375 Beale Street  
Suite 800  
San Francisco, California  
94105  
Meeting Agenda  
MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council  
Carina Vinh Lieu, Chair  
Diana Benitez, Vice Chair  
Friday, September 4, 2026  
10:00 AM  
Board Room – 1st Floor  
The MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council is scheduled to meet at 10:00 a.m.  
This meeting shall consist of a simultaneous teleconference call at the following location(s):  
None  
Meeting attendees may opt to attend in person for public comment and observation at 375  
Beale Street, Board Room (1st Floor), San Francisco, California. In-person attendees must  
adhere to posted public health protocols while in the building. The meeting webcast will be  
remotely via Zoom at the following link or phone number.  
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feature or dial *9. When called upon, unmute yourself or dial *6. In order to get the full Zoom  
experience, please make sure your application is up to date. Detailed instructions on  
participating via Zoom are available at:  
Members of the public may participate by phone or Zoom during the meeting. In order to be  
posted to the meeting’s web page and circulated to committee members prior to the meeting,  
written comments must be sent by email at info@bayareametro.gov by 5:00 p.m. two (2)  
business days before the scheduled meeting date. Please include the committee or board  
meeting name and agenda item number in the subject line. All comments received will be  
submitted into the record.  
Clerk: Jessica Lewis  
Roster  
Victorina Arvelo, Padma Balaji, Michael Baldini, Diana Benitez, Chuck Cantrell, Amanda Chang,  
Warren Cushman, Ashton Desmangles, Bryant Duong, Julia Gerasimenko, Dwayne Hankerson,  
Wendi Kallins, Charles Lavery, Alexander Madrid, R. Shay Miles, Louis Mirante, Karen  
Nemsick, Peter Saathodd-Harshfield, Marlene Salazar, Joshua Saunders, Tim Sbranti, Sonja  
Shephard, Gaetano Trachtenberg, Carina Vinh Lieu, Janelle Wong, Gabriela Yamilet Orantes  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum / Compensation Announcement  
A quorum shall consist of a majority of members present (14).  
2. Council Member Announcements  
3. Chair's Report  
4. Consent Calendar  
4a.  
Approval of MTC ABAG Community Advisory Council minutes of August 7,  
2026  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
Presenter:  
Jessica Lewis  
Attachments:  
5. Information  
5a.  
Plan Bay Area 2060: October 2026 Kickoff [Preview]  
Preview of Plan Bay Area 2060, including early scoping feedback, overall  
timeline, and scope highlights, in advance of fall kickoff and public  
engagement on goals and priorities for the region’s long-range plan.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Michael Meehan  
Attachments:  
5b.  
Draft 2026 Public Participation Plan for the San Francisco Bay Area:  
Summary of Input Received  
Summary of engagement activities and an overview of the input received  
on the draft MTC 2026 Public Participation Plan for the San Francisco Bay  
Area.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Veronica Cummings  
Attachments:  
6. Staff Liaison Report  
6a.  
Staff Liaison Report  
Overview of recent MTC and ABAG policy decisions and other activities.  
Information  
Action:  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
K-Nam Miller  
7. New Business  
8. Public Comment  
9. Adjournment / Next Meeting