ALAMEDA-CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT DISTRICT  
AGENDA  
Board of Directors - Regular Meeting  
3:45 PM Closed Session (see item 8 for details)  
HYBRID MEETING  
AC Transit General Offices  
2nd Floor Board Room - 1600 Franklin Street, Oakland, California  
Phone (669) 900 6833, Webinar ID: 984 8717 5063  
Zoom link https://actransit.zoom.us/j/98487175063  
Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 5:00 PM  
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS  
JOEL YOUNG, PRESIDENT (AT-LARGE)  
DIANE SHAW, VICE PRESIDENT (WARD 5)  
H. E. CHRISTIAN PEEPLES (WARD 1)  
JEAN WALSH (WARD 2)  
SARAH SYED (WARD 3)  
MURPHY MCCALLEY (WARD 4)  
ANTHONY C. SILVA (WARD 6)  
BOARD OFFICERS  
MICHAEL A. HURSH, GENERAL MANAGER/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER  
AIMEE L. STEELE, GENERAL COUNSEL/CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER  
LINDA A. NEMEROFF, BOARD ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER/DISTRICT SECRETARY  
TELECONFERENCE:  
Director H. E. Christian Peeples, 13328 San Pablo Avenue, Room 38C, San Pablo, California  
94806  
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1.  
2.  
3.  
CALL TO ORDER  
ROLL CALL  
PRESENTATION  
3.A. Consider the adoption of Resolution No. 24-040 honoring Michael A.  
Hursh for his years of dedicated service as AC Transit’s General Manager  
and Chief Executive Officer.  
24-614  
Presenter:  
President Young  
4.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Any person may directly address the Board at this time on any item of interest to the public  
that is within the subject matter and jurisdiction of the Board. Boardmembers may briefly  
respond to statements or questions from the public, ask questions for clarification, refer a  
matter to staff, request staff to report back at a subsequent meeting, or direct staff to place  
the matter on a future agenda. However, under the Brown Act, the Board cannot engage in  
discussion or take action on any item not listed on the agenda. Public Comment on a specific  
agenda item will be invited at the time the item is being considered. Two (2) minutes are  
allowed for each item.  
5.  
6.  
MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGENDA  
CONSENT CALENDAR (AND CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON CONSENT ITEMS)  
6.A. Consider approving Board of Directors meeting minutes of November 13,  
2024.  
24-047  
24-612  
Staff Contact:  
Linda Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary  
6.B. Consider approving Board of Directors meeting minutes of November 19,  
2024 (Special Meeting).  
Staff Contact:  
Linda A. Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary  
6.C. Consider adopting the revised 2025 regular Board meeting schedule.  
24-509a  
Staff Contact:  
Linda A. Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary  
6.D. Consider authorizing the District Secretary to conduct a recruitment to  
fill a vacant public member position on the AC Transit Retirement Board;  
allow applicants residing within the five-county Bay Area Region outlined  
in the staff report to apply; and adopt Resolution No. 24-030  
reappointing Jeffrey Lewis as the second of the two public members to  
the AC Transit Retirement Board and Chief Financial Officer Chris  
Andrichak as the non-ATU member, each for a two-year term expiring on  
March 31, 2027.  
24-462  
Staff Contact:  
Linda A. Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary  
6.E.  
6.F.  
Consider receiving the General Manager’s Access Committee minutes of  
October 8, 2024.  
24-592  
Staff Contact:  
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering  
Consider authorizing the General Manager to execute a contract  
amendment with Global Traffic Technologies (GTT)/Miovision to service,  
upgrade and repair the GPS-based Transit Signal Priority (TSP) system on  
AC Transit buses.  
19-212a  
Staff Contact:  
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering  
6.G. Consider authorizing the General Manager, or his designee, to execute  
documents through the State of California’s Department of General  
Services (DGS) contract to purchase nine (9) sixty-foot zero-emission  
hydrogen buses from New Flyer.  
