LOSSAN Rail Corridor Agency  
Board Meeting  
Agenda  
Monday, September 16, 2024 at 1:15 p.m.  
Meeting Location:  
Orange County Transportation Authority  
550 South Main Street, Orange, California  
Board Members  
Bryan MacDonald, VCTC, Chair  
Fred Jung, OCTA, Vice Chair  
Fernando Dutra, Metro  
Jewel Edson, NCTD  
Katrina Foley, OCTA  
Caylin Frank, SDMTS  
Joy Lyndes, SANDAG  
Dana Reed, RCTC  
Fred Strong, SLOCOG  
Jess Talamantes, Metro  
Das Williams, SBCAG  
Art Brown, SCAG, Ex-Officio  
Jeanne Cantu, Amtrak, Ex-Officio  
LaDonna DiCamillo, CHSRA, Ex-Officio  
Kyle Gradinger, Caltrans, Ex-Officio  
Teleconference Locations:  
California Department of Transportation  
3390 Lanatt Street, Room B  
Sacramento, California  
Carpinteria Community Library  
5141 Carpinteria Avenue  
Carpinteria, California  
City of Oxnard  
300 West Third Street, 4th Floor  
Oxnard, California  
County of Orange  
Hall of Administration  
400 West Civic Center Drive  
Orange, California  
Teleconference Locations:  
Encinitas City Hall  
505 South Vulcan Avenue  
Encinitas, California  
Fullerton City Hall  
303 West Commonwealth Avenue  
Fullerton, California  
Indian Wells City Hall  
44950 Eldorado Drive  
Indian Wells, California  
McCambridge Park Community Center  
1515 North Glenoaks Boulevard  
Burbank, California  
Poway City Hall  
13325 Civic Center Drive  
Poway, California  
Solana Beach City Hall  
635 South Highway 101  
Solana Beach, California  
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 listen to audio live streaming of the Board  
and Committee meetings by clicking the below link:  
https://www.octa.net/About-OCTA/Who-We-Are/Board-of-Directors/Live-and-Archived-Audio/  
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 July 15, 2024, Los Angeles - San Diego - San Luis Obispo Rail  
Corridor Agency Board of Director’s meeting.  
Attachments:  
Minutes  
2.  
Amendment to Agreement for Social Media Marketing and Passenger  
Communication Services  
Overview  
On July 17, 2023, the Board of Directors approved an agreement with The Abbi Agency to  
provide social media and digital marketing services for the Los Angeles - San Diego -  
San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency’s Pacific Surfliner marketing program for a  
one-year initial term and two, one-year option terms. Board of Directors’ approval is  
requested to exercise the first option term effective October 1, 2024, through July 31,  
2025.  
Recommendation(s)  
Authorize the Managing Director to negotiate and execute Amendment No. 3 to  
Agreement No. L-2-0011 between the Los Angeles - San Diego - San Luis Obispo Rail  
Corridor Agency and The Abbi Agency, to exercise the first option term of the agreement,  
effective October 1, 2024, through July 31, 2025, in the amount of $201,000, to provide  
continued social media marketing and passenger communication services for the Pacific  
Surfliner marketing program. This will increase the maximum obligation of the agreement  
to a total contract value of $431,000.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Attachment A  
Regular Calendar  
3.  
Federal Fiscal Year 2024-25 Operating Agreement with Amtrak for Pacific Surfliner  
Intercity Passenger Rail Service  
Overview  
To provide continued operation of the Pacific Surfliner intercity passenger rail service as  
included in the Los Angeles - San Diego - San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency  
business plan for fiscal years 2024-25 and 2025-26, a new operating agreement must be  
negotiated with Amtrak. The current agreement with Amtrak will end on September 30,  
2024. Staff is seeking to negotiate a one-year operating agreement with Amtrak  
Recommendation(s)  
Authorize the Managing Director to negotiate and execute an agreement with Amtrak to  
provide for the continued operation of the Pacific Surfliner intercity passenger rail service  
for a term of one year, in an amount not to exceed $55,053,935, for federal fiscal year  
2024-25.  
Attachments:  
Staff Report  
Discussion Items  
4.  
Equipment Update  
Overview  
Staff will provide an update on the statewide redeployment plan for the state-owned  
bi-level cars and options for consideration to add equipment to support service growth.  
Attachments:  
Presentation  
5.  
6.  
7.  
8.  
Public Comments  
Managing Director's Report  
Board Members’ Report  
Adjournment  
The next regularly scheduled meeting of this Board will be held:  
1:00 p.m. on Monday, October 21, 2024  
North County Transit District  
810 Mission Avenue  
Oceanside, California