Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Agenda  
Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee  
David Canepa, Chair  
Jesse Arreguin, Vice Chair  
Friday, March 8, 2024  
9:45 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
The Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee is scheduled to meet at 9:45 a.m. or immediately  
following the 9:40 a.m. MTC Planning Committee meeting, whichever occurs later.  
This meeting shall consist of a simultaneous teleconference call at the following location(s):  
2255 Contra Costa Blvd., Suite 202, Pleasant Hill, CA 94506  
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  
encouraged to participate remotely via Zoom at the following link or phone number.  
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. In order to get the full Zoom  
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Members of the public may participate by phone or Zoom or may submit comments by email at  
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Due to the current circumstances there may be limited opportunity to address comments  
during the meeting. All comments received will be submitted into the record.  
Roster  
David Canepa (Chair), Jesse Arreguin, (Vice Chair), Eddie Ahn, Ken Carlson,  
Carol Dutra-Vernaci, Pat Eklund, Dorene M. Giacopini*, Matt Mahan,  
Stephanie Moulton-Peters, Sue Noack, David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos,  
James P. Spering, Aaron Tiedemann, Vacant, and Vacant  
*Non-Voting Member  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
Quorum: A quorum of this body shall be a majority of its regular voting members (8).  
2. Consent Calendar  
2a.  
2b.  
Approval of Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Minutes of the  
February 9, 2024 Meeting  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
Attachments:  
Legislative History  
Detailed list of bills the ABAG and MTC are tracking in Sacramento,  
including those ABAG or MTC supports or opposes.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments:  
3. State Legislation  
3a.  
Fiscal Year 2024-25 State Budget Update  
Update on budget deficit projections and MTC and ABAG advocacy  
strategy related to restoring proposed housing cuts, including cuts to the  
Regional Early Action Program 2.0.  
Action:  
Information  
Julie Snyder  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
3b.  
Regional Transportation Measure Authorizing Legislation  
Update on Senate Bill (SB) 925 (Wiener), the MTC-sponsored regional  
transportation revenue measure authorizing bill.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments:  
3c.  
Senate Bill 960 (Wiener): Transit Priority and Complete Streets  
Requires Caltrans incorporate infrastructure needs for all road users -  
including bicyclists, pedestrians, and transit riders - into the state asset  
management plan, adopt a transit priority policy and make other changes  
to streamline transit priority project implementation.  
Action:  
Support in Concept / MTC Commission Approval  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
3d.  
MTC/ABAG Sacramento Advocacy Trip  
Update on preparations for MTC and ABAG’s annual Sacramento  
advocacy trip, planned for March 10 - 12, 2024.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments:  
4. Federal Legislation  
4a.  
Washington, D.C. Legislative Update  
Report on key legislative, funding and political developments over the past  
month from Washington, D.C. prepared by the Summit Strategies team.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments:  
5. Public Comment / Other Business  
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 Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee will be held on  
Friday, April 12, 2024 at 9:45 a.m. at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street,  
San Francisco, CA, and other remote locations. Any changes to the schedule will be  
duly noticed to the public.