Metropolitan Transportation  
Commission  
Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Minutes  
Programming and Allocations Committee  
Cindy Chavez, Chair Nate Miley, Vice Chair  
Wednesday, September 11, 2024  
9:45 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Roster  
Cindy Chavez (Chair), Nate Miley (Vice Chair),  
Margaret Abe-Koga, Victoria Fleming, Federal D. Glover,  
Gina Papan, Hillary Ronen, Sheng Thao  
Non-Voting Members: Dina El-Tawansy, Libby Schaaf  
Chair Chavez called the meeting to order at 11:38 a.m.  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
5 -  
Present:  
Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Miley, Vice Chair  
Papan, and Commissioner Ronen  
3 - Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Glover, and Commissioner Thao  
Absent:  
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. Consent Calendar  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Ronen and seconded by Commissioner  
Abe-Koga, the Consent Calendar was unanimously approved by the following  
vote:  
5 -  
Aye:  
Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Miley, Vice Chair  
Papan and Commissioner Ronen  
3 - Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Glover and Commissioner Thao  
Absent:  
24-0917  
2a.  
Approval of the Programming and Allocations July 10, 2024 Meeting  
Minutes.  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
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2b.  
2c.  
2d.  
MTC Resolution No. 4519, Revised - Programming of Transit  
Transformation Action Plan Funding to Operators for Clipper BayPass  
Phase 1 Pilot.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
William Bacon  
Presenter:  
24-1006  
MTC Resolution Nos. 3989, Revised and 4505, Revised. Various revisions  
to the MTC Exchange Program and One Bay Area Grant (OBAG 3)  
Program.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Thomas Arndt  
Presenter:  
24-0987  
MTC Resolution Nos. 4629, Revised; 4651, Revised; 4652, Revised;  
4653, Revised; 4654, Revised; and 4668.  
The proposed action revises the FY2024-25 MTC Fund Estimate and  
allocates $141.4 million in FY2024-25 Transportation Development Act  
(TDA), State Transit Assistance (STA), Regional Measure 2 (RM2),  
Regional Measure 3 (RM3), and Senate Bill 125 (SB 125) funds to four  
transit operators to support transit operations and capital projects in the  
region.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Luis Garcia  
Presenter:  
24-1099  
2e.  
MTC Resolution No. 4545, Revised. 2023 Transportation Improvement  
Program (TIP) Amendment 2023-33.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
John Saelee  
Presenter:  
3. Regional  
24-1007  
3a.  
MTC Resolution Nos. 4614, Revised; 4586, Revised; and 4595, Revised.  
Allocation of $85.5 million in Regional Measure 3 (RM3) capital funds to  
Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), Contra Costa  
Transportation Authority (CCTA), and Solano Transportation Authority  
(STA).  
Recommended allocations of a net total of $85.5 million in RM3 capital  
funds to three projects:  
·
RM3 Project 5, Ferry Enhancement Program - $18 million to WETA for  
Three 149-passenger Electric Ferry Vessels (RM3 Project #5.4).  
RM3 Project 19, Contra Costa I-680/SR-4 Interchange Improvements -  
·
$3 million to CCTA for the design of the I-680/SR-4 Interchange  
Improvements Phase 1, 2A, and 4 (RM3 Project 19.1).  
·
RM3 Project 22, Interstate 80 Westbound Truck Scales - $69 million to  
STA for the construction phase and an allocation amendment to rescind  
$4.5 million in RM3 funds from the right of way phase of the I-80  
Westbound Truck Scales project (RM3 Project 22).  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Karl Anderson  
Presenter:  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Ronen and seconded by Commissioner  
Abe-Koga, the Committee unanimously approved referral of MTC Resolution Nos.  
4614 Revised; 4586 Revised; and 4595 Revised. Allocation of $85.5 million in  
Regional Measure 3 (RM3) capital funds to Water Emergency Transportation  
Authority (WETA), Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA), and Solano  
Transportation Authority (STA). The motion carried the following vote:  
5 -  
Aye:  
Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Miley, Vice Chair  
Papan and Commissioner Ronen  
3 - Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Glover and Commissioner Thao  
Absent:  
4. State  
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4a.  
MTC Resolution Nos. 4663 and 4664. Endorsements and Nominations for  
2024 State Funding Opportunities: Transit and Intercity Rail Capital  
Program (TIRCP), Solutions for Congested Corridors (SCC), and Trade  
Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP).  
Recommended Commission endorsements for regional applications to the  
state TIRCP, and nominations for the SCC, and TCEP funding programs.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Presenter:  
Anne Spevack and Kenneth Kao  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Papan and seconded by Commissioner  
Ronen, the Committee unanimously approved referral of MTC Resolution Nos.  
4663 and 4664. Endorsements and Nominations for 2024 State Funding  
Opportunities: Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP), Solutions for  
Congested Corridors (SCC), and Trade Corridor Enhancement Program (TCEP). As  
part of the action, staff was asked to report to the Commission on early adoption  
of the TOC policy by the City of Healdsburg, in advance of the policy requirement  
deadlines. The motion carried the following vote:  
5 -  
Aye:  
Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Miley, Vice Chair  
Papan and Commissioner Ronen  
3 - Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Glover and Commissioner Thao  
Absent:  
24-1009  
4b.  
MTC Resolution No. 4650, Revised.  
Revisions to the Regional Early Action Planning Grant (REAP 2) program,  
including a 6% budget cut to MTC’s total grant amount, to reflect the  
statewide funding cut to the REAP 2 grant.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Valerie Coleman  
Presenter:  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Abe-Kog and seconded by Commissioner  
Papn, the Committee unanimously approved referral of MTC Resolution No. 4650,  
Revised. Revisions to the Regional Early Action Planning Grant (REAP 2)  
program, including a 6% budget cut to MTC’s total grant amount, to reflect the  
statewide funding cut to the REAP 2 grant. The motion carried the following vote:  
5 -  
Aye:  
Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Miley, Vice Chair  
Papan and Commissioner Ronen  
3 - Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Glover and Commissioner Thao  
Absent:  
5. Federal  
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5a.  
MTC Resolution Nos. 4645 and 4646. Adoption of the 2025 Transportation  
Improvement Program (TIP) and Transportation-Air Quality Conformity  
Analysis for the 2025 TIP.  
The federally required TIP is a comprehensive listing of all Bay Area  
surface transportation projects that receive federal funds, are subject to a  
federally required action or are regionally significant for air quality  
conformity purposes. MTC is required to make a positive air quality  
conformity determination for the TIP and Plan in accordance with EPA’s  
transportation conformity regulations and MTC’s Bay Area Air Quality  
Conformity Procedures.  
Action:  
Commission for Approval  
Libby Nachman  
Presenter:  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Ronen and seconded by Commissioner  
Abe-Koga, the Committee unanimously approved referral of MTC Resolution Nos.  
4645 and 4646. Adoption of the 2025 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)  
and Transportation-Air Quality Conformity Analysis for the 2025 TIP. The motion  
carried the following vote:  
5 -  
Aye:  
Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Miley, Vice Chair  
Papan and Commissioner Ronen  
3 - Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Glover and Commissioner Thao  
Absent:  
6. Information  
24-1098  
6a.  
California Transportation Commission (CTC) and State Funding Programs  
Update.  
Update on California Transportation Commission (CTC) and state funding  
programs under the CTC’s purview.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Kenneth Kao  
7. Public Comment / Other Business  
8. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the Programming and Allocations Committee will be held on  
October 9, 2024 at 9:45 a.m. at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street, San  
Francisco, CA.  
Chair Chavez adjourned the meeting at 12:08 p.m.