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Meeting Minutes

Metropolitan Transportation Commission

Alfredo Pedroza, Chair Nick Josefowitz, Vice Chair

9:35 AM

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Board Room - 1st Floor

Chair Pedroza called the meeting to order at 9:39 a.m.

1. Roll Call / Confirm Quorum

13 -

Present:

Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner

Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci,

Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters,

Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Ronen, and Commissioner Spering

5 -

Absent:

Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Noack,

Commissioner Rabbitt, and Commissioner Thao

Commissioner Miley was absent during Roll Call and arrived during agenda item 5.

Commissioners Dutra-Vernaci, Moulton-Peters, and Papan were absent during Roll Call and arrived

during agenda item 8.

Non-Voting Commissioner Present: Commissioner Giacopini

Non-Voting Commissioner Absent: Commissioner El-Tawansy

2. Pledge of Allegiance/ Acknowledgement of the Flag

3. Compensation Announcement (Clerk)

4. Joint MTC and BAHFA Consent Calendar

Upon the motion by Commissioner Canepa and seconded by Commissioner

Ronen, the Joint MTC and BAHFA Consent Calendar was unanimously approved

by the following vote:

11 -

Aye:

Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner

Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Glover,

Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Ronen and

Commissioner Spering

7 -

Absent:

Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Mahan,

Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Noack, Commissioner Rabbitt and

Commissioner Thao

23-0471

Minutes of the March 22, 2023 Joint MTC with BAHFA meeting

Commission / Authority Approval

4a.

Action:

23-0558

4b.

Contract - Doorway Housing Portal: Exygy, Inc.

Authorization to amend the terms of approval of the contract between

Exygy Inc. (“Consultant”) and BAHFA for web design services for BAHFA’s

Doorway Housing Portal Pilot (“Project”) for changes to anticipated

phasing dates in the Scope of Work and minor adjustments to the scope of

work to be completed in Phases 2 and 3.

Action:

Commission / Authority Approval

Barry Roeder

Presenter:

5. Public Comment / Other Business

Commissioner Miley arrived during agenda item 5.

6. Adjourn BAHFA and Continue with MTC Agenda

7. Chair's Report

23-0539

Update to Committee Assignments

7a.

Action:

Commission Approval

Chair Pedroza tabled agenda item 7a for future discussion.

8. Policy Advisory Council Report

23-0470

8a.

Certificate of Appreciation to Richard W. Hedges for nearly 20 years of

service to the Policy Advisory Council.

Action:

Information

Presenter:

Randi Kinman and Chair Pedroza

Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, and

Commissioner Papan arrived during agenda item 8.

Adina Levin (Policy Advisory Councilmember) was called to speak.

9. Executive Director's Report (Fremier)

23-0593

Executive Director's Report

Information

Action:

10. Commissioner Comments

11. Consent Calendar:

Vice Chair Josefowitz announced his recusal for agenda item 11f and the

Commission approved the Consent Calendar with the exception of agenda

item 11f.

Upon the motion by Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci and seconded by Commissioner

Glover, the Commission unanimously approved the Consent Calendar by the

following vote:

13 -

Aye:

Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner

Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci,

Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters,

Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Ronen and Commissioner Spering

5 -

Absent:

Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Noack,

Commissioner Rabbitt and Commissioner Thao

23-0591

International Travel Request

Commission Approval

11a.

Action:

Administration Committee

23-0473

11b.

Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Resolution No. 4516,

Revised FY 2022-23 Overall Work Program (OWP) Amendment No. 2

Action:

Commission Approval

Arleicka Conley

Presenter:

Programming and Allocations Committee

22-1767

11c.

MTC Resolution No. 4545, Revised. 2023 Transportation Improvement

Program (TIP) Amendment 2023-08.

Action:

Commission Approval

Adam Crenshaw

Presenter:

23-0041

11d.

MTC Resolution Nos. 4523, Revised and 4524, Revised. Allocation of

$22.8 million in FY 2022-23 Transportation Development Act (TDA) and

State Transit Assistance (STA) funds to three operators to support transit

operations and capital projects in the region.

Action:

Commission Approval

Luis Garcia

Presenter:

23-0453

11e.

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

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

reprogramming $3.65 million in OBAG 2 Regional funds within the

Connected Bay Area Program and revisions to clarify OBAG 3 County &

Local Program programming requirements.

Action:

Commission Approval

Thomas Arndt

Presenter:

Operations Committee

23-0457

Bikeshare Capital Grant Program - Clipper® Requirement

11f.

Action:

Commission Approval

Presenter:

Laura Krull and Toshi Shepard-Ohta

Upon the motion by Commissioner Spering and seconded by Commissioner

Glover, the Commission approved the Bikeshare Capital Grant Program -

Clipper® Requirement. The motion carried by the following vote:

12 -

Aye:

Chair Pedroza, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner

Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner

Glover, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Papan,

Commissioner Ronen and Commissioner Spering

5 -

Absent:

Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Noack,

Commissioner Rabbitt and Commissioner Thao

Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee

23-0511

11g.

Assembly Bill 413 (Lee): Vehicles: Stopping, Standing and Parking Near a

Crosswalk

Prohibits vehicles from stopping, standing or parking within 20 feet of a

marked crosswalk or intersection to improve visibility of bicyclists and

pedestrians.

