Metropolitan Transportation  
Commission  
Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Minutes  
Bay Area Toll Authority Oversight Committee  
Vacant, Chair Margaret Abe-Koga, Vice Chair  
Wednesday, December 11, 2024  
9:35 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Roster  
Federal Glover (Chair), Margaret Abe-Koga (Vice Chair),  
Victoria Fleming, Nate Miley, Gina Papan,  
Hillary Ronen, Vacant, Vacant  
Non-Voting Members: Dina El-Tawansy, Libby Schaaf  
Chair Glover called the meeting to order at 9:40 a.m.  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
5 -  
Present:  
Commissioner Fleming, Chair Glover, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Papan,  
and Commissioner Ronen  
1 - Vice Chair Abe-Koga  
Absent:  
Vice Chair Abe-Koga arrived during agenda item 6a.  
Non-voting members present: Commissioner El-Tawansy and Commissioner Schaaf  
Ex Officio Voting Members Present: Commission Chair Pedroza  
Ad-Hoc Non-voting members present: Commissioner Giacopini  
2. Pledge of Allegiance  
3. Compensation Announcement (Committee Clerk)  
4. Chair’s Report  
5. Consent Calendar  
At the request of staff, agenda item 5b was removed from the Consent Calendar  
and deferred.  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Papan and seconded by Commissioner  
Fleming, Consent Calendar items 5a, and 5c through 5h were unanimously  
approved by the following vote:  
5 -  
Aye:  
Commissioner Fleming, Chair Glover, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Papan  
and Commissioner Ronen  
1 - Vice Chair Abe-Koga  
Absent:  
24-0925  
24-1170  
5a.  
5b.  
Approval of BATA Oversight Committee Minutes of November 13, 2024  
Meeting.  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
BATA Resolution No. 180. Addendum to the 2023 Mitigated Negative  
Declaration, Revised West Oakland Link (Link) Project Approval and  
Revised Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program.  
Action:  
Authority Approval  
Gavin Lohry  
Presenter:  
At the request of staff, agenda item 5b was removed and deferred.  
24-1171  
5c.  
The Bay Lights 360 Maintenance Actions:  
i. Contract - The Bay Lights 360 Maintenance: Musco Lighting  
($3,300,000)  
ii. Memorandum of Understanding Amendment- Caltrans, Illuminate and  
BATA  
iii. Agreement-Transportation Art Maintenance Agreement: Caltrans and  
BATA  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
Megan Nangle  
Presenter:  
Mark Baker, President, Soft Light Foundation provided written  
correspondence.  
24-1485  
5d.  
Yerba Buena Island Southgate Road Realignment and Bimla Rhinehart  
Vista Point Projects:  
1) Funding Agreement Amendment - San Francisco County  
Transportation Authority ($2,465,500)  
2) 2) Contract - AECOM Technical Services ($500,000), for Bimla  
Rhinehart Vista Point Parking Lot Project  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
Peter Lee  
Presenter:  
24-1487  
5e.  
5f.  
Funding Agreement - Yerba Buena Island MUP: San Francisco County  
Transportation Authority ($750,000).  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
Ray Woo  
Presenter:  
24-1473  
BATA Resolution No. 182: Regional Measure 3 Richmond-San Rafael  
Bridge Access Improvements: Sponsor Agency Resolution of Project  
Compliance - Allocation Request.  
Action:  
Authority Approval  
Michelle Go  
Presenter:  
24-1526  
5g.  
5h.  
BATA Resolution No. 181 - Regional Measure 3 Dumbarton Corridor  
Improvement - Marshlands Road Bay Trail Project: Project Sponsor  
Resolution of Project Compliance - Allocation Request.  
Action:  
Authority Approval  
Lee Huo  
Presenter:  
25-0017  
Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) Statement of  
Revenues and Expenses for the Period Ended October 31, 2024  
(Unaudited).  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Derek Hansel  
6. Authority Approval  
24-1421  
6a.  
Toll Increase and Changes to High Occupancy Vehicle Policies for BATA  
Bridges.  
A request for the referral of BATA Resolution 184, Toll Schedule for the  
State-Owned Toll Bridges in the Bay Area to the Authority for approval.  
This Resolution would increase toll rates over a five-year period starting  
January 1, 2026 to fund toll bridge operations and preservation and  
establish a uniform three-person carpool requirement for discounted tolls  
on all bridges. The Authority shall consider all public comments received  
through the end of the public comment period on December 18, 2024  
before determining whether to proceed with the toll increase and  
high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) policy changes.  
Action:  
Authority Approval  
Derek Hansel  
Presenter:  
Vice Chair Abe-Koga arrived during agenda item 6a.  
Written correspondence was received from Emily Loper, Vice President of  
Public Policy for Bay Area Council; David Schonbrunn, President of  
Transportation Solutions Defense and Education Fund; and Linda Waters.  
Aleta Dupree, Team FOLDS; Anne Olivia Eldred, Policy Advisory Council;  
and Vinay Pimple, Policy Advisory Council were called to speak.  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Ronen and seconded by Commissioner  
Papan, the Committee unanimously approved referral of BATA Resolution No.  
184, Toll Schedule for State-Owned Toll Bridges in the Bay Area and changes to  
High Occupancy Vehicle Policies for BATA Bridges to the Authority for approval.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 -  
Aye:  
Vice Chair Abe-Koga, Commissioner Fleming, Chair Glover, Commissioner Miley,  
Commissioner Papan and Commissioner Ronen  
7. Public Comment / Other Business  
Aleta Dupree, Team FOLDS was called to speak.  
8. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the BATA Oversight Committee will be held on January 8, 2025  
at 9:35 a.m. at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA.  
Chair Glover adjourned the meeting at 10:29 a.m.