Board of Directors – April 2025 – County Connection – County Connection

Board of Directors - April 2025

Meeting Date: April 17, 2025

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, April 17, 2025
9:00 a.m.

The Board Meeting will be held in-person and via teleconference location****

County Connection Board Room
2477 Arnold Industrial Way, Concord, California

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Staff and members of the public may attend in-person or participate remotely via Zoom at:
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Public comment may be submitted via email to: hill@cccta.org. Please indicate in your email the agenda item to which your comment applies. Comments submitted before the meeting will be provided to the Board of Directors before the meeting. Comments submitted after the meeting is called to order will be included in the correspondence that will be provided to the full Board.

Oral public comments will also be accepted during the meeting in person and through Zoom* or the teleconference number listed above.

Should Zoom not be operational, please check online at: www.countyconnection.com for any updates or further instruction.

The County Connection Board of Directors may take action on each item on the agenda. The action may consist of the recommended action, a related action or no action. Staff recommendations are subject to action and/or change by the Board of Directors.

  1. Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance
  2. Roll Call/Confirm Quorum
  3. Public Communication
  4. Consent Calendar
    1. Approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting of March 20, 2025*
    2. Approval of Minutes of the Board Workshop Meeting on March 20,2025*
    3. Workers’ Compensation Claims Administration Services Contract Award*
      Resolution NO. 2025-023*
  5. Report of Chair
  6. Report of General Manager
    Under this item, the General Manager will report on matters of relevance to CCCTA including, but not necessarily limited to, the following:

    1. Doodle Poll Response for Board Workshop
    2. PEPRA and Federal Grant Update
    3. SB 63 update
    4. Electric Bus Update
  7. Report of Standing Committees
    1. Administration & Finance Committee
      1. Award Contract to Diablo Engineering for On-Call General Engineering Consulting Services*
        Resolution No. 2025-021*
        (The Administration & Finance Committee and staff recommend awarding a contract for on-call engineering consulting services to Diablo Engineering Group for a three-year base term plus two one-year option years.)
      2. Adoption of the Proposed Fiscal Year 2026 Draft Operating and Capital Budgets*
        Resolution No. 2025-022*
        (The A&F Committee and staff recommends the Board adopt Resolution No. 2025-022 authorizing filing applications and supporting documents with MTC, and approving the Draft Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Draft Budget so a timely TDA claim can be submitted to MTC.)
    2. Marketing, Planning & Legislative Committee
      1. 2025 County Connection Federal Legislative Advocacy Program Brochure*
        (Staff will present an updated draft of the 2025 County Connection Federal Legislative Advocacy Program.)
      2. Youth Ride Free Pilot Program*
        (Staff will share an update on the Youth Ride Free two-month pilot.)
    3. Operations & Scheduling Committee
      1. Automated Driving Systems (ADS) Demonstration Project Update*
        (Staff will provide an update on the ADS Project in Martinez.)
  8. Board Communication – (Directors are limited to providing information, asking clarifying questions about matters not on the agenda, responding to public comment, referring matters to committee or staff for information, or requesting a report to be made at another meeting.)
  9. Next Meeting Date: May 15, 2025
  10. Closed Session:
    Conference with Labor Negotiator (pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6)
    Agency designated representatives: Amber Johnson, Chief Financial Officer; Kristina Martinez, Director of Human Resources
    Employee Organization: Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1605, AFL-CIO, Bus Operators Teamsters Union, Local 856, AFL-CIO, Transit Supervisors
  11. Open Session:
  12. Adjournment

*Enclosure
****Teleconference location: 4284 Baywood Ct., Concord, Ca 94521
1516 Kamole Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96821