Metropolitan Transportation  
Commission  
Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Planning Committee  
Vacant, Chair  
Eddie Ahn, Vice Chair  
Friday, January 10, 2025  
9:40 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Joint meeting with the ABAG Administrative Committee  
Roster  
Eddie Ahn (Vice Chair), David Canepa, Dorene M. Giacopini*, Matt Mahan,  
Stephanie Moulton-Peters, Sue Noack, David Rabbitt, James P. Spering (Chair), and Vacant  
*Non-Voting Member  
1. Call to Order  
2. Pledge of Allegiance / Acknowledgement of the Flag  
3. MTC Planning Committee Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
5 -  
Present:  
Chair Spering, Vice Chair Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner  
Moulton-Peters and Commissioner Noack  
2 - Commissioner Mahan and Commissioner Rabbitt  
Absent:  
Non-Voting Member Present: Dorene M. Giacopini, MTC  
Ad Hoc Non-Voting Members Present: Commissioner Kaplan  
ABAG Administrative Committee Members Present: Anderson, Eklund, Ramos, Romero, Silva, and  
Williams.  
The following individuals participated from noticed remote locations: ABAG Member Anderson and  
ABAG Member Silva.  
4. MTC Compensation Announcement – MTC Planning Committee Clerk  
5. MTC Planning Committee Consent Calendar  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Noack and second by Commissioner  
Moulton-Peters, the MTC Planning Committee Consent Calendar was  
unanimously approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 -  
Aye:  
Chair Spering, Vice Chair Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner  
Moulton-Peters and Commissioner Noack  
2 - Commissioner Mahan and Commissioner Rabbitt  
Absent:  
24-1536  
5a.  
Approval of MTC Planning Committee Minutes of the December 13, 2024  
Meeting  
Action:  
MTC Planning Committee Approval  
Attachments:  
5a_24-1536_2024-12-13_MTC_Planning_Committee_Meeting_Minutes  
_Draft.pdf  
6. ABAG Administrative Committee Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
7. ABAG Compensation Announcement – ABAG Administrative Committee Clerk  
8. ABAG Administrative Committee Consent Calendar  
24-1537  
8a.  
Approval of ABAG Administrative Committee Summary Minutes of the  
December 13, 2024 Meeting  
Action:  
ABAG Administrative Committee Approval  
Attachments:  
8a_24-1537_2024-12-13_ABAG_Administrative_Committee_Meeting_  
Minutes_Draft.pdf  
24-1552  
8b.  
Contract - Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) Decarbonization  
Showcase Engineering and Technical Assistance Services: Kilowatt  
Engineering, Inc. ($240,822)  
Action:  
ABAG Administrative Committee Approval  
Alyssa Dykman  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
8b_24-1552_Summary_Sheet_BayREN_Decarbonization_Showcase_  
Engineering_Consultant_Contract.pdf  
24-1616  
8c.  
Contract Amendment - Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN) Heat  
Pump Water Heater Permitting Consistency Pilot: San Mateo County  
($330,000)  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Karen Kristiansson  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
8c_24-1616_Summary_Sheet_BayREN_San Mateo  
County_amendment.pdf  
9. Action  
24-1550  
9a.  
MTC Resolution No. 4687 and ABAG Resolution No. 04-2025: Plan Bay  
Area 2050+ Final Blueprint  
Long-range plan’s Final Blueprint presentation, including growth  
geographies, strategies, and projects recommended for analysis in winter  
and spring 2025, prior to action by the Commission and ABAG Executive  
Board.  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Commission Approval  
Presenter:  
Chirag Rabari  
Attachments: 9ai_24-1550_Cover_Summary_Sheet_PBA_2050+_Final Blueprint.pdf  
9aii_24-1550_Attachment A_Final Blueprint Adoption.pdf  
9aiii_24-1550_Attachment B_  
2024_Equity_Priority_Communities_Map.pdf  
9aiv_24-1550_Attachment C_Final_Regional_Growth_Forecast.pdf  
9av_24-1550_Attachment_D_Final_Blueprint_Growth_Geographies.pdf  
9avi_24-1550_Attachment_E_Final_Blueprint_Strategies.pdf  
9avii_24-1550_Attachment_F_Transportation_Project_List.pdf  
9aviii_24-1550_Attachment_G_Resilience_Project_List.pdf  
9ax_24-1550_Attachment_H_MTC_Reso_4687_Final_Blueprint_Actio  
n.pdf  
9axi_24-1550_Attachment_I_ABAG_Reso_04-2025_Final_Blueprint_A  
ction.pdf  
9axii_24-1550_Public_Comment_Received_PBA_2050+_Final_Bluepri  
nt.pdf  
9avii_24-1550_Updated_Handout_Attachment_F_Transportation_Proje  
ct_List.pdf  
The following individuals spoke on this item: Joshua Arce, Northern  
California Laborers Union; Bryan Culbertson; Jordan Moldow; Adina Levin,  
Seamless Bay Area; Emily Loper, Bay Area Council; and Lauren Gularte,  
SF Bay Ferry.  
Written public comment was received from: City of Fremont Mayor Raj  
Salwan  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Canepa and second by Commissioner Noack,  
MTC Resolution No. 4687: Plan Bay Area 2050+ Final Blueprint was referred to  
the Commission for approval. The motion carried unanimously by the following  
vote:  
5 -  
Aye:  
Chair Spering, Vice Chair Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner  
Moulton-Peters and Commissioner Noack  
2 - Commissioner Mahan and Commissioner Rabbitt  
Absent:  
24-1372  
9b.  
MTC and ABAG Advisory Council Strategy  
Approval of the proposal to integrate the MTC Policy Advisory Council and  
ABAG’s Regional Planning Committee into a single advisory council to  
serve both the Commission and ABAG Executive Board.  
Action:  
ABAG Administrative Committee Approval  
MTC Planning Committee Approval  
Presenter:  
Ky-Nam Miller  
Attachments: 9b_24-1372_Summary_Sheet_Merged_Advisory_Group.pdf  
The following individuals spoke on this item: Charley Laverly; Adina Levin;  
Randi Kinman; and Vinay Pimple.  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Noack and seconded by Commissioner  
Canepa, the proposal and direct staff to draft the resolutions, establishing a  
unified advisory body serving both ABAG and MTC, as described is the summary  
sheet and presentation was unanimously approved. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
5 -  
Aye:  
Chair Spering, Vice Chair Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner  
Moulton-Peters and Commissioner Noack  
2 - Commissioner Mahan and Commissioner Rabbitt  
Absent:  
10. Information  
24-1551  
10a.  
Priority Conservation Area Amendment Progress and Call for New  
Nominations  
Update on amending existing Priority Conservation Areas (PCAs) and  
upcoming call for new PCA nominations.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Michael Germeraad  
Attachments: 10ai_24-1551_Summary_Sheet_PCAs.pdf  
10aii_24-1551_Attachment A_PCA_Table.pdf  
10aiii_24-1551_Attachment B_PCAs_in_Need_of_Amendment.pdf  
10aiv_24-1551_Attachment C_PCA_Amendment_Map.pdf  
11. Public Comment / Other Business  
12. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the MTC Planning Committee will be held on Friday, February 14,  
2025 at 9:40 a.m. at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA.  
Any changes to the schedule will be duly noticed to the public.