East West Transit Connector

At a glance

Based on auto-generated captions; names and details may be misheard.

What: a planned transit link between ARTIC and OC Vibe and the Anaheim Resort (Disneyland and the convention center).
Where it stands: on 2026-10-13 the council approved 7-0 a professional services agreement and budget increase for a public-private partnership (P3) adviser (Trifiletti Consulting, as captioned).
Next: about 24 months of stakeholder outreach and procurement work. Staff will report back at milestones, including a memo on neighborhood and worker outreach.

Five proposals were evaluated and two firms interviewed; the resort-district transportation committee approved $2.7 million. No general fund money is used.
The adviser will set priorities with stakeholders, assess private interest, recommend a procurement approach and manage the qualification and proposal process.
Any partnership and the project itself return to council later.

Councilmember Curts pulled the item; she praised the careful pace and asked about general fund use.
Councilmember Moss asked how recommendations stay independent of vendors.
Mayor Pro Tem Leon asked for proactive milestone updates.
Mayor Aken asked for outreach to resident workers; Councilmember Rubalcava did not want outreach to imply rail in neighborhoods. Rudy Yamami said the system should be expandable.

2026-10-13 - City Council - Item 12 pulled and discussed for about 12 minutes; adviser agreement approved 7-0.