Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee  
David Canepa, Chair  
Jesse Arreguin, Vice Chair  
Friday, May 10, 2024  
9:45 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Roster  
David Canepa (Chair), Jesse Arreguin, (Vice Chair), Eddie Ahn, Ken Carlson,  
Carol Dutra-Vernaci, Pat Eklund, Dorene M. Giacopini*, Matt Mahan,  
Stephanie Moulton-Peters, Sue Noack, David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos,  
James P. Spering, Aaron Tiedemann, Vacant, and Vacant  
*Non-Voting Member  
Non-Voting Member Present: Dorene M. Giacopini, MTC  
Ex Officio Voting Members Present: Commission Chair Pedroza and  
Commission Vice Chair Josefowitz  
Ad Hoc Non-Voting Member Present: Commissioner Papan  
The following individuals participated from noticed remote locations: Member Carlson and Member  
Eklund.  
Member Ramos invoked AB 2449.  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
10 -  
Present:  
Chair Canepa, Vice Chair Arreguin, Committee Member Ahn, Committee Member  
Carlson, Committee Member Dutra-Vernaci, Committee Member Eklund,  
Committee Member Noack, Committee Member Rabbitt, Committee Member  
Ramos and Committee Member Tiedemann  
3 -  
Absent:  
Committee Member Mahan, Committee Member Moulton-Peters and Committee  
Member Spering  
2. Consent Calendar  
Upon the motion by Committee Member Noack and second by Committee  
Member Dutra-Vernaci, the Consent Calendar was unanimously approved. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
10 -  
Aye:  
Chair Canepa, Vice Chair Arreguin, Committee Member Ahn, Committee Member  
Carlson, Committee Member Dutra-Vernaci, Committee Member Eklund,  
Committee Member Noack, Committee Member Rabbitt, Committee Member  
Ramos and Committee Member Tiedemann  
3 -  
Absent:  
Committee Member Mahan, Committee Member Moulton-Peters and Committee  
Member Spering  
24-0455  
2a.  
2b.  
Approval of Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Minutes of the April  
12, 2024 Meeting  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
Attachments:  
2a_24-0455_2024-04-12_Joint_MTC_ABAG_Legislation_Committee_  
Meeting_Minutes_Draft.pdf  
24-0456  
Legislative History  
Detailed list of bills the ABAG and MTC are tracking in Sacramento,  
including those ABAG or MTC supports or opposes.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments: 2b_24-0456_Handout_May_Legislative_History.pdf  
3. State Legislation  
24-0458  
3a.  
Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 State Budget Update  
Update on FY 2024-25 State Budget Negotiations.  
Information  
Action:  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments: 3a_24-0458_Summary_Sheet_FY_2024-25_State_Budget_Update.pdf  
24-0561  
3b.  
Assembly Bill 2645 (Lackey): Electronic Toll Collection Systems:  
Information Sharing with Law Enforcement for Emergency Alerts  
Requires toll agencies to notify law enforcement when a vehicle with a  
license plate associated with an emergency alert is identified in a toll  
system.  
Action:  
Oppose unless Amended / Commission Approval  
Rebecca Long  
Presenter:  
Attachments: 10a_Summary_Sheet_AB_2645-Lackey_v3.pdf  
10a_Attachment_A_Known_Positions_AB_2645.pdf  
Upon the motion by Committee Member Dutra-Vernaci and second by Committee  
Member Noack, an oppose unless amended position on AB 2645 (Lackey):  
Electronic Toll Collection Systems: Information Sharing with Law Enforcement  
for Emergency Alerts was adopted to be forwarded to the MTC Commission for  
approval. The motion carried by the following vote:  
10 -  
Aye:  
Chair Canepa, Vice Chair Arreguin, Committee Member Ahn, Committee Member  
Carlson, Committee Member Dutra-Vernaci, Committee Member Eklund,  
Committee Member Noack, Committee Member Rabbitt, Committee Member  
Ramos and Committee Member Tiedemann  
3 -  
Absent:  
Committee Member Mahan, Committee Member Moulton-Peters and Committee  
Member Spering  
24-0562  
3c.  
