Metropolitan Transportation  
Commission  
Bay Area Metro Center  
375 Beale Street  
San Francisco, CA 94105  
Meeting Minutes  
Administration Committee  
Committee Members:  
Gina Papan, Chair  
Victoria Fleming, Vice Chair  
Margaret Abe-Koga, Cindy Chavez, Federal Glover,  
Nate Miley, Hillary Ronen, and Sheng Thao  
Non-Voting Member: Dina El-Tawansy  
Wednesday, May 10, 2023  
9:40 AM  
Board Room - 1st Floor  
Chair Papan called the meeting to order.  
1. Roll Call / Confirm Quorum  
Commission Chair Pedroza and Commission Vice Chair Josefowitz were  
deputized to make quorum for agenda item 4b.  
6 -  
Present:  
Absent:  
Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Glover,  
Commissioner Miley, Chair Papan and Commissioner Ronen  
2 - Vice Chair Fleming and Commissioner Thao  
Non-Voting Member Absent: Commissioner El-Tawansy  
Ad Hoc Non-Voting Members Present: Commissioner Canepa, Commissioner Giacopini, Commission  
Vice Chair Josefowitz, Commission Chair Pedroza, and Commissioner Spering.  
2. Consent Calendar  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Glover and seconded by Commissioner  
Abe-Koga, the Consent Calendar was unanimously approved by the following  
vote:  
6 -  
Aye:  
Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Glover,  
Commissioner Miley, Chair Papan and Commissioner Ronen  
2 - Vice Chair Fleming and Commissioner Thao  
Absent:  
2a.  
Approval of Administration Committee Minutes of the April 12, 2023  
Meeting  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
2b.  
Contract - On-Call Bay Area Transit Coordination and Structure Consultant  
Bench: Regional Network Management Implementation: VIA - A Perkins  
Eastman Studio ($350,000)  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
Melanie Choy  
Presenter:  
2c.  
Contract - Major Projects Advancement Policy (MAP) Stage Gates and  
Regional Measure 3 (RM3) Evaluations: Steer Davies & Gleave, Inc.  
($500,000)  
Action:  
Committee Approval  
Anne Spevack  
Presenter:  
3. Approval  
3a.  
MTC Resolution Nos. 3989, Revised and 4578. Transit Oriented  
Affordable Housing (TOAH) Fund Reprogramming  
Request to refer MTC Resolutions Nos. 3989, Revised and 4578 to the  
Commission for the authorization to reprogram the $10 million TOAH  
Funds as follows:  
i. $5 million to continue to fund the TOAH program with minor program  
revisions.  
ii. $5 million to be granted to the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority  
(BAHFA) to establish a new senior-focused Rental Assistance Pilot  
program.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Presenter:  
Somaya Abdelgany and Irene Farnsworth  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Glover and seconded by Commissioner  
Abe-Koga, the Committee unanimously approved the referral of MTC Resolution  
Nos. 3989, Revised and 4578 to the Commission for approval. The motion carried  
by the following vote:  
6 -  
Aye:  
Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Glover,  
Commissioner Miley, Chair Papan and Commissioner Ronen  
2 - Vice Chair Fleming and Commissioner Thao  
Absent:  
3b.  
MTC Resolution No. 1058, Revised. Commission Procedures Manual  
Updates  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Presenter:  
Alix Bockelman and Kathleen Kane  
Upon the motion by Commissioner Ronen and seconded by Commissioner  
Glover, the Committee unanimously approved the referral of MTC Resolution No.  
1058, Revised to the Commission for approval. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
6 -  
Aye:  
Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Chavez, Commissioner Glover,  
Commissioner Miley, Chair Papan and Commissioner Ronen  
2 - Vice Chair Fleming and Commissioner Thao  
Absent:  
4. Closed Session  
Closed Session Public Comment  
4a.  
4b.  
Closed Session: Conference with Labor Negotiators pursuant to Cal. Govt.  
Code ยง 54957.6  
The Committee met in Closed Session in consideration of New  
Memorandum of Understanding  
Agency Designated Representatives: Andrew Fremier, Alix Bockelman,  
Derek Hansel, Brad Paul, Nalungo Conley  
Employee Organization: Committee for Staff Representation (CSR),  
Confidential Employees, and Specific Executive Employees  
Commissioner Chavez and Commissioner Miley left during agenda item 4b and  
Commission Chair Pedroza and Commission Vice Chair Josefowitz were  
deputized to make quorum.  
4c.  
MTC Resolution Nos. 4581 and 4582. Memorandums of Understanding  
(MOU) between MTC and the Committee for Staff Representation (CSR),  
Confidential, and Specific Executive Employees; Adoption of Salary  
Schedule for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24.  
A request for approval of MTC Resolution Nos. 4581 and 4582 in  
consideration of new a MOU between MTC and CSR, Confidential  
Employees, and Specific Executive Employees effective July 1, 2023  
through and including June 30, 2027; and adoption of salary schedule for  
FY 2023-24.  
Action:  
Commission Approval  
Brad Paul  
Presenter:  
Commissioner Ronen did not return for agenda item 4c.  
The Committee reconvened in open session and upon the motion by  
Commissioner Glover and seconded by Commissioner Abe-Koga, the Committee  
approved the referral of MTC Resolution Nos. 4581 and 4582 to the Commission  
for approval. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 -  
Aye:  
Commissioner Abe-Koga, Commissioner Glover, Chair Papan, Pedroza and  
Josefowitz  
5 -  
Absent:  
Commissioner Chavez, Vice Chair Fleming, Commissioner Miley, Commissioner  
Ronen and Commissioner Thao  
5. Public Comment / Other Business  
6. Adjournment / Next Meeting  
The next meeting of the Administration Committee will be held on Wednesday, June  
14, 2023 at 9:40 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.