Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Minutes  
Bay Area Toll Authority  
Alfredo Pedroza, Chair Nick Josefowitz, Vice Chair  
9:45 AM  
Wednesday, May 22, 2024  
Board Room – 1st Floor  
Roster  
Alfredo Pedroza (Chair), Nick Josefowitz (Vice Chair),  
Margaret Abe-Koga, Eddie Ahn, David Canepa, Cindy Chavez, Carol Dutra-Vernaci,  
Dina El-Tawansy*, Victoria Fleming, Dorene M. Giacopini*, Federal D. Glover,  
Matt Mahan, Nate Miley, Stephanie Moulton-Peters, Sue Noack, Gina Papan,  
David Rabbitt, Hillary Ronen, Libby Schaaf*, James P. Spering, Sheng Thao  
*Non-Voting Members  
Chair Pedroza called the meeting to order at 1:10 p.m.  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
13 -  
Present:  
Chair Pedroza, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner  
Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner  
Glover, Commissioner Noack, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Commissioner  
Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner Ronen and Commissioner Spering  
5 -  
Absent:  
Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner  
Miley and Commissioner Thao  
Non-Voting Commissioner Present: Commissioner Giacopini  
Non-Voting Commissioners Absent: Commissioner El-Tawansy and Commissioner Schaaf  
2. Chair's Report  
There was nothing to report.  
3. Consent Calendar  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Spering and seconded by Commissioner  
Canepa, the Authority unanimously approved the Consent Calendar by the  
following vote:  
13 -  
Aye:  
Chair Pedroza, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner  
Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner  
Glover, Commissioner Noack, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Commissioner  
Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner Ronen and Commissioner Spering  
5 -  
Absent:  
Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner  
Miley and Commissioner Thao  
24-0520  
Approval of the Authority Minutes of the April 24, 2024 Meeting  
Commission Approval  
3a.  
Action:  
4. BATA Oversight Committee Report (Glover)  
24-0713  
4a.  
Richmond-San Rafael (RSR) Bridge Pilot Project Recommendations  
A status report and recommended next steps for BATA’s Interstate 580  
(I-580) Richmond-San Rafael (RSR) Bridge Access Improvement Pilot  
Project (Pilot). Staff seeks Authority approval to pursue steps to extend the  
Pilot on the upper deck with modifications and make the Pilot on the lower  
deck permanent.  
Action:  
Authority Approval  
Lisa Klein  
Presenter:  
Written correspondence was received from Dress Wedding.  
The following members of the public were called to speak: Ken Bukowski,  
Jon Spangler, and Bruce Beyaert.  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Glover and seconded by Commissioner  
Chavez, the Authority unanimously approved pursuing steps to extend the Pilot  
on the upper deck with modifications and make the Pilot on the lower deck  
permanent. The motion carried by the following vote:  
13 -  
Aye:  
Chair Pedroza, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner  
Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner  
Glover, Commissioner Noack, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Commissioner  
Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner Ronen and Commissioner Spering  
5 -  
Absent:  
Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner  
Miley and Commissioner Thao  
5. Authority Information  
24-0568  
5a.  
Draft Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) Fiscal Year 2024-25 Operating and  
Capital Budgets  
An informational presentation to the Authority of the Draft BATA Fiscal Year  
2024-25 Operating and Capital Budgets.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Derek Hansel  
The Authority received the report as provided in the packet.  
6. Public Comment / Other Business  
7. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the Bay Area Toll Authority will be held on Wednesday, June 26,  
2024 at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA. Any  
changes to the schedule will be duly noticed to the public.