375 Beale Street  
Suite 800  
San Francisco, California  
94105  
Meeting Agenda  
MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council  
Carina Vinh Lieu, Chair  
Diana Benitez, Vice Chair  
Friday, August 7, 2026  
10:00 AM  
Yerba Buena Conference Room – 1st Floor  
The MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council is scheduled to meet at 10:00 a.m.  
This meeting shall consist of a simultaneous teleconference call at the following location(s):  
None  
Meeting attendees may opt to attend in person for public comment and observation at 375  
Beale Street, Yerba Buena (1st Floor), San Francisco, California. In-person attendees must  
adhere to posted public health protocols while in the building. The meeting webcast will be  
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Clerk: Jessica Lewis  
Roster  
Victorina Arvelo, Padma Balaji, Michael Baldini, Diana Benitez, Chuck Cantrell, Amanda Chang,  
Warren Cushman, Ashton Desmangles, Bryant Duong, Julia Gerasimenko, Dwayne Hankerson,  
Wendi Kallins, Charles Lavery, Alexander Madrid, R. Shay Miles, Louis Mirante, Karen  
Nemsick, Peter Saathoff-Harshfield, Marlene Salazar, Joshua Saunders, Tim Sbranti, Sonja  
Shephard, Gaetano Trachtenberg, Carina Vinh Lieu, Janelle Wong, Gabriela Yamilet Orantes  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum / Compensation Announcement  
A quorum shall consist of a majority of members present (14).  
2. Council Member Announcements  
3. Chair's Report  
4. Consent Calendar  
4a.  
Approval of MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council minutes of June 5,  
2026  
Action:  
MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council Approval  
Clerk  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
5. Information  
5a.  
Community-Based Transportation Planning Program Overview, Evaluation  
and Draft Guidelines  
Overview of MTC’s Community-Based Transportation Planning (CBTP)  
program - an initiative that funds community-led transportation planning in  
Equity Priority Communities (EPCs) - including recent evaluation findings  
and draft guidelines for the upcoming CBTP program cycle.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Janica Mendillo  
Attachments:  
5b.  
Equity Priority Communities (EPC) Refresh Phase One Evaluation: Internal  
Listening Session Findings  
Preliminary update summarizing key themes of internal listening sessions  
with MTC-ABAG staff in spring 2026.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Natasha Opfell  
Attachments:  
5c.  
Updated Council Work Plan  
In response to feedback from the Council at the June 2026 meeting, staff  
revised the Council Work Plan to elevate equity as a foundational principle  
throughout the document, centering MTC and ABAG's commitment to  
equity, and strengthening the Council’s role in advancing inclusive and  
equitable regional outcomes.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
Ky-Nam Miller  
6. Staff Liaison Report  
6a.  
Staff Liaison Report  
Overview of recent MTC and ABAG policy decisions and other activities.  
Information  
Action:  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
Ky-Nam Miller  
7. New Business  
8. Public Comment  
8a.  
Public comment  
Attachments:  
9. Adjournment / Next Meeting