Metropolitan Transportation

Commission

Bay Area Metro Center

375 Beale Street

San Francisco, CA 94105

Meeting Minutes

Programming and Allocations Committee

Cindy Chavez, Chair Nate Miley, Vice Chair

10:40 AM

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Board Room - 1st Floor

Roster

Cindy Chavez (Chair), Nate Miley (Vice Chair),

Margaret Abe-Koga, Victoria Fleming, Federal D. Glover,

Gina Papan, Hillary Ronen, Sheng Thao

Non-Voting Members: Dina El-Tawansy, Libby Schaaf

1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum

7 -

Present:

Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Glover,

Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Miley, Vice Chair Papan, and Commissioner

Ronen

1 - Commissioner Thao

Absent:

Chair Chavez called the meeting to order at 11:38 a.m.

Non-voting members present: Commissioner El-Tawansy and Commissioner Schaaf

Ex Officio Voting Members Present: Commission Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner

and Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci

Ad-Hoc Non-voting members present: Commissioner Giacopini

2. Consent Calendar

Upon the motion by Commissioner Glover and seconded by Commissioner

Papan, the Consent Calendar was unanimously approved by the following vote:

7 -

Aye:

Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Glover,

Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Miley, Vice Chair Papan and Commissioner

Ronen

1 - Commissioner Thao

Absent:

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2a.

Approval of Programming and Allocations Committee Minutes of May 8,

2024 Meeting.

Action:

Committee Approval

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2b.

2c.

MTC Resolution No. 4545, Revised. 2023 Transportation Improvement

Program (TIP) Amendment 2023-31.

Action:

Commission Approval

John Salee

Presenter:

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MTC Resolution No. 3664, Revised. Regional Measure 2 capital funds for

the design phase of the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority Transit

Signal Priority Upgrade and Expansion Project.

Action:

Commission Approval

Anne Spevack

Presenter:

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2d.

MTC Resolution Nos. 4615 Revised; 4635 Revised; and 4640. Allocation

of $22.7 million in Regional Measure 3 (RM3) capital funds to San

Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), San Mateo County

Transportation Authority (SMCTA), and Sonoma County Transportation

Authority (SCTA).

Recommended allocations of a total $22.7 million in RM3 capital funds to

four projects: 10) Muni Fleet Expansion & Facilities-$6.7 million to SFMTA

for the Vintage Streetcar Rehabilitation Project (RM3 Project #10.7),

$11.34 million to SFMTA for the New Flyer Midlife Overhaul Project (RM3

Project #10.8); 18) Highway 101/ State Route 92 Interchange-$2.7 million

to SMCTA for the US Highway 101/State Route 92 Area Improvements

Project (RM3 Project #18.1); and 20) Highway 101-Marin/Sonoma

Narrows-$2 million to SCTA for the Marin Sonoma Narrows Mitigation

Monitoring and Reporting Project (RM3 Project #20.2).

Action:

Commission Approval

Julieth Ortiz

Presenter:

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2e.

2f.

MTC Resolution No. 4657. Allocation of FY2024-25 Transportation

Development Act (TDA) funds to County Controllers for TDA administration

and to MTC for TDA administration and planning.

Action:

Commission Approval

Luis Garcia

Presenter:

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MTC Resolutions Nos. 3989, Revised and 4505, Revised. Revisions to the

One Bay Area Grant (OBAG 3) and MTC exchange programs to program

$5 million in non-federal MTC exchange funds to the Bay Area Housing

Finance Authority (BAHFA) for county election cost reimbursement related

to the 2024 regional housing bond measure.

Action:

Commission Approval

Thomas Arndt

Presenter:

3. Regional

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3a.

Housing Element Compliance and Related One Bay Area Grant (OBAG 2

and 3) Policies.

Update on regional Housing Element certifications and implementation of

MTC’s related policies for One Bay Area Grant (OBAG 2 and 3) recipients.

Action:

Information

Presenter:

Heather Peters and Thomas Arndt

The Committee requested that staff return to this Committee in November with a report on

the status of jurisdictions including jurisdictions without certification and an understanding

why certification is outstanding.

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3b.

MTC Resolution Nos. 4651, 4652, 4653, and 4655.

Allocation of $440.9 million in FY2024-25 Transportation Development Act

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

AB1107 funds to four transit operators and MTC to support transit

operations and capital projects in the region.

Action:

Commission Approval

Luis Garcia

Presenter:

Upon the motion by Commissioner Papan and seconded by Commissioner

Fleming, the Committee unanimously approved referral of MTC Resolution Nos.

4651, 4652, 4653 and 4655 to the Commission for approval with additional

direction to provide comprehensive accountability matrix related to allocations

supporting transit operations and capital allocations that identify which are

subject to TOC policies. The motion carried the following vote:

7 -

Aye:

Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Glover,

Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Miley, Vice Chair Papan and Commissioner

Ronen

1 - Commissioner Thao

Absent:

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3c.

MTC Resolution No. 4639. Adoption of the RM3 Safe Routes to Transit &

Bay Trail (SR2TBT) Grant Program Guidelines.

Action:

Commission Approval

Karl Anderson

Presenter:

Upon the motion by Commissioner Abe-Koga and seconded by Commissioner

Fleming, the

Committee unanimously approved the referral of MTC Resolution 4639 Adoption

of the RM3 Safe Routes to Transit & Bay Trail (SR2TBT) Grant Program Guidelines

to the Commission for approval. The motion carried by the following vote:

7 -

Aye:

Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Glover,

Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Miley, Vice Chair Papan and Commissioner

Ronen

1 - Commissioner Thao

Absent:

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3d.

MTC Resolution No. 4411, Revised. Initial Programming of RM3

Dumbarton Corridor Improvements project category.

Initial programming of the $130 million in RM3 Project #17, Dumbarton

Corridor Improvements. $72 million programmed to projects in Alameda

County, $32.5 million programmed to projects in San Mateo County, $5

million programmed to Bay Area Toll Authority projects, and $20.5 million

in a reserve for future programming.

Action:

Commission Approval

Craig Bosman

Presenter:

Commissioner Carol Dutra-Vernaci; Flavio Pullman; Diane Shaw, AC

Transit; Adina Levin, Transbay Coalition; and Anne Olivia Eldred were

called to speak.

Upon the motion by Commissioner Papan and seconded by Vice Chair Miley, the

Committee unanimously approved referral of MTC Resolution No. 4411, Revised

Initial Programming of RM3 Dumbarton Corridor Improvements Project Category

to the Commission for approval with the following conditions to allow project

sponsors to seek match funding that is not limited to

any one source, provide a definite timeline for accountability on the distribution

principle of retaining the purchasing power of RM3 and provide letters of support

from project co-sponsors. The motion carried by the following vote:

7 -

Aye:

Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Glover,

Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Miley, Vice Chair Papan and Commissioner

Ronen

1 - Commissioner Thao

Absent:

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3e.

Regional Measure 3 (RM3) Capital Program: Semi-Annual Update.

Report on the status of the RM3 capital program and the progress of

projects that have received RM3 capital funds.

Action:

Information

Presenter:

Anne Spevack

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3f.

California Transportation Commission (CTC) and State Funding

Programs.

Update on CTC and state funding programs under the CTC’s purview.

Information

Action:

Presenter:

Kenneth Kao

4. Public Comment / Other Business