Metropolitan Transportation  
Commission  
Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Planning Committee  
Eddie Ahn, Chair  
Pat Burt, Vice Chair  
Friday, May 9, 2025  
10:00 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Joint meeting with the ABAG Administrative Committee  
Roster  
Eddie Ahn (Chair), Candace Andersen, Pat Burt (Vice Chair), David Canepa,  
Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, Dorene M. Giacopini*, Alicia John-Baptiste, Rebecca Kaplan,  
Matt Mahan, and Mitch Mashburn  
*Non-Voting Member  
1. Call to Order  
8 -  
Present:  
Chair Ahn, Vice Chair Burt, Commissioner Andersen, Commissioner Canepa,  
Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner John-Baptiste, Commissioner Kaplan and  
Commissioner Mashburn  
1 - Commissioner Mahan  
Absent:  
Non-Voting Member Present: Dorene M. Giacopini  
Ex Officio Voting Members Present: Commission Chair Noack and Commission Vice Chair  
Moulton-Peters  
Ad Hoc Non-Voting Members Present: Commissioner Ramos and Commissioner Papan.  
The following MTC noticed remote locations were open to the public: Danville Office of Candace J. Kay  
Andersen, 309 Diablo Road, Danville, CA 94526; and Office of Supervisor Mitch Mashburn, 675 Texas  
Street, Suite 6500, Fairfield, CA 94533  
Commissioner Mashburn invoked AB 2449.  
ABAG Administrative Committee Members Present: Chair Ramos, Vice Chair Romero, Eklund, Rabbitt,  
and Williams.  
The following ABAG noticed remote location was open to the public: County of Sonoma, 575  
Administration Drive, Room 100A, Santa Rosa, CA 95403.  
2. MTC Planning Committee Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
3. MTC Planning Committee Consent Calendar  
Upon the motion by Vice Chair Burt and second by Commissioner Kaplan, the  
MTC Planning Committee Consent Calendar was unanimously approved. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
8 -  
Aye:  
Chair Ahn, Vice Chair Burt, Commissioner Andersen, Commissioner Canepa,  
Commissioner Ashcraft, Commissioner John-Baptiste, Commissioner Kaplan and  
Commissioner Mashburn  
1 - Commissioner Mahan  
Absent:  
25-0481  
3a.  
Approval of MTC Planning Committee Minutes of the April 11, 2025  
Meeting  
Action:  
MTC Planning Committee Approval  
Attachments:  
3a_25-0481_2025-04-11_MTC_Planning_Committee_Meeting_Minutes  
_Draft.pdf  
4. ABAG Administrative Committee Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
5. ABAG Compensation Announcement – ABAG Administrative Committee Clerk  
6. ABAG Administrative Committee Consent Calendar  
The ABAG Administrative Committee took action on this item.  
25-0482  
6a.  
6b.  
Approval of ABAG Administrative Committee Summary Minutes of the  
April 11, 2025 Meeting  
Action:  
ABAG Administrative Committee Approval  
Attachments:  
6a_25-0482_2025-04-11_ABAG_Administrative_Committee_Meeting_  
Minutes_Draft.pdf  
25-0706  
Committee Appointments  
Action:  
ABAG Administrative Committee Approval  
Belia Ramos  
Presenter:  
Attachments: 6b_25-0706_Committee_Appointments.pdf  
7. ABAG Administrative Committee Approval  
The ABAG Administrative Committee took action on this item.  
25-0582  
7a.  
Contract - Implement Estuary Youth Council Program: Mycelium Youth  
Network ($146,601)  
Authorization to enter into a contract with Mycelium Youth Network for  
$146,601 to implement the Estuary Youth Council Program.  
Action:  
ABAG Administrative Committee Approval  
Diana Fu  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
7ai_25-0582_Summary_Sheet_Contract_Estuary_Youth_Council_Pro  
gram-Mycelium_Youth_Network.pdf  
7aii_25-0582_PowerPoint_Estuary_Youth_Council.pdf  
The ABAG Administrative Committee took action on this item.  
25-0725  
7b.  
Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Transfers: Delegation of  
Authority  
Recommendation to delegate authority to the MTC Deputy Executive  
Director, Metro Planning and Policy to administer transfers of RHNA units  
pursuant to the provisions of California Government Code Section  
65584.07.  
Action:  
ABAG Administrative Committee Approval  
Gillian Adams and Kathleen Kane  
Presenter:  
Attachments: 7bi_25-0725_RHNA_Transfers-Delegation_of_Authority.pdf  
7bii_25-0725_ABAG_Res_No_10-2025_RHNA_Transfers-Delegation_o  
f_Authority.pdf  
7biii_25-0725_Correspondence_Received_RHNA_Transfers-Delegation  
_of_Authority.pdf  
Written public comment was received from: City of San Jose  
Chris Constantin spoke on this item.  
Jerad Ferguson, City of San Jose, spoke on this item.  
8. Information  
25-0601  
8a.  
Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC) Policy: Draft Evaluation Criteria  
Presentation of a draft framework to evaluate jurisdiction progress toward  
compliance with the TOC Policy.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Sophie Gabel-Scheinbaum and Gillian Adams  
Attachments: 8ai_25-0601_Summary_Sheet_Draft_TOC_Evaluation_Criteria.pdf  
8aii_25-0601_PowerPoint_Attachment_A_Draft_TOC_Evaluation_Crite  
ria.pdf  
8aiii_25-0601_Attachment_B_Draft_TOC_Evaluation_Criteria_Framew  
ork.pdf  
8aiv_25-0601_Attachment_C_Draft_TOC_Evaluation_Framework_Appli  
ed_to_Example_Jurisdiction.pdf  
8av_25-0601_Correspondence_Received_Transit-Oriented_Communiti  
es.pdf  
Written public comments were received from:City of Campbell; City of  
Morgan Hill; City of Mountain View; Santa Clara Valley Transportation  
Authority; City of Palo Alto; Various organizations, elected officials, and  
advisory members as listed on the correspondence; and Bay Area County  
Transportation Agencies.  
The following individuals spoke on this item:  
Sebastian Petty, SPUR;  
Adina Levin, Peninsula for Everyone;  
Anil Babbar, California Apartment Foundation;  
Erika Vandenbrande, City of Walnut Creek;  
Randi Kinman;  
Amanda Chang, Urban Habitat;  
Sara Greenwald, 350 Bay Area; and  
Sophia Dewitt.  
9. Public Comment / Other Business  
Aleta Dupree was called to speak.  
10. Adjournment / Next Meetings:  
The next meeting of the MTC Planning Committee will be held on Friday, June 13,  
2025 at 9:40 a.m. at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA.  
Any changes to the schedule will be duly noticed to the public.