OCTA Transit Committee: October 8 meeting cancelled

The Transit Committee of the Orange County Transportation Authority was scheduled to meet Thursday at 9:30 a.m. in the Board Room, 550 South Main Street, Orange, with Zoom participation available. The agenda stages most of the action items for the full Board of Directors — it says “Board of Directors’ approval is requested” on the natural gas fueling agreement and the fuel-cell refurbishment, and that the grant recommendations “are presented for Board of Directors’ review and approval” — so the committee’s votes on those are recommendations. These are pending decisions from the posted agenda — not outcomes. Every item links to the official record.

Source: official agenda (PDF; the link now serves the cancellation notice) · Full documents: meeting page · Next meeting: Thursday, November 12, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

⛽ Fueling & the bus fleet

• Compressed natural gas fueling station operation and maintenance: a three-part recommendation to (A) approve a budget increase in the amount of $545,292 from the original Board of Directors-approved budget of $2,181,165; (B) approve the selection of Clean Energy as the firm to provide the services; and (C) authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Agreement No. C250282 with Clean Energy, in the amount of $2,726,457, for a three-year initial term beginning December 1, 2026, with two, one-year option terms. The agenda says the Board authorized the release of a request for proposals on May 26, 2026, and that the stations are located at the Anaheim, Garden Grove, and Santa Ana bus bases. The posted agenda does not explain the budget increase; the staff report is attached. Presented by Cliff Thorne and Johnny Dunning, Jr. Item 6
• Fuel-cell stack refurbishment, sole source: a recommendation to authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Agreement No. C260481 with New Flyer of America, Inc. in the amount of $279,945 to refurbish fuel-cell stacks on nine fuel-cell electric buses. The agenda says OCTA operates a fleet of ten fuel-cell electric buses and that “nine of these buses have experienced fuel-cell stack degradation due to normal operational use and require refurbishment to restore performance and reliability.” Presented by Cliff Thorne and Johnny Dunning, Jr. Item 3
• Fuel-cell electric bus technical support, sole source: a recommendation to authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Agreement No. C250366 with New Flyer of America, Inc., in the amount of $208,000, for a one-year initial term with one, one-year option term, to provide technical support services for ten fuel-cell electric buses. The agenda describes the buses as model year 2019 and New Flyer as “the original equipment manufacturer and sole provider of proprietary technical support services for these vehicles.” Presented by Cliff Thorne and Johnny Dunning, Jr. Item 2

💰 Grants & funding

• California Energy Commission grant: part A of the item asks the committee to authorize the Chief Executive Officer, or his designee, to accept the award of $4 million in California Energy Commission funding “through the Implementation of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Blueprints 2.0 Grant Funding Program” for the Santa Ana Bus Base Hydrogen Fueling Modernization Project, and to execute grant-related agreements and documents. Item 5
• Low Carbon Transit Operations Program funds: part B asks for approval of Resolution No. 2026-064 to authorize the use of fiscal year 2025-26 program funds: $6,652,885 for the Santa Ana Bus Base Hydrogen Fueling Modernization Project, $3,262,461 for the Youth Ride Free Program, and $1 million for OC Streetcar operations. Part C would authorize the use of $180,255 in Low Carbon Transit Operations Program interest for the hydrogen fueling project, and part D authorizes the related Federal Transportation Improvement Program amendments and agreements. The agenda says the program “provides funding to transit agencies on a formula basis to support transit operations and capital projects that promote transit ridership and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.” Presented by Jason Huang and Rose Casey. Item 5

🚏 Bus stops

• Bus stop maintenance: a recommendation to authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. C-1-3408 with ShelterClean Services, Inc., in the amount of $1,255,750, to exercise the second option term of the agreement effective December 1, 2026, through November 30, 2028. The agenda says: “This will increase the maximum obligation of the agreement to a total contract value of $4,456,081.” Per the agenda, the Board approved the agreement on October 25, 2021, for a three-year initial term with two, two-year option terms, and the first option term expires on November 30, 2026. Presented by Jeffrey N. Tatro and Johnny Dunning, Jr. Item 4

🪑 Also on the agenda

• Approve the minutes of the September 10, 2026, Transit Committee meeting. Item 1
• Items 1 through 5 are on the Consent Calendar, to be approved in one motion unless a committee member or a member of the public requests separate action or discussion.
• Public comments, the Chief Executive Officer’s report, and committee members’ reports. Items 7–9
• Committee members listed on the agenda: Fred Jung (Chair), Vicente Sarmiento (Vice Chair), Valerie Amezcua, Lauren Kleiman, Stephanie Klopfenstein, Carlos A. Leon, Janet Nguyen, and Tam T. Nguyen. Director Kleiman leads the Pledge of Allegiance. The agenda states “There are no Closed Session items scheduled” and no Special Calendar matters. Item 10

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