COMMISSIONERS
Aaron Meadows, Chair
Darlene Gee, Vice
Chair
Mark Armstrong
Newell Arnerich
Ron Bernal
Diane Burgis
Ken Carlson
Chris Kelley
Sue Noack
Carlyn Obringer
Rita Xavier
Timothy Haile,
Executive Director
2999 Oak Road
Suite 100
Walnut Creek
CA 94597
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MEMORANDUM
To: Matt Todd, TRANSPAC
Chris Weeks, SWAT
Robert Sarmiento, TRANSPLAN
Diane Friedmann, TVTC
John Nemeth, WCCTAC
Nate Levine, LPMC
From: Timothy Haile, Executive Director
Date: September 29, 2025
Re: Items of interest for circulation to the Regional Transportation Planning Committees (RTPCs)
At its September 17, 2025 meeting, the Authority discussed and approved the following agenda item recommendations, which may be of interest to the Regional Transportation Planning Committees:
A. The Bay Area LEEDS and Discover Engineering leadership team provided an update on Discovery Engineering, a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math summer camp supported by the Authority and partially funded by the Redefining Mobility Summit.
B. Staff provided an update on the status of the East Contra Costa County Automated Transit Network Project.
C. The Authority Board approved the 2026 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Candidate Projects including: $3.737 million in STIP funding for the Downtown Lafayette Aqueduct Pathway Project and $9.2 million for the Oakland Boulevard Multimodal Improvements Project in the City of Walnut Creek. The Authority Board also authorized the Chair to execute Fund Exchange Agreement No. 730 with the City of Lafayette for the exchange of $1.402 million in STIP funds for $1.12 million of the City of Lafayette’s future share of Measure J return-to-source funds and to allow the Executive RTPC Memorandum
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Director or designee to make any non-substantive changes to the language.
D. The Authority Board approved the release of the Draft 2025 Congestion Management Program to be distributed to interested parties for review and comment.
*To view the full meeting packet with additional agenda item information, please visit our meetings webpage here. Attachments to the Authority Board packet can be found in the Administration and Projects Committee and Planning Committee packets as referenced in the staff report.
Authority Board Meeting MINUTES
MEETING DATE: Wednesday, September 17, 2025
MINUTES PREPARED BY: Tarienne Grover
MEMBERS PRESENT: STAFF PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Aaron Meadows, Chair DeAnna Blakeslee None
Darlene Gee, Vice Chair
Mark Armstrong, Commissioner
Newell Arnerich, Commissioner
Ron Bernal, Commissioner
Diane Burgis, Commissioner
Ken Carlson, Commissioner
Chris Kelley, Commissioner
Sue Noack, Commissioner/MTC Rep.
Carlyn Obringer, Commissioner
Rita Xavier, Commissioner
Candace Andersen, Ex. Officio Rep.
Mark Foley, Ex-Officio Rep.
Amy Worth, Ex-Officio Rep.
Colin Clarke
Andy Dillard
Timothy Haile
Jack Hall
Brandon Hays
Stephanie Hu
Lindy Johnson
Brian Kelleher
Matt Kelly
Daniel Mermelstein
Ryan McClain
Hisham Noeimi
Yuliana Tjeng
Jay Zhang
Neal Parish, Legal Counsel
1. CONVENE MEETING: Aaron Meadows, Chair
DISCUSSION: Chair Meadows convened the meeting at 6:01 PM with a moment of silence in honor and recognition of past Rep. H.E. Christian Peeples.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. PUBLIC COMMENT: Members of the public are invited to address the Authority regarding any item that is not listed on the agenda. Please refer to the Teleconferencing Special Notice for Public Comment guidelines.
DISCUSSION: There were no public comments on items not on the agenda.
4. PRESENTATIONS
A. Bay Area LEEDS and Discover Engineering leadership team will provide an update on Discovery Engineering, a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math summer camp supported by the Authority and partially funded by the Redefining Mobility Summit Authority Board Meeting MINUTES
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DISCUSSION: Lindy Johnson, Director, External Affairs, introduced the item, and Joseph Alvarico, a teacher at Ygnacio Valley High School and member of the Curriculum Innovation Team with Bay Area LEEDS.
