Metropolitan Transportation  
Commission  
Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Agenda  
Metropolitan Transportation Commission  
Alfredo Pedroza, Chair Nick Josefowitz, Vice Chair  
Wednesday, September 25, 2024  
9:35 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
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Clerk: Kimberly Ward  
Roster  
Alfredo Pedroza (Chair), Nick Josefowitz (Vice Chair),  
Margaret Abe-Koga, Eddie Ahn, David Canepa, Cindy Chavez, Carol Dutra-Vernaci,  
Dina El-Tawansy*, Victoria Fleming, Dorene M. Giacopini*, Federal D. Glover,  
Matt Mahan, Nate Miley, Stephanie Moulton-Peters, Sue Noack, Gina Papan,  
David Rabbitt, Hillary Ronen, Libby Schaaf*, James P. Spering, Sheng Thao  
*Non-Voting Members  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
A quorum of the Commission shall be a majority of its voting members (10).  
2. Pledge of Allegiance / Acknowledgement of the Flag  
3. Compensation Announcement (Clerk)  
4. Chair's Report  
4a.  
Transportation Revenue Measure Select Committee Update  
Information  
Action:  
5. Policy Advisory Council Report  
Action:  
5a.  
Policy Advisory Council Report  
Information  
Attachments:  
6. Executive Director's Report  
Action:  
6a.  
Executive Director's Report  
Information  
Attachments:  
7. Commissioner Comments  
8. Consent Calendar  
Action:  
8a.  
Approval of Commission Minutes of the July 24, 2024 Meeting  
Commission Approval  
Attachments:  
Administration Committee  
8b.  
Contract - Priority Sites Technical Assistance: Aaron Welch Planning  
($4,421,000).  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Presenter:  
Mark Shorett  
Attachments:  
8c.  
Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Resolution No. 4637,  
Revised Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Overall Work Program (OWP)  
Amendment No. 2.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Oscar Quintanilla Lopez  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
Programming and Allocations Committee  
8d.  
MTC Resolution No. 4519, Revised - Programming of Transit  
Transformation Action Plan Funding to Operators for Clipper BayPass  
Phase 1 Pilot.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
William Bacon  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
8e.  
MTC Resolution Nos. 3989, Revised and 4505, Revised. Various revisions  
to the MTC Exchange Program and One Bay Area Grant (OBAG 3)  
Program.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Thomas Arndt  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
8f.  
MTC Resolution Nos. 4629, Revised; 4651, Revised; 4652, Revised;  
4653, Revised; 4654, Revised; and 4668.  
Proposed action revises FY2024-25 MNTC Fund Estimate, allocates  
$74.3 million in FY2024-25 Transportation Development Act, State Transit  
Assistance, and Regional Measure 2, Regional Measure 3 and Senate Bill  
125 funds to three transit operators in the region.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Luis Garcia  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
8g.  
MTC Resolution No. 4545, Revised. 2023 Transportation Improvement  
Program (TIP) Amendment 2023-33.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
John Saelee  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
8h.  
MTC Resolution No. 4650, Revised.  
Revisions to the Regional Early Action Planning Grant (REAP 2) program,  
including a 6% budget cut to MTC’s total grant amount, to reflect the  
statewide funding cut to the REAP 2 grant.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Valerie Coleman  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee  
8i.  
MTC Resolution No. 3931, Revised - Policy Advisory Council Appointment  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Presenter:  
K-Nam Miller  
Attachments:  
Regional Network Management Committee  
8j.  
MTC Resolution No. 4662: Clipper BayPass Phase 2 Pilot - Allocation and  
Authorization to Distribute Revenues to Transit Operators  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
William Bacon  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
Committee Reports  
9. Programming and Allocations Committee (Chavez)  
9a.  
MTC Resolution Nos. 4614, Revised; 4586, Revised; and 4595, Revised.  
Allocation of $85.5 million in Regional Measure 3 (RM3) capital funds to  
Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), Contra Costa  
Transportation Authority (CCTA), and Solano Transportation Authority  
(STA).  
Recommended allocations of a net total of $85.5 million in RM3 capital  
funds to three projects:  
·
RM3 Project 5, Ferry Enhancement Program - $18 million to WETA for  
Three 149-passenger Electric Ferry Vessels (RM3 Project #5.4).  
RM3 Project 19, Contra Costa I-680/SR-4 Interchange Improvements -  
·
$3 million to CCTA for the design of the I-680/SR-4 Interchange  
Improvements Phase 1, 2A, and 4 (RM3 Project 19.1).  
·
RM3 Project 22, Interstate 80 Westbound Truck Scales - $69 million to  
STA for the construction phase and an allocation amendment to rescind  
$4.5 million in RM3 funds from the right of way phase of the I-80  
Westbound Truck Scales project (RM3 Project 22).  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Karl Anderson  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
9b.  
MTC Resolution Nos. 4663 and 4664. Endorsements and Nominations for  
2024 State Funding Opportunities: Transit and Intercity Rail Capital  
Program (TIRCP), Solutions for Congested Corridors (SCC), and Trade  
Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP).  
Recommended Commission endorsements for regional applications to the  
state TIRCP, and nominations for the SCC, and TCEP funding programs.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Presenter:  
Anne Spevack and Kenneth Kao  
Attachments:  
9c.  
MTC Resolution Nos. 4645 and 4646. Adoption of the 2025 Transportation  
Improvement Program (TIP) and Transportation-Air Quality Conformity  
Analysis for the 2025 TIP.  
The federally required TIP is a comprehensive listing of all Bay Area  
surface transportation projects that receive federal funds, are subject to a  
federally required action or are regionally significant for air quality  
conformity purposes. MTC is required to make a positive air quality  
conformity determination for the TIP and Plan in accordance with EPA’s  
transportation conformity regulations and MTC’s Bay Area Air Quality  
Conformity Procedures.  
Action:  
Commission for Approval  
Libby Nachman  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
10. Legislation Committee Report (Canepa)  
10a.  
Proposition 5: Affordable Housing and Public Infrastructure Vote Threshold  
State constitutional amendment to allow local bonds for affordable housing  
for low- and middle-income Californians or for public infrastructure,  
including roads and public transportation, water and fire protection, to be  
approved by 55 percent of voters.  
Action:  
Support / ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Support / Commission Approval  
Presenter:  
Julie Snyder  
Attachments:  
10b.  
Proposition 4: Authorizes Bonds for Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire  
Prevention, and Protecting Communities and Natural Lands from Climate  
Risks  
Authorizes $10 billion in state General Obligation bonds for various  
projects to reduce climate risks and impacts.  
Action:  
Support / ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Support / Commission Approval  
Presenter:  
Julie Snyder  
Attachments:  
11. Public Comment / Other Business  
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12. Adjournment / Next Meetings:  
The next meeting of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission will be held on  
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street, San  
Francisco, CA.