375 Beale Street, Suite  
800  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Transportation Revenue Measure Select Committee  
Monday, August 26, 2024  
9:30 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Roster  
John Arantes, David Canepa, Cindy Chavez, Alicia John-Baptiste, Nick Josefowitz, Manny  
Leon, Adina Levin, James Lindsay, Matt Mahan, Nate Miley, Stephanie Moulton-Peters, Sue  
Noack, David Rabbitt, Jim Spering (Chair), Ellen Wu, Jim Wunderman  
Ex-Officio Members: Alfredo Pedroza, Alicia Lawrence and Raayan Mohtashemi  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
Member Chavez invoked AB 2449  
The following individuals participated from unnoticed remote locations.  
Their participation did not count toward the quorum, and they did not vote  
on any items: Member Lawrence, and Member Mohtashemi.  
Member Wu, Member Rabbitt, and Member Levin arrived after the roll call.  
10 -  
Present:  
Committee Member Arantes, Committee Member Canepa, Committee Member  
Chavez, Committee Member Josefowitz, Committee Member Leon, Committee  
Member Lindsay, Committee Member Moulton-Peters, Committee Member Noack,  
Chair Spering and Committee Member Wunderman  
6 -  
Absent:  
Committee Member John-Baptiste, Committee Member Levin, Committee Member  
Mahan, Committee Member Miley, Committee Member Pedroza and Committee  
Member Wu  
2. Chair Comments  
24-1090  
Welcoming and Framing Remarks  
Information  
2a.  
Action:  
Presenter:  
Chair Jim Spering  
Attachments: 2a_Spering Letter.pdf  
2a_Attachment_1_BART_Caltrain.pdf  
2a_Attachment_2_TIP Fact Sheet.pdf.pdf  
2a_Attachment_3_Transit Transformation Fact Sheets.pdf  
2a_Attachment_4_TRANSIT 2050_Factsheet.pdf  
2a_Attachment_5_Overview_of_Transportation_Survey.pdf  
3. Consent Calendar  
Upon the motion by Committee Member Canepa and seconded by Committee  
Member Noack, the consent calendar was approved. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
10 -  
Aye:  
Committee Member Arantes, Committee Member Canepa, Committee Member  
Chavez, Committee Member Leon, Committee Member Lindsay, Committee  
Member Moulton-Peters, Committee Member Noack, Chair Spering, Committee  
Member Wu and Committee Member Wunderman  
8 -  
Absent:  
Committee Member John-Baptiste, Committee Member Josefowitz, Committee  
Member Levin, Committee Member Mahan, Committee Member Miley, Committee  
Member Pedroza, Mohtashemi and Rabbitt  
24-1003  
3a.  
Approval of the Transportation Revenue Measure Select Committee  
Minutes of the July 29, 2024 Meeting  
Action:  
TRM Select Committee Approval  
Attachments: 3a_TRM_Select_Committee_Meeting_Minutes_Draft_07_29_2024.pdf  
4. Discussion  
24-1067  
4a.  
Transportation Revenue Measure Scenarios  
Review of draft scenarios, including revenue sources and amounts,  
expenditure categories, geographic scope, and other attributes. Select  
Committee members will be asked to discuss and provide input to further  
refine the scenarios.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Stuart Cohen, SC Strategies  
Attachments: 4a_Summary_Sheet_Scenarios.pdf  
4a_Scenarios_Presentation.pdf  
4a_Public_Comment_Packet.pdf  
Written public comments were received from:  
Alicia John-Baptiste, SPUR  
Voices for Public Transportation  
Mayor Sheng Thoa with the City of Oakland  
MidPennisula Regional Open Space District  
Ben K.  
Sarah B.  
Sprague T.  
Lian C.  
Shannon R.  
Zafarali A.  
Emil A.  
Odin O.  
Elliot S.  
Michael G.  
Stephanie B.  
Alice D.  
The following individuals spoke on this item:  
Warren Cushman  
Claudia Burgos, AC Transit  
Jeff Tumlin, SFMTA  
Sara Greenwald, 350 Bay Area  
The Rev. Kathleen Moore, Genesis  
Abi Rahman-Davies  
Laurel Paget-Seekins, Public Advocates  
Richard Marcantonio, Public Advocates  
Sarah Blain, Genesis- St. John's Episcopal Church, Oakland  
Carol Taylor, Genesis - Voices for Public Transportation  
Jonathan Cole, Climate Action California  
Charley Lavery, Operating Engineers Local 3- MTC Policy Advisory  
Council  
Bob Allen  
Cater Lavin, Transbay Coalition  
Vinay Pimple  
Harry Neil, VTA Citizens Advisory Committee  
April Beyersdorf, Voices of Bay Area Transportation Coalition  
Wendy Kallins, Sustainable Marin - MTC Policy Advisory Council  
Marjorie Alvord, Genesis- Voices for Public Transportation  
Peter Straus, SF Transit Riders - Voices for Public Transportation  
Dylan Fabris, SF Transit Riders - Voices for Public Transportation  
Coalition  
Rev. Sophia Dewitt, East Bay Housing Organization - Voices for Public  
Transportation Coalition  
David Sorrell, Association for Commuter Transportation  
Jordan Grimes, Greenbelt Alliance  
Howard Wong, Policy Advisory Council  
Sal Cruz, American Federation of State & County Municipal Employees  
Shane Weinstein, ATU 1575 Golden Gate/Petaluma Bus Operators  
Jordan Moldow, Transbay Coalition - Voices for Public Transportation  
Matt Hettich, Transport Workers Union  
Zafaraldi Ahmed, Voices for Public Transportation  
Zach Lipton, Voices for Public Transportation  
Aidan Jones  
24-1068  
4b.  
Next Steps on Policy  
Select Committee members will be asked for input on policy components  
that may be considered as part of the revenue measure, to be brought to  
the September meeting for more in-depth discussion.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Stuart Cohen, SC Strategies  
Attachments: 4b_Summary Sheet Policy Options.pdf  
The following individuals spoke on this item:  
Don Cecil, San Mateo County Economic Development Association  
Harry Neil  
Adam Hall  
5. Public Comment / Other Business  
Written Public Comments were received from:  
Howard M.  
Michael C.  
Nick W.  
Bill H.  
Joint Letter from the Amalgamated Transit Union, SEIU Local 1021,  
Transport Workers Union of America, SMART, IBEW Local 6, and United  
Auto Workers Local 4811  
24-1107  
Public Comment  
5a.  
Attachments: 5_Public_Comment_Packet.pdf  
6. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the Transportation Revenue Measure Select Committee will be  
held on September 23, 2024, at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street,  
San Francisco, CA 94105, unless duly noticed to the public.