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 3:30 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, September 24, 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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1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
2.  
3.  
ROLL CALL  
HONORING THE MEMORY OF H. E. CHRISTIAN 'CHRIS" PEEPLES  
3.A. Consider the adoption of Resolution No. 25-033 honoring the life and  
legacy of H. E. Christian “Chris” Peeples. [Board members, employees  
and the public are invited to share their memories of Director Peeples.]  
25-467  
Presenters:  
President Shaw and Members of the Board of Directors  
***The Board will take a 10-15 minute recess at the conclusion of Item 3.A.***  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
4.  
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 receiving the Annual Report on Active Contracts over $250,000.  
25-320  
25-402  
Staff Contact:  
Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer  
6.B. Consider receiving the FY 2024-2025 Surplus and Obsolete Materials  
Report.  
Staff Contact:  
Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer  
6.C. Consider receiving the Monthly Report on Investments for the months of  
June and July 2025.  
25-403  
Staff Contact:  
Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer  
6.D. Consider receiving the Quarterly Budget Update for the period of July  
2024 through the end of June 2025 of FY 2024-25.  
25-406  
25-434  
Staff Contact:  
Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer  
6.E.  
6.F.  
Consider authorizing the General Manager, or his designee, to execute  
documents through OMNIA Partners, Public Sector, a national  
cooperative purchasing organization, for a three-year agreement with  
two (2) option years with Service Wear Apparel.  
Staff Contact:  
Aaron Vogel, Chief Operating Officer  
Consider authorizing the General Manager, or his designee, to execute  
documents through the State of Washington Transit Bus Cooperative  
Contract, to purchase up to forty-seven (47) forty-foot hydrogen buses  
from New Flyer America and up to ten (10) thirty-five-foot  
battery-electric buses from Gillig LLC.  
25-436  
Staff Contact:  
Aaron Vogel, Chief Operating Officer  
7.  
REGULAR CALENDAR  
External Affairs Items - Chair Silva  
7.A. Consider receiving the monthly legislative report and approve staff’s  
recommended legislative positions.  
25-387  
25-489  
Staff Contact:  
Claudia Burgos, Executive Director of External Affairs & Customer  
Experience  
Operations Items - Chair Walsh  
7.B. Consider approving amendments to Board Policy 226 - Relocation Policy.  
Staff Contact:  
James Arcellana, Interim Executive Director of Human Resources  
7.C. Consider approving an exception to Board Policy 226 - Relocation Policy  
granting the General Manager authority to approve an additional  
$20,000 in relocation expense reimbursement for the newly hired Chief  
Operating Officer (COO). [Continued from the September 10, 2025 Board  
of Directors meeting.]  
25-428a  
Staff Contact:  
Salvador Llamas, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer  
James Arcellana, Executive Director of Human Resources  
Board Administrative Matters - President Shaw  
7.D. Consider cancelling the Board of Directors/Board Officers Retreat  
scheduled for October 30, 2025 and reschedule the regular Board of  
Directors meeting slated for November 12, 2025 to November 19, 2025.  
25-497  
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)  
- Priest v. Derrick Dewayne Bailey; Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District; and Does 1 to 50  
Inclusive; Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 22CV013020  
- Washington v. Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District, Contra Costa County Superior Court,  
Case No. C22 -01903  
- Valencia v. Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District, AC Transit Board of Directors, and Does  
1-20, Alameda County Superior Court Case Number: 25CV121283  
8.B. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation  
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2),  
Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(3) and Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4): one (1)  
potential case.  
8.C. Public Employee Performance Evaluation  
(Government Code Section 54957)  
Title: General Manager, General Counsel, District Secretary  
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 submitted by Directors Walsh and Syed.  
25-015q  
25-014i  
Staff Contact:  
Linda Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary  
10.  
11.  
GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT  
10.A. General Manager’s Report for September 24, 2025.  
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.  
25-038q  
Staff Contact:  
Linda Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary  
12.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Next Meeting: October 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.