https://public-meetings.burke.services/nctd/ NCTD Board of Directors meeting transcripts. public-meetings Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:00:00 -0700 https://public-meetings.burke.services/nctd/2026-06-18-board-of-directors.html https://public-meetings.burke.services/nctd/2026-06-18-board-of-directors.html Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:00:00 -0700 Regular Board Meeting - June 18, 2026 https://public-meetings.burke.services/nctd/2026-05-21-board-of-directors.html https://public-meetings.burke.services/nctd/2026-05-21-board-of-directors.html Thu, 21 May 2026 14:00:00 -0700 Regular Board Meeting - May 21, 2026 https://public-meetings.burke.services/nctd/2026-04-16-board-of-directors.html https://public-meetings.burke.services/nctd/2026-04-16-board-of-directors.html Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:00:00 -0700 Regular Board Meeting - April 16, 2026 https://public-meetings.burke.services/nctd/2026-03-19-board-of-directors.html https://public-meetings.burke.services/nctd/2026-03-19-board-of-directors.html Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:00:00 -0700 The committee elected its 2026 chair and vice chair, reviewed the proposed annual work plan, and discussed the FY2027 service implementation plan. Discussion focused on constrained transit funding, NCTD Plus costs and equity, youth pass funding, articulated buses, and future agenda topics. https://public-meetings.burke.services/nctd/2026-01-15-board-of-directors.html https://public-meetings.burke.services/nctd/2026-01-15-board-of-directors.html Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:00:00 -0800 The board approved the 2026 discretionary grants strategy after a lengthy discussion of Sprinter, COASTER, bus stop, and grade separation priorities. The board also received clean FY2025 audit results with an unmodified opinion and no material weaknesses or significant deficiencies. https://public-meetings.burke.services/nctd/2025-12-18-board-of-directors.html https://public-meetings.burke.services/nctd/2025-12-18-board-of-directors.html Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:00:00 -0800 Regular Board Meeting - December 18, 2025 https://public-meetings.burke.services/nctd/2025-11-20-board-of-directors.html https://public-meetings.burke.services/nctd/2025-11-20-board-of-directors.html Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:00:00 -0800 The board approved consent items without discussion, then held a public hearing on weekend service standardization and COASTER Connection changes. After public comment and board discussion about ridership, equity impacts, Sorrento Valley service, and resource tradeoffs, the board approved the proposed February 2026 service changes. https://public-meetings.burke.services/nctd/2025-10-28-board-of-directors.html https://public-meetings.burke.services/nctd/2025-10-28-board-of-directors.html Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:00:00 -0700 Regular Board Meeting - October 28, 2025 https://public-meetings.burke.services/nctd/2025-10-23-board-of-directors.html https://public-meetings.burke.services/nctd/2025-10-23-board-of-directors.html Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:00:00 -0700 The board convened a special meeting for two closed-session public employee performance evaluations and returned with no reportable action. Public comment addressed the Oceanside Transit Center project before the board entered closed session. https://public-meetings.burke.services/nctd/2025-09-18-board-of-directors.html https://public-meetings.burke.services/nctd/2025-09-18-board-of-directors.html Thu, 18 Sep 2025 14:00:00 -0700 The NCTD board received a Caltrans presentation on deploying hydrogen zero-emission rail vehicles, approved consent items after brief discussion, and considered service changes aimed at improving efficiency and consistency. The board set a public hearing for weekend BREEZE and COASTER Connection changes and approved eliminating BREEZE Route 323 with related reroutes to preserve key connections. https://public-meetings.burke.services/nctd/2025-07-17-board-of-directors.html https://public-meetings.burke.services/nctd/2025-07-17-board-of-directors.html Thu, 17 Jul 2025 14:00:00 -0700 The board approved its consent calendar after brief discussion of agenda updates, a compensation schedule correction, and positive train control funding. The meeting also included extended informational presentations on SANDAG's draft 2025 Regional Plan and NCTD's bus operations insourcing transition. https://public-meetings.burke.services/nctd/2025-06-26-board-of-directors.html https://public-meetings.burke.services/nctd/2025-06-26-board-of-directors.html Thu, 26 Jun 2025 14:00:00 -0700 The NCTD Board approved the FY2026 operating budget, FY2026-FY2030 CIP, service implementation plan, and related fee and compensation schedules. The Board also discussed customer experience concerns, delayed the public hearing on the proposed elimination of BREEZE Route 323 to September 18, 2025, and heard public and board concerns about service changes, immigration enforcement, and regional transportation planning.