Metropolitan Transportation

Commission

Bay Area Metro Center

375 Beale Street

San Francisco, CA 94105

Meeting Minutes

Bay Area Toll Authority Oversight Committee

Committee Members:

Federal Glover, Chair

Margaret Abe-Koga, Vice Chair

Cindy Chavez, Victoria Fleming, Nate Miley, Gina Papan,

Hillary Ronen, and Sheng Thao

Non-Voting Member: Dina El-Tawansy

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

9:35 AM

Board Room - 1st Floor

Chair Glover called the meeting to order.

1. Roll Call / Confirm Quorum

6 -

Present:

Vice Chair Abe-Koga, Commissioner Chavez, Chair Glover, Commissioner Miley,

Commissioner Papan, and Commissioner Ronen

2 - Commissioner Fleming, and Commissioner Thao

Absent:

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 Papan and seconded by Vice Chair Abe-Koga,

the Consent Calendar was unanimously approved by the following vote:

6 -

Aye:

Vice Chair Abe-Koga, Commissioner Chavez, Chair Glover, Commissioner Miley,

Commissioner Papan and Commissioner Ronen

2 - Commissioner Fleming and Commissioner Thao

Absent:

23-0517

2a.

2b.

Approval of Bay Area Toll Authority Oversight Committee Minutes of the

April 12, 2023 Meeting

Action:

Committee Approval

23-0546

Contract - Consultant Design Services for West Oakland Link Project: T.Y.

Lin International ($6,000,000)

Action:

Committee Approval

Gavin Lohry

Presenter:

3. Authority Approval

23-0606

3a.

BATA Resolution No. 52, Revised. Update on Low-Income Payment Plan

and FasTrak® Policy Changes: Referral to Authority

An update on the Low-Income Payment Plan and a request that BATA

Resolution No. 52, Revised be referred to the full Authority for approval of

policies related to the Payment Plan and violations for state-owned

bridges.

Action:

Authority Approval

Lysa Hale

Presenter:

The following members of the public were called upon: Aleta Dupree,

Eleana Binder (GLIDE), and Ocean Mottley (Bay Area Legal Aide).

Upon the motion by Commissioner Papan and seconded by Vice Chair Abe-Koga,

the Committee unanimously approved the referral of BATA Resolution No. 52,

Revised to the Authority for approval. The motion carried by the following vote:

6 -

Aye:

Vice Chair Abe-Koga, Commissioner Chavez, Chair Glover, Commissioner Miley,

Commissioner Papan and Commissioner Ronen

2 - Commissioner Fleming and Commissioner Thao

Absent:

4. Information

23-0472

4a.

Update on the Open Road Tolling Program and Potential Future Change to

the High-Occupancy Vehicle Policy at BATA Bridges

Update on the Open Road Tolling (ORT) Program and a potential future

change to the high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) policy to allow vehicles with

two or more occupants to use the HOV lanes at Antioch, Benicia-Martinez,

Carquinez, Richmond-San Rafael, Dumbarton, and San Mateo-Hayward

Bridges while providing the HOV discount to vehicles with three or more

occupants using FasTrak Flex®.

Action:

Information

Peter Lee

Presenter:

Aleta Dupree was called to speak.

5. Public Comment / Other Business

Aleta Dupree was called to speak.