Board of Directors - July 2024

Meeting Date: July 18, 2024

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, July 18, 2024
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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Please Note the following COVID-19 Protocols for in-person attendance:

Visitors experiencing the following symptoms of COVID-19 may not enter the building:

• Cough
• Chills
• Sore Throat
• Shortness of Breath
• Muscle Pain
• Loss of Taste or Smell
• Fever

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 June 20, 2024*
   2. OPEB Actuarial Valuation and GASB 75 Report for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2024*
   3. Compensation structure for Executive-level staff*
      (The A&F Committee and staff recommend the Board grant authority to the General Manager to establish a 401(a) plan.)
5. Report of Chair
   1. Appointment of Nominating Committee for Election of CCCTA Officers
   2. Recognition of the 2023 Board Chair’s Award
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. Recognition of the 2023 Employees of the Year
   2. Recognition of the 2023 General Manager’s Award
   3. August Committee & Board Meeting
   4. Legislative Update
7. Report of Standing Committees
   1. Administration & Finance Committee
      1. Regional Fare Transfer Policy*
         Resolution No. 2025-02*
         (The A&F Committee and staff recommend that the Board of Directors adopt Resolution No. 2025-02, authorizing the General Manager to execute an MOU with MTC for the No-Cost and Reduced Cost Interagency Transfer Pilot Program.)
      2. Bus Accelerated Infrastructure Delivery (BusAID) Update*
         Resolution No. 2025-03*
         (The A&F Committee and staff recommend that the Board of Directors adopt Resolution No. 2025-03, authorizing the General Manager to execute the agreement.)
      3. Compensation structure for Executive-level staff*
         Resolution No. 2025-04*
         (The Administration & Finance Committee and staff request that the Board of Directors authority to the General Manager to establish a 401(a) Plan for the Executive Team, to fund the plan with 2% of ongoing base salary and preserve 2% of the COLA wage increase.)
   2. Operations & Scheduling Committee
      1. Swiftly Modules*
         Resolution No. 2025-01*
         (Staff will request authorization to procure additional Swiftly Modules.)
      2. Automated Driving Systems (ADS) Demonstration Project Update – Information Only*
         (Staff will provide an update on the ADS Project in Martinez.)
8. Report of Advisory Committee
   1. Appointment of Jim Donnelly to the Advisory Committee Representing the Town of Danville*
   2. Appointment of Allison Picard to the Advisory Committee Representing the City of Martinez*
   3. Appointment of Evan Daily as the alternate representative to the Advisory Committee Representing the City of Pleasant Hill*
   4. Appointment of Peggy Hall to the Advisory Committee Representing the Town of Moraga*
9. 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.)
10. Next Meeting Date: TBD
11. Closed Session:
    Public Employee Performance Evaluation; Conference with Labor Negotiator
    (pursuant to Government Code Sections 54957, 54957.6)
    Agency Designated Representative: Board Chair
    Position: General Manager
    Following the Closed Session, the Board may consider potential actions to amend the Employment Agreement of the General Manager
12. Open Session:
    Report of Action(s) taken during the Closed Session, The Board may consider potential actions to amend the Employment Agreement of the General Manager.
13. Adjournment