Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Minutes  
Metropolitan Transportation Commission  
Alfredo Pedroza, Chair Nick Josefowitz, Vice Chair  
Wednesday, February 22, 2023  
9:35 AM  
HYBRID (In-Person Option Available)  
Chair Pedroza called the meeting to order at 9:35 a.m.  
1. Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
17 -  
Present:  
Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner  
Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci,  
Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Mahan,  
Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Chair Noack, Commissioner  
Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner Ronen, and Commissioner Spering  
1 - Commissioner Thao  
Absent:  
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 Papan and seconded by Commissioner  
Spering,the Joint MTC and BAHFA Consent Calendar was unanimously approved  
by the following vote:  
17 -  
Aye:  
Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner  
Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci,  
Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Mahan,  
Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Chair Noack, Commissioner  
Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner Ronen and Commissioner Spering  
1 - Commissioner Thao  
Absent:  
23-0232  
Minutes of the January 25, 2023 Joint MTC w/ BAHFA meeting  
Commission / Authority Approval  
4a.  
4b.  
Action:  
23-0241  
MTC Resolution No. 4561, and BAHFA Resolution No. 27 - Providing for  
Remote Meetings Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361  
Action:  
Commission Approval; and Authority Approval  
5. Public Comment / Other Business  
Clarence Thomas was called to speak.  
6. Adjourn Bay Area Housing Finance Authority and Continue with MTC Agenda  
7. Closed Session  
23-0404  
Closed Session Public Comment  
Aleta Dupree was called to speak.  
7a.  
23-0405  
7b.  
Closed Session: PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT  
The Commission met in closed session to discuss public employee  
appointment for the Executive Director position pursuant to California  
Government Code Section 54957.  
23-0406  
7c.  
Open Session: Appointment of Executive Director and Approval of  
Employment Agreement  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
The Commission reconvened in open session and upon the motion by Chair  
Pedroza and seconded by Commissioner Spering, the Commission approved the  
appointment of MTC Executive Director to Andrew Fremier effective February 22,  
2023; and authorized an employment agreement with terms including: four years  
from February 22, 2023 through December 31, 2026, base starting salary of  
380,000 annually with further details of Mr. Fremier’s employment agreement  
outlined in the employment agreement attached to this item in the packet this  
Contract were adopted. The motion carried by the following vote:  
17 -  
Aye:  
Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner  
Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci,  
Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Mahan,  
Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Chair Noack, Commissioner  
Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner Ronen and Commissioner Spering  
1 - Commissioner Thao  
Absent:  
8. Chair's Report (Pedroza)  
23-0391  
8a.  
MTC Resolution No. 4566. Resolution of appreciation for Behrouz (Bruce)  
Samar on the occasion of his retirement.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Commissioner Fleming left during agenda item 8a.  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Mahan and seconded by Commissioner  
Glover, the Commission unanimously adopted MTC Resolution No. 4566. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
16 -  
Aye:  
Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner  
Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci,  
Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner  
Moulton-Peters, Chair Noack, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt,  
Commissioner Ronen and Commissioner Spering  
2 - Commissioner Fleming and Commissioner Thao  
Absent:  
9. Ad-Hoc Nominating Committee Report (Spering)  
23-0236  
Closing of Nominations and Election of Officers  
Commission Approval  
9a.  
Action:  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Spering and seconded by Commissioner  
Dutra-Vernaci, the Commission appointed Alfredo Pedroza to serve as Chair and  
Nick Josefowitz to serve as Vice Chair for a two-year term. The motion carried by  
the following vote:  
15 -  
Aye:  
Nay:  
Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner  
Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci,  
Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner  
Moulton-Peters, Chair Noack, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt and  
Commissioner Spering  
1 - Commissioner Ronen  
2 - Commissioner Fleming and Commissioner Thao  
Absent:  
10. Policy Advisory Council Report (Randi Kinman)  
The following members of the public were called to speak: Adina Levin and  
Anne Olivia Eldred.  
11. Executive Director’s Report  
Aleta Dupree was called to speak.  
23-0316  
Executive Director's Report  
Information  
11a.  
Action:  
12. Commissioner Comments  
13. Consent Calendar:  
Commissioner Fleming returned and Commissioner Chavez left during agenda  
item 13.  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Spering and seconded by Commissioner  
Moulton-Peters, the Commission unanimously approved the Consent Calendar by  
the following vote:  
16 -  
Aye:  
Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner  
Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner Fleming,  
Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner  
Moulton-Peters, Chair Noack, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt,  
Commissioner Ronen and Commissioner Spering  
2 - Commissioner Chavez and Commissioner Thao  
Absent:  
Programming and Allocations Committee  
23-0347  
23-0042  
Minutes of the January 30, 2023 Special Commission meeting  
Commission Approval  
13a.  
13b.  
Action:  
MTC Resolution No. 4545, Revised. 2023 Transportation Improvement  
Program (TIP) Amendment 2023-05.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Adam Crenshaw  
Presenter:  
23-0231  
13c.  
13d.  
MTC Resolution No. 4412, Revised. Regional Measure 3 (RM3) Letter of  
No Prejudice of $0.7 million to the Solano Transportation Authority for the  
I-80/680/SR-12 Interchange Project.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Kenneth Kao  
Presenter:  
23-0251  
MTC Resolution No. 4505, Revised. Revisions to the One Bay Area Grant  
program (OBAG 3) to direct $20 million within the Climate Initiatives  
program to MTC for Regional e-Bikeshare Expansion.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Mallory Atkinson  
Presenter:  
Committee Reports  
14. Programming and Allocations Committee (Rabbitt)  
23-0230  
14a.  
FY 2022-23 Transit Performance Initiative Call for Projects Award  
Recommendations  
Recommendation of awards for the FY2022-23 Transit Performance  
Initiative (TPI) Investment Program Call for Projects, including award of  
approximately $15 million in STP/CMAQ funding and approximately $6  
million in Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) funding.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Anne Spevack  
Presenter:  
Commissioner Chavez returned during agenda item 14a.  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Rabbitt and seconded by Commissioner  
Chavez, the Commission unanimously approved the FY 2022-23 TPI Call for  
Projects Award Recommendations. The motion carried by the following vote:  
17 -  
Aye:  
Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner  
Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci,  
Commissioner Fleming, Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Mahan,  
Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Chair Noack, Commissioner  
Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner Ronen and Commissioner Spering  
1 - Commissioner Thao  
Absent:  
23-0163  
14b.  
MTC Resolution No. 4556. FY 2023-24 MTC Fund Estimate  
Annual Fund Estimate and proposed apportionment and distribution of  
approximately $1 billion in Transportation Development Act (TDA) Local  
Transportation Fund, State Transit Assistance (STA), State of Good  
Repair (SGR) Program, Assembly Bill 1107 (AB 1107), transit-related  
bridge toll, and Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) funds  
for FY 2023-24.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Terence Lee  
Presenter:  
Commissioner Chavez left during agenda item 14b.  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Rabbitt and seconded by Commissioner  
Glover, the Commission unanimously adopted MTC Resolution No. 4556. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
16 -  
Aye:  
Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner  
Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner Fleming,  
Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Mahan, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner  
Moulton-Peters, Chair Noack, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt,  
Commissioner Ronen and Commissioner Spering  
2 - Commissioner Chavez and Commissioner Thao  
Absent:  
15. Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee  
23-0119  
15a.  
Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1 (Aguiar-Curry): Voter Threshold for  
Local Infrastructure Bonds and Taxes  
Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 1 would lower to 55 percent  
the voter approval threshold for local bonds and special taxes for affordable  
housing, transportation, resilience and other public infrastructure.  
Action:  
Support and Seek Amendment / ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Support and Seek Amendment / MTC Commission Approval  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
A member of San Francisco Neighborhoods was called to speak.  
Commissioner Mahan left during agenda item 15a.  
Upon the motion by Chair Pedroza and seconded by Commissioner Papan, the  
Commission unanimously adopted a support and seek amendment position on  
ACA 1, as described in the summary sheet. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
15 -  
Aye:  
Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner  
Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner Fleming,  
Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Chair  
Noack, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner Ronen and  
Commissioner Spering  
3 - Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Mahan and Commissioner Thao  
Absent:  
23-0081  
15b.  
Assembly Bill 84 (Ward): Property Tax Welfare Exemption  
Provides upfront savings on affordable housing developments by revising  
the welfare tax exemption from a rebate to upfront savings.  
Action:  
Support / ABAG Executive Board Approval  
Support / MTC Commission Approval  
Presenter:  
Julie Snyder  
Upon the motion by Chair Pedroza and seconded by Commissioner Rabbitt, the  
Commission unanimously adopted a support position on AB 84, as described in  
the summary sheet. The motion carried by the following vote:  
15 -  
Aye:  
Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner  
Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner Fleming,  
Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Chair  
Noack, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner Ronen and  
Commissioner Spering  
3 - Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Mahan and Commissioner Thao  
Absent:  
16. Executive Committee  
23-0306  
16a.  
MTC Resolution No. 4564. Near-Term Regional Network Management  
(RNM) Framework Recommendations  
Approval of policy support for the Regional Network Management (RNM)  
framework. Following Commission approval, staff will develop and present  
an RNM Implementation Plan for Commission approval, the timing being  
subject to involvement of the new MTC Executive Director.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Shruti Hari  
Presenter:  
Aleta Dupree was called to speak.  
Upon the motion by Chair Pedroza and seconded by Commissioner  
Dutra-Vernaci, the Commission unanimously adopted MTC Resolution No. 4564.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
15 -  
Aye:  
Chair Pedroza, Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner  
Ahn, Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci, Commissioner Fleming,  
Commissioner Glover, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner Moulton-Peters, Chair  
Noack, Commissioner Papan, Commissioner Rabbitt, Commissioner Ronen and  
Commissioner Spering  
3 - Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Mahan and Commissioner Thao  
Absent:  
17. Commission Approval  
23-0292  
17a.  
In-Person Meetings / Brown Act / AB2449  
A report on the return to In-Person Meetings/Brown Act/AB 2449.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Kathleen Kane  
The following members of the public were called to speak: Vinay Pimple  
(Policy Advisory Councilmember), Aleta Dupree, Howard Wong (Policy  
Advisory Councilmember), and Anne Olivia Eldred.  
18. Public Comment / Other Business  
Written public comment was received from Kyle Baker (Get A Custom  
One).  
19. Adjournment / Next Meetings:  
The next meeting of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission is scheduled to be  
held at 9:35 a.m. on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375  
Beale Street, San Francisco, CA. Any changes to the schedule will be duly noticed  
to the public.