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, May 1, 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  
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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. Consent Calendar  
2a.  
Approval of MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council minutes of April 3,  
2026  
Action:  
MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council Approval  
Clerk  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
3. Equity Priority Communities  
3a.  
Equity Priority Communities (EPC) Refresh Phase One Evaluation Kickoff  
Overview of the EPC Refresh Phase One Evaluation - a collaborative  
project that will reimagine MTC-ABAG’s existing EPC framework to more  
effectively guide equitable regional planning - including the project  
purpose, goals, timeline, milestones and stakeholder engagement.  
Action:  
MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council Information  
Natasha Opfell  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
4. Plan Bay Area 2060  
4a.  
Looking Ahead to Plan Bay Area 2060  
Introduction to Plan Bay Area, reflecting on past plans and looking ahead  
to the next major update, Plan Bay Area 2060, which will kick off this year  
as a significant MTC-ABAG planning effort for the next four years.  
Action:  
MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council Information  
Michael Meehan  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
5. Staff Liaison Report  
5a.  
Staff Liaison Report  
Overview of recent MTC and ABAG policy decisions and other activities.  
MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council Information  
Action:  
Presenter:  
Ky-Nam Miller  
Attachments:  
6. Public Comment  
Information  
7. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next regular meeting of the MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council will be held on  
June 5, 2026.