Mr. Alvarico introduced Tom Trowbridge from Concord High School, Edgar Monroy from Bret Harte Middle School and Hayward High School, April Treece, Chief Executive Officer, with Bay Area LEEDS, and two students from Ygnacio Valley High School. Mr. Alvarico provided a background and overview of the Discover Engineering program and the summer camp supported by the Authority and partially funded by the Redefining Mobility Summit (RMS). Mr. Alvarico thanked the Authority for its support and role in shaping the updated curriculum for the program, and for the funding, partnership, and opportunities through the RMS.
Landon Love and Joseph Huerta, Ygnacio Valley High School students, spoke about their experience with the Discover Engineering Summer Camp, including a field trip to GoMentum Station.
Timothy Haile, Executive Director, provided an overview of the Authority’s support of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics programs and funding through the RMS, in addition to the collaborative partnership and showcase of the demonstrations at the RMS. He thanked Ms. Treece and the Bay Area LEEDS team.
Commissioners provided comments. Mr. Alvarico and Ms. Treece responded to comments from commissioners.
CONSENT CALENDAR
ACTION: Commissioner Arnerich moved to approve the consent calendar, seconded by Commissioner Xavier. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote of the commissioners present, unless otherwise noted.
Noes-None
Absent-None
Abstain-None
DISCUSSION: Commissioner Arnerich made comments on Consent Calendar Item 6F.
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Authority Board Minutes of July 16, 2025
6. Administration & Projects Committee - Consent:
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A. Approval of Proposed Actions to Various Funding Resolutions Recommendation: Staff seeks approval of Resolution 12-65-P (Rev 2), which will terminate the resolution with Contra Costa County for the Interstate 80 (I-80)/San Pablo Dam Road Interchange Reconstruction (Project 7002); and Resolution 16-50- P (Rev 3), which will extend the term of the resolution with the City of Richmond for the I-80/Central Avenue Interchange Improvements (Project 7003) to October 18, 2027.
B. Accept Quarterly Cash and Investment Report for the Period Ended June 30, 2025 Recommendation: Staff seeks acceptance of the quarterly cash and investment report for the period ended June 30, 2025.
C. Regional Measure 3 – Approval of Resolution 25-25-P Designating the City of Richmond as the Implementing Agency for Point Richmond Traffic Improvements Project (Project)
Recommendation: Staff seeks approval of Resolution 25-25-P, which designates the City of Richmond as the implementing agency for the Project.
D. Regional Measure 3 (RM3) Allocation Request Concurrence – Approval of Resolution 25-26-P Concurring with the Allocation of RM3 Funds for Richmond-San Rafael Forward – Open Road Tolling and Interstate 580 Westbound High Occupancy Vehicle Lane (Project)
Recommendation: Staff seeks approval of Resolution 25-26-P, which concurs with the RM3 allocation request in the amount of $5,000,000, for the construction phase of the Project.
E. Subregional Transportation Needs Program (Program 28b) – Approval of Appropriation Requests in West County
Recommendation: Staff seeks approval of Resolutions 25-28-P appropriating $60,000 to the West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee for installation of bicycle racks in West Contra Costa County. Staff are also seeking authorization for the Chair to execute Cooperative Agreement No. 28W.05 with West County jurisdictions to appropriate a total of $660,000, and to authorize the Executive Director or designee to make any non-substantive changes to the language.
F. Accept Quarterly Sales Tax Revenue Report for the Period Ended March 31, 2025 Recommendation: Staff seeks acceptance of the quarterly sales tax revenue report for the period ended March 31, 2025.
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G. Authorization to Execute Amendment No. 1 to Letter Agreement No. 601 with Fennemore LLP (Fennemore) for General Counsel Legal Services and Task Order No. 8 with Fennemore to Represent the Authority in Anticipated Litigation Recommendation: Staff seeks authorization for the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to Letter Agreement No. 601 with Fennemore in the amount of $527,028.22, for a new total agreement value not-to-exceed $1,053,732.22, with a two-year term extension from September 22, 2025 through September 22, 2027, to provide general counsel legal services, which includes a not-to-exceed amount of $5,000 annually for travel and miscellaneous expenses for a total not-to-exceed amount of $25,000 and establishes a $150,000 budget for special tasks (Task Orders), authorize the Executive Director or designee to execute Task Orders within the approved budget including amendments to existing Task Orders which will be included in the Task Order budget, extend the term for Task Order Nos. 1-4, 6, and 7 through September 22, 2026, with no increase in budget, and allow the Executive Director or designee to make any non-substantive changes to the language. In addition, staff seeks approval of Task Order No. 8 with Fennemore in the amount of $35,000 for representation and defense of the Authority in connection with anticipated litigation with a term from July 18, 2025 through September 22, 2026.
H. Accept Consultant Agreement Amendments for Various Projects Recommendation: Staff seeks authorization for the Chair to execute Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. 589 with Beep, Inc. to extend their agreement termination date to December 31, 2025, with no increase in budget and Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 702 with Associated Right of Way Services, Inc. to extend their agreement termination date to December 31, 2026, with no increase in budget.
I. Accept Monthly Accounts Payable Invoice Report for June-July 2025 Recommendation: Staff seeks acceptance of the monthly accounts payable invoice report for June-July 2025.
J. NEW ITEM: Innovate 680 – Bay Area Mobility-on-Demand/Mobility-as-a-Service (Project 8009.05) – Accept Consultant Agreement Amendments Recommendation: Staff seeks authorization for the Chair to execute Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. 549 with Advanced Mobility Group, Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. 539 with The Regents of the University of California, Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. 566 with Telegra, Inc. and Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 701 with Excelsior Technologies, LLC, to extend the agreement termination dates to September 30, 2027, with no increase in budget, and to allow the Executive Director or designee to make any non-substantive changes to the language.
Authority Board Meeting MINUTES
September 17, 2025
K. NEW ITEM: Select Firms and Jurisdictions for Measure J Compliance Audits for Fiscal Year 2024-25
Recommendation: Staff seek approval of the three recipients of Measure J funds selected for a Compliance Audit and authorization to proceed with reviewing the Compliance Audit requirements with the firms and agencies selected.
7. Planning Committee - Consent:
A. Approval of Proposed Action to a Funding Resolution
Recommendation: Staff seeks approval of Resolution 19-19-G (Rev 3), which will terminate the reimbursed resolution with the City of Concord for the East Downtown Concord Priority Development Area Access and Safe Routes to Transit (Project 120049).
B. Approval of the Contra Costa County (County) Calendar Years 2022 and 2023 Measure J Growth Management Program (GMP) Compliance Checklist Recommendation: Staff seeks approval of the County’s GMP Compliance Checklist and payment of $3,961,395 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 Local Street Maintenance and Improvement funds to the County, with a second (off-year) payment of FY 2024-25 funds in the amount of $4,068,317 on the one-year anniversary of the first payment.
C. Approval of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Measure J Allocation: Sub-Regional West County Ferry Service (Program 22b)
Recommendation: Staff seeks approval of Resolution 25-23-G to allocate Measure J Program 22b funds for FY 2025-26 in the amount of $3,845,380.
D. Approval of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Measure J Allocation: Sub-Regional West County Safe Transportation for Children: Low-Income Student Bus Pass Program (SBPP) (Program 21b) for School Years (SY) 2025-26 through 2026-27 Recommendation: Staff seeks approval of Resolution 25-29-G to allocate Measure J Program 21b funds for FY 2025-26 in the amount of $1,164,952 to the Low-Income SBPP for SYs 2025-26 through 2026-27 and $4,350 for Authority staff administration of Program 21b.
E. Accept Consultant Agreement Amendments for Various Projects Recommendation: Staff seeks authorization for the Chair to execute Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 605 with Fehr and Peers and Amendment No. 1 for each of the following agreements: Agreement No. 603 with Davteq, Inc., Agreement No. 604 with DKS Associates, Agreement No. 606 with GHD, Inc., Agreement No. 607 with HDR Engineering, Inc., Agreement No. 608 with HNTB Corporation, Agreement Authority Board Meeting MINUTES
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No. 611 with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., Agreement No. 612 with Kittelson & Associates, Inc., Agreement No. 613 with Mott MacDonald Group, Inc., Agreement No. 614 with Parsons Transportation Group, Inc., Agreement No. 616 with Sam Schwartz Engineering, D.P.C. (of the TYLin Company), Agreement No. 617 with Shel Leader, Agreement No. 619 with TJKM Transportation Consultants, Agreement No. 621 with WSP USA, Inc., and Agreement No. 625 with AMS Consulting, to extend their agreement termination dates to December 31, 2026, with no increase in budget.
REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
8. Administration & Projects Committee - Regular:
A. Legislative Update
Recommendation: Staff will provide an update on legislation, along with addressing any questions that may arise. The Authority may take action on any item presented in the attachment or any State or Federal legislation pertaining to the Authority’s legislative program.
DISCUSSION: Lindy Johnson, Director, External Affairs, introduced the item, and Timothy Haile, Executive Director, presented the item.
Mr. Haile provided a background and overview of the Senate Bill (SB) 63 Expenditure Plan based on Fiscal Year (FY) 2031 estimates of the percentage shares, announced that the measure would be ½ cent for San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda, and Contra Costa counties, while San Francisco would be at 1%. He discussed the return-to-source guidelines, including transit capital, transit operations, and repaving of streets, and the Contra Costa funding ranges with a FY 2031 anticipated revenue of $138 million. Mr. Haile further discussed the accountability provisions, including an Independent Oversight Committee, financial efficiency review, Ad Hoc Adjudication committees, and the funding distribution matrix. Mr. Haile thanked Reps. Noack and Andersen for their hard work and efforts on SB 63, and noted the three letters in the agenda packet related to SB 63.
Rep. Noack discussed accountability, the expenditure plan, and the Ad Hoc Adjudication Committees, announced that the bill is with the Governor for signature with an enactment date of January 1, 2026, and there is a likelihood of a citizens’ initiative to place the measure on the ballot. Rep. Noack thanked Senators Wiener and Arreguin and their staff for their efforts and support on SB 63.
Commissioners provided comments. Staff and Rep. Noack responded to comments from commissioners.
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B. East Contra Costa County Automated Transit Network (ATN) Project Update Recommendation: Staff will provide an update on the status of the ATN Project.
This is an informational item only; no staff recommendation at this time.
DISCUSSION: Ryan McClain, Deputy Executive Director, Projects and Operations, provided a background and overview of the feasibility study, project vision, project area, benefits, and objectives, project requirements, including key project parameters, product, and operations, Public-Private Partnership contract scope and schedule, and advancement to Phase 2, which includes environmental scoping and the funding planning processes. Mr. McClain discussed the Segment 1 alignment options and study results, intent to integrate and augment the existing transit system, comparison to other alternative modes, overview of the major technology development milestones, overview of the Glydways Development Facility in the City of Richmond, and the next steps.
Commissioners provided comments. Staff responded to comments from commissioners.
C. 2026 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) Candidate Projects Recommendation: Staff recommends programming $3.737 million in STIP funding for the Downtown Lafayette Aqueduct Pathway Project and $9.2 million for the Oakland Boulevard Multimodal Improvements Project in the City of Walnut Creek, and seeks authorization for the Chair to execute Fund Exchange Agreement No. 730 with the City of Lafayette for the exchange of $1.402 million in STIP funds for $1.12 million of the City of Lafayette’s future share of Measure J return-to-source funds and to allow the Executive Director or designee to make any non-substantive changes to the language.
ACTION: Commissioner Carlson moved to approve the programming of $3.737 million in State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) funding for the Downtown Lafayette Aqueduct Pathway Project and $9.2 million for the Oakland Boulevard Multimodal Improvements Project in the City of Walnut Creek, and seeks authorization for the Chair to execute Fund Exchange Agreement No. 730 with the City of Lafayette for the exchange of $1.402 million in STIP funds for $1.12 million of the City of Lafayette’s future share of Measure J return-to-source funds and to allow the Executive Director or designee to make any nonsubstantive changes to the language, seconded by Commissioner Arnerich. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote of the commissioners present, unless otherwise noted.
Noes-None
Absent-None
Abstain-None
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DISCUSSION: Jay Zhang, Associate Engineer, provided a background and overview of the STIP, 2026 schedule with California Transportation Commission adoption in March 2026, 2026 Call for Projects and receipt of applications, STIP evaluation process and evaluation subcommittee of the Technical Coordinating Committee, 2026 STIP fund estimate, and the recommendation to fund the top three ranked projects. Mr. Zhang discussed the Fund Exchange Agreement with the City of Lafayette for the Downtown Lafayette Aqueduct Pathway Project and provided an overview of the Fund Exchange Program and Reserve.
Commissioners provided comments. Staff responded to comments from commissioners.
D. Programming of Senate Bill 1 Local Partnership Program - Formulaic (LPP-F) Funds:
Authorization to Execute Agreement No. 729 with the State Route 4 Bypass Authority (SR4BA) for the Vasco Road Safety Improvements Project – Phase 2 (Project)
Recommendation: Staff seeks authorization for the Chair to execute Agreement No. 729 with the SR4BA authorizing the programming of $4.883 million in the Authority’s LPP-F funds to the Project and allow the Executive Director or designee to make any non-substantive changes to the language. Staff also seeks approval of Resolution 25-27-P authorizing the submittal of the Project to the California Transportation Commission.
ACTION: Commissioner Noack moved to authorize the Chair to execute Agreement No. 729 with the State Route 4 Bypass Authority authorizing the programming of $4.883 million in the Authority’s Local Partnership Program - Formulaic funds to the Vasco Road Safety Improvements Project – Phase 2 (Project), allow the Executive Director or designee to make any non-substantive changes to the language, and approve Resolution 25-27-P authorizing the submittal of the Project to the California Transportation Commission, seconded by Commissioner Obringer.
The motion was adopted by unanimous vote of the commissioners present, unless otherwise noted.
Noes-None
Absent-None
Abstain-None
DISCUSSION: Hisham Noeimi, Director, Programming, provided a background and overview of the LPP-F program and funding restrictions, an overview of the Fund Exchange Agreement with the SR4BA for the Project, Fund Exchange Reserve (FER) eligible uses, and the approval process, history of proposed fund exchanges, and the FER commitments and cash flow. Mr. Noeimi announced that the SR4BA’s Authority Board Meeting MINUTES
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Board and the City of Lafayette City Council have both approved this agreement, and the agreement in the past agenda items.
Commissioners provided comments. Staff responded to comments from commissioners.
9. Planning Committee - Regular:
A. Release of the Draft 2025 Congestion Management Program (CMP) Recommendation: Staff seeks approval to release the Draft 2025 CMP to interested parties for review and comment.
ACTION: Commissioner Arnerich moved to approve the release of the Draft 2025 Congestion Management Program to interested parties for review and comment, seconded by Commissioner Kelley. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote of the commissioners present, unless otherwise noted.
Noes-None
Absent-None
Abstain-None
DISCUSSION: Matt Kelly, Acting Director, Planning, provided a background and overview of the CMP, CMP required components in the Growth Management Program, and the roles of the Congestion Management Agency, including regional coordination, congestion management, addressing land use impacts, and providing technical guidance to local jurisdictions. Mr. Kelly discussed the updates to the 2025 CMP, including technical updates, monitoring, and documenting the new Alameda Contra Costa Activity-Based Model and the next steps.
Commissioners provided comments. Staff responded to comments from commissioners.
10. CORRESPONDENCE AND COMMUNICATIONS
A. Joint Letter dated August 4, 2025 to Senators Scott Wiener and Jesse Arreguin from the Authority, Alameda County Transportation Commission, and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority Re: Senate Bill 63 Support and Comments B. Letter dated September 7, 2025 to Senators Scott Wiener and Jesse Arreguin RE:
Support for Senate Bill 63 – the Connect Bay Area Act, as amended on September 4, 2025
C. Letter dated September 10, 2025 to Senators Scott Wiener and Jesse Arreguin RE:
Support for Senate Bill 63 – the Connect Bay Area Act, as amended Authority Board Meeting MINUTES
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11. ASSOCIATED COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. Central County (TRANSPAC): Meeting Report for the regular meeting on September 11, 2025 (Meeting handout if available)
B. East County (TRANSPLAN): Meeting Report for the regular meeting on September 11, 2025 (Meeting handout if available)
C. Southwest County (SWAT): Meeting Report for the regular meeting on September 8, 2025
D. West County (WCCTAC): Meeting Report for the regular meeting on July 25, 2025 (Meeting handout if available)
12. AUTHORITY BOARD AND STAFF COMMENTS
A. Chair's Comments and Reports
DISCUSSION: Chair Meadows provided a brief overview and announced the federal advocacy trip to Washington, D.C. that he attended from September 14-17, 2025, with Vice Chair Gee, Timothy Haile, Executive Director, Ryan McClain, Deputy Executive Director, Projects and Operations, and Lindy Johnson, Director, External Affairs.
B. Commissioners' and Ex-Officio Representatives’ Comments and Reports on Activities and Meetings
DISCUSSION: Rep. Noack provided an update on the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC) Policy and announced an upcoming Ad Hoc Committee meeting to help guide the process and update of the TOC Policy.
Rep. Foley discussed the Bay Area Rapid Transit’s Tap-and-Ride program, which launched on August 20, 2025, and has already been successful, discussed the need to upgrade the Clipper card to accommodate discounted tickets, and announced that the ridership was up 10% in August 2025, with the highest ridership reported on September 9-10, 2025.
C. Executive Staff Comments
DISCUSSION: Timothy Haile, Executive Director, thanked Chair Meadows and Vice Chair Gee for attending the federal advocacy trip to Washington, D.C., and discussed the key highlights of the trip noting that every meeting focused around Autonomous Vehicles and technology including the meeting with the new National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator and interest in reviewing the Authority’s Automated Demonstration Systems projects, with a focus on safety, birth rates and growth of families in the communities, building and testing the technology, and economic development. Mr. Haile discussed the re-authorization principles Authority Board Meeting MINUTES
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provided, including direct allocations, streamlining the formula funds, workforce development, proposed language to create a Task Force, Public-Private Partnerships, and new business models. Mr Haile discussed his invitation from the Governor’s office of Planning and Research to attend a 10-day mission to the Netherlands to understand how to integrate advanced air space mobility into the transportation system. He announced that the Authority signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Monterey Bay Drone Automation and Robotics Technologies, May Tip, Coast-to-Coast Foundation, and Electric Flying Network, discussed their collaboration on a grant for air mobility, and further discussed Electric Vehicle Charging business models. Mr. Haile announced that the Presto Bishop Ranch pilot project ended on July 31, 2025, the Rossmoor Pilot project ended August 31, 2025, and that the Martinez Pilot project will end on December 30, 2025, and encouraged the Authority Board Members to ride Presto when attending the Mayor’s conference on October 2, 2025, in the City of Martinez.
Mr. Haile congratulated Hisham Noeimi on 25 years of service to the Authority and discussed his integral part in establishing Measure J, as well as locating and programming funding for the Authority’s projects.
13. CALENDAR
A. September, October, November, and December 2025
B. Calendar of Upcoming Events
14. ADJOURNMENT to the next regular meeting proposed for October 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM.
DISCUSSION: The meeting was adjourned at 8:06 PM.