Board of Directors – December 2025 – County Connection – County Connection

Board of Directors - December 2025

Meeting Date: December 18, 2025

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, December 18, 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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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. 3. Public Communication
  4. Consent Calendar
    1. Approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting of November 20, 2025*
  5. Report of Chair
  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. SB707 Brown Act Rules beginning January 1, 2026
    2. Discussion on which month to be in recess
    3. Electric Bus Update
    4. Upcoming Board Workshop Reminder scheduled for January 15, 2026
    5. Invite to Employee Celebration Luncheon on December 18, 2025
  7. Marketing, Planning & Legislative Committee
    1. Regional Measure Polling Results – Information Only *
      (Staff will provide an update on SB 63 measure polling.)
  8. Operations & Scheduling Committee
    1. Approval of Revised Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP)*
      Resolution No. 2026-16*
      (The O&S Committee and staff recommend adoption of Resolution No. 2026-16 authorizing the General Manager to approve the revised Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP).)
    2. Bus Procurement Contract*
      Resolution No. 2026-18*
      (The O&S committee and staff recommend adoption of Resolution No. 2026-18 authorizing the General Manager to enter into a contract with Gillig to purchase a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 85 buses over a period not to exceed 5 years.)
    3. Authorization to Purchase Ten 40-foot Low-Floor Diesel Buses from the Gillig Corporation*
      Resolution No. 2026-17*
      (The O&S Committee and staff recommend adoption of Resolution No. 2026-17 authorizing the General Manager to release a purchase order and a Letter to Proceed to the Gillig Corporation to build 10 (ten) 40ft Low-Floor buses using pricing from RFP# 2025-MA-02. Total cost of the vehicles, tax, and delivery not to exceed $7,714,006.)
  9. REPORT FROM ADVISORY COMMITTEE
    1. Appointment of Chris Roberts to the Advisory Committee as the alternate member Representing the City of Pleasant Hill*
    2. Re-Appointment of Ian McLaughlin as the primary member to the Advisory Committee Representing City of Walnut Creek*
  10. 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.)
  11. Next Meeting Date: January 15, 2025
  12. Closed Session: Conference with Chief Negotiator and Labor Counsel Concerning ATU local 1605 & Teamsters 856 collective bargaining agreements and negotiations (pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6)
  13. Open Session: Report of Action(s) Taken During Closed Session: Consideration of Action to Ratify Memorandum of Understanding with the ATU Local 1605 & Teamsters 856
  14. Adjournment

*Enclosure
****Teleconference location: 1114 Orchard Rd. Lafayette, CA 94549