Metropolitan Transportation  
Commission  
Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Agenda  
Programming and Allocations Committee  
Victoria Fleming, Chair Myrna Melgar, Vice Chair  
Wednesday, January 14, 2026  
9:45 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
The Programming and Allocations Committee is scheduled to meet at 9:45 a.m. or immediately  
following the preceding 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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Clerk: Carsie Bonner  
Roster  
Victoria Fleming (Chair), Myrna Melgar (Vice Chair),  
Margaret Abe-Koga, Barbara Lee, Amber Manfree,  
Nate Miley, Gina Papan, Belia Ramos  
Non-Voting Member: David Ambuehl and Libby Schaaf  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
A quorum of the Programming & Allocations Committee shall be a majority of its voting  
members (5).  
2. Consent Calendar  
2a.  
Approval of the Programming & Allocations Committee December 10,  
2025 Meeting Minutes.  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
Attachments:  
2b.  
MTC Resolution No. 4709, Revised. Allocation of $7.1 million in  
FY2025-26 Transportation Development Act (TDA) operating funds to the  
City of Fairfield (FAST) to support transit operations in the region.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Jack McDowell  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
2c.  
MTC Resolution No. 4660, Revised. Allocation of $15 million in Regional  
Measure 3 (RM3) Capital Funds to the City of Newark.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Julieth Ortiz  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
2d.  
Second Quarterly Report of the Executive Director’s Delegated Authority  
Actions.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Jack McDowell  
Attachments:  
2e.  
Transit Performance Initiative - Investment Program Semi-Annual Update.  
Action:  
Informational  
Anne Meeple  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
3. Regional  
3a  
MTC Resolution Nos. 4604, Revised, and 3989, Revised. MTC Community  
Action Resource and Empowerment (CARE): Power-building and  
Engagement (Pb+E): Program of Projects - Round 2.  
Revisions to MTC Community Action Resource and Empowerment  
(CARE) guidelines and MTC’s Exchange Program to award an additional  
$1 million in Power-building and Engagement (Pb+E) grants, augmenting  
the $1.5 million awarded in November 2025 in Round 1.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Judis Santos  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
3b.  
Regional Measure 3 Express Lanes Category Update.  
Update on the Bay Area Corridor Express Lanes Category within the  
Regional Measure 3 Program.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
David Man  
Attachments:  
4. Information  
4a.  
California Transportation Commission (CTC) and State Funding Programs  
Update. Update on CTC and State Funding Programs Update.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Kenneth Kao  
Attachments:  
5. Public Comment / Other Business  
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6. Adjournment / Next Meetings:  
The next regular meeting of the Programming and Allocations Committee is  
scheduled to be held at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco  
on Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 9:45 a.m. Any changes to the schedule will be  
duly noticed to the public.