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Meeting Minutes

Bay Area Infrastructure Financing Authority

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

9:50 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

Chair Noack called the meeting to order at 12:32 p.m.

1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum

13 -

Present:

Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner Andersen,

Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Burt, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner

Fleming, Commissioner Kaplan, Commissioner Manfree, Commissioner Mashburn,

Chair Noack, Commissioner Papan and Commissioner Ramos

5 -

Absent:

Commissioner John-Baptiste, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Melgar,

Commissioner Miley and Vice Chair Moulton-Peters

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

Commissioner Abe-Koga was absent during the Roll Call and arrived during agenda item 3.

Non-Voting Commissioner Present: Giacopini

Non-Voting Commissioners Absent: Commissioner El-Tawansy and Commissioner Schaaf

2. Chair's Report

There was nothing to report.

3. Consent Calendar

Upon the motion by Commissioner Canepa and seconded by Commissioner

Abe-Koga, the Authority approved the Consent Calendar by the following vote:

10 -

Aye:

Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner Andersen,

Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Kaplan,

Commissioner Manfree, Chair Noack, Commissioner Papan and Commissioner

Ramos

5 -

Absent:

Abstain:

Commissioner John-Baptiste, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Melgar,

Commissioner Miley and Vice Chair Moulton-Peters

3 - Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Burt and Commissioner Mashburn

25-0134

Approval of the Authority Minutes of the November 20, 2024 Meeting

Authority Approval

3a.

Action:

4. BAIFA Approval

25-0229

4a.

Express Lanes START Pilot Findings and Recommendations

Presentation of findings from the evaluation of the Express Lanes START

pilot and request for approval for staff to develop recommendations on the

next steps for the pilot, including:

i. Extending the allowable time for BAIFA Express Lane pilots through a

future toll ordinance amendment;

ii. Expanding the Express Lanes START pilot to the I-80 Solano Express

Lanes corridor; and

iii. Collaborating with partner express lane operators to determine the

timing and extent of potential future expansions of the pilot, which could

include Interstate 680 (I-680).

Action:

Authority Approval

Diana Dorinson

Presenter:

Upon the motion by Commissioner Mashburn and seconded by Commissioner

Andersen, the Authority unanimously approved the development of

recommendations on the next steps for the pilot. The motion carried by the

following vote:

13 -

Aye:

Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner Andersen,

Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Burt, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner

Fleming, Commissioner Kaplan, Commissioner Manfree, Commissioner Mashburn,

Chair Noack, Commissioner Papan and Commissioner Ramos

5 -

Absent:

Commissioner John-Baptiste, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Melgar,

Commissioner Miley and Vice Chair Moulton-Peters