Metropolitan Transportation  
Commission  
Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Minutes  
Programming and Allocations Committee  
Victoria Fleming, Chair Myrna Melgar, Vice Chair  
Wednesday, December 10, 2025  
9:45 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Roster  
Victoria Fleming (Chair), Myrna Melgar (Vice Chair),  
Margaret Abe-Koga, Barbara Lee, Amber Manfree,  
Nate Miley, Gina Papan, Belia Ramos  
Non-Voting Member: David Ambuehl and Libby Schaaf  
Chair Fleming called the meeting to order at 10:29 a.m.  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
8 -  
Present:  
Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Lee,  
Commissioner Manfree, Vice Chair Melgar, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner  
Papan, and Commissioner Ramos  
Non-voting members present: Commissioner Ambuehl and Commissioner Schaaf  
Ex-Officio Voting Members Present: Commission Chair Noack, Commission Vice Chair  
Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Anderson (remote)  
Ad-Hoc Non-voting members present: Commissioner Giacopini (remote)  
2. Consent Calendar  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Ramos and seconded by Commissioner  
Manfree, the Consent Calendar, was unanimously approved by the following  
vote:  
8 -  
Aye:  
Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Lee,  
Commissioner Manfree, Vice Chair Melgar, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner  
Papan and Commissioner Ramos  
25-1521  
25-1489  
2a.  
2b.  
Approval of the Programming & Allocations Committee November 12,  
2025, Meeting Minutes.  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
MTC Resolution No. 4710, Revised. Allocation of $3.1 million FY2025-26  
Transit Assistance (STA) funds to Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit to  
support transit operations and capital projects in the region.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Luis Garcia  
Presenter:  
25-1485  
2c.  
2d.  
MTC Resolution Nos. 4510, Revised and 4674, Revised. Transit Capital  
Priorities Program Revisions FYs 2023-24 and 2025-26.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Margaret Doyle  
Presenter:  
25-1484  
MTC Resolutions Nos. 3989, Revised, and 4505, Revised. Various  
revisions to the MTC Exchange and One Bay Area Grant (OBAG 3)  
Program.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Thomas Arndt  
Presenter:  
25-1476  
2e.  
2f.  
MTC Resolution No. 4737. FY 2025-26 State Transit Assistance (STA)  
State of Good Repair (SGR) Allocations.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Jack McDowell  
Presenter:  
25-1449  
MTC Resolution No. 4695, Revised. Low-Carbon Transit Operations  
Program (LCTOP) Corrective Action Plans (CAPs).  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Kenji Anzai  
Presenter:  
26-0054  
2g.  
MTC Resolution No. 4537, Revised. Major Project Advancement Policy:  
Update of the contingency on the approved Stage Gate Recommendation  
for Transbay Joint Powers Authority - the Portal Project.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Kenneth Folan  
Presenter:  
3. Regional  
25-1486  
3a.  
Regional Measure 3 (RM3) Capital Program Semi-Annual Update.  
Report on the status of the RM3 capital program and the progress of  
projects receiving RM3 funding.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Anne Meeple  
Roland Lebrun was called to speak.  
At the request of Commissioner Abe-Koga, staff were requested to provide an  
update on the Regional Measure 3 (RM3) Bay Area Corridor Express Lanes  
Projects.  
25-1487  
3b.  
MTC Resolution Nos. 4614, Revised; 4615, Revised; 4660, Revised;  
4733; and 4734. Allocation of $95.58 million in Regional Measure 3 (RM3)  
Capital Funds to Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), San  
Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), the City of Union  
City and the City of Richmond.  
Recommended allocation of a total of $95.58 million in RM3 capital funds  
to six projects:  
·
RM3 Project 5, Ferry Enhancement Program - 1) $10.27 million to  
WETA for the Downtown San Francisco Gate G Universal Charging Float  
Project (RM3 Project #5.7); and 2) $16.19 million to WETA for the  
Seaplane Ferry Terminal Universal Charging Float Project (RM3 Project  
#5.8).  
·
RM3 Project 10, MUNI Fleet Expansion and Facilities - $42.39 million  
to SFMTA for the Potrero Yard Modernization Project (RM3 Project #10.1).  
RM3 Project 17, Dumbarton Corridor Improvements - $16.73 million to  
·
the City of Union City for the Quarry Lakes Parkway Project (RM3 Project  
#17.5).  
·
RM3 Project 25, Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Access Improvements  
Program: 1) $2.5 million to the City of Richmond for the Richmond  
Wellness Trail Phase II Project (RM3 Project #25.6); and 2) $7.5 million to  
the City of Richmond for the Neighborhood Complete Streets Project (RM3  
Project #25.7).  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Julieth Ortiz  
Presenter:  
Upon a motion by Vice Chair Melgar and seconded by Commissioner Abe-Koga,  
the Committee approved referral MTC Resolution Nos. 4614, Revised; 4615,  
Revised; 4660, Revised; 4733; and 4734. Allocation of $95.58 million in Regional  
Measure 3 (RM3) Capital Funds to Water Emergency Transportation Authority  
(WETA), San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), the City of  
Union City and the City of Richmond for approval to the Commission. The motion  
carried the following vote:  
8 -  
Aye:  
Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Lee,  
Commissioner Manfree, Vice Chair Melgar, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner  
Papan and Commissioner Ramos  
4. State  
25-1474  
4a.  
MTC Resolution No. 4728, Revised. 2026 Regional Transportation  
Improvement Program (RTIP) Program of Projects.  
Adoption of the Program of Projects for the 2026 Regional Transportation  
Improvement Program (RTIP), totaling approximately $142 million in  
programming for the Bay Area.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Karl Anderson  
Presenter:  
Upon the motion by Vice Chair Melgar and seconded by Commissioner Lee, the  
Committee approved referral MTC Resolution No. 4728, Revised. 2026 Regional  
Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) Program of Projects for approval to  
the Commission.  
8 -  
Aye:  
Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Lee,  
Commissioner Manfree, Vice Chair Melgar, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner  
Papan and Commissioner Ramos  
5. Public Comment / Other Business  
Roland Lebrun, was called to speak.  
6. Adjournment / Next Meetings:  
The next regular meeting of the Programming and Allocations Committee is  
scheduled to be held at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street, San Francisco  
on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 9:45 a.m. Any changes to the schedule will be  
duly noticed to the public.  
Chair Fleming adjourned the meeting at 11:05 a.m.