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Meeting Minutes

Metropolitan Transportation Commission

Alfredo Pedroza, Chair Nick Josefowitz, Vice Chair

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

9:40 AM

Board Room - 1st Floor

Vice Chair Josefowitz called the meeting to order at 9:52 a.m.

1. Roll Call / Confirm Quorum

14 -

Present:

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

Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner Fleming,

Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner

Noack, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner Ronen, and

Commissioner Spering

4 -

Absent:

Chair Pedroza, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, and

Commissioner Thao

Non-Voting Commissioner Present: Commissioner Giacopini

Non-Voting Commissioner Absent: Commissioner El-Tawansy and Commissioner Schaaf

2. Chair's Report

3. Policy Advisory Council Report

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Policy Advisory Council Report

Information

3a.

Action:

Randi Kinman, Policy Advisory Council Chair, gave the report.

4. Executive Director's Report

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Executive Director's Report

Information

4a.

Action:

Andrew Fremier, Executive Director, gave the report.

5. Commissioner Comments

6. Consent Calendar

Commissioner Dutra Vernaci was absent during the vote for the consent

calendar.

Upon the motion by Commissioner Glover and seconded by Commissioner

Rabbitt, the Commission unanimously approved the Consent Calendar by the

following vote:

13 -

Aye:

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

Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Glover,

Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Noack, Commissioner

Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner Ronen and Commissioner Spering

5 -

Absent:

Chair Pedroza, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner

Moulton-Peters and Commissioner Thao

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Approval of Commission Minutes of the September 27, 2023 Meeting

Commission Approval

6a.

Action:

Administration Committee

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6b.

6c.

MTC Resolution No. 3619, Revised. Recommended Revisions to

Executive Director’s Signature Authority.

Action:

Commission Approval

Michael Brinton

Presenter:

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MTC Resolution No. 4611. MTC 2023 Title VI Triennial Report

Action:

Commission Approval

Michael Brinton

Presenter:

Programming and Allocations Committee

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6d.

MTC Resolution No. 4404, Revised. Regional Measure 3 (RM3) Policies

and Procedures

Action:

Commission Approval

Raleigh McCoy

Presenter:

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6e.

MTC Resolution Nos. 4556, 4570, and 4571, Revised. FY 2023-24 MTC

Fund Estimate and FY 2023-24 Transportation Development Act (TDA)

and State Transit Assistance (STA) Allocations.

Action:

Commission Approval

Terence Lee

Presenter:

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6f.

MTC Resolution Nos. 3989, Revised and 4505, Revised. Various

revisions to the One Bay Area Grant program (OBAG 3) and MTC

exchange program, including programming $1.5 million to MTC for

Engagement and Capacity Building for Community-Based Transportation

Plans (CBTPs) and the Community Action Resource and Empowerment

(CARE) Program; $600,000 to MTC for Bay Wheels Bikeshare E-Bike

Expansion; and $2.3 million to MTC for various Priority Production Areas

(PPA) Pilot Program grants.

Action:

Commission Approval

Thomas Arndt

Presenter:

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MTC Resolution No. 4617. BART Railcar Replacement

6g.

Action:

Commission Approval

Presenter:

Derek Hansel and Theresa Romell

Committee Report

7. Programming and Allocations Committee (Chavez)

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7a.

MTC Resolution Nos. 4537, Revised and 4130 Revised. Major Project

Advancement Policy and Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program

Framework

Proposed revisions to the Major Project Advancement Policy (MAP) and

the MTC Framework for the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program

(TIRCP) state funding program. Proposed revisions include:

1. Commit $770 million in FY2023-24 and FY2024-25 TIRCP funding to

the BART Core Capacity Program ($350M), the VTA BART to Silicon

Valley Phase 2 project ($375M) and a Transit Operations Reserve ($45M).

2. Adoption of the Stage Gate process for MAP projects to move between

levels based on an evaluation of cost and funding, policy reinforcements

and readiness.

Action:

Commission Approval

Kenneth Folan

Presenter:

The following members of the public were called to speak: Charles Lavery

(MTC Policy Advisory Council), Esmeralda Rodriguez (Office of

Councilmember Torres), and Tatiana (Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley).

