Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Minutes  
Metropolitan Transportation Commission  
Alfredo Pedroza, Chair Nick Josefowitz, Vice Chair  
Wednesday, December 21, 2022  
9:35 AM  
HYBRID (In-Person Option Available)  
Chair Pedroza called the meeting to order at 9:37 a.m.  
1. Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
11 -  
Present:  
Chair Pedroza, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner  
Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner  
Glover, Commissioner Liccardo, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner Schaaf, and  
Commissioner Spering  
5 -  
Absent:  
Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner  
Papan, and Commissioner Ronen  
Due to her decision to retire from elected office, Amy Worth is no longer on the Authority effective  
December 19, 2022.  
Commissioner Liccardo arrived during agenda item 7.  
Non-Voting Commissioner Present: Commissioner Giacopini  
Non-Voting Commissioner Absent: Commissioner El-Tawansy  
2. Pledge of Allegiance/ Acknowledgement of the Flag  
3. Compensation Announcement  
4. Joint MTC and BAHFA Consent Calendar  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Rabbitt and seconded by Commissioner  
Glover, this was approved the Consent Agenda. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
10 -  
Aye:  
Chair Pedroza, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner  
Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner  
Glover, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner Schaaf and Commissioner Spering  
6 -  
Absent:  
Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Liccardo,  
Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Papan and Commissioner Ronen  
22-1791  
4a.  
Minutes of the November 16, 2022 Joint MTC w/ BAHFA meeting and  
December 14, 2022 Joint Commission with BAHFA, BATA, and BAIFA  
Action:  
Commission / Authority Approval  
23-0098  
22-1793  
4b.  
4c.  
MTC Resolution No. 4551, and BAHFA Resolution No. 25 - Providing for  
Remote Meetings Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361  
Action:  
Commission Approval; and Authority Approval  
BAHFA Resolution No. 23. Rejection, Allowance, Compromise or  
Settlement of Claims and Actions and Delegated Authority for Contracting  
for Legal Services to General Counsel  
Action:  
Authority Approval  
Presenter:  
Andrea Visveshwara  
5. Public Comment / Other Business  
6. Adjourn Bay Area Housing Finance Authority and Continue with MTC Agenda  
7. Chair's Report (Pedroza)  
Agenda items 7a, 7b, and 7c were adopted in a single motion and vote.  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Glover and seconded by Commissioner  
Schaaf, the Commission unanimously adopted MTC Resolution Nos. 4552, 4553,  
and 4554. The motion carried by the following vote:  
11 -  
Aye:  
Chair Pedroza, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner  
Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner  
Glover, Commissioner Liccardo, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner Schaaf and  
Commissioner Spering  
5 -  
Absent:  
Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner  
Papan and Commissioner Ronen  
22-1841  
7a.  
7b.  
7c.  
MTC Resolution No. 4552 - Resolution of Appreciation for Commissioner  
Damon Connolly on the occasion of his departure from MTC.  
Action:  
Action:  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
22-1842  
22-1843  
MTC Resolution No. 4553 - Resolution of Appreciation for Commissioner  
Sam Liccardo on the occasion of his departure from MTC.  
Commission Approval  
MTC Resolution No. 4554 - Resolution of Appreciation for Commissioner  
Libby Schaaf on the occasion of her departure from MTC.  
Commission Approval  
23-0001  
7d.  
Executive Director and General Counsel Performance Evaluations and  
Contract Approvals  
1. Approval of employment contract amendment with Executive Director  
Therese McMillan through February 1, 2023 ($428,604.80 annual salary);  
2. Approval of employment contract with General Counsel Kathleen Kane  
through December 31, 2026 ($348,132.20 annual salary); and  
3. Approval of changes to salary schedule to reflect increases to  
Executive Director and General Counsel salaries (MTC Resolution No.  
