Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Bay Area Partnership Board  
Monday, May 12, 2025  
10:30 AM  
Yerba Buena – 1st Floor  
The Bay Area Partnership Board is scheduled to meet at 10:30 a.m.  
This meeting shall consist of a simultaneous teleconference call at the following location(s):  
Sonoma County Transportation Authority/Regional Climate Protection Authority, 411 King  
Street, Santa Rosa, CA 95404  
Transportation Authority of Marin, 900 Fifth Avenue, Suite 100, San Rafael, CA 94901  
Sonoma County Public Infrastructure, 400 Aviation Blvd, Suite 100, Santa Rosa CA 95403  
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Clerk: Wally Charles  
Roster  
Kate Miller (Chair) and Carolyn Gonot (Vice Chair)  
Members: Bryan Albee, Rashidi Barnes, Michelle Bouchard, James Cameron, April Chan, Tilly  
Chang, Sean Charpentier, Bill Churchill, Carolyn Clevenger, Steven Cliff, Eddy Cumins,  
Deborah Dagang, Rachel Ede, Dina El Tawansy, Matthew Fabry, Philip Fine, Andrew Fremier,  
Larry Goldzband, Tim Haile, Daryl Halls, Johannes Hoevertsz, Julie Kirschbaum, Elissa  
Konove, Beth Kranda, Mike Lehman, Sal Llamas, Kristi McKenney, Sanjay Mishra, Denis  
Mulligan, Seamus Murphy, Toks Omishakin, Robert Powers, Anne Richman, John Ristow, Josh  
Rowen, Benedict Stuth, Tony Tavares, Tanisha Taylor, Ray Tellis, Rob Thompson, Adam Van  
de Water, Christy Wegener, Nancy Whelan, Torina Wilson, Daniel Woldesenbet, Vacant.  
1. Call Meeting to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
Robert Guerrero acted as a delegate and voting member of the Board in place of  
Board Member Daryl Halls, Solano Transportation Authority. Attendance and  
Actions noted as “Halls” were taken by Guerrero.  
Viet Tran acted as a delegate and voting member of the Board in place of Board  
Member Philip Fine, Bay Area Air District. Attendance and Actions noted as  
“Fine” were taken by Tran.  
Jessica Zenk, acted as a delegate and voting member of the Board in place of  
Board Member John Ristow, City of San Jose. Attendance and Actions noted as  
“Ristow” were taken by Zenk.  
Alternate Viet Tran arrived during Agenda Item 3a.  
Member Wilson arrive during Agenda Item 4a.  
30 -  
Present:  
Board Member Mulligan, Board Member Whelan, Board Member Ede, Chair Miller,  
Board Member Halls, Board Member Hoevertsz, Board Member Woldesenbet,  
Board Member Ristow, Board Member Richman, Board Member Dagang, Board  
Member Chang, Board Member Bouchard, Board Member El-Tawansy, Board  
Member Haile, Vice Chair Charpentier, Chair Gonot, Board Member Cumins, Board  
Member Churchill, Board Member Van de Water, Board Member Murphy, Board  
Member Chan, Board Member Thompson, Board Member Barnes, Board Member  
Fremier, Board Member Fine, Board Member Wilson, Board Member Cameron,  
Board Member Kirschbaum, Board Member Lehman, and Board Member Llamas  
17 -  
Absent:  
Board Member Kranda, Board Member Goldzband, Board Member Powers, Board  
Member Tellis, Board Member Omishakin, Board Member Albee, Board Member  
Wegener, Board Member Tavares, Board Member Taylor, Board Member Cliff, Board  
Member Rowen, Board Member Stuth, Board Member Fabry, Board Member  
Konove, Board Member Clevenger, Board Member McKenny, and Board Member  
Mishra  
2. Welcome and Chair Report  
3. Consent Calendar  
Upon the motion by Board Member Mulligan and seconded by Board Member  
Churchill, the Consent Calendar was approved. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
29 -  
Aye:  
Board Member Mulligan, Board Member Whelan, Board Member Ede, Chair Miller,  
Board Member Halls, Board Member Hoevertsz, Board Member Woldesenbet,  
Board Member Ristow, Board Member Richman, Board Member Dagang, Board  
Member Chang, Board Member Bouchard, Board Member El-Tawansy, Board  
Member Haile, Vice Chair Charpentier, Chair Gonot, Board Member Cumins, Board  
Member Churchill, Board Member Van de Water, Board Member Murphy, Board  
Member Chan, Board Member Thompson, Board Member Barnes, Board Member  
Fremier, Board Member Fine, Board Member Cameron, Board Member Kirschbaum,  
Board Member Lehman and Board Member Llamas  
18 -  
Absent:  
Board Member Kranda, Board Member Goldzband, Board Member Powers, Board  
Member Tellis, Board Member Omishakin, Board Member Albee, Board Member  
Wegener, Board Member Tavares, Board Member Taylor, Board Member Cliff, Board  
Member Wilson, Board Member Rowen, Board Member Stuth, Board Member  
Fabry, Board Member Konove, Board Member Clevenger, Board Member McKenny  
and Board Member Mishra  
25-0642  
Bay Area Partnership Board Minutes of the December 2, 2024 Meeting  
Board Approval  
3a.  
Action:  
Attachments:  
3a_25-0642_1_12_02_2024_Bay Area Partnership  
Board_Meeting_Minutes  
4. Information / Approval  
25-0705  
Elections of Bay Area Partnership Board Vice-Chair  
Committee Approval  
4a.  
Action:  
Presenter:  
Theresa Romell, MTC  
Attachments: 4a_25-0705_Election of Vice Chair  
Upon the motion by Board Member Cameron and seconded by Board Member  
Chang, the nomination and election of Member Charpentier as Vice-Chair was  
approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
30 -  
Aye:  
Board Member Mulligan, Board Member Whelan, Board Member Ede, Chair Miller,  
Board Member Halls, Board Member Hoevertsz, Board Member Woldesenbet,  
Board Member Ristow, Board Member Richman, Board Member Dagang, Board  
Member Chang, Board Member Bouchard, Board Member El-Tawansy, Board  
Member Haile, Vice Chair Charpentier, Chair Gonot, Board Member Cumins, Board  
Member Churchill, Board Member Van de Water, Board Member Murphy, Board  
Member Chan, Board Member Thompson, Board Member Barnes, Board Member  
Fremier, Board Member Fine, Board Member Wilson, Board Member Cameron,  
Board Member Kirschbaum, Board Member Lehman and Board Member Llamas  
17 -  
Absent:  
Board Member Kranda, Board Member Goldzband, Board Member Powers, Board  
Member Tellis, Board Member Omishakin, Board Member Albee, Board Member  
Wegener, Board Member Tavares, Board Member Taylor, Board Member Cliff, Board  
Member Rowen, Board Member Stuth, Board Member Fabry, Board Member  
Konove, Board Member Clevenger, Board Member McKenny and Board Member  
Mishra  
25-0643  
4b.  
Federal Actions and Implications  
Discussion of federal actions and implications to-date related to funding  
and updates from federal partners  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Matt Maloney, MTC  
Attachments: 4b_25-0643 Federal Actions Update  
The following individuals spoke on this Item:  
Aleta Dupree, Team Folds.  
25-0644  
4c.  
Senate Bill 63 (Wiener/Arreguin) Regional Transportation Measure  
Enabling Legislation Update  
Overview of the legislation, upcoming legislative milestones and key  
outstanding issues  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Rebecca Long, MTC  
Attachments: 4c_25-0644_1_Summary_Sheet_SB 63  
4c_25-0644_2_Attachment A.  
4c_25-0644_3_Handout_SB 63 Transit Transformation  
The following individual spoke on this Item:  
Adina Levin, RNM Customer Advisory Group and Seamless Bay Area.; Aleta  
Dupree, Michai Freemann, and Roland Lebrun.  
25-0641  
4d.  
Senate Bill (SB)125 (Chapter 54, Statutes of 2023) Transit Transformation  
Task Force: Proposed Bay Area Priorities for Report to the Legislature  
Information on the proposed Bay Area priorities for the SB 125 Transit  
Transformation Task Force and CalSTA report to the Legislature regarding  
strategies to grow transit ridership and improve the transit experience for  
all transit users.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Alix Bockelman, MTC and Kara Vuicich, MTC  
Attachments: 4d_25-0641_1_Summary_Sheet_SB125_Transit_Task_Force_Report  
4d_25-0641_2_Att_A_SB125_Transit_Task_Force_Report  
4d_25-0641_3_Att_B_SB125_Task_Force_Roster  
The following individuals spoke on this:  
Adina Levin, and Michai Freeman.  
5. Board Member Wrap Up / Next Steps  
6. Public Comment / Other Business  
The following individuals spoke on this Item:  
Aleta Dupree, and Roland Lebrun.  
7. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next regular meeting of the Bay Area Partnership Board will be duly noticed to  
the public.