Board of Directors – August 2026 – County Connection – County Connection

Board of Directors - August 2026

Meeting Date: August 20, 2026

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, August 20, 2026
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.

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 June 18, 2026*
    2. OPEB Actuarial Valuation and GASB 75 Report for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2026*
    3. Swiftly Contract Renewal*
      Resolution No. 2027-01*
      (The A&F Committee and staff recommend renewing the agreement with Swiftly for their On-Time Performance, Run Times, Live Operations/Real-time Passenger Predictions, GPS Playback, and Service Adjustments software modules for 11 months at a cost not to exceed $237,316.)
    4. CCTA Coordinated Call for Projects*
  5. Report of Chair
    1. Appointment of Nominating Committee for Election of CCCTA Officers
    2. Community Project Funding Grant
  6. Report of the 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. APTA Transform and Expo-October 4-6, 2026
    2. Status of the New Fuel Tanks
    3. California State Budget Negotiations
  7. Administration & Finance Committee
    1. Clever Devices/Hitachi Rail Contracts*
      Resolution No. 2027-02*
      (The A&F Committee and staff request the Board of Directors adopt Resolution No. 2027-02 approving the General Manager to execute an amendment to the Clever Devices/Hitachi Rail maintenance contract and execute a Clever Devices/Hitachi Rail contract for the purchase and installation of equipment.)
    2. Release of Request for Proposal for County Connection and LAVTA Joint Paratransit Procurement* (Information Only)
  8. Marketing, Planning & Legislative Committee
    1. Youth Ride Free Update*
      (Staff will provide an update on the Youth Ride Free program.)
  9. Operating & Scheduling Committee
    1. Authorization to Purchase Seven 40-foot Low-Floor Diesel Buses from the Gillig Corporation*
      Resolution No. 2027-03*
      (The O&S Committee and staff recommend adoption of Resolution No. 2027-03 authorizing the General Manager to release a purchase order and a Letter to Proceed to the Gillig Corporation to build 7 (seven) 40ft Low-Floor buses using pricing from RFP# 2025-MA-02. Total cost of the vehicles, tax, and delivery not to exceed $5,329,001.)
  10. Report From Advisory Committee
    1. Re-Appointment of Subhang Mall as an At-Large Representative to the Advisory Committee*
  11. 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.)
  12. Next Meeting Date: September 17, 2026
  13. Adjournment

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