Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee  
Ken Carlson, Chair (ABAG)  
Alicia John-Baptiste, Vice Chair (MTC)  
Friday, February 13, 2026  
9:50 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Roster  
Eddie Ahn, Candace Andersen, Pat Burt, Pamela Campos, Ken Carlson (Chair), Noelia Corzo,  
Betty Duong, Pat Eklund, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Dorene M. Giacopini*+,  
Alicia John-Baptiste (Vice Chair), Matt Mahan, Mitch Mashburn, David Rabbitt,  
Belia Ramos, Carlos Romero, Wanda Williams, and Vacant (MTC-1)  
*Non-Voting Member  
+Remote per Government Code s. 54953(c).  
Chair Ken Carlson called the meeting to order at 11:02 a.m.  
Non-Voting Member Present: Committee Member Giacopini  
Ex Officio Voting Member Present: Commission Chair Noack  
Ad Hoc Non-Voting Member Present: Commissioner Papan  
Non-Voting Member Commissioner Giacopini invoked SB 707.  
The following noticed remote locations were open to the public: 70 W. Hedding Street, East Wing, 10th  
Floor, Supervisor Duong’s Conference Room, San Jose, CA 95110; 575 Administration Drive, Room  
100A, Santa Rosa, CA 95403; and San José City Hall, 200 East Santa Clara Street, San Jose, CA  
95113, 18th Floor, Conference Room 1853  
The following individuals participated from noticed remote locations: Member Campos, Member Duong,  
and Member Rabbitt.  
The following individuals participated from an unnoticed remote location. Their participation did not  
count toward the quorum, and they did not vote on any items: Ex Officio Voting Member Commission  
Vice Chair Moulton-Peters  
Noelia Corzo, Supervisor, County of San Mateo was appointed to the Joint MTC ABAG Legislation  
Committee to represent MTC effective January 28, 2026.  
Alicia John-Baptiste was appointed Vice Chair of the Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee effective  
January 28, 2026.  
Ken Carlson was appointed Chair of the Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee effective February 13,  
2026.  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
14 -  
Present:  
Chair Carlson, Committee Member Ahn, Committee Member Andersen, Committee  
Member Burt, Committee Member Campos, Committee Member Corzo, Committee  
Member Duong, Committee Member Eklund, Committee Member Ashcraft,  
Committee Member Mashburn, Committee Member Rabbitt, Committee Member  
Ramos, Committee Member Romero and Committee Member Williams  
2 - Vice Chair John-Baptiste and Committee Member Mahan  
Absent:  
2. Consent Calendar  
Upon the motion by Committee Member Andersen and second by Committee  
Member Romero, the Consent Calendar was unanimously approved. The motion  
carried by the following vote:  
13 -  
Aye:  
Chair Carlson, Committee Member Ahn, Committee Member Andersen, Committee  
Member Burt, Committee Member Campos, Committee Member Corzo, Committee  
Member Duong, Committee Member Eklund, Committee Member Ashcraft,  
Committee Member Rabbitt, Committee Member Ramos, Committee Member  
Romero and Committee Member Williams  
3 -  
Absent:  
Vice Chair John-Baptiste, Committee Member Mahan and Committee Member  
Mashburn  
26-0084  
2a.  
2b.  
Approval of Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Minutes of the  
January 9, 2026 Meeting  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
Attachments:  
2a_26-0084_2026-01-09_Joint_MTC_ABAG_Legislation_Committee_  
Meeting_Minutes_Draft.pdf  
26-0085  
Legislative History  
Detailed list of bills the ABAG and MTC are tracking in Sacramento,  
including those ABAG or MTC supports or opposes.  
Action:  
Information  
Julie Snyder  
Presenter:  
Attachments: 2b_26-0085_Handout-February_Legislative_History.pdf  
26-0086  
2c.  
Washington, D.C. Legislative Update  
Report on key legislative, funding and political developments over the past  
month from Washington, D.C. prepared by the Summit Strategies team.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments: 2c_26-0086_Handout_MTC_January_2026_Report.pdf  
Member Mashburn arrived after the approval of the Consent Calendar.  
3. State Legislation  
26-0104  
3a.  
Overview of the Governor’s Proposed Fiscal Year 2026-27 State Budget  
Update on transportation, housing, and other regional priorities.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments: 3ai_26-0104_Summary_Sheet_State_Budget_Update.pdf  
3aii_26-0104_Attachment_A_01.15.26_Bay_Area_Caucus_Letter_re_  
State_Transit_Loan.pdf  
3aiii_26-0104_Handout-Attachment_B_Trailer_Bill_Bay_Area_Transit_  
Loan.pdf  
Aleta Dupree, Team Folds, was called to speak.  
Roland Lebrun was called to speak.  
Adina Levin was called to speak.  
26-0196  
3b.  
Senate Bill (SB) 375 Modernization Legislation  
Status update on development of legislation to update SB 375, the 2008  
state law that established the requirement for regions to develop  
sustainable communities strategies.  
Action:  
Information  
Julie Snyder  
Presenter:  
Attachments: 3bi_26-0183_Summary_Sheet_SB_375.pdf  
3bii_26-0183_Attachment_A-List_of_Stakeholders.pdf  
Adina Levin, Seamless Bay Area, was called to speak.  
4. Public Comment / Other Business  
Roland Lebrun spoke on this item.  
5. Adjournment / Next Meetings  
The next meeting of the Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee will be held on  
Friday, March 13, 2026 at 9:45 a.m. at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street,  
San Francisco, CA, and other remote locations. Any changes to the schedule will be  
duly noticed to the public.  
Chair Ken Carlson adjourned the meeting at 11:47 a.m.