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Meeting Minutes - Final  
Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee  
Jesse Arreguin, Chair  
Members  
Vacant, Vice Chair  
Eddie Ahn, David Canepa, Carol Dutra-Vernaci,  
Pat Eklund, Victoria Fleming, Dave Hudson, Matt Mahan,  
Alfredo Pedroza, David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos,  
Jim Spering, Sheng Thao, Vacant, Vacant, and Vacant  
Non-Voting Members  
Dorene M. Giacopini and Vacant  
Friday, January 13, 2023  
9:45 AM  
REMOTE  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
9 -  
Present:  
Committee Member Hudson, Chair Arreguin, Committee Member Spering,  
Committee Member Ahn, Committee Member Pedroza, Committee Member  
Ramos, Committee Member Canepa, Committee Member Dutra-Vernaci and  
Committee Member Rabbitt  
2 - Committee Member Eklund and Committee Member Fleming  
Absent:  
Non-Voting Member Present: Commissioner Giacopini  
Ex Officio Voting Members Present: Commission Chair Pedroza and  
Commission Vice Chair Josefowitz  
Ad Hoc Non-Voting Members Present: Commissioner Papan and Commissioner Rabbitt.  
2. Consent Calendar  
Upon the motion by Committee Member Rabbitt and second by Committee  
Member Ahn, the Consent Calendar was unanimously approved. The motion  
carried by the following vote:  
9 -  
Aye:  
Committee Member Hudson, Chair Arreguin, Committee Member Spering,  
Committee Member Ahn, Committee Member Pedroza, Committee Member  
Ramos, Committee Member Canepa, Committee Member Dutra-Vernaci and  
Committee Member Rabbitt  
2 - Committee Member Eklund and Committee Member Fleming  
Absent:  
2a.  
Approval of Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Minutes of the  
December 9, 2022 Meeting  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
Attachments:  
2b.  
MTC Resolution No. 3931, Revised - Reflect Policy Advisory Council  
Meeting and Language Changes made to MTC Resolution 1058, Revised  
Action:  
MTC Commission Approval  
Presenter:  
K-Nam Miller  
Attachments:  
2c.  
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  
3. Regional Legislation  
3a.  
Outreach Plan for Bay Area Housing Ballot Measure  
Overview of proposed outreach plan to local government elected officials in  
Spring 2023.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Rebecca Long and Kate Hartley  
Attachments:  
3b.  
Stakeholder Outreach for Potential Bay Area Transportation Measure  
Enabling Legislation Update  
Update on stakeholder engagement activities conducted in fall 2022 and  
next steps for the year ahead.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Rebecca Long and Dave Vautin  
Attachments:  
Written public comments were received from: Ian Griffiths and Adina Levin,  
Seamless Bay Area.  
George Spies spoke on this item.  
Adina Levin, Seamless Bay Area, spoke on this item.  
Bob Allen, Urban Habitat, spoke on this item.  
4. State Legislation  
4a.  
Overview of Governor Newsom’s Fiscal Year 2023-24 State Budget  
Proposal  
Highlights of transportation, housing, and climate aspects of the Governor’s  
proposed budget.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Rebecca Long  
Attachments:  
Bob Allen, Urban Habitat, spoke on this item.  
Adina Levin, Seamless Bay Area, spoke on this item.  
4b.  
Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) Clean-Up Legislation  
Update on BAHFA “clean up” legislation to address unintended statutory  
limitations on BAHFA’s ability to effectively finance affordable housing and  
support preservation and protection in the Bay Area.  
Action:  
Information  
Julie Snyder  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
Justine Marcus, Enterprise Community Partners, spoke on this item.  
J.T. Harechmak, NPH, spoke on this item.  
5. Federal Legislation  
5a.  
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  
6. Public Comment / Other Business  
7. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee will be Friday,  
February 10, 2023 at 9:45 a.m. Any changes to the schedule will be duly noticed to  
the public.