ALAMEDA-CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT DISTRICT  
MINUTES  
Special Meeting of the Board of Directors  
CLOSED SESSION ONLY  
HYBRID MEETING  
AC Transit General Offices  
10th Floor Conference Room - 1600 Franklin Street, Oakland, California  
Phone (669) 900 6833, Webinar ID: 984 8717 5063  
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM  
Closed Session - 1:00 PM  
Open Session (Retirement Board Interviews) - Approximately 3:30 PM  
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS  
DIANE SHAW, PRESIDENT (WARD 5)  
MURPHY MCCALLEY, VICE PRESIDENT (WARD 4)  
H. E. CHRISTIAN PEEPLES (WARD 1)  
JEAN WALSH (WARD 2)  
SARAH SYED (WARD 3)  
ANTHONY C. SILVA (WARD 6)  
JOEL YOUNG (AT-LARGE)  
BOARD OFFICERS  
KATHLEEN KELLY, INTERIM GENERAL MANAGER/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER  
AIMEE L. STEELE, GENERAL COUNSEL/CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER  
LINDA A. NEMEROFF, BOARD ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER/DISTRICT SECRETARY  
1.  
2.  
CALL TO ORDER  
The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District Board of Directors held a special meeting on  
Wednesday, March 26, 2025.  
President Shaw called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m.  
ROLL CALL  
Director Peeples was noticed to attend the meeting by teleconference, but attended the  
meeting in person.  
Director Walsh arrived to the meeting at 1:09 p.m. Director Syed arrived at 1:35 p.m.  
Present:  
YOUNG, SHAW, McCALLEY, SYED, SILVA, PEEPLES, WALSH  
3.  
CLOSED SESSION/REPORT OUT  
At 1:01 p.m. the General Counsel announced that the Board would convene in Closed Session  
to discuss the matters listed on the agenda.  
Closed session recessed at 3:23 p.m. and resumed at 4:31 p.m. All Board members were  
present. Closed Session concluded at 4:51 p.m.  
General Counsel Aimee Steele reported out on the following:  
MOTION: YOUNG/PEEPLES to approve settlement via compromise and release in the amount  
of $337,691 less permanent disability advances of $26,979 in matter of McClendon v. AC  
Transit, WCAB Case Nos. ADJ7054466, ADJ3056901. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes: YOUNG, PEEPLES, SYED, MCCALLEY, SHAW, SILVA  
Abstain: WALSH  
3.A. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation  
(Government Code Section 54956.9 (a))  
- McClendon v. AC Transit, Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board Case Nos. ADJ7054466,  
ADJ3056901  
3.B. Conference with Legal Counsel – Potential Litigation  
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 54956.9: (two cases)  
3.C. Conference with Labor Negotiators  
(Government Code Section 54957.6):  
Agency Designated Representative:  
- Interim General Manager Kathleen Kelly  
- Labor and Employee Relations Representative  
Employee Organizations: ATU Local 192, AFSCME Local 3916, IBEW Local 1245,  
Unrepresented Employees  
3.D. Public Employment  
(Government Code Section 54957.6)  
Title: General Manager  
The Board convened in Open Session for the Retirement Board interviews at 3:30 p.m.  
Director Walsh briefly left the meeting and returned at 3:54 p.m.  
4.  
REGULAR CALENDAR  
Board Administrative Matters - President Shaw (approximately 3:30 PM)  
4.A. Hold interviews to fill an existing vacancy on the AC Transit Retirement  
Board; and consider adoption of Resolution No. 25-013 appointing one  
public member to fill the term expiring on March 31, 2025 and a  
two-year term commencing on April 1, 2025 until March 31, 2027.  
24-462d  
Staff Contact:  
Linda A. Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary  
The Board convened in Open Session at 3:30 p.m to conduct interviews to fill the  
vacancy on the Retirement Board. Director Walsh was absent. The Board interviewed  
R. Bradford Huss. The meeting briefly recessed at 3:46 p.m. and resumed at 3:54 p.m.  
for the interview of Fabian John. All Board members were present.  
There was no public comment offered.  
MOTION: YOUNG/SILVA to adopt Resolution No. 25-013 appointing Fabian John as the  
public member to fill the term expiring on March 31, 2025 and a two-year term  
commencing on April 1, 2025 until March 31, 2027. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
Ayes:  
Abstained: WALSH  
ADJOURNMENT  
YOUNG, SHAW, McCALLEY, SYED, SILVA, PEEPLES  
5.  
There being no further business to come before the Board of Directors, the meeting adjourned  
at 4:52 p.m.  
Respectfully submitted,  
/s/ Linda A. Nemeroff  
Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary