Orange County Transportation Authority  
Transit Committee Agenda  
Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.  
Board Room, 550 South Main Street, Orange, California  
Committee Members  
Fred Jung, Chair  
Vicente Sarmiento, Vice Chair  
Ashleigh Aitken  
Valerie Amezcua  
Andrew Do  
Patrick Harper  
Stephanie Klopfenstein  
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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  
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.  
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Main Street, Orange, California.  
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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 March 14, 2024, Transit Committee meeting.  
Attachments:  
Minutes  
Regular Calendar  
2.  
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 January 2024 through March 2024.  
Recommendation  
Receive and file as an information item.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Presentation  
3.  
Award the Purchase of Vehicles for OC ACCESS  
Cliff Thorne/Johnny Dunning, Jr.  
Overview  
On June 26, 2023, the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors  
approved the release of a request for proposals for the purchase of 108 vans and 13  
cutaway buses for OC ACCESS and four vans for OC Flex service. As a result, proposals  
from qualified firms under the California Association for Coordinated Transportation/Basin  
Transit Purchasing Cooperative were received and Board of Directors’ approval is  
requested to award an agreement for the purchase of these vehicles.  
Recommendations  
A.  
Approve the selection of Model 1 Commercial Vehicles, Inc., doing business as  
Creative Bus Sales, Inc. as the firm to provide up to 108 vans for OC ACCESS,  
with an option for up to 19 additional vehicles.  
B.  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Purchase Order No.  
C-3-2510 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and Model  
1
Commercial Vehicles, Inc., doing business as Creative Bus Sales, Inc. in the  
amount of $20,315,700, for the initial purchase of up to 108 vans for OC ACCESS.  
C.  
D.  
Approve the selection of Model 1 Commercial Vehicles, Inc., doing business as  
Creative Bus Sales, Inc. as the firm to provide up to 13 gasoline-powered cutaway  
buses for OC ACCESS, with an option for up to ten additional vehicles.  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Purchase Order No.  
C-3-2511 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and Model  
1
Commercial Vehicles, Inc., doing business as Creative Bus Sales, Inc., in the  
amount of $3,028,918 for the initial purchase of up to 13 gasoline-powered  
cutaways for OC ACCESS.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Presentation  
4.  
Award the Purchase of Driver Protection Systems  
Cliff Thorne/Johnny Dunning, Jr.  
Overview  
On November 27, 2023, the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors  
approved the release of an invitation for bids for driver protection systems to be installed  
as a retrofit in the fixed-route bus fleet. Bids were received in accordance with  
procurement guidelines for a fixed asset procurement. Board of Directors’ approval is  
requested to purchase up to 204 driver protection systems to enhance coach operator  
safety.  
Recommendation  
Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Purchase Order No.  
C-3-2843 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and Complete Coach  
Works, in the amount of $2,081,120 for the purchase of up to 204 driver protection  
systems for fixed-route buses.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Presentation  
5.  
Low Carbon Transit Operations Program Recommendations for OC Bus Transit  
Projects  
Jason Huang/Kia Mortazavi  
Overview  
The Low Carbon Transit Operations Program provides funding to transit agencies on a  
formula basis to support transit operations and capital projects. Funding recommendations  
are presented to use this funding for transit projects that promote transit ridership growth  
and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, consistent with program requirements.  
Recommendations  
A.  
B.  
C.  
Approve Resolution No. 2024-016 to authorize the use of $10,349,538 in fiscal year  
2023-24 Low Carbon Transit Operations Program funds for the 40 Hydrogen Fuel  
Cell Buses Project.  
Approve Resolution No. 2024-017 to authorize the use of prior year funds and  
interest earnings totaling $3,171,997 for new or expanded Bravo!/Rapid bus  
services and the Youth Ride Free Program.  
Authorize staff to make all necessary amendments to the Federal Transportation  
Improvement Program as well as negotiate and execute any necessary agreements  
with regional, state, or federal agencies to facilitate the recommendations above.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
Attachment C  
Presentation  
Discussion Items  
6.  
OC Bus and OC ACCESS Services Update  
Kim Tucker/Johnny Dunning, Jr.  
Overview  
Staff will provide an update on the OC Bus and OC ACCESS Services.  
Attachments:  
Presentation  
7.  
8.  
9.  
Public Comments  
Chief Executive Officer's Report  
Committee Members' Reports  
10.  
Adjournment  
The next regularly scheduled meeting of this Committee will be held:  
9:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 9, 2024  
OCTA Headquarters  
550 South Main Street  
Orange, California