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 - 2:30 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 10, 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.  
4.  
ROLL CALL  
IN MEMORY OF H. E. CHRISTIAN "CHRIS" PEEPLES - President Shaw  
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 August 25,  
2025. (special meeting)  
25-441  
25-397  
25-398  
25-399  
Staff Contact:  
Linda Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary  
6.B. Consider review of Board Policy 460 - Disadvantaged Business Enterprise  
(DBE) Policy with no recommended changes.  
Staff Contact:  
Phillip Halley, Interim Director of Civil Rights & Compliance  
6.C. Consider review of Board Policy 466 - Small and Small Local Business  
Enterprise Policy with no recommended changes.  
Staff Contact:  
Phillip Halley, Interim Director of Civil Rights & Compliance  
6.D. Consider approving minor amendments to Board policy 422-Disposition  
of Lost and Unclaimed Property.  
Staff Contact:  
Claudia Burgos, Executive Director of External Affairs and Customer  
Experience  
6.E.  
6.F.  
Consider approving minor amendments to Board Policy 231 - Alternative  
Work and Flexible Work Schedules.  
25-419  
25-428  
Staff Contact:  
James Arcellana, Executive Director of Human Resources  
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).  
Staff Contact:  
Salvador Llamas, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer  
James Arcellana, Executive Director of Human Resources  
6.G. Consider approving Board Policy 607 - Statute of Limitations with no  
recommended amendments.  
25-432  
25-429  
25-430  
25-435  
Staff Contact:  
Aimee L. Steele, General Counsel/Chief Legal Officer  
6.H. Consider approving minor amendments to Board Policy 650 - Access to  
Public Records Requests and Fees.  
Staff Contact:  
Aimee L. Steele, General Counsel/Chief Legal Officer  
6.I.  
6.J.  
Consider approving non-substantive amendments to Board Policy 651 -  
Records Retention Policy.  
Staff Contact:  
Aimee L. Steele, General Counsel/Chief Legal Officer  
Consider authorizing the General Manager to enter into a contract  
extension with Brink’s U.S., a division of Brink’s Incorporated, for up to  
an additional nine (9) months for cash revenue collection services from  
July 1, 2025 through March 31, 2026.  
Staff Contact:  
Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer  
6.K. Consider authorizing the General Manager to execute a contract with  
Quisitive, LLC to implement an Enterprise Datawarehouse in Microsoft  
Azure Cloud under the California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS) rates  
in an amount not to exceed $394,585.  
25-111a  
25-417  
Staff Contact:  
Ahsan Baig, Chief Information Officer  
6.L.  
Consider ratifying a grant application with the Department of Homeland  
Security (DHS) for the FY 2025-26 Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP),  
and authorize the General Manager, or his designee to execute funding  
agreements, if awarded.  
Staff Contact:  
Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer  
Marla Blagg, Chief Safety & Security Officer  
6.M. Consider exercising the second of three one-year options with MV  
Transportation to continue operating the Dumbarton Express service  
under the existing contract through December 31, 2026.  
11-256t  
11-256u  
Staff Contact:  
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering  
6.N. Consider authorizing the General Manager to enter into a 12-month  
extension of the Dumbarton Bridge Regional Operations Consortium  
(DBROC) Cooperative Agreement from January 1, 2026, to December 31,  
2026, concurrent with exercising the second one-year option of the  
service contract with MV Transportation to provide contracted  
Dumbarton Bridge Express Bus Services.  
Staff Contact:  
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering  
7.  
REGULAR CALENDAR  
Finance and Audit Items - Chair McCalley  
7.A. Consider receiving a report on the formation of a General Manager’s  
Budget Taskforce to assist staff in planning for the next fiscal year  
budget.  
25-422  
Staff Contact:  
Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer  
Operations Items - Chair Walsh  
7.B. Consider receiving the semi-annual Service Reliability Report for AC  
Transit Fixed Route Services covering the second half of Fiscal Year  
2024-2025.  
25-284  
25-394  
Staff Contact:  
Salvador Llamas, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer  
7.C. Consider receiving the Annual Sustainability Report (CY 2024) and  
update on AC Transit’s Sustainability Program.  
Staff Contact:  
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering  
Board Administrative Matters - President Shaw  
7.D. Consider the adoption of Resolution No. 25-032 approving amendments  
to Board Policy 605: Claims and Lawsuits: Settlement Authorizations and  
repealing Resolution No. 20-034.  
25-420  
25-426  
Staff Contact:  
Aimee L. Steele, General Counsel/Chief Legal Officer  
7.E.  
Announcement of appointments to the General Manager’s Budget  
Taskforce.  
Presenter:  
President Shaw  
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)  
Franklin v. AC Transit, WCAB Case Numbers: ADJ12934616, ADJ12934561, ADJ12933990  
Roberts v. AC Transit, WCAB Case Numbers: ADJ717916; ADJ264922; ADJ1040479;  
ADJ4403213; ADJ396369; ADJ4397245; ADJ4304544; ADJ2262441; ADJ4467336; ADJ2140827  
Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District v. California Department of Transportation, Alameda  
County Superior Court Case Number: 22CV022839  
AC Transit v. CenturyLink, et al., Alameda County Superior Court Case Number: 23CV048523  
AC Transit v. Hathaway Dinwiddie, et al., Alameda County Superior Court Case  
Number:23CV02878  
AC Transit v. Innovative Construction Solutions, et al., Alameda County Superior Court Case  
Number: 23CV047231  
AC Transit v. The Martin Group, et al., Alameda County Superior Court Case Number:  
23CV031555  
8.B. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation  
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) and (d)  
(3): two (2) potential cases  
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) and (d)  
(4): three (3) potential cases.  
8.C. 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.  
25-015p  
Staff Contact:  
Linda Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary  
10.  
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.  
10.A. Written reports from Board members on travel to District-related  
conferences occurring in the last 30 days.  
25-038p  
Staff Contact:  
Linda Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary  
11.  
ADJOURNMENT  
Next Meeting: September 24, 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.