ALAMEDA-CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT DISTRICT  
MINUTES  
Board of Directors - Regular Meeting  
5:00 PM Regular Meeting  
3:15 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, April 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM  
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS  
DIANE SHAW, PRESIDENT (WARD 5)  
MURPHY MCCALLEY, VICE PRESIDENT (WARD 4)  
H. E. CHRISTIAN PEEPLES (WARD 1)  
JEAN WALSH (WARD 2)  
SARAH SYED (WARD 3)  
ANTHONY C. SILVA (WARD 6)  
JOEL YOUNG (AT-LARGE)  
BOARD OFFICERS  
KATHLEEN KELLY, INTERIM GENERAL MANAGER/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER  
AIMEE L. STEELE, GENERAL COUNSEL/CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER  
LINDA A. NEMEROFF, BOARD ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER/DISTRICT SECRETARY  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District Board of Directors held a meeting on Wednesday,  
April 9, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. All Board members were present.  
President Shaw called the Board of Directors meeting to order at 5:01 p.m.  
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3.  
ROLL CALL  
Director Peeples was noticed to attend the meeting by teleconference, but attended in person.  
Present:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, PEEPLES, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Marlene Christine Hurd expressed concerns about encountering secondhand smoke while  
waiting for the bus. Hurd noted that secondhand smoke negatively affects vulnerable riders  
and applauded AC Transit's efforts to inform the riders about the dangers of smoking.  
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5.  
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 offered on the items on the Consent Calendar.  
MOTION: PEEPLES/YOUNG to receive, approve or adopt the items on the Consent Calendar as  
indicated. 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 March 26,  
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2025.  
Staff Contact:  
Linda A. Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary  
MOTION: PEEPLES/YOUNG to approve Board of Directors meeting minutes of March 26,  
2025. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, PEEPLES, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG  
5.B. Consider approving Board of Directors minutes of March 26, 2025.  
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(Special Meeting)  
Staff Contact:  
Linda Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary  
MOTION: PEEPLES/YOUNG to approve Board of Directors special meeting minutes of  
March 26, 2025. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, PEEPLES, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG  
5.C. Consider approving Board of Directors minutes of April 1, 2025 (special  
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meeting).  
Staff Contact:  
Linda Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary  
MOTION: PEEPLES/YOUNG to approve Board of Directors special meeting minutes of  
April 1, 2025. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, PEEPLES, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG  
5.D. Consider receiving report on Annual Statement of Economic Interest  
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filings.  
Staff Contact:  
Linda A. Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary  
MOTION: PEEPLES/YOUNG to receive report on Annual Statement of Economic Interest  
filings. 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 February 11, 2025.  
Staff Contact:  
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering  
MOTION: PEEPLES/YOUNG to receive the General Manager’s Access Committee  
minutes of February 11, 2025. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, PEEPLES, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG  
5.F. Consider receiving the Monthly Report on Investments for December  
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2024 and January 2025.  
Staff Contact:  
Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer  
MOTION: PEEPLES/YOUNG to receive the Monthly Report on Investments for December  
2024 and January 2025. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, PEEPLES, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG  
5.G. Consider review of Board Policy 225 - Prohibition on Loans, with no  
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recommended amendments.  
Staff Contact:  
James Arcellana, Interim Executive Director of Human Resources  
MOTION: PEEPLES/YOUNG to approve Board Policy 225 - Prohibition on Loans, with no  
recommended amendments. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, PEEPLES, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG  
5.H. Consider authorizing the Interim General Manager to execute an  
amendment to the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement between the  
District and the West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee  
(WCCTAC).  
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Staff Contact:  
Claudia Burgos, Interim Executive Director of External Affairs,  
Marketing & Communications  
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering  
MOTION: PEEPLES/YOUNG to authorize the Interim General Manager to execute an  
amendment to the Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement between the District and the  
West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (WCCTAC). The motion carried  
by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, PEEPLES, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG  
5.I.  
Consider receiving a 2024 annual report identifying all Tempo  
video/data requests made internally and from outside law  
enforcement agencies.  
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Staff Contact:  
Alan Parello, Internal Audit Manager  
MOTION: PEEPLES/YOUNG to receive a 2024 annual report identifying all Tempo  
video/data requests made internally and from outside law enforcement agencies. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, PEEPLES, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG  
5.J.  
Consider approving minor updates to the AC Transit Public  
Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP).  
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Staff Contact:  
Marla Blagg, Chief Safety & Security Officer  
MOTION: PEEPLES/YOUNG to approve minor updates to the AC Transit Public  
Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP). The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes: SHAW, McCALLEY, PEEPLES, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG  
5.K. Consider adoption of Resolution 25-004 approving amendments to  
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Board Policy 223 - Tuition Assistance Policy.  
Staff Contact:  
James Arcellana, Interim Executive Director of Human Resources  
MOTION: PEEPLES/YOUNG to adopt Resolution 25-004 approving amendments to  
Board Policy 223 - Tuition Assistance Policy. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, PEEPLES, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG  
6.  
