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Meeting Minutes

Bay Area Toll Authority

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

9:40 AM

Board Room – 1st Floor

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

Vice Chair Josefowitz called the meeting to order at 11:57 a.m.

1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum

13 -

Present:

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

Andersen, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Kaplan,

Commissioner Miley, Chair Noack, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Papan,

Commissioner Rabbitt and Commissioner Spering

5 -

Absent:

Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Mahan,

Commissioner Moulton-Peters and Vice Chair Moulton-Peters

Non-Voting Commissioners Present: Commissioner Giacopini and Commissioner Schaaf

Non-Voting Commissioner Absent: Commissioner El-Tawansy

2. Chair's Report

3. Consent Calendar

Commissioner Ahn was absent for the Consent Calendar vote and returned

shortly after the vote was taken.

Upon the motion by Commissioner Kaplan and seconded by Commissioner

Andersen, the Authority unanimously approved the Consent Calendar by the

following vote:

11 -

Aye:

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

Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Kaplan,

Commissioner Miley, Chair Noack, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt

and Commissioner Spering

5 -

Absent:

Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner

Moulton-Peters and Vice Chair Moulton-Peters

25-0047

25-0102

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

Authority Approval

3a.

3b.

Action:

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:

25-0103

3c.

BATA Resolution No. 179. Design Immunity for Richmond-San Rafael

Forward - Open Road Tolling and Interstate 580 Westbound High

Occupancy Vehicle Lane Project.

Action:

Authority Approval

Ingrid Supit

Presenter:

4. Approval

25-0104

4a.

BATA Resolution No. 166, Revised. BATA 10-Year Toll Bridge Capital

Improvement Plan for Fiscal Year 2024-33.

A request for approval of BATA Resolution No. 166, Revised, the BATA

10-Year Toll Bridge Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for Fiscal Year (FY)

2024-33. Updates reflect changes in costs and schedules of the projects

included in the current, adopted CIP. Staff will also provide an updated Toll

Bridge Program Report for information. Staff will request approval of the

CIP at the BATA meeting on Jan 22, 2025.

Action:

Authority Approval

Presenter:

Rosalynn Chongchaikit

Howard Wong (MTC Policy Advisory Council) was called to speak for agenda

item 4a.

Upon the motion by Commissioner Kaplan and seconded by Commissioner

Spering, the Authority unanimously adopted BATA Resolution No. 166, Revised.

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, Chair Noack, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt

and Commissioner Spering

4 -

Absent:

Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Moulton-Peters and

Vice Chair Moulton-Peters

25-0130

4b.

BATA Resolution No. 183. Authorizing the 2025 Plan of Finance and

Receipt of the Good Faith Estimate.

A request for approval of BATA Resolution No. 183, authorizing the 2025

Plan of Finance, and that the Authority approve receipt of the Good Faith

Estimate. Resolution No. 183 was presented for information at the BATA

Oversight Committee meeting on January 8, 2025. Updates reflect the

addition of outstanding debt service schedules.

Action:

Authority Approval

Natalie Perkins

Presenter:

Upon the motion by Commissioner Kaplan and seconded by Chair Noack, the

Authority unanimously adopted BATA Resolution No. 183. 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, Chair Noack, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt

and Commissioner Spering

4 -

Absent:

Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Moulton-Peters and

Vice Chair Moulton-Peters