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Meeting Minutes

Bay Area Toll Authority

Alfredo Pedroza, Chair Nick Josefowitz, Vice Chair

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

9:40 AM

HYBRID (In-Person Option Available)

Chair Pedroza called the meeting to order at 12:24 p.m.

1. Roll Call / Confirm Quorum

15 -

Present:

Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner

Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci,

Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Mahan,

Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner

Ronen and Commissioner Spering

1 - Commissioner Thao

Absent:

Non-Voting Commissioner Present: Commissioner Giacopini

Non-Voting Commissioner Absent: Commissioner El-Tawansy

2. Chair's Report

There was nothing to report.

3. Consent Calendar

Vice Chair Josefowitz was absent during the vote for the Consent Calendar.

Upon the motion by Commissioner Chavez and seconded by Commissioner

Spering, the Authority unanimously approved the Consent Calendar by the

following vote:

14 -

Aye:

Chair Pedroza, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner

Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner

Fleming, Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Miley,

Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner Ronen and

Commissioner Spering

2 - Vice Chair Josefowitz and Commissioner Thao

Absent:

23-0072

Minutes of the December 21, 2022 meeting

Authority Approval

3a.

Action:

23-0073

3b.

BATA Resolution No. 167 Providing for Remote Meetings Pursuant to

Assembly Bill 361

Action:

Authority Approval

4. BATA Oversight Committee Report (Vice Chair Abe-Koga)

22-1450

4a.

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:

Vice Chair Josefowitz returned during agenda item 4a.

Upon the motion by Commissioner Abe-Koga and seconded by Commissioner

Chavez, the Authority unanimously adopted BATA Resolution No. 161. The

motion carried by the following vote:

15 -

Aye:

Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner

Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci,

Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Mahan,

Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner

Ronen and Commissioner Spering

1 - Commissioner Thao

Absent:

22-1746

4b.

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 Abe-Koga and seconded by Commissioner

Glover, the Authority unanimously approved the funding agreement amendment

with ACTC. The motion carried by the following vote:

15 -

Aye:

Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner

Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci,

Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Mahan,

Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner

Ronen and Commissioner Spering

1 - Commissioner Thao

Absent:

5. Public Comment / Other Business

6. Adjournment / Next Meeting

The next meeting of the Bay Area Toll Authority is scheduled to be held on February

22, 2023. Any changes to the schedule will be duly noticed to the public.