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, Ken Carlson, Carol Dutra-Vernaci, Pat Eklund,

Dave Hudson, Matt Mahan, Stephanie Moulton-Peters,

Sue Noack, David Rabbitt, Belia Ramos, James P. Spering,

Aaron Tiedemann, Vacant, and Vacant

Non-Voting Member

Dorene M. Giacopini

Friday, April 14, 2023

9:45 AM

Board Room - 1st Floor

1. Call to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum

9 -

Present:

Committee Member Eklund, Committee Member Spering, Chair Canepa, Committee

Member Dutra-Vernaci, Committee Member Rabbitt, Committee Member Mahan,

Committee Member Noack, Committee Member Moulton-Peters and Vice Chair

Arreguin

3 -

Absent:

Committee Member Ahn, Committee Member Ramos and Committee Member

Hudson

Non-Voting Member Absent: Commissioner Giacopini

Ex Officio Voting Member Present: Commission Chair Pedroza

The following individual participated from a noticed remote location: Member Eklund

2. Consent Calendar

Upon the motion by Committee Member Spering and second by Committee

Member Dutra-Vernaci, the

Consent Calendar was unanimously approved. The motion carried by the

following vote:

9 -

Aye:

Committee Member Eklund, Committee Member Spering, Chair Canepa, Committee

Member Dutra-Vernaci, Committee Member Rabbitt, Committee Member Mahan,

Committee Member Noack, Committee Member Moulton-Peters and Vice Chair

Arreguin

3 -

Absent:

Committee Member Ahn, Committee Member Ramos and Committee Member

Hudson

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2a.

Approval of Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee Minutes of the March

10, 2023 Meeting

Action:

Committee Approval

Attachments:

2a_23-0419_2023-03-10_Joint_MTC_ABAG_Legislation_Committee_

Meeting_Minutes_Draft.pdf

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2b.

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: 2b_Handout_April_Legislative_History.pdf

Commissioner Dutra-Vernaci departed after voting on the Consent Calendar.

3. State Legislation

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3a.

MTC/ABAG Sacramento Advocacy Visit - May 2023

Update on preparations for MTC/ABAG’s May 2023 Sacramento

advocacy trip.

Action:

Information

Presenter:

Georgia Gann Dohrmann

Attachments:

3a_23-0509_Summary_Sheet_MTC_ABAG_Sacramento_Advocacy_V

isit_May 2023..pdf

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3b.

Assembly Bill 645 (Friedman): Speed Safety Pilot Program

Revised version of legislation MTC supported in 2021 and 2022

(Assembly Bill (AB) 550 (Chiu, 2021) and AB 2336 (Friedman, 2022)) to

authorize specified cities to implement five-year pilots to test speed safety

cameras, under specific circumstances.

Action:

Support / MTC Commission Approval

Georgia Gann Dohrmann

Presenter:

Attachments: 14a_23-0510_AB645_Friedman_Speed Safety_Pilot_Program.pdf

Upon the motion by Committee Member Mahan and second by Committee

Member Noack, a support position on AB 645 (Friedman) was adopted to be

forwarded to the ABAG Executive Board Approval and MTC Commission

Approval for approval, respectively. The motion carried unanimously by the

following vote:

8 -

Aye:

Committee Member Eklund, Committee Member Spering, Chair Canepa, Committee

Member Rabbitt, Committee Member Mahan, Committee Member Noack,

Committee Member Moulton-Peters and Vice Chair Arreguin

4 -

Absent:

Committee Member Ahn, Committee Member Ramos, Committee Member

Dutra-Vernaci and Committee Member Hudson

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3c.

Assembly Bill 413 (Lee): Vehicles: Stopping, Standing and Parking Near a

Crosswalk

Prohibits vehicles from stopping, standing or parking within 20 feet of a

marked crosswalk or intersection to improve visibility of bicyclists and

pedestrians.

