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
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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: December 2, 2025
Re: Items of interest for circulation to the Regional Transportation Planning Committees (RTPCs)
At its November 17, 2025 meeting, the Authority Board discussed and approved the following agenda item recommendations, which may be of interest to the Regional Transportation Planning Committees:
A. Staff from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments provided an update on the Draft Plan Bay Area 2050+.
B. The Authority Board provided comments on the Draft 2025 Measure J Strategic Plan, with formal approval to be sought in December 2025.
C. The Authority Board approved the selection of Fehr & Peers, supported by Civic Edge Consulting, EMC Research, and CliffordMoss as subconsultants, and authorized staff to begin agreement negotiations with the selected team to support the development of the new Transportation Expenditure Plan.
D. The Authority Board approved Resolution 25-31-G (Rev 1), which approves the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Contra Costa County Transportation Fund for Clean Air 40% Fund projects that comply with the Bay Area Air Quality RTPC Memorandum
December 2, 2025
Management District Board-approved policies and authorized the Executive Director or designee to execute cooperative agreements with the fund recipients.
*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, November 19, 2025
MINUTES PREPARED BY: Tarienne Grover
MEMBERS PRESENT: STAFF PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Aaron Meadows, Chair
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
Mark Foley, Ex-Officio Rep.
Amy Worth, Ex-Officio Rep.
Colin Clarke
Andy Dillard
Danielle Elkins
Tarienne Grover
Timothy Haile
Jack Hall
Brandon Hays
Stephanie Hu
Lindy Johnson
Brian Kelleher
Matt Kelly
Erika Kiernan
Ryan McClain
Daniel Mermelstein
Hisham Noeimi
Sherri Sylva
Yuliana Tjeng
Jay Zhang
Amara Morrison, Legal Counsel
Candace Andersen, Ex. Officio Rep.
1. CONVENE MEETING: Aaron Meadows, Chair
DISCUSSION: Chair Meadows convened the meeting at 6:02 PM. Commissioner Arnerich arrived at 6:03 PM. Reps. Andersen and Foley were absent.
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
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A. Update on the Draft Plan Bay Area 2050+
Recommendation: Staff from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments will provide an update on the Draft Plan Bay Area 2050+. This is an informational item only; no staff recommendation at this time.
DISCUSSION: Matt Kelly, Director, Planning, introduced the item, and Dave Vautin, with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments. Mr. Vautin provided a background and overview of Plan Bay Area 2050+, schedule, public outreach, federal and state requirements, vision, elements, and themes, focus areas, growth geographies, select strategies, Transportation Project List by mode, Resilience Project List, key outcomes, highlights of the draft implementation plan, and the next steps.
Commissioners provided comments. Mr. Vautin responded to comments from commissioners.
CONSENT CALENDAR
ACTION: Commissioner Noack moved to approve the consent calendar, seconded by Commissioner Carlson. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote of the commissioners present, unless otherwise noted.
Noes-None
Absent-None
Abstain-None
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. Authority Board Minutes of October 15, 2025
6. Administration & Projects Committee - Consent:
A. Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) – Authorization to Execute Agreement No. 733 with Complete Paperless Solutions (CPS) for the LaserFiche Cloud EDMS
Recommendation: Staff seeks authorization for the Chair to execute Agreement No. 733 with CPS in a not-to-exceed amount of $61,957.93, for the purchase of the LaserFiche Cloud EDMS, which includes professional services, cloud-based software, basic support, maintenance, and the LaserFiche Vault to ensure it’s a “trusted” system, a contingency of $10,000 for additional professional services and expenses, and a three-year term from December 1, 2025 through December 1, 2028.
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B. Interstate 680/State Route 4 Interchange Improvements, Phases 1, 2A, and 4 (Project 6001B) (Project) – Authorization to Execute Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 696 with Theodora Oringher PC (Theodora) to Provide Contract and Procurement Legal Services
Recommendation: Staff seeks authorization for the Chair to execute Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 696 with Theodora in the amount of $100,000, for a new total agreement value of $367,650, to provide additional contract and procurement legal services for the Project, and allow the Executive Director or designee to make any non-substantive changes to the language.
C. Bollinger Canyon Road - Iron Horse Trail Bicycle and Pedestrian Overcrossing (Project 120025) – Authorization to Execute Amendment No. 6 to Agreement No. 545 with COWI North America, Inc. (COWI) for Additional Design and Engineering Services
Recommendation: Staff seeks authorization for the Chair to execute Amendment No. 6 to Agreement No. 545 with COWI in the amount of $40,000, for a new total agreement value of $3,026,082, to provide additional design and engineering services, and to allow the Executive Director or designee to make any nonsubstantive changes to the language.
D. Accept Quarterly Cash and Investment Report for the Period Ended September 30, 2025
Recommendation: Staff seeks acceptance of the quarterly cash and investment report for the period ended September 30, 2025.
E. Accept Quarterly Sales Tax Revenue Report for the Period Ended June 30, 2025 Recommendation: Staff seeks acceptance of the quarterly sales tax revenue report for the period ended June 30, 2025.
F. Accept Internal Accounting Report for the Twelve Months Ended June 30, 2025 Recommendation: Staff seeks acceptance of the internal accounting report for the twelve months ended June 30, 2025.
G. Accept Monthly Accounts Payable Invoice Report for September 2025 Recommendation: Staff seeks acceptance of the monthly accounts payable invoice report for September 2025.
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H. City of Concord Smart Signals (Project 31007) (Project) – Approval of Plans, Specifications & Estimate for Construction and to Advertise for Bids Recommendation: Staff seeks approval of Resolution 25-36-P, which will authorize the Executive Director or designee to 1) approve the Project design in accordance with Government Code Section 830.6 to preserve design immunity; 2) publicly advertise the construction contract at the Executive Director or designee’s discretion; 3) approve changes and issue addenda to the bidding documents during the advertisement period; and 4) publicly open all bids received.
I. Reject Claim by Syimyk Kalykov (Claimant)
Recommendation: Staff seeks approval of Resolution 25-37-A, rejecting the claim and authorizing the Executive Director or designee to notify the Claimant.
J. Reject Claim by Philip Lane Hoffmeister (Claimant)
Recommendation: Staff seeks approval of Resolution 25-38-A, rejecting the claim and authorizing the Executive Director or designee to notify the Claimant.
K. Reject Claim by Alana Allerton (Claimant)
Recommendation: Staff seeks approval of Resolution 25-39-A, rejecting the claim and authorizing the Executive Director or designee to notify the Claimant.
L. Authorization of Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. 541 with WSP USA Inc., (WSP) and Amendment No. 6 to 532 with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (KHA) Recommendation: Staff seeks authorization for the Chair to execute Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. 541 with WSP and Amendment No. 6 to Agreement No. 532 with KHA, to extend the agreement termination dates to December 31, 2026.
M. Interstate 680/State Route 4 Interchange Improvements, Phases 2A and 4 (Project 6001B) – Approval to Reimburse the California Department of General Services to Perform Right-of-Way Services Related to State-Owned Property Recommendation: Staff requests approval of Resolution 25-41-P to appropriate $102,000 in funding from Regional Measure 3 to fully fund the Letter of Commitment.
N. 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.
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O. NEW ITEM: Accept Consultant Agreement Amendment
Recommendation: Staff seeks authorization for the Chair to execute Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 587 with Convey, Inc., with the correct amendment number.
P. NEW ITEM: State Route 4 Operational Improvements - Westbound Phase 1 (Project 6006) (Project) – Approval to Release Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 25-05 for Environmental and Engineering Services
Recommendation: Staff seeks approval to release RFP No. 25-05 to obtain proposals from interested firms to complete the Project Approval and Environmental Document phase for the Project.
Q. NEW ITEM: Appoint One Board Member to Serve on the Iron Horse Corridor Management Program Advisory Committee (Committee)
Recommendation: Staff seeks approval to extend Commissioner Newell Arnerich’s term on the Committee for another two-year term through September 13, 2027.
7. Planning Committee - Consent:
A. Approval of the Town of Danville Calendar Years 2022 and 2023 Measure J Growth Management Program (GMP) Compliance Checklist
Recommendation: Staff seeks approval of the Town of Danville GMP Compliance Checklist and payment of $882,213 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 Local Street Maintenance and Improvement funds to the Town of Danville, with a second (offyear) payment of $904,052 in FY 2024-25 funds on the one-year anniversary of the first payment.
B. Commute Alternatives Program (Program 17) – Approval of Appropriation Request in East Contra Costa County
Recommendation: Staff seeks approval of Resolution 25-40-G appropriating $53,053.50 of previously allocated Measure J Program 17 funds to the City of Antioch for the installation of publicly available Bike Link e-lockers.
REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS
8. Administration & Projects Committee - Regular:
A. Draft 2025 Measure J Strategic Plan
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Recommendation: Staff seeks comments on the Draft 2025 Measure J Strategic Plan, with formal approval to be sought in December 2025.
DISCUSSION: Hisham Noeimi, Director, Programming, provided a background and overview of Measure J, the Measure J Strategic Plan, and highlights since the 2022 Measure J Strategic Plan. Mr. Noeimi discussed the revenue forecast, sub-regional equity, programmatic construction reserves, remaining Measure J projects in the Strategic Plan, and the schedule for the 2025 Measure J Strategic Plan adoption.
Commissioners provided comments. Staff responded to comments from commissioners.
B. NEW ITEM: Select Consultant Team to Support the Development of a New Transportation Expenditure Plan (TEP)
Recommendation: Staff recommends the Authority Board approve the selection of Fehr & Peers, supported by Civic Edge Consulting, EMC Research, and CliffordMoss as subconsultants, and authorize staff to begin agreement negotiations with the selected team to support the development of the new TEP.
ACTION: Commissioner Noack moved to approve the selection of Fehr & Peers, supported by Civic Edge Consulting, EMC Research, and CliffordMoss as subconsultants, and authorize staff to begin agreement negotiations with the selected team to support the development of the new Transportation Expenditure Plan, seconded by Commissioner Burgis. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote of the commissioners present, unless otherwise noted.
Noes-None
Absent-None
Abstain-None
DISCUSSION: Timothy Haile, Executive Director, provided a background and overview of the development of a new TEP, including developing the costs and scope, and discussed the procurement and selection process, evaluation criteria, categories considered, including strategic consulting, communications, technical, and public opinion research, recommendation to select Fehr & Peers as the primary consultant with numerous sub-consultants, and the next steps to negotiate and award an agreement.
Commissioners provided comments. Staff responded to comments from commissioners.
9. Planning Committee - Regular:
A. Approval of Revised Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Transportation Fund for Clean Air (TFCA) Projects that Comply with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District’s (Air District) Board-Approved Policies
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Recommendation: Staff seeks approval of Resolution 25-31-G (Rev 1), which approves the FY 2025-26 Contra Costa County TFCA 40% Fund projects that comply with the Air District Board-approved policies and authorizes the Executive Director or designee to execute cooperative agreements with the fund recipients.
ACTION: Commissioner Burgis moved to approve Resolution 25-31-G (Rev 1), which approves the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Contra Costa County Transportation Fund for Clean Air 40% Fund projects that comply with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District’s Board-approved policies and authorizes the Executive Director or designee to execute cooperative agreements with the fund recipients, seconded by Commissioner Carlson. The motion was adopted by unanimous vote of the commissioners present, unless otherwise noted.
Noes-None
Absent-None
Abstain-None
DISCUSSION: Danielle Elkins, Deputy Executive Director, Planning, Programs, and Policy, provided a background and overview of the FY 2025-26 TFCA List of Projects, the list that was approved at the Authority Board meeting in October 2025, subsequent changes to the programs by the East County Transportation Planning Committee (TRANSPLAN), and the process to have the revised FY 2025-26 TFCA List of Projects approved by the Authority Board.
Commissioners provided comments.
10. CORRESPONDENCE AND COMMUNICATIONS
11. ASSOCIATED COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. Central County (TRANSPAC): Meeting report for the regular meeting on November 13, 2025 (Meeting handout if available)
B. East County (TRANSPLAN): Meeting Reports for the special meeting on October 16, 2025 and regular meeting on November 13, 2025 (Attachment and meeting handout if available)
C. Southwest County (SWAT): Notice of Cancellation for the regular meeting on November 3, 2025
D. West County (WCCTAC): Meeting Report for the regular meeting on October 24, 2025 (Meeting handout if available)
12. AUTHORITY BOARD AND STAFF COMMENTS
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November 19, 2025
A. Chair's Comments and Reports
DISCUSSION: Chair Meadows announced the Authority Board Workshop in the City of Oakley on November 20-21, 2025.
B. Commissioners' and Ex-Officio Representatives’ Comments and Reports on Activities and Meetings
DISCUSSION: Commissioner Armstrong announced that the City of San Ramon received an award from the American Council of Engineering Companies for the Iron Horse Trail Bollinger Canyon Road Overcrossing project to be presented on November 19, 2025, in Anaheim, CA.
Commissioner Arnerich announced that he attended the Clean Buses Conference by Global Mass on November 19, 2025.
Commissioner Kelley announced that she attended the California Association of Councils of Governments Board meeting on November 7, 2025, and discussed their Leadership Academy and Senate Bill 375 reform update. She also announced that the San Francisco Bay Ferry launched the last of their clean diesel fuel ferries and plans to launch their first electric ferry in 2027. She further announced that she attended the Focus on the Future Conference on November 10-11, 2025, and enjoyed the Zoox Robo Taxi tour.
Commissioner Carlson announced that the Bay Area Air Quality Management District Board authorized grant funding for Electric Vehicle charging infrastructure at their Board meeting today.
Rep. Noack provided an update on the Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC) policy and formation of an Ad Hoc Committee to work on the TOC policy and Call for Projects criteria for the One Bay Area Grant Cycle 4.
C. Executive Staff Comments
DISCUSSION: Timothy Haile, Executive Director, announced that Matt Kelly has been promoted to Director, Planning. Mr. Haile announced that Matt Kelly and Stephanie Hu provided a Vehicle Miles Traveled poster presentation, and Lindy Johnson and Danielle Elkins participated in speaker panels at the Focus on the Future conference, and Brandon Hays and Hisham Noeimi attended the American Public Works Association conference. Mr. Haile announced that the Admin Team is attending clerk conferences and working towards their Certified Municipal Clerks certifications, discussed the one-on-one meetings with hospitals in Contra Costa County regarding accessibility and the One-Call/One-Click program, and announced the Accessibility Workshop planned for February 2026. Mr. Haile further announced that Andy Dillard led a one-week Transit Bus on Shoulder (TBOS) demonstration at GoMentum Station in partnership with County Authority Board Meeting MINUTES
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Connection, discussed the California Department of Transportation’s draft state guidelines for Bus on Shoulder with influence from the TBOS demonstration, and provided an update on electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL), a joint grant application, and potential funding for air mobility.
13. CALENDAR
A. November and December 2025, and January and February 2026 B. Calendar of Upcoming Events
14. CLOSED SESSION
A. Public Employee Performance Evaluation Pursuant to Government Code Section (§) 54957
Title: Executive Director
Conference with Labor Negotiators Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6 Agency Designated Representative: Aaron Meadows, Chair
Unrepresented Employee: Executive Director
DISCUSSION: Commissioners, Timothy Haile, Executive Director, and Legal Counsel convened in Closed Session at 7:55 PM.
15. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION
A. Report on Action Taken in Closed Session
DISCUSSION: Commissioners, Timothy Haile, Executive Director, and Legal Counsel reconvened in Open Session at 8:57 PM. Chair Meadows announced that there is no reportable action.
16. ADJOURNMENT to the Authority Board Workshop on November 20, 2025 at 8:30 AM.
DISCUSSION: The meeting was adjourned at 8:57 PM.