Metropolitan Transportation  
Commission  
Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Minutes  
Programming and Allocations Committee  
Vacant, Chair Nate Miley, Vice Chair  
Wednesday, October 9, 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  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
6 -  
Present:  
Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Fleming,  
Commissioner Miley, Vice Chair Papan, and Commissioner Ronen  
2 - 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 Chavez and seconded by Commissioner  
Fleming, the Consent Calendar was unanimously approved 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:  
24-0929  
2a.  
Approval of Programming & Allocations Committee Minutes of October 9,  
2024 Meeting.  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
24-0987  
2b.  
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:  
24-0988  
2c.  
Delegated Authority Quarterly Report.  
Year-end Adjustment Quarterly Report of the Executive Director’s  
Delegated Authority Actions.  
Action:  
Information  
Luis Garcia  
Presenter:  
24-1010  
2d.  
MTC Resolution No. 3914, Revised. Allocation of $3 million in Assembly  
Bill (AB) 1171 Bridge Toll Capital Funds to the Tri-Valley - San Joaquin  
Valley Regional Rail Authority (TVSJVRRA).  
Recommended allocation of $3 million in AB 1171 Bridge Toll capital funds  
to the Tri-Valley - San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority (TVSJVRRA)  
for continuation of 30% design, federal environmental review documents,  
preparation of reports for Caltrans’ Project Approval and Environmental  
Document (PA&ED) phase, and support of various operations and  
technical reports/studies on the Valley Link project.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Anne Spevack  
Presenter:  
24-1195  
2e.  
2f.  
MTC Resolution No. 4657. Allocation of FY 2024-25 Transportation  
Development Act (TDA) funds to the Solano Transportation Authority for  
countywide planning and coordination.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Luis Garcia  
Presenter:  
24-1196  
FY 2023-24 Federal Earmark Repurposing Update. Update to the Federal  
Highway Administration (FHWA) earmark repurposing process enabled  
through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024.  
Action:  
Informational  
Presenter:  
Mallory Atkinson  
24-1207  
2g.  
MTC Resolution No. 4612, Revised. Revisions to the Regional Measure 3  
(RM3) Allocation to the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA) for the  
Caltrain Downtown Extension (“The Portal”).  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Anne Spevack  
Presenter:  
3. State  
24-1260  
3a.  
MTC Resolution No. 4663, Revised. Amendment to Nominations for  
Senate Bill 1 (SB1) Solutions for Congested Corridors (SCC) Program.  
Amendment to nominations for Senate Bill 1 (SB1) Solutions for  
Congested Corridors (SCC) Program and Presentation from VTA on  
BART Silicon Valley Phase 2 Extension project.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Kenneth Kao  
Presenter:  
Michael Baldini, Policy Advisory Council, Vice Chair was called to speak.  
Upon the motion by Vice Chair Chavez and seconded by Commissioner  
Abe-Koga, the Committee unanimously approved referral of MTC Resolution No.  
4663, Revised. Amendment to Nominations for Senate Bill 1 (SB1) Solutions for  
Congested Corridors (SCC) Program, to the Commission for Approval. The motion  
carried 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. Information  
24-1194  
4a.  
Regional Zero Emission Transit Transition Strategy.  
Presentation on the recently completed Regional Zero Emission Transit  
Transition Strategy, including summary takeaways and proposed next  
steps.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Craig Bosman (MTC) and Kate Sargent (Sam Schwartz Engineering)  
5. Public Comment / Other Business  
6. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the Programming and Allocations Committee will be held on  
November 13, 2024 at 9:45 a.m. at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street, San  
Francisco, CA.