ALAMEDA-CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT DISTRICT  
MINUTES  
Board of Directors - Regular Meeting  
2:30 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  
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 5:00 PM  
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS  
JOEL YOUNG, PRESIDENT (AT-LARGE)  
DIANE SHAW, VICE PRESIDENT (WARD 5)  
JOVANKA BECKLES (WARD 1)  
JEAN WALSH (WARD 2)  
SARAH SYED (WARD 3)  
MURPHY MCCALLEY (WARD 4)  
H. E. CHRISTIAN PEEPLES (AT-LARGE)  
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  
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1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District Board of Directors held a meeting on Wednesday,  
October 23, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.  
Prior to the start of the meeting, General Counsel Aimee Steele 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. The General Counsel advised that  
all votes must be taken by roll call vote.  
The meeting was called to order at 4:01 p.m. for the purpose of Closed Session. All  
Boardmembers were present, with the exception of Director Beckles who arrived at 4:15 p.m.  
The Board convened in Closed Session to discuss Items 8A-8C as listed on the agenda. Closed  
Session concluded at 4:55 p.m.  
President Young called the regular meeting of the Board of Directors to order at 5:05 p.m.  
2.  
3.  
ROLL CALL  
Present:  
YOUNG, SHAW, BECKLES, WALSH, SYED, McCALLEY, PEEPLES  
PRESENTATION  
3.A. Draft Transit 2050+ Network Update  
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Presenters:  
Kara Vuicich, Regional Planning Program, MTC  
Andy Metz, Principal Transportation Planner  
Principal Transportation Planner Andy Metz and Kara Vuicich with the MTC Regional  
Planning Program made a presentation.  
Public Comment:  
Barbara Schick expressed concerns about the reliability of Line 67 and commented on  
the proposed schedule changes to Lines 65, 67, and 7. Schick noted poor experiences  
when service detours occur and requested more clear and timely communication to  
riders regarding service changes and detours.  
Adina Levin, Seamless Bay Area, praised the staff at the Metropolitan Transportation  
Commission (MTC) and the agencies for their work on Transit 2050+, focusing on  
improving service and cost-effective transit priority. Levin emphasized the importance  
of regional funding discussions and the need for service improvements. Levin  
commented on Seamless Bay Area’s work to advance the public’s experience to learn  
about these plans and will provide a write-up to the MTC about the Transit 2050+ plan.  
The item was presented for informational purposes only.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
4.  
George Spies, Traffic Violence Rapid Response, commented on a presentation to the Oakland  
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission by AC Transit and noted that a six-month delay in  
evaluating the ‘next steps’ is too long. Spies requested the Board support the idea to install  
speed cushions across the International Boulevard corridor, adding that there is a strong need  
to reevaluate pedestrian crossing times on signals at Tempo bus stops.  
5.  
6.  
MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGENDA  
There were no modifications to the agenda.  
CONSENT CALENDAR (AND CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON CONSENT ITEMS)  
There was no public comment on the Consent Calendar.  
MOTION: PEEPLES/BECKLES to receive and approve items on the Consent Calendar with the  
exception of items 6.C. and 6.F. which were removed from the Consent Calendar for  
clarification. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
YOUNG, SHAW, BECKLES, WALSH, SYED, McCALLEY, PEEPLES  
6.A. Consider receiving the Monthly Report on Investments for August  
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2024.  
Staff Contact:  
Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer  
MOTION: PEEPLES/BECKLES to receive the Monthly Report on Investments for August  
2024. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
YOUNG, SHAW, BECKLES, WALSH, SYED, McCALLEY, PEEPLES  
6.B. Consider authorizing the issuance of a Request for Qualifications for  
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On-call Planning Services.  
Staff Contact:  
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering  
MOTION: PEEPLES/BECKLES to approve the issuance of a Request for Qualifications for  
On-call Planning Services. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
YOUNG, SHAW, BECKLES, WALSH, SYED, McCALLEY, PEEPLES  
6.C. Consider authorizing the General Manager to enter into contracts and  
approve annual renewal rates for Kaiser Permanente, Health Net,  
Vision Service Plan, MetLife Dental and Standard Life Insurance.  
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Staff Contact:  
Michael A. Hursh, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer  
Item 6.C. was pulled from the Consent Calendar for clarification by Director McCalley.  
Human Resources Manager Rachel Lightburn addressed the questions from the Board.  
