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, August 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

DIANE SHAW, PRESIDENT (WARD 5)

MURPHY MCCALLEY, VICE PRESIDENT (WARD 4)

VACANT (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

TELECONFERENCE:

Director Walsh: 13 Triple Crown Court, Greenville SC 29615

CALL TO ORDER

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

Wednesday, August 6, 2025.

Prior to the start of the meeting, the General Counsel confirmed that Director Walsh met the

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 and that any

votes taken would be by roll call vote. A majority of the Board participated in the meeting

from within the boundaries of the District.

The meeting was called to order at 3:35 p.m. for the purpose of Closed Session. All Board

members were present except Director Young who arrived at 3:49 p.m. The Board convened in

Closed Session to discuss the matters listed on the agenda at 3:37 p.m. Director Walsh left the

Closed Session at 4:25 p.m. due to a conflict of interest. Closed Session concluded at 4:30 p.m.

President Shaw called the meeting to order at 5:02 p.m.

ROLL CALL

Present:

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

PUBLIC COMMENT

Barbara Schick offered a suggestion to improve service efficiency in areas where bus frequency

is being scaled back due to the Realign plan. Schick also commented on how the AC Transit app

should provide information when a bus is delayed and expressed gratitude for the extension of

the service hours for Line 67 and hoped the weekend service to Tilden Park would be

reinstated.

MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGENDA

There were no modifications to the agenda.

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

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

MOTION: YOUNG/McCALLEY to receive, approve or adopt items on the Consent Calendar

except item 5.F. 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 July 23,

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2025.

Staff Contact:

Linda A. Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary

MOTION: YOUNG/McCALLEY to approve Board of Directors meeting minutes of July 23,

2025. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes:

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

5.B. Consider receiving the FY 2024-25 Fourth Quarter Travel and Meeting

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Expense Report for the Board of Directors.

Staff Contact:

Linda A. Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary

MOTION: YOUNG/McCALLEY to receive the FY 2024-25 Fourth Quarter Travel and

Meeting Expense Report for the Board of Directors. The motion carried by the following

vote:

Ayes:

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

5.C. Consider approving amendments to Article 4 (Meetings, General) of

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Board Policy 101 - Board of Directors Rules for Procedure.

Staff Contact:

Linda A. Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary

Aimee L. Steele, General Counsel/Chief Legal Officer

MOTION: YOUNG/McCALLEY to approve amendments to Article 4 (Meetings, General)

of Board Policy 101 - Board of Directors Rules for Procedure. The motion carried by the

following vote:

Ayes:

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

5.D. Consider receiving report on amendments to the District's

Conflict-of-Interest Code as approved by the California Fair Political

Practices Commission (FPPC) and subsume the amendments into

Board Policy 701.

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Staff Contact:

Linda A. Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary

MOTION: YOUNG/McCALLEY to receive report on amendments to the District's

Conflict-of-Interest Code as approved by the California Fair Political Practices

Commission (FPPC) and subsume the amendments into Board Policy 701. The motion

carried by the following vote:

Ayes:

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

5.E. Consider receiving the General Manager’s Access Committee minutes

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of June 10, 2025.

Staff Contact:

Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering

MOTION: YOUNG/McCALLEY to receive the General Manager’s Access Committee

minutes of June 10, 2025. The motion carried by the following vote:

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

5.F. Consider receiving an update on FY 2024-25 Fourth Quarter Customer

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Services Metrics.

Staff Contact:

Claudia Burgos, Interim Executive Director of External Affairs,

Marketing & Communications

The agenda item was pulled from consent calendar by Director Walsh for clarification.

Customer Services Manager Deborah Garcia presented the staff report and addressed

questions. There were no public comments offered.

MOTION: YOUNG/SYED to receive an update on FY 2024-25 Fourth Quarter Customer

Services Metrics.The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes:

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

5.G. Consider receiving the Financial Audit Plan and Audit Engagement

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Letter for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025.

Staff Contact:

Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer

MOTION: YOUNG/McCALLEY to receive the Financial Audit Plan and Audit Engagement

Letter for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025. The motion carried by the following

vote:

Ayes:

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

REGULAR CALENDAR

External Affairs Items - Chair Peeples

6.A. Consideration of Senate Bill 707 (SB 707) - Open meetings: meeting

and teleconference requirements and staff’s recommended

amendments.

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Staff Contact:

Claudia Burgos, Interim Executive Director of External Affairs,

Marketing & Communications

Linda A. Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary

Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary Linda Nemeroff presented the staff

report. There were no public comments offered.

MOTION: SHAW/YOUNG to receive report on Senate Bill 707 (SB 707) - Open meetings:

meeting and teleconference requirements and approve staff’s recommended

amendments. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes:

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

6.B. Consider receiving a report on findings of the Rider Safety Survey and

accompanying focus groups as required by Senate Bill 434 (Min),

including current and future efforts.

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Staff Contact:

Claudia Burgos, Interim Executive Director of External Affairs,

Marketing & Communications

Project Manager Michelle Schurig presented the staff report. There were no public

comments offered.

MOTION: YOUNG/McCALLEY to receive a report on findings of the Rider Safety Survey

and accompanying focus groups as required by Senate Bill 434 (Min), including current

and future efforts. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes:

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

Finance and Audit Items - Chair McCalley

6.C. Consider receiving an update on the District’s EasyPass program.

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Staff Contact:

Claudia Burgos, Interim Executive Director of External Affairs,

Marketing & Communications

Marketing and Communications Manager Andrew Nern presented the staff report.

There were no public comments offered.

MOTION: SHAW/WALSH to receive an update on the District’s EasyPass program. The

motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes:

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

Operations Items - Chair Walsh

6.D. Consider ratifying the payments made in the amount of $181,330.29

for Project Management Oversight (PMO) services and authorize the

General Manager to enter into a funding agreement with BART to

include PMO services and contactless payment integration in the

amount of $512,671.71 to implement the East Bay Paratransit

Consortium’s (EBPC’s) Software.

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Staff Contact:

Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering

Ahsan Baig, Chief Information Officer

Executive Director of Planning and Engineering Ramakrishna Pochiraju presented the

staff report. There were no public comments offered.

MOTION: YOUNG/SYED to ratify the payments made in the amount of $181,330.29 for

Project Management Oversight (PMO) services and authorize the General Manager to

enter into a funding agreement with BART to include PMO services and contactless

payment integration in the amount of $512,671.71 to implement the East Bay

Paratransit Consortium’s (EBPC’s) Software, and direct staff to report back on the

project status including timeline and risk mitigation, metrics on how the success of the

project is measured. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes:

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

CLOSED SESSION/REPORT OUT

There was nothing to report out of Closed Session.

7.A. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation

(Paragraph 1 of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)

Claudrina Priest v. Derrick Dewayne Bailey; AC Transit; Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District;

and Does 1 to 50 Inclusive; Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 22CV013020

Semi Annual Litigation Report

- AC Transit v. CalTrans, et al., ACSC No. 22CV022839;

- Marshall v. AC Transit, et al., U.S. District Court (No.Cal.Dist.) No. 3:24-cv-00996-SK;

- Green v. AC Transit, et al., ACSC No. 24CV074354;

- Reyes v. AC Transit, et al., ACSC No. 24CV073780;

- Ben Bussell, Jr. v. AC Transit, ACSC No. 25CV109526;

- Dardon Monroy v. AC Transit, et al., ACSC No. 25CV114428;

- Kinsmen v. Norman, et al., SFSC No. CGC-24-618714;

- Omar Rodriguez v. AC Transit, ACSC No. 23CV031920;

- Silas v. AC Transit, ACSC No. 23CV047147;

- Ubi v. AC Transit, ACSC No. 24CV068667;

- Elizabeth Washington v. AC Transit, et al., CCSC No. C22-01903; and

- Claim of Hoang (25-AL00052).

In addition, there is a report regarding violations at the District’s Division 4 facility during this

reporting period.

7.B. 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

AGENDA PLANNING

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

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Forms.

Staff Contact:

Linda Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary

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

reference.]

The Agenda Planning Request submitted by Director Walsh was accepted.

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 and events attended since the last Board

meeting.

9.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

Reports provided by Director Silva and Vice President Shaw are incorporated into the

record.

10.

ADJOURNMENT

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

at 5:58 p.m. The next regular meeting of the Board of Directors is scheduled for September 10,

2025 at 5:00 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Linda A. Nemeroff

Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary