Board of Directors – November 2024 – County Connection – County Connection
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Board of Directors - November 2024

Meeting Date: November 21, 2024

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, November 21, 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

Click here to download agenda and enclosures

Staff and members of the public may attend in-person or participate remotely via Zoom at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85399133311

Or One tap mobile :
US: +16699006833,,85399133311# or +14086380968,,85399133311#
Or Telephone:
Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): +1 408 638 0968
Webinar ID: 853 9913 3311

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 October 17, 2024*
    2. PERS Actuarial Valuation for June 30, 2023; Rate for FY 2026*
  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. PEPRA Update
    2. MTC Site Visit
    3. Thanksgiving Feast on November 21, 2024
    4. Holiday Party on December 14, 2024
  7. Report of Standing Committees
    1. Administration & Finance Committee
      1. Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Report and Audited Financial Statements*
        (Staff requests that the Board accept the FY2024 Basic Financial Statements as audited by Brown Armstrong Accountancy Corporation.)
      2. Employee Referral Pilot Program Update*
        (The A&F Committee and staff request that the Board approve a two-year extension to the Employee Referral Pilot Program from January 1, 2025, to December 1, 2026.)
    2. Operations & Scheduling Committee
      1. Swiftly Software License Renewal*
        Resolution No. 205-014*
        (The O&S Committee and staff requests the Board of Directors adopt Resolution No. 2025-14 authorizing the General Manager to execute the Swiftly contract extension.)
      2. Permanent One-Seat Ride Program and Memorandum of Understanding*
        Resolution No. 2025-15*
        (The O&S Committee and Staff request that the Board of Directors approve Resolution No. 2025-15, approving the One-Seat Ride program as a permanent program, and authorizing the General Manager to enter into an MOU with Tri Delta Transit, LAVTA, and WestCat to implement the program.)
      3. Winter Bid Update – Information Only*
        (Staff will provide an update on the recent Winter service changes.)
  8. Report of Advisory Committee
    1. Ian McLaughlin, Chair of the Advisory Committee, will give a verbal update from the Advisory Committee
  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: December 19, 2024
  11. Adjournment

*Enclosure
**It will be available at the time of the Board meeting.
***For Board members only
****Teleconference location 3338 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette, CA 94549