Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee  
David Canepa, Chair  
Jesse Arreguin, Vice Chair  
Members  
Eddie Ahn, Carol Dutra-Vernaci, Pat Eklund, Dave Hudson,  
Matt Mahan, Stephanie Moulton-Peters, Sue Noack,  
David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos, James P. Spering, Vacant, Vacant,  
Vacant, and Vacant  
Non-Voting Members  
Dorene M. Giacopini and Vacant  
Friday, March 10, 2023  
9:45 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
7 -  
Present:  
Vice Chair Arreguin, Committee Member Eklund, Committee Member Ahn,  
Committee Member Pedroza, Committee Member Ramos, Committee Member  
Dutra-Vernaci and Committee Member Rabbitt  
6 -  
Absent:  
Committee Member Hudson, Committee Member Spering, Chair Canepa,  
Committee Member Fleming, Committee Member Mahan and Committee Member  
Thao  
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 Moulton-Peters, Commissioner Noack, and  
Commissioner Rabbitt.  
The following individual participated from a noticed remote location: Commissioner Giacopini (MTC),  
Member Eklund (ABAG), and Member Ramos (ABAG).  
Commission Chair Pedroza deputized Commissioner Noack to act as a voting member of the  
Committee in the absence of a quorum.  
2. Consent Calendar  
Upon the motion by Committee Member Dutra-Vernaci and second by Committee  
Member Rabbitt, the Consent Calendar was approved. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
8 -  
Aye:  
Vice Chair Arreguin, Committee Member Eklund, Committee Member Ahn,  
Committee Member Pedroza, Committee Member Ramos, Committee Member  
Dutra-Vernaci, Committee Member Rabbitt and Noack  
6 -  
Absent:  
Committee Member Hudson, Committee Member Spering, Chair Canepa,  
Committee Member Fleming, Committee Member Mahan and Committee Member  
Thao  
23-0255  
2a.  
Approval of Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Minutes of the  
February 10, 2023 Meeting  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
Attachments:  
2a_23-0255_2023-02-10_Joint_MTC_ABAG_Legislation_Committee_  
Meeting_Minutes_Draft.pdf  
Commissioner Noack abstained from Agenda Item 2a.  
23-0258  
MTC Resolution No. 3931, Revised - Policy Advisory Council Appointment  
2b.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Presenter:  
Kỳ-Nam Miller  
Attachments:  
12h_23-0258_MTC_Resolution_3931_Policy_Advisory_Council_Appoi  
ntment.pdf  
23-0256  
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  
Attachments: 2c_Handout-March_2023_Legislative_History.pdf  
Debbie Toth, Choice in Aging, was called to speak for Agenda Item 2c.  
3. State Legislation  
23-0297  
3a.  
MTC/ABAG State Legislative Visits  
Summary of MTC/ABAG’s February advocacy trip to Sacramento.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments:  
3a_23-0297_Summary_Sheet_MTC-ABAG_State_Legislative_Visits.p  
df  
23-0327  
3b.  
State Transit Operating Assistance Advocacy  
Update on recent advocacy to secure state support to address transit  
operator’s near-term fiscal cliffs and to invest in rebuilding ridership.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Rebecca Long  
Attachments:  
3bi_23-0327_Summary_Sheet_State_Transit_Operating_Assistance_  
Advocacy.pdf  
3bii_23-0327_Attachment_A_State_Transit_Operating_Assistance_Ad  
vocacy.pdf  
3biii_23-0327_Attachment_B_State_Transit_Operating_Assistance_A  
dvocacy.pdf  
Adina Levin, Seamless Bay Area, was called to speak.  
23-0298  
3c.  
Senate Bill 225 (Caballero): Community Anti-Displacement and  
Preservation Program  
New state program to invest in affordable housing preservation and  
anti-displacement strategies.  
Action:  
Support / Commission Approval  
Julie Snyder  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
16a_23-0298_Senate_Bill_225_Caballero_Community_Anti-Displacem  
ent_and_Preservation_Program.pdf  
Upon the motion by Chair Arreguin and second by Committee Member Eklund, a  
support position on SB 225 (Caballero) was adopted to be forwarded to the  
Commission and ABAG Executive Board for approval. The motion carried  
unanimously by the following vote:  
8 -  
Aye:  
Vice Chair Arreguin, Committee Member Eklund, Committee Member Ahn,  
Committee Member Pedroza, Committee Member Ramos, Committee Member  
Dutra-Vernaci, Committee Member Rabbitt and Noack  
6 -  
Absent:  
Committee Member Hudson, Committee Member Spering, Chair Canepa,  
Committee Member Fleming, Committee Member Mahan and Committee Member  
Thao  
23-0300  
3d.  
Assembly Bill 350 (Aguiar-Curry): Sacramento Area Regional Plan Update  
Delays until 2025 the Sacramento Area Council of Governments’(SACOG)  
next sustainable communities strategies update.  
Action:  
Support / Commission Approval  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Presenter:  
Attachments:  
16b_23-0300_Assembly_Bill_350_Aguiar-Curry_Sacramento_Area_Re  
gional_Plan_Update.pdf  
Upon the motion by Chair Arreguin and second by Committee Member Ahn, a  
support position on AB 350 (Aguiar-Curry) was adopted to be forwarded to the  
Commission for approval. The motion carried unanimously by the following vote:  
8 -  
Aye:  
Vice Chair Arreguin, Committee Member Eklund, Committee Member Ahn,  
Committee Member Pedroza, Committee Member Ramos, Committee Member  
Dutra-Vernaci, Committee Member Rabbitt and Noack  
6 -  
Absent:  
Committee Member Hudson, Committee Member Spering, Chair Canepa,  
Committee Member Fleming, Committee Member Mahan and Committee Member  
Thao  
4. Federal Legislation  
23-0257  
4a.  
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  
Attachments: 4a_23-0257_Summit_Strategies_Monthly_Report_Feb_2023.pdf  
5. Information  
23-0329  
5a.  
Release of MTC’s 2023 Draft Public Participation Plan for the San  
Francisco Bay Area  
Overview of MTC’s 2023 Draft Public Participation Plan (PPP) for the San  
Francisco Bay Area and update approach. On February 24, 2023, MTC’s  
Draft PPP (see Attachment A) was released for a 45-day public review and  
comment period.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Leslie Lara-Enríquez  
Attachments:  
5ai_23-0329_Summary_Sheet_MTC_Public_Participation_Plan_Relea  
se.pdf  
5aii_23-0329_Attachment_A_MTC_Public_Participation_Plan_Releas  
e.pdf  
5aiii_23-0329_Attachment_B_MTC_Public_Participation_Plan_Releas  
e.pdf  
5aiv_23-0329_PowerPoint_MTC_Public_Participation_Plan_Release.p  
df  
Adina Levin, Seamless Bay Area, was called to speak.  
2023 Youth Programs Update  
23-0355  
5b.  
Overview of MTC/ABAG Youth Programs.  
Information  
Action:  
Presenter:  
John Kannegieser and Kỳ-Nam Miller  
Attachments: 5bi_Summary_Sheet_2023_Youth_Programs_Update.pdf  
5bii_PowerPoint_2023_Youth_Programs_Update.pdf  
5biii_Attachment_B_Bay_Area_Summer_Academy_Flier_2023_with_  
QR_Code.pdf  
6. Public Comment / Other Business  
7. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee will be held on  
Friday, April 14, 2023 at 9:45 a.m. at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street,  
San Francisco, CA. Any changes to the schedule will be duly noticed to the public.