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, June 5, 2026  
10:00 AM  
Board Room – 1st Floor  
This meeting shall consist of a simultaneous teleconference call at the following location(s):  
None  
The MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council is scheduled to meet at 10:00 a.m.  
Meeting attendees may opt to attend in person for public comment and observation at 375  
Beale Street, Board Room (1st Floor), San Francisco, California. In-person attendees must  
adhere to posted public health protocols while in the building. The meeting webcast will be  
remotely via Zoom at the following link or phone number.  
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Members of the public may participate by phone or Zoom or may submit comments by email at  
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Clerk: Fred Castro  
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 May 1,  
2026  
Action:  
MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council Approval  
Clerk  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
5. Council Work Plan  
5a.  
DRAFT 2026-27 Council Work Plan  
Report on DRAFT 2026-27 Community Advisory Council Work Plan  
MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council Information  
Carina Lieu, Diana Benitez, Ky-Nam Miller  
Action:  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
6. Public Participation Plan  
6a.  
Public Engagement Program and Draft 2026 Public Participation Plan  
Provide an overview of the draft 2026 MTC Public Participation Plan for  
the San Francisco Bay Area and how MTC involves the public and partners  
in regional decisions, guided by the Public Participation Plan.  
Action:  
MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council Information  
Veronica Cummings  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
7. Staff Liaison Report  
7a.  
Staff Liaison Report for June 5, 2026  
Overview of recent MTC and ABAG policy decisions and other activities.  
MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council Information  
Ky-Nam Miller  
Action:  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
8. New Business  
Information  
Information  
9. Public Comment  
10. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next regular meeting of the MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council will be held on  
August 7, 2026.