MOTION: McCALLEY/WALSH to authorize the General Manager to enter into contracts  
and approve annual renewal rates for Kaiser Permanente, Health Net, Vision Service  
Plan, MetLife Dental and Standard Life Insurance. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
Ayes:  
YOUNG, SHAW, BECKLES, WALSH, SYED, McCALLEY, PEEPLES  
6.D. Consider receiving annual reports identifying all Tempo Platform  
video/data requests made internally and from outside law  
enforcement agencies.  
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Staff Contact:  
Alan Parello, Internal Audit Manager  
MOTION: PEEPLES/BECKLES to receive annual reports identifying all Tempo Platform  
video/data requests made internally and from outside law enforcement agencies. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
YOUNG, SHAW, BECKLES, WALSH, SYED, McCALLEY, PEEPLES  
6.E. Consider receiving an update on the Next Generation Clipper (C2)  
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Program Implementation.  
Staff Contact:  
Ahsan Baig, Chief Information Officer  
MOTION: PEEPLES/BECKLES to receive an update on the Next Generation Clipper (C2)  
Program Implementation. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
YOUNG, SHAW, BECKLES, WALSH, SYED, McCALLEY, PEEPLES  
6.F. Consider receiving a report on the District’s planned service changes  
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associated with the December 2024 Sign-up.  
Staff Contact:  
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering  
Item 6.F. pulled from the Consent calendar for clarification by Director Walsh. Director  
of Service Development and Planning Robert del Rosario addressed the questions from  
the Board.  
MOTION: McCALLEY/WALSH to receive a report on the District’s planned service  
changes associated with the December 2024 Sign-up. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Ayes:  
REGULAR CALENDAR  
External Affairs Items - Chair Peeples  
YOUNG, SHAW, BECKLES, WALSH, SYED, McCALLEY, PEEPLES  
7.  
7.A. Consider receiving the Monthly Legislative Report and approve  
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legislative positions, if necessary.  
Staff Contact:  
Claudia Burgos, Director of Legislative Affairs & Community Relations  
[Documents pertaining to the Regional Measure received prior to the meeting are  
incorporated into the file by reference.]  
Director of Legislative Affairs and Community Relations Claudia Burgos presented the  
staff report.  
Public Comment:  
George Spies, Traffic Violence Rapid Response, commented on the recent passage of SB  
960 and the consideration that AC Transit should make. Spies suggested advocating for  
state-level advocacy for Caltrans, particularly in promoting complete streets  
development and electric buses over hydrogen fuel cell buses. Spies suggested  
coordinating with Caltrans and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to  
improve transit facilities for agencies like AC Transit and for funding of better  
infrastructure for transit stops and waiting spaces.  
Adina Levin, Seamless Bay Area, discussed the pursuit of State legislature funding for  
changes to local authorization and regional funding. Levin noted that consideration to  
how polling is conducted when regional local transportation measures are on the ballot  
because such polling will affect how funding should be considered when multiple  
transit-related measures are being submitted. Levin also commented how the ‘cap and  
trade reauthorization’ is potentially an opportunity to look at the operating funding  
needs.  
MOTION: SHAW/BECKLES to receive the Monthly Legislative Report. The motion carried  
by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
YOUNG, SHAW, BECKLES, WALSH, SYED, McCALLEY, PEEPLES  
7.B. Consider receiving a report on the Draft 2025 Federal and State  
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Advocacy Programs.  
Staff Contact:  
Claudia Burgos, Director of Legislative Affairs & Community Relations  
External Affairs Representative Maria Henderson presented the staff report. There  
were no public comments offered.  
MOTION: SHAW/McCALLEY to receive a report on the Draft 2025 Federal and State  
Advocacy Programs. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
YOUNG, SHAW, BECKLES, WALSH, SYED, McCALLEY, PEEPLES  
Finance and Audit Items - Chair McCalley  
7.C. Consider receiving a report on the formation of a formal governance  
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structure for the District’s existing 457(b) deferred compensation plan.  
Staff Contact:  
Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer  
Chief Financial Officer Chris Andrichak presented the staff report. There were no public  
comments offered.  
MOTION: YOUNG/PEEPLES to receive a report on the formation of a formal governance  
structure for the District’s existing 457(b) deferred compensation plan. The motion  
carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
YOUNG, SHAW, BECKLES, WALSH, SYED, McCALLEY, PEEPLES  
Planning Items - Chair Syed  
7.D. Consider receiving the FY23-24 Annual Ridership and Route  
Performance Report in accordance with Board Policy 545 - Service  
Standards and Design Policy.  
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Staff Contact:  
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering  
Manager of Business Analytics Campbell Jung presented the staff report. There were no  
public comments offered.  
