Metropolitan Transportation  
Commission  
Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Agenda  
Metropolitan Transportation Commission  
Alfredo Pedroza, Chair Nick Josefowitz, Vice Chair  
Wednesday, March 27, 2024  
9:35 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
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Clerk: Kimberly Ward  
Roster  
Alfredo Pedroza (Chair), Nick Josefowitz (Vice Chair),  
Margaret Abe-Koga, Eddie Ahn, David Canepa, Cindy Chavez, Carol Dutra-Vernaci,  
Dina El-Tawansy*, Victoria Fleming, Dorene M. Giacopini*, Federal D. Glover,  
Matt Mahan, Nate Miley, Stephanie Moulton-Peters, Sue Noack, Gina Papan,  
David Rabbitt, Hillary Ronen, Libby Schaaf*, James P. Spering, Sheng Thao  
*Non-Voting Members  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
A quorum of the Commission shall be a majority of its voting members (10).  
2. Pledge of Allegiance / Acknowledgement of the Flag  
3. Compensation Announcement (Clerk)  
4. Closed Session  
4a.  
4b.  
Closed Session Public Comment  
The Commission will meet in Closed Session, pursuant to Public  
Employee Performance Evaluation Government Code §54957, with  
respect to the Executive Director’s performance and compensation range  
of non-represented employees. The Executive Director shall not be present  
for discussions on compensation.  
5. Open Session  
5a.  
MTC Resolution No. 4369, Revised. Approval of Executive Director’s PE  
and Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA)  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Attachments:  
5b.  
MTC Resolution No. 4369, Revised. Approval of General Counsel’s PE  
and Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA)  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Attachments:  
6. Chair's Report  
7. Policy Advisory Council Report  
Action:  
7a.  
Policy Advisory Council Report  
Information  
Attachments:  
8. Executive Director's Report  
Action:  
8a.  
Executive Director's Report  
Information  
Attachments:  
9. Commissioner Comments  
10. Consent Calendar  
Action:  
10a.  
Approval of Commission Minutes of the February 28, 2024 Meeting  
Commission Approval  
Attachments:  
Regional Network Management Committee  
10b.i.  
MTC Resolution No. 4634 - Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration for  
the Napa Valley Forward: State Route 29 (SR-29) Intersection  
Improvement at Rutherford Road and Oakville Cross Road  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Pamela Kwan  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
10b.ii.  
Cooperative Agreement for the Napa Valley Forward: State Route 29  
(SR-29) Intersection Improvement at Rutherford Road and Oakville Cross  
Road - Caltrans and Napa Valley Transportation Authority ($1,150,000)  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Pamela Kwan  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
Programming and Allocations Committee  
10c.  
MTC Resolution No. 4108, Revised. Revisions to the Transportation  
Development Act (TDA) Article 3 Policies and Procedures to add eligible  
project types and make other minor clarifications.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Luis Garcia  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
10d.  
MTC Resolution Nos. 4570, Revised and 4571, Revised. Allocation of $7.8  
million in FY2023-24 Transportation Development Act (TDA) and State  
Transit Assistance (STA) funds to Union City and Eastern Contra Costa  
Transit Authority/Tri Delta Transit (ECCTA) to support transit operations  
and capital projects in the region.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Luis Garcia  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
10e.  
MTC Resolution No. 4202, Revised. Revisions to the One Bay Area Grant  
(OBAG 2) Program to finalize Housing Incentive Pool (HIP) award  
amounts.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Thomas Arndt  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
10f.  
MTC Resolutions No. 3989, Revised and 4505, Revised. Various revisions  
to the One Bay Area Grant Program (OBAG 3) and MTC exchange  
program, including reprogramming $2 million to provide matching funds for  
MTC’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant, reprogramming $2  
million to update pavement data collection software, changing the fund  
source for both projects from STP/CMAQ to non-federal exchange funds,  
and the addition of the City of Albany as co-sponsor for a portion of the  
San Pablo Avenue Parallel Bike Network project.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Thomas Arndt  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
10g.  
MTC Resolution No. 4273, Revised. FY 2023-24 Cap and Trade Low  
Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP).  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Anne Spevack  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
10h.  
MTC Resolution No. 4633. Adoption of the 2025 Regional Active  
Transportation Program (ATP) Cycle 7 Guidelines.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Karl Anderson  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
Committee Report  
11. Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee (Canepa)  
11a.  
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:  
11b.  
Senate Bill 1031 (Wiener): Regional Transportation Revenue Measure  
Update on recent amendments to SB 1031 (Wiener), the new legislative  
vehicle for Connect Bay Area, the regional transportation revenue measure  
enabling legislation.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Rebecca Long  
Attachments:  
12. Programming and Allocations Committee (Chavez)  
12a.  
MTC Resolution Nos. 4586, Revised; 4592, Revised; 4614, Revised;  
4615, Revised; and 4635. Allocation of $49.9 million in Regional Measure  
3 (RM3) capital funds to Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA),  
Bay Area Infrastructure Financing Authority (BAIFA), Water Emergency  
Transportation Authority (WETA), San Francisco Municipal Transportation  
Agency (SFMTA), and San Mateo County Transportation Authority  
(SMCTA).  
Allocation of a total $49.9 million in RM3 capital funds: $0.5 million to  
CCTA for the I-680/SR-4 Interchange Improvements - Trail Connection  
Feasibility Study (RM3 Project #19.2), $16.7 million to BAIFA under the  
Bay Area Corridor Express Lanes program for the I-80 Express Lanes Toll  
System (RM3 Project #2.2), $0.84 million to WETA under the Ferry  
Enhancement Program for the Shoreline Electrical Program (RM3 Project  
#5.2), $12.6 million to SFMTA under MUNI Fleet Expansion and Facilities  
Projects for the Presidio Yard Modernization Project (RM3 Project #10.6),  
and $19.3 million to SMCTA for Highway 101/State Route 92 Interchange  
Area Improvements (RM3 Project #18.1).  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Craig Bosman  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
12b.  
MTC Resolution Nos. 4625, Revised and 4626, Revised. Approval of  
revisions to the FY2023-24 Regional Measure 3 (RM3) Operating Program  
and allocation of FY2023-24 RM3 Operating Program funds to support  
express bus operations.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Raleigh McCoy  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
12c.  
MTC Resolution Nos. 4444, Revised and 4510, Revised. Transit Capital  
Priorities Policy and Program Revisions FYs 2021-22 - 2023-24.  
Update of Transit Capital Priorities (TCP) Process and Criteria and  
programming of $77.6 million in FTA Formula Revenue funding for FYs  
2021-22 through 2023-24, for transit operator state-of-good-repair  
consistent with the TCP Process and Criteria.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Margaret Doyle  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
13. Public Comment / Other Business  
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14. Adjournment / Next Meetings:  
The next meeting of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission will be held on  
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street, San  
Francisco, CA.