Metropolitan Transportation  
Commission  
Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Policy Advisory Council Equity & Access Subcommittee  
Christine Fitzgerald, Chair  
Chair  
Johnny Parker Jr., Vice  
Friday, March 22, 2024  
11:00 AM  
Roster  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Pamela Campos, Anne Olivia Eldred*, Ilaf Esuf, Christine Fitzgerald (Chair), Gabriela Orantes,  
Johnny Parker Jr., (Vice Chair), Vinay Pimple, Terry Scott, Howard Wong, and Roland Wong  
*Alternate  
1. Call Meeting to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
7 -  
Present:  
Chair Chris Fitzgerald, Vice Chair Johnny Parker, Member Pamela Campos,  
Member Vinay Pimple, Member Terry Scott, Member Howard Wong and Member  
Roland Wong  
3 - (Alternate) Anne Olivia Eldred, Member Ilaf Esuf and Member Gabriela Orantes  
Excused:  
Member Christine (Chris) Fitzgerald invoked AB 2449.  
Policy Advisory Council Members Michael Baldini, Diana Benitez, Zack Deutsch-Gross, Randi Kinman,  
Charley Lavery, and Adina Levin were also in attendance.  
2. Welcome and Chair's Report - Christine Fitzgerald, Policy Advisory Council  
Equity & Access Subcommittee Chair  
24-0239  
Chair’s Report  
Information  
2a.  
Action:  
Presenter:  
Christine Fitzgerald, Policy Advisory Council Equity & Access  
Subcommittee Chair  
3. Approval  
24-0238  
Approval of the December 15, 2023 Meeting Minutes  
Subcommittee Approval  
3a.  
Action:  
Attachments:  
3a_24-0232_12-15-2023_Policy_Advisory_Council_Equity_and_Acces  
s_Subcommittee_Meeting_Minutes_Draft.pdf  
Upon the motion by Member Terry Scott and second by Member Howard Wong,  
the December 15, 2023 Meeting Minutes were unanimously approved. The motion  
carried by the following vote:  
7 -  
Aye:  
Chair Chris Fitzgerald, Vice Chair Johnny Parker, Member Pamela Campos,  
Member Vinay Pimple, Member Terry Scott, Member Roland Wong and Member  
Howard Wong  
3 - (Alternate) Anne Olivia Eldred, Member Ilaf Esuf and Member Gabriela Orantes  
Excused:  
4. Information  
24-0241  
4a.  
Express Lanes START SM: Six-Month Pilot Trends  
Report on trends emerging from Bay Area Infrastructure Financing  
Authority's (BAIFA's) low-income toll discount pilot on the Interstate 880  
(I-880) Express Lanes (named Express Lanes START) after six months of  
operation.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Pierce Gould and Barbara Laurenson  
Attachments:  
4ai_24-0241_Summary_Sheet_Express_Lanes_START_Six-Month_Pi  
lot_Trends.pdf  
4aii_24-0241_PowerPoint_Express_Lanes_START.pdf  
Adina Levin spoke on this item.  
24-0320  
4b.  
MTC’s Community Action Resource and Empowerment (CARE) Program  
Update of MTC’s CARE Cycle 1 - Power-Building and Engagement  
Program (Category 3) Proposed Approach for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23  
through FY 2025-26.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Judis Santos  
Attachments: 4bi_24-0320_Summary_Sheet_MTC_CARE_Power_Building.pdf  
4bii_24-0320_PowerPoint_Attachment_A_CARE.pdf  
Adina Levin spoke on this item.  
Warren Cushman spoke on this item.  
24-0240  
4c.  
New Business  
Members of the subcommittee may bring up new business for discussion  
or addition to a future agenda.  
Action:  
Discussion  
Presenter:  
Christine Fitzgerald, Policy Advisory Council Equity & Access  
Subcommittee Chair  
Warren Cushman spoke on this item.  
5. Public Comments / Other Business  
Warren Cushman was called to speak.  
Adina Levin was called to speak.  
6. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the Policy Advisory Council Equity & Access Subcommittee will  
be held at a time and location to be duly noticed.