ALAMEDA-CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT DISTRICT  
MINUTES  
Board of Directors - Regular Meeting  
AC Transit General Offices  
2nd Floor Board Room  
1600 Franklin Street, Oakland, California  
Closed Session 3:15 PM  
Regular Meeting 5:00 PM  
HYBRID MEETING  
Phone (669) 900 6833 Webinar ID: 984 8717 5063  
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)  
HARPREET S. SANDHU (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  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District Board of Directors held a meeting on Wednesday,  
September 10, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.  
The meeting was called to order at 2:30 p.m. for the purpose of Closed Session. All Board  
members were present except Directors Walsh and Young. Director Walsh arrived at 2:39 p.m.  
and Director Young arrived at 4:30 p.m. At 2:33 p.m., the Board convened in Closed Session to  
discuss Items 8A-8C as listed on the agenda. Closed Session concluded at 4:46 p.m.  
President Shaw called the Board of Directors meeting to order at 5:03 p.m.  
2.  
3.  
ROLL CALL  
Present:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG  
General Manager Salvador Llamas introduced and welcomed Aaron Vogel to the District as the  
new Chief Operating Officer.  
IN MEMORY OF H. E. CHRISTIAN "CHRIS" PEEPLES - President Shaw  
Director Shaw led a moment of silence to reflect and honor the life and legacy of Director H. E.  
Christian Peeples who passed away on August 6, 2025. President Shaw also announced plans  
to celebrate and honor Director Peeples.  
Public Comment:  
Kevin Dalley offered a remembrance of Chris Peeples and noted his dedication to the public as  
an AC Transit Board member.  
4.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
[Written comment received prior to the meeting is incorporated into the minutes by reference  
as Exhibit A.]  
Willie Posey shared experiences on several bus lines traveling from North Oakland to Berkely  
and the feeling of being unsafe.  
Aleta Dupree, Team Folds, commented on the positive experience with the fare capping  
program and the need to implement it into Clipper 2.  
Latrina Meredith, President of ATU Local 192, commented on some shortcomings of bus  
service changes that are causing bus operators to pass-up disabled bus riders due to coach  
overcrowding.  
Bianca England, bus operator, commented on the need for more “school trippers” at Oakland  
High School and the challenges of overcrowding with the MCI buses since no standing is  
allowed.  
Sakeema Pane commented on how the adjustment to Line 72 eliminated bus service to the  
Rollingwood community. Pane noted that residents relied on this bus line to quickly reach  
BART.  
A group of Piedmont High School students and several teachers commented on the effects of  
the Line 33 cancelation. Their stories and comments noted how Line 33 provided them with  
personal freedom, mitigated their transportation burden from their parents, shortened their  
transportation time to/from school, provided their parents with transportation to work, and  
connected them to their community and families. Student speakers noted that Piedmont is  
hilly, and many students now must walk farther to and from school with heavy loads of  
schoolbooks. Speakers added that the increased time they require to get to/from school  
affects their school lives in education and sports, as well as their after-school jobs. Each  
speaker asked the Board to reconsider this cancelation and reinstate Line 33 through upper  
Piedmont and their school. These speakers included:  
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Ariel Dolowich, Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services, Piedmont Unified School  
District, commenting on the effect on 1,600 Piedmont students and families affected by  
the loss of Line 33.  
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Carmen Botero  
Ariadne Tatsis  
Madelyne Nguyen  
Ava Locre  
Dong Le  
Edison Zhu  
Abigail Jacoby  
Audry  
Riley Valentine  
Leo Hansel  
Allison  
Russell Pan  
Danny  
Sho  
Thomas Moyson  
Shia Snyder  
Baily Gantaman  
Walden Pan  
Mo  
Noah Hussein  
Quinton Cole  
Arden Sorensen-Walt  
Raffael Banin  
Robyn Kim  
Asher Takazawa  
Haley Adams, Coach and Teacher  
Heiko, adding that, in the future, AC Transit should send representatives to the school and  
community to determine impact of changing bus service.  
Several Speakers commented on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) grant application  
agenda item which was pulled from this Board meeting’s agenda. Speakers opposed AC Transit  
involvement towards accepting funding from a government agency with significant  
requirements that could encroach on the freedom of bus riders. Speakers asked for  
instructions on how the public can add its input on any decision to seek these funds. These  
speakers included:  
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Alex Contreras  
Kathleen Nay, also voicing concerns about the loss of Line 33 through upper Piedmont.  
5.  
6.  
MODIFICATIONS TO THE AGENDA  
Agenda item 6.L. (Grant Application with DHS) was removed from the agenda.  
CONSENT CALENDAR (AND CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON CONSENT ITEMS)  
Agenda items 6.F., 6.H. and 6. K. were pulled from Consent Calendar for clarification. Staff  
addressed questions.  
6.A. Consider approving Board of Directors meeting minutes of August 25,  
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2025. (special meeting)  
Staff Contact:  
Linda Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary  
MOTION: YOUNG/McCALLEY to approve Board of Directors special meeting minutes of  
August 25, 2025. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG  
6.B. Consider review of Board Policy 460 - Disadvantaged Business  
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Enterprise (DBE) Policy with no recommended changes.  
Staff Contact:  
Phillip Halley, Interim Director of Civil Rights & Compliance  
MOTION: YOUNG/McCALLEY to receive review of Board Policy 460 - Disadvantaged  
Business Enterprise (DBE) Policy with no recommended changes. The motion carried by  
the following vote:  
Ayes:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG  
6.C. Consider review of Board Policy 466 - Small and Small Local Business  
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Enterprise Policy with no recommended changes.  
Staff Contact:  
Phillip Halley, Interim Director of Civil Rights & Compliance  
MOTION: YOUNG/McCALLEY to receive review of Board Policy 466 - Small and Small  
Local Business Enterprise Policy with no recommended changes. The motion carried by  
the following vote:  
Ayes:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG  
6.D. Consider approving minor amendments to Board policy  
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422-Disposition of Lost and Unclaimed Property.  
Staff Contact:  
Claudia Burgos, Executive Director of External Affairs and Customer  
Experience  
MOTION: YOUNG/McCALLEY to approve minor amendments to Board policy 422 -  
Disposition of Lost and Unclaimed Property. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG  
6.E. Consider approving minor amendments to Board Policy 231 -  
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Alternative Work and Flexible Work Schedules.  
Staff Contact:  
James Arcellana, Executive Director of Human Resources  
MOTION: YOUNG/McCALLEY to approve minor amendments to Board Policy 231 -  
Alternative Work and Flexible Work Schedules. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
Ayes:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG  
6.F. 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).  
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Staff Contact:  
Salvador Llamas, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer  
James Arcellana, Executive Director of Human Resources  
The agenda item was pulled from Consent Calendar by Director Walsh. Executive  
Director of Human Resources James Arcellana addressed questions from the Board.  
Public Comment:  
Latrina Meredith, President of ATU Local 192, opposed the approval of an additional  
$20,000 in relocation expense reimbursement for the newly hired Chief Operating  
Officer.  
MOTION: YOUNG/McCALLEY to continue the item to next Board meeting when Board  
Policy 226 is scheduled for review. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, SILVA, YOUNG  
WALSH, SYED  
Nayes:  
6.G. Consider approving Board Policy 607 - Statute of Limitations with no  
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recommended amendments.  
Staff Contact:  
Aimee L. Steele, General Counsel/Chief Legal Officer  
MOTION: YOUNG/McCALLEY to approve Board Policy 607 - Statute of Limitations with  
no recommended amendments. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG  
6.H. Consider approving minor amendments to Board Policy 650 - Access to  
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Public Records Requests and Fees.  
Staff Contact:  
Aimee L. Steele, General Counsel/Chief Legal Officer  
The agenda item was pulled from the Consent Calendar by Director Walsh. General  
Counsel Aimee Steele addressed questions from the Board.  
Public Comment:  
Kevin Dalley, Transport Oakland, suggested the District allow members of the public to  
see documents released for public records requests, and to modify Board Policy 650 to  
include language that memorialize this approval.  
Jane Kramer requested clarification of phrases characterizing policy amendments as  
“minor" or “non-substantive".  
MAIN MOTION: WALSH/McCALLEY to approve minor amendments to Board Policy 650  
as recommended by staff and direct General Counsel to add to the Policy that all  
documents released in response to Public Records Act requests be made public to  
everyone who can access the system.  
AMENDED MOTION: YOUNG/SHAW to continue the item to a future meeting when  
staff can provide additional information to address the issue of making all Public  
Records Act requests publicly available. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, SILVA, YOUNG  
WALSH, SYED  
Nayes:  
6.I.  
Consider approving non-substantive amendments to Board Policy 651  
- Records Retention Policy.  
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Staff Contact:  
Aimee L. Steele, General Counsel/Chief Legal Officer  
MOTION: YOUNG/McCALLEY to approve non-substantive amendments to Board Policy  
651 - Records Retention Policy. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG  
6.J.  
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.  
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Staff Contact:  
Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer  
MOTION: YOUNG/McCALLEY to authorize 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. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG  
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.  
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Staff Contact:  
Ahsan Baig, Chief Information Officer  
Director of Innovation and Technology Manjit Sooch and Manager of Innovation and  
Technology Michael Carvalho presented the report and addressed questions from the  
Board.  
Public Comment:  
Gideon Murray, Senior Systems Engineer & President AFSCME Local 3916, urged the  
Board to stop the outsourcing of union work to Quisitive LLC and provided detailed  
information concerning grievances that had been filed concerning this issue.  
Stanley Wyrick commented that the staff report was incomplete, stating there will be  
no cost savings next year and any expense is simply towards training. Wyrick  
commented that the current staff has the expertise to perform the work and the Board  
should reject this contract.  
