Metropolitan Transportation  
Commission  
Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Agenda  
Planning Committee  
James P. Spering, Chair  
Eddie Ahn, Vice Chair  
Friday, November 8, 2024  
9:40 AM  
Joint meeting with the ABAG Administrative Committee  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
The MTC Planning Committee is scheduled to meet at 9:40 a.m. or immediately following the  
9:35 a.m. Bay Area Infrastructure Financing Authority Network and Operations Committee  
meeting, whichever occurs later.  
Meeting attendees may opt to attend in person for public comment and observation at 375  
Beale Street, Board Room (1st Floor). In-person attendees must adhere to posted public  
health protocols while in the building. The meeting webcast will be available at  
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of the public participating by Zoom wishing to speak should use the “raise hand” feature or  
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Clerk: Martha Silver  
Roster  
Eddie Ahn (Vice Chair), David Canepa, Carol Dutra-Vernaci, Dorene M. Giacopini*, Matt Mahan,  
Stephanie Moulton-Peters, Sue Noack, David Rabbitt, and James P. Spering (Chair)  
*Non-Voting Member  
1. Call to Order  
2. MTC Planning Committee Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
Quorum: A quorum of this committee shall be a majority of its regular non-ex-officio  
voting members (5).  
3. MTC Planning Committee Consent Calendar  
3a.  
Approval of MTC Planning Committee Minutes of the October 11, 2024  
Meeting  
Action:  
MTC Planning Committee Approval  
Attachments:  
3b.  
Plan Bay Area 2050: 2024 Annual Progress Update  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Michael Germeraad  
Attachments:  
4. ABAG Administrative Committee Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
Quorum: A quorum of this committee shall be a majority of its regular non-ex-officio  
voting members (5).  
5. ABAG Compensation Announcement – ABAG Administrative Committee Clerk  
6. ABAG Administrative Committee Consent Calendar  
6a.  
Approval of ABAG Administrative Committee Summary Minutes of the  
October 11, 2024 Meeting  
Action:  
ABAG Administrative Committee Approval  
Attachments:  
6b.  
Plan Bay Area 2050: 2024 Annual Progress Update  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Michael Germeraad  
Attachments:  
7. Approval  
7a.  
Priority Conservation Area Grant Program: 2024 Grant Award  
Recommendations: Various Applicants ($8.5 Million)  
Approval of $8.5 million in grants to advance Plan Bay Area 2050  
strategies to protect and enhance the region's natural and agricultural lands  
and improve outdoor access and urban greening through the Priority  
Conservation Area Grant (PCA) Program.  
Action:  
MTC Planning Committee Approval  
Ben Botkin  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
8. Information  
8a.  
Plan Bay Area 2050+: Summer 2024 Engagement Findings  
Findings from the second round of Plan Bay Area 2050+ public and  
stakeholder engagement activities completed in summer 2024.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Leslie Lara-Enríquez and Veronica Cummings  
Attachments:  
8b.  
MTC and ABAG Advisory Council Strategy  
Overview of a concept to create an integrated advisory council to serve  
both the MTC Commission and ABAG Executive Board.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Alix Bockelman and Ky-Nam Miller  
Attachments:  
9. Public Comment / Other Business  
Members of the public participating by Zoom wishing to speak should use the “raise  
hand” feature or dial *9. When called upon, unmute yourself or dial *6.  
10. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the MTC Planning Committee will be held on Friday, December  
13, 2024 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.