Board of Directors – July 2025 – County Connection – County Connection

Board of Directors - July 2025

Meeting Date: July 17, 2025

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, July 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 June 19, 2025*
    2. 2025-2026 State of Good Repair Funds Grant Application Authorization*
      Resolution No. 2026-01*
    3. DBE Goal for FFY 2026-28*
      Resolution No. 2026-03*
  5. Report of Chair
    1. Recognition of Departing Board of Director Dave Hudson
    2. Appointment of Nominating Committee for Election of CCCTA Officers
  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. August Committee and Board Meetings
    2. State Legislative Update
    3. Electric Bus Update
  7. Report of the Advisory Committee
    1. Appointment of Sean Battle Barry as an At-Large Seat Member to the Advisory Committee*
    2. Appointment of Subhang Mall as an At-Large Seat Member to the Advisory Committee*
    3. Re-Appointment of Tijuk Fong Kurniadi to the Advisory Committee Representing the City of Concord*
    4. Re-Appointment of Allison Picard to the Advisory Committee Representing the City of Martinez*
  8. Report of Standing Committees
    1. Administration & Finance Committee
      1. Employee Benefits Adjustments*
        Resolution No. 2026-04*
        Resolution No. 2026-05*
        Resolution No. 2026-06*
        Resolution No. 2026-07*
        (The A&F Committee recommends that the Board of Directors approve an increase in employer contributions to healthcare for employees, including retirees, in the Amalgamated Transit Union, Teamsters Union, and the unrepresented administrative groups.)
    2. Marketing, Planning & Legislative Committee
      1. Youth Ride Free Pilot Update*
        (Staff will share an update on the marketing efforts to promote the Youth Ride Free pilot program.)
    3. Operations & Scheduling Committee
      1. Swiftly Software License Renewal*
        Resolution No. 2026-02*
        (The O&S Committee and staff requests the Board of Directors adopt Resolution No. 2026-02 authorizing the General Manager to execute the Swiftly contract extension.)
  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: September 18, 2025
  11. Closed Session: Conference with Chief Negotiator and Labor Counsel Concerning ATU local 1605, Teamsters local 856 & Machinists Lodge 190 collective bargaining agreements and negotiations (pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6)
  12. Open Session: Report of Action(s) taken during the Closed Session
  13. Adjournment

*Enclosure
****Teleconference location: 180 Sugar Pine Circle, Pinecrest, CA 94563
309 W San Francisco Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501