Metropolitan Transportation  
Commission  
Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Minutes  
Bay Area Toll Authority Oversight Committee  
Committee Members:  
Vacant, Chair Margaret Abe-Koga, Vice Chair  
Cindy Chavez, Federal D. Glover, Nate Miley, Gina Papan, David  
Rabbitt, Hillary Ronen  
Non-Voting Member: Dina El-Tawansy  
Wednesday, January 11, 2023  
9:35 AM  
REMOTE  
Call Meeting to Order  
1. Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
7 -  
Present:  
Vice Chair Abe-Koga, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Glover, Commissioner  
Miley, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt, and Commissioner Ronen  
Non-Voting Member Absent: Commissioner El-Tawansy  
Ex Officio Voting Members Present: Commission Chair Pedroza and Vice Chair Josefowitz  
Ad Hoc Non-Voting Members Present: Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner  
Giacopini, and Commissioner Spering.  
2. Pledge of Allegiance / Acknowledgement of the Flag  
3. Compensation Announcement – Clerk of the Committee  
Commissioner Glover left the meeting during agenda item 3.  
4. Consent Calendar  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Papan and seconded by Commissioner  
Rabbitt, the Consent Calendar was unanimously approved by the following vote:  
6 -  
Aye:  
Vice Chair Abe-Koga, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner  
Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt and Commissioner Ronen  
1 - Commissioner Glover  
Absent:  
23-0003  
4a.  
Approval of Bay Area Toll Authority Oversight Committee Minutes of the  
December 14, 2022 Meeting  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
5. Authority Approval  
22-1450  
5a.  
BATA Resolution No. 161 to Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and  
the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the West Oakland  
Link Project  
A request for the Authority to review and approve BATA Resolution No.  
161 to adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and the Mitigation  
Monitoring and Reporting Program for the West Oakland Link Project.  
Action:  
Authority Approval  
Gavin Lohry  
Presenter:  
Aleta Dupree and Warren Wells (Marin County Bicycle Coalition) were  
called to speak.  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Chavez and seconded by Commissioner  
Rabbitt, the Committee unanimously approved the referral of BATA Resolution  
No. 161 to the Authority for approval. The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 -  
Aye:  
Vice Chair Abe-Koga, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner  
Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt and Commissioner Ronen  
1 - Commissioner Glover  
Absent:  
22-1746  
5b.  
Funding Agreement - West Oakland Link Project: Alameda County  
Transportation Commission ($3,000,000)  
A request to enter into a funding agreement with the Alameda County  
Transportation Commission (ACTC) to receive up to $3,000,000 in funds  
to allow BATA to complete plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E) for  
the West Oakland Link Project.  
Action:  
Authority Approval  
Gavin Lohry  
Presenter:  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Chavez and seconded by Commission Papan,  
the Committee unanimously approved referring the funding agreement with the  
Alameda County Transportation Commission to the Authority, subject to Authority  
adoption of BATA Resolution No. 161 adopting the Mitigated Negative Declaration  
and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Project. The motion  
carried by the following vote:  
6 -  
Aye:  
Vice Chair Abe-Koga, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner  
Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt and Commissioner Ronen  
1 - Commissioner Glover  
Absent:  
6. Information  
23-0006  
6a.  
The Bay Lights Project Update  
Update of the Bay Lights Project on the San Francisco Oakland Bay  
Bridge.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Andrew B. Fremier, MTC and Ben Davis, Illuminate  
The following members of the public were called to speak: Aleta Dupree,  
Veda Florez, Rich Hedges, and Vinay Pimple.  
7. Public Comment / Other Business  
Aleta Dupree was called to speak.  
8. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the Bay Area Toll Authority Oversight Committee is scheduled to  
be held on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 remotely and by webcast. Any changes to  
the schedule will be duly noticed to the public.