Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee  
David Canepa, Chair  
Vacant, Vice Chair  
Friday, February 14, 2025  
9:45 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Roster  
David Canepa (Chair), Eddie Ahn, Ken Carlson, Pat Eklund, Dorene M. Giacopini*,  
Matt Mahan, Stephanie Moulton-Peters, Sue Noack, David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos,  
Carlos Romero, Wanda Williams, Vacant (ABAG-3), and Vacant (MTC-3)  
*Non-Voting Member  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
9 -  
Present:  
Chair Canepa, Committee Member Ahn, Committee Member Carlson, Committee  
Member Eklund, Committee Member Moulton-Peters, Committee Member Noack,  
Committee Member Rabbitt, Committee Member Romero and Committee Member  
Williams  
2 - Committee Member Mahan and Committee Member Ramos  
Absent:  
Non-Voting Member Present: Dorene M. Giacopini, MTC  
Ad Hoc Non-Voting Members Present: Commissioner Burt and Commissioner Kaplan.  
The following individual participated from a noticed remote location: Member Carlson.  
The following individual participated from an unnoticed remote location. Their participation did not count  
toward the quorum, and they did not vote on any items: Commissioner Papan.  
2. Consent Calendar  
Upon the motion by Committee Member Williams and second by Committee  
Member Noack, the Consent Calendar was unanimously approved. The motion  
carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Aye:  
Chair Canepa, Committee Member Ahn, Committee Member Carlson, Committee  
Member Eklund, Committee Member Moulton-Peters, Committee Member Noack,  
Committee Member Rabbitt, Committee Member Romero and Committee Member  
Williams  
2 - Committee Member Mahan and Committee Member Ramos  
Absent:  
25-0091  
2a.  
Approval of Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Minutes of the  
January 10, 2025 Meeting  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
Attachments:  
2a_25-0091_2025-01-10_Joint_MTC_ABAG_Legislation_Committee_  
Meeting_Minutes_Draft.pdf  
25-0092  
2b.  
2c.  
2d.  
Legislative History  
Detailed list of bills the ABAG and MTC are tracking in Sacramento,  
including those ABAG or MTC supports or opposes.  
Action:  
Information  
Julie Snyder  
Presenter:  
Attachments: 2b_25-0092_Handout-February_Legislative_History.pdf  
25-0093  
Washington, D.C. Legislative Update  
Report on key legislative, funding and political developments over the past  
month from Washington, D.C. prepared by the Summit Strategies team.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments: 2c_25-0093_Washington_D.C._Legislative_Update.pdf  
25-0182  
Senate Bill 71 (Wiener): Environmental Streamlining for Sustainable  
Transportation  
Removes the statutory sunset in current law that exempts certain transit,  
bicycle and pedestrian projects from California Environmental Quality Act  
(CEQA) requirements and makes other updates. The bill is consistent with  
MTC’s longstanding advocacy - MTC supported the bill that initially  
established the CEQA exemption [Senate Bill (SB) 288 (Wiener, 2020)] as  
well as SB 922 (Wiener, 2022), Senator Wiener’s first attempt to remove  
the statutory sunset.  
Action:  
Support / Commission Approval  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Presenter:  
Attachments: 2d_25-0182_Summary_Sheet_SB_71_Wiener.pdf  
3. State Legislation  
25-0184  
3a.  
Regional Transportation Revenue Measure Polling Results  
Overview by EMC Research, Inc. (EMC) of polling results related to a future  
regional transportation revenue measure.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Rebecca Long, MTC and Ruth Bernstein, EMC  
Attachments: 3a_25-0184_Summary_Sheet_Polling_Results.pdf  
3aii_25-0184_Handout_Transportation_Regional_Measure_Survey_Re  
port.pdf  
The following individuals spoke on this item: Jason Baker, Caltrain; Darton  
Ito, SFMTC; Alex Walker, BART; Adina Levin, Seamless Bay Area; Sara  
Greenwald, Voices for Public Transportation; Aleta Dupree; Joshua Arce,  
Nor Cal Laborers California Alliance; Anthony, Transbay Coalition; Emily,  
Public Advocates; Laurel Paget-Seekins, Public Advocates; Carter Lavin,  
Voices for Public Transportation; Cyrus Hall; Bob Allen, Urban Habitat;  
Abby Rahman-Davies, Transform; Zach Lipton; Abigail, Sonoma County  
Transit Riders Union; Ryan Williams, SEIU Local 1021; Vallery Lancey;  
Carol Taylor, Genesis; Matthew; Bryan Culbertson; and David Sorrell,  
Seamless Bay Area.  
25-0185  
3b.  
Draft Transportation Revenue Measure Principles  
Legislative update on enabling legislation for a transportation revenue  
measure and draft principles to guide MTC's advocacy.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Rebecca Long  
Attachments: 3b_25-0185_Summary_Sheet_TRM_Principles.pdf  
The following individuals spoke on this item: Jonathan Cole, Climate Action  
California; Darton Ito, SFMTC; Adina Levin, Seamless Bay Area; Joshua  
Arce, Nor Cal Laborers California Alliance; Anthony, Transbay Coalition;  
Laurel Paget-Seekins, Public Advocates; Ryan Williams, SEIU Local 1021;  
Emily, Public Advocates; Abigail, Sonoma County Transit Riders Union;  
and Pat Piras.  
25-0202  
3c.  
Senate Bill (SB) 239 (Arreguín): Ralph M. Brown Act Teleconferencing  
Reform  
Co-sponsor SB 239 (Arreguín) to expand remote meeting options for  
non-decision-making local legislative bodies - including advisory boards -  
that do not take final action.  
Action:  
Co-Sponsor / ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Co-Sponsor / Commission Approval  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments:  
3ci_25-0202_Summary_Sheet_Brown_Act_Teleconferencing_Reform.  
pdf  
3cii_25-0202_Attachment_A_Council_Memo_to_AB_817_MTC_Brown  
_Act_Reform_Bill.pdf  
Aleta Dupree spoke on this item.  
Adina Levin, Seamless Bay Area, spoke on this item.  
Carol Taylor, Genesis, spoke on this item.  
Upon the motion by Committee Member Eklund and second by Committee  
Member Williams, a Co-Sponsor position on Senate Bill 239 (Arreguín) was  
adopted to be forwarded to the ABAG Executive Board and Commission,  
respectively. Staff requested Chair Canepa to concur with the emergency  
procedure to communicate a position on Senate Bill 239 prior to the ABAG  
Executive Board meeting date. Chair Canepa indicated concurrence. The motion  
carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Aye:  
Chair Canepa, Committee Member Ahn, Committee Member Carlson, Committee  
Member Eklund, Committee Member Moulton-Peters, Committee Member Noack,  
Committee Member Rabbitt, Committee Member Romero and Committee Member  
Williams  
2 - Committee Member Mahan and Committee Member Ramos  
Absent:  
25-0260  
3d.  
Regional Housing Needs Allocation Credit for Preservation  
Co-sponsor a bill by Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva to allow cities  
and counties to earn credit toward their Regional Housing Needs  
Allocation (RHNA) targets by preserving “naturally occurring affordable  
housing” with long-term deed restrictions.  
Action:  
Co-Sponsor / ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Co-Sponsor / Commission Approval  
Presenter:  
Julie Snyder  
Attachments: 3d_25-0260_Summary_Sheet_RHNA_preservation_bill.pdf  
Upon the motion by Committee Member Eklund and second by Committee  
Member Moulton-Peters, , a Co-Sponsor position on Regional Housing Needs  
Allocation Credit for Preservation was adopted to be forwarded to the ABAG  
Executive Board and Commission, respectively. Staff requested Chair Canepa to  
concur with the emergency procedure to communicate a position on the  
Regional Housing Needs Allocation Credit for Preservation prior to the ABAG  
Executive Board meeting date. Chair Canepa indicated concurrence. The motion  
carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Aye:  
Chair Canepa, Committee Member Ahn, Committee Member Carlson, Committee  
Member Eklund, Committee Member Moulton-Peters, Committee Member Noack,  
Committee Member Rabbitt, Committee Member Romero and Committee Member  
Williams  
2 - Committee Member Mahan and Committee Member Ramos  
Absent:  
4. Public Comment / Other Business  
5. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee will be held on  
Friday, March 14, 2025 at 9:45 a.m. at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street,  
San Francisco, CA, and other remote locations. Any changes to the schedule will be  
duly noticed to the public.