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Meeting Minutes

Metropolitan Transportation Commission

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

9:35 AM

Board Room - 1st Floor

Roster:

Margaret Abe-Koga, Eddie Ahn, Candace Andersen, Pat Burt, David Canepa, Dina El-Tawansy*,

Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Victoria Fleming, Dorene M. Giacopini*, Alicia John-Baptiste, Rebecca

Kaplan, Matt Mahan, Amber Manfree, Mitch Mashburn, Myrna Melgar, Nate Miley, Stephanie

Moulton-Peters, Sue Noack, Gina Papan, Belia Ramos, Libby Schaaf*

*Non-Voting Members

With the vacancy of a Chair and Vice Chair, Commissioner Papan called the meeting

to order at 9:42 a.m.

1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum

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Present:

Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Andersen, Commissioner Ahn,

Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Fleming, Vice Chair

Moulton-Peters, Chair Noack, Commissioner John-Baptiste, Commissioner

Manfree, Commissioner Burt, Commissioner Mashburn, Commissioner Ramos,

Commissioner Melgar, Kaplan, Mahan, and Papan

1 - Commissioner Miley

Absent:

Commissioner Kaplan invoked AB 2449 due to childcare and was counted as present.

Commissioner Abe-Koga arrived during agenda item 6a.

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. Past Chair's Report

5. Ad-Hoc Nominating Committee Report and Election of Officers

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Closing of Nominations and Election of Officers

Commission Approval

5a.

Action:

Upon the motion by Commissioner Fleming and seconded by Commissioner

Canepa, the Commission unanimously elected Sue Noack as Chair, and

Stephanie Moulton-Peters as Vice Chair of the Commission for the next two-year

term. The motion carried by the following vote:

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Aye:

Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner Andersen, Commissioner Ashcraft,

Commissioner Burt, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner

John-Baptiste, Kaplan, Mahan, Commissioner Manfree, Commissioner Mashburn,

Commissioner Melgar, Vice Chair Moulton-Peters, Chair Noack, Papan and

Commissioner Ramos

2 - Commissioner Abe-Koga and Commissioner Miley

Absent:

6. New Chair's Report

Commissioner Abe-Koga arrived during agenda item 6.

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6a.

MTC Resolution No. 4693. Resolution of Appreciation for State Senator

Nancy Skinner

Action:

Commission Approval

Upon the motion by Commissioner Ashcraft and seconded by Papan, the

Commission unanimously adopted MTC Resolution No. 4693. The motion carried

by the following vote:

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Aye:

Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner Andersen,

Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Burt, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner

Fleming, Commissioner John-Baptiste, Kaplan, Mahan, Commissioner Manfree,

Commissioner Mashburn, Commissioner Melgar, Vice Chair Moulton-Peters, Chair

Noack, Papan and Commissioner Ramos

1 - Commissioner Miley

Absent:

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6b.

MTC Resolution No. 4697. Resolution of Appreciation for Commissioner

Nick Josefowitz on the occasion of his departure from MTC

Action:

Commission Approval

Aleta Dupree (Team Folds) was called to speak.

Upon the motion by Papan and seconded by Vice Chair Moulton-Peters, the

Commission unanimously adopted MTC Resolution No. 4697. The motion carried

by the following vote:

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Aye:

Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner Andersen,

Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Burt, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner

Fleming, Commissioner John-Baptiste, Kaplan, Mahan, Commissioner Manfree,

Commissioner Mashburn, Commissioner Melgar, Vice Chair Moulton-Peters, Chair

Noack, Papan and Commissioner Ramos

1 - Commissioner Miley

Absent:

7. Policy Advisory Council Report

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Policy Advisory Council Report

Information

7a.

Action:

8. Executive Director's Report (Fremier)

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Executive Director’s Report

Information

8a.

Action:

Andrew Fremier gave the report.

Aleta Dupree (Team Folds) was called to speak.

9. Commissioner Comments

10. Consent Calendar

Upon the motion by Commissioner Andersen and seconded by Commissioner

Melgar, the Commission unanimously approved the Consent Calendar by the

following vote:

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Aye:

Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner Andersen,

Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Burt, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner

Fleming, Commissioner John-Baptiste, Kaplan, Mahan, Commissioner Manfree,

Commissioner Mashburn, Commissioner Melgar, Vice Chair Moulton-Peters, Chair

Noack, Papan and Commissioner Ramos

1 - Commissioner Miley

Absent:

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Approval of the Commission Minutes of the January 22, 2025 meeting

Commission Approval

10a.

10b.

Action:

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Contract - Transit Oriented Communities Policy (TOC) Technical

Assistance: PlaceWorks, Inc. ($1,600,000)

Action:

Commission Approval

Presenter:

Sophie Gabel-Scheinbaum

Programming and Allocations Committee

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10c.

MTC Resolution No. 4650, Revised. Revisions to the Regional Early Action

Planning Grant (REAP 2) program to reflect changes within the Regional

Housing Technical Assistance (RHTA) program.

Action:

Commission Approval

Valerie Coleman

Presenter:

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10d.

10e.

MTC Resolution No. 4646, Revised. 2025 Transportation Improvement

Program (TIP) Amendment 2025-05.

Action:

Commission Approval

John Saelee

Presenter:

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MTC Resolution No. 4614, Revised. Allocation of $14.1 million in Regional

Measure 3 (RM3) Capital Funds to Water Emergency Transportation

Authority (WETA).

Action:

Commission Approval

Julieth Ortiz

Presenter:

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10f.

MTC Resolution Nos. 4202, Revised and 4505, Revised. Various revisions

to the One Bay Area Grant (OBAG 2 and 3) programs, including

programming $5 million for Housing Incentive Pool (HIP) projects and $1

million to MTC for Adaptive Ramp Metering on SR4 in Contra Costa

County.

Action:

Commission Approval

Thomas Arndt

Presenter:

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10g.

MTC Resolution Nos. 4651, Revised; and 4654, Revised. The proposed

action allocates $7.6 million in FY2024-25 Transportation Development Act

(TDA) and Regional Measure 3 (RM3) funds to two transit operators to

support transit operations and capital projects in the region.

Action:

Commission Approval

Luis Garcia

Presenter:

Legislation Committee

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10h.

Senate Bill 71 (Wiener): Environmental Streamlining for Sustainable

Transportation

Action:

Support / Commission Approval

Georgia Gann Dohrmann

Presenter:

Committee Report

11. Programming and Allocations Committee Report (Miley)

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11a.

MTC Resolution No. 4688. FY 2025-26 MTC Fund Estimate.

Annual Fund Estimate and proposed apportionment and distribution of

approximately $1 billion in Transportation Development Act (TDA) Local

Transportation Fund, State Transit Assistance (STA), State of Good

Repair (SGR) Program, Assembly Bill 1107 (AB 1107), transit-related

bridge toll, and Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) funds

for FY 2025-26.

Action:

Commission Approval

Terence Lee

Presenter:

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

Commission unanimously adopted MTC Resolution No. 4688. The motion carried

by the following vote:

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Aye:

Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner Andersen,

Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Burt, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner

Fleming, Commissioner John-Baptiste, Kaplan, Mahan, Commissioner Manfree,

Commissioner Mashburn, Commissioner Melgar, Vice Chair Moulton-Peters, Chair

Noack, Papan and Commissioner Ramos

1 - Commissioner Miley

Absent:

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11b.

MTC Resolution No. 4689. Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Productivity

Improvement Program (PIP).

Recommended adoption of the FY 2024-25 PIP which incorporates the

Senate Bill 125 Regional Accountability Measures for emergency transit

funding, and update on operator progress toward Senate Bill 125 Regional

Accountability Measures.

Action:

Commission Approval

Raleigh McCoy

Presenter:

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

Ashcraft, the Commission unanimously adopted MTC Resolution No. 4689. The

motion carried by the following vote:

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Aye:

Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner Andersen,

Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Burt, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner

Fleming, Commissioner John-Baptiste, Kaplan, Mahan, Commissioner Manfree,

Commissioner Mashburn, Commissioner Melgar, Vice Chair Moulton-Peters, Chair

Noack, Papan and Commissioner Ramos

1 - Commissioner Miley

Absent:

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11c.

MTC Resolution Nos. 4633, Revised; and 4639, Revised. Adoption of the

2025 Regional Active Transportation Program (ATP) Cycle 7 Program of

Projects and Adoption of the Regional Measure 3 (RM3) Safe Routes to

Transit & Bay Trail Program (SR2TBT) Cycle 1 Program of Projects.

i. MTC Resolution No. 4633, Revised. Adoption of the 2025 Regional

ATP Cycle 7 Program of Projects and Funding Target Update; and

ii. MTC Resolution No. 4639, Revised. Adoption of the RM3 SR2TBT

Cycle 1 Program of Projects, which programs $75 million in new funding

capacity covering FY 2024-25 through FY 2027-28.

Action:

Commission Approval

Karl Anderson

Presenter:

Upon the motion by Commissioner Canepa and seconded by Commissioner

Abe-Koga, the Commission unanimously adopted MTC Resolution Nos. 4633,

Revised; and 4639, Revised. The motion carried by the following vote:

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Aye:

Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner Andersen,

Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Burt, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner

Fleming, Commissioner John-Baptiste, Kaplan, Mahan, Commissioner Manfree,

Commissioner Mashburn, Commissioner Melgar, Vice Chair Moulton-Peters, Chair

Noack, Papan and Commissioner Ramos

1 - Commissioner Miley

Absent:

12. Legislation Committee Report (Canepa)

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12a.

Regional Transportation Revenue Measure Polling Results

Overview by EMC Research, Inc. (EMC) of polling results related to a future

regional transportation revenue measure.

Action:

Information

Presenter:

Rebecca Long

Written correspondence was received from Bill Hough, MIke Cluster, Mike

Wilmar, Marjorie Alvord, Carter Lavin, Neil Williams, and Regina Islas.

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12b.

Transportation Revenue Measure Principles

Legislative update on enabling legislation for a transportation revenue

measure and draft principles to guide MTC’s advocacy.

Action:

Commission Approval

Rebecca Long

Presenter:

Commissioner Mahan and Commissioner Melgar left during agenda item 12b.

Written correspondence was received from East Bay Transit Riders Union and

Bay Area Council.

The following members of the public were called to speak: Sebastian Petty

(SPUR), Alex Walker (BART), Carter Lavin (Voices for SF Transportation), Laurel

Peddit (Public Advocates), Peter Straus (SF Transit Riders), Emily Wheeler

(Public Advocates), Adina Levin (Voices for Public Transportation), Suzanne

Kamille, Adam Hall (SJSU), Sara Greenwald (Voices for SF Transportation),

Tommaso Boggia, Ann Harvey (360 east Bay), Bob Allen (Urban Habitat), Sarah

Blain (Genesis / Voices for Public Transit), Anthony (East Bay Transit Riders

Union), Jordan Grimes (Greenbelt Alliance), Aidan Jones (San Francisco Transit

Riders), Sonia Herrera, and Connor Tang (Voices for Public Transportation).

Upon the motion by Commissioner Canepa and seconded by Commissioner

John-Baptiste, the Commission unanimously approved enabling legislation for a

transportation revenue measure and draft principles to guide MTC’s advocacy.

The motion carried by the following vote:

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Aye:

Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner Andersen,

Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Burt, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner

Fleming, Commissioner John-Baptiste, Kaplan, Commissioner Manfree,

Commissioner Mashburn, Vice Chair Moulton-Peters, Chair Noack, Papan and

Commissioner Ramos

3 - Mahan, Commissioner Melgar and Commissioner Miley

Absent:

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12c.

Senate Bill (SB) 239 (Arreguín): Ralph M. Brown Act Teleconferencing

Reform

Co-sponsor SB 239 (Arreguín) to expand remote meeting options for

non-decision-making local legislative bodies - including advisory boards -

that do not take final action.

Action:

Co-Sponsor / Commission Approval

Georgia Gann Dohrmann

Presenter:

Commissioner Melgar returned during agenda item 12c. Chair Noack and

Commissioner Papan were absent during agenda item 12c.

The following members of the public were called to speak: Aleta Dupree, Adina

Levin, Carol Taylor (IHSS), Anne Olivia Eldred (MTC Policy Advisory Council), and

Randi Kinman (MTC Policy Advisory Council).

Upon the motion by Commissioner Canepa and seconded by Vice Chair

Moulton-Peters, the Commission unanimously approved co-sponsoring Senate

Bill 239 (Arreguín). The motion carried by the following vote:

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Aye:

Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner Andersen,

Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Burt, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner

Fleming, Commissioner John-Baptiste, Kaplan, Commissioner Manfree,

Commissioner Mashburn, Commissioner Melgar, Vice Chair Moulton-Peters and

Commissioner Ramos

4 - Mahan, Commissioner Miley, Chair Noack and Papan

Absent:

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12d.

Regional Housing Needs Allocation Credit for Preservation

Co-sponsor a bill by Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva to allow cities

and counties to earn credit toward their Regional Housing Needs

Allocation (RHNA) targets by preserving “naturally occurring affordable

housing” with long-term deed restrictions.

Action:

Co-Sponsor / Commission Approval

Julie Snyder

Presenter:

Upon the motion by Commissioner Canepa and seconded by Commissioner

Ashcraft, the Commission unanimously approved co-sponsoring the Regional

Housing Needs Allocation Credit for Preservation Bill. The motion carried by the

following vote:

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Aye:

Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner Andersen,

Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Burt, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner

Fleming, Commissioner John-Baptiste, Kaplan, Commissioner Manfree,

Commissioner Mashburn, Commissioner Melgar, Vice Chair Moulton-Peters and

Commissioner Ramos

4 - Mahan, Commissioner Miley, Chair Noack and Papan

Absent: