Metropolitan Transportation  
Commission  
Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Minutes  
Programming and Allocations Committee  
Committee Members:  
David Rabbitt, Chair Gina Papan, Vice Chair  
Margaret Abe-Koga, Cindy Chavez, Federal D. Glover, Nate  
Miley, Hillary Ronen, Amy R. Worth  
Non-Voting Member: Dina El-Tawansy  
Wednesday, January 12, 2022  
9:45 AM  
REMOTE  
Call Remote Meeting to Order  
1. Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
8 -  
Present:  
Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Glover,  
Commissioner Miley, Vice Chair Papan, Chair Rabbitt, Commissioner Ronen, and  
Commissioner Worth  
Non-Voting Member Absent: Commissioner El-Tawansy  
Ex Officio Voting Member Present: Commission Chair Pedroza, Commission Vice Chair Josefowitz  
Ad Hoc Non-Voting Members Present: Commissioner Spering  
2. Consent Calendar  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Chavez and the second by Commissioner  
Glover, the Consent Calendar was unanimously approved by the following vote:  
8 -  
Aye:  
Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Glover,  
Commissioner Miley, Vice Chair Papan, Chair Rabbitt, Commissioner Ronen and  
Commissioner Worth  
Minutes of the December 8, 2021 meeting  
Committee Approval  
2a.  
2b.  
Action:  
Quarterly Report of the Executive Director’s Delegated Authority Actions  
Action:  
Information  
Cheryl Chi  
Presenter:  
Transit Performance Initiative - Investment Program Semi-Annual Report  
2c.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Anne Spevack  
2d.  
MTC Resolution No. 4202, Revised. Revisions to the One Bay Area Grant  
program (OBAG 2), including programming $12 million within the Regional  
Active Operations Management program and $750,000 within the Safe &  
Seamless Mobility Quick-Strike program.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Thomas Arndt  
Presenter:  
2e.  
MTC Resolution No. 4412, Revised. Regional Measure 3 (RM3) Letter of  
No Prejudice to the Solano Transportation Authority for the I-80/680/SR-12  
Interchange Project.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Kenneth Kao  
Presenter:  
2f.  
2g.  
2h.  
2i.  
MTC Resolution No. 4461, Revised. FY2020-21 Section 5311 Rural Area  
Formula Program Revisions.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Margaret Doyle  
Presenter:  
MTC Resolution No. 4462, Revised. Updates the Regional STA Program  
to add $32,000 to support regional safety data acquisition.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Cheryl Chi  
Presenter:  
MTC Resolution No. 4463, Revised. Updates to the Regional Measure 2  
(RM2) Marketing Program.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Cheryl Chi  
Presenter:  
MTC Resolution No. 4475, Revised. 2021 Transportation Improvement  
Program (TIP) Amendment 2021-14.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Adam Crenshaw  
Presenter:  
2j.  
MTC Resolution No. 4481, Revised. FY2020-21 American Rescue Plan  
Act FTA Formula Funds Program Revisions.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Margaret Doyle  
Presenter:  
3. Federal  
3a.  
MTC Resolution No. 4505. One Bay Area Grant (OBAG 3) Framework.  
Adoption of MTC Resolution No. 4505, the One Bay Area Grant (OBAG 3)  
program framework, guiding the region’s federal Surface Transportation  
Block Grant Program/Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Improvement  
Program (STP/CMAQ) funding for fiscal year (FY) 2022-23 through FY  
2025-26.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Mallory Atkinson  
Presenter:  
Written public comment was received from County Transportation  
Agencies.  
Celeste Fiore of VTA was called to speak.  
Upon the motion by Vice Chair Papan and the second by Commissioner Chavez,  
the Committee unanimously approved the referral of MTC Resolution No. 4505,  
the One Bay Area Grant Program Framework, to the Commission for approval.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
8 -  
Aye:  
Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Glover,  
Commissioner Miley, Vice Chair Papan, Chair Rabbitt, Commissioner Ronen and  
Commissioner Worth  
3b.  
Regional Early Action Planning Grant (REAP 2.0) Program  
Overview and proposed regional framework for the state and federally  
funded program to invest in planning and implementation projects to  
accelerate infill, reduce vehicle miles traveled, and affirmatively further fair  
housing.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Mallory Atkinson  
The following members of the public were called to speak: Bob Allen of  
Urban Habitat, Justine Marcus of Enterprise Community Partners, James  
Perez, and Shannon Dodge of BART.  
4. Regional  
4a.  
MTC Resolution No. 4509. Caltrain Right-of-Way Repayment to  
SamTrans.  
Adoption of MTC Resolution No. 4509 approving the mechanics, timing  
and companion funding conditions for $19.6 million repayment to  
SamTrans to satisfy an outstanding commitment from 2007.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Kenneth Folan  
Presenter:  
Written correspondence was received from Carter Mau of SamTrans.  
Aleta Dupree was called to speak.  
Commissioner Chavez was absent during the vote for agenda item 4a.  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Worth and the second by Commissioner  
Glover, the Committee unanimously approved the referral of MTC’s contribution  
and involvement in the Right-of-Way repayment to SamTrans to the Commission  
for approval. The motion carried by the following vote:  
7 -  
Aye:  
Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Miley, Vice Chair  
Papan, Chair Rabbitt, Commissioner Ronen and Commissioner Worth  
1 - Commissioner Chavez  
Absent:  
Committee Chair Rabbitt left during discussions on the Peninsula Corridor  
Electrification Project and Committee Vice Chair Papan Chaired the remainder  
of the meeting.  
Aleta Dupree was called to speak.  
5. Information  
5a.  
California Transportation Commission (CTC) and State Funding Programs  
Update  
Update on California Transportation Commission (CTC) and state funding  
programs under the CTC’s purview.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Kenneth Kao  
6. Public Comment / Other Business  
7. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the Programming and Allocations Committee is scheduled to be  
held on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at 9:45 a.m. remotely and by webcast. Any  
changes to the schedule will be duly noticed to the public.