ALAMEDA-CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT DISTRICT  
AGENDA  
Board of Directors - Regular Meeting  
AC Transit General Offices  
2nd Floor Board Room  
1600 Franklin Street, Oakland, California  
Closed Session 4:15 PM  
Regular Meeting 5:00 PM  
HYBRID MEETING  
Phone (669) 900 6833 Webinar ID: 984 8717 5063  
Zoom link https://actransit.zoom.us/j/98487175063  
Wednesday, October 22, 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  
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TELECONFERENCE:  
Director Sarah Syed, 54 Via Laura, Florence, Tuscany, Italy 50121  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
2.  
3.  
ROLL CALL  
PRESENTATION  
3.A. Update on Alameda County Transportation Commission Student Transit  
Pass Program.  
25-503  
Staff Contact:  
Claudia Burgos, Executive Director of External Affairs and Customer  
Experience  
Presenter:  
Michael Consunji, Associate Program Analyst, Alameda CTC  
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 September  
24, 2025.  
25-056  
25-057  
25-470  
Staff Contact:  
Linda A. Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary  
6.B. Consider approving Board of Directors meeting minutes of October 8,  
2025.  
Staff Contact:  
Linda A. Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary  
6.C. Consider approving minor amendments to Board Policy 421 - Customer  
Contact Policy.  
Staff Contact:  
Claudia Burgos, Executive Director of External Affairs and Customer  
Experience  
6.D. Consider approving minor amendments to Board Policy 314 - Capital  
Plan and Projects Policy.  
25-404  
25-500  
25-504  
Staff Contact:  
Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer  
6.E.  
6.F.  
Consider a review of Board Policy No. 352 - Payment of Expenditures:  
Signature Authorization with no amendments.  
Staff Contact:  
Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer  
Consider adoption of Resolution No. 25-037 authorizing the General  
Manager, or his designee, to file and execute documents for an  
application for funding assigned to the Metropolitan Transportation  
Commission and committing any necessary match funds and stating  
assurance to complete the purchase of two zero-emissions buses.  
Staff Contact:  
Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer  
6.G. Consider approving the award of contracts for outside legal services to  
the firms recommended in this staff report.  
25-516  
25-496  
Staff Contact:  
Aimee L. Steele, General Counsel/Chief Legal Officer  
6.H. Consider receiving the monthly legislative report and approval of  
legislative positions, if necessary.  
Staff Contact:  
Claudia Burgos, Executive Director of External Affairs and Customer  
Experience  
6.I.  
Consider approving amendments to Board Policy 202 - Background  
Investigations.  
25-508  
Staff Contact:  
James Arcellana, Executive Director of Human Resources  
7.  
REGULAR CALENDAR  
External Affairs Items - Chair Silva  
7.A. Consider receiving a report on the Draft 2026 Federal and State  
Advocacy Programs.  
25-411  
25-425  
Staff Contact:  
Claudia Burgos, Executive Director of External Affairs & Customer  
Experience  
7.B. Consider adopting Resolution No. 25-036 approving the restructuring of  
the Board’s Inter-agency Liaison Committees (ILCs), including the  
following actions:  
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Dissolve the City of Richmond and City of San Leandro ILCs, effective  
immediately;  
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Consolidate the City of Berkeley and City of Emeryville ILCs, effective  
January 1, 2026;  
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Establish a City of Fremont/City of Newark ILC, effective January 1,  
2026; and  
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Approve the ILC Committee Charter, effective January 1, 2026.  
Staff Contact:  
Linda A. Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary  
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering  
Planning Items - Chair Young  
7.C. Consider receiving the FY24-25 Annual Ridership and Route Performance  
Report in accordance with Board Policy 545 - Service Standards and  
Design Policy.  
25-412  
Staff Contact:  
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering  
7.D. Consider receiving an overview report on Supplementary Service.  
[Requested by President Shaw - 7/23/2025]  
25-495  
25-487  
Staff Contact:  
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering  
7.E.  
Consider receiving an evaluation report on the Mission Boulevard Transit  
Priority Project.  
Staff Contact:  
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering  
Operations Items - Chair Walsh  
7F.  
Consider the adoption of Resolution No. 25-038 approving the following  
new classifications: Assistant General Manager/Chief Executive Officer,  
and the Director of Training and Workforce Development.  
25-505  
Staff Contact:  
James Arcellana, Executive Director of Human Resources  
Board Administrative Matters - President Shaw  
7.G. Consider receiving an update on the status of filling the Ward 1 seat on  
the Board of Directors. (verbal)  
25-423b  
Staff Contact:  
Linda Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary  
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  
(Paragraph 1 of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)  
- Ellis v. AC Transit, WCAB Case Nos. ADJ8838870, ADJ10486150, ADJ10486151  
- Davis v. AC Transit,WCAB Case Nos. ADJ9337078, ADJ12934590, ADJ14016950, and  
ADJ14044014  
8.B. Public Employee Performance Evaluation  
(Government Code Section 54957)  
Title: 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  
Forms.  
25-015s  
Staff Contact:  
Linda Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary  
10.  
11.  
GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT  
10.A. General Manager’s Report for October 22, 2025.  
25-014j  
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.  
11.A. Written reports from Board members on travel to District-related  
conferences occurring in the last 30 days.  
25-038s  
Staff Contact:  
Linda Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary  
12.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Next Meeting: November 19, 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.