Upon the motion by Commissioner Chavez and seconded by Commissioner

Ronen, the Commission unanimously adopted MTC Resolution Nos. 4537, Revised

and 4130 Revised. The motion carried by the following vote:

14 -

Aye:

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

Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner Fleming,

Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner

Noack, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner Ronen and

Commissioner Spering

4 -

Absent:

Chair Pedroza, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner Moulton-Peters and

Commissioner Thao

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7b.

MTC Resolution Nos. 4606, 4607 and 4608. Allocation of $43.8 million in

Regional Measure 3 (RM3) capital funds to Sonoma County Transportation

Authority (SCTA), Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM), and Santa

Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA)

Recommended allocation of a total $43.8 million in RM3 capital funds to

Sonoma County Transportation Authority and Metropolitan Transportation

Commission (SR 37 Sears Point to Mare Island Improvement Project),

Transportation Authority of Marin (Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Access

Improvements: U.S. 101/ I-580 Multi-modal and Local Access Improvement

Project), Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (San Jose Diridon

Station Project).

Action:

Commission Approval

Julieth Ortiz

Presenter:

Written correspondence was received from Roland Lebrun.

Upon the motion by Commissioner Chavez and seconded by Commissioner

Mahan, the Commission unanimously adopted MTC Resolution Nos. 4606, 4607

and 4608. The motion carried by the following vote:

14 -

Aye:

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

Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner Fleming,

Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner

Noack, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner Ronen and

Commissioner Spering

4 -

Absent:

Chair Pedroza, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner Moulton-Peters and

Commissioner Thao

8. Joint MTC Planning Committee with the ABAG Administrative Committee

(Spering)

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8a.

MTC Resolution No. 4530, Revised - Transit Oriented Communities (TOC)

Policy Revision and Discussion on Compliance

Amendment to MTC Resolution No. 4530 to clarify the application of the

TOC Policy to allocations of capital funding to transit extension projects

and continued discussion about defining expectations for "compliance."

Action:

MTC Commission Approval

Gillian Adams

Presenter:

One letter of correspondence was received from various signatories.

The following members of the public were called to speak: Aaron

Eckhouse (California YIMBY), Witt Turner (Housing Action Coalition),

Joanna Gubman (Urban Environmentalist), Erika Pinto (SPUR), Adina

Levin, Grecia Mannah-Ayon (TransForm), Vinay Pimple (MTC Policy

Advisory Committee), Jordan Grimes (Greenbelt Alliance), and Jane

Kramer.

Upon the motion by Commissioner Spering and seconded by Commissioner

Canepa, the Commission unanimously adopted MTC Resolution No. 4530,

Revised. The motion carried by the following vote:

14 -

Aye:

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

Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner Fleming,

Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner

Noack, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner Ronen and

Commissioner Spering

4 -

Absent:

Chair Pedroza, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner Moulton-Peters and

Commissioner Thao

9. Information

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9a.

Regional Short-Term Transit Financial Plan Outline and Draft Distribution

of Emergency Operating Funding

Regional short-term transit financial plan that adheres to the SB125

guidelines and includes a draft distribution of emergency operating funding

for Bay Area transit operators facing near term operating shortfalls.

Action:

Information

Presenter:

Alix Bockelman and Theresa Romell

One letter of correspondence was received from various signatories.

The following members of the public were called to speak: Denis Mulligan

(Golden Gate Bridge District), Michelle Bouchard (Caltrain), Claudia

Burgos (AC Transit), Michael Zack, Laurel Paget-Seekins (Public

Advocates), Amy Thomson (TransForm), Bob Allen, Andrea Horbinski,

Howard Wong (MTC Policy Advisory Council), Cyrus Hall, Cody Vaughn,

Adina Levin, Vinay Pimple (MTC Policy Advisory Council), and Aaron

Eckhouse.

10. Public Comment / Other Business

Roland Wong (MTC Policy Advisory Committee) was called to speak.

11. Adjournment / Next Meetings:

The next meeting of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission is scheduled to be

held on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. Any changes to the schedule will be duly

noticed to the public.

***The November meeting is scheduled to take place on the 3rd Wednesday due to

the Thanksgiving holiday.***