Steven J presented the viewpoint that the Quisitive LLC contract is an inlet to bring in  
the Paratransit Dial-a-Ride platform and should be rejected by the Board.  
MOTION: to authorize 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, as  
recommended by staff, and direct staff to return to the Board in 3 months with a report  
on how the team is working together and how the team is integrated into the project.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, WALSH, SILVA, YOUNG  
SYED  
Nayes:  
6.L.  
ITEM HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA - 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.  
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Staff Contact:  
Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer  
Marla Blagg, Chief Safety & Security Officer  
[Written comment received prior to the meeting are incorporated into the file by  
reference.]  
The agenda item was removed from the agenda.  
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.  
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Staff Contact:  
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering  
MOTION: YOUNG/McCALLEY to approve 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. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG  
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.  
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Staff Contact:  
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering  
MOTION: YOUNG/McCALLEY authorize 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. The motion carried by  
the following vote:  
Ayes:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG  
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.  
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Staff Contact:  
Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer  
Chief Financial Officer Chris Andrichak presented the staff report. There were no public  
comments offered.  
MOTION: SHAW/YOUNG to receive a report on the formation of a General Manager’s  
Budget Taskforce to assist staff in planning for the next fiscal year budget. The motion  
failed by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG  
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.  
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Staff Contact:  
Salvador Llamas, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer  
Director of Transportation Dwain Crawley presented the staff report. There were no  
public comments offered.  
MOTION: YOUNG/SHAW to receive the semi-annual Service Reliability Report for AC  
Transit Fixed Route Services covering the second half of Fiscal Year 2024-2025. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG  
7.C. Consider receiving the Annual Sustainability Report (CY 2024) and  
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update on AC Transit’s Sustainability Program.  
Staff Contact:  
Ramakrishna Pochiraju, Executive Director of Planning & Engineering  
Director of Bus Rapid Transit David Wilkins presented the staff report.  
Public Comment:  
Aleta Dupree, Team Folds, commented on how encouraging the addition of electric car  
chargers can help with employee recruitment and retention. Dupree noted the most  
significant sustainability challenge will be acquiring the remainder of the zero-emission  
fleet.  
MOTION: WALSH/SHAW to receive the Annual Sustainability Report (CY 2024) and  
update on AC Transit’s Sustainability Program and direct staff to develop a  
Transportation Demand Management element to incorporate into the program. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG  
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.  
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Staff Contact:  
Aimee L. Steele, General Counsel/Chief Legal Officer  
General Counsel Aimee Steele presented the staff report. There were no public  
comments offered.  
MOTION: YOUNG/McCALLEY to adopt Resolution No. 25-032 approving amendments to  
Board Policy 605: Claims and Lawsuits: Settlement Authorizations and repealing  
Resolution No. 20-034. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Ayes:  
SHAW, McCALLEY, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, YOUNG  
7.E. Announcement of appointments to the General Manager’s Budget  
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Taskforce.  
Presenter:  
President Shaw  
President Shaw announced that Vice President McCalley, Director Walsh and President  
Shaw were appointed to the General Manager's Budget Taskforce. There were no  
public comments offered.  
8.  
CLOSED SESSION/REPORT OUT  
General Counsel Aimee Steele reported on the following actions:  
MOTION: McCALLEY/SILVA to approve settlement via compromise and release in the amount  
of $150,000, plus a supplemental job displacement voucher, in the matter of Franklin v. AC  
Transit, WCAB Case Nos: ADJ12934616, ADJ12934561, ADJ12933990. The motion carried by  
the following vote:  
Ayes: McCALLEY, SILVA, WALSH, SYED, YOUNG, SHAW  
MOTION: YOUNG/McCALLEY to approve settlement via compromise and release in the amount  
of $250,000 minus permanent disability advances paid to date in the matter of Roberts v. AC  
Transit, WCAB Case Nos. ADJ717916; ADJ264922; ADJ1040479; ADJ4403213; ADJ396369;  
ADJ4397245; ADJ4304544; ADJ2262441; ADJ4467336; ADJ2140827. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Ayes: YOUNG, McCALLEY, WALSH, SYED, SILVA, SHAW  
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  
9.A. Review of Agenda Planning Pending List and Agenda Planning Request  
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Forms.  
Staff Contact:  
Linda Nemeroff, Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary  
No new items were added to the planning list.  
10.  
BOARD/STAFF COMMENTS  
(Government Code Section 53232.3(d))  
The General Manager provided an update to the Board on SB 63. Members of the Board  
commented on meetings and events attended since the last Board meeting.  
10.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.  
11.  
ADJOURNMENT  
There being no further business to come before the Board of Directors, the meeting adjourned  
at 7:43 p.m. in memory of AC Transit Board Member H. E. Christian "Chris" Peeples. The next  
meeting of the Board is scheduled for September 24, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.  
Respectfully submitted,  
/s/Linda A. Nemeroff  
Board Administrative Officer/District Secretary