Metropolitan Transportation  
Commission  
Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Agenda  
Policy Advisory Council Equity & Access Subcommittee  
Christine Fitzgerald, Chair  
Johnny Parker Jr., Vice Chair  
Friday, March 22, 2024  
11:00 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
The Policy Advisory Council Equity & Access Subcommittee is scheduled to meet at 11:00 a.m.  
or immediately following the 10:00 a.m. Policy Advisory Council meeting, whichever occurs  
later.  
Meeting attendees may opt to attend in person for public comment and observation at 375  
Beale Street, Board Room (1st Floor). In-person attendees must adhere to posted public  
health protocols while in the building. The meeting webcast will be available at  
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The Policy Advisory Council advises the Metropolitan Transportation Commission on  
transportation policies in the San Francisco Bay Area, incorporating diverse perspectives  
relating to the environment, the economy, and social equity.  
Roster  
Pamela Campos, Anne Olivia Eldred*, Ilaf Esuf, Christine Fitzgerald (Chair), Gabriela Orantes,  
Johnny Parker Jr., (Vice Chair), Vinay Pimple, Terry Scott, Howard Wong, and Roland Wong  
*Alternate  
1. Call Meeting to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
Quorum: A quorum of this subcommittee shall be a majority of its regular voting  
members (6).  
2. Welcome and Chair's Report - Christine Fitzgerald, Policy Advisory Council  
Equity & Access Subcommittee Chair  
2a.  
Chair’s Report  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Christine Fitzgerald, Policy Advisory Council Equity & Access  
Subcommittee Chair  
3. Approval  
3a.  
Approval of the December 15, 2023 Meeting Minutes  
Action:  
Subcommittee Approval  
Attachments:  
4. Information  
4a.  
Express Lanes START SM: Six-Month Pilot Trends  
Report on trends emerging from Bay Area Infrastructure Financing  
Authority's (BAIFA's) low-income toll discount pilot on the Interstate 880  
(I-880) Express Lanes (named Express Lanes START) after six months of  
operation.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Pierce Gould and Barbara Laurenson  
Attachments:  
4b.  
MTC’s Community Action Resource and Empowerment (CARE) Program  
Update of MTC’s CARE Cycle 1 - Power-Building and Engagement  
Program (Category 3) Proposed Approach for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23  
through FY 2025-26.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Judis Santos  
Attachments:  
4c.  
New Business  
Members of the subcommittee may bring up new business for discussion  
or addition to a future agenda.  
Action:  
Discussion  
Presenter:  
Christine Fitzgerald, Policy Advisory Council Equity & Access  
Subcommittee Chair  
5. Public Comments / Other Business  
Note: The subcommittee will not take action on items not listed on today’s agenda.  
Members of the public participating by Zoom wishing to speak should use the “raise  
hand” feature or dial *9. When called upon, unmute yourself or dial *6.  
6. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the Policy Advisory Council Equity & Access Subcommittee will  
be held at a time and location to be duly noticed.