Bay Area Metro Center

375 Beale Street

San Francisco, CA 94105

Meeting Minutes

Metropolitan Transportation Commission

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

9:35 AM

Board Room - 1st Floor

Vice Chair Josefowitz called the meeting to order at 9:35 a.m.

Commissioner Schaaf arrived during agenda item 4b.

Non-Voting Commissioners Present: Commissioner Giacopini and Commissioner Schaaf

Non-Voting Commissioner Absent: Commissioner El-Tawansy

Roster:

Vacant (Chair), Nick Josefowitz (Vice Chair),

Margaret Abe-Koga, Eddie Ahn, Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, David Canepa,

Dina El-Tawansy*, Victoria Fleming, Dorene M. Giacopini*, Rebecca Kaplan,

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

Gina Papan, David Rabbitt, Libby Schaaf*, James P. Spering,

Vacant, Vacant, Vacant

*Non-Voting Members

1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum

12 -

Present:

Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner

Andersen, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Fleming,

Commissioner Kaplan, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner

Rabbitt, and Commissioner Spering

1 - Commissioner Mahan

Absent:

2. Pledge of Allegiance / Acknowledgement of the Flag

3. Compensation Announcement (Clerk)

4. Chair's Report

25-0042

MTC Resolution No. 4690. Resolution of Appreciation to Senator Bill Dodd

Commission Approval

4a.

Action:

Upon the motion by Commissioner Spering and seconded by Commissioner

Rabbitt, this Resolution was adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:

14 -

Aye:

Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner

Andersen, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Fleming,

Commissioner Kaplan, Commissioner Miley, Moulton-Peters, Noack, Commissioner

Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt and Commissioner Spering

1 - Commissioner Mahan

Absent:

25-0043

4b.

MTC Resolution No. 4691. Resolution of Appreciation for Commissioner

David Rabbitt on the occasion of his departure from MTC

Action:

Commission Approval

Upon the motion by Commissioner Spering and seconded by Commissioner

Papan, this Resolution was adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:

14 -

Aye:

Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner

Andersen, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Fleming,

Commissioner Kaplan, Commissioner Miley, Moulton-Peters, Noack, Commissioner

Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt and Commissioner Spering

1 - Commissioner Mahan

Absent:

25-0044

4c.

MTC Resolution No. 4692. Resolution of Appreciation for Commissioner

Jim Spering on the occasion of his departure from MTC

Action:

Commission Approval

Upon the motion by Vice Chair Josefowitz and seconded by Commissioner

Rabbitt, this Resolution was adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:

14 -

Aye:

Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner

Andersen, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Fleming,

Commissioner Kaplan, Commissioner Miley, Moulton-Peters, Noack, Commissioner

Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt and Commissioner Spering

1 - Commissioner Mahan

Absent:

5. Ad-Hoc Nominating Committee Report

Upon the motion by Commissioner Spering and seconded by Commissioner

Miley, this was approved. The motion carried by the following vote:

14 -

Aye:

Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner

Andersen, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Fleming,

Commissioner Kaplan, Commissioner Miley, Moulton-Peters, Noack, Commissioner

Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt and Commissioner Spering

1 - Commissioner Mahan

Absent:

25-0041

Recommendation for new Chair and Vice Chair

5a.

Action:

Commission Acceptance

Presenter:

Commissioner Jim Spering (Ad-Hoc Nominating Committee Chair)

6. Policy Advisory Council Report

25-0045

Policy Advisory Council Report

Information

6a.

Action:

7. Executive Director's Report

25-0046

Executive Director's Report

Information

7a.

Action:

8. Commissioner Comments

9. Consent Calendar

Upon the motion by Commissioner Kaplan and seconded by Commissioner

Rabbitt, this was approved the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the

following vote:

14 -

Aye:

Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner

Andersen, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Fleming,

Commissioner Kaplan, Commissioner Miley, Moulton-Peters, Noack, Commissioner

Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt and Commissioner Spering

1 - Commissioner Mahan

Absent:

25-0040

Approval of the Commission Minutes of the December 18, 2024 Meeting

Commission Approval

9a.

Action:

Programming and Allocations Committee

25-0098

9b.

9c.

MTC Resolution No. 4646, Revised. 2025 Transportation Improvement

Program Amendment 2025-03

Action:

Commission Approval

John Saelee

Presenter:

25-0099

MTC Resolution Nos. 4660 Revised; and 4641, Revised. Allocation of $1.9

million in Regional Measure 3 (RM3) capital funds to Bay Area Toll

Authority and Contra Costa Transportation Authority.

Action:

Commission Approval

Julieth Ortiz

Presenter:

25-0100

9d.

MTC Resolution Nos. 3989, Revised, 4202, Revised and 4505, Revised.

Various revisions to the One Bay Area Grant (OBAG 2 and 3) and MTC

exchange programs, including programming $6.8 million to various

Housing Incentive Pool (HIP) projects.

Action:

Commission Approval

Thomas Arndt

Presenter:

25-0101

9e.

MTC Resolution 4654, Revised. The proposed action allocates $12.9

million in Regional Measure 3 (RM3) Operating funds to the three transit

operators to support transit operations within bridge corridors in the region.

Action:

Commission Approval

Luis Garcia

Presenter:

Legislation Committee

25-0107

9f.

MTC Resolution No. 3931, Revised. Policy Advisory Council

Appointments

Action:

Commission Approval

Ky-Nam Miller

Presenter:

Committee Reports

10. Planning Committee Report

25-0106

10a.

MTC Resolution No. 4687. Plan Bay Area 2050+ Final Blueprint

A request for approval of the long-range plan’s Final Blueprint, including

growth geographies, strategies, and projects recommended for analysis in

winter and spring 2025.

Action:

Commission Approval

Chirag Rabari

Presenter:

11. Legislation Committee Report

25-0108

11a.

Final 2025 MTC/ABAG Joint Advocacy Program

Final 2025 Joint Advocacy Program for MTC and ABAG, expressing the

agencies’ state and federal legislative priorities.

Action:

Commission Approval

Presenter:

Georgia Gann Dohrmann

Upon the motion by Commissioner Canepa and seconded by Commissioner

Papan, this Resolution was adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:

12 -

Aye:

Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner

Andersen, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Kaplan,

Commissioner Miley, Noack, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt and

Commissioner Spering

3 - Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Mahan and Moulton-Peters

Absent:

12. Public Comment / Other Business

13. Adjournment / Next Meetings:

The next regular meeting of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission is

scheduled to be held at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco

on Wednesday, February 26, 2025.