Assembly Bill 2396 (Reyes): State Partnership for Affordable Housing  
Registries in California Grant Program  
Funds the creation of local or regional online portals through which  
prospective renters can search for available deed-restricted apartments  
and submit applications.  
Action:  
Support if Amended / ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Support if Amended / Commission Approval  
Presenter:  
Julie Snyder  
Attachments: 10b_Summary_Sheet_AB_2396_Reyes_V2.pdf  
Upon the motion by Committee Member Tiedemann and second by Committee  
Member Noack, a support if amended position on AB 2396 (Reyes): State  
Partnership for Affordable Housing Registries in California Grant Program was  
adopted to be forwarded to the ABAG Executive Board and MTC Commission,  
respectively, for approval. The motion carried by the following vote:  
10 -  
Aye:  
Chair Canepa, Vice Chair Arreguin, Committee Member Ahn, Committee Member  
Carlson, Committee Member Dutra-Vernaci, Committee Member Eklund,  
Committee Member Noack, Committee Member Rabbitt, Committee Member  
Ramos and Committee Member Tiedemann  
3 -  
Absent:  
Committee Member Mahan, Committee Member Moulton-Peters and Committee  
Member Spering  
24-0563  
3d.  
Senate Bill (SB)1031 (Wiener/Wahab): Connect Bay Area Transportation  
Revenue Measure Enabling Legislation  
Update on SB 1031, Connect Bay Area Act.  
Information  
Action:  
Presenter:  
Andrew Fremier  
Attachments: 10d_Summary_Sheet_SB_1031-Wiener-Wahab_V3.pdf  
10d_HANDOUT_Attachment_A_Summary_of_SB_1031_Amendments  
.pdf  
10d_HANDOUT_SB_1031_Connect_Bay_Area_Act_Update.pdf  
10d_PUBLIC_COMMENT_City_of_SanJose_Mayor_Mahan.pdf  
The following individuals spoke on this item:  
Joshua Arce, NorCal Laborers and California Alliance for Jobs; Adina  
Levin, Seamless Bay Area; Sara Greenwald; Laurel Paget-Seekins,  
Public Advocates; Zack Deutsch-Gross, TransForm; Abibat  
Rahman-Davies, Transform; Steve Birdlebough, Chair Transportation and  
Land Use Coalition of Sonoma County; Peter Straus, SF Transit Riders;  
Yasha Zarrinkelk, Urban Habitat; Bryan Culbertson; and Carol Taylor,  
Genesis.  
24-0623  
3e.  
Potential Legislation on Bay Area Housing Finance Authority Labor  
Standards  
Potential legislation to authorize the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority  
(BAHFA) to apply labor standards to regional housing bond proceeds  
directly allocated to counties and cities.  
Action:  
Support / ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Support / Commission Approval  
Presenter:  
Julie Snyder  
Attachments: 10c_Summary_Sheet_BAHFA_labor_standards_v6.pdf  
10c_Attachment_A_ABAG_Resolution_3_2024.pdf  
Upon the motion by Vice Chair Arreguin and second by Committee Member  
Eklund, a support position on Potential Legislation on Bay Area Housing Finance  
Authority Labor Standards was adopted to be forwarded to the ABAG Executive  
Board and MTC Commission, respectively for approval. The motion carried by  
the following vote:  
9 -  
Aye:  
Vice Chair Arreguin, Committee Member Ahn, Committee Member Carlson,  
Committee Member Dutra-Vernaci, Committee Member Eklund, Committee Member  
Noack, Committee Member Rabbitt, Committee Member Ramos and Committee  
Member Tiedemann  
4 -  
Absent:  
Chair Canepa, Committee Member Mahan, Committee Member Moulton-Peters and  
Committee Member Spering  
Committee Chair Canepa departed before the vote was taken.  
4. Federal Legislation  
24-0457  
4a.  
Washington, D.C. Legislative Update  
Report on key legislative, funding and political developments over the past  
month from Washington, D.C. prepared by the Summit Strategies team.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments: 4a_24-0457_Handout-MTC_April_2024_DC_Report.pdf  
5. Public Comment / Other Business  
6. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee will be held on  
Friday, June 14, 2024 at 9:45 a.m. at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street,  
San Francisco, CA, and other remote locations. Any changes to the schedule will be  
duly noticed to the public.