MOTION: YOUNG/SHAW to receive the FY23-24 Annual Ridership and Route  
Performance Report in accordance with Board Policy 545 - Service Standards and  
Design Policy. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
YOUNG, SHAW, BECKLES, WALSH, SYED, McCALLEY, PEEPLES  
7.E. Consider receiving the Semi-annual Strategic Plan progress update and  
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the development of the Strategic Plan 2025.  
Staff Contact:  
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering  
Director of Business Sciences William Tonis presented the staff report. There were no  
public comments offered.  
MOTION: SHAW/McCALLEY to receive the Semi-annual Strategic Plan progress update  
and the development of the Strategic Plan 2025. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
Ayes:  
YOUNG, SHAW, BECKLES, WALSH, SYED, McCALLEY, PEEPLES  
Operations Items - Chair Shaw  
Director Beckles left the dais at 7:20 p.m. and returned at 7:31 p.m. during the discussion of  
Item 7.F.  
7.F. Consider receiving a report on how active line management supports  
service quality improvements related to the hiring of three new Road  
Supervisor positions. [Requested by Director Walsh - 3/13/24]  
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Staff Contact:  
Salvador Llamas, Chief Operating Officer  
Director of Transportation Dwaine Crawley presented the staff report. There were no  
public comments offered.  
MOTION: McCALLEY/YOUNG to receive a report on how active line management  
supports service quality improvements related to the hiring of three new Road  
Supervisor positions. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
YOUNG, SHAW, BECKLES, WALSH, SYED, McCALLEY, PEEPLES  
Director Syed left the dais at 7:25 p.m. and returned at 7:31 p.m. during the discussion of Item  
7.G.  
7.G. Consider receiving an update on the installation of Automated Bus  
Lane and Bus Stop Enforcement Technology on 100 buses. [Requested  
by Vice President Shaw - 3/13/24.]  
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Staff Contact:  
Ahsan Baig, Chief Information Officer  
Salvador Llamas, Chief Operating Officer  
Director of Maintenance Cecil Blandon presented the staff report. There were no public  
comments offered.  
MOTION: McCALLEY/YOUNG to receive an update on the installation of Automated Bus  
Lane and Bus Stop Enforcement Technology on 100 buses. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Ayes:  
YOUNG, SHAW, BECKLES, WALSH, SYED, McCALLEY, PEEPLES  
7.H. Consider Adoption of a Board Policy 444 - Artificial Intelligence (AI)  
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Framework & Guidelines.  
Staff Contact:  
Ahsan Baig, Chief Information Officer  
Innovation and Technology Manager Tasawar Jalali presented the staff report.  
Public Comment:  
Adina Levin, Seamless Bay Area, discussed the potential use of technology to enforce  
rider exclusion, particularly in cases of restraining orders. Levin warned of algorithmic  
bias and recommended consultation with civil liberties organizations to reduce bias.  
Levin commented on the suggestion of broad statewide and industry-wide standards to  
prevent individual agencies from relying on vendors for technology sales and  
questioned whether savings from automated enforcement are calculated on operating  
savings from more reliable buses.  
MOTION: YOUNG/SYED to adopt Board Policy 444 - Artificial Intelligence (AI)  
Framework & Guidelines. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
YOUNG, SHAW, BECKLES, WALSH, SYED, McCALLEY, PEEPLES  
8.  
CLOSED SESSION/REPORT OUT  
There was no report out of closed session.  
8.A. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation  
(Government Code Section 54956.9 (a))  
- Poonam Kukreja v. AC Transit, Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 23CV050454  
- Pamela Edwards v. AC Transit, Alameda County Superior Court Case No. 23CV028305  
8.B. Conference with Legal Counsel – Potential Litigation  
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (b) 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  
9.  
AGENDA PLANNING  
9.A. Review of Agenda Planning Pending List and Agenda Planning Request  
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Forms submitted by Vice President Shaw.  
Staff Contact:  
Linda Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary  
Two agenda planning requests from Vice President Shaw were accepted.  
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11.  
GENERAL MANAGER’S REPORT  
10.A. General Manager’s Report for October 23, 2024.  
The agenda item was presented for information only.  
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BOARD/STAFF COMMENTS  
(Government Code Section 54954.2)  
Members of the Board commented on meetings and events attended since the last Board  
meeting.  
11.A. Written reports from Board members on travel to District-related  
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conferences occurring in the last 30 days.  
There were no travel reports entered into the record.  
12.  
ADJOURNMENT  
There being no further business to come before the Board of Directors, the meeting adjourned  
at 7:54 p.m. The next meeting of the Board is scheduled for October 30, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.  
Respectfully submitted,  
/s/Linda A. Nemeroff  
Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary