Metropolitan Transportation  
Commission  
Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Planning Committee  
James P. Spering, Chair  
Eddie Ahn, Vice Chair  
Friday, April 12, 2024  
9:40 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Roster  
Eddie Ahn (Vice Chair), David Canepa, Carol Dutra-Vernaci, Dorene M. Giacopini*, Matt Mahan,  
Stephanie Moulton-Peters, Sue Noack, David Rabbitt, and James P. Spering (Chair)  
*Non-Voting Member  
1. Call to Order  
2. MTC Planning Committee Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
8 -  
Present:  
Chair Spering, Vice Chair Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner  
Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Moulton-Peters,  
Commissioner Noack and Commissioner Rabbitt  
Non-Voting Member Present: Dorene M. Giacopini, MTC  
Ex Officio Voting Members Present: Commission Chair Pedroza and  
Commission Vice Chair Josefowitz  
Ad Hoc Non-Voting Member Present: Commissioner Papan  
ABAG Administrative Committee Members Present: Arreguin, Eklund, Lee, Rabbitt, Ramos, Romero,  
and Silva.  
The following individuals participated from noticed remote locations: ABAG Member Eklund and ABAG  
Member Silva.  
3. MTC Planning Committee Consent Calendar  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci and second by Commissioner  
Moulton-Peters, the MTC Planning Committee Consent Calendar was  
unanimously approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
8 -  
Aye:  
Chair Spering, Vice Chair Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner  
Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Moulton-Peters,  
Commissioner Noack and Commissioner Rabbitt  
3a.  
Approval of MTC Planning Committee Minutes of the March 8, 2024  
Meeting  
Action:  
MTC Planning Committee Approval  
Attachments:  
4. ABAG Administrative Committee Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
5. ABAG Compensation Announcement – Clerk of the Board  
6. ABAG Administrative Committee Consent Calendar  
ABAG took action on this item.  
6a.  
Approval of ABAG Administrative Committee Summary Minutes of the  
March 8, 2024 Meeting  
Action:  
ABAG Administrative Committee Approval  
Attachments:  
7. Approval  
7a.  
Transportation Electrification Initiatives: 2024 Local Public Fleet  
Electrification Planning Technical Assistance Recommendations  
Approval of technical assistance for Bay Area public agencies to develop  
fleet electrification plans as part of MTC’s Climate Program transportation  
electrification investments. This assistance will help local public agencies  
prepare to meet California clean fleet mandates and improve their ability to  
pursue capital funding for vehicle replacements and charging infrastructure.  
Action:  
MTC Planning Committee Approval  
James Choe  
Presenter:  
Upon the motion by Vice Chair Ahn and second by Commissioner Rabbitt, the  
Transportation Electrification Initiatives: 2024 Local Public Fleet Electrification  
Planning Technical Assistance Recommendations were unanimously approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
8 -  
Aye:  
Chair Spering, Vice Chair Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner  
Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Moulton-Peters,  
Commissioner Noack and Commissioner Rabbitt  
8. Information  
8a.  
Exploring the Past, Present, and Future of Highways  
Presentation highlighting relevant findings from various MTC initiatives  
related to future highway investments, including key policy tradeoffs related  
to reliability, mobility, climate, transit, and affordability.  
Action:  
Information  
Dave Vautin  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
Sebastian Petty, SPUR, spoke on this item.  
Zack Deutsch-Gross, TransForm, spoke on this item.  
Scott Mace spoke on this item.  
9. Public Comment / Other Business  
10. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the MTC Planning Committee will be held on Friday, May 10, 2024  
at 9:40 a.m. at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA. Any  
changes to the schedule will be duly noticed to the public.