TELECONFERENCE:
Director H. E. Christian Peeples, 13328 San Pablo Avenue, Room 33B, San Pablo, California
94806
1.
CALL TO ORDER
The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District Board of Directors held a special meeting on
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.
President Young called the Board of Directors special meeting to order at 2:05 p.m.
2.
ROLL CALL
Upon arrival to the meeting at 2:07 p.m., outside legal counsel confirmed that all requirements
of the Ralph M. Brown Act (Govt. Code Sections 54950, et seq.) and the provisions of Board
Policy 101, Section 4.9 regarding teleconferenced meetings were met in order for Director
Peeples to teleconference to the meeting and advised that all votes would be taken by roll call
vote.
Present:
Absent:
YOUNG, WALSH, SHAW, PEEPLES, McCALLEY, SYED
BECKLES
3.
PUBLIC HEARING
3.A. Hold public hearings to receive public comment on the Realign Draft
Final Network Plan.
Staff Contact:
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering
Claudia Burgos, Director of Legislative Affairs & Community Relations
President Young welcomed everyone to the hearing and members of the Board and
Board Officers were introduced. President Young then called on Nicole Witt, serving as
counsel for the hearing, to outline the rules of order and procedures for public
speakers. President Young opened the Public Hearing at 2:13 p.m. The meeting was
turned over to General Manager Hursh for the staff presentation on the Realign Draft
Final Network Plan which was presented by Senior Transportation Planner David
Berman and External Affairs Representative Diann Castleberry.
Nine (9) speakers presented testimony concerning the Realign Draft Final Network Plan
during the 2:00 p.m. session of the hearing.
[A copy of the oral comments are attached hereto as Exhibit A and are made a part of
these minutes. Email, fax, voicemail, and written comments received up to the close
of the final hearing at 6:00 p.m. will be incorporated into the file, and by reference
hereto, are made a part of these minutes.]
At 2:42 p.m., President Young announced that the public hearing would stand in recess
until 6:00 p.m. and that the Board would make a decision on the plan as early as the