4369 and MTC Resolution No. 4369: Attachment A).  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Liccardo and seconded by Commissioner  
Abe-Koga, the Commission unanimously approved the employment agreement  
amendment with Executive Director Therese McMillan through February 1, 2023;  
the employment agreement with General Counsel Kathleen Kane through  
December 31, 2026; and the changes to salary schedule to reflect increases to  
their salaries (MTC Resolution No. 4369, Attachment A) which will be an  
annualized salary of $428,604.80 for the Executive Director and $348,122.20 for  
the General Counsel. The motion carried by the following vote:  
11 -  
Aye:  
Chair Pedroza, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner  
Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner  
Glover, Commissioner Liccardo, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner Schaaf and  
Commissioner Spering  
5 -  
Absent:  
Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner  
Papan and Commissioner Ronen  
Chair's Report (Pedroza)  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Rabbitt and seconded by Commissioner Ahn,  
the Commission unanimously approved the appointment of an Ad Hoc  
nominating committee appointing Commissioners Dutra-Vernaci, Glover, and  
Spering (Chair). The motion carried by the following vote:  
11 -  
Aye:  
Chair Pedroza, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner  
Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner  
Glover, Commissioner Liccardo, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner Schaaf and  
Commissioner Spering  
5 -  
Absent:  
Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner  
Papan and Commissioner Ronen  
8. Policy Advisory Council Report (Randi Kinman)  
No report was given.  
9. Executive Director’s Report (McMillan)  
23-0127  
Executive Director's Report  
10. Commissioner Comments  
11. Consent Calendar:  
Commissioner Schaaf left before agenda item 11.  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci and seconded by Commissioner  
Rabbitt, the Commission unanimously approved the Consent Calendar by the  
following vote:  
10 -  
Aye:  
Chair Pedroza, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner  
Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner  
Glover, Commissioner Liccardo, Commissioner Rabbitt and Commissioner Spering  
6 -  
Absent:  
Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner  
Papan, Commissioner Ronen and Commissioner Schaaf  
Operations Committee  
22-1801  
11a.  
Resilient State Route 37 Memorandum of Understanding Amendment  
Resilient State Route 37 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)  
Amendment to integrate Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District (SMART)  
and update the organizational structure for delivery from Bay Area Toll  
Authority (BATA) to Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)/ Bay  
Area Infrastructure Financing Authority (BAIFA).  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Jeanette Weisman  
Presenter:  
Programming and Allocations Committee  
22-1609  
11b.  
MTC Resolution Nos. 4523, Revised and 4524, Revised. Allocation of $19  
million in FY 2022-23 Transportation Development Act (TDA) and State  
Transit Assistance (STA) funds to Santa Clara Valley Transportation  
Authority (VTA) and Solano Transportation Authority (Solano TA) to support  
transit operations and planning in the region.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Cheryl Chi  
Presenter:  
22-1750  
11c.  
MTC Resolution No. 4545, Revised. 2023 Transportation Improvement  
Program (TIP) Amendment 2023-02  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Adam Crenshaw  
Presenter:  
Committee Reports  
12. Legislation Committee (Vice Chair Liccardo)  
22-1610  
12a.  
Proposed Final 2023 Joint Advocacy Program  
Final 2023 Joint Advocacy Program for MTC and ABAG outlining the  
agencies’ state and federal legislative priorities.  
Action:  
ABAG Executive Board Approval  
MTC Commission Approval  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Liccardo and seconded by Commissioner  
Rabbitt, the Commission unanimously approved the adoption of the 2023 Joint  
Advocacy Program. The motion carried by the following vote:  
10 -  
Aye:  
Chair Pedroza, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Ahn, Commissioner  
Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner  
Glover, Commissioner Liccardo, Commissioner Rabbitt and Commissioner Spering  
6 -  
Absent:  
Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner  
Papan, Commissioner Ronen and Commissioner Schaaf  
13. Public Comment / Other Business  
Written correspondence was received from: Ernie Sexton, Ana Menendez,  
Ann Joyce, and Anonymous.  
Public Comment  
23-0128  
14. Adjournment / Next Meetings:  
The next meeting of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission is scheduled to be  
held at 9:35 a.m. on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. Any changes to the schedule will  
be duly noticed to the public.