Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee  
David Canepa, Chair  
Jesse Arreguin, Vice Chair  
Friday, March 8, 2024  
9:45 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Roster  
David Canepa (Chair), Jesse Arreguin, (Vice Chair), Eddie Ahn, Ken Carlson,  
Carol Dutra-Vernaci, Pat Eklund, Dorene M. Giacopini*, Matt Mahan,  
Stephanie Moulton-Peters, Sue Noack, David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos,  
James P. Spering, Aaron Tiedemann, Vacant, and Vacant  
*Non-Voting Member  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
11 -  
Present:  
Chair Canepa, Vice Chair Arreguin, Committee Member Ahn, Committee Member  
Carlson, Committee Member Dutra-Vernaci, Committee Member Eklund,  
Committee Member Moulton-Peters, Committee Member Noack, Committee  
Member Rabbitt, Committee Member Ramos and Committee Member Spering  
2 - Committee Member Mahan and Committee Member Tiedemann  
Absent:  
Member Eklund invoked AB 2449.  
Ex Officio Voting Members Present: Commission Chair Pedroza and  
Commission Vice Chair Josefowitz  
Ad Hoc Non-Voting Member Present: Commissioner Papan.  
The following individuals participated from noticed remote locations: Member Carlson.  
2. Consent Calendar  
Upon the motion by Committee Member Dutra-Vernaci and second by Committee  
Member Noack, the Consent Calendar was unanimously approved. The motion  
carried by the following vote:  
11 -  
Aye:  
Chair Canepa, Vice Chair Arreguin, Committee Member Ahn, Committee Member  
Carlson, Committee Member Dutra-Vernaci, Committee Member Eklund,  
Committee Member Moulton-Peters, Committee Member Noack, Committee  
Member Rabbitt, Committee Member Ramos and Committee Member Spering  
2 - Committee Member Mahan and Committee Member Tiedemann  
Absent:  
24-0186  
2a.  
2b.  
Approval of Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Minutes of the  
February 9, 2024 Meeting  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
Attachments:  
2a_24-0184_2024-02-09_Joint_MTC_ABAG_Legislation_Committee_  
Meeting_Minutes_Draft.pdf  
24-0288  
Legislative History  
Detailed list of bills the ABAG and MTC are tracking in Sacramento,  
including those ABAG or MTC supports or opposes.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments: 2b_24-0288_Handout_March_Legislative_History.pdf  
3. State Legislation  
24-0189  
3a.  
Fiscal Year 2024-25 State Budget Update  
Update on budget deficit projections and MTC and ABAG advocacy  
strategy related to restoring proposed housing cuts, including cuts to the  
Regional Early Action Program 2.0.  
Action:  
Information  
Julie Snyder  
Presenter:  
Attachments: 3ai_24-0189_Summary_Sheet_State_Budget.pdf  
3aii_24-0189_Attachment_A_Letter_to_leadership_on_state_budget_F  
INAL.pdf  
3aiii_24-0189_Attachment_B_Housing_Advocates_Budget_Statement  
_reduced.pdf  
3aiv_24-0189_Attachment_C_SCAG_REAP_Letter_reduced.pdf  
3av_24-0189_Attachment_D_SACOG_REAP_Letter_reduced.pdf  
24-0285  
3b.  
Regional Transportation Measure Authorizing Legislation  
Update on Senate Bill (SB) 925 (Wiener), the MTC-sponsored regional  
transportation revenue measure authorizing bill.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments: 3b_24-0285_Summary_Sheet_Senate_Bill_925.pdf  
The following individuals spoke on this item:  
Bob Allen, Urban Habitat;  
Wendi Kallins;  
Zack Deutsch-Gross, TransForm;  
Ian Griffiths, Seamless Bay Area;  
Don Cecil, San Mateo County Economic Development Association;  
Aleta Dupree, Team Folds; and  
Adina Levin, Seamless Bay Area and MTC Policy Advisory Council.  
24-0286  
3c.  
Senate Bill 960 (Wiener): Transit Priority and Complete Streets  
Requires Caltrans incorporate infrastructure needs for all road users -  
including bicyclists, pedestrians, and transit riders - into the state asset  
management plan, adopt a transit priority policy and make other changes  
to streamline transit priority project implementation.  
Action:  
Support in Concept / MTC Commission Approval  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
11a_24-0286_Summary_Sheet_Senate_Bill_960_Wiener_Transit_Prio  
rity_and_Complete_Streets.pdf  
The following individuals spoke on this item:  
Aleta Dupree, Team Folds;  
Adina Levin, Seamless Bay Area; and  
Wendi Kallins.  
Upon the motion by Committee Member Ahn and second by Committee Member  
Noack, a support in concept position on Senate Bill 960 (Wiener) was adopted to  
be forwarded to the Commission for approval. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
10 -  
Aye:  
Chair Canepa, Vice Chair Arreguin, Committee Member Ahn, Committee Member  
Carlson, Committee Member Dutra-Vernaci, Committee Member Eklund,  
Committee Member Noack, Committee Member Rabbitt, Committee Member  
Ramos and Committee Member Spering  
3 -  
Absent:  
Committee Member Mahan, Committee Member Moulton-Peters and Committee  
Member Tiedemann  
24-0188  
3d.  
MTC/ABAG Sacramento Advocacy Trip  
Update on preparations for MTC and ABAG’s annual Sacramento  
advocacy trip, planned for March 10 - 12, 2024.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments: 3di_24-0188_Summary_Sheet_March_Advocacy_Days.pdf  
3dii_24-0188_2024_State_Legislative_Reception_Invite_Reduced.pdf  
4. Federal Legislation  
24-0187  
4a.  
Washington, D.C. Legislative Update  
Report on key legislative, funding and political developments over the past  
month from Washington, D.C. prepared by the Summit Strategies team.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments:  
4a_24-0187_HANDOUT_MTC_Washington_DC_Legislative_Update_F  
ebruary_2024.pdf  
5. Public Comment / Other Business  
Aleta Dupree, Team Folds, was called to speak.  
6. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee will be held on  
Friday, April 12, 2024 at 9:45 a.m. at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street,  
San Francisco, CA, and other remote locations. Any changes to the schedule will be  
duly noticed to the public.