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Meeting Minutes

Metropolitan Transportation Commission

Alfredo Pedroza, Chair Nick Josefowitz, Vice Chair

2:05 PM

Monday, December 9, 2024

Board Room - 1st Floor

Special Meeting

Roster

Alfredo Pedroza (Chair), Nick Josefowitz (Vice Chair),

Margaret Abe-Koga, Eddie Ahn, David Canepa, Carol Dutra-Vernaci,

Dina El-Tawansy*, Victoria Fleming, Dorene M. Giacopini*, Federal D. Glover,

Rebecca Kaplan, Matt Mahan, Nate Miley, Stephanie Moulton-Peters, Sue Noack,

Gina Papan, David Rabbitt, Hillary Ronen, Libby Schaaf*, James P. Spering, Vacant

*Non-Voting Members

Chair Pedroza called the meeting to order at 2:05 p.m.

1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum

16 -

Present:

Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner

Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner Fleming,

Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Kaplan, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner

Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Noack, Commissioner Papan,

Commissioner Rabbitt, and Commissioner Spering

1 - Commissioner Ronen

Absent:

Commissioner Fleming and Commissioner Mahan arrived during agenda item 4a

Vice Chair Josefowitz arrived during agenda item 5.

Non-Voting Commissioners Present: Commissioner El-Tawansy, Commissioner Giacopini and

Commissioner Schaaf

2. Pledge of Allegiance / Acknowledgement of the Flag

3. Compensation Announcement (Clerk)

4. Chair's Report

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4a.

MTC Resolution No. 4679. Resolution of Appreciation for Commissioner

Dutra-Vernaci on the occasion of her departure from MTC.

Action:

Commission Approval

Commissioner Fleming and Commissioner Mahan arrived during agenda item 4a.

Upon the motion by Commissioner Spering and seconded by Commissioner

Noack, the Commission unanimously adopted MTC Resolution No. 4679. The

motion carried by the following vote:

15 -

Aye:

Chair Pedroza, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner

Canepa, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner

Glover, Commissioner Kaplan, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Miley,

Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Noack, Commissioner Papan,

Commissioner Rabbitt and Commissioner Spering

2 - Vice Chair Josefowitz and Commissioner Ronen

Absent:

5. Commissioner Comments

6. Commission Approval

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6a.

Draft Report to the Legislature on Transportation Revenue Measure Select

Committee

Presentation of draft report to the Legislature summarizing the work of the

Select Committee.

Action:

Information

Presenter:

Andrew Fremier

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6b.

Endorsement of Proposed Transportation Revenue Measure Frameworks

and Policy Provisions for Polling

Staff will seek approval to poll proposed transportation revenue measure

frameworks and policy provisions, and outline next steps.

Action:

Commission Approval

Alix Bockelman

Presenter:

Written correspondence was received from Joint Letter from Bay Area Council,

CA Alliance for Jobs, SPUR; Robert Powers (BART); Barbara Jue; Adam Rak

(C/CAG); Michael Hursh (AC Transit); April Chan (SamTrans); Voices for Public

Transportation; Collin Thoma (Disability Services Legal Center); Tilly Chang

(SFCTA); and Joint Labor Coalition.

The following members of the public were called to speak: Mike Hursh (AC

Transit); Adina Levin (Policy Advisory Council); Cyrus Hall; Abi Rahman-Davies;

Mary Lim (Genesis VPT); Claudine Tong (Genesis); Sarah Blain (Genesis VPT);

Jonathan Cole (Climate Action California); Manny Leon (California Alliance for

Jobs); Sara Greenwald (350 BA); Vallery Lancey; Warren Cushman; Emily

Wheeler (Public Advocates); Noel Catasikas (Public Advocates Transit

Department); Anthony (Transbay Coalition); Collin Thoma (Disability Services

Legal Center); Sophia DeWitt (East Bay Housing); Marjorie Alvord (Genesis);

Michaela Wright Petrik; Harry Neil; Aleta Dupree (Team Folds); Zach Lipton;

Wendi Kallins (Policy Advisory Council); Erin; Aidan Jones; Carter Lavin; Cody

Vaughn; Bob Allen (Urban Habitat); Pamela Campos (Policy Advisory Council);

Susannah Parson (All Home); Howard Wong; Peter VanDyke; Peter Strauss; Ian

Griffiths; Alexander Maldonado; Bryan Culbertson; Carol Taylor; Adrian Brandt;

Geoff Smith; Franz; Jeremy Levine; and Jordan Grimes.

Upon the motion by Commissioner Spering and seconded by Commissioner

Canepa, the Commission endorsed key policy provisions and to include questions

related to them in coordinated polling and to return to the Commission in

February with the polling results. The motion carried by the following vote:

15 -

Aye:

Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner

Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner Fleming,

Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Kaplan, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner

Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Noack, Commissioner Rabbitt

and Commissioner Spering

1 - Commissioner Ronen

1 - Commissioner Papan

Absent:

Abstain:

7. Public Comment / Other Business

Written correspondence was received from Carol Dutra-Vernaci (Union City

Mayor).

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Public Comment