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, October 11, 2023  
9:45 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Commissioner Chavez called the meeting to order at 10:15 a.m.  
1. Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
Commissioner Abe-Koga was absent during roll call and arrived during  
agenda item 3a.  
6 -  
Present:  
Absent:  
Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Fleming,  
Commissioner Miley, Vice Chair Papan, and Commissioner Ronen  
2 - Commissioner Glover, and Commissioner Thao  
Non-voting member present: Commissioner Schaaf  
Non-voting member absent: Commissioner El-Tawansy  
2. Consent Calendar  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Ronen and seconded by Commissioner  
Fleming, the Consent Calendar was unanimously approved by the following vote:  
5 -  
Aye:  
Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Miley, Vice Chair  
Papan and Commissioner Ronen  
3 - Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Glover and Commissioner Thao  
Absent:  
23-1108  
2a.  
2b.  
Approval of Programming and Allocations Committee Minutes of the  
September 13, 2023 Meeting  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
22-1778  
Quarterly Report of the Executive Director’s Delegated Authority Actions  
Action:  
Information  
Luis Garcia  
Presenter:  
23-1215  
2c.  
MTC Resolution No. 4404, Revised. Regional Measure 3 (RM3) Policies  
and Procedures  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Raleigh McCoy  
Presenter:  
23-1138  
2d.  
2e.  
MTC Resolution Nos. 4556, 4570, and 4571, Revised. FY 2023-24 MTC  
Fund Estimate and FY 2023-24 Transportation Development Act (TDA)  
and State Transit Assistance (STA) Allocations.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Terence Lee  
Presenter:  
23-1034  
MTC Resolution Nos. 3989, Revised and 4505, Revised. Various  
revisions to the One Bay Area Grant program (OBAG 3) and MTC  
exchange program, including programming $1.5 million to MTC for  
Engagement and Capacity Building for Community-Based Transportation  
Plans (CBTPs) and the Community Action Resource and Empowerment  
(CARE) Program; $600,000 to MTC for Bay Wheels Bikeshare E-Bike  
Expansion; and $2.3 million to MTC for various Priority Production Areas  
(PPA) Pilot Program grants.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Thomas Arndt  
Presenter:  
23-1159  
MTC Resolution No. 4617. BART Railcar Replacement  
2f.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Presenter:  
Derek Hansel and Theresa Romell  
3. Regional  
23-1158  
3a.  
MTC Resolution Nos. 4537, Revised and 4130 Revised. Major Project  
Advancement Policy and Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program  
Framework  
Proposed revisions to the Major Project Advancement Policy (MAP) and  
the MTC Framework for the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program  
(TIRCP) state funding program. Proposed revisions include:  
1. Commit $770 million in FY2023-24 and FY2024-25 TIRCP funding to  
the BART Core Capacity Program ($350M), the VTA BART to Silicon  
Valley Phase 2 project ($375M) and a Transit Operations Reserve ($45M).  
2. Adoption of the Stage Gate process for MAP projects to move between  
levels based on an evaluation of cost and funding, policy reinforcements  
and readiness.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Kenneth Folan  
Presenter:  
Commissioner Abe-Koga arrived during agenda item 3a.  
Written correspondence was received from Patrick Burt (VTA).  
The following members of the public were called to speak:  
Charles Lavery (MTC Policy Advisory Council and TJPA Advisory  
Committee), Huascar Castro (Working Partnerships USA), Aleta Dupree,  
Tim Sbranti (Tri Valley Leadership Group), Adina Levin, Tatiana Villasenor  
Carillo (Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley), Esmeralda Rodrigues (City of  
Downtown San Jose),and Monica Mallon.  
Upon the motion by Vice Chair Papan and seconded by Commissioner Miley, the  
Committee unanimously approved the referral of MTC Resolution Nos. 4537,  
Revised and 4130 Revised to the Commission for approval including 1) a  
commitment of $770 million TIRCP funding to the BART Core Capacity Program  
($350 million), the VTA BART to Silicon Valley Phase 2 project ($375 million), a  
Transit Operations Reserve (to be discussed as part of the October budget), and  
additional discussions on Valley Link; 2) adoption of the Stage Gate process for  
MAP projects to move between levels based on an evaluation of cost and  
funding, policy reinforcements and readiness; 3) directed staff to take a deeper  
dive into these projects before the new year in preparation for the new fiscal  
year; and 4) in preparation for the budget discussions a committee is talking to  
the appropriate people to secure funding prior to the final vote and discussion  
points raised by committee members today is taken into consideration in future  
presentations.. The motion carried by the following vote:  
6 -  
Aye:  
Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Fleming,  
Commissioner Miley, Vice Chair Papan and Commissioner Ronen  
2 - Commissioner Glover and Commissioner Thao  
Absent:  
23-1155  
3b.  
MTC Resolution Nos. 4606, 4607 and 4608. Allocation of $43.8 million in  
Regional Measure 3 (RM3) capital funds to Sonoma County Transportation  
Authority (SCTA), Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM), and Santa  
Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)  
Recommended allocation of a total $43.8 million in RM3 capital funds to  
Sonoma County Transportation Authority and Metropolitan Transportation  
Commission (SR 37 Sears Point to Mare Island Improvement Project),  
Transportation Authority of Marin (Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Access  
Improvements: U.S. 101/ I-580 Multi-modal and Local Access Improvement  
Project), Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (San Jose Diridon  
Station Project).  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Julieth Ortiz  
Presenter:  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Ronen and seconded by Commissioner Miley,  
the Committee unanimously approved the referral of MTC Resolution Nos. 4606,  
4607, and 4608 to the Commission for approval. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
6 -  
Aye:  
Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Fleming,  
Commissioner Miley, Vice Chair Papan and Commissioner Ronen  
2 - Commissioner Glover and Commissioner Thao  
Absent:  
4. Public Comment / Other Business  
5. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the Programming and Allocations Committee will be held on  
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 9:45 a.m. at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale  
Street, San Francisco, CA. Any changes to the schedule will be duly noticed to the  
public.