ALAMEDA-CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT DISTRICT

MINUTES

Board of Directors - Regular Meeting

AC Transit General Offices

2nd Floor Board Room

1600 Franklin Street, Oakland, California

Closed Session - 3:30 PM

Regular Meeting 5:00 PM

HYBRID MEETING

Phone (669) 900 6833 Webinar ID: 984 8717 5063

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 5:00 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

SALVADOR LLAMAS, GENERAL MANAGER/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

AIMEE L. STEELE, GENERAL COUNSEL/CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER

LINDA A. NEMEROFF, BOARD ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER/DISTRICT SECRETARY

CALL TO ORDER

The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District Board of Directors held a meeting on Wednesday,

July 23, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.

The meeting was called to order at 3:16 p.m. for the purpose of Closed Session. All Board

members were present with the exception of Director Syed who arrived at 3:20 p.m. At 3:21

p.m. the Board convened in Closed Session to discuss Items 7A-7B as listed on the agenda.

Closed Session concluded at 4:40 p.m.

President Shaw called the Board of Directors meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.

ROLL CALL

Present:

SHAW, McCALLEY, PEEPLES, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG

PUBLIC COMMENT

[Written comment received prior to the meeting is incorporated into the file by reference as

Exhibit A.]

Connie McFarland, Recording Secretary for ATU Local 192, commented that the scheduling

department is currently operating with only two schedulers, even though there should be five.

McFarland urged the Board to prioritize recruitment and hire additional schedulers to address

the staffing shortage.

Josette Moss, Treasurer of ATU Local 192, commented on the retirement pension savings that

are purportedly set to occur between 2028 and 2038. Moss noted that while the union has

been advocating for retirees during contract negotiations, the final agreement does not offer

any benefits to them. Moss suggested that the Board contact the Chair of the Retirement

Board, for further clarification.

Kenneth Parker raised concerns about the red zones at two locations, San Pablo near

University and Shattuck/Prince, where parking tickets were received. It was noted that the red

zones are faded and barely visible. A recommendation was made for AC Transit to ensure the

red zones are properly repainted if residents are to be fined for parking in those areas.

MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGENDA

There were no modifications to the agenda.

CONSENT CALENDAR (AND CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON CONSENT ITEMS)

There were no comments offered on items on the Consent Calendar.

MOTION: PEEPLES/McCALLEY receive, adopt and approve items on the Consent Calendar

except item 5.C. which was pulled for clarification. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes:

SHAW, McCALLEY, PEEPLES, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG

5.A. Consider approving Board of Directors meeting minutes of June 25,

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2025.

Staff Contact:

Linda A. Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary

MOTION: PEEPLES/McCALLEY to approve the Board of Directors meeting minutes of

June 25, 2025. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes:

SHAW, McCALLEY, PEEPLES, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG

5.B. Consider approving Board of Directors meeting minutes of July 9,

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2025.

Staff Contact:

Linda A. Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary

MOTION: PEEPLES/McCALLEY to approve the Board of Directors meeting minutes of

July 9, 2025. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes:

SHAW, McCALLEY, PEEPLES, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG

5.C. Consider authorizing Director Young to attend the American Public

Transportation Association's (APTA) 2025 Executive Study Mission to

Asia on November 5-15, 2025 in Singapore, Seoul in South Korea, and

Tokyo, Japan.

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Staff Contact:

Linda A. Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary

Item 5.C. was pulled off the Consent Calendar by Director Walsh for clarification

regarding the goal of the trip and selection process which were responded to by

Director Young. There was no public comment offered.

MOTION: YOUNG/McCALLEY to authorize Director Young to attend the American Public

Transportation Association's (APTA) 2025 Executive Study Mission to Asia on November

5-15, 2025 in Singapore, Seoul in South Korea, and Tokyo, Japan. The motion carried by

the following vote:

Ayes:

SHAW, McCALLEY, PEEPLES, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG

Abstained: WALSH

5.D. Consider receiving the Monthly Report on Investments for the months

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of April and May, 2025.

Staff Contact:

Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer

MOTION: PEEPLES/McCALLEY to Received Consider receiving the Monthly Report on

Investments for the months of April and May, 2025. The motion carried by the

following vote:

Ayes:

SHAW, McCALLEY, PEEPLES, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG

5.E. Consider authorizing the General Manager to attend the 2025 Latinos

in Transit Leadership Summit on October 2-4, 2025, in Albuquerque,

New Mexico.

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Staff Contact:

Salvador Llamas, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer

MOTION: PEEPLES/McCALLEY to authorize the General Manager to attend the 2025

Latinos in Transit Leadership Summit on October 2-4, 2025, in Albuquerque, New

Mexico. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes:

SHAW, McCALLEY, PEEPLES, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG

5.F. Consider the adoption of Resolution No. 25-028 establishing the

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Appropriations Limit for Fiscal Year 2025-26 at $721,083,199.

Staff Contact:

Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer

MOTION: PEEPLES/McCALLEY to adopt Resolution No. 25-028 establishing the

Appropriations Limit for Fiscal Year 2025-26 at $721,083,199. The motion carried by the

following vote:

Ayes:

SHAW, McCALLEY, PEEPLES, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG

5.G. Consider approving amendments to Board Policy 244 - Temporary

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Worker Staffing Policy.

