Metropolitan Transportation  
Commission  
Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Policy Advisory Council  
Randi Kinman, Chair  
Pamela Campos, Vice Chair  
Wednesday, April 12, 2023  
1:30 PM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
1. Call Meeting to Order / Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
19 -  
Present:  
Council Member Eldred, Council Member Kallins, Chair Kinman, Council Member  
Levin, Council Member Baldini, Council Member Welte, Council Member Lieu,  
Council Member Fitzgerald, Council Member Hankerson, Council Member Orantes,  
Council Member Markham, Council Member Glaser, Council Member Wong, Vice  
Chair Campos, Council Member Nickens, Council Member Pimple, Council Member  
Deutsch-Gross, Council Member Scott and Council Member Parker  
6 -  
Excused:  
Absent:  
Council Member Florez, Council Member Esuf, Council Member Pierce, Council  
Member Goodwin, Council Member Lodin and Council Member Lavery  
2 - Council Member Wilson and Council Member Zack  
The following individual participated from a noticed remote location: Council Member Eldred  
The following individuals participated from unnoticed remote locations. Their participation did not count  
toward the quorum, and they did not vote on any items: Christine (Chris) Fitzgerald and Veda Florez.  
2. Welcome - Randi Kinman, Council Chair  
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3.  
Chair’s Report  
(5 minutes)  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Randi Kinman, Council Chair  
Council Member Welte submitted his resignation, effective May 1, 2023.  
Council Member Esuf stepped down as Council Vice Chair and Equity and Access Subcommittee  
Chair, effective May 1, 2023.  
Council Member Markham stepped down as Equity and Access Subcommittee Vice Chair and member  
of the Equity and Access Subcommittee, effective May 1, 2023.  
Council Member Campos was moved from an alternate to a standing member of the Equity and  
Access Subcommittee.  
Council Chair Kinman appointed herself as acting Equity and Access Subcommittee Chair  
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4.  
Approval of the March 8, 2023 Meeting Minutes  
(5 minutes)  
Action:  
Approval  
Presenter:  
Randi Kinman, Council Chair  
Attachments: 04_23-0428_2023-03-08_Policy_Advisory_Council_Draft_Minutes.pdf  
Upon the motion by Council Member Eldred and second by Council Member  
Baldini, the March 8, 2023 Meeting Minutes were approved. The motion carried  
by the following vote:  
17 -  
Aye:  
Council Member Eldred, Chair Kinman, Council Member Levin, Council Member  
Baldini, Council Member Lieu, Council Member Fitzgerald, Council Member  
Hankerson, Council Member Orantes, Council Member Markham, Council Member  
Glaser, Council Member Wong, Vice Chair Campos, Council Member Nickens,  
Council Member Pimple, Council Member Deutsch-Gross, Council Member Scott  
and Council Member Parker  
1 - Council Member Welte  
Nay:  
8 -  
Absent:  
Council Member Florez, Council Member Wilson, Council Member Esuf, Council  
Member Pierce, Council Member Zack, Council Member Goodwin, Council Member  
Lodin and Council Member Lavery  
1 - Council Member Kallins  
Abstain:  
5. Public Comments / Other Business  
23-0426  
6.  
Transit Fiscal Cliff Advocacy Efforts Update  
(40 minutes)  
Update on MTC’s efforts to secure stop-gap funding from the state to  
address the transit fiscal cliff and provide funding to assist in transit  
transformation.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Rebecca Long  
Attachments: 06i_23-0426_Fiscal_Cliff_Advocacy_Update.pdf  
06ii_23-0426_Attachment_A_Budget_Coalition_Letter.pdf  
06iii_23-0426_Attachment_B_Sen_Wiener_Coalition_Letter.pdf  
06iv_23-0426_Attachment_C_3.17.23_Transit_budget_letter_Cortese_  
Cap_and_Trade.pdf  
06v_23-0426_PowerPoint_Fiscal_Cliff_Advocacy_Update.pdf  
Veda Florez spoke on this item.  
Chris Fitzgerald spoke on this item.  
Warren Cushman spoke on this item.  
23-0417  
7.  
Brown Act Legislative Landscape  
(40 minutes)  
Update on the 2023 legislative landscape related to Brown Act reform.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Georgia Gann Dohrmann  
Attachments: 07i_23-0417_Brown_Act_Legislative_Landscape_Overview.pdf  
07ii_23-0417_Attachment_A_Brown_Act_Legislative_Landscape_Over  
view.pdf  
Chris Fitzgerald spoke on this item.  
Veda Florez spoke on this item.  
Upon the motion by Council Member Levin and second by Council Member  
Welte, The Policy Advisory Council (Council) voted to recommend the  
Commission to support Assembly Bill 817 (Pacheco): Brown Act Teleconferencing  
Reform with the caveat that the Council would prefer a non-noticing clause for  
advisory boards similar to the Council.The motion carried unanimously by the  
following vote:  
19 -  
Aye:  
Council Member Eldred, Council Member Kallins, Chair Kinman, Council Member  
Levin, Council Member Baldini, Council Member Welte, Council Member Lieu,  
Council Member Fitzgerald, Council Member Hankerson, Council Member Orantes,  
Council Member Markham, Council Member Glaser, Council Member Wong, Vice  
Chair Campos, Council Member Nickens, Council Member Pimple, Council Member  
Deutsch-Gross, Council Member Scott and Council Member Parker  
8 -  
Absent:  
Council Member Florez, Council Member Wilson, Council Member Esuf, Council  
Member Pierce, Council Member Zack, Council Member Goodwin, Council Member  
Lodin and Council Member Lavery  
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8.  
Nominations for 2022-2023 Policy Advisory Council Vice Chair  
(3 minutes)  
Nominations for the 2022-2023 Vice Chair of the Policy Advisory Council  
will be opened at the April 12, 2023 meeting. The nomination period will  
remain open until the election scheduled for the May 10, 2023 meeting.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Kỳ-Nam Miller  
Attachments: 08_23-0533_Nominations_for_Council_Officer_Vice_Chair.pdf  
Policy Advisory Council (Council) Member Pamela Campos was nominated for Vice Chair Council by  
Council Member Goodwin.  
Council Member Terry Scott nominated Council Member Gerry Glaser for Vice Chair Council.  
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9.  
Subcommittee Reports  
(10 minutes)  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Ilaf Esuf, Policy Advisory Council Equity & Access Subcommittee Chair  
and  
Adina Levin, Policy Advisory Council Transit Transformation Action Plan  
Subcommittee Chair  
23-0430  
10.  
Staff Liaison Report  
(3 minutes)  
Overview of recent MTC policy decisions and other activities.  
Information  
Action:  
Presenter:  
Kỳ-Nam Miller, Staff Liaison  
Attachments: 10_23-0430_Summary_Sheet_April_2023_Staff_Liaison_Report.pdf  
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11.  
Council Member Reports  
(5 minutes)  
Members of the Council may report on locally relevant issues or events.  
Action:  
Information  
Presenter:  
Randi Kinman, Council Chair  
Veda Florez spoke on this item.  
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12.  
New Business  
(5 minutes)  
Members of the Council may bring up new business for discussion or  
addition to a future agenda.  
Action:  
Discussion  
Presenter:  
Randi Kinman, Council Chair  
13. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the Policy Advisory Council will be held on Wednesday, May 10,  
2023 at 1:30 p.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.