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Meeting Minutes

Metropolitan Transportation Commission

Alfredo Pedroza, Chair Nick Josefowitz, Vice Chair

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

9:35 AM

Board Room - 1st Floor

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

Chair Pedroza called the meeting to order at 9:35 a.m.

1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum

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Present:

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

Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner

Fleming, Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Commissioner

Noack, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt, and Commissioner Spering

5 -

Absent:

Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner

Ronen, and Commissioner Thao

Commissioner Fleming and Commissioner Moulton-Peters invoked AB 2449 (just cause) due to illness

and were counted as present for the meeting.

Non-Voting Commissioners Present: Commissioner Giacopini and Commissioner Schaaf

Non-Voting Commissioner Absent: Commissioner El-Tawansy

2. Pledge of Allegiance / Acknowledgement of the Flag

3. Compensation Announcement (Clerk)

4. Chair's Report

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Transportation Revenue Measure Select Committee Update

Information

4a.

Action:

Commissioner Spering provided an update on the work of the Transportation

Revenue Measure Select Committee.

5. Policy Advisory Council Report

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Policy Advisory Council Report

Information

5a.

Action:

Pamela Campos, Policy Advisory Council Chair, gave the report.

Adina Levin gave public comment.

6. Executive Director's Report

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Executive Director's Report

Information

6a.

Action:

Andrew Fremier, Executive Director, gave the report.

Cindy Wu and Kate White gave public comment.

7. Commissioner Comments

8. Consent Calendar

Upon the motion by Commissioner Glover and seconded by Commissioner

Dutra-Vernaci, the Commission unanimously approved the Consent Calendar by

the following vote:

13 -

Aye:

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

Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner

Fleming, Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Commissioner

Noack, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt and Commissioner Spering

5 -

Absent:

Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner

Ronen and Commissioner Thao

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Approval of Commission Minutes of the July 24, 2024 Meeting

Commission Approval

8a.

Action:

Administration Committee

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8b.

Contract - Priority Sites Technical Assistance: Aaron Welch Planning

($4,421,000).

Action:

Commission Approval

Mark Shorett

Presenter:

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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:

Programming and Allocations Committee

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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:

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8e.

MTC Resolution Nos. 3989, Revised; 4202, Revised; and 4505, Revised.

Various revisions to the One Bay Area Grant (OBAG 2 and 3) and MTC

exchange programs, including programming $8.5 million to Priority

Conservation Area (PCA) projects, $4.6 million to various projects within

the Regional Vision Zero/Safety Program, and $4.0 million to Innovative

Deployments for Enhanced Arterials Transit Signal Priority (IDEA TSP)

and Bus Accelerated Infrastructure Delivery (BusAID) projects.

Action:

Commission Approval

Thomas Arndt

Presenter:

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8f.

MTC Resolution Nos. 4629, Revised; 4651, Revised; 4652, Revised;

4653, Revised; 4654, Revised; and 4668.

The proposed action revises the FY2024-25 MTC Fund Estimate and

allocates $141.4 million in FY2024-25 Transportation Development Act

(TDA), State Transit Assistance (STA), Regional Measure 2 (RM2),

Regional Measure 3 (RM3), and Senate Bill 125 (SB 125) funds to four

transit operators to support transit operations and capital projects in the

region.

Action:

Commission Approval

Luis Garcia

Presenter:

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8g.

8h.

MTC Resolution No. 4545, Revised. 2023 Transportation Improvement

Program (TIP) Amendment 2023-33.

Action:

Commission Approval

John Saelee

Presenter:

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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:

Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee

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MTC Resolution No. 3931, Revised - Policy Advisory Council Appointment

8i.

Action:

Commission Approval

Presenter:

Kỳ-Nam Miller

Regional Network Management Committee

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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:

Committee Reports

9. Programming and Allocations Committee (Chavez)

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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:

Commissioner Glover was absent for the vote on agenda item 9a.

Upon the motion by Commissioner Chavez and seconded by Commissioner

Papan, the Commission unanimously adopted MTC Resolution Nos. 4614,

Revised; 4586, Revised; and 4595, Revised. The motion carried by the following

vote:

12 -

Aye:

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

Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner

Fleming, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Noack, Commissioner

Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt and Commissioner Spering

6 -

Absent:

Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner

Miley, Commissioner Ronen and Commissioner Thao

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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

Upon the motion by Commissioner Chavez and seconded by Commissioner

Abe-Koga, the Commission unanimously adopted MTC Resolution Nos. 4663 and

4664. The motion carried by the following vote:

13 -

Aye:

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

Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner

Fleming, Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Commissioner

Noack, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt and Commissioner Spering

5 -

Absent:

Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner

Ronen and Commissioner Thao

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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:

Upon the motion by Commissioner Chavez and seconded by Commissioner

Glover, the Commission unanimously adopted MTC Resolution Nos. 4645 and

4646. The motion carried by the following vote:

13 -

Aye:

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

Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner

Fleming, Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Commissioner

Noack, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt and Commissioner Spering

5 -

Absent:

Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner

Ronen and Commissioner Thao

10. Legislation Committee Report (Canepa)

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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

Upon the motion by Commissioner Canepa and seconded by Commissioner

Glover, the Commission unanimously adopted a support position on Proposition

5. The motion carried by the following vote:

13 -

Aye:

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

Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner

Fleming, Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Commissioner

Noack, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt and Commissioner Spering

5 -

Absent:

Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner

Ronen and Commissioner Thao

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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

Upon the motion by Commissioner Canepa and seconded by Commissioner

Dutra-Vernaci, the Commission unanimously adopted a support position on

Proposition 4. The motion carried by the following vote:

13 -

Aye:

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

Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner

Fleming, Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Commissioner

Noack, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt and Commissioner Spering

5 -

Absent:

Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner

Ronen and Commissioner Thao

11. Public Comment / Other Business