REGULAR CALENDAR  
Planning Items - Chair Young  
6.A. Consider receiving a report on the performance of All-door Boarding  
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on Lines 6 and 51B with on-board fare collection systems, and provide  
feedback on strategies for expansion.  
Staff Contact:  
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering  
Director of Service Development and Planning Robert Del Rosario presented the staff  
report.  
Public Comment:  
Laurel Paget-Seekins, Public Advocates, commented on the data presented by staff  
regarding all-door boarding with on-board fare collection systems, and on the value of  
reviewing "changes in runtime variability" as a metric to improve the accuracy of  
schedules and ensure bus operator recovery time at the end of the line.  
MOTION: McCALLEY/WALSH to receive a report on the performance of All-door  
Boarding on Lines 6 and 51B with on-board fare collection systems, and provide  
feedback on strategies for expansion. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, PEEPLES, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG  
Operations Items - Chair Walsh  
6.B. Consider receiving report on the District’s Fare Collection and  
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Compliance on the Tempo line.  
Staff Contact:  
Kathleen Kelly, Interim General Manager/Chief Executive Officer  
Manager of Public Safety and Security Ronald Erb and Interim Executive Director of  
External Affairs, Marketing and Communications Claudia Burgos presented the staff  
report.  
Public Comment:  
Laurel Paget-Seekins, Public Advocates, commented on the fare challenges faced by  
TEMPO riders, especially with many Clipper Card issues. Paget-Seekins noted that AC  
Transit must work to ease the fare challenges faced by TEMPO riders.  
Brian Culbertson commented that AC Transit needs to make it easier for TEMPO riders  
to pay the bus fares. Culbertson noted that current ideas to combat fare evasion  
appear to be more costly to the District and opposed reducing the reliability of the  
system to try to gain a marginal amount of fares. Culbertson added that finding out  
how you can increase the reliability of the system, and subsidize it, would be an asset to  
the community.  
Adina Levin, Seamless Bay Area, commented on how the upcoming Clipper 2 service  
will provide availability for transit fare services to unbanked and underbanked people.  
Levin noted that the challenges to enable discounts are ongoing along with efforts to  
enable large benefits programs, like Cal-Fresh and Medi-Cal, to automatically qualify  
enrollees to Clipper 2. Levin asked AC Transit to add its support to this solution.  
MOTION: YOUNG/WALSH to receive report on the District’s Fare Collection and  
Compliance on the Tempo line. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, PEEPLES, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG  
6.C. Consider receiving a briefing on the status of the Human Resources  
Department’s efforts to address hiring, retention and long-term leave  
challenges that are currently impacting Bus Operator availability,  
including trends and strategies for improving operator availability.  
[Requested by Directors Walsh and McCalley - 9/25/24 & 12/11/24]  
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Staff Contact:  
James Arcellana, Interim Executive Director of Human Resources  
[A revised PowerPoint presentation (Attachment 1) was presented at the meeting and  
is incorporated into the file by reference.]  
Interim Executive Director of Human Resources James Arcellana presented the staff  
report. Interim General Manager Kelly noted that in addition to the presented report,  
staff plans to bring a follow-up report which will address Director Walsh and Vice  
President McCalley's agenda request in detail. There were no public comments offered.  
MOTION: WALSH/PEEPLES to receive a briefing on the status of the Human Resources  
Department’s efforts to address hiring, retention and long-term leave challenges that  
are currently impacting Bus Operator availability, including trends and strategies for  
improving operator availability. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, PEEPLES, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG  
6.D. Consider receiving a briefing on AC Transit’s Data Governance  
Program, including key accomplishments, ongoing initiatives, and the  
roadmap for continued progress.  
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Staff Contact:  
Ahsan Baig, Chief Information Officer  
Director of Innovation and Technology Manjit Sooch presented the staff report.  
Public Comment:  
Brian Culbertson noted how BART publicly provides ridership data on its webpage and  
hoped AC Transit would do the same with its reported data effort as well as provide  
per-route ridership data, updated monthly and available externally.  
MOTION: YOUNG/SHAW to receive a briefing on AC Transit’s Data Governance  
Program, including key accomplishments, ongoing initiatives, and the roadmap for  
continued progress. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, PEEPLES, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG  
7.  
AGENDA PLANNING  
7.A. Review of Agenda Planning Pending List and Agenda Planning Request  
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Form submitted by President Shaw.  
Staff Contact:  
Linda Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary  
The Agenda Planning Request Form submitted by President Shaw was accepted.  
8.  
BOARD/STAFF COMMENTS  
(Government Code Section 54954.2)  
Members of the Board commented on meetings, events and conferences attended since the  
last meeting.  
8.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  
There were no travel reports entered into the record.  
9.  
ADJOURNMENT  
There being no further business to come before the Board of Directors, the meeting adjourned  
at 6:40 p.m. The next meeting of the Board is scheduled for April 23, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.  
Respectfully submitted,  
/s/ Linda A. Nemeroff  
Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary