LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency  
Board Meeting  
Agenda  
Monday, July 20, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.  
Meeting Location:  
OCTA Headquarters 550 South Main Street Orange, California  
Board Members:  
Fred Strong, SLOCOG, Chair  
Jewel Edson, NCTD, Vice Chair  
Fernando Dutra, Metro  
Katrina Foley, OCTA  
Fred Jung, OCTA  
Joy Lyndes, SANDAG  
Jennifer Mendoza, SDMTS  
Paula Perotte, SBCAG  
Dana Reed, RCTC  
Jess Talamantes, Metro  
Jim White, VCTC  
Jeanne Cantu, Amtrak, Ex-Officio  
LaDonna DiCamillo, CHSRA, Ex-Officio  
Kyle Gradinger, Caltrans, Ex-Officio  
Vacant, SCAG, Ex-Officio  
Teleconference Locations:  
Airport Skyroom  
2627 N. Hollywood Way  
Burbank, CA  
1825 Strand Way  
Coronado, CA  
Goleta City Hall  
130 Cremona Dr.  
Goleta, CA  
Accessibility  
Any person with a disability who requires a modification or accommodation to participate in this  
meeting should contact the Los Angeles - San Diego - San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor  
Agency Clerk of the Board, telephone (714) 560-5676, no less than two business days prior to  
this meeting to enable LOSSAN to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this  
meeting.  
Agenda Descriptions  
Agenda descriptions are intended to give members of the public a general summary of items of  
business to be transacted or discussed. The posting of the recommended actions does not  
indicate what action will be taken. The Board of Directors may take any action which it deems to  
be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the notice of the  
recommended action.  
Public Availability of Agenda Materials  
All documents relative to the items referenced in this agenda are available for public inspection  
at www.lossan.net or through the LOSSAN Clerk of the Board’s office at: Orange County  
Transportation Authority Headquarters (OCTA), 600 South Main Street, Orange, California.  
Meeting Access and Public Comments on Agenda Items  
Members of the public can either attend in-person or access live streaming of the Board and  
Committee meetings by clicking this link: https://lossan.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx  
In-Person Comment  
Members of the public may attend in-person and address the Board of Directors regarding any  
item within the subject matter jurisdiction of the LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency. Please complete  
a speaker’s card and submit it to the Clerk of the Board and notify the Clerk regarding the  
agenda item number on which you wish to speak. Speakers will be recognized by the Chair at  
the time of the agenda item is to be considered by the Board. Comments will be limited to three  
minutes. The Brown Act prohibits the Board from either discussing or taking action on any  
non-agendized items.  
Written Comment  
Written public comments may also be submitted by emailing them to lossanclerk@octa.net, and  
must be sent by 5:00 p.m. the day prior to the meeting. If you wish to comment on a specific  
agenda item, please identify the Item number in your email. All public comments that are timely  
received will be part of the public record and distributed to the Board. Public comments will be  
made available to the public upon request.  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Closed Session  
A Closed Session is not scheduled.  
Special Calendar  
There are no Special Calendar Matters.  
Consent Calendar (Items 1 and 2)  
All items on the Consent Calendar are to be approved in one motion unless a Board Member or  
a member of the public requests separate action or discussion on a specific item.  
1.  
Approval of Minutes  
Recommendations(s)  
Approve the minutes of the June 15, 2026 LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency Board of  
Director’s meeting.  
Attachments:  
Minutes  
2.  
Amendment to Agreement for Preparation of Plans, Specifications, and Estimates  
for the Leesdale Siding Extension Project  
Overview  
The Los Angeles - San Diego - San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency proposes to  
amend an existing reimbursement agreement with the Union Pacific Railroad for  
additional engineering support to include review of design documents and related signal  
and communication designs for the Leesdale Siding Extension project.  
Recommendation(s)  
Authorize the Managing Director to negotiate and execute Amendment No. 2 to  
Reimbursement Agreement No. L-3-0009 between the Los Angeles - San Diego - San  
Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency and Union Pacific Railroad, in the amount of $450,000,  
for additional plan review and signal and communication designs for the Leesdale Siding  
Extension project.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Regular Calendar  
3.  
Authorization to Negotiate and Execute an Administrative Support Agreement  
with the Orange County Transportation Authority  
Overview  
The Los Angeles - San Diego - San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency entered into an  
administrative support agreement with the Orange County Transportation Authority on  
November 21, 2013, to provide administrative services and daily management of the  
State-supported Pacific Surfliner intercity passenger rail service operating in the Los  
Angeles - San Diego - San Luis Obispo rail corridor. The initial agreement expired on  
June 30, 2018, and was renegotiated for a new three-year term beginning July 1, 2018,  
through June 30, 2021, with two, three-year option terms. The first three-year option term  
was executed on September 1, 2021, which extended the agreement for an additional  
thirty-six months, from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2024, while the second and final  
three-year option term was executed on June 11, 2024, which extended the agreement  
through June 30, 2027. In order to provide continued administrative services, staff is  
seeking authorization from the Board of Directors to negotiate and execute an  
administrative agreement with the Orange County Transportation Authority.  
Recommendation(s)  
Authorize the Managing Director to negotiate and execute an administrative support  
agreement with the Orange County Transportation Authority.  
Attachments:  
Transmittal  
Staff Report  
Supplemental Information1  
Supplemental Information2  
4.  
Senate Bill 1098 Working Group Report on Consensus Recommendations  
Overview  
In September 2024, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 1098 (Chapter 777, Statutes of  
2024), which requires the California State Transportation Agency to coordinate with  
Corridor stakeholders and provide guidance and recommendations necessary to support  
and improve the performance of the Los Angeles - San Diego - San Luis Obispo rail  
corridor. It requires the California State Transportation Agency to convene a working  
group composed of representatives from those stakeholder organizations to meet on a  
regular basis and submit consensus recommendations and feedback to the Legislature  
on or before February 1, 2026, on various topics related to rail service in the Los Angeles  
- San Diego - San Luis Obispo rail corridor.  
The bill calls for the recommendations and feedback to be submitted to the Los Angeles -  
San Diego - San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency, the Southern California Regional Rail  
Authority, and the North County Transit District for review and consideration.  
The California State Transportation Agency convened the first working group meeting on  
February 19, 2026, and held three additional meetings on March 27, April 28, and May 11.  
The last meeting on May 11, 2026, included members of the public. The Los Angeles -  
San Diego - San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency staff participated in the working group  
meetings and provided feedback both at the meetings and through survey question  
responses and smaller stakeholder group meetings.  
Based on the working group effort, the California State Transportation Agency drafted the  
report to the legislature, which includes thirty-nine recommendations under four policy  
areas of the bill. The California State Transportation Agency has made the report publicly  
available for comment and has provided it to the Los Angeles - San Diego - San Luis  
Obispo Rail Corridor Agency for feedback as required. The recommendations contained  
in the report reflect an effort to identify consensus perspectives and areas of alignment  
across stakeholder interests throughout the rail corridor.  
Recommendation(s)  
A.  
Receive and file the Senate Bill 1098 Working Group Report for review and  
consideration.  
B.  
Authorize staff to submit a comment letter to the California State Transportation  
Agency to be included as an addendum to the report submitted to the Legislature.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Attachment B  
Attachment C  
Discussion Items  
5.  
6.  
7.  
Public Comments  
Managing Director's Report  
Board Members’ Report  
8.  
Adjournment  
The next regularly scheduled meeting of this Board will be held:  
10:30 a.m. on Monday, September, 21, 2026  
OCTA Headquarters  
550 South Main Street  
Orange, California