consolidation of  
transit agencies in that area. Information is provided on a coalition letter sent opposing  
cuts to a grant program for certain sustainable transportation projects.  
Recommendations  
A.  
B.  
Adopt an OPPOSE position on AB 2535 (Bonta, D-Oakland), which would prohibit  
the California Transportation Commission from allocating Trade Corridor  
Enhancement Program funding to a project that expands the highway footprint in  
certain communities.  
Adopt a SUPPORT position on AB 2824 (McCarty, D-Sacramento), which would  
expand the application of enhanced penalties for battery against a transit operator  
or ticketing agent to also apply to transit employees and contractors of a public  
transportation provider.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
Attachment C  
Attachment D  
Attachment E  
5.  
Federal Legislative Status Report  
Clara Brotcke/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. A summary is given of the President’s fiscal  
year 2025 budgetary request and the various funding and policy provisions proposed.  
Information is provided on a regional letter submitted on the United States Environmental  
Protection Agency’s proposed disapproval of the South Coast Contingency Measure State  
Implementation Plan.  
A House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing  
related to Department of Transportation discretionary grants is summarized.  
Recommendation  
Receive and file as an information item.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
Attachment C  
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 Thursday, May 16, 2024  
OCTA Headquarters  
Board Room  
550 South Main Street  
Orange, California