Minutes - Metropolitan Transportation Commission

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San Francisco, CA 94105

Meeting Minutes

Metropolitan Transportation Commission

Sue Noack, Chair Stephanie Moulton-Peters, Vice Chair

9:35 AM

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Board Room - 1st Floor

Roster:

Sue Noack (Chair), Stephanie Moulton-Peters (Vice Chair),

Margaret Abe-Koga, Eddie Ahn, David Ambuehl*, Candace Andersen,

Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Pat Burt, Noelia Corzo, Victoria Fleming,

Dorene M. Giacopini*, Alicia John-Baptiste, Barbara Lee, Matt Mahan,

Amber Manfree, Mitch Mashburn, Myrna Melgar, Nate Miley, Gina Papan,

Belia Ramos, Libby Schaaf*

*Non-Voting Members

Chair Noack called the meeting to order at approximately 10:20 a.m.

1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum

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Present:

Vice Chair Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn,

Commissioner Andersen, Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Burt,

Commissioner Corzo, Commissioner Manfree, Commissioner Mashburn,

Commissioner Melgar, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Papan, and

Commissioner Ramos

5 -

Absent:

Chair Noack, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner John-Baptiste, Commissioner

Lee, and Commissioner Mahan

Commissioner Abe-Koga arrived during agenda item 2.

Commissioner Ezzy-Ashcraft arrived during agenda item 4.

Commissioner Burt participated remotely from the noticed location at Hudson Loft, 1200 S Hope St,

Los Angeles, CA

Commissioner Manfree participated remotely invoking Government Code 54953.8.3(c)(3) due to an

injury.

Non-Voting Commissioners Present: Commissioner Giacopini (participated remotedly under

Government Code s. 54953(c)) and Commissioner Schaaf

Non-Voting Commissioner Absent: Commissioner Ambuehl

2. Pledge of Allegiance / Acknowledgement of the Flag

3. Compensation Announcement (Clerk)

4. Chair's Report

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4a.

MTC Resolution No. 4766. Resolution of Appreciation for Kenneth Folan

on the occasion of his retirement from MTC

Action:

Commission Approval

Upon the motion by Commissioner Papan and seconded by Commissioner

Abe-Koga, the Commission unanimously adopted MTC Resolution No. 4766. The

motion carried by the following vote:

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Aye:

Vice Chair Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn,

Commissioner Andersen, Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Burt,

Commissioner Corzo, Commissioner Manfree, Commissioner Mashburn,

Commissioner Melgar, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Papan and

Commissioner Ramos

5 -

Absent:

Chair Noack, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner John-Baptiste, Commissioner

Lee and Commissioner Mahan

5. MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council Report

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MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council Report

5a.

Action:

Information

Presenter:

MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council Chair Chair Lieu

Chair Lieu gave the report.

6. Executive Director's Report

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Executive Director's Report

6a.

Action:

Information

Presenter:

Andrew Fremier

Executive Director Fremier gave the report.

7. Commissioner Comments

Commissioner Ahn and Commissioner Papan provided comments.

8. Public Hearing: Assembly Bill 2561 Report to Commission

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8a.

MTC Vacancy Rates and Recruitment and Retention - AB 2561 Public

Hearing

Action:

Information

Presenter:

Mike Aycock

9. Consent Calendar

Upon the motion by Commissioner Andersen and seconded by Commissioner

Ezzy-Ashcraft, the Commission unanimously approved the Consent Calendar by

the following vote:

13 -

Aye:

Vice Chair Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn,

Commissioner Andersen, Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Burt,

Commissioner Corzo, Commissioner Manfree, Commissioner Mashburn,

Commissioner Melgar, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Papan and

Commissioner Ramos

5 -

Absent:

Chair Noack, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner John-Baptiste, Commissioner

Lee and Commissioner Mahan

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Approval of the Commission Minutes of the March 25, 2026 meeting

Commission Approval

9a.

Action:

Administration Committee (Commission Consent)

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9b.

MTC Resolution No. 4755. Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 Overall Work

Program (OWP).

Action:

Commission Approval

Dave Vautin

Presenter:

Programming and Allocations Committee (Commission Consent)

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9c.

MTC Resolution Nos. 4731, Revised; 4660, Revised; 4607, Revised; and

4584, Revised. Allocation of $37.13 million in Regional Measure 3 (RM3)

Capital Funds to the City of Alameda, the City of Fremont, the Metropolitan

Transportation Commission (MTC), and the Eastern Contra Costa Transit

Authority (ECCTA); rescission of $1 million in RM3 Capital Funds from the

Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) and $219,404 in RM3 Capital Funds from

ECCTA; and update on RM3 Project 17, Dumbarton Corridor

Improvements Program.

Action:

Commission Approval

Karl Andersen

Presenter:

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9d.

9e.

MTC Resolution Nos. 4510, Revised; and 4674, Revised. Transit Capital

Priorities Program FYs 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26.

Action:

Commission Approval

Craig Bosman

Presenter:

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Concurrence Request for State Transportation Improvement Program

(STIP) Amendment Requests in Sonoma & Santa Clara Counties

Action:

Commission Approval

Karl Anderson

Presenter:

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9f.

MTC Resolution No. 4709, Revised. FY2025-26 Transportation

Development Act (TDA) operating funds.

Action:

Commission Approval

Luis Garcia

Presenter:

Regional Network Management Committee (Commission Consent)

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9g.

MTC Resolution No. 4610, Revised. Regional Network Management

(RNM) Customer Advisory Group Charter - New Member Appointments

Action:

Commission Approval

Josie Ahrens

Presenter:

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9h.

MTC Resolution No. 4662, Revised. Clipper BayPass Phase 2 Pilot -

Allocation and Authorization to Distribute Revenues to Transit Operators

Action:

Commission Approval

William Bacon

Presenter:

Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee (Commission Consent)

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9i.

Assembly Bill 1837 (Gonzalez): Bus Camera Parking Enforcement

Reauthorization

Makes permanent the forward-facing camera pilot program authorized by

the MTC-supported Assembly Bill (AB) 917 (Bloom, 2021), which enables

transit agencies to utilize video imaging to enforce parking violations at bus

stops and on bus-only lanes.

Action:

Support / Commission Approval

Jadie Moar

Presenter:

Committee Reports

10. Programming and Allocations Committee Report (Fleming)

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10a.

Regional Approach and Prioritization Principles for Bay Area Senate Bill 1

(SB1) Competitive Program Nominations.

Proposed Regional Approach and Prioritization Principles for Bay Area

SB1 competitive program nominations, including Solutions for Congested

Corridors, Trade Corridor Enhancement, and Local Partnership Programs

Action:

Commission Approval

Kenneth Kao

Presenter:

Commissioner Andersen left during agenda item 10a.

Upon the motion by Commissioner Melgar and seconded by Commissioner

Ezzy-Ashcraft, the Commission unanimously approved the Regional Approach

and Prioritization Principles for Bay Area SB1 Competitive Program Nominations.

The motion carried by the following vote:

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Aye:

Vice Chair Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn,

Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Burt, Commissioner Corzo, Commissioner

Manfree, Commissioner Mashburn, Commissioner Melgar, Commissioner Miley,

Commissioner Papan and Commissioner Ramos

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Absent:

Chair Noack, Commissioner Andersen, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner

John-Baptiste, Commissioner Lee and Commissioner Mahan

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10b.

Regional Measure 3 (RM 3) Express Lanes Programming & Allocation

i. MTC Resolution No. 4411, Revised. Programming of RM3 Express

Lanes Program $60 Million Reserve. Programming of $60 Million from

RM3 Express Lanes Category for the I-680 Completion Project in Contra

Costa County and U.S. 101 Express Lanes Phase 5 in Santa Clara

County.

ii. MTC Resolution No. 4759. Allocation of $33.9 million in Regional

Measure 3 (RM3) Capital Funds to the Contra Costa Transportation

Authority for the I-680 Northbound Express Lane Completion Project in

Contra Costa County.

Action:

Commission Approval

Presenter:

David Man and Kenneth Kao

Abibat Rahmen Davies (Transform) gave public comment.

Upon the motion by Commissioner Melgar and seconded by Commissioner

Abe-Koga, the Commission unanimously adopted MTC Resolution Nos. 4411,

Revised and 4759. The motion carried by the following vote:

12 -

6 -

Aye:

Vice Chair Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn,

Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Burt, Commissioner Corzo, Commissioner

Manfree, Commissioner Mashburn, Commissioner Melgar, Commissioner Miley,

Commissioner Papan and Commissioner Ramos

Absent:

Chair Noack, Commissioner Andersen, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner

John-Baptiste, Commissioner Lee and Commissioner Mahan

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10c.

MTC Resolution No. 4273, Revised. FY 2025-26 Cap and Trade Low

Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) Cycle A and B and FY

2025-26 Transit Performance Initiative (TPI) Award Recommendations.

Approval of MTC’s FY 2025-26 Low Carbon Transit Operations (LCTOP)

program (MTC Resolution No. 4273, Revised) distributing $12.9 million in

Cycle A population-based LCTOP funds, and an estimated $6.4 million in

Cycle B population-based funds. Includes recommendation of awards for

the competitive FY 2025-26 Transit Performance Initiative (TPI) program.

Action:

Commission Approval

Anne Meeple

Presenter:

Upon the motion by Commissioner Melgar and seconded by Commissioner

Ezzy-Ashcraft, the Commission unanimously adopted MTC Resolution No. 4273,

Revised. The motion carried by the following vote:

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Aye:

Vice Chair Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn,

Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Burt, Commissioner Corzo, Commissioner

Manfree, Commissioner Mashburn, Commissioner Melgar, Commissioner Miley,

Commissioner Papan and Commissioner Ramos

6 -

Absent:

Chair Noack, Commissioner Andersen, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner

John-Baptiste, Commissioner Lee and Commissioner Mahan

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10d.

MTC Resolution Nos. 3989, Revised, 4505, Revised, and 4740, Revised.

One Bay Area Grant (OBAG 3 and 4) and MTC exchange program

Revisions.

Revisions to OBAG 3 and 4 and MTC exchange programs, including

programming $11,607,000 to Caltrans for the Resilient SR 37 project,

$10,000,000 to MTC for the Community Action Resource and

Empowerment Participatory Budgeting-Project Delivery program, and

$2,000,000 to MTC for Pavement Management programs.

Action:

Commission Approval

Thomas Arndt

Presenter:

Upon the motion by Commissioner Melgar and seconded by Commissioner

Abe-Koga, the Commission unanimously adopted MTC Resolution Nos. 3989,

Revised, 4505, Revised, and 4740, Revised. The motion carried by the following

vote:

12 -

Aye:

Vice Chair Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn,

Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Burt, Commissioner Corzo, Commissioner

Manfree, Commissioner Mashburn, Commissioner Melgar, Commissioner Miley,

Commissioner Papan and Commissioner Ramos

6 -

Absent:

Chair Noack, Commissioner Andersen, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner

John-Baptiste, Commissioner Lee and Commissioner Mahan

11. Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Report (John-Baptiste)

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11a.

Senate Bill 1411 (Stern): Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: High Speed

Rail

Revises California High Speed Rail funding conditions to eliminate the cap

on expenditures outside the Central Valley Merced-to-Bakersfield

segment.

Action:

Support and Seek Amendments / Commission Approval

Georgia Gann Dohrmann

Presenter:

The following members of the public were called to speak: David Tran (City

of San Jose) and Roland Lebrun.

David Tran (City of San Jose) and Rolan Lebrun gave public comment.

Upon the motion by Vice Chair Moulton-Peters and seconded by Commissioner

Ashcraft, the Commission adopted a support and seek amendments position for

SB 1411 (Stern). The motion carried by the following vote:

11 -

Aye:

Vice Chair Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn,

Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Burt, Commissioner Corzo, Commissioner

Manfree, Commissioner Melgar, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Papan and

Commissioner Ramos

1 - Commissioner Mashburn

Nay:

6 -

Absent:

Chair Noack, Commissioner Andersen, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner

John-Baptiste, Commissioner Lee and Commissioner Mahan

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11b.

Senate Bill 1375 (Cortese): Diridon Station Environmental Streamlining

Expedites Diridon Station project delivery by exempting the project from

the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review, provided the

project complies with certain provisions.

Action:

Support

Presenter:

Georgia Gann Dohrmann

Upon the motion by Vice Chair Moulton-Peters and seconded by Commissioner

Abe-Koga, the Commission unanimously adopted a support position for SB 1375

(Cortese). The motion carried by the following vote:

12 -

Aye:

Vice Chair Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn,

Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Burt, Commissioner Corzo, Commissioner

Manfree, Commissioner Mashburn, Commissioner Melgar, Commissioner Miley,

Commissioner Papan and Commissioner Ramos

6 -

Absent:

Chair Noack, Commissioner Andersen, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner

John-Baptiste, Commissioner Lee and Commissioner Mahan