Action:

Support and Seek Amendment / MTC Commission Approval

Georgia Gann Dohrmann

Presenter:

23-0536

11h.

Assembly Bill 463 (Hart): Priority Access to Electricity for Public

Transportation

Provides public transportation access to the electric grid during

emergencies.

Action:

Support / MTC Commission Approval

Georgia Gann Dohrmann

Presenter:

Committee Reports

12. Administration Committee (Papan)

23-0508

12a.

Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Resolution No. 4577 -

Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 Overall Work Program (OWP)

A request that the Committee refer MTC Resolution No. 4577 for

Commission approval. This resolution guides the FY 2023-24 OWP

collaborative metropolitan transportation planning process involving MTC,

the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), the Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), the Federal Transit Administration (FTA),

Caltrans, and other local transportation partners. The request includes

authorization for the Executive Director to enter into and execute required

certifications, assurances, and an Overall Work Program Agreement

(OWPA) for federal and state transportation planning grants.

Action:

Commission Approval

Matt Maloney

Presenter:

Upon the motion by Commissioner Papan and seconded by Commissioner

Chavez, the Commission unanimously adopted MTC Resolution No. 4577. The

motion carried by the following vote:

13 -

Aye:

Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner

Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci,

Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters,

Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Ronen and Commissioner Spering

5 -

Absent:

Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Noack,

Commissioner Rabbitt and Commissioner Thao

13. Programming and Allocations Committee (Chavez)

23-0467

13a.

MTC Resolution No. 4510, Revised. Transit Capital Priorities Policy and

Program FYs 2021-22 - 2023-24

Update of Transit Capital Priorities (TCP) program; including updates to

FYs 2021-22 through 2023-24 programming, and amending FY 2022-23

programming to include updated fixed guideway cap programming and the

Zero-Emission Bus (ZEB) Infrastructure Set-Aside.

Action:

Commission Approval

Margaret Doyle

Presenter:

Upon the motion by Commissioner Chavez and seconded by Commissioner

Glover, the Commission unanimously adopted MTC Resolution No. 4510, Revised.

The motion carried by the following vote:

13 -

Aye:

Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner

Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci,

Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters,

Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Ronen and Commissioner Spering

5 -

Absent:

Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Noack,

Commissioner Rabbitt and Commissioner Thao

14. Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee (Canepa)

23-0510

14a.

Assembly Bill 645 (Friedman): Speed Safety Pilot Program

Revised version of legislation MTC supported in 2021 and 2022

(Assembly Bill (AB) 550 (Chiu, 2021) and AB 2336 (Friedman, 2022)) to

authorize specified cities to implement five-year pilots to test speed safety

cameras, under specific circumstances.

Action:

Support / MTC Commission Approval

Georgia Gann Dohrmann

Presenter:

Upon the motion by Commissioner Canepa and seconded by Commissioner

Chavez, the Commission unanimously approved a support position on AB 645

and directed staff to note in the support letter that many other Bay Area cities

would like this option too. The motion carried by the following vote:

13 -

Aye:

Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner

Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci,

Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters,

Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Ronen and Commissioner Spering

5 -

Absent:

Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Noack,

Commissioner Rabbitt and Commissioner Thao

23-0513

14b.

Senate Bill 532 (Wiener): Local Ballot Measure Labels

Provides option for local bonds and other tax measures to provide details

via the voter guide instead of on the ballot label, with transparency

safeguards.

Action:

Ratify Support / MTC Commission Affirmation

Julie Snyder

Presenter:

Upon the motion by Commissioner Canepa and seconded by Commissioner

Chavez, the Commission unanimously approved a support position on SB 532.

The motion carried by the following vote:

13 -

Aye:

Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner

Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci,

Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters,

Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Ronen and Commissioner Spering

5 -

Absent:

Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Noack,

Commissioner Rabbitt and Commissioner Thao

15. Commission Approval

23-0592

15a.

Transit Fiscal Cliff Recovery Program: Proposed Funding Advocacy

Framework

Staff recommendation for funding sources and overall advocacy approach

to addressing the transit fiscal cliff and supporting investment in

rider-focused enhancements to attract new riders.

Action:

Commission Approval

Rebecca Long

Presenter:

Written correspondence was received from Senator Scott Wiener.

The following members of the public were called to speak:Manny Leon (CA

Alliance for Jobs), Adina Levin (Policy Advisory Council), Jane Kramer,

Eugene Bradley, Sebastian Petty (SPUR), Monique Webster (SFMTA),

Aaron Quigley (Santa Clara VTA), Bob Allen (Urban Habitat), Laura Hill

(Bay Area Council), Amy Thompson (TransForm), Kiana Valentine

(Transportation CA), Howard Wong, ATU 1277 Representative, and Shane

Weinstein (ATU Local 1575).

Upon the motion by Vice Chair Josefowitz and seconded by Commissioner

Ronen, the Commission unanimously approved the Transit Fiscal Cliff Proposed

Advocacy Framework. The motion carried by the following vote:

13 -

Aye:

Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner

Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci,

Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters,

Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Ronen and Commissioner Spering

5 -

Absent:

Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Noack,

Commissioner Rabbitt and Commissioner Thao