Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee  
David Canepa, Chair  
Jesse Arreguin, Vice Chair  
Friday, November 3, 2023  
9:45 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
12 -  
Present:  
Chair Canepa, Vice Chair Arreguin, Committee Member Ahn, Committee Member  
Carlson, Committee Member Dutra-Vernaci, Committee Member Eklund,  
Committee Member Moulton-Peters, Committee Member Noack, Committee  
Member Rabbitt, Committee Member Ramos, Committee Member Spering and  
Committee Member Tiedemann  
1 - Committee Member Mahan  
Absent:  
Non-Voting Member Present: Dorene M. Giacopini  
Ex Officio Voting Members Present: Commission Chair Pedroza and  
Commission Vice Chair Josefowitz  
The following individuals participated from noticed remote locations: Member Carlson, Member Eklund,  
Member Giacopini, and Member Ramos.  
2. Consent Calendar  
Upon the motion by Committee Member Moulton-Peters and second by  
Committee Member Rabbitt, the Consent Calendar was unanimously approved.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
11 -  
Aye:  
Chair Canepa, Vice Chair Arreguin, Committee Member Ahn, Committee Member  
Carlson, Committee Member Dutra-Vernaci, Committee Member Eklund,  
Committee Member Moulton-Peters, Committee Member Noack, Committee  
Member Rabbitt, Committee Member Spering and Committee Member Tiedemann  
2 - Committee Member Mahan and Committee Member Ramos  
Absent:  
23-1224  
2a.  
Approval of Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Minutes of the  
October 13, 2023 Meeting  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
Attachments:  
2a_23-1224_2023-10-13_Joint_MTC_ABAG_Legislation_Committee_  
Meeting_Minutes_Draft.pdf  
23-1225  
2b.  
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: 2b_23-1225_MTC_Report_October_2023.pdf  
Member Ramos arrived after the approval of the Consent Calendar.  
3. State and Federal Legislation  
23-1301  
3a.  
Regional Transportation Revenue Measure Update  
Update on the enabling legislation for a potential 2026 regional  
transportation revenue measure, including proposed goals, guiding  
principles, expenditure priorities, and revenue options, as well as next  
steps toward authorizing legislation in 2024.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann and Dave Vautin  
Attachments: 3ai_23-1301_Summary_Sheet_Transportation_Revenue_Measure.pdf  
3aii_23-1301_Attachment_A_Category_Definitions.pdf  
3aiii_23-1301_PowerPoint_Transportation_Revenue_Measure_Outline.  
pdf  
3aiv_23-1301_VPT Regional Transportation Measure Feedback Letter  
10_3_23.pdf  
3av_23-1301_Public_Comments_Received_Combined.pdf  
The following individuals spoke on this item:  
Adina Levin, Seamless Bay Area; Ian Griffiths, Seamless Bay Area; Darryl  
Yip; Janice Li, BART Board President;  
Cyrus Hall; Bob Allen, Urban Habitat; Mike Swire, San Mateo County  
Transportation Authority Citizens Advisory Committee; Laurel  
Paget-Seekins, Public Advocates; Sara Greenwald, 350 Bay Area; Mario  
Valadez, TransForm; and James Perez, East Bay Asian Local  
Development Corporation.  
Written public comments were received from:  
Transit General Managers;  
Strada Investment Group; and  
Seamless Bay Area and SPUR.  
23-1226  
3b.  
Draft 2024 MTC and ABAG Joint Advocacy Program  
Draft 2024 Joint Advocacy Program for MTC and ABAG, expressing the  
agencies’ state and federal legislative priorities.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments: 3bi_23-1226_Summary_Sheet_2024_Advocacy_Program.pdf  
3bii_23-1226_Draft_2024_Advocacy_Program.pdf  
Adina Levin, Seamless Bay Area, spoke on this item.  
4. Public Comment / Other Business  
5. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee will be held on  
Friday, December 8, 2023 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.