Action:

Support and Seek Amendment / MTC Commission Approval

Georgia Gann Dohrmann

Presenter:

Attachments:

11g_23-0511_AB413_Lee_Vehicles_Stopping_Standing_Parking_Cro

sswalk.pdf

Upon the motion by Committee Member Noack and seconded by Committee

Member Eklund, a support and seek amendment position on AB 413 (Lee) was

adopted to be forwarded to the ABAG Executive Board and MTC Commission

Approval for approval, respectively. The motion carried unanimously by the

following vote:

8 -

Aye:

Committee Member Eklund, Committee Member Spering, Chair Canepa, Committee

Member Rabbitt, Committee Member Mahan, Committee Member Noack,

Committee Member Moulton-Peters and Vice Chair Arreguin

4 -

Absent:

Committee Member Ahn, Committee Member Ramos, Committee Member

Dutra-Vernaci and Committee Member Hudson

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3d.

Assembly Bill 463 (Hart): Priority Access to Electricity for Public

Transportation

Provides public transportation access to the electric grid during

emergencies.

Action:

Support / MTC Commission Approval

Georgia Gann Dohrmann

Presenter:

Attachments:

11h_23-0536_AB463_Hart_Priority_Access_Electricity_Public_Transit

.pdf

Upon the motion by Committee Member Moulton-Peters and second by

Committee Member Noack, a support position on AB 463 (Hart) was adopted to be

forwarded to the MTC Commission Approval for approval. The motion carried

unanimously by the following vote:

8 -

Aye:

Committee Member Eklund, Committee Member Spering, Chair Canepa, Committee

Member Rabbitt, Committee Member Mahan, Committee Member Noack,

Committee Member Moulton-Peters and Vice Chair Arreguin

4 -

Absent:

Committee Member Ahn, Committee Member Ramos, Committee Member

Dutra-Vernaci and Committee Member Hudson

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3e.

Senate Bill 532 (Wiener): Local Ballot Measure Labels

Provides option for local bonds and other tax measures to provide details

via the voter guide instead of on the ballot label, with transparency

safeguards.

Action:

Ratify Support / MTC Commission Affirmation

Julie Snyder

Presenter:

Attachments: 14b_23-0513_SB532_Wiener_Local_Ballot_Measure_Labels.pdf

Upon the motion by Committee Member Mahan and seconded by Vice Chair

Arreguin, a support position on SB 532 (Wiener) was adopted to be forwarded to

the ABAG Executive Board and MTC Commission Approval for approval,

respectively.

Staff requested MTC Chair Pedroza and ABAG President Arreguin to concur with

the emergency procedure to communicate a position on SB 532 (Wiener) prior to

the ABAG Executive Board and MTC Commission meeting date. MTC Chair

Pedroza and ABAG President Arreguin indicated their concurrence. This is in

conformance with MTC Resolution No. 1058, Revised, MTC Commission

Procedures Manual.

The motion carried unanimously by the following vote:

8 -

4 -

Aye:

Committee Member Eklund, Committee Member Spering, Chair Canepa, Committee

Member Rabbitt, Committee Member Mahan, Committee Member Noack,

Committee Member Moulton-Peters and Vice Chair Arreguin

Absent:

Committee Member Ahn, Committee Member Ramos, Committee Member

Dutra-Vernaci and Committee Member Hudson

4. Federal Legislation

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4a.

MTC/ABAG Washington, D.C. Advocacy Trip

Summary of MTC and ABAG’s joint advocacy visit to Washington, D.C.

Action:

Information

Presenter:

Georgia Gann Dohrmann

Attachments:

4ai_23-0514_Summary_Sheet_MTC-ABAG_Washington_D.C._Advoc

acy_Trip.pdf

4aii_23-0514_Attachment_A_ABAG-MTC_Bay_Area_Housing-2023_H

andout.pdf

4aiii_23-0514_Attachment_B_MTC_ABAG_March_2023_DC_Advocac

y_Schedule_FINAL.pdf

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4b.

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:

4b_23-0421_Handout_Summit_Strategies_MTC_Report_March_2023.

pdf

5. Public Comment / Other Business

6. Adjournment / Next Meeting

The next meeting of the Joint MTC ABAG Legislation Committee will be held on

Friday, May 12, 2023 at 9:45 a.m. at the Bay Area Metro Center, 375 Beale Street, San

Francisco, CA, and other remote locations. Any changes to the schedule will be duly

noticed to the public.