Staff Contact:

James Arcellana, Interim Executive Director of Human Resources

MOTION: PEEPLES/McCALLEY to approve amendments to Board Policy 244 - Temporary

Worker Staffing Policy. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes:

SHAW, McCALLEY, PEEPLES, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG

REGULAR CALENDAR

External Affairs Items - Chair Peeples

6.A. Consider receiving the monthly legislative report and approving

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legislative positions.

Staff Contact:

Claudia Burgos, Interim Executive Director of External Affairs,

Marketing & Communications

Interim Executive Director of Legislative Affairs, Marketing and Communications Claudia

Burgos presented the staff report.

Public Comment:

Laurel Paget Seekins, Public Advocates, commented on the expenditure plan released

by Senator Weiner for the five-county sales tax measure. According to Seekins, this

measure will not be sufficient to sustain ridership, and the gross receipts tax was

suggested as a more effective alternative. Seekins urged the board to review the ballot

measures San Francisco will present in the Fall election and recommended supporting

the measure most likely to succeed.

MOTION: SYED/WALSH to receive the report, approve staff's recommended position on

SB 827, and change the position to Watch and Seek Amendments on SB 707. The

motion failed by the following vote:

Ayes: SYED, WALSH

Nayes: PEEPLES, SILVA, McCALLEY, SHAW

Abstain: YOUNG

Upon further discussion, President Shaw made a motion as follows:

MOTION: SHAW/YOUNG to approve the recommended positions as presented and

direct staff to bring a report to the Board on AC Transit’s proposed changes to SB 707.

The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes:

SHAW, McCALLEY, PEEPLES, SILVA, YOUNG

WALSH, SYED

Nayes:

Finance and Audit Items - Chair McCalley

6.B. Consider receiving a report on the economic impact of AC Transit

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spending. [Requested by Director Shaw - 4/9/25]

Staff Contact:

Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer

Claudia Burgos, Interim Executive Director of External Affairs

Marketing & Communications

Interim Executive Director of Legislative Affairs, Marketing and Communications Claudia

Burgos presented the staff report. There were no public comments offered.

MOTION: YOUNG/PEEPLES to receive a report on the economic impact of AC Transit

spending. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes:

Planning Items - Chair Young

6.C. Consider authorizing the General Manager to expend additional funds

SHAW, McCALLEY, PEEPLES, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG

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for Project Management Oversight (PMO) services required to

implement the East Bay Paratransit Consortium’s (EBPC’s) Software,

up to $1,115,477.

Staff Contact:

Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering

Ahsan Baig, Chief Information Officer

Accessible Services Manager Mallory Brush presented the staff report. There were no

public comments offered.

MOTION: McCALLEY/SHAW to continue the agenda item to the next Board of Directors

meeting.

Upon further discussion, Director Peeples proposed a substitute motion to authorize

the payments that have already been expended, but not approve the contingencies,

and request staff to report back addressing the requests made during the discussion.

The motion failed due to the lack of a second. Chair Young entertained the main motion

on the floor. President Shaw clarified that staff must report to the Board on the

following matters: the capitalized cost associated with implementing the software,

evaluating and validating the implementation cost, and considering ways to avoid

contingency.

Upon clarification, the main motion was revised as follows:

MOTION: McCALLEY/SHAW to continue the agenda item to the next Board of Directors

meeting and direct staff to report on the capitalized cost associated with implementing

the software, evaluating and validating the implementation cost, and considering ways

to avoid contingency. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes:

SHAW, McCALLEY, PEEPLES, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG

CLOSED SESSION/REPORT OUT

General Counsel Aimee Steele stated that there was nothing to report out of closed session.

7.A. Conference with Labor Negotiators

(Government Code Section 54957.6):

Agency Designated Representative:

- General Manager Salvador Llamas

- Labor and Employee Relations Representative

Employee Organizations: ATU Local 192, AFSCME Local 3916, IBEW Local 1245,

Unrepresented Employees

7.B. Threat to Public Services and Facilities

(Government Code Section 54957)

Consultation with: Ahsan Baig, Chief Information Officer

AGENDA PLANNING

8.A. Review of Agenda Planning Pending List and Agenda Planning Request

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Form submitted by President Shaw.

Staff Contact:

Linda Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary

President Shaw's agenda planning request was accepted.

GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT

9.A. General Manager’s Report for July 23, 2025.

The report was presented for information only.

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10.

BOARD/STAFF COMMENTS

(Government Code Section 53232.3(d))

Members of a legislative body shall provide brief reports on meetings attended at the expense

of the local agency at the next regular meeting of the legislative body.

Members of the Board commented on meetings, conferences and events attended since the

last Board meeting.

Public Comment:

Wahetta Johnson responded to a comment made by Director Peeples regarding the retiree

funds and requested that a favorable arrangement be made to allocate some of the funds back

to retirees or operators.

10.A. Written reports from Board members on travel to District-related

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conferences occurring in the last 30 days.

Staff Contact:

Linda Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary

There were no written reports presented. Director Silva provided a brief oral report on

his recent travel to the American Public Transportation Association Seminar in Kansas

City.

11.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to come before the Board of Directors, the meeting adjourned

at 6:24 p.m. The next meeting of the Board is scheduled for August 6, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/

Linda A. Nemeroff

Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary