Bay Area Metro Center

375 Beale Street

San Francisco, CA 94105

Meeting Minutes

Bay Area Toll Authority

Alfredo Pedroza, Chair Nick Josefowitz, Vice Chair

9:40 AM

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Board Room – 1st Floor

Roster

Alfredo Pedroza (Chair), Nick Josefowitz (Vice Chair),

Margaret Abe-Koga, Eddie Ahn, David Canepa, Cindy Chavez, Carol Dutra-Vernaci,

Dina El-Tawansy*, Victoria Fleming, Dorene M. Giacopini*, Federal D. Glover,

Matt Mahan, Nate Miley, Stephanie Moulton-Peters, Sue Noack, Gina Papan,

David Rabbitt, Hillary Ronen, Libby Schaaf*, James P. Spering, Sheng Thao

*Non-Voting Members

Chair Pedroza called the meeting to order at 10:09 a.m.

1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum

14 -

Present:

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

Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner

Fleming, Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Noack,

Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Ronen and

Commissioner Spering

4 -

Absent:

Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Rabbitt and

Commissioner Thao

Non-Voting Commissioners Present: Commissioner Giacopini and Commissioner Schaaf

Non-Voting Commissioner Absent: Commissioner El-Tawansy

2. Chair's Report

3. Consent Calendar

Commissioner Miley was absent during the Consent Calendar vote and returned

shortly thereafter.

Upon the motion by Commissioner Glover and seconded by Commissioner

Dutra-Vernaci, the Authority unanimously approved the Consent Calendar by the

following vote:

13 -

Aye:

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

Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner

Fleming, Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Noack, Commissioner

Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Ronen and Commissioner

Spering

5 -

Absent:

Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner

Rabbitt and Commissioner Thao

24-0850

24-0853

Approval of the Authority Minutes of the June 26, 2024 Meeting

Authority Approval

3a.

3b.

Action:

Yerba Buena Island Southgate Road Realignment and Bimla Rhinehart

Vista Point Projects

i. Funding Amendment - San Francisco County Transportation Authority

($1,000,000).

ii. Contract Amendment - AECOM Technical Services ($200,000).

iii. BATA Resolution No. 178 Design Immunity for Bimla Rhinehart Vista

Point Parking Lot Project.

Action:

Committee Approval

Authority Approval

Presenter:

Peter Lee

4. BATA Oversight Committee Report (Glover)

24-0947

4a.

BATA Resolution No. 52, Revised: FasTrak® Policy Changes

A request that the Authority approve BATA Resolution No. 52, Revised for

policy updates related to: (1) inclusion of all Express Lanes (Bay Area

Infrastructure and Financing Authority (BAIFA), Alameda County

Transportation Commission, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority,

and San Mateo County Express Lanes Joint Powers Authority) in the

payment plan for low-income customers; (2) the replenishment amount and

threshold amount for cash paying customers; (3) reduction in violation

penalty amounts for Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation

District; (4) updates to one-time waiver of toll evasion penalties for all toll

operators; and (5) reduction in the California Department of Motor Vehicles

(DMV) fee for placing unpaid violations on registration hold.

Action:

Authority Approval

Lysa Hale

Presenter:

Upon the motion by Commissioner Glover and seconded by Commissioner

Papan, the Authority unanimously adopted BATA Resolution No. 52, Revised. The

motion carried by the following vote:

14 -

Aye:

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

Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner

Fleming, Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Noack,

Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Ronen and

Commissioner Spering

4 -

Absent:

Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Rabbitt and

Commissioner Thao

5. Public Comment / Other Business

6. Adjournment / Next Meeting:

The next meeting of the Bay Area Toll Authority will be held on Wednesday,

September 25, 2024 at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco,

CA. Any changes to the schedule will be duly noticed to the public.