24-406  
Staff Contact:  
Salvador Llamas, Chief Operating Officer  
6.H. Consider receiving a report from the District Parcel Tax Fiscal Oversight  
Committee on Measure VV/C1 tax proceeds for the year ended June 30,  
2024.  
24-606  
24-556  
Staff Contact:  
Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer  
6.I.  
Consider receiving the Year-End Financial Statements and Independent  
Auditor’s Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024.  
Staff Contact:  
Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer  
6.J.  
Consider review of Board Policy 311 - Budgets, with no amendments.  
24-492  
24-537  
Staff Contact:  
Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer  
6.K. Consider adoption of Resolution No. 24-036 authorizing the General  
Manager or his designee to file and execute an amended application  
with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for MTC’s  
Transit Capital Priorities (TCP) Program for Federal Fiscal Years (FFY)  
2024-25 and 2025-26, including Federal Transit Administration (FTA)  
Sections 5307, 5337, 5339 and Surface Transportation Program (STP)  
funds.  
Staff Contact:  
Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer  
6.L.  
Consider receiving the quarterly budget update for the period of July  
2024 through the end of September 2024 of FY 2024-25.  
24-583  
24-585  
Staff Contact:  
Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer  
6.M. Consider receiving the Monthly Report on Investments for September  
and October 2024.  
Staff Contact:  
Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer  
6.N. Consider approving contract award to One WorkPlace Construction, LLC  
(dba Vantis) to provide technological equipment, supplies, and labor  
associated with the upgrade of the tenth-floor conference room in the  
District’s General Office building.  
24-387a  
Staff Contact:  
Ahsan Baig, Chief Information Officer  
6.O. Consider authorizing the General Manager to extend the current  
contract with Clever Devices Inc., for two years, from December 31,  
2024, to December 31, 2026, for Computer Aided Dispatch and  
Automated Vehicle Location (CAD/AVL) system software.  
24-450  
Staff Contact:  
Ahsan Baig, Chief Information Officer  
6.P. Consider authorizing the General Manager to extend the current  
contract with Arcadis, Inc., for two years from December 31, 2024 to  
December 31, 2026, and increase the Contract Change Order threshold  
from 28% to 30% to allow for completion of the existing scope of work.  
13-326e  
24-533  
Staff Contact:  
Ahsan Baig, Chief Information Officer  
6.Q. Consider the adoption of Resolution No. 24-041 approving the following  
new classifications: Telecommunications Analyst I; Senior  
Telecommunications Analyst; and Data Scientist; and approving the  
revisions to the following classifications: Telecommunications Analyst II;  
Innovation and Technology (IT) Service Analyst I; Data Engineer (formerly  
Database Administrator); and the Director of Training and Workforce  
Development (formerly Training and Education Manager).  
Staff Contact:  
Michael Hursh, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer  
6.R. Consider the adoption of Resolution No. 24-029 approving the new  
classification of Deputy Executive Officer Retirement Plan. [Previously  
considered by the Board of Directors on April 24, 2024.]  
24-096a  
Staff Contact:  
Michael Hursh, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer  
7.  
REGULAR CALENDAR  
External Affairs Items - Chair Peeples  
7.A. Consider receiving the Monthly Legislative Report and approving  
legislative positions, if necessary.  
24-611  
24-587  
Staff Contact:  
Claudia Burgos, Director of Legislative Affairs & Community Relations  
Board Administrative Matters - President Young  
7.B. Announcement of appointments to the Nominating Committee for the  
selection of President and Vice President of the Board for 2025. (Verbal)  
Presenter:  
President Young  
8.  
CLOSED SESSION/REPORT OUT  
The items for consideration are listed below and will be reported on by the General  
Counsel as necessary at the end of the meeting.  
8.A. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation  
(Government Code Section 54956.9 (a))  
- Cooks v. AC Transit, WCAB Case Nos. ADJ006670 ADJ8285977 and ADJ9169216  
- Pena-Garcia v. AC Transit, ACSC Case No. 23CV032825  
- Mayberry v. AC Transit, et al., CCCSC Case No. C21-01629  
- Williams v. AC Transit, ACSC Case No. 24CV069216  
- AC Transit v. Arrow Construction, ACSC Case Number 23CV028095  
- AC Transit v. Cal Trans, ACSC Case Number 22CV022839  
- AC Transit v. CenturyLink et. al., ACSC Case Number 23CV048523  
- AC Transit v. Hathaway Dinwiddie, et al., ACSC Case Number 23CV02878  
- AC Transit v. Innovative Construction Solutions, et al., ACSC Case Number 23CV047231  
- AC Transit v. The Martin Group, et al., ACSC Case Number 23CV031555  
8.B. Conference with Legal Counsel – Potential Litigation  
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 54956.9: (two cases)  
Initiation of litigation pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 54956.9: (two cases)  
8.C. Conference with Labor Negotiators  
(Government Code Section 54957.6):  
Agency Designated Representative:  
- General Manager Michael Hursh  
- Labor and Employee Relations Representative;  
Employee Organizations: ATU Local 192, AFSCME Local 3916, IBEW Local 1245,  
Unrepresented Employees  
8.D. Conference with Labor Negotiator  
(Government Code Section 54957.6):  
Agency Designated Representative: President Young, General Counsel  
Unrepresented Employees: Interim General Manager, Acting General Manager  
8.E. Public Employee Appointment  
(Government Code Section 54957(b))  
Title: Interim General Manager, Acting General Manager  
9.  
AGENDA PLANNING  
Directors are limited to two agenda planning requests per meeting. Each item requested shall  
have the concurrence of three Directors, including the requestor.  
9.A. Review of Agenda Planning Pending List and Agenda Planning Request  
Form submitted jointly by Directors Walsh and McCalley.  
24-061s  
Staff Contact:  
Linda Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary  
10.  
GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT  
10.A. General Manager’s Report for December 11, 2024.  
24-016s  
11.  
12.  
BOARD/STAFF COMMENTS  
(Government Code Section 54954.2)  
11.A. Written reports from Board members on travel to District-related  
conferences occurring in the last 30 days.  
24-317  
ADJOURNMENT  
Next Meeting: January 8, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.  
MEETING DISCLOSURES  
Live Audio/Video Stream: Meetings of the Board of Directors are recorded and streamed live on the District’s  
website.  
Public Comment: Live public comment will be accepted during the meeting in person, through Zoom, or the  
teleconference number listed on the cover page. Members of the public wishing to present comments in  
person should complete a Speaker’s Form and submit it to the District Secretary at the meeting. For subjects  
not listed on this agenda, the public will be invited to speak under the "PUBLIC COMMENT" item on the regular  
meeting agenda. For specific agenda item(s), speakers will be invited to address the Board at the time the item  
is being considered. All speakers, including anyone using simultaneous translation equipment, are allowed two  
(2) minutes to present comments. Speakers using a translator will receive twice the allotted time. Individuals  
wishing to present more detailed information are encouraged to submit comments in writing. Written  
comments are included in the record for meeting(s), and as such, are available for public inspection and may be  
posted to the District’s website.  
Electronic Devices: All electronic devices such as cell phones, smartphones, tablets and similar sounding  
devices, shall be placed on mute, vibrate, or silent mode during Board meetings pursuant to District Ordinance  
No. 12.  
Order of Agenda Items: The Board may discuss any item listed on this agenda and in any order.  
Availability of Agenda-Related Materials: Written agenda-related materials for all open-session regular  
meetings are available to the public 72 hours prior to the meeting or at the time the materials are distributed  
to a majority of the Board. Written materials presented at a meeting by staff or a member of the Board will be  
available to the public at that time, or after the meeting if supplied by an outside party. Agenda-related  
materials are available from the District Secretary’s Office, 1600 Franklin Street, Oakland, California, or on the  
District’s website.  
District Ordinance No. 13 prohibits non service animals at District facilities unless specifically authorized by law.  
To accommodate individuals with severe allergies and environmental illnesses, meeting participants should  
refrain from wearing scented products to the meeting.