Metropolitan Transportation  
Commission  
Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Minutes  
Bay Area Toll Authority Oversight Committee  
Margaret Abe-Koga, Chair Nate Miley, Vice Chair  
Wednesday, January 14, 2026  
9:35 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Roster  
Margaret Abe-Koga (Chair), Nate Miley (Vice Chair),  
Victoria Fleming, Barbara Lee, Amber Manfree, Myrna Melgar,  
Gina Papan, Belia Ramos  
Non-Voting Member: Libby Schaaf, David Ambuehl  
Chair Abe-Koga called the meeting to order at 10:06 a.m.  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
7 -  
Present:  
Chair Abe-Koga, Vice Chair Miley, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Manfree,  
Commissioner Melgar, Commissioner Papan, and Commissioner Ramos  
1 - Commissioner Lee  
Absent:  
Non-voting members present: Commissioner Ambuehl and Commissioner Schaaf  
Ex-Officio Voting Members Present: Commission Chair Noack, Commission Vice Chair  
Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Anderson (remote)  
Ad-Hoc Non-voting members present: Commissioner Giacopini (remote)  
2. Pledge of Allegiance  
3. Compensation Announcement (Committee Clerk)  
4. Chair’s Report  
5. Consent Calendar  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Papan and seconded by Vice Chair Manfree  
the Consent Calendar, was unanimously approved by the following vote:  
7 -  
Aye:  
Chair Abe-Koga, Vice Chair Miley, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Manfree,  
Commissioner Melgar, Commissioner Papan and Commissioner Ramos  
1 - Commissioner Lee  
Absent:  
26-0044  
5a.  
Approval of BATA Oversight Committee Minutes of December 10, 2025,  
Meeting.  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
26-0042  
5b.  
5c.  
Contract Amendment - Dumbarton Forward Operational Improvements  
Project On-Call Design Services: HDR Engineering, Inc. ($750,000).  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
Ingrid Supit  
Presenter:  
26-0050  
Cooperative Agreement: West Oakland Link Project - Funding for Plans,  
Specifications, and Estimates (PS&E), and Right-of-Way (R/W) Phases:  
Metropolitan Transportation Commission and California Department of  
Transportation (Caltrans) ($2,500,000).  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
Gavin Lohry  
Presenter:  
26-0087  
5d.  
5e.  
Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) Statement of  
Revenues and Expenses for the Period Ended November 30, 2025  
(Unaudited).  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Derek Hansel  
26-0046  
BATA Resolution No 175, Revised - BATA Toll Bridge Asset Management  
Policy and Objectives.  
Action:  
Authority Approval  
Presenter:  
Rosalynn Chongchaikit  
6. Authority Approval  
26-0047  
6a.  
BATA Resolution No 193 - Toll Bridge Asset Management Plan  
Request referral of BATA Resolution No. 193 adopting the Toll Bridge  
Asset Management Plan to the Authority for approval. The Plan defines  
how BATA and Caltrans will manage, maintain, and invest in the seven  
state owned toll bridges to optimize performance, reduce lifecycle costs,  
and ensure safe, reliable service within available resources. Staff will also  
provide an update on the future investment strategy and key rehabilitation  
and maintenance projects aligned with the Plan.  
Action:  
Authority Approval  
Presenter:  
Rosalynn Chongchaikit  
Aleta Dupree, Team Folds was called to speak.  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Fleming and seconded by Commissioner  
Papan, the Committee unanimously approved referral of BATA Resolution No 193  
- Toll Bridge Asset Management Plan to the Authority for approval. The motion  
carried the following vote:  
7 -  
Aye:  
Chair Abe-Koga, Vice Chair Miley, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Manfree,  
Commissioner Melgar, Commissioner Papan and Commissioner Ramos  
1 - Commissioner Lee  
Absent:  
25-1473  
6b.  
BATA Resolution No. 185, Revised - Fiscal Year 2025-26 Operating and  
Capital Budget Amendment No. 1  
Staff requests that the Oversight Committee refer Bay Area Toll Authority  
(BATA) Resolution No. 185, Revised - pertaining to the Fiscal Year (FY)  
2025-26 Operating and Capital Budget Amendment No. 1, to the Authority  
for consideration and approval.  
Action:  
Authority Approval  
Alita Reinecker  
Presenter:  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Melgar and seconded by Commissioner  
Ramos, the Committee unanimously approved referral of BATA Resolution No.  
185, Revised - Fiscal Year 2025-26 Operating and Capital Budget Amendment No.  
1 to the Authority for approval. The motion carried the following vote:  
7 -  
Aye:  
Chair Abe-Koga, Vice Chair Miley, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Manfree,  
Commissioner Melgar, Commissioner Papan and Commissioner Ramos  
1 - Commissioner Lee  
Absent:  
26-0045  
6c.  
BATA Resolution No. 194 - Authorizing the 2026 Plan of Finance and  
Receipt of the Good Faith Estimate.  
A request that the Committee refer BATA Resolution No. 194 to the  
Authority for approval, authorizing the 2026 Plan of Finance and approving  
receipt of the Good Faith Estimate.  
Action:  
Authority Approval  
Natalie Perkins  
Presenter:  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Melgar and seconded by Commissioner  
Papan, the Committee unanimously approved referral of BATA Resolution No.  
194 - Authorizing the 2026 Plan of Finance and Receipt of the Good Faith  
Estimate to the Authority for approval. The motion carried the following vote:  
7 -  
Aye:  
Chair Abe-Koga, Vice Chair Miley, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Manfree,  
Commissioner Melgar, Commissioner Papan and Commissioner Ramos  
1 - Commissioner Lee  
Absent:  
7. Public Comment / Other Business  
Aleta Dupree, Team Folds, and Roland Lebrun were called to speak.  
8. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the BATA Oversight Committee will be held on Wednesday,  
February 11, 2026 at 9:35 a.m. at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street, San  
Francisco, CA.  
Chair Abe-Koga adjourned the meeting at 11:00 a.m.