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, January 12, 2024  
9:45 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Special Meeting  
The Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee is scheduled to meet at 9:45 a.m. or immediately  
following the 9:40 a.m. Joint MTC Planning Committee with the ABAG Administrative Committee  
meeting, whichever occurs later.  
This meeting shall consist of a simultaneous teleconference call at the following location(s):  
Contra Costa County Offices, 2255 Contra Costa Blvd., Suite 202, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523; and  
Napa County Administration Building, CEO Office, 1195 Third Street, Suite 310, Napa, CA 94559  
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Roster  
David Canepa (Chair), Jesse Arreguin, (Vice Chair), Eddie Ahn, Ken Carlson,  
Carol Dutra-Vernaci, Pat Eklund, Dorene M. Giacopini*, Matt Mahan,  
Stephanie Moulton-Peters, Sue Noack, David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos,  
James P. Spering, Aaron Tiedemann, Vacant, and Vacant  
*Non-Voting Member  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
11 -  
Present:  
Chair Canepa, Vice Chair Arreguin, Committee Member Carlson, Committee  
Member Dutra-Vernaci, Committee Member Eklund, Committee Member Mahan,  
Committee Member Moulton-Peters, Committee Member Noack, Committee  
Member Ramos, Committee Member Spering and Committee Member Tiedemann  
2 - Committee Member Ahn and Committee Member Rabbitt  
Absent:  
2. Consent Calendar  
Upon the motion by Committee Member Spering and seconded by Committee  
Member Tiedemann, this was approved the Consent Agenda. The motion carried  
by the following vote:  
11 -  
Aye:  
Chair Canepa, Vice Chair Arreguin, Committee Member Carlson, Committee  
Member Dutra-Vernaci, Committee Member Eklund, Committee Member Mahan,  
Committee Member Moulton-Peters, Committee Member Noack, Committee  
Member Ramos, Committee Member Spering and Committee Member Tiedemann  
2 - Committee Member Ahn and Committee Member Rabbitt  
Absent:  
23-1477  
2a.  
2b.  
Approval of Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Minutes of the  
December 8, 2023 Meeting  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
Attachments:  
2a_23-1477_2023-12-08_Joint_MTC_ABAG_Legislation_Committee_  
Meeting_Minutes_Draft.pdf  
23-1478  
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_HANDOUT_MTC_Washington_DC_Legislative_Update_December  
2023.pdf  
3. State and Federal Legislation  
23-1479  
3a.  
Overview of Governor Newsom’s Fiscal Year 2024-25 State Budget  
Proposal  
Highlights of Governor’s proposed Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget, including  
planned transit investments.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments:  
3a_Summary_Sheet_Overview_of_FY2024-25_State_Budget_Proposa  
l.pdf  
24-0101  
3b.  
Regional Transportation Revenue Measure Enabling Legislation  
Outline of proposed legislation enabling MTC to place a future regional  
transportation revenue measure on the ballot.  
Action:  
MTC Commission Approval  
Rebecca Long  
Presenter:  
Attachments: 7a_24-0101_HANDOUT_Hwy_Capacity_Investments_Summary.pdf  
7a_24-0101_HANDOUT_Highway_Investment_Options_Attachment.pd  
f
7a_24-0101_Update_Summary Sheet_Transportation Revenue  
Measure Authorizing Legislation.pdf  
7a_24-0101_Attachment A_Proposed Vision Statement and Key  
Provisions_Comparison with Prior Versions.pdf  
7a_24-0101_Attachment_B_Presentation_HANDOUT.pdf  
7a_24-0101_Committee_Summary_Sheet_Transportation_Revenue_M  
easure.pdf  
7a_24-0101_Attachment_A_Rider_Focused_Outcomes_from_Regiona  
l_Measure.pdf  
7a_24-0101_Attachment_B_Key_Provisions_Summary_Updated.pdf  
7a_24-0101_Attachment_C_Proposed_Vision_Statement_and_Focus  
_Areas.pdf  
7a_24-0101_24-0101_Attachment_D_Description_of_Expenditure_Cat  
egories.pdf  
7a_24-0101_Public_Comment_Findley.pdf  
7a_24-0101_Public_Comment_Joint_Organizations.pdf  
7a_Public_Comments_Combined_(15).pdf  
7a_Public_Comments_VTA.pdf  
Written correspondence was received from Harold Findley and Joint  
Coalition.  
The following members of the public were called to speak: Charles Lavery,  
Sebastian Petty (SPUR), Josh Arsay (Northern CA Labors Union), Amy  
Beth Willis, Darton Ito (SFMTA), Manny Leon (CA Alliance), Alex Walker  
(BART), Peter Strauss (SF Transit Riders), Jonathan Kass, Max Siegel  
(SCC for Transit Riders), Emily Loper (Bay Area Council), Adina Levin  
(Seamless Bay Area and Voices for Public Transportation), Lauren Gularte  
(WETA), James Kuzsmal, Sara Greenwald, Monica Mallon, and Warren  
Wells (Marin County Bicycle Coalition).  
Upon the motion by Committee Member Mahan and seconded by Committee  
Member Spering, this Report was adopted. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
11 -  
Aye:  
Chair Canepa, Vice Chair Arreguin, Committee Member Carlson, Committee  
Member Dutra-Vernaci, Committee Member Eklund, Committee Member Mahan,  
Committee Member Moulton-Peters, Committee Member Noack, Committee  
Member Ramos, Committee Member Spering and Committee Member Tiedemann  
2 - Committee Member Ahn and Committee Member Rabbitt  
Absent:  
23-1342  
3c.  
Proposed Final 2024 MTC/ABAG Joint Advocacy Program  
Final 2024 Joint Advocacy Program for MTC and ABAG, expressing the  
agencies’ state and federal legislative priorities.  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
MTC Commission Approval  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments: 7b_23-1342_Summary_Sheet_2024_Joint_Advocacy_Program.pdf  
7b_23-1342_Attachment_A_Final_2024_Joint_Advocacy_Program.pdf  
Upon the motion by Committee Member Ramos and seconded by Committee  
Member Noack, this Report was adopted. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
11 -  
Aye:  
Chair Canepa, Vice Chair Arreguin, Committee Member Carlson, Committee  
Member Dutra-Vernaci, Committee Member Eklund, Committee Member Mahan,  
Committee Member Moulton-Peters, Committee Member Noack, Committee  
Member Ramos, Committee Member Spering and Committee Member Tiedemann  
2 - Committee Member Ahn and Committee Member Rabbitt  
Absent:  
4. Public Comment / Other Business  
5. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee will be held on Friday,  
